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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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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LOVE THEM!  The Puppini Sisters are the kind of vocal trio I would like to belong to.  I want to perform re-workings of 1940's wartime classics (think Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy) interspersed with a bit of Blondie and 'Heart of Glass'.  In fact if one of them gets a sore throat then I'm their girl.
The website is gorgeous and gives you all the latest tour dates and you'll really get a feel for what the girls are about.

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