Day three of the doily show and tell. This one is also made from a vintage pattern. I changed the edging mainly because my stitches looked a bit scrappy on the original version. The tension in cotton thread is a bit hard to get right sometimes. The threads I’ve used in this one are from America bought a few years ago when the pound was strong against the dollar. It made for some bargain shopping in The States. The colours are a lot richer than in the photo, my camera just doesn’t pick up blues and purples very well. I’m not sure what I’m doing with this one yet, maybe I’ll put it on Folksy I’ve yet to decide because I really like it myself. It’s approx eight and a half inches across, a good size.

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My brain needed a challenge, so a few weeks ago I decided to pick up thread crochet again. It’s something I haven’t done for a few years and I knew doily patterns would give me the needed challenge.Vintage patterns are a challenge too, I have a few books of them that don’t have very clear instructions. My first attempt is this little cream cotton one. Made with cluster shells it makes a nice finished mat. I’ve put it in the shop, not sure if it will sell or not, if it does I have more to add. Tomorrow I’ll show you the second one that I’ve made.

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Lisa from noodlebubble kindly organised another swap over at Folksy.



The theme, a heart made in any way we liked. I sent mine to Kaz of buteartism and of course I forgot to take a photo of it before it went to the post! My little parcel from Chiyo came yesterday. It’s beautiful as you can see in the photo, lovely purples and a little splash of pink. I love it. Thank you very much Becky and thanks to Lisa too for her brilliant organisational skills.

Happy Valentine’s day to you all.

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What a treat we’ve had this week. The circus came to town, the Cirque de Chaussettes to be exact. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the photos on Flickr at the weekend.  It’s all the amazing work of  Sarah who now has two shops on Folksy & also on Etsy. The details in her work are amazing. Long ‘Stretch’ Johnson  has  a mouth that can actually swallow a felt swordfish, he even has a pink tongue!

As well as Stetch we also have the ringmaster, of course. What circus wouldn’t be complete without one. He’s called Monsieur Alphonse Poissonnier, and the detail there is also amazing. I really can’t choose a favourite from the pair. You have to get yourself over there and take a look. Sarah really has outdone herself with this work and I hope that lots of sales will follow.

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My first crafty contribution to Valentine’s day. A little white crocheted mouse complete with a heart to give to you. I’ve enjoyed making him and am pleased with the results. As usual he’s in the shop and can be found here.

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Tomorrow is the anniversary of my first Folksy year. It would of been sooner but I couldn’t decide if it was for me or not. At that time Folksy was very slow and that put me off a bit when I tried to have a look around the site, but I did sign up and a week or so later SophieCat was born. My sales have just hit 37, which isn’t too bad. I’ve learnt a lot of new things during the last year, mainly about promotion, thanks Leanne and met a lot of nice friendly creative people.

I’ve sold on line in other places before but I must admit Folksy is now my favourite place even though I’m now selling less than previous years. A blog and a Flickr account were created and the rest is history. The first item I sold after just a couple of weeks was a felt  cupcake brooch, fabric brooches have been a good seller since.  Little crochet critters have done quite well too.  Even with little promotion most of my sales have been to Folksy members that don’t have shops themselves, but I have had some brilliant Folksy repeat customers including Sarah who’s set me a few challenges over the last few weeks.

I’ve taken part in a couple of destash swaps, swapped goods with other sellers and a Christmas ornament swap, won a blog giveaway and crafted for charity too. All in all it’s been a nice Folksy year for me. A big thank you to the bloggers that have posted about my items and thanks to Lynsey for featuring my cuties on Cuteable three times. I was and still am very chuffed at the attention. Thanks everyone for making my first year a good one.

Happy anniversary SophieCat.

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