Author: Ruth Singer

Everyone else seems to be busy getting ready for Christmas – making and buying gifts, planning parties and holidays and all sorts of fun. The nearest I’ve got is doing a small gift guide for Whip Up. My picks were Kup Kup Land, Gina B, Linda Bloomfield, Jennifer Collier and Tinctory. I should have included…

Wow, the open studio was a great success – thank you to all my helpers, visitors and customers! I might have to do that again.The studio was tidier than it has been since I moved in, but it was a lot of work clearing out all the heaps of stuff in corners that I’d stopped…

Or rather their Eco Shop. This is Lisa and Bridget who opened their new shop on Friday night. Take a look at that Mod Green Pod wallpaper behind them. Harlands Organic Furnishings (available at Our Eco Shop) are the sole supplier of this fantastic eco wallpaper & fabric in the UK. How very cool. They…

I made this piece for a customer in the US a few weeks ago, and now its arrived I can show it here. It was great to be commissioned from overseas, particularly for one of these panels – so thanks J, I hope you enjoy it! I’m going to be concentrating on wall panels from…

Real metal Gota ribbon. More treasures here I’ll be back after the Eco Design Fair

That’s me shooting by in a cloud of chaos. Bit busy here, but just time to say ooooooh! I was one of the winners in the Craftzine aprons competition! How fabulous, thanks Craftzine! There are some great aprons in this, including lots of ones that were also made with ric-rac for the Tie One On…

Hello all, I’m back. In some stroke of amazing luck I managed to have a sunny week in Scotland and be back at work now its raining. And raining a bit more. I got stuck cycling on my way to work this morning when the canal / river towpath was underwater and I had to…

I’ve got a couple of events coming up in the next few weeks and some new stockists. The Eco Design Fair, London. 24th November 2007I’ll be selling off my Dragon range including bags, scarves and purses made from recycled, vintage and eco fabrics as well as corsages and other sale bargains. Everything will be significantly…

I got tagged by Paper Flower Girl to share my sustainable living tips. I’m struggling to avoid ranting about annoying ungreen behaviour. This is something that is really important to me. I am not going to list the ordinary stuff like recycling and turning off appliances, surely everyone does that?! I’m going for the less…

How did that happen? Who stole this week? Another of life’s mysteries. Maybe it was this chap. He didn’t take all that long to construct, but maybe he’s some kind of time-eating monster.I had a very enjoyable couple of hours this week observing the first sessions of a school project I’m documenting for Creative Partnerships.…