Fabric in a can

http://www.fabricanltd.com/

Wow i'm so excited by this new technology, developed by some clever peeps at Imperial college London, and the Royal College of Art, A spray on fabric which when dried, can be removed, the shape remains, so you can wear it again, and you can even wash it.

The ideas/designs which can be created from this are running/sprinting infact, through my head, it's just mind boggling.

So now when you coin the phrase, 'wow did she pray those pants on', it might possibly be that she did.

Sadly the aerosols aren't on sale until next year, but the good news is, an aerosol will cost around £8.00. http://www.fabricanltd.com/

Just what I need - NOT

I've always wondered what it'd be like to sit on a Jury in the court of law, and often wished when friends were called up, that I too could be called.

Well that wish has come true, except now I wish I didn't have to go. yep I hear you, be careful what you wish for..

Anyway i have a two week appointment with a pending case from 4th October.

Whilst this will be a completely new experience for me, which I'm looking forward to, I could really do with-out loosing so many hours in a day just sitting in a court room,

I'm also a little worried about the nature of the case, I'm kind of squeamish, so any nasty pictures or crime is going to make me feel ill, so I'm praying it's a high profile celebrity thing, hehe.

Anyway, this will mean my shop will be a ' go slow ' zone for this time period, I'm hoping to still keep it open, but to have a longer time period for made to order items.

Almost there

Just some finishing touches, buttons and neatening up to do. Mind you this image is showing the shade a lot brighter than the actual real life shade, which is much more like the swatch below.

A Pink version is coming

Tonight I'm finishing off a lovely pink (cotton mix yarn) in the style of my Chelsea Jacket. it's looking really quite cute, and has me hanging off every stitch despite being extremely tired, Anyway, so long as I don't make a huge mistake with my sleepy self, tomorrow I'll post some pictures of the finished result.

HOT OF THE PRESS

My little heart is ponding,

A couple of weeks ago Amity from the Etsy UK Blog asked me if I'd like to be interviewed,

obviously I was happy to be asked, but so nervous that my humble little story would be at all interesting to others.

Also where to start, anyway, i did start and here it is http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/uk-edition-interview-with-ileaiye-10334/?ref=fp_article_post

Thank you Amity for the opportunity. ;)

London has slid quickly into autumn mode

http://www.etsy.com/listing/54482493/opelle-lotus-bag-pebbled-elkskin-leather?ref=v1_other_1

Yesterday the weather in london was just yuck, not only does this confirm that summer is gone, but that the boots and winter jackets which only got put away in mid May, are to be pulled out again, with this in mind it means to, that my summer shopper bag has to hang back on it's hook till next summer, and out comes a more suitable bag for the winter,

My current winter bag is the satchel type, this was the first leather bag I made, I love it, but it can be a bit impractical when carrying the shopping, and trying to locate the house keys.

However, I just found a lovely alternative, the lotus bag, it's just gorgeous, the leather looks soft, yet sturdy, the texture and dark colour is perfect, and you can wear it as a cross body.

So this is on my wish list.