After the pictures of the sewing there is a large gap before more text. I have spent ages to no avail trying to delete this space, so please bear with me and keep going... I haven't just stopped in mid air.....sorry
Where have the summer holidays gone? I love having my little ones home, I love watching them play, amuse themselves and us, they both have such a great sense of humour ( often to me and DH's expense it seems !!!!) we seem to have time to chat lots which it seems we do less when they are back at school...and grow of course, my they both seem a couple of inches taller and little man's trousers from last term prove that!
The craft room is still in progress. Now at least I know in principal where everything is so no more duplication buying for sometime which I have been guilty of previously.
My dining room was being used as my make do craft room, but now I have been emptying that too and it has been so easy being able to put that stuff straight away..yippee..a light at the end of the tunnel. We may just may have a dining room used for dining by the weekend..now that would be progress.
I soon have to get my Halloween swap sorted. I have found the patterns (another yippee), but decisions, decisions which one to choose. I have got some new Halloween fabric which I showed you last time as I haven,t had any before. So I just need to get cracking as I take the swap pledge very seriously and don,t ever want to let someone down.
My kids love Halloween,
I think they just love the costumes
And the little party I do
But as Little Miss will now
Be in High School
Not sure if she'll want to
this year.
This is the pledge as posted by Cheryll (pledge icon on my side bar with Cheryll's blog).for people
taking part in swaps ... I am doing Cheryll's Christmas Santa Sack for the last time . I have shared
her pledge post ..here it is....
I (insert name) will try my utmost...
· To always swap on time.
· To always email a THANK YOU to my partner.
· To be considerate and thoughtful when choosing a gift.
· To give my partner the quality of gift that I would like to receive.
· To communicate when it’s required.
· To NEVER over commit and let a partner down.
· To advise the swap mama when I receive my gift.
I think this sums up the fun to be had, the etiquette and the spirit of a swap.
A WIP...finished
I think this sums up the fun to be had, the etiquette and the spirit of a swap.
A WIP...finished
And another
These two and another
Have finally been
Finished
I know nothing for weeks
Then ...
And like London buses
You wait and wait and then 3
Come at once
Will show them
Made up next time
No 3
These are the last
Of the Christmas
Fabrics and trims
No excuse now
.
.
I am so looking forward
To get making with
This little lot
The great fire of Nantwich
Well these two books are what I've been
reading recently.
One a history book, the other just a coffee table sort of book.
The above is about Nantwich and the sort of book you can pick up and down as you fancy.
I am always torn between crafting
and reading
the house has been too busy recently to
"Loose myself in any heavy reading so the
Above
And this little pretty
Have been perfect for that
In between reading time.
This book was recommended
by Kimberley
(Creative chaos nz blog)
It's called "snail mail"
Again a browsing sort of book
Good ideas for letter writing
Plus some free stickers
I love books like this
And craft books
And now they are all nicely
Together in one bookcase
Great for inspiration
Looking forward to
Reading them again.
Well that's all for now
See you soon
Xxxx
