Thirtyonethirteen.net Shop!

I love an eco-friendly gift! I also love a handmade gift AND supporting a small business!

My good friend Angela has been selling on Etsy for a while and now has opened her own online shop called Thirtyone:thirteen

I have loved crafting all my life - sewing, knitting, papercrafts, embroidery and more. And I admit to being a hoarder- collecting the scraps that other people discard and turning them into beautiful and useful things.  

Now I'm retired, and living in a beautiful part of the country, I have more time to sit and stitch, and I want to share my creativity with others, at an affordable price.

My grandmother taught me crafting skills when I was a child, and she was a woman of faith. My shop is called 31:13 because there is a verse in the bible (Proverbs chapter 31 verse 13) , about a woman who "finds wool and fine linen and works with eager hands" My shop's logo is a play on those numbers - the butterfly reflects the idea of metamorphosis into a new, beautiful life.

In her shop, Thirtyone:thirteen, she has made a variety of beautiful present ideas , most of which are made from reclaimed and reused materials

There's some beautiful items on there.

I have picked one of two favourites to share:

Handwarmers

I love these little handwarmers.  These would be perfect for my way home from school to tuck into my pocket when I am stuck on the train platform waiting for a train! They are an absolute bargain too at £1.50 a pair! They only need a little microwaving to warm them up!

Bird decorations

I bought one of these bird decorations from Ang  a couple of years ago when we met and they are so cute and pretty! I have a work colleague (and a husband, mum) who love birds and would love these! She also does colourful brooch versions of these.

Pencil roll

These handmade pencil rolls with coloured pencils would make a really nice gift for a child or if you wanted to include them in an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox .

Juggling bags

These 'Bags of fun' juggling bags are so cute. I can imagine the kids at school loving these!

Do go and have a look at her lovely website! You might find something you like.  She also has lovely paper flower kit which is a super idea!

xxx

How many parcels in the picture???

Yes, there are indeed three!!!!





The courier turned up today with my Peacocks orders- all three of them!


The sweetie that she was, she felt bad when I phoned the other day to try and arrange redelivery of the first parcel. So she phoned up her depot to see if they still had it or had sent it on to Peacocks, to try and help me. It transpired that they DID have it, but she didn't have my mobile number, so they kept it. But she didn't have my mobile number to call me, so somehow she came with 3 today! Yep, I have 3 sets of daisy earrings, and a polka-dot dress and a navy blue Kate Middleton-style dress. But MOST IMPORTANTLY...





I have the lace-necked dress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


There now remains the issue of what to do with 2 extremely large parcels worth of items, equivalent to the weight of a small child, especially since you have to pay for your own postage
but it's quite funny really!!!!

Yay, we had Women's world day of prayer today at church, for which I was playing the piano (ahrgh!) but praise God, apart from one of two Les Dawson moments, I didn't play too badly!!!