Wednesday 14 August 2013

Ermahgerd... Folksy Summer School

{Due to a trawling through Pinterest, I'm now a full-time advocate of the Ermahgerd meme. Feel free to unfollow me. I'm annoying myself. Experts agree I should be fine in a few days.}

So. Last weekend my sister and I made our way to the very first Folksy Summer School.


Like so.

For those of you who don't know what 'Folksy' is, it's a bit like Etsy. But better. Because it's British. And we gave the world The Beatles. And the Bee Gees. So we should know.

I documented my shoes' holiday in various stages of the journey...

Starting out:

On my way!

Arriving:

Points for guessing where I am

Arrived

... they got very excited to find a little friend at the school... Ermahgerd! Shuhs!

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We got a goodie bag. My sister's soul was bought. I learned the power of the tote.

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I spent quite a bit of time telling various random people how I had the urge to skateboard down this roof:

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(I think you'll agree it would indeed make a most excellent ramp. Glad I didn't take the boys... would not have been able to keep them off it.)

There was a tent...

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... which for all intents and purposes would have made a terrible skateboard ramp, but did have very pretty tassels...

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There was so much to do! So much to learn! So MUCH to try! And food too...

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We met and heard from fabulous people:

Sinead from CraftyFox; Doug Richard who inspired us all to plan for success; Emma Jones from Enterprise Nation; Lyndsey James who almost cried when she found out that although we all had tripods none of us used them - I learned more in half hour of her photography class than months of bashing my head by myself (she runs workshops); Gemma at The Button Tin; Mollie Makes - yes! them!; Tilly of Tilly and the Buttons fame; and the man who turned down Oprah, Andy from Vinegar&Brown Paper. To name a few. Just so many people with things we needed to know.

We saw pretty things:

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But mostly I got to spend time with this woman here:

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Me and sis.

Who kept me well fed and entertained:

I have been well fed this evening

Dessert

Before I had to pack it all up, and head home, head and heart buzzing with new enthusiasm, new knowledge and new skills.

Tired feet returning home

En route

I even met Johny Depp on a railway platform:

Sorry Johny Depp lookalike waiting minding your own business on a platform. You were too pretty to let go

It was a good weekend.


We must do it again sometime. Especially the Johny Depp thing. Mmmmmmmm....


{Edited to add :: forgot, in my excitement, to add Polly from Handmade Horizons on the list of fabulous people who've inspired me. If you are serious about making your product work then this site is something you need.}

11 comments:

  1. Looks like you had such a great weekend :)

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  2. Ermahgerd, like, tertally!


    I'll be fine in a few days.

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  3. lucky you! i guess folksy for just uk people to sell?

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  4. It is a uk based company, but I have no idea if they only allow uk resident subscriptions. I can't see why they'd limit like that ... Its a worldwide marketplace. Check them out.

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  5. how fabulous!!! and with your sister? that would be a dream come true for me. and that roof/ramp?? um, totally a skateboard ramp. my boy would have freaked out!

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  6. It was a treat of a weekend. And that roof still makes me want to shout 'weeeeeeeere' every time I see it

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  7. Ermahgerd lerk I kner rerght?? God that was hard getting through autocorrect. Seriously, if the doors hadn't closed at that precise moment I could have left my husband and kids for him...

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  8. That is a whole lot of awesomeness!

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  9. It was. Almost too much. Back to reality now though. Bump.

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  10. many moons ago i used to get a train to and from chesterfield..... i never ever saw Johhny Depp :/ I. AM. ENVIOUS!!!

    looks like a fantastic weekend with your sister, and I love those shoes, and you look a lot younger that i thought you were!! ;)

    amanda

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