Time to start thinking about Christmas

Rothbury is beginning to disappear in an ever deeper thick lovely blanket of deep snow, it looks wonderful but it makes normal daily life grind to a halt.... especially thoughts of Christmas shopping. It stopped the Late night shopping on Friday as well as the lantern procession f.rom Cragside to Rothbury, the way things are going it is putting the late night on Wednesday 1st Dec in jeopardy too but we will have to just wait and see. My Victorian style tartan and peacock feather headpiece is still as yet unworn. I am not realy sure if the style is a typical victoian style or not but I just sat down and played with the resources I had and put them together and hoped that it would look ok. I have added a photograph see what you thinkI have also added some pics of my latest corsages and brooch pins, a couple of them are trully VINTAGE....made from vintage lace and vintage buttons, it is amazing how a few little bits of scraps can be turned into something so pretty.
To have a look at snowy Rothbury and he inside of Coccuveda please click on the You Tube Link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkX8812O__

Cold Thursday

It feels very cold at the moment, I suppose you could say that it is November so we should expect it to be cold, it just means that to keep my shop Coccuveda warm and welcoming and in order to keep a nice working temperature i have to resort to using lots of expensive electricity and have my little fan heater on (constantly!!!) sorry Neil!! I do have to work, so I need it. At the moment I have a couple of projects on the go, i have almost finished a lovely bridal piece using some ivory vintage lace ( i just had enough) freshwater pearls and swarovski crystals, hopefully i will be able to post a picture over the next couple of days. Something else that i am making is a little head piece for myself, hopefully a Victorian looking piece. Next Friday evening (26th Nov) there is a special event I Rothbury to celebrate the200th  birthday of Lord Armstrong from Cragside, the event includes a night time procession from Cragside down to Rothbury and in Rothbury the shops will all be open late (including Coccuveda), the Christmas lights should all be switched on, carol singers will be singing and shopkeepers should all be sporting Victorian style dress!!!!!! Hence my headpiece. I am making it with a lovely piece of purple tartan and some peacock feathers which my husband found locally, if it works out again I will post some photos

What is new

Coccuveda in Bridge Street Rothbury Northumberland is a fantastic little shop filled to the brim with lots of lovely locally made arts and crafts, specialising in hand crafted unique and individual corsages, fascinators and bridal tiaras

In addition Coccuveda  houses a unique collection of original arts and crafts all made in Northumberland,  everything from a selection of painted and stained glass to original artwork, handmade jewellery, cards, soap, handmade chocolates, woodcraft, textile art and much more. All products are of the highest quality and make the perfect gift for any occasion. In fact it is the ideal location to start Christmas shopping

Some pictures of my latest designs