I finally finished the birdhouse

My little birdies arrived today so I finished it off this morning. I am so happy with it, its not often I just make things for the sake of it im usually making things to sell or for other people. But I stumbled accross the teawagon tales blog and it had a tutorial and some very inspiring photos so I thought that it looked fun so I gave it a go,this is how it turned out.......




And this is what it looks like after ive had a play around with it on my new app on my new phone.



I got my new phone on saturday and although its not an Iphone like I wanted (im not paying the line rental on one of those!) Its still fab, I havnt put it down all week and it works just like my ipod touch and I love it, which is a good job really as ive got it untill I can upgrade un 2 years time. So far its been a good week. :) x x x

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I nearly lost it.

I very nearly deleted my blog. It made me
feel so sick. I was trying to add some tags to the top of my page by following a tutorial and messing with the html codes. Well I have learnt my lesson, I will never ever mess with things I dont understand again! Im obviously a bit computer stupid. How do you all make your blogs pretty and individual? And how on earth do you add a little folksy shop link/button? Are there courses you can go on?

Anyway I like to pretty all my posts up with photos and because im blogging from my new phone I only have this one of my son looking very cool and ready for the sun (although it was throwing it down with rain when the pikkie was taken)

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My Creation Station

Last week i ordered some new fabric, it arrived in the post a few days later and i love love love it, look at those crazy colours! my original plan for it was bunting for my garden, how ace will that look in the sunshine in the garden? I'm so looking forward to it i can hardly wait to start but i have put the brakes on a little bit as i have one problem, i don't have a cutting mat and rotary cutter. i have a fab pair or fabric scissors that i have been using for over 10 years now but I'm wondering if it is worth investing in a mat and wheel? do you use one? are they worth it? does it make cutting fabric easier, quicker and more accurate?

I really love the spots. do you think they will make a good quilt? I've never made a quilt before but id like to try, id like to make a sofa quilt to snuggle under in the winter using all those mad summery colours.

This is a little bit of my creation station its a little bit of my fabric (the rest is thrown in a random and messy way in my cupboard) and a few of my bits and bobs including a very tacky ceramic girl with a goose that i got in a charity shop for 20p

and some of my craft books

and the mess that i make when i get started.

I love my conservatory, its my most favorite room in the house. Hopefully we are getting underfloor heating so i can still use it in the winter because it gets very, very,very cold. our heating bills have gone through the roof since we got it put on to the back of the house, but i still love it.

Do you have a special space for crafting and inspiration? if so where is it? what does it look like? i love seeing other peoples crafty spaces.

take care

x x x

a right royal knees up

Today was the royal wedding, wasn't it lovely? I'm not completely in to the royal family but i do appreciate an extra day off work (sorry to all those that didn't get one) and i will use any excuse i can to drink tea and eat cake. Also Kate and Wills looked very happy and i wish them love and luck for the future. Anyway back to the cake.

Hubby took over yesterday and would not let me in the kitchen, he takes ages and makes alot of mess but he loves to cook and most of the time his creations come out yummy so i let him get on with it. He made scones which came out a bit flat but it was OK because he made loads and we just used two smaller scones to make one larger scone sandwiched together with clotted cream and Strawberry jam.

He also made some cupcakes and decorated them with little flags and cherries and chocolate eclairs which were also yummy.

We had cucumber sandwiches, smoked salmon sandwiches and egg sandwiches, tea out of little tea cups and some champagne, it was really lovely.

i made some bunting and arraigned the table, i guess i got the easy tasks. I love making my conservatory look all lovely, its my favorite room in the house. How did you celebrate the royal wedding?

procrastination....

...... i do it too too much. i plan and sketch and make lists and then never follow it through, im really bad at it. id say im lazy which is a little bit true, i often look at all the things i need to produce something and decide that its too much trouble as i need to put it away after. i worry that because i look after other peoples children for a living that everything should be orderly and put away for when they come.

i have come to resent my job of late, i see it as a barrier stopping me from doing the things i really want to do. but i cant decide what it is i really want to do, i change my mind so often and i moan about it ALOT. poor hubby never ever moans about his jobs an never ever bangs on about what he wants out of life it makes me feel really ungrateful. I have a great job, i stay at home and look after children which means i get a chance to be there for my own kids. i guess the grass is always greener and im hankering after a little more stimulation and adult interaction.




im trying to stay positive though, ive ordered some really cheap but brilliant fabric and i will do something with it, i swear x x x

Wow what a sunny day

I'm sitting here in my little corner of my lovely conservatory on my own, hubby has taken the kids to his moms for a bit and I'm having some time to myself.

The past week hasn't been a good one, a little boy i look after has been diagnosed with slap cheek and it can be dangerous for pregnant women so I've had to have some blood tests to see if I'm immune. If I'm not i have to have weekly scans to see if the baby is growing well and to check its heart.

iwill get the results in a few days but the stress of waiting is not good and as a result I've been really really sick. i spent all of Thursday and Saturday either in bed or on the bathroom floor. Not fun. Hopefully it will be OK, I've never ever had chicken pox i think i may be immune to that so hopefully I'm immune to this too.

anyway I'm having a little party for the royal wedding, nothing big just some cake and tea so i made some quick bunting out of card.its very satisfying sewing through card.

and last but not least here is a pikkie of my sons breakfast this morning, a mickey mouse pancake. what a good mummy i am :) x x x

camera woe

ive lost my camera............................

*sob*

..................................please help me find it?!?