Sneak Preview Ssshhhhh!

Phew what a weekend!! Hope you all had a good one. So much done and ticked off my list it would be hard not to have a big smile of satisfaction on my face.

First was to get stuck into my Christmas Swap and that's exactly what I did. I already knew what I wanted to do and had started to cut pieces out, I was enjoying myself so much the hours just whittled away :)

OK only a sneaky peek though as I don't want to spoil the surprise for my swap partner Elizabeth from Making Good Use.

Can you tell what it is yet (awful Rolf Harris impersonation) ;)

Oooooh I love giving gifts!!! Christmas is my favourite time of year, I love the satisfaction of seeing someone appreciate presents :)

OK now that's your lot!! A few tweaks here and there and it'll be off in the post.

Satisfaction is the word for the weekend!!!!!

(Back tomorrow with more goodies from the weekend)

Back to the 'To Do' list.

So its Friday again and back to the, still very large, 'To Do' list. Since I have all my tasks planned out this will be my last post of the week. I have a list of everything I need to make, this includes the Christmas Swap that I am taking part in which is creeping up fast!!

As well as organising another party and doing some items for Christmas for my Etsy shop. I really don't know how I fit all this in!?!? :o/

Here is whats on my tray at the moment, new brooches for my Etsy shop and drawings of some more brooches I will be making. The fabric in the top picture is partly to do with my Christmas Swap and again something for Etsy. I will get some more photos of my wip and post on Monday for you all to see.

Have a fab weekend, happy crafting!!! xx

Oh I do love parcels!!

Yesterday this little parcel was sitting in my post box waiting for me when I got home from work :) I did actually manage to restrain myself from opening it before I went to get my camera.

I love the little detail of the stamp on the front and back of the envelope.

And inside were these fab Christmas gift tags that I had ordered from Jelly Beans on Etsy, I think that they will make a gorgeous handmade touch to my Christmas gifts this year.

Remember, Remember the 5th of November!!

Here is a little taster of the fireworks display we went to last night, sorry the photo's aren't that great, they were taken with my phone.

I've also posted a short video clip (also from my phone).

My First Treasury!!!

If you are not an Etsy visitor, then 'why not?'. Etsy is a fab place for all people like me all over the world to sell their handmade wares.

I've just been invited to join a team within Etsy called 'Carried Away: The bag makers of Etsy' click here to read the team blog. To introduce the Etsy world to the new team Solsisters has created a treasury featuring bags from the members. And my lovely Miami Orange Shopper was staring back at me when I clicked to view it :)

Click here to see me and the other members in the treasury. Thanks ever so much Solsisters!!

Go Team Carried Away!!

Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night!!

I am sooooo excited I am off to a Bonfire and Fireworks display tonight near where we live. I love Bonfire Night, a good excuse to get wrapped up warm and take the short walk down to the Forest Field where there's an organised display and I must say its always fantastic!!

For those of you who do not reside in the UK. Here's a little ditty as to what its all about:

Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November 1605 in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
It is primarily marked in the United Kingdom where it was compulsory, by Royal Decree, to celebrate the deliverance of the King until 1859, but also in former British colonies including New Zealand, parts of Canada, and parts of the British Caribbean. Bonfire Night was also common in Australia until the 1980s, but it was held on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June in some states (e.g., New South Wales) and 5 November in others (e.g., Victoria). Festivities are centred on the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires.

I will post some photos of tonight's but here's a few pictures so you get the idea :)

I absolutely love fireworks, they are so pretty!! There's always a finale at the end of the display!!

And for those of you who are going to a display, enjoy!!!!! :) xx

Now, where do I start??

Normally I am full of chat when I come to blog but today I'm struggling to get it down. Lets just see how it goes.......

The weather outside is awful, this afternoon was windy but dry, now its pouring down and with the wind its making it even worse. I went out to the garage earlier to get some stuff out of the dryer and when I came back in I looked like I needed to put myself in there to dry!! I was wet through so I had to get changed.

I did manage to make a trip earlier to this quirky little shop near where we live called Roots, Chris had been in looking for some wall hangings (they sell lots of hand carved furniture, mirrors, etc) earlier in the week and said that they had some pre-cut lengths of Thai silk. I got 2 lots one in a vibrant two-tone pink and the other in a bluey green two-tone colour. Overall I got 8 yards for £30 which is very cheap compared to larger retailers. So big smile on my face when I left there :)

This also meant that when I got home I tidied my fabric boxes and transferred my printed fabric to a bigger box as it was over flowing and I could no longer get it closed!! I then cut out all the interfacing that I needed for my purses and pouches ready to be sewn together tomorrow.

Here they are ready to go!

(The lights keep dimming due to the weather outside, I just hope that the electricity doesn't go off whilst I'm writing this post!)

OK I'm off to indulge in a lovely glass of wine and curl up under a blanket on the sofa with Nell on my knee (my kitty). Have a lovely evening xx