exciting news! (and a plea for help)

I had a quick look at my folksy hit count earlier this morning, and couldn't quite believe my eyes as one of my items (my tweedy phone holder) had jumped considerably.  I scratched my head, and had a look at the folksy featured items section (just in case) and there it was!  I'm so excited as to me it means my business has finally taken off and achieved some 'recognition' if that makes any sense.

The only problemo I have is that I have run out of the tweed and the place it came from no longer sells it - can anybody help?  Its a lightweight wool tweed with a very narrow pattern repeat, and has little yellow and orange flecks in it.  I'm obviously very keen to get my hands on some more so I can start making them again, so if you know of any, or can sell me some, I would be soooo very grateful!

Katie x

folksy friday - weaving

It's been a while since I've done a Folksy Friday post, and as I'm set to do a weaving workshop this weekend I thought I might take weaving as a theme.

My own item is a herringbone tweed woven sleep pillow

Here are some treasures I found on Folksy

Handwoven silk cushion by Maxemilia

Handwoven notebook case by Sue Wright Handknits

Handwoven Rug by Agnis Smallwood

Handwoven Scarf by Studio Thirty8

Wonder what I will come home with this weekend???

October Folk Fest

This month's folksy listing club is the October Folk Fest - I haven't managed to list everyday so far, but have finished off a few knitted items: my cowl of course, some fairisle style leg warmers and some fun boho fingerless mitts

Here is a selection of nice things from the folk festers today:

Heart by Pants and Paper

Mistletoe by Court & Spark

Mummy by Mudmeddling

Earrings by Flo Nightingale

Bracelet by Mirribeads

Gift Tags by VintageDreams

Enjoy!

Katie x

folksy friday - hens

My first folksy friday is going to feature hens!  Now my three are up and listed I thought it would be appropriate:

Hetty - mini hen

Myrtle - medium hen decoration/doorstop

 

Betsy - large hen doorstop

Now for the fellow folksters!

Felt Hen picture by Oosie

felt hen tea cosy

Vintage Style Pull-Along Hattie The Hen Primitive

-Swirlyarts-bandit-chicken-doorstop

Hope you like them!

Katie x

September Stars

Over at my folksy shop I have been joining in the September Stars listing club.  The aim is to list something every day and I have been busy doing just that - often a couple of things each day, hooray!

Here are some of the items:

Sitting Hen Linen Tea Cosy

Customisable money belt

Cocoon Netbook cover

But I'm not the only one who's been busy!  Here are some of my favourite items from the group from today:

Card by Cheerymishmash

Dragonfly by Jesselu

Brooch by Pantsandpaper

Bag by Moody Cow Designs

Katie x

Branding

A long time ago I had an ebay account which I called eklectikfish - I wanted a name that was quirky and summed up the randomness of the things I was selling at the time.  Whilst casting around for a name for my folksy shop, I remembered the name and thought it might be a go-er.  Following SheDraws advice on UK Handmade about the importance of having a 'brand' I thought this might be one of the reasons why I haven't had any sales yet - the shops are just not distinctive enough at the moment.

So, here is my initial thought for a brand look.  Any feedback gratefully received, I'm still pretty new to this game!  This is sort of intended for a label... but could also be part of a banner too.

I need to redraw the fish to make it my own, but the concept will be similar.  So, what do you think?