'COOL YULE'

I have designed some new Winter Badges which I will be selling at the 'Cool Yule' Market. Here are a couple of the designs for you to preview.

Nothing to do Sunday?

Fancy a drive to an event near the Suffolk Coast?

Why not come along to the Festive Market at Snape Maltings.

It would be great to see you there. I will have a stall with all my Adele Design goodies and gifts. Some great Winter badges along with my new 'Acorn and leaf' and 'Word Bird' designs.

See you soon.

Adele

THE WEEKEND

We had a great weekend at the Woodbridge Vintage and Modern Market.

This is how we set out the stall this time and in the picture you can see my daughter Emma who is a great help and supporter of my work.

I think we sold something from just about every design and had some really positive feedback.

An early view of the Market outside. There were also some excellent food stalls.

Before the customers arrived I managed to have a quick look round and see my friend with her Beach Bygones stall, I always managed to find some interesting bits and pieces to add to my collections.

Recently I was having a read of Beach Bygones blog and spotted this lovely blue shell in one of her pics. I've been collecting china shells for a couple of years now and already had one similar to this in brown and pink. So she agreed to let me have it and put it aside to collect at the Market.

And there it is, I'm really pleased with it. It's such a lovely shape from any angle. That's one of the nice things about blogging and Markets, you can meet like minded people and there is always a friendly face to talk to.

I couldn't resist these little photos. They reveal such a rich Social History and look at the fashion. I particularly like this one because my daughter was telling us how she would like to play the Accordion.

I was immediately attracted to this book and as I flicked through I realised it was quite special with these beautiful pencil drawings.

There is a stamp on the front 'St.Osyth's training College'. Beach Bygones and I both agreed that it needed a bit of research to find out what it was used for. The story is a real education with everything from how to wash a jumper, highlight your hair, bake and the politically incorrect reference to how the Mum is very fat. But this is balanced out by the fact that when everyone goes out she has a cup of tea and biscuit anyway with a huge grin on her face.

The Evans family are always willing to learn new skills and have a go themselves.

And here is what else was happening at the weekend. On Sunday Emma went with her Dad to the Bentwaters first Air Show. This is on the opposite side of the road to Rendlesham where we live. They had a fantastic time, there were some amazing planes and displays. Emma has more pics on her Sweetthings blog.

There are people actually strapped to these planes, all in the name of entertainment. I admire their bravery.

So I will say farewell for now as we watch the planes disappear into the distance.

WINDMILLS

The Windmills are out at last.

That's what I like to call these lovely little flowers that decorate our garden wall every year.

We actually thought we were buying a Montana Rubens Clematis but when these flowers appeared we didn't feel dissapointed. It's a Montana Wilsonii and highly scented.

In the evening the flowers shine out like little lights.

I love Windmills and that peaceful, homely feeling they bring. The little flowers in my garden reminded me of a Windmill straight away so I though I would put together a few photos for you.

My Windmills and boats plate is by Royal Winton, Grimwades, Made in England and such a nostalgic combination with a pebble pattern running through. I think I bought it at the Woodbridge Antique Fair, it was only a pound. I particularly like the colour combination.

I also have a few postcards from Holland in my collection. They show beautiful costumes and a Social History.

Lace, cards and the little Windmill flower, such a gentle combination of pretty colours.

I bought this jug from Wickham Market in the Antique shop. It has England stamped underneath. The flowers remind me of work by the designer Alice Natter a member of the Atelier Martine in 1910's and 1920's. I'll do a post about her next time.

An idea for a card with my Windmills.

A little bunch in my Sylvac vase bought from the Antique Shop and Needham Market.

And now for some exciting news.

I am now a member of the ukhandmade team.

Over the year I will be contributing to the online magazine and writing a Diary about our move as a family from town to country.

I have also been invited to join the Lifestyle Blog team and will be writing about our backgarden veg plot tales.

So come and take a look. It's a great site for people with a passion for the Handmade Revolution. There are interesting people to meet from around the country, you can even join groups from your area. You will also be kept up to date with news and events.

Click on this link www.ukhandmade.co.uk and come and read the magazine, you will also be able to access past issues. Each issue is packed with artists, advice, ideas and recipes.

I will also be taking part in this two day Mega Market. So come along and introduce yourselves, it's always great to meet fellow bloggers. Take a look at my Adele Design products where you will find badges and cards with my new designs.

This is a fantastic lively Market for everyone if you are in the Woodbridge area don't miss out.

Here's the link for you www.debenevents.com

Adele

PAPER CONSIDERATIONS PART THREE

Hello everyone, hope you have all had a happy sunny Saturday. I have just posted 'Paper Considerations Part Three' on my Ha-Pea Handmade blog so why not come and take a look at the complete story.

Adele

NEW DESIGNS

Finally! It's taken a while to actually find the time to sit down and make a new post and it's great to be back. I have been working on some new ideas and thought of you all - my blog friends - whose opinions about these designs I would fully appreciate and value as part of my research.

Here is the first.

'Candy Stripes and Ice Cream Raspberry Ripple by The Sea'

A little idea that floated around in my thoughts as I strolled past the Ice Cream shop in Aldeburgh.

I love experimenting with lettering and playing around with scale until something interesting turns up.

Years ago, having worked in Graphics, before the age of the computer where every single letter and variation was drawn and redrawn by hand, the fact that I can move these letters around on the screen, reshaping, resizing and colouring in seconds is still, to me, a miracle and always will be. It means I can have fun and concentrate on a pattern.

This little design is being printed for me as a small card by dstudio onto their recycled card. I also have a badge design to go with it at a later date.

The tumbling sharpeners.

The sharpener drawing is one which I drew for my Paper Dress which you can read about over on my other Blog ha-pea handmade. The idea behind this is to have it printed onto a card which can then be coloured with some space to draw more sharpeners. I've added some text so as to hint at the idea. There is also a matching badge which is being printed by Big Dog Badges.

Perhaps these would be good for party bags.

The typeface bird. An idea I have had in my mind for a while now. I hoped to paint this with watercolour but it didn't quite work out, I think I just need more practice. I did manage to use the pencil in photoshop and draw some of the features to add a bit of character. I am going to work on this idea and make the centre of the bird resemble a ball of string by taking a photo of my crocheted shredded paper and string which might be fun. At the moment this design is being produced as a card.

I love this repeat pattern which is also taken from my Paper Dress drawing. This is also a small card with a couple of badges to make a set. I am hoping this will appeal to anyone who loves design and something a bit different.

I found a heart. I put a post on ukhandmade about this. It's from one of my photos of an old fashioned bin that I put into photoshop and while I was trying out colours a heart appeared. It was in fact and quite unromantically the black bin liner. For this card I also attempted to draw some flowers in photoshop to add a bit of interest and them some words. I felt that adding the words made the whole idea more people friendly, there is something gentle about it like a passing unexpected smile when out walking.

Well I hope you've enjoyed having a browse through my latest designs for Adele Design.

If you have the time it would be great to have your opinions and maybe thoughts about what you would like to see the designs made up into.

THANKS

Adele

PAPER CONSIDERATIONS PART TWO

Hi everyone

Well - the sun has been shining and the sky has been blue and I have felt inspired to put Part Two of my Paper Considerations post over on my other Ha-Pea-Handmade blog. So if you haven't already taken a look feel free to click here and read all about my Paper Dress.

Adele

HA-PEA HANDMADE

A quick note to let you all know I have created another blog called Ha-Pea Handmade as an outlet for sharing my handmade designs, inspirations and stories. I have also set this up in conjuction with joining ukhandmade. So come and take a look and you can read part one of my Paper Dress story.

Adele