Bunting, Strawberrys and Tea with Alice

 As you can see from the picture i have been very busy sewing some bits and bobs, shopping and tea drinking. As i am doing my first craft fair in August i thought i would crack on and get some things made as i will be 34 weeks pregnant by then and unable to reach my sewing machine. ive made some bookmarks, strawberry pin cushions and bunting. what else do you think i should make? i plan on making some crochet brooches and cuffs, some teacup pin cushions and some upcycled tea light holders. i have a cupcake stand full of hair candy already made. I have never sold at a craft fair before and havnt a clue what to take so im just going to take what i have and see what goes down well, any suggestions you have would help me out lots as im sure i will be very nervous leading up to it.

 I got this lovely book from amazon last week and i cant put it down the pictures are amazing and the instructions seem to be clear and well thought out. i think i may actually make something from this craft book instead of just look through it. Also the lovely lady from down the road gave me some fabric which has now been washed and crammed carefully placed in to my ever growing fabric stash. i love fabric.

and last but not least here are some pics of the bunting i have been working on, they are up in my folksy shop but id love to hear any comments you may have about the photography, my blog/shop or even the bunting itself.

Thanks for reading x x x

Who likes strawberrys?

The answer is......me and my family. Infact we did a P.Y.O trip at the weekend and managed to go a little mad. We ended up paying 7 quid for a basket of strawberrys. Ahhhh well im sure we will eat them, and we did enjoy a bit of time together in the sunshine so it was well worth it, the strawberrys were massive and very yummy and im sure the kids ate more than we paid for.

I love doing simple things like strawberry picking it makes me appreciate how lucky we are to have access to lovely activities like that. Has anyone else had any fun outdoors adventures recently?

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Busy busy busy

Today has been filled with sewing and cooking. I love to do both of these as I get a great deal of satisfaction from making things for me and my family. I had a go at making some strawberrys from this months fabulous molly makes.



I had this lovely blue metal basket thing as a pressie when I was pregnant. It held a brilliant eddible bouqet made from fruit,it lived on my kitchen window sil untill recently and I was at a bit of a loss as what to do with it. But I think the strawberrys look just fine.



I also got some more yummy fabric in the post today. I think I may have a fabric
obsession,i buy some at least once a week.



And last but not least my yummy dinner. Its a sort of chick pea/ sweet potato chilli type soup. It was supposed to be just a vegie chilli but it didnt look right so I added a few things,blended it a bit and served with creme frache and naan bread.
Whatever it was it was utterly yummy and the slow cooker was soon empty.



I like to experiment with food and hardly ever follow a recipie to the letter. I find that the more I do it the more confident I become with flavours, its a fun learning adventure.

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Look what came in the post

Squeeeeeeee. Im amazed that I havnt read it all by now but im saving it for when the kids go to bed. Im gonna tidy mybedroom. Light some candles and have a cosy night to myself. Cant wait. Come on willpower dont fail me now .

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A new little man

For those that didnt know....we are expecting again.its a boy, here are some scan pics taken this morning at 22 weeks :). All is well and we are all happy to be adding another member to our family,although when the baby is born me and DD will be outnumbered.

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Busy little bunny

Hi all, I've been a busy Bunny recently. I've become obsessed by bird boxes, i made one from scratch out of card board and now i have prettied up my old one that hangs outside my conservatory window. we have never had birds nesting in it and i think that is a bit down to the cat so i jazzed it up with some fake flowers and a glue gun.

 I also stuck my card birdhouse to the wall and made a little display on my cabinet. it still needs something adding to it but ill get there and please ignore the wall, it is intended to be plastered but first we have to lay the underfloor heating and put some plug sockets on the wall. So I'm sure the plastering and painting will happen soon (is 2013 soon?) if you can think of what may be missing from my display please let me know. I'm hoping to add some more brightly coloured glass and candles and maybe a plant.

 Also this week the kids spotted a frog in the garden, isn't he handsome? I'm not sure where he came from as we haven't got a pond in our garden or in the neighbours gardens, he must have travelled a long way and jumped some high fences to end up at our house! The girls wanted me to kiss him to see if he turned in to a prince but i declined, Disney has allot to answer for.

 Another thing I've been doing is rooting around in peoples bins, well not rooting this one was sitting at the top so i rescued it and gave it a new home. i love wicker, i have lots, too much in fact but one more piece didn't hurt anybody and now it holds some yummy smelling mint which makes the conservatory smell like a cottage herb garden.

I'm currently trying to stock up for a craft fair that I'm doing in August, i know that seems like ages away but I'm really unorganised so i decided to start now. I've never sold at a craft fair before so if you have any hints and tips id be glad to hear them. Anyway id better get back to it I'm supposed to be steam cleaning the bathroom...... yuck. Not my most favorite job. id rather be reading blogs :)

x x x



My thrifty finds

I visited my local charity shop today. I dont usually see much but today I found 3 things I liked. The first was a glass dome with a little handle, I suspect at one point it may have had a base to it but no matter I can still find a use for it, it only cost me 75p. The second thing was some blue glass I think its a trinket box but I think I will use it as a candle holder, that cost me 40p. The 3rd item was a lemon squeezer it was only 60p. All 3 items are in perfect condition no scratches,chips or anything. I also saw 2 lovely plates but I ran out of cash so I will be going back tomorrow to see if they are still there. The other items in the photo are from the same charity shop but I got them a while back. The strawberry pot was 1.25 and the tureen type thing was 3.25. I love a good bargain me.

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