Top Zip of an Amy Zip Top Handbag
Campervan Fabric Is Back!
Look What is Back in My Online Shop! I have a wonderful friend here in West Clare. (Actually I have many wonderful friends, but today I'm talking about this lady…
no act of kindness is ever wasted
Nominate Someone Special for a Random Act of Kindness!
Happy (Belated) New Year! Welcome back to my website - it's been a while since to wrote anything here. But a new year has a funny way of spurring you…
Poppy Fabrics Have Landed
Well, they took their time! New fabrics ideas can be a long time brewing, or just arrive, like a bolt from the blue. The idea for my new Poppy design…
Fiona Small Messenger Handbag in Purple Meadow
Red Fuchsia, Purple Meadow and Christmas
Finally! Wow, has it been a while since I wrote a blog post. In early October I got a call from the RTE Nationwide office to say that the following…
Neckband in Purple Meadow
New Products!
A Little More Time Six months into life with Covid 19, the lack of large events like Bloom has meant that time I would normally spend creating lots of…
Tara Large Zip Top Handbags
Emerging from Lockdown
At the start of Lockdown... ... no-one knew how long it might last. Suddenly our world shrank to a 2km radius. I'd been used to hopping in the car to…
Spanish Point Beach
Looking Forward and Back – a true January Blog Post
Nothing Day? It is a long, long time since I wrote a blog post, and I've got slightly out the habit of writing them. So, seeking inspiration I decided to…
Highlighting where a pocket was with embroidery
Why and How I use Recycled Jeans to Make my Handbags
I'm regularly asked why I use recycled jeans in my bags. It would be easier to use new fabric that is handy to cut, for instance. Why do I say…
A Celebration of Spring, Carnaval, International Women’s Day and Sunshine! And a Spring Promotion!
It's the 1st March today, and I always think that March signifies the speeding up of the year. Once January and February are done, time seems to speed up and…
It’s Christmas Craft Market Season!
For Crafters and Retailers, This is the Busiest Time of Year You probably didn't me to tell you that! I've been cutting, sewing and packing like a crazy sewing woman…