Happy 2012

Hello and a very Happy New Year!

January is always a busy month - lots to look back on and evaluate from the old year and plenty of plans to make and projects to explore in the new year - but also, I go skiing, which I love! So its a good time!

I took it pretty easy this Christmas - I didn't much fancy the usual annual process of sewing a thousand tree decorations, so I had a break and worked on some specific projects for customers - a few examples are shown below.

So for now, all I can think about is skiing (my new helmet arrived today!), but I'll be back soon with new projects and also new shops on Etsy and Folksy - should be fun :-)

Best wishes for 2012, Sally x

A commission for a wedding present

A Christmas present for a Welsh chef!

A special leaf embroidered artwork



Advent calendars

Cushions for friends

COMPETITION!

www.sally-young.com Christmas Facebook Competition!

Tis the season to be jolly and generous, so everyone who interacts with the facebook.com/SallyYoungTextiles page between now and December 16th will be entered into a draw to win my Handmade Festive Goody Bag!

Spread the word – anyone who recommends a friend will get an extra entry into the draw :-)

Sally x

Christmas Commissions

Christmas is coming !

Perhaps it’s still feels too early to be thinking about Christmas gifts, but it's only a month away!

If you are looking for something extra special, a bit different, or if you can’t quite find the right thing on the High Street – maybe I can help...

Commission a handmade item and you’ll be giving a truly unique and personal gift.

Email me your ideas and we’ll see what we can create together - christmas@sally-young.com

Or here are some suggestions to get you thinking...

An embroidered tie ~ A personalised pincushion ~ A bespoke purse

A special cushion ~ A bespoke handbag ~ Textile artwork

A unique piece of art for the home

Or ... cushions to coordinate with your newly decorated room ~ A brooch to match a favourite dress or jacket ~

~ An apron for the family cook ~ Lavender bags ~ Personalised tree decorations

christmas@sally-young.com

Thank you!

Sally x

Merry Christmas and Happy Shopping!

www.sally-young.com

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I have been enjoying a bit of an extended break from sewing, but I thought I’d take a moment to update the blog! Christmas and New Year was good fun here in Wick, and we all felt very festive as we had tons of snow and it was VERY cold! Had great fun sledging with our friends and family and the village looked magical on Christmas Day. We had the dubious pleasure of being able to say we were the coldest spot in England at -20 degrees! There were burst pipes, floods and leaks everywhere, but they largely seem to have been sorted out with minimum fuss and now we are left feeling far too warm – we acclimatised to the freezing temperatures and 11 degrees feels tropical!

I have assembled some photos to illustrate my Christmas...!

With Andy on Christmas morning in my new hat, and sledging on Boxing Day.

Wick on Christmas day - just magical !

New Year's Eve was spent with friends, and I transformed into an old man for Dan's 30th birthday party.

And now we are off skiing tomorrow – I can’t wait!

Normal service will be resumed from Jan 24th, I promise.

Sally x

So much snow!!

Well I got my wish for snow...!

We had a fantastic weekend sledging! There is a ton of snow here, all weekend plans got cancelled and we spent most of it on the hill at the end of the village, on the sledges having a whale of a time :-) We took over someone else’s run and perfected it into a great sliding spot, headfirst turned out to be the best method for me, although, oh my, can I feel it in my stomach muscles this morning!

The snow meant I got to see the Strictly final, but missed out on two dinners with friends and doing the Christmas food shopping. Oh well. But more is forecast for tonight...? It’s currently minus 11! Andy’s pipes have frozen and the toilet was even iced over this morning!

So little work has been done, and there is no sewing to report on whatso ever! The website will be open over the Christmas period, but I may be a bit slower in dispatching orders!

This will probably be my last blog before Christmas, so I wanted to wish you all a great time, have fun, stay warm and Merry Christmas!

A beautiful photo by my friend Ian Piper, yesterday.

Sally x x

Busy busy!

Just a quick one this week, as there is far too much to do! Christmas baking to get on with, a wreath to make for the door, presents to wrap oh , and I should probably do some work too!

So I will just say that there are a few things left in my Christmas Shop and the last day for placing your order is SUNDAY!

BUY NOW!

Have fun! Sally x

Exhibitions 2011

So it’s a very cold a foggy day today. The world outside the windows is all white and Narnia looking, only without the snow, or the characters, I should add. Even my fish is hiding behind his tank ornaments today. I have not been out anywhere, and don’t plan to!

I have just been sorting out my exhibition at Number 8 in Pershore for next summer, it will run from July 7th to August 17th, which seems a very long way off today! Exciting though, and great to think that I now have two exhibitions planned for next year. I must start sewing!

I am feeling far too Christmassy to think about next summer though. We did a bit of wrapping yesterday, and I put up a couple of decorations to get the festive mood going. Had to put the presents under the umbrella plant as we have no tree yet! Also watched Fred Claus on TV, and I absolutely LOVE Christmas films!

Keep warm!

Sally

Wyke Manor, where I work, in the fog on Friday.

One of my icey decorations.Only £1.49p! Buy here...

Wintery days

Snow snow snow!

Sadly not enough for sledging but very nice none the less :-) I am a snow fan, probably because I don’t have to go anywhere most of the time! Tis rather parky though, ice on the insides of the windows and I am sat here typing in fingerless gloves. Makes me excited to go skiing and I really hope I might get a snowy birthday again. It snowed on my 18th and 10 years on would be nice symmetry I think.

I have been working on a special commission for a friend in the village – some embroidered purses showing Wick Church, and I am very nearly finished with them. It’s been an enjoyable project and I now know what the church really looks like! Which sounds stupid, but it’s really covered up by trees, and you don’t really look properly until you have to, do you.

A view accross to the Malvern Hills on Sunday ~ Wick Church ~ My stand at the Farncombe Christmas Sale

I had a fairly successful show at Farncombe, and I discovered that there seems to be a market for talks and workshops, so I have to decide whether or not that’s the way to go. I am a bit unsure, as never having been to anything like that I am not sure how they work, and not really having any proper training makes me feel a bit of a fraud, but it’s an exciting possibility none the less.

My Christmas Shop is now open and there are quite a few bits and bobs left at bargainous prices! Gifts and decorations from just 99p! Click here

Happy shopping,
Sally x