Exhausted & Accomplished

So I may not be a seasoned knitter with a plethora of skills but I'm sure my kitty Nell will appreciate this woolly blanket when its completed. 12 rectangles down, plenty more to go.

Whilst driving home from the cinema last week we passed a wallpaper shop and in one of the windows one of the papers caught my eye. So after picking my car up from the garage on Friday we went in for a look.

I've looked at many wallpapers and collected myself quite an array of samples but nothing was saying 'pick me I'm perfect' but when I got to look at this one closer I knew straight away I wanted it. There was no 'excuse me but could I take a sample of this one?' I just picked up 3 rolls and went and paid :) I suppose you could say it was 'love at first sight'.

I cant wait to see it on the wall.

I've almost finished my new project, I will add the finishing touches in the morning and then I'll post some photos. Even though I did have a smallish lie in this morning I'm feeling particularly exhausted lately, I'm starting to think that its just everything eventually catching up with me. You cant 'burn the candle at both ends' and expect to get away with it scott free!?!?

So I've decided to book a couple of days off work....thankfully this week will only consist of Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday......so I'll have a nice long weekend all to myself. Hope you all had a good weekend. xx

Sneaky Peak

Here's a little peak of the project I've been working on, trying not to give too much away just yet but all will be revealed this weekend.

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I'm pleased to say that my little car is now fixed and all ready for me to pick up tomorrow :) YEY!! And even more pleased to say that its not been too much of a dent in my pocket...bigger YEY!!

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Off to get some more wallpaper samples tomorrow and look at getting some kind or chair/bean bag type thing for my sewing room.....very exciting. I think I may have found the paper that I LOVE.

Breakdown Assistance :(

What an eventful day!! It started like every other but ended up very different. Got ready for work picked up my bag went to the car and started to drive away. Normal right?

The sound as I pulled away was definitely not normal.....at first I thought that my breaks were just a little rusty but I knew once I had gone to turn round that it was something more. The other half came out and drove it forward no more than a foot when there was a huge bang and then the sound of metal falling to the ground. That was part of my suspension coil which has snapped :(

After 1hr 40 mins the AA arrived hoisted it on to the back of a truck and drove it to our garage. So that means I'm without my little fiesta for a few days until she's fixed. Once getting to work it was pretty hectic as I had missed most of the morning and had lots to catch up on.

Thankfully I am now sitting with a cup of tea, thinking about going to the cinema....obviously not in my car!!

Saturdays are the best

Its official. I don't want today to end. I woke up this morning had a cup of tea, did lots of blog reading, checked my emails and read some comments. After the boring bit of house work.....mopping floors, vacuuming etc (YUK!!) The rest of the day was all mine.

The other half was at work all day (again!) so there was just me and Nell and occasionally Oliver (when he thought there was food in the offering) and my sewing to catch up on. Bliss.....

This afternoon was spent drinking copious amounts of tea and coffee with the odd occasional digestive biscuit to dunk, sitting in the quiet, sewing away. Cant show you yet what though as its not finished but I can show you a scarf that my Mam sent me that needed repairing in some sort of way. Her friend got it caught in the zip of her coat and had to cut it free leaving a squarish hole in her favourite scarf.....well what better than adding a lovely felt flower hand stitched :)

Obviously in matching colour

I do hope my Mam's friend likes it.

After dinner it was unfortunately time for the other half to go back to work again....urrggghh! So I decided to round the day off by pouring myself a glass of wine and finished off the choccies I had left from Valentines Day. Yum!

Off shopping with a friend tomorrow, probably nip in somewhere and have a bit lunch too :) End to a perfect weekend me thinks!

Mug Swap- Sent!

Since my swap package is safely in the post and on its way to its recipient I thought there would be no harm in posting some photos. I cant say who I sent it to as it will spoil the surprise for her. Once I know she has it I will let you all know who.....

Included in the swap package was a Mug (of course) (and no I did not post myself!!), card (which is also a brooch), 2 little packages, some biccies and tea.

I love taking the time to wrap things up....my fav is Christmas time when I get to wrap lots of presents.

The Mug that I swapped was a paint your own mug kit that I received from my parents for Christmas, so I thought it would be perfect if I designed and painted it myself. I hope my swap partner doesn't mind my amateur 'pot' painting skills ;) I didn't really have a design in mind, I just started painting to see where it would take me. Which was quite therapeutic and enjoyed the few hours it took me to paint.

Inside the swap package I added, some pieces of bright vibrant fabric, felt, ribbon, buttons and lots of sequins. And of course what use is a mug if you don't have tea and biscuits to hand!?!? I am a massive fan of Oreo's and since they've only been in the UK for a while I thought I'd pop a pack in :)

Last of all I had to include a handmade item, so I made a felt brooch that matches the design on the front of the mug. Then thought it would look fab on the front of a card. So I pinned it to some card and wrote a little note inside to say Hi.

Mitten Winners!!!

Sorry for the lack of photos for the give away draw.....today has just been so hectic and still got so many jobs to do before the days out!!

Right the winners of my Mama's gorgeous mitts are:

Maybe Mama

&

MJ

I will email you both to confirm which pair you would like!! Congrats to you both :)

Many thanks to you all for taking part and your very kind comments, my Mam (Christine- you may see her posting comments on here) was over the moon with the 'warm' reception her mittens received. And I can confirm that we will be opening a little shop on either Etsy or Folksy for her to share her knitted loveliness with the world.

New Project

This weekend has been spent working on a new project...in a way I suppose its kinda a limited edition project. I'm only making a few and it has something to do with my website......no I'm not listing them on there. Ooooohhh no but you will have to wait and see :) Sorry ;)

It involves lots of felt flowers....

Some denim....

And some zips!

Also tackled this weekend....my mug swap gift, I know that I'm stretching the deadline just a little as we were supposed to post them off by the end of Feb and as today is the 1st of March I'd better get my skates on. Its all packaged and ready to go, I will post photo's tomorrow.

There was a little bit of progress in the loft....not enough to photograph so I will save that for next weekend. Also been trying to figure out how to repair a silk scarf that has a hole in it.......still not sure what to do with it?!?!?!?!?! :o/

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