by Gina | Feb 1, 2016 | Soft furnishings, Uncategorized
I have had a lot of input from business mentors (or as I call them – friends) over the last year. Who have been helping me move my business forward, as you might have noticed with my completed website and my growing Etsy shop The main thing they mentioned was...
by Gina | Jul 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hello my name is Amelia. Today I helped my Grandad and many many others like him. In April this year I was given the horrendous news that my Step-father had been diagnosed with Cancer. Probably the most frightening word in the English dictionary. Many tests were taken...
by Gina | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Oh my goodness where did the time go? I happen to be having one of those rare days where I have time to draw breath and catch you up with the last 22 months. I’d better make it the Readers Digest version though…. By the look of my last blog I was 8 months...
by Gina | Mar 27, 2014 | Craft workshops, Life on the farm
I’m delighted to announce I’m plastered! Sorry amend that to my Workshop is plastered. For followers of my blog I think you will know quite how good it feels, especially as this project was started 4 years ago. (bearing in mind we only have a small window...
by Gina | Mar 17, 2014 | New designs, Soft furnishings, Working from home
My best friend recently sent me a link to Hillarys Blinds Country Crafts Competition. Here’s the link to the competition page With a prize of £1000 and with a baby due in a few weeks I thought this was an opportunity not to be missed. The idea of the...
by Gina | Feb 3, 2014 | New designs, Soft furnishings
This weekend saw the launch of The Galloway creative exhibition at the Whitehouse Gallery in Kirkcudbright. And I’m thrilled to say it was our first exhibition! When I say our I mean The Galloway creative, A group of 9 artists/makers/friends who saw an...
by Gina | Dec 13, 2013 | News from home
Struggling financially? Suffering the stress of Christmas and not able to afford the gifts you’d like to give everybody, or having the time to hand make them, especially for your closest friends and family? Feel like you want to run away? Feel like you want to...
by Gina | Nov 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
On the 17th of October this year I annoounced on Facebook that I was currently working on what I believe to be one of my greatest design creations. I figured the time has come to reveal all It’s that incredible moment when something you’ve been working on...
by Gina | Oct 14, 2013 | Craft workshops
The Wigtown Book festival is “A ten day literary celebration in Scotland’s National Book town.” Drawing authors and visitors from all over the country and abroad, Offering “more than 175 events and activities for all ages, including music, theatre, food and visual...
by Gina | Aug 11, 2013 | Craft days, Craft workshops
I was delighted to be asked to take part in the Kirkcudbright arts and crafts weekend by Solway Books. A delightful bookshop selling new and second-hand books (of which I bought many while I was there) I ran four daily workshops which included felting pictures from...
