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I am not a crafty person. Sewing a button back on gives me panic attacks, so you can imagine my reaction when I got an email from the V&A asking if I wanted to participate in a crafty blogger christmas project, creating a tree ornament… I’m still not sure why, but I said yes. A day later, 4 bits of beautiful Liberty for V&A fabric and a sewing kit arrived.
Now, when I tell you I’m not good at this stuff, I’m not lying. I considered lots of different things, failed at several attempts and then when the deadline came frighteningly close, I went to a local art shop hoping for inspiration. There I found some great 3D cardboard letters, so I got some fabric glue and set about glueing the fabric to the letters. Simple enough, right? WRONG. In the process I managed to glue about everything other than the fabric (my sunglasses! my kitchen table! my chairs! my iron!), screamed out of pure frustration more than once, but eventually got something slightly presentable. In fact, I even started enjoying the idea making something pretty myself (well, ish), so I made another “A” which now proudly hangs in my office.
I sent my pieces off with a note saying “please don’t take closeups” and now they’re proudly adorning the V&A shop’s virtual christmas tree, alongside Style Slicker‘s incredible patchwork and bells creation, Coco’s Tea Party‘s gifts and Belle About Town‘s mini christmas tree, with 8 more to come.
I’m not sure I’m a craft-convert yet, but somewhere between the frustration and sticky fingers, I did make something slightly presentable, so perhaps this is the start of something new for me. Until then, I’ll just stick to writing about those who actually can.
Check out the V&A’s blogger christmas tree here.
Ok, so I know this is blatant showing off, but I’m so lucky to get all the support I get, both here in the UK as in my home country of Belgium! Thanks everyone for making my November pretty damn cool already! :)
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GAEL Magazine Nov 2011, Belgium (French): taking the magazine on a tour around my beloved Angel shops and restaurants!
I love these pictures taken by Michael when I first opened the magazine and found my article!
Het Laatste Nieuws, Nov 2011, Belgium (Flemish): some shopping tips for Belgian visitors
More! Magazine, Nov 2011, UK: commenting on the colourblocking trend as part of their special bloggers’ issue.
I take tons of snaps with my trusty iPhone (especially now I’ve got the 4S), and often they don’t really have a place to go, so I’ve decided to put them on here every week. I’m the boss, so I say it’s fine. And technically some of these pics are a little older than a week, but it’s the first time and I’ve got so many good ones to share!
Finally put up my World Map stencil in the bedroom. Now applying little dots for all places we’ve been. Love it – from Notonthehighstreet.com
