the green gal

Thanking you

Hello lovely blog readers! On this the last day of 2010 I thought I'd take a mo to say thanks. Thanks for popping by and reading my witterings and wonderings, for letting me know what you think and for just making me feel like I'm not sitting at my laptop typing to myself.

And in the spirit of saying thanks, I've gathered together a little selection of thank you cards that you can download for free and print out, courtesy of the very generous folk who created them in the first place…

by Creature Comforts

by Eat Drink Chic

by Toad's Treasures

by Living Locurto

by Creativity Prompt

by the green gal

Yep, you're quite right, the last one is by me! These are free printable thank you cards and postcards I made back in January so I thought you might fancy using them again. 

Happy last day of 2010, bring on 2011!

Merry Christmas to you

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported my little blog and my new handmade business this year, it's been a very exciting few months and, hopefully, an even more exciting year to come!

I hope you all have a wonderful festive few days, wherever you are and whatever you do, enjoy.

xx

Christmas palette pingpong (no18)

So, palette pingpong pals, this will be the last palette pingpong of 2010. Dry your eyes because PPP will be back on Thursday 6 Jan 2011 with another pretty palette for you to ponder!

But back to this week's festive image with which I challenged Kirsty at ginger and george…

find it here

How utterly gorgeous is this? Festive but like you've never seen it before – there's crochet, vintage thread, buttons, knitting needles and the centre piece is a majestic red deer! The colours of icy turquoise and pinky red are the shades I have been loving this winter, it's just perfect! This is just one of the many beauties dottie angel creates and photographs, you can find more of her images in her flickr pool and you really must check out her blog here.

So, I'm sure that the talented Kirsty has been inspired to come up with something just wonderful for our final PPP of the year, let's take a peek at her blog post to find out…

It really was Darling!

Last Saturday I spent the day in Bath selling the green gables handmade pieces at the It's Darling! Vintage and Handmade Fair. And a jolly good time was had by all!

The standard of vintage and handmade was really high, it was great to be included in such good company. I met some lovely creative ladies, and the browsing and buying customers were in great mood – not at all stressed that it was the penultimate weekend before Christmas!

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So hello to everyone I met at It's Darling! and you can find out more about the stallholders plus links to their own sites and blogs on the It's Darling! blog.

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Don't forget that you have until this coming Friday 17 December to place your order at the green gables for delivery in time for Christmas. 

Palette pingpong no17

Another week, another Palette Pingpong!

To see the image Kirsty at ginger and george challenged me this week you need to take a peep here. I've arranged the palette in a slightly different way for a change, grouping the shades together…

And because it is the season to be jolly, and cover your house in prettiness, I thought a sign recognising the festivities would be appropriate…

This reminded me of some festive bunting I made last November, following the 12 Days course by Kirsty and Julie. They ran the workshop again this year and if they give it a third outing next Christmas, I recommend you join in! 

Here is the garland I made last year and the blog post to go with it…

Hope you're having fun decorating your homes and not getting too stressed about finding gifts for all your loved ones!

PS If you're in the mood for more colour palettes, take a look at yesterday's post, I made a vintage inspired colour palette and I'd love to know which four shades are your favourite, you can find it here. Thanks!

PPS I know you already know, but in case you don't, take a look at the green gables for handmade gift ideas…

What's your favourite shade?

Hello lovely blog readers!

So, I'd like your opinion please: I've made this colour palette of vintage-inspired shades and I would LOVE to know which four of the eight colours are your favourites. It would help me enormously if I could have your views, you're such a discerning bunch, and I'd be super grateful if you'd take a minute to list your four favourite shades in the comments box below.

Thanking you lots and lots in advance!

It's Darling Handmade and Vintage Fair

I'm taking the green gables on the road one last time before Christmas and this time we're off to Bath! I will be selling my handmade lovelies at the It's Darling! Vintage and Handmade Fair at the Guildhall in Bath BA2 4AW on Saturday 11 December from 9.30am till 5pm.

 

The Fair is on all day, plus Sunday too, although I can't be there that day, and there are 40 exhibitors selling beautiful handmade and vintage pieces. I challenge you to come along and not be able to buy at least one Christmas present!

To find out more, and to read about each of the talented artisans you can find at the Fair, take a look at the It's Darling! blog here. You can also join the Facebook page here and follow on Twitter here to keep up to date with developments. 

As well as my paper heart bunting, framed prints, bags, cards and decorations I've also made a couple of new products especially for the Fair so come along, say hi and check them out!

Just because…

…I love that this ad makes farming look so darn cool!

 

BTW, one of my friends is married to a dairy farmer so I do have a teeny insight into the insanely hard work that goes into the profession, but I also secretly hope that when they think no-one's looking, Richard and his colleagues have a sing-song and make their tractors bounce!

Peacock perfect purse

I was browsing through etsy and found this gorgeous creation:

find it here

I wanted to share it with you because I think it is just so very beautifully embroidered. I'm quite liking peacock feathers at the mo and this hand embroidered version is just gorgeous, the stitching goes right across the other side of the purse too. Rowena of Ruby Red Rose hand makes all her purses in Bristol and if you'd like to find out more about her you can read her blog here. 

I don't have anywhere to go that's fancy enough to warrant treating myself to this but maybe you do? Or you could leave this page open on your computer where your significant other can see and take notice! After all, Christmas gift ideas have to come from somewhere, don't they?!

Palette pingpong no16

Is it cold and snowy enough for everyone? Of course, for my readers in sunnier parts of the world you're probably sitting in the sunshine sipping a cool cocktail and trying to remember how long it's been since you had to wear woolly tights! I quite like the snow when I don't need to go anywhere and when we have the kitchen cupboards stocked, the world just looks so very pretty covered in a white blanket.

So, pour yourself a cup of something tasty and pull up a chair because it's palette pingpong time!

This week I have challenged Kirsty at ginger and george with this inspirational image. How beautiful are these colour combinations? They look cool and warm and wintery and spring-like all at the same time and I just love the dash of pink with the yellows, blues and greens. This image came from A Creative Mint's flickr photostream and I urge you to have a look through her truly inspiring images. For another creative boost check out Leslie's blog, A Creative Mint. It'll make you sigh in a good way.

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So, what has clever Kirsty created for us from this piccie? Let's hop on over to her post to find out…