Me Me Me

Yesterday I had another day to do as I please (yes I know what a self-indulgent cow I am!) whilst the boys were being looked after by my dear dear in-laws...So I traipsed over to Edinburgh to hang-out with my friend Karen...we did some shopping on George Street, popped into Harvey Nichols for Jelly Bellys and a shot of Edinburgh Gin (oooh and it was only half past 12!), followed by a mammoth eating session at Wagamamas. To finish off an already fab day we popped into The Market, a design-led craft market to check-out the local talent...well we only got a third of our way around the stalls before we BOTH ran out of cash...arrrghh! I could so easily have bought something from every stall!

At the show I got chatting to the lovely Tara McIntosh of Twiggd as her delightful wooden accessories really jumped out at me...turns out she's a trained cabinet-maker and as you can see, her affinity for all things woody really stands out! The one item I was particularly coveting was the gorgeous wee box she kept her sale proceeds in...just tooooo cute! Not only are her items as sweet as pie...they are seriously well made too!

Admittedly I do go a bit crazy for crochet so I just couldn't walk past Emma Lamb's
gorgeous goodies without picking-up my jaw off the ground and buying myself something! We had a good old blether about the joys of blogging and crochet hooks...as you do! What a great girl! I bought one of Emma's patterns to make a cute wee garland....I can't wait to give it a go and maybe even share the results of my efforts (if it look's anything as good as Emma's...she did reassure me that it's pretty straight forward to do!)

How swoon-worthy are those mismatched buttons?!

There were so many other fab sellers there...gorgeous prints from Mina Braun (I want to fill the boys' rooms with her charming illustrations), funky jewellery made from recycled paper and packaging by Little Red ...oh I could just go on and on...

One thing's for sure...I'll be heading down to the next Market event with a full wallet next time!



p.s I also got a lie in and breakfast in bed this morning...what a smug cow I am too! LOL!