Changes are afoot! I've been quite ill lately, my offline life has become busier and fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue have flared up to limit how much I can do. So I've decided to limit my on...
I haven't been near this blog for a long time. I thought I was going to give up on it but I've decided to try and get started again. I recently bought a new camera which has filled me with...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2012/07/cards-new-line-for-averilpam.html
This week the featured Etsy shop is Shalotte , which is run by Naomi and her sister Abigail who between them make lovely knitwear, jewellery and accessories. You can find a great interview with...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2012/03/craft-britannia-shop-of-week-week-2.html
It's been so long since I blogged - so many good intentions that I don't keep up with. I've recently re-opened my Etsy shop. I opened on there in 2009 and closed after selling only one it...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2012/03/etsy-shop-feature.html
I had a stall last Saturday at the Green Party's Christmas fair in Lancaster. I have done several and always do reasonably well. I don't ever sell my more expensive items but this year I ha...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/11/craft-fair-post-mortem.html
I promised I would keep blogging whilst here in the USA but I've not so far kept that promise. I've not really done much of the sort of thing that's interesting for people who don't actually know...
I recently bought an amazing little lens from an Artfire seller, David, called the Little Big Shot . This is what arrived I had told David which camera I have and the measurement of the le...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/08/little-big-shot-close-up-camera-lens.html
Last weekend was the Southport Flower Show. I've never been before, in fact I've never been to any of the flower shows, so I was delighted when a friend asked me if I'd like to go along with he...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/08/southport-flower-show.html
I bought a set of two little stamps recently, each has the same lizard but pointing in opposite directions. I made my first pair of earrings with them and am sending this pair to the shop in Le...
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Here are the two brooches and a ring, out of the oven and finished off. This is my first attempt at a ring. I've just bought some filigree metal ring blanks from treasuresinmeasures so I'l...
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Here's a quick pic of my latest oven batch. Three sets of matching buttons, 2 brooches and the top for a ring. I found a tutorial for making a simple ring base using rubber cord, and as I've ...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/08/polymer-clay-into-oven.html
Does anyone else find these acronyms confusing - there are so many around these days my poor fuddled brain can't always cope! In this case I'm talking about Work in Progress and UnFinished Object...
I bought a lovely new book recently - Patterns in Polymer by Julie Picarello. I had pre ordered it from Amazon some time ago and was delighted when it arrived last weekend. It was really insp...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/06/works-in-progress.html
One of the squirrels came back to my garden yesterday. Well I choose to believe it's one of the same squirrels but it may not be! He climbed up the narrow metal pole with no trouble and first o...
I'm trying a new line in my Folksy shop, I've listed one so far and have 2 more to go in soon. The first is made with a gorgeous agate slab. It's dyed purple, which shows up round the edges. In...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/06/keyrings-new-line-for-averilpam.html
This month the Folksy listing club is the June Bugs so I've been trying to list an item a day. I have opened a second Folksy shop, AverilpamEtc selling off some of my excess stock of beads etc...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-bugs-listing-club.html
I know lots of people consider grey squirrels to be pests but I love them. I rarely see any in my garden, so I was surprised a couple of days ago, hearing a clattering and thumping sound, to ...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/05/squirrels-on-bird-table.html
I blogged recently about my new bag design - I've been brewing it for ages but only recently got around to making the prototype. I wasn't entirely happy with the shape and made another but I'...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-bag-designs-disappointed.html
Look what turned up in the mail this week! I won a giveaway (yes again, aren't I the lucky one). This came from Putting On The Charms who had a giveaway on her blog . This gorgeous charm b...
One of the features I like about Blogger is the bloglist which shows you the blogs you follow, in order of the most recently updated. You get to see just enough of the post to decide if you wan...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/04/scrubbitty-scrub-pink-blue-and-green.html
I've had an idea for a new bag design for quite a long time. I made a larger bag from felted mohair fabric and had an idea for incorporating the handles into the bag but when I made it I went d...
She's finished! This is the final installment in the saga of the little mermaid. My next task was to embroider her face. I've kept it simple because I'm not too hot on embroidery! Then ...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/03/needle-felting-mermaid-hospital-finale.html
Yesterday I got back to work on the mermaid, but forgot to take any photos while I was making the green felt, cutting it and applying it to her tail. I've taken some photos of the beginning of ...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/03/needle-felting-mermaid-hospital-part-2.html
A few years ago I made a needle felted mermaid for a good friend who loves mermaids. Here she is - I was rather proud of her and my friend loved her, she held pride of place in her living ...
http://averilpam.blogspot.com/2011/03/needle-felting-mermaid-hospital-part-1.html
For the last year a bunch of Folksy sellers have had monthly listing clubs. The idea is to commit to list an item every day. Not everyone managed every day, though some made up for it with mu...