Mmmmm....

don't these look just delicious, like sweets in a sweetie store!

I received these on Wednesday from Zipit on Etsy, in super fast time, and after i unwrapped them, and played with the free bits and ate the sweetie, i ran upstairs to play with them, only to discover.... my zipper foot had been stolen!

Yes, i believe it was Poppy. She is always stealing things and i find them months later. We lost our remote for about 2 months and then one day i found it in her toy house. Maybe i am too hasty to blame her. i blame her for everything that is missing. Yes, the zipper foot may be pushing it a bit...

very frustrating....

my lovely husband..

....once created a stand for my clothes which he handcrafted from driftwood he collected and made in secret. Here it is here. How lovely!



Unfortunately, it wasn't very easy to transport, and it has suffered a number of casualties.. all of which Andrew has been mending and remending.... it's actually become the bane of his life!

So when i drew a little picture of a new stand that i thought he might be able to help me with, i thought i was pushing my luck a bit. But he really is one of a kind, and he is making a lovely tree stand for me! look at his work in progress... ( photo taken by me from behind a window, where i stayed most of the time.... well, i had to keep Poppy at bay, you know..)



Andrew asked me not to get him in the photo, he will be especially happy when he sees the zoom in on his bum...!

more photos to follow, once it is finished (which it has to be finished by this Sun...!)

this morning

by the sea.

beautiful.

October fair!

Redpossum will be attending the October fair in the Dublin Food Co-Op once again, on October the 4th.

At the moment i am putting together all the bits and bobs that will be on sale at this fair, and i have roped my husband into building me a new clothes stand, so i'm really hopeful that my stand is going to be stunning this time! (no more busy table cloths for me...no no!)



Please drop by if you have time, and want to spend money that you probably don't have (you could pass it of as super super early christmas shopping and then you will be so organised, all your friends and family will be envious. Or worried)


The Crafty Market, Dublin Food Co-Op, Newtown Market Square, Dublin 8. 12-5 pm.

There is ample parking, so bring a carload of friends!

new wool

i love love love this new wool. Gorgeous and soft Irish wool herringbone in a rich purple, it's tricky enough to find such a delight, even here!

And a lovely hot pink wool, sort of a soft tweed, also Irish. These are destined to be lovely capes for the winter and if you are in a mild country, winter too...!

capes for autumn

This year, i am working on a variety of capes.

Here are a couple of shots, but i am working on the photos, soon they will be in the shop (hopefully!!!)

christmas 2009

i was just doing a little nothing, flicking through all the photos on the computor (which i think i have to delete some off, there are so many it's making the whole thing so so slow... this is a task i am putting off to another time....) when i came across this photo.


Last Christmas which we spend in France with my sister and her family. It's feels so long ago, and strange to already be thinking about a new christmas! Time flies, and i think you must notice how fast time goes when you have children, cause Poppy looks so different (Eric hasn't changed i'm sure, still crazy Uncle Eric!). Maybe when you have a kid or more, you are so busy doing the mundane and helping daily life proceed, that suddenly you look up and its another year gone!


This year Christmas will be an Irish one. Looking forward to it, but i will miss the frenchies a lot....