Hopeman Art & Craft Fayre Saturday 6th November

Hello beautiful peeps!

Myself and the fragrant Pretty Whyte Things will be at the Memorial Hall, Farquhar Street, Hopeman for the Art & Craft Fayre this Saturday, 6th November.

I’ll have some new hand-finished wooden decorations & boxes available as well as Christmas decorations & cards, and stocking fillers like key chains & bag charms. And gnomes…

PWT will be working her textile magic as usual, with one-of-a-kind knits, bags and general gorgeousness.

We can take cash or card btw.

And there will be hot beverages and fancy pieces!

What more could you want? Gnomes you say? Well ok then!

The House Beneath the Cliffs

My genius friend Sharon has written a new novel set on our beautiful North East coastline.
In the run up to the book’s release on 19th August she is publishing on her blog every day. Today’s blog is an excerpt from the book, and tomorrow’s is a giveaway!!!
If you follow the blog, she’ll be sharing all kinds of things including recipes, and you might spot a guest appearance from someone you know, ahem…

https://www.sharongosling.com/?fbclid=IwAR2YPVsHWXHWGwDtFZqKWwBtFiEbG5Id6vugCXnUusYD9yzs_wnI6LS2Djw

Local Shop for Local People

From today until midnight on the 20th December I’m offering 10% off all products in the shop if you collect from the studio in Hopeman.

Use code ‘Houpmin10’ at checkout and select ‘Local Pickup’ as your shipping offer and the discount will be applied automatically.

No minimum spend required!

Father’s Day Gifts and more…

I must admit I kinda lose track of when Father’s Day is since I lost my Dad quite a lot of years ago, so it being this Sunday rather slapped me in the face.

I’ve made some wee gifts, now available in the shop, but I have to say plant tags are not something my Dad would have thanked me for!

He was not a gardener, although my Mum chased him out there every Saturday. He didn’t mind so much in football season as he could be listening to the match on his radio and not be nagged!!!

What my Dad did enjoy was a good book and a wee dram, and in his latter years I sent him a bottle of single malt (in the day when you could post that kind of thing) cushioned by a Booker Prize-winning novel and a couple of bags of mini Mars Bars. The staff in his nursing home were amazed the whisky arrived intact, and he got to treat everyone to a wee dram on Father’s Day!

 

Autumn Advice

Autumn is here, and with it the need to hibernate, especially if you live in the North!
This weekend I’ll be working on my top tips to avoid S.A.D getting the best of you during the winter months, including some delicious soup recipes and my pick of the best Essential Oils to cheer & motivate.

St John’s Wort