New in Stock!

It's a day later than I said, but I have put my new knitted item on Folksy!

A lovely pair of baby booties!

They are made in double Knit wool in a nice neutral cream/pale yellow colour.

They would best fit a newborn baby. The Length of the sole is 3 inches.
They are sure to keep your little ones feet snug and warm.

Pop by my Folksy Shop and take a look. They are also available in baby pink and baby blue.

A Folksy thanks

It's good when you hear someone has made a sale in the Folksy Forums. It's even better when someone has sold an item similar to what I am trying to sell. To say i'm still waiting for my first sale, is disappointing. But i'm sure it will come in time. Being an experienced ebay seller, I know how good it feels when you have sold an item...that someone has actually wanted to purchase from you and have even fought over it!

For me, spending the time creating something with my own fair hands is enjoyable enough. But to sell it...well....it's the icing on the cake.

To find a website such as folksy was exciting. I'd never heard of it before and nobody i knew had heard of it before.
Ebay seems to dominate the web for selling things. How often have you heard someone say - "well if you don't want it, stick it on ebay!"
I love ebay and often use it at christmas. It's the ideal place to buy gifts.

But Folksy is different. Here is the artist and creators year round craft fair. With so many beautiful hand made items for sale, the choice is endless.

I am working on extending my range. I have one knitted item waiting to be listed, but you'll have to wait til wednesday to find out what it is!

I have a list of ideas for things to make. I am thankful that I have the skills to make things. Creativity would be near the top of the list if i were to describe myself in so many words.

And thanks to folksy, I now have a place to share my creativeness. And i'm loving every second of it!

The Start of HayKnits!

HayKnits is part of Hayleys Store. I have been very busy lately making things to sell in this section of my shop. It takes up a bit more time than photography which is why things have been quiet lately.

My First listing is 3 Knitted Flower Pot Cosies.

They really do brighten up dull looking pots and look really snazzy in a window sill.

I only have 1 set of these on sale at the moment, so if you want them you'll only get one chance!

I shall be working on more knitted items so keep checking my Folksy Store for new stock!

Change of shop name on Folksy

I have decided to change the name of my shop. It is now called "Hayleys Store". I was deliberating on what to change it to, as I want to start making things to sell alongside my photography.

I'm happy with the new name - I hope you folksy guys like it as well.

Started on a knitting project a couple of days ago. I'm going to do some more tonight, then hopefully I will get it on sale over the weekend.

This is another of my favourite pictures. It is one of the first prints I ever took in black and white. I like the look of the stamen inside of the flowers..it has a good contrast against the white flowers.

This was taken in my garden a few weeks ago.

Not been out photographing today, but I have a good subject in mind for my next print!

Shop name - should it be changed?

Not much to report on the photography side of things today. Have decided I want to start knitting again, so I have been looking at a pattern. Might be a bit tricky to sell my homemade goodies in my folksy shop - with a name such as "HayPrints". I really like the name of my shop and don't want to change it. I have another shop which I have never used, but not sure if I would have to double the promotion work with 2 shops!
Hmmmm not sure what to do about that. Any suggestions would be most welcome!

Black and White Flower

 I love this picture. I think it is a real statement piece. I am offering this on Folksy not only as a print, but as a canvas print as well. Black and white photography can really make an image look artistic. I think it works well in this paticular instance