What's your flavour?

I have had a lot of fun this weekend, creating a special order of a driftwood ice-cream van!

The customer wanted it to be pink, and though it's a colour I don't find a lot of on the beach, I had a piece that was just big enough to go round!

I kept the shape fairly primitive, and added the ends of vintage cotton spools as wheels

I added a little bit of bunting for colour at the back...

...and just an impression of a sign hanging from a tack on the side!

A complete stranger called Keith made my day on Wednesday, when a package containing a whole load of manifold nuts arrived at my door. I had mentioned on my Facebook page that I was after some - a friend of mine shared my plea, and lo and behold.....! What a kind and generous man: he wouldn't even let me reimburse him for postage!

So, I was able to make some more lighthouses! (Just in case you were wondering what I wanted old car parts for!)

And finally, in other news....eeeeeeeeekkkkk!

We are in Ideal Home magazine this month!!

The photos were taken almost a year ago....

....but finally they are in!

By the way, my house has only ever been this tidy once!

So lovely to see the whole family in print. One to treasure, I think!

Polperro

 Not an exact replica, you understand, but anyone who has visited the picturesque Cornish fishing village will know of its higgledy piggledy houses and quirky old bridges. I was completely led by the materials in this piece, mainly the large "bridge" part, with its cut-out bit (exactly as I had found it on the beach!)

 I added steps and a slope on either side of the bank, and a piece of wood with several layers of blue peeling paint serves as the river.

 It was only after I had attached all the houses that I realised that should the inhabitants step out of their front doors, they might get a bit wet! But asthetics won over practicalities in the end!

 I have been making lots of cottages (only 5 weeks or so until the Contemporary Craft Festival - eek!)

This one is a bit special, as it has a rusty tin roof (again, exactly as I found it - holes and all)

 

And finally, it is my mums birthday tomorrow. She has had so many cards from me these last 4 decades, I worry about giving her the same thing twice, so I set about something new this morning. Following the new camper van and caravan designs, the next stop is the ice-cream van!

I hope she likes it. I may add it to my range later in the year.

Thanks for reading and for all your lovely comments lately!