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It’s day five in the big detox house…

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well…haven’t been able to blog as I’ve been moping around like a desperate drug addict all week, having been deprived of sugar, caffeine, carbs and alcohol since Monday morning! I’m not totally sure that getting rid of my belly is actually worth getting rid of my life, but hey ho!

Been falling (literally) into bed earlier and earlier with lack of energy, all be it false energy, it was 8.30pm last night!  And I’m supposed to keep this up for 14 days……………..roll on Vodka Redbull.

Ben's attempt at photography....not bad Ben

Sam's attempt at photography....not as good as yours Ben!

Peagreen has experienced a severe lack of commitment this week (sorry Ben) but I did manage to sort out the order for our marvellous stickers (it’s all about branding you know) and hunt down another 2 vintage glass jelly moulds for candle making and join the Craft Hub and book a table at their October 30th fair and their December 11th Christmas fair, so I don’t think I’ve done too badly!?  On their website you can now see one of our gorgeous 1950’s kitchen chairs, repainted in F&B French Gray with a newly covered Cath Kidston oilcloth seat (which will be available to buy on the website soon, well as soon as Paul pulls his finger out!)  Also some good news on the photo front, a very talented photographer, Mike Evans, who lives in the village, has agreed to do some snaps – yippee!  That’s let brother Luke off the hook for a while, (also a photographer)  Just had word that he’ll be down from London for Christmas,  roll on party time!

A lick of paint

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Sam I thought you might like to see a picture of the Victorian chest of drawers that was in my gran’s bedroom when she was a girl (she’s 93 now) ! It’s been used by various members of the family all this time until it was recently offered to me – in more than a shabby chic state – its still really solid with no wood worm… I think it looks great as a piece of painted furniture ! Not for Peagreen this time though… gonna keep it in the family!

sock monsters….

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Whilst perusing cool websites I came across www.madebykate.co.uk an interior designer who also makes sock monsters.  Her blog is great and it’s where I read about the Exeter based craft co-operative “The Craft Hub“.  They run craft fairs in Exeter and do pub nights where various crafters teach other their skills.  Cr’after dark – fab name!  Anyway during October, the 20th I think, Kate is running a “how to make sock monsters” night. What do you think Nat?  Shall we go?  It’s only a fiver….

Hansel and Gretel…..

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In the gingerbread house am I,   having spent today making candles with a new gingerbread scent that I had delivered (not by a witch I might add)  That would be a great name for a candle supplies company wouldn’t it?  “The Wicked Witch of the Wax”  The scent went down well with my kids, which is always a good sign, especially when they try to eat the candles!  They didn’t really,  but that has just reminded me of a funny story when I ate some strawberry scented bubble bath back in the 70’s.  I can’t be the only one to have done it,  big cork lid,  smelled gorgeous? – tasted like shit though.  I was so naive that I thought it would actually taste of strawberries,  how sad is that….?  I’m not sure how old I was at the time, old enough to know better though.  Whilst other kids around the UK (mainly Paignton) were busy impregnating themselves I was eating bubble bath!  Kept me out of trouble though, until the ripe old age of 14 when Central Park opened in Beaconsfield on Maxwell Road and then a whole new journey began…..well,  the journey from my house to the pub!

Charity mate

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Well finally I have an empty, rainy day to sit down and get started on the Peagreen blog……  plenty of those in Devon so no excuses to not be making regular posts!  Although I’m still in my pj’s with Woman’s Hour looming, cleaning to do, candles to make and furniture to paint it’s all about priorities and I choose blogging!

Just had word that a charity coffee morning, in aid of Macmillan, held at my lovely community-minded friend Teresa’s cottage in Combeinteignhead on Sunday morning, raised over £500!  Well done everyone who attended & more importantly put their hands in their pockets.  My nine year old, Meg, managed to win the best prize on the tombola (a bottle of Grants whisky) much to the annoyance of most of the men there.  I swiftly offered her a fiver for it and put it away for my Dad’s Christmas present.  Cold, hard cash always works well where she’s concerned!

I was pretty busy on my stall, helped by the lovely Helene – much needed support as I was suffering, too much red wine at my next door neighbours’ the night before!  I was selling my natural soya candles, hand poured into vintage finds (Poole Pottery, glass jelly moulds, Meakin cups & saucers).

I did a bit of chatting to people about Peagreen, our recycling ethos and how we like to bring old pieces back to life with some funky fabric and a lick of F&B.  This also applies to the candles (recycling – not a lick of F&B!) as the natural soya wax can be removed with hot, soapy water and the vintage item can then be reused or refilled, by me, for the cost of the wax!  Anyway, we took about £100 which was fab and got some positive feedback so now onto the next step… website? Etsy? Notonthehighstreet.com? Think I might stay local for now and am going to contact “The Craft Hub” based in Exeter to see where that leads and there’s a meeting at my friend Blue’s in Teignmouth on Friday night about her Christmas Charity Bazaar, where local artists and crafters sell their wares.  From what I hear there is going to be a bit of a chutney overload this year!