Handmade with Love
I haven’t been in the mood for writing the past few days, and late last night I gave in to the urge to get out some fabric and have a play – now that my sewing machine has at last been serviced it was time to try it out again. I took up textile arts [...]
2010 and the effects of the global economy on Ethnic Supplies
A week in June at the BBC Gardener’s World exhibition served to reinforce what Ida is aware has been happening so much already this year at events, exhibitions, school fairs and from enquiries to the Ethnic Supplies website: (The mainly ladies of) ‘middle England’ types want the quality of goods and workmanship Ida’s ladies provide; [...]
Another side of Ann
I realised recently that, though Ann and I have been in contact on line for around two and a half years, commented on each other’s blogs on various platforms and exchanged messages, we’d never spoken! I also twigged that here we see more evidence of the mind that’s currently engaged in creating a nasty murder [...]
Jewellery in Art – from the Ruby of the heart to the girl in a pearl earring to the motherhood and the Olive branch
Jewellery is an art in its own right. The precious stones used, the metals, the designs all fall within the criteria of beautiful art. So it is no surprise that artists through history appreciate the beauty of jewellery and document these ornaments in their paintings. Works of art are great records, reflecting the economies, lifestyles, [...]
Practice makes perfect
I suppose this truism is repeated so many times and in so many different ways, just because we don’t want to believe it. Genius is 99 percent perspiration. The harder I work, the luckier I get. I don’t think it’s just that we are lazy. Sometimes I think it comes down to that trained fear [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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