Short Vacation

Tomorrow I'm going on a much needed vacation to the sea. I'll be reading, relaxing, swiming, listening to the waves and not thinking about anything. Good plan, heh?

photo credit here

When I get back I'll show you my Autumn collection and I'm planning another giveaway. A lot of good reasons to check my blog again. See you soon.

Have fun!  

A lovely day in Piran

It was a long day. Getting up at 4.30 am is not something I usually do on Saturday morning or any day, but today was no ordinary day. It was a market day. My first this year. This is how Piran looked like at 7 am. Pretty quet.

An hour later a big group of people exercised on the Tartini square, right behind my stall. 

It was very sunny and windy, so good thing I brought an umbrella. It had other ways of usage. I must admit I borrowed that idea from my neighbors stall.

I don't have bussines cards yet, so I made this in very last minute.

It was busy day with a lot of tourists (although I didn't sell much), even as far as from Canada, Russia and my favourite - Spain. I had a chance to speak a bit in Spanish. Thank you all for stoping by and a big thank you to Tadeja from next stall for keeping an eye when I was away. By the way she makes this lovely dolls filled with lavander. Aren't they cute?

Fair in Piran

For the second time. Last month I didn't go due to bad weather, but this Saturday I'll be there. It will me my first market this year. Can't wait. I hope all goes well. I know it's going to be hot (35 deegres Celsius) and no shadow (must bring big umbrella), but the sea is near and I just love the smell of the sea.

This is where it's going to be held. In roud square surronded by old buildings and of course the sea.

photo credit here

Corrie from Retromummy is going to a market this Saturdas as well, but on the other side of the planet - Australia. She wrote her tips for those of us starting fresh
My top market stall tips

Thank you Corrie, this is just what I needed.

Another giveaway!

But hold it, this time it's not me who's giving away, but Allison from Campbell Soup Diary. She is giving away a book, fabric and some ribbon. Great giveaway if you ask me and I'm in for it! Check it out, the giveaway end on August the 17th.

A little bit of everything

I woke up into rainy Saturday morning, so I decided to stay at home. Thanx againg for sending all your good thoughts. I did a bit of cleaning, washing, ironing, reading  and most of all sewing!

I finally finished this custom ordered thing I was telling you about. It's purpose is going to be for storing cosmetic. Something like that:

Then I played with small bits of fabric and this turned out - first atempt wasn't to good

second atempt was better, because I learnd on my mistakes. That's how I always learn. 

And then I have to show you some before and after.

Such a small diference - just a few felted balls, but such a great outcome.

So, what were you doing this weekend? 

Fair in Piran

I'm acting like a farm girl, looking at the weather reports every half an hour. Will it rain on Saturday or not? I have good reason to be concerned. I'm not going to put away hay or anything like that, although when I was a child I did help every year at my grandma's farm, but that's another story.
There's an Fair this Saturday in small costal town called Piran and I'd very much like to go. The Fair is held at Tartini square (named after Giuseppe Tartini, born in Piran in 1692).

photo credit here

Although I love this city and would like to visit it, I'd love to meed new people, chat a bit, maybe sell a few things, I wouldn't like to get wet as well as getting my bags all wet. The weather report doesn't look at all promising - cold and rainy, maybe even storms.

So come on people, send some good vibrations to this part of the world, I need some sun or at least not the rain! In a meanwhile I'll show something I made in one afternoon. I could be a lunch bag, but

instead I use it as a shoes bag. 

I'm not really into high heels I can't wear them all day long, so at my work I usually change into something more comfortable. 

Finally finished

This blog post could be titled finally finished part one, because I have a lot of stuff that's waiting to get finished. There's a lot of unfinished stuff that's just collecting dust as Allison from Campbell Soup Diary said it. All you crafty people, be honest, you have projects collecting dust as well, right?

Do you remember this shoulder bag I was showing you some time ago? Quite a few months ago, four months actually.... Well I finally finished it. OK, I finished it a few weeks ago, but I'm terrible at making photos I hate that part - probably because I'm not good at it.

So here it is, finally! I love those colours: red, green and sandy. I normally wouldn't put red and green together, but here it looks rather nice. 

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interior - one pocket and a key strap, magnetic snap

I like it so much, I decided to keep it. Sorry folks, but not for sale. 

Custom made in progress....

I like sewing chalenges and this is something I've never done before. It's still in progress 'cous I'm out of bag bottom - have to order it. Can you guess what it'll be? Let me give you a hint: It's round (OK, you can see that) but it's not going to be a handbag.