Happy Monday!

Happy Monday! I hope a good weekend was had by all. Mine was great, helped by the beautiful weather that we had. On Saturday I had a stall at Spitalfields Market in London. It went well and I sold some items and met some lovely people. The sunshine brought people out and I met folks from all over the world!

I hung one of my kimonos at the back of the stall and I chose this one as I love the colours.
It was actually used as an under garment and would have been worn under the kimono!

The heart garland worked well, strung across the top of my stall.

The bright colours of the kimono fabrics worked so well.

I used my Japanese wooden drawers as a prop for displaying my clutches. I'm not sure what these drawers would have been originally used for. If anyone has an idea, please let me know!

On Sunday we spent a bit of time in the garden, enjoying the sun. My husband is the keen gardener in our household and does an amazing job of it, but I'm happy to pootle about and sweep up leaves etc.

Bob the cat is on the chair, can you see Tom?!

On Sunday afternoon I had a late lunch/early dinner (linner/dunch?!) with my sister and my nieces. My youngest niece, Lila, painted my nails a fab pink colour and stuck pretty flowers on them. I then enjoyed my new nails with a glass of bubbly in the garden!

Spitalfields Market

Cheeky Leopard will have a stall at Old Spitalfields Market tomorrow from 11am to 5pm.

Please pop along and say hi if you are in the area.

Kimono hearts

I seem to have kimono hearts coming out of my ears at the mo!

It's countdown time to the Designers Makers Market I'm doing on Saturday 16th May and I am now refining the look of my stall. I have been making some pretty padded kimono hearts and decided to string them together to make a garland that will festoon the front of my stall.

I'm really pleased with it!

The garland looks really nice on my kitchen wall!

I used pretty shades of red, pink, cream and turquoise.

Each heart is made from vintage kimono pieces and is lightly padded.

I am now selling kimono heart decorations in my store.

They look really pretty hanging in a group from pussy willow branches.

You can find them here.

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday!

It's a Bank Holiday here in the UK. It's a lovely sunny day, but apart from a walk in beautiful Bushy Park I have been stuck indoors all day, sewing away. Luckily I love sewing! I'm preparing for the Designers Makers Market at Spitalfields where I will be selling my wares. It's on the 16th May and is the first time I'm doing it. Please pop along and say hi if you are in the neighbourhood.