THOU SHALT HAVE A FISHIE
WHEN THE BOAT COMES IN
I've got LOTS to share this week, so it's going to be a longish post!
More Happy Mail arrived, I do love getting these envelopes through the post, there's always a wonderful surprise inside.
From Catriona, Sylvia, Morti and Kyla, I love them all especially the brass band card. The gorgeous little orange number in the middle is anonymous though, so I don't know who to thank!And this little lot of loveliness was from Heather, thank you, gorgeous gal, I love everything you sent XXThe weather has been glorious so I've been out in the garden quite a bit but there's been lots of crafting done too:
I found some odds and ends of fabric that were too small for much but big enough for fishies...All that's left was a teeny pile of scraps....Swimming happily across the desk! That's it for now, I've done a few lengths of crochet to be sewn onto railings and about 40 fish. The ice cream cone didn't get done, I couldn't find any suitable fabric or felt, see what happens in the next couple of weeks.
I was restocking the crafts for the RNLI at the cafe and Laura, the owner, mentioned that a couple of her regular customers were after glasses cases but in more muted colours, so back to the JanCave to see what I had lying around:
I didn't have that much but set to and made a few to take down later. All the face masks had gone too and Laura said they're still going quite well, so that was a quick hour's worth of sewing sorted:I picked a variety of patterns and made two of each - they don't take much time and raise a bit of much needed cash for charity. The Crew were called out a few times over the BH weekend, for broken down boats, lost swimmers and people cut off by the incoming tides...all recovered safely, I'm glad to say.I also went to Carmarthen market last week with the sole intention of spending some money at a few stalls, I feel so sorry for local businesses, they need all the help they can get. Anyway, I visited the Caws Cenarth cheese stall (yum), the butchers, the greengrocers and would you believe it, there's a yarn stall too - what's a girl to do except show willing!
The Wool Cwtch (cwtch is Welsh for cuddle) was set up last year, a few weeks before lockdown. It is a fab little shop, small but perfectly formed:
Oooooh, treasure awaits within! There was a great selection of yarns for all price ranges, with a fantastic choice of colours...Everything was beautifully laid out in the bright white units....A gorgeous little bit of decoration, love the colours....And a whole wall of Stylecraft acrylic, I found that very pleasing indeed! I'd only gone in for some white to finish off a charity blanket....cough.....Well, I did get those.....plus a bit more, lol!! Isn't that a pretty sight? Sian, the owner, was really lovely, I shall definitely be back as her prices were very competitive and not that different from online shops. She doesn't do mail order (her unit is too small) but you can find her on Facebook. I shall be going there quite often......There, well done if you stayed with me to the end! Thanks for all the lovely comments that have been posted over the anniversary weeks, I do really appreciate them and your friendship. *Cwtches all round*
Have a great week and keeeeeeep crafting!
