I breathe new life into discarded treasures by designing and creating ‘Unique Vintage Recycled Accessories’. I make handbags, shoulder bags, belts, corsages and jewellery from materials and objects sourced from jumble sales, junk shops, charity shops, car-boot sales – and the contents of old ladies’ sewing boxes that often seem to come my way! I also take commissions and can rework something precious, but no longer used or worn, into something different and desirable. As well as selling at various fairs and outlets, I have just agreed to take over a retail space in Ilkley with fellow enterprise islanders Fran Jordan and Helen Cotterill. It is one of six being converted to sell beautiful accessories and clothes, both handmade and vintage, by independent designers. We hope that it will be ready to open towards the end of November 2007. Helen and I also organise events called ‘Shop Missus Calling!’. We take our quirky 60s themed tea trolley, complete with tea and cakes, to someone’s house, or to a shop or boutique. They invite their friends or customers and we set up shop with our work!