Visit me on Lemon8! 🍋 🍋

There's a new app out called Lemon8 - have you seen it? It's from the parent company of TikTok and is like a mashup of Instagram and Pinterest. Here's the blurb courtesy of Google:

"Lemon8 is a lifestyle-focused social media app owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, designed to be a blend of Pinterest and Instagram. Users share and discover high-quality content related to fashion, beauty, food, travel, and wellness through a visually-driven, aesthetic feed. The app offers tools to create and edit photos and videos and connects users with like-minded individuals based on their interests."

I've made a few posts but I'm still not sure what I think of it. Have you tried it yet? You can visit me on Lemon8 by using the QR code above - come and say hi! 💗

🥳 Lakeland Loom Etsy shop reopening tonight - Saturday 27th September 2025! 🥳

 

See the Instagram post by clicking the image!

Yay! The Lakeland Loom Etsy shop reopens tonight with a brand new bracelet collection!

Shop here!

Windermere Webcam Wednesday 🕸️

Welcome to Lake Windermere - Wednesday, 24th September 2025!

Would love to be sailing today and blowing the cobwebs away!

It is 13° with light winds from the east south east.

Windermere Webcam Wednesday 🕸️

Welcome to Lake Windermere - Wednesday, 17th September 2025!

Greetings from Lake Windermere!

It is 14° with light rain and a gentle breeze from the south.

Etsy listing photography day!

It's not always easy but has to be done! Yes, it was listing photo day today. The daylight wasn't as good as I'd hoped for but I had to work with what I was given!

This was my photo set up

I put a sheet of ivory printer paper on my The Beadsmith macrame board and placed it on a chair. I arranged some pieces of slate on the paper to lend an organic feel. Next I positioned my Olivia2 overhead phone stand on a little table and took a couple of test shots to check the composition.

For a first go, I was happy with the photos. They are decent enough for me to use on my Etsy listings when I re-launch the Lakeland Loom shop, and can always be re-done when there's better light and I have improved my skills.

It's been a busy day and I am ready for a cup of tea!

To Boldly Go! ...to the wrong address 🖖😉

I had a surprise parcel today! I really had no idea what it was. Had I won a competition or giveaway? Click on the videos to follow the story...

I'm wondering if an eBay seller I recently bought from has got in a muddle with his orders!? We'll see how this adventure concludes!

Touristy frolics in Grasmere and Keswick

Last week I had a welcome opportunity to play tourist for a few days! We visited Grasmere one day and Keswick the next. I received many treats! Read on to see the wonderful things I came home with.

First stop in Grasmere - a lovely cuppa at Mathildes and a browse in the Heaton Cooper Gallery

 

Supercute globe necklace from The Red Gecko

A visit to the Wordsworth graves and Daffodil Garden

Beautiful books from Sam Read Bookseller and Grasmere Gather

Next stop Keswick and an excellent seed bead haul in Oxfam!

I love the Keswick Moot Hall!

So glad to find this silver music ring at Soraya Vintage's market stall (I had one in the 90's!) 

So happy Magpie at Maysons is still there! It doesn't look any different than it did in the 90's! (Who misses the 90's?!!) 

Then the next day at Bowness Glebe market we saw the lovely Natasha from Soraya again and I got these beautiful earrings. 

It was fun to be an honorary tourist in the Lake District! It was wonderful to spend time with two special people and be treated to so many gorgeous things. You know who you are and I appreciate you 😍😍