catching up

This bag was the subject of fridays sneaky peek, it is a combination of one of my purse styles and the tote bags I made recently. It is quite small, a handy size to hold essentials to 'grab and go'. It will be listed in my etsy shop shortly. The weather here was glorious this weekend, so instead of spending it inside decorating, we were out in the garden tackling weeds, ivy and brambles. We now have a brand new flowerbed which just needs one more final dig to get roots out and then we can get some new plants, it has made such a difference to the garden already I am quite excited! : )

a peek and a parcel

I feel as if my poor blog has been a little neglected for the last few days, it seems to have missed out when time has been tight, but I'm going to try and make up for it now. This parcel has now arrived at its new home, it is one of my new notebooks and I wanted to show you the gorgeous paper bags that I bought off ebay a while ago. They are the perfect 'picciolo' colour, a sort of sea green and just the right size for sending notebooks on their way. And here is another sneeky peek, this item is finished and waiting for me to have the time to sort out the photos and list it - I'm very glad it is the weekend! What do you have planned? This week seems to have sped by so fast we haven't made many plans yet, which from where I'm sitting feels just fine. : )

notebook update

this little notebook has just been listed in my folksy shop. : )

new notebooks

Another project I have been working on lately is these little moleskine notebooks. Sewing through card was challenging at first, but it was a lot of fun to do something different. I don't think I would have been as pleased with the results if I had just used glue. They have ended up as quite tactile little books, perfect for everyone. The moleskine notebooks themselves are lovely, very well made with lined paper and a pocket at the back, some of the pages are also perforated. My husband has been a fan of these for quite a while now and I can see why. So far I have finished three notebooks, the bird one will be listed in my etsy shop first, hopefully later this evening! And these two parcels were posted today and are now on their way around the world. : )

treasury!

A quick post today after I missed last night and today time has run away with me (OK, really I was having too much fun helping to cut our loft ladder to the right length and then varnishing it). But I wanted to thank therainbowroom for including my new miniprints in her gorgeous treasury. My aim now is to catch up with a few of your blogs before enjoying a nice glass of wine. Hope you are all having great weekends! : )

sneaky peek

As the weather has been dull and I haven't been able to take good photos so far this week, I thought I would show you a sneaky peek of one of my new projects, hopefully proper pictures will follow soon! : )

fabric and parsnips!

An odd combination I know, but I couldn't resist showing you the fabulous and delicious parsnips (and purple sprouting broccoli) Stuart bought home from the allotment, they totally filled the sink! So far we have had parsnip mash and parsnip soup (which is just the best and we now have extra in the freezer) and we still have some left over. Yum! And here are some more of the gorgeous fabrics I have been buying lately, these two are from karaku , I already have one piece of the leafy one but couldn't resist another, and the other cute little birdy one is destined to become something for Holly. Not sure what yet, maybe another skirt as the first one , I made is getting short already! : )