I've decided to start a new blog in addition to my existing blog "Notes from a Devon Village". I've found that things are becoming very muddled - I want to blog about all my new ideas and products, but also about the life I enjoy here in Devon with my two naughty newfies, Amy and Ben.
So ... this will be more of a "how to" blog incorporating some tutorials and giveaways from my business, DevonBear Designs and lots of crafty photos and links, while stories of our day-to-day life will remain on "Notes from a Devon Village". Hopefully this makes sense and if there's anyone reading this you'll enjoy some of the pictures and tutorials I'm going to put together over the coming weeks and months.
The name ... well ... I wanted to keep it separate from DevonBear Designs and was stuck for ideas until I remembered my names for the two newfies .... Amy bustles around looking very important and girly while Ben slinks through even the smallest space (not bad for 11 stone of dog!) with his young, flexible body. Clearly Bustle and Slink wasn't really going to be suitable, but what about "Bustle & Sew"? I thought. Especially as Amy likes to sit with me while I stitch. So a new blog was born.
Next week I'll be posting a tutorial for my handmade heart brooches (shown at the top of this entry) - just in time for Valentine's Day. If you don't have time to make them yourself, then they are available for purchase on my website. I've crafted them from vintage Welsh blanket scraps, but felt would be just as good.
Hello Ellie,
ReplyDeleteI've just followed the link from the other blog and just wanted to say welcome and that I look forward to following this one too, and learning how to do a few different things to those i'm currently involved with. Helen x