Christmas Preperation.

As my gift sets always seem very popular around Christmas, I spent today make 10 up in preperation, not sure I have done enough but it's a start. I was even tempted to put them in bubble wrap and then put them in the mailing bag, but I thought that was to organised.

I also had an order for 4 cushions so I completed the order and made a few extra. I am trying to stock pile as this week alone I have been asked to do 2 ladies nights and I want to do a craft fair myself. I have got a full day to myself tomorrow to sew, what will I stockpile tomorrow?

A rainy Sunday!

My afternoon was spent in the workshop, filling my beautifully painted new cupboards.

This then obviously sparked a tidy round. Believe me it is a lot tidier than before.

Hubbo spent the afternoon painting the understair cupbaord and fitting a new light.

And little dear spent the afternoon dressing up as Postman Pat, to say she has turned 6 she still loves Pat!

Cupboard love!

My father in law works as a school caretaker and over the summer period they have had a new block built, so have had to have a major clear out of classrooms. As a result hubbo made a trip and thought I make like this locker cupboard. Its the heaviest thing in the world and for most of the doors it has proper vintage keys. This is the state of the cupboard in undercoat, I just need to persuade hubbo to finish it off!

Progress (At last)

Today felt like I actually achieved something, last week was just catching up with friends and sorting out what needed to be done in terms of getting stock sorted for Christmas!

I started off by making some Raspberry Jam, the raspberries had been provided by my Mum from there garden, then I spent an hour in the workshop making one half of the 'Teachers Gift set'. I set myself a target of 10 sets to make.

I then had the urge to bake so made some chocolate buns, they are very tasty.

Jolly Holidays!

A lovely week was spent on the East Coast. We spent the week at my Ma & Pa's flat in Filey and used it as a base for lots of lovely days out!

Monday - A trip to Pickering, a visit around the market then followed by a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Our final destination on the track was Goathland, unfortunately the weather stopped play and we jumped back on the train back to Pickering after 50 minutes.

Tuesday - A trip to Whitby and the best fish & chips from Magpie.

We then paid a visit up the coast to Sandsend, lovely place and not very busy.

Thursday - A trip into the moors to make a visit to Hutton Le Hole, I can remember going there as a child with my friend. The stream for little dear held the same excitement as I can remember.

Friday - We saw a picture in a book of places you must see and in it was Robin Hoods Bay. I really really loved RHB, the hill going back up was a killer (literally) though. But it was lovely and not overly busy.

Tomorrows agenda!

Hubbo is working tomorrow and I have been working most of the week, so me & little dear are going to watch Toy Story 3 tomorrow morning as a bit of a treat. I then need to get into the workshop to do some sewing for some orders.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I can tell that the end of term is approaching, as I have been making on mass lots of 'Teachers Gift sets'. Lucky teachers that what I say.

Also another big seller has been my doorstops, I have been that busy with these I thought that they had been featured somewhere without me knowing.

Also with it been end of term it has been little dears first sports day, the team colours top was that big on her it looked like a dress. Bless her she came third in her sprint race.

We also made a trip to Foxhouses in Derbyshire on a recommendation from Diane to set sail little dears new boat. We had a great afternoon which was cut short by a family arriving a little bit down stream with a dog. It was a young dog which was not well trained and it jumped all over us, then proceeded to poo in the stream and the owners just let it float down, pass there own children and onto probably 100 more kids further down stream. Disgusted I was!!!