Boro Scarf

In my last post i mentioned 'rainy day reading', well there's been plenty of that over the last week or so.  It's been very lovely as my living space here at the armoury is at the top and we have roof windows...there's something so nice about sitting curled up with a book and a hot chocolate listening to the pattering of rain on the windows.

There's also a lot of stitching going on and some ideas and preparations for new things happenings here at Indigo Moon.  More on that soon.

The beginnings of a new 'Boro' scarf, this was at the stage where i was trying out colours/designs.  I wasn't entirely happy with the stitching colours and wished that i'd stuck to just plain white, but once it was done it was too much work to undo.

Inthe end i went for reds, browns and some stripes and it worked for me.  The linen i used is too heavy for a scarf so i'm experimenting with different types.

Overall, i'm happy with it.  It's completely hand sewn in the 'boro' style and very wearable, despite the thicker linen.

More soon

XOXO

All Change...

I'm not sure about anyone else but i always sense a need for change when a new year appears, it's psychological i know, but i feel like the trees in Autumn shaking off their summer coats ready for the new.

Things have been so busy here for the last few weeks in that we're having a huge clear out in the house.  Running a vintage/antique shop (where it's hard to part with things) we found we had at least four old wardrobes we didn't need along with a spare dressing table, wooden trunk, coat stand, and a wealth of other bits not to mention the chairs!  It's been hard sorting through it all, harder to part with, but with some things having already left the home it feels much brighter and spacious here and a nice change not to be tripping over and/or bumping into things.

I've not managed much creativity recently with all this going on except stitching, it's easy and very relaxing at the end of a hard day.  

These are some small stitching projects i've been working on:

I have some exciting news regarding a new business venture which has been long in the making/thinking.  It's all rather exciting and scary too but i'll save it for my next post as i need to be in the shop for today.

Tomorrow i'll be at Weston Park spending the day with four beautiful creative friends and i'm so looking forward to it.

Back soon

 XOXO

Welcome 2015

Happy New year to you all

Today is the first day of normality following the festive season, even though i've not done much over the holidays i'm still managing to feel exhausted.  A day off today, even though i spent the best part of the morning returning a hired van for my daughters move to Chester, shopping and photographing a ton of stuff to go on Ebay, which i then decided would be better left in the shop in a sale!

I have plans for 2015 and am determined it won't escape from me this year.  I didn't achieve even half of what i'd planned in 2014 so i'm staying focused and won't be making that mistake again.

As i said my beautiful girl took herself off to the city of Chester, got herself a new job and a flat all of her own, she's all grown up (sniff).

My gorgeous girl, Nicci

I'm happy that she's having her own adventure, i'm having mine too!

Big changes at Indigo Moon for us here, moving more towards antique/vintage hence a massive sale going on at the moment.

As for me, personally, my plan is to carry on with my current healthy lifestyle, apart from a slight blip over christmas (but nowhere near as bad as previous years) i've managed to consistently lose pounds since the Summer, ive gone down two dress sizes and lost 34lb's in total so far.  It hasn't always been easy, but i have remained completely focused and committed.  I want to continue forging ahead with new healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices so i can sensibly enjoy holidays without overdoing it.

My stitching projects are coming along, it's something i can get on with whilst behind the counter in the shop.  i have ideas spinning around in my head and am currently working on a sample book of stitching, trying to find my own style!

I've recently purchased these vintage army bags with a view to covering them in 'Boro', i think it will take some time, but the plan is to get them usable as bags by attaching leather handles - looking forward to the challenge.  They are beautifully, distressed and used and will look fab when finished.

I'm still working on the handle of my small 'Boro' bag, adding tiny stitches and patchwork here and there, slowly working through it building up layers - i'm loving it so far.

It's very cold here at the moment, the house is cold too.  Hot water bottles at bed time and duvets over us on the sofa, it's very cosy, but it also means i don't get a lot done, roll on Spring and Summer.

Ta ta for now

XOXO