UK SILLY SALE!

Today's the official starting day for the UK Etsy sellers' silly sale. Lots of us have come together under the leadership (LOL, she'll like that!) of feltmeupdesigns

Search UK silly sale to find loads of fabulous bargains, handmade, supplies and vintage shops are all represented.


Christmas robin from feltmeupdesigns

My own shop has two silly sale sections (22 items so far!), more items may yet be added!


10% reductions here

half price section here

Props...part three!

I blogged last month about the props that others use in their product photos: part one and part two here.

My mission, though, was to try to find something to use for my scarves and fiber necklaces.


This is the best of about a million photos poor Mr Nifty took of me before the batteries ran out. I think scarves look better modelled, but I don't like being the model. Mr Nifty drew the line and outright refused!

Then, in a charity shop, I thought I'd found the very thing!

I don't know what it is supposed to be used for, it's a semi-transparent alien head with a ridge around the base that makes me think it's a lid of something. I can't see through it from behind so I thought it would be ideal as a face mask....LOL not so!



I still like it as a prop, but I don't think I'll try wearing it again!



The scarf will be in the UK SILLY SALE on Friday - there are already lots of lovely bargains, but Friday is the day we'll all go quite silly. Yes, even sillier than now. My shop has a section with items reduced by 10% but I will have a half-price section on Friday which will include this scarf.

Morris Dancing at Tenterden Folk Festival

Morris dancing has a long history in the UK (some claim it's been around since the 14th or 15th Century) but there are now international sides too. Tenterden Folk Festival hosts teams or sides from all over, who perform along the High Street.

some dance with sticks:



some have blackened faces - there are various explanations for this. I quite like the idea that it was to camouflage the dancers at a time when the Established Church was trying to ban Morris Dancing because of its pagan origins.



some dance with hankies:



You may have noticed the chap in the pink frock? He's the team's "fool", who acts as if he's messing about, but is quite possibly the best dancer of the lot!



Sides have "beasts" who work the crowds and sometimes dance along too - can't be easy!




Of course musicians are crucial!



This is a hurdy gurdy or wheel fiddle - I'd never seen or heard such an instrument before.


This musician danced whilst playing - very impressive!






I'm not knitting Morris Dancers any more, but the last four will be in the UK Silly Sale in my Etsy shop on Friday - come and snap up a bargain!