An Eye For Detail

Travel and More

Due to popular demand (!) and after looking over some of my more popular posts I will do a short recap here of what I am packing for my upcoming trip.

It’s a tricky one. A week in Manchester, UK where I will be staying in daughter’s house: she, her husband, the baby and the dog. It’s bound to be cooler than here in North Carolina; and chances are it will be wet some of the time. But I DO keep clothes over there. Sweat pants, sweaters, socks, pajamas, warm flannel robe, assorted hair and skin products. And of course I can, and do, use some of her things .

Let’s begin with my first week and what I will be doing:

This visit I will be doing some gardening. Surprise surprise! They bought a cart load of plants and bulbs in anticipation. Last May we had a great time planting for spring and summer. I am happy to say the Sweet Pea seeds germinated beautifully and they had lovely flowers; the hanging planter we bought at the local allotment sale is still…. going strong; the geraniums have flourished; and on and on. So this time it will be bulb planting in the bed in front and in pots in back. And there is talk of my redoing a […]

By Libby|2023-09-28T12:19:05-04:00September 28, 2023|fashion, Travel, Uncategorized|

News From Across the Pond

Summer 2023 travel to England: a grandchild and on to the Lake District

By Libby|2023-09-22T13:36:09-04:00September 22, 2023|Travel, Uncategorized|

Holiday Time

The holidays are fast approaching. How are you doing?

Each year that BIG DAY seems to arrive faster and faster. These days with all the on-line shopping we do… thanks to both Covid and the convenience of the world’s largest department store, Amazon, all we have to do is click that Paypal button and whoooosh….it ‘s done!

But I will tell you that my very favorite place to shop is Etsy. First, I really do try to shop local and/or small. Secondly, because I am an Etsy vendor I know how important each and every sale is. And last, I think both the variety of goods and the customer service is unequalled .

For instance. There are two little girls I need to buy for. I won’t be seeing them at Christmas but they are the sweetest, cutest girls. Anyway, the older one was easy and done quickly at a makers market here in Chapel Hill. The younger one: hmmmm? Her mother said “Oh, some kind of bag or satchel or purse. She loves to carry cherished items around the house.” Okay. So off to Etsy to shop.

I mean, how cute is this? It’s 6 “x 4 ” and oh so perfect for those treasures!

It’s been a busy […]

By Libby|2022-12-07T20:55:14-05:00December 8, 2022|Inspiration, Uncategorized|

LET’S TALK ABOUT WORKOUTS!

I workout almost every day: here is the story of how I found my favorite program!

By Libby|2022-10-05T13:30:28-04:00October 6, 2022|Inspiration|

MY ETSY SHOP

Yes, it’s been a while y’all!

Now that the Autumn Equinox has passed I am, once again, working hard on all my products and getting them ready for fall and holiday shows. So I thought maybe you would like to see what’s been happening. I know many of you do not follow me on Instagram (@aneyefordetail) so you won’t be seeing products and shop updates.

If you go to the top of this page you will see some tabs. One of them is “My Shop.” Click on that and you will see all that I am offering! The first section is “Pressed Flower Frames.” These are my pride and joy!! I love designing them, love the process, enjoy collecting the flowers, leaves, ferns and then searching my boxes for vintage paper and bits and bobs. For me, it is just plain fun.

Yes, you can buy these in my Etsy shop. But you can also buy them at two different shops here in the Chapel Hill area:

My Muses Card Shop

and

North Carolina Botanical Garden Shop

I’ll be posting all about the Holiday Makers Markets coming up and where and when I will be there; so stay tuned!