This morning I crossed from Lancashire into Yorkshire on a scenic drive over to,
yes you've guessed it, Todmorden (again). But what was I doing there ?
On my last visit I bought one of these bags from the Sue Ryder Charity Shop to see if the Doodly Bird designs would work on canvas/jute. Well it did and here are the results.
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As it worked so well I thought what a good idea to resell them and donate £2 to the Sue Ryder Care Charity from each bag I sell.
They will sell at £8 each + £2.50 post and packing.(UK) £3.50 Europe, £5.50 USA.
I will be selling them from my Etsy Shop which you can see on the side of my blog.
Link here or go to my Etsy shop.
Link here or go to my Etsy shop.
I can even personalise them with a name if you like. I will also enclose a Sue Ryder information sheet.
You might be asking yourself "What's Sue Ryder all about ?", here's some information for you
or visit www.sueryder.org
In the shop I started chatting to June the manager and I was telling her the button story from Thursday's secondhand market visit. See FRIDAY' S POSTING
Its amazing what you learn when you get into conversation with people.
June told me that they send all their vintage & retro clothes, haberdashery and buttons to their Leeds and Keighley branches as they are a magnet for fashion/textile/art students and collectors of vintage clothes. Link for West Yorkshire shops
Ooh, I thought I can feel a visit coming on......
I hope you have enjoyed this posting, it was totally out of the blue. As I was telling my hubby I didnt even intend blogging today, as I don't do it for the sake of doing it. Only when I have something interesting to say.
Its funny though how most days something comes up that triggers me off.
Happy weekend everyone.
Lynn x
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ReplyDeleteWOW!!! That turned out great. And what a good cause!
ReplyDeleteLoooove the bag. And I agree; your name should be on it too!
Adrianne
I will be stitching one of my name tags to the inside of the bag. Nice to think people think i should be recognised.
DeleteThank you Adrianne
Lynn x
What a lovely & generous idea Lynn :) My mum always supported the Sue Ryder charity and their shops were always her first point of call for a mooch about :)
ReplyDeleteYour bags of course are SUPer fabuloso and I know which shop I'll be browsing this evening ;)
Sad to see your name's not on the bag Lynn xx
Hi Mo,
DeleteI will be stitching a label on the inside with my name on.
I am glad to be helping a cause that was close to your Mum's heart.
Lynn x
Oh wow Lynn -- I LOVE the bag!!! Did you draw your bird right on the cavvas? I have a bunch of burlap and muslin here that I was making flowers out of. I found a doodly bird on pinterest that I fell in love with. Today I'm working on the canvas for a woman that contacted me through etsy. We'll see if she buys it or not. If not, it's been fun doing it in colors that I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI also came up with a thought on the WOYWW ATCs so will get started on those.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Kay
Yes I did draw it straight on to the canvas Kay.
DeleteYour project sounds interesting. Hope your lady buys it.
Thanks for your lovely comments.
Lynn x
...how superb your design looks Lynn you must be feeling quite proud right now & such a loVely idea behind it too...Mel :)
ReplyDeleteYes it worked out really well and I have sold 2 already.
DeleteLynn :)