I may be a beat behind the knitting thing, but I am determined to catch up. Because I LOVE Muir and Osborne knitted dogs. I saw the whole kennels-worth at Country Living Fair, and I want to make them ALL. I have already started knitting the Pug and I have nearly done a whole back leg. I can’t really knit properly yet, but I think if I stuff him extremely carefully we should be O.K. Either that or I shall just call him Peg-Leg. Winter nights here we come…

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We are starting to feel a little bit festive at Clippy HQ preparing for all our Christmas shows.  We would love to see you at:
Spirit of Christmas 3rd - 6th Nov Stand G2  Olympia, London
Country Living Fair 9th - 13th Nov Stand J2  Islington Business Centre, London
Ideal Home Christmas 17th - 20th Nov Stand 2M20  Earls Court, London

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So I'm out of hibernation, but not yet quite ready for the flip-flops. To celebrate (and this might sound just a little strange) I rolled back the carpet in the front room, turned up the laptop and went one to one with Peta from the fabulous Swing Patrol, who is teaching me and the gorgeous one to Lindy Hop. We whirled for a whole hour, in fact I am now officially a TWIRLY GIRL.  They have classes all over the place and their workshops ar...

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I want it. This bag has been designed and made by Jenny Arnott, who specializes in textiles and stationery (well you guessed that didn’t you ?) .
Jenny loves Russian dolls, vintage china, flowers, flamingos, the seaside, pressed glass, fair isle knitting, walking in the park, fairground rides, old red buses, mismatched teacups and pretty painted houses ….and Clippy .
Please go and look at her website www.jennyarnott.co.uk I am particularly fond of Jenny’s embroidered buttons. I have transformed many a dull cardy with a be

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This bag is a real work of art - with a title.... 'The world is a scary place, but I have armbands' .  Designed by Lisa Swirling, who creates the most divine 'Glass Cathedrals'.
These Glass Cathedrals are wonderful, I love them (and have one).  What would Lisa put in the bag pockets?  Of course, a tiny child floating in a large watery space.  The most fabulous beach bag.
Notes for your diaries, Lisa will be showing in the autumn at the Original Art Fair 23rd-29...

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