For one night only ...

... I have straight hair! LOL

I went to the 'salon' at the local college yesterday to have my hair coloured - fab value, and to prove it most of the people there were pensioners having a perm or a shampoo and set :o) Basically, I think the costs involved are only to cover materials and the 'leccy.

My trainee, Carly, did a pretty good job on the colouring and asked if I wanted my hair dried straight. I have never ever had my hair straightened, and I thought it might be fun to see if it was actually possible.

It was, but it took 45 minutes of hard work ...






I like it, especially the shine my hair has, but it doesn't really feel 'me' - and I certainly wouldn't want to spend the time necessary to maintain the style like this!

This morning, the front bit is definitely trying to kink - you can't keep a good curl down :o)

Beavering away...

I've been quite busy, craftwise, lately, but I don't have any pictures to share just yet, as everything is either an exchange, a PIF gift, a birthday present or is so near to being finished I want to unveil it completed! LOL ...

July is always a busy time with lots of family birthdays and work is very hectic too. We are putting the finishing touches to the show we're taking to the Edinburgh Festival, and I've been lending a hand with my needle and thread to get the costumes looking good - we're on a very tight budget for this show, so there has been quite an element of 'do it yourself' about everything - which is why my iron, glue gun, sewing kit, trimmings etc are all still at the office... :o) And of course, my main job is actually marketing and publicising the show, so I will be glad when everyone gets there safely at the end of next week!

I have to say I think I've conquered my phobia about using glue on my stitching - I've been making a lot of pinkeeps and scissor fobs, and although I do still stitch the sides together as insurance, I'm finding I can use glue to mount the pieces and hold them together without making a disgusting mess :o) This is definitely progress! And in other new techniques, I made a piece up into a scissor pouch this week too - I'll post about that separately.





And I've finally decided to show my face - rather than my computer generated avatar - on my profile, I've found a picture I'm happy to show the world - I'm actually listening to quite an interesting talk in this photo, and so was unconscious of it actually being taken... it's a bit pixelated because it's cropped from a larger shot but its a good shot of me, I think - so even if you'd been reading my blog for a while, hello and welcome from the real me :o)