Today I made my biggest lampshade so far, for an order through Folksy. It was made using Heather Bailey fabric Hello Roses which I've used before to make small lampshades. This was quite a challenge due to the size. I won't bore you too much but it involved two seams, matching the pattern and trying… Continue reading Little and large…
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Working through my ‘To Do’ list…
Yesterday was a bit of an admin day for me as it was the first day back at school and a chance to get my head round things again. Now I can start to work through my gilhoolie to do list (there's lots on it after a week off!) Today I have been busy getting… Continue reading Working through my ‘To Do’ list…
Fresh on Folksy…
I'm working on some pictures at the moment but still really like my retro teapot and cup and now it's been featured on a blog called 'Fresh on Folksy'! You can also find it in my Folksy shop of course, along with some other pieces. My latest drawing is seventies inspired; I still remember our… Continue reading Fresh on Folksy…
gilhoolie has set up shop!
I have finally set up my gilhoolie shop on folksy! HOORAY! You'll find a few gilhoolie things on there so far but I'm still working on adding some more including my bags, bunting and the rest of my lampshades. So please come back in a week or so and have another look (don't worry, I'm… Continue reading gilhoolie has set up shop!
A quick update…
Just thought I should put a quick update on gilhoolie as I haven't blogged for ages, I'm still here! The last couple of weeks have been spent doing lots of screen-printing (some prints more successful than others, arghhh) as well as lots of behind the scenes preparation for getting started on selling things. I'm hoping… Continue reading A quick update…