time of the year for gloves.....

My Etsy finds: Mynoush, Initasworks, Miabaggaili, AgnesFelt

Hello to you

It's got to that time of the year, where I need a new pair of gloves! Every year I loose mine, or boil them in the wash. So every autumn a  new pair for me!
I much prefer my knitwear to be hand made (as I'm sure you do to), so Esty is my first stop and here is my first selection and I honestly can't choose between the 4 pairs. I may well buy them all, depending on how many pairs I will loose over the next few months.
I've tried to learn to knit, but it just doesn't float my bloat, so my attempts have never lasted long enough to create a single glove, let alone a pair.
If you fancy a pair of new gloves and you want to promote craft, then you will definitely find a really nice pair on Folksy or Etsy.

Bel x  

my sunshine is coral.....

Hello
This week for me has been trying desperately to keep my spirits up, as I've been feeling under my own little grey cloud. So I turned to colour to lift me out of the dumps and the colour that shined through was coral. 
Very much a spring colour I know, but I've been wearing it on my nails all week and every time I felt low, I looked down and my zingy nails made me smile. 
I know that at some point soon  the thought of Christmas will start to perk me up and I'll be full of the joys of sparkle and twinkly lights, but until that kicks in I'm relying on coral to pick me up.

Bel x

perfect, crisp, fresh.... why I love Autumn

Hello

The last few days have been absolutely beautiful, perfect autumn weather in my little patch of London. The air has been crisp and the sun blinding. I went for a nice long walk this lunch time and took my camera. Everything seemed to sparkle and shimmer in the bright winter light.

I also had the added treat of meeting Percy, the amazing Bengal cat that lives on the route I always walk. He is so beautiful and very very talkative. So I stopped and had a chat with him and took his picture, although he was much more interested in watching the wood pigeon, who was teasing him several yards away.

I love days like today, they really inspire me and although it was dark by the time I got home this evening my mind was buzzing with ideas for things to make this weekend.

Bel x