I think most of you who read this small design blog know that things have been really busy with the opening of my new shop and I'm sure the next sentence will not come as a surprise.
I have decided that I need to make sure that I don't spread myself too thinly and that I need to concentrate on work and my family so unfortunately that means the many days of surfing for hours looking for lovely design to share with you have to end.
I will leave this blog floating in cyberspace so you can look through it and you will now be able to follow me on my shop blog www.thelittlecraftstore.blogspot.com thank you all for reading.
farewell
Something small
Ok I've been a bit lax with all the posting and I've noticed that things are slipping further away from the design aspect at the moment - but that's OK because this blog is not a strict one I talk about things I like and that changes all the time :)
Today I wanted to share with you some amazing mini sculptures/works of art from carpenter turned artist Dalton Ghetti.
Can you believe the detail in these pieces I have a real respect for miniature works, the time and skill needed to produce them must be immense.
I'm still trying to get my head round how he has managed this little key ????
Yet again I'm not sure how many posts you will see this week as the shop it due to open this Saturday aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh I'm getting a bit nervous.
Amy Atlas
I'm rushing around madly as you know but this afternoon I took five Min's to relax and try and have a think about how I wanted to celebrate my new venture with my friends and Family.
And it didn't take me long to start thinking about a desert bar - have I shared my love of Amy Atlas's work with you yet ?
I can't remember - she is a fantastic events stylist in America who creates these amazing desert tables for parties, what I think is the nicest is even though I think she was one of the first to come up with this type of display her blog is almost entirely devoted to showing you other peoples take on the desert bar, the people she has inspired.
Some people would be annoyed at being copied but this lovely lady completely encourages it.
So here are some examples of her work, while I go and plan my own little table.
Such great little details.
industrial heaven
I came across this amazing industrial space at the shoot factory - its in London don't you just love it.
All the leather furniture looks so good against the exposed brick of this old warehouse, with splashes of vintage colour.
I bet they have some rowdy dinners at this table.
wool balls
Its starting to sink in that I have my own store its a bit scary in a good way, I get the keys tonight !
Last night I spent ages making big wool balls to go in my first window display, they are made using polystyrene balls and acrylic wool what do you think ?...
They should look quite good hanging in the window as I get set up.
I have started making the rounds of local cafes' and shops with my fliers about the opening too, next week is the Kingsland Craft afternoon tea so it will be cool to go and see all the lovely crafters who helped with my market research.
Oh before I forget this is the shop front with our mock up sign on it :).
Tiny white Daisies
When you switch on your computer in the morning you know that there are certain sites/blogs that you can visit that will match your mood.
This morning I want it to be spring I'm longing for the flowers to start blooming in the garden and I know that if I pop over to the tumblr site of Tiny little daisies that I will come away feeling like spring honestly try it :) I chose some lovely small flowers for you
Now if I was just having a cup of tea in this gorgeous kitchen LOvely.
Painted furniture
I thought I would share this post here even though it is shop based as its mainly about furniture ;)
This week I have been looking at storage solutions for the new shop , not as easy as I thought to find the right things at the right price.
I'm starting to lean towards mixing some very basic storage with some quirky painted furniture.
These two are from Design Sponge.
I found these three little beauties on Trade Me last night they could each be use full but you have to remember to add in the cost of paint when you are bidding so that you don't get carried away.
And finally Two pieces that I have ready at home.
