Today was the Crafty Ladies shopping trip to Limassol and I decided not to take my camera just in case I left it somewhere and decided to rely instead on my trusty Blackberry or the Bloody Blackberry as John calls it! So I will apologise in advance for the quality of the photographs which are not up to their usual standard.
My first dilemma of the day was what to wear because I knew it would be warmer down in Limassol but no idea how much and not knowing exactly where we were going or what time we were coming back I didn't want to get cold so I opted for layers and hoped that I didn't look too much of a country bumpkin out on a day-trip (which was exactly what I was!!). I remember all those times I went to London and refused to carry an A-Z so I wouldn't look too much like a visitor! It was really nice to get the chance to dress up for a change and go somewhere different.
The plan was to go to Jumbo first (a cross between The Range, Wilkos and Dunelm) followed by a fabric shop and bead/button shop, then lunch and more shopping at My Mall followed by the Mosaic shop.




I did manage to get the kitties a huge cat basket - once they have taken to it (jury's out at the moment) I will post a photograph. I got some rugs, candles, curtain tie backs, little Christmas gifts for Mum (I am struggling to find things for Dad and John) and could have spent more - John would have loved it so I am hoping that maybe he and I can go together one day - it only took just over an hour to get there although I dont think I would be able to find it again.
I did not really have any need to walk around the fabric shop although I am sure it was fantastic as there was soooo much to choose from - I would like to get into dress making but I dont have a machine nor the room to house everything that goes with it so I went on down to the button/bead shop which was an absolute Aladdin's Cave with buttons and beads in every colour and style a crafter could possibly want. I did buy some buttons because where I have sewn the curtains together by the kitchen I wanted to tidy up the stitching and make a bit of a feature of the join.







The final stop for the day was to the Mosaic shop - I think I am about the only person in the group that doesn't do mosaics and I don't really want to get into a new craft at this stage as I have so much for card making and jewellery making in the cupboard. However, the shop was absolutely fascinating with tiles of every colour - I could see that for some of the ladies it was like being a child in a sweet shop!
It was a fairly quiet minibus on the way home as we were all exhausted having had a really lovely day. John was there to meet me at the Farmyard and help me bring my purchases home.
STOP PRESS - I have made contact with one of the blog followers who is neither family nor friend - how exciting is that - technology is such a wonderful thing!