And the winner is ...

Pam at Averil Pam Designs. Congratulations Pam, you suggested purple, teal or black – let me know which you would like.

A big big thank you to everyone for your participation, your lovely comments, great colour ideas and the opportunity to pootle through more great blogs & shops. I especially like Kirsty-Asparagus’ bold idea of blue in a hot pink frame.

I am offering everyone who took part a 15% discount * on any print  in my shop until the 30^th June (but please be aware that my shop will close at some point whilst I move house). Discounts will be refunded via paypal, just send me a message with your order.

* sorry, excludes p&p costs

My turn to play

10 x3 in the Sock Garden - go see, now, go on, what are you waiting for ;-)

full steam (er trunk) ahead!

Things are hotting up move wise and I've very reluctantly been taking down all of our prints, paintings, photos, plates, wall hangings, masks, a CAR throwing knife and three Mexican wood carvings (all thick with dust). I've also made sure the tiny leather shoe that previous owners found under the floor boards is safely stored on the top shelf of a now strangely empty cupboard.

All this activity does mean that I haven't had an opportunity to frame and hang the lovely print that Sooziebee so generously sent a few weeks ago. I promise to show you it in its (and our!) new home once the move is done, in the meantime why not pop over to Sooziebee's blog or shop and take a look.

more packing...

& bored with it already. Hence the wee diversionary video with a bit of dawn chorus to soothe the frayed nerves.

Let the packing begin

This is unnaturally optimistic of me but it strikes me as good idea to do some packing in view of our impending house move. Couldn't resist lining up one of my pot collections for a few photos before wrapping it all up, just in case we never meet up again.

What's in the case?

Asked father and son. But how could I answer when I knew not myself, it had been hidden away in the in-laws attic for more than 15 years. What was in it?

Could it hold the correspondence from my old espionage days? No, that's all hidden in a left luggage locker at [classified] airport.

Could it be a trove of forgotten letters from forgotten lovers? Mm I might be forgetful but I'm not senile yet.

Would it contain a stash of what I thought at the time was glass and paste jewellery but now my more experienced self could recognise as the work of that great Russian Jeweller, Faberge? Yup I've been ODing the Antiques Roadshow repeats again.

I waited with for father and son to leave the house, took my mystery case into the garden (just in case it contained something really nasty). I held my breath and flicked the locks and behold ... it contained some  background reading for a 3rd undergraduate essay on the origins of syphilis.  

Competition time

To celebrate reaching 100 PWFMs in my Folksy shop I am having a little PRIZE DRAW competition. 

The Prize: A custom printed Spiral Rabbit in the winner's choice of COLOUR. 

How to enter: 

1.     FAVOURITE my folksy shop &

2.     FOLLOW this blog &

3.   Leave a COMMENT below stating which colour you would like if you win and why. Don’t worry if your choice of colour duplicates someone else’s. 

Closing date: I’ll be pulling the winner from a virtual hat on 31st May (or thereabouts) 

I’ll aim to print and dispatch the prize by the 3rd week of June (impending house move permitting)

Good Luck!

PS black is ok too!