Folksy Friday - Roman Holiday!

Roman Holiday!

My husband and I have just booked a city break to Rome, which I am really excited about!!!!!

It was supposed to have been for his 50th Birthday and also to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary, but time slipped by, there were family events, which stopped us booking our treat, but I was determined to get it booked up before this special year was done, and so we are all set for going now!  YAY!

So in my celebratory and excited mood, I felt a Roman themed Folksy Friday might be in order and have scoured the seven hills of Folksy, to find some gorgeous Roman themed and inspired items to put in the Arena today!

These wonderful gladiators will not fight with each other though, they are happy to pop each other on a pedestal for us all to admire and wonder at!

Please recline on your cushions, get you personal serf to peel you a grape and enjoy my Roman Folksy finds by clicking on each picture to be transported back in time, or flown to classical climes!

Thank you so much for allowing me to indulge in my Roman Holiday and I hope you have enjoyed my Folksy Friday Arena!

Angels and Fairies!

I Do Believe in Angels and Fairies!

There was a time we all believed, usually between the ages of 2 and 12 years old, then something goes amiss, we grow up, its suddenly not cool to admit to believing in the wonders of magic and fairy dust, but for some of us, a little bit of the magic remains, especially when we have children of our own and we enjoy seeing the wonder and joy in their belief.

Special times come at Christmas, when a child loses a tooth or even on birthdays, we have tooth fairies, Christmas Angels, flower fairies and in our house we have a wind fairy, but that is something all together different and a topic for another discussion!

Those of us who are Folksy Crafters and Artisans, also believe in a sales fairy, a mystical creature who brings Folksy sales to our doors and we often try to tempt her to stay with cakes, the odd tipple and chocolate, but in my case she seems to be on a diet!  LOL!

So in honour of these whimsical mystical creatures, I have a Fairy and Angel Folksy Feature Gallery for you.

Please tap your wand on the pictures and in a twinkle of fairy dust, you'll be transported to the magical abodes of these fairy and angel inspired creations.

 

I do hope you're feeling inspired and maybe filled with child like wonder and have enjoyed my whimsical mood and blog today!

Christmas in September!

Ho Ho Ho!  Merry Christmas!

Might seem early to be focussing on Christmas, but crafters listing items now in their shops will find them delisting after Christmas, so in some points, we are already missing some of the Christmas listing time!

I know I am not alone in already having done some of my Christmas shopping, in fact I tend to buy throughout the year and hide it away, problem being I often forget who I have already bought for, which can cause a bit of gift buying duplication, but I can always put it away for another occasion.

The high street shops are already getting into gear too, you only need to look at the shelves in your local supermarket to see the tins of Christmas biscuits and choccies to know Christmas is well and truly on its way.

Folksy Festive Features!

So to give some fellow Folksters a pre Christmas boost, here are a few festive items to get the bauble rolling!

Please just click on the pictures to take a sleigh ride to their shops, to see the item in all its Christmas glory!

I hope you have enjoyed my early Christmas in September Feature and feel inspired too!

September Sellers!

The Start of the September Sellers!

The August Augusteers have rallied and finished the August daily listing club off with a flourish, ending up with a collective sales tally of 219 sales, with the ever lovely Shirley  of WhimsyWooDesigns with a wonderful personal tally of 13 sales. 

So now we are officially in Autumn and we have started the month and season positively, by calling this months daily listing club the September Sellers!

Lets hope it is a sales filled month for all involved, indeed there are already some sales on the collective tally, so fingers crossed this is a good omen.

September Sellers Gallery!

To commence the month, I thought it would be lovely to pick some of my favourite items to show you from the first two days of September, please just click on the pictures to be taken to the Seller and item in question.

Aren't they all gorgeous?!?  I do hope you agree and will visit them in situ in their shops!

Thank you!

Return to Folksy

Return from Holiday!

Sorry I have been AWOL, but have been on holiday and following all the unpacking, washing, drying, putting away, shopping and cleaning, I feel I need another holiday!

This year I went away before the end of July, so was unable to close out the July Jugglers Daily listing club, but thankfully and most gratefully a rota of wonderful Jugglers carried the flag for the Jugglers and continued the thread for me, which was not only kind and thoughtful but fantastic too!  The collective sales tally for the July Jugglers was an amazing 219 sales!

Our leading seller with a personal tally of 15 sales, was Shirley of WhimsyWooDesigns.

The rota of wonderful sellers and Daily listers kindly commenced the start of the August Daily listing club for me, the most popular name being voted for was the Augusteers, and not only handled the start of the thread each morning, but tallied up the collective sales and happy danced for the sellers in a vary festive and summery manner throughout the days until I returned.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!!!!!

We have already surpassed 100 collective sales this month, so looking favourable to match last month's collective sales tally!

Augusteers Feature Gallery!

One for all and all for one!

I felt it would be great to feature and showcase some of the lovely Folksy finds from the Augusteers this month, there is no theme, just some items I found and really liked and felt that they went well together.

Please click on the picture to view the item in more detail and get even more wonderful photographs and information to whet your appetites.

I hope you have enjoyed the Folksy finds and find some time to visit these gorgeous shops I have featured.

Buzzing Folksy Friday!

Buzz!

It's Folksy Friday time again and for once we actually have some sunshine here in Berkshire, but I'm sure the rain will arrive shortly, just to make us feel at home!  However the bee's are out in my garden making the most of the little bit of dry weather whilst they can.

In fact the clouds are gathering whilst I type, so hopefully the buzzing bees can get back to safety before it pelts down again!

So to celebrate these industrious little creatures I have a bee inspired Folksy Friday for us to enjoy today, with both the cute and the realistic bees in all their glory.

Please just hover over and land on the picture of your choice, to buzz across to the hive in question where the bee resides and see all the sweet goodness that the industrious and hard working hive manager has created.

I hope the pollination was good for you and you feel full of buzz for the day ahead!

July Daily Listing Challenge!

Hello to July Jugglers and Farewell to June Jollies!

Hello to 'Daily Listers' new and old hands to the Daily Listing Challenge club and a great big thank you to the June Jollies, who challenged themselves to list daily throughout the month of June and were rewarded with a collective sales total of 351 sales!  

A valiant effort and a special award, if there were such a thing, should be given to Dave from GelertDesign who alone managed 120 sales, what a magnificent achievement! 

July Jugglers have set off at a steady pace!

The name chosen for July was a close run thing, we were very nearly the July Javelins, but Jugglers won out at the last minute, just a good thing we did not get them mixed up, it could have been very dangerous!

The Jugglers have already had a very impressive 20 sales, which is wonderful, I don't know about other sellers, but I often find that the summer months are quieter for me personally!

Jugglers Gallery!

I thought I would share with you some of the wonderful items already listed by the Juggler's to showcase some of the wonderful talent on offer in the daily listing club.

There is no particular theme, just items I liked and thought looked great together, a little something for everyone, so please click on the pictures for a closer view and more detailed information.

I hope the Jugglers have fun balancing their time, crafts and home life and that it is a rewarding month for all involved.