Cornwall Adventures - Treyarnon Bay

I've just got back from a fabulous week in Treyarnon Bay in Cornwall. I can definitely be guilty of looking abroad for summer holidays, and forgetting quite how beautiful the UK beaches can be, although the weather was traditionally British - wind, rain, clouds, thunder and hail!!

Here are some photos....

First view when off the bus, and just a little way along the coast. I got the overnight Megabus from London to Newquay, which is brilliant. It can be as cheap as £10 and seems like the best use of time to get here, as otherwise it is very far from London!! The bus leaves London at 11.30pm and gets you into Newquay at 6.50am so very reasonable timing. 

Dramatic skies over Constantine Bay after a very soggy coast path walk along to Trevose Head Lighthouse. 

Having fun in the sea with my Go Pro. It was mad that almost every person in the sea was wearing a wetsuit - and you needed too!!! In August though it does seem a bit wrong!

Lots of dramatic bays and caves to explore at low tide....

The one day it was warm (just enough) to go in the sea in a bikini and without a wetsuit! The sea was stunningly clear and a beautiful turquoise.

We holed up in the caravan one particularly terribly wet afternoon and made scones! Mmmmm! I know I'm eating them the Devon way which is probably illegal in Cornwall, but this is my favourite way to make them!!

Sadly there were hundreds and hundreds of jelly fish and the super clear water meant you could see them coming!! In a wetsuit though it doesn't matter quite so much but it's still not so nice. I did think this one looked particularly beautiful though, and very like some glass painting I did with friends when younger. 

It was a fantastic holiday, but I am very much looking forward to going away to Malta in a few weeks to get some hot hot sun and beach time!!

*New Mobile Design* Transport Felt Baby Mobile

Again, another felt baby mobile that I've had in my mind to make for ages, especially since I made some cute felt name banners, one with a tug boat and the other with a tractor.

Although I try and keep a lot of my mobiles very neutral, I do have more girly options than boy options, and I like to keep it fair, so I thought I would make a transport mobile.

Here are some photos....what do you think??

I am very pleased with it! One part of it I think looked particularly fabulous in felt, so I have made one with just those....watch this space for more details of that one to come!

Fairly Amy on Big Cartel

Due to the interest in my Folksy shop completely dying in the last year or so (I don't know why - Etsy is going well!!) I've decided to look at other options, and so have opened a Big Cartel store.

I've gone for the free 5 listing option to start with, to see if there is any traffic, but here it is! I do love the layout and how easy it is to open....

http://fairlyamy.bigcartel.com/

Wind in the Willows - Velvet & Tweed Animals

For the Mini Boden & Wind in the Willows photoshoot earlier this year, along with lots of other fun props, I also made these luxurious velvet & tweed wind in the willows creatures. They were great fun (although fairly fiddly - velvet is not my favourite fabric to sew) to make, and I am very pleased with how they turned out!

Badger & Mr Toad

A bunny friend

Mr Toad likes to drive his car very fast! Poop Poop! Here he his accessorised with some racing goggles and a lovely scarf.

Moley, Ratty & Badger - complete with accessories too!