Exciting new project!

Although we lost an hour over the weekend (that I desperately needed!) it wasn't all that bad when I received a lovely delivery of a new exciting project that I ordered!!


I managed to find a place in the UK where I could order Amy Butler's lovely patterns! So my new project is attempting to make the weekender bag!
I popped out to start looking for fabrics and managed to come back with a few assortments, not sure which one I'll use yet! I seem to be a fabric-holic at the moment (see my flickr album for proof!) I can't wait to get started!



Came downstairs to this lovely sight this morning! The gorgeous enamel jug I picked up recently at the Country Living Fair. What a lovely start to the week - have a good one everyone!

To be young again!

Why is it as you get older time seems to get shorter?
I'm not quite sure where the days and weeks seem to go at the moment, but they are going somewhere very quickly!!
I was thinking the other day about when I was at school and just seemed to have so much time to do things. I used to love being crafty at the weekends and even did a couple of evening classes before leaving school. One of them was in Silk Painting which I have not turned my hand to in ages. I remember when I was about 16 I took part in my first exhibition of my work and even sold some of my pieces!! When I think back now I so wish I'd had a digital camera to take a snap shot of the memories and see how my craft has evolved! This is why now I always try to remember to take a quick picture whether it be an item for myself or something I'm giving away!
So this leads on to these photos....



This was a 1/2 hour craft project as my friend was coming around and I'd had this idea in my mind to make a little hanging door sign, cushion thing to go alongside the bought present for her little boy. I was really pleased with the end product as I kind of made it all up as I went along due to the time limit. I just love that numbers fabric! It even made me think I could make these personalised little cushions / hanging signs to sell!?
Maybe one day when I have more time!!

Time flys!

It's been more than busy at work recently so posting has unfortunately been the last thing on my mind, also so has any craft!
I'm going to try and get myself back on track... but to keep me going I received a lovely package of goodies from Ilysa as part of the Fat Quarters Fabric Swap over on Flickr. I love the fabrics and the cute polymer clay buttons!! All I need to do now is get back to crafting!!


Yesterday I managed to get down to the Country Living Spring Fair in London which was fab! So many talented people and inspiration! I also met Samantha of Plump Pudding who had such a cute stand and gorgeous items for sale! It was lovely to say Hi and I hope the fair was a great success!

Spring time!!

It's been a gorgeous day today - it's amazing what a bit of sunshine can do to people. Everyone seems to have a smile on their face!
Talking of Spring time these lovely Spring catalogues dropped through my letter box today.


I suddenly feel a spending spree!!



Even a trip to the supermarket was fun today after buying a box of sandwich bags with cute little stickers in to make your lunch more exciting!!

x With Love x

I just love making my little lavender scented filled hearts. They take very little time to prepare and finish, smell absolutely lovely and make cute little presents as they can be placed in wardrobes, airing cupboards, clothes drawers or even smelly shoes!!

With Mothers Day coming up shortly they are an ideal mini gift, so thought I would share a quick tutorial! They are very easy to make and I always find seeing images rather than loads of words much easier to follow. Have fun x
You will need a couple of pieces of felt, small section of ribbon, a button, embroidery thread and lavender filling, plus your usual sewing equipment.


Draw yourself a heart template and copy this onto the felt. Cut out two identical hearts.


To make the hanging ribbon, stitch the ribbon onto the back of one heart section. Add the button for additional decoration.



Join the two hearts together and stitch around the edges using blanket stitch. Remember to leave a small gap towards the end to insert the filling.


Once the filling is inside and your happy with the fullness finish the stitching. Voila!!



As you can see great in lots of colours and different sizes. The small ones I sometimes also attach a magnet to the back and they are great as room fresheners on a radiator.

Monkey business!!

It's been a bit quiet on the craft front lately as I have been sourcing materials and collecting inspiration.
Today was a craft free day as I needed to catch up with house things and my weekly shopping.

It's amazing what you can pick up at the supermarket these days!
Meet this little fella. How cute!


Little knitted monkey is part of an advertising campaign for tea bags and while wandering the aisles of the supermarket he caught my attention. I just had to have him, plus he came with a box of tea which I needed. Staple in my diet - I'd hate to think how many bags I get through a year!!


Tonight's a special night as well - I've just had a peek outside and seen the lunar eclipse. It's fab!!

By the way thanks to fellow bloggers for their lovely comments and emails recently about my new blog. I've been going for a couple of weeks now and it's nice to know that there are people out there interested in what I'm doing (or rambling on about!). Makes it all worth while, plus great meeting new people! x

Toastie Toes!!

I love hopping around (not literally!) and reading other blogs and have been inspired by the lovely quilts that everyone is making and thought I must get myself into action and think about one to snuggle under for cold nights in front of the TV.
I love coming home from work, pottering around the house and then getting cosy in front of the TV. At the moment I tend to hide under an old blanket but can now also cosy up with my new slippers!!
These were a special treat last week and I love them!
An exciting mixture of knitting, crochet and felted leaves.

It arrived at last!!

I've been waiting to post about this for ages but it appears that the post from the UK to Australia takes a bit longer than advertised!!
Well finally I'm pleased to say that my swap partner Feli received the parcel that I sent and I am really pleased that she liked it. I also couldn't believe it when Feli posted her favourite colour was red after I had made it!!
The swap organised by Maria at One Hour Craft was fab.
I got my parcel from Feli ages ago and it is just great! I look forward to taking part in more swaps and maybe even organising one through my blog if enough people are interested!?

Here's a few photos - I kind of made the bag up as I went along (it was a bit of a fluke that it's reversible) and once it was finished it was kind of hard to give it up, but I just love wrapping up presents and goodies and making cute little parcels to send away!

Busy, busy, busy!!

Where has all my time gone?
I think that's a question we (or I) ask ourselves each day!
Well the weekend went by very quickly, although it was lots of fun!
I found this treasure in the cupboard at the weekend which made me smile. It's such a cute little planner I bought several years ago to jot down all my plans and crafty things, but as you can see it's empty not that I haven't been crafting just I haven't had the time to jot anything down!!





I'm really glad also that my parcel to Feli (she's an even busier girl than me at the moment!) finally arrived and can not wait to post a few pictures of what I sent her as part of the One Hour Craft Tote bag swap. I'm really pleased that she liked what I sent!

Love my new bag!!

In one of my previous posts I talked about some lovely caramel brown tweed fabric that I picked up from a Charity (Thrift) shop. I was so excited about this as our charity stores in the UK (or at least where I am) are a bit lacking on exciting fabric finds or vintage craft items, unlike the amazing finds in Thrift stores that I read about on other craft blogs. So after a wash and press I had a little plan for it and here it is.....


I absolutely love it! The fabric is so soft and although the lining is a different brown I love that as well. I also dug deep in my wardrobe and found the little fabric corsage that I bought from The Gap several years ago and I'm amazed how well it finishes off the bag!


Okay confession - I am a bag addict and this is now my favourite in my collection! I am just hoping that my parcel to my tote bag swap partner Feli organised through One Hour Craft turns up soon so as I can post the photos of that little bag as well! Don't want to spoil the surprise yet!

That Monday feeling!

Well been staring at the computer trying to find the energy to compose a post and then start some work! I appear to have brain ache at the moment after being back at work today!! Have completed crafting projects to post about but unfortunately have not taken any photos yet (and it's too dark now!) and it's much easier to explain craft projects with a nice little photo.

Anyway yesterday indulged in another one of my enjoyments cooking! Had a lovely little recipe book for Christmas and had not tried out any recipes as of yet, partly because it's one of those books with no photos and I do like to see what I'm making but gave a recipe a go and came out with this lovely banana tea bread!! It tastes and smells lovely and is great with a cup of tea!!



Talking about lovely smells my Hyacinths are just blossoming and the smell is addictive!!


Just previewed my post and from the first sentence trying to think of something to write it's amazing what babble I have come up with - well must go and do some work now (or maybe a nice cup of tea and slice of cake!!)

Spending spree!

Well it's been a busy weekend! Couple of projects finished, plus a lovely spending spree for new materials! Lovely new fabrics, some very cute ribbons and beautiful buttons. There was so much more I could have added to my basket but I just had to stop myself! I just have to decide what to do with them now!!



As well as my fabric crafts I love working with other materials and finally got round to completing these assortment of bracelets.

Hi - yes I've only been posting for a few days and already I've had a change!!
I'm still getting use to this and learning as I go along, so be prepared for changes, but that's the fun of it! (Isn't it?)

Well no craft news today but hopefully will have some to post about tomorrow - had loads of projects on the go at once and a few are near completion!

Thanks to those people (they know who they are) for the lovely comments and emails with encouragement and kind words about my new blog!

It's good to know there's someone out there!

Earlier in the week I posted about all the goodies that arrived from my swap partner Feli as part of One Hour Craft's swap challenge.
I'm still getting over how excellent it all is!
Here's a few more treats (Sorry for quality of photos it's been a bit dull and grey around here) -
A selection of Australian Food goodies (Tim-Tams are to die for!)


Postcard, Diary and Calender (Looking at the calender now in good use next to my desk!)


A cute little coin purse and a matching needle book and pin cushion!



Swaps are just great!!

As it's Valentines day .....













A small selection of Valentine's / Heart theme items I've made over the years!


These arrived in the post about a week ago and I love them!!





Have a lovely day!!