Catch Up!

Sorry for my absence it was not intentional, just life get's in the way. So today I promised myself that I would make the effort to blog. I have been keeping up to date on you lot, but again I have been lazy as I have not left any comments, so again this week is going to change. I promised myself that I would leave 3 comments an evening.

To ease my self in gradually I thought I would let you know what I have been up to.

My great swap partner Kirsty from Ruby's Mamma Makes it, sent me this great set of gifts, the bracelet that she made me is gorgeous and has been worn on many an occasion. The mug is used on a daily basis for morning cup of tea.

Little dear had her Pre-School Easter party.


Over the Easter weekend we visited Keswick and thank god there was no DIY involved! Little dear loves any thing Peter Rabbit/Beatrix Potter, so we decided armed with my Mum's Scottish National Trust card to visit Hill Top Farm, I have to say it was great the guide took a shine to little dear and showed her all the hiding places of 'Samuel Whiskers'!

We bought little dear her 1st pair of proper walking boots so it was only right that we christened them with a 4 mile walk, but little dear also thought they were climbing boots!!!!

I will be back later in the week (promise) with my new vegetable plot and things I have been sewing.

Chucky eggs!

Just to show you some of the things I have been getting up to. I was going to list them on Ebay but I am very disappointed with them at the moment, so if anyone is interested in one they are £3.75 (P&P inc), they would make great Easter gifts instead of the usually eggs.

Have a good weekend, what with this glorious weather.

Bye Bye Nan Nan!

I don't want this post to be all doom & gloom as my Nan Nan was not that kind of person. My Nan passed away with my Mum & Auntie by her side on Thursday the 5th March. The funeral was last Friday and it was a little sad, but at the same time very nice!

The most important thing to me was that my Mum was OK, and surprisingly she is, she keeps having a little cry, but overall I think it has come as a bit of a relief!

Any way I have been very busy in my studio, my 1st show is on the 5th April at Weirlow Hall Farm in Sheffield.

Catch up soon

PS thank you for all your kind words on my last post x

Ta Da!

At last on Saturday the carpet was fitted at 11 O Clock and by 12 O Clock we were beginning to build up all the furniture. My sister took little dear away for the afternoon which meant we could really get stuck in to putting my plans into action for how I wanted MY studio to look. Hubbo even commented how well thought out everything was, I did not tell him that I had been planning this out in my head for over a year now!

I had to give in to the fact that little dear would have to come into here at times or I would not ever get in there, so we bought her a desk and a pop up tent to play in!

It is not completely finished as I have to put up the blinds that I have made, hubbo has got to make my cutting table and I have got to strip down my bargain 1950's kitchen cupboard that I won on Ebay a couple of months ago.

Sorry I have not been around for a few weeks there has been a lot going on as well as getting my studio ready. I have been organising the refurbishment of the flat at Keswick which has turned into a bit of a rush as we have someone in on the 26th of March.

Also my lovely Nan who is in a home is sadly fading away, which is heart braking to see, my Mum is been so strong. I made the decision last week not to visit her anymore as it upsets me too much as she has changed so much, and I don't want to have this image in my head of someone who doesn't remind me of my Nan.

Hope to catch up soon of I can tear myself away from my new playroom!!!!!!

Love is in the air!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

I hope love is in the air at your household today.

A place of one's own!

Finally it has got plastered thanks to my Mum & Dad helping us out, I think they got sick & tired of me moaning about the state of the house as it is getting put on hold until this is complete. Hubbo installed the radiators at the weekend and I have to say what a clever heating engineer he is. I think I may never leave my office as it is warmer than the house even with the fire been lit!

Hopefully hubbo will put the skirting boards and raise the floor with further insulation this weekend and then I have to step in to decorate and put the blinds up which will be complete tomorrow at my sewing class. I quick trip to Ikea will then just finish it off apart from the bits of furniture that need doing up!

Progress on the sewing front is going well 5 more eco totes complete, 10 of my lavender hearts and one more egg cosy. I also sewed 7 paper heart garlands for my sister, and 30 of her hearts for the shows.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow on the crafting front as its Half Term next week, so nothing will get done!

Cupboard love!

Today is my child Free day and guess what I did for 2 hours! Cleaned all my kitchen cupboard's out. I had to empty one half of my kitchen cupboards out yesterday as hubbo was attaching the radiators in my office to the boiler so this meant a real up heavel in my little kitchen. I woke up thinking about how to rearrange the damn things!
I then got down to some serious sewing, I managed to achieve finishing off the wholesale order and then posted it out. I then sewed 5 egg cosy, 3 eco tote bags, and then made a start on an order of 100 small lavender hearts for my sister to distribute when she does her wedding fairs. They have to be done by next Wednesday.

Look what my sister treated me too, I ummed & arred about these last week at hobbycraft, but eventually put them back. So my lovely sister bought them for me on Friday

Hopefully I will be back over the next couple of days with another post, I might even show you a glimpse of my office!