Great weather we're having :(

Now, anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely loathe the hot weather...I am a witch in hot weather.  I love it when it's cool or a bit chilly...but today it has rained all day .... we've needed one of these.....

Will be in my shop as soon as I can upload it all and write descriptions...I have a few of these and some toadstools at the moment :)

But I have been busy a-sewing :D  I asked on a forum I was on what people might like to see as brooches.  I have NOTHING in my Etsy shop at the moment which  is v poor and need to stock up for Christmas.  One of the suggestions was a Westie (thanks Andrea x). So I got my designer onto it...Mr C!  Well, it's the school holidays and he's a teacher so he hasn't got a single thing to do ;)  And this is the result.....

You know, I'm not even particularly a dog person but I love him...he's so cute.  And because the cutest person I know at the moment is nephew William, I have called him William in his honour.  He has got more detail on his ears now so looks much better, the dog that is not the nephew!  It was suggested that it looks like he has a black tongue (Mr C informs me that this is his mouth) and I agree so I am going another one on a gingerbread coloured background with pink where his 'mouth is.  Might have to be a girl called Winnie...something like that.


And while I am here let me just show some more pics of our holiday last week for the family to see.......

I think Daddy might have dug this ;)

Hmmm...that looks like.......fun??

Seriously, Mr B, I don't care how much you doth protest...you NEED a haircut!!

Sugar overloads all round!

Says it all ;)

Right, I am off to watch Holby City and edit all the pics I have.  Mr C has promised to do the boring stuff...uploading and writing descriptions...but I have to edit first.....sounds like a good deal to me.

Baby William....

the only other child, in my opinion, to gain the title Mr Chops, had a dedication service today.  Everyone was there to thank God for his safe arrival and his life...very moving.....

Don't appear to have taken a picture of his smiling chops so you'll have to put up with the BIL, and proud father, as well.  Grandpa did the service and William slept the whole way though...not that I am saying that Grandpa is boring!!!!

There's Grandpa holding teh star of the show...not boring at all...and he'll be really pleased that I put his photo on here ;)

We've been to Broadstairs.....

and had some of this.....

(sadly not me as my ancient fillings are starting to protest and the brain freeze would have been more than I could bear!!)

And we saw some of these monkeys....

Whoops...sorry, meant these.....

Yes, I do realise he is a gorilla!

 Few more piccies to come.....busy, busy, busy....

I'm working on something.......

Whoa...they are very close up...never mind.

That's all for now .......

Whoops...

Craft party no.4.....Under the Sea......forgot my camera :(  Will NOT forget next time.

Busy day today.  Mr C and Mr C Senior are decorating the boys rooms, I am tutoring for a couple of hours and then beginning the clear up!!  We have a family staying here next week, half a house swap, so some serious cleaning needs to be done......deep joy...so no sewing I should think :(

Meet Samba...

Our new bunny :D  We think she's beautiful.  We got her from The Rabbit Residence Rescue (I'll look up the link)

Very sweet and quickly getting used to her new home.



                        Barley Boo Bah being rotund in the background...very happy with his new wife :D



And craft party number 3 - Jungle stylee!!!

Spectrum noir colouring...

So, I tried the Promarkers...couldn't get on....Tried the Copics...loved BUT when I tried the Spectrum Noirs (Crafters Companion) I fell in love...as ,uch as you can with a pen!!  Beautiful.  Here are my first efforts.....

S.W.A.L.K

Gorjus girl

Elzybells (sadly no longer in business)

S.W.A.L.K

Mr B loves them too...I can see us going through large amounts of Neenah card.  He loves colouring :D

Just some random articles......

Thought I might just upload a few picks of things I have made recently.  Will try and remember where the materials are from!

Woodware punches and Waltzing Mouse stamp

WM stamp again and a branch cut on my cricut.EK punch?

I am terrible at keeping everything and NEVER throwing anything away. I even colour code my fabric scraps!!  Then, every now and then I stitch them all together :D

Brooch I made using Lilbrownbird felt 

Buttoings what I have been making!

There...just a brief round up.  Must make an effort to take more pictures and actually get some more stuff in my Etsy shop!!!

Craft party number 2 :)

Just going to upload the pics as too tired to write anything.  Great afternoon though...lots of fun....

Our youngest crafter :D



I think it's Saturday.....

In the holidays, with 2 teachers in the house and 2 school children....all the days are the same...with the exception of Sunday when we have church.  Probably, if it wasn't for this one fixed point in the calender, we wouldn't have a clue what day of the week it was.  I was surprised to see Tesco so full until I realised that it was Saturday. 

So, today started early.  I just had the final bit of my wedding stuff to do - Menus :) I am pleased to report they have been collected and Sarah was very pleased with them...at least that is what she said ;)  This time next week they will be married and we will be dancing to a funk band and cheesey disco - can't wait!!

After that I braved Tesco...it seemed to take forever but I eventally made it home.  Sarah picked up the menus, the boys, along with another neighbour's son,  went out to the park with the neighbours ( I love my neighbours...they are FAB!!!), and I spent several hours sorting out craft party no.2 - Bugs and butterflies. 

And now I am pleased to report that my table looks like this.....

Have coloured a few images but the light is rubbish so I will photograph tomorrow.  I have had pro markers and didn't really get on with them.  They made me feel like I couldn't colour. Then I got a few copics...only a few as they are expensive and so I could never get the right colour gradation...but  THESE are perfect.  Well done Leanne Chivers and well done Crafters Companion