visiting

We have just spent a lovely weekend visiting my mum, dad and nan in Plymouth, and after all the travelling I am very tired today. But it was well worth it to see everyone, and we also got to spend an afternoon on the beach above, looking for shells and hunting in rock-pools.

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new home for pins

After discovering that I had only one lonely 'home for pins' left in my shops I have started to make some more, this is the first and I really like the colour combination here, I'll have to stop myself making them all these colours I think! Here it is in my etsy shop : )

Holly's quilt

At last, here are pictures of the finished quilt. I know it has taken me a long time, but it was definately a labour of love and something I hope Holly will want to keep for a long time. I ended up hand quilting it, by stitching a cross (or a kiss) at each patch corner. It was hard going in the centre of the quilt and there was a point where I didn't think I would ever get it finished. But now it is, Holly loves it and it is in pride of place on her bed.

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hello

Well hello everyone, and hopefully a proper one this time rather than just a quiet post like the last one! In case you were wondering the photos were taken in Greece, on the island of Skiathos where we went for two weeks last month. It already seems so long ago, especially on a day like today when it is pouring with rain. But we had a great time, not doing much more than going to the beach most days. We did explore Skiathos Town, where a tiny part of Mamma Mia was filmed, and I loved all the tiny lanes and pretty houses. And I did fit in a few runs, which on the one hand were lovely because of the sea views, but on the other it was swelteringly hot whatever time I went. Not that I can moan about the great weather! Anyway, I am back now, I have been working on new things and will hopefully have pictures to show you soon. And, I have finished Hollys quilt! I hand quilted it in the end which seemed to take forever, but I am very pleased with the finished thing, and Holly loves it. Pictures asap! : ) ps - please bear with me while I catch up on all your blogs!

a quiet return

hello, I'm back! This is a quiet post which shows where I have been for some of the time I haven't been here.

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a bit later than intended

oops! After a super whirlwind of a weekend, this second little box has only just made it into my shop, here. Our Saturday morning was spent cleaning/tidying the house and garden in preparation for a total of nine people for dinner. It was such a gorgeous day that we put our dining table outside in the garden, and I used our colourful tablecloth we bought in Thailand and added some glasses of flowers. We all had a lovely afternoon, so much so that once everyone had gone and everything was tidied (again) and put back in its rightful place I had no energy left and fell asleep on the sofa. But I couldn't have much of a lie-in on sunday as Holly and I went to see my sister for the day. I had to see her wonderful new workshop in person, and yes, it truely is wonderful. I even managed to buy some more felt, and we had a lovely lunch followed by ice-cream on the beach. Here is Holly drawing on the stones, we found lots of chalk on the beach among the rocks : )

At last! New boxes

This new little box has been ready and waiting for me to list for a good week now, but I have finally managed to list it here. A second (which is blue) will be listed tomorrow, and a third is almost done, it just needs painting.

Where has the week gone? I feel very ready for the weekend. The last few days have been very busy and tonight I am looking forward to being able to spend some time on Holly's quilt. I've already been for my run and had a nice relaxing bath, now I just need some dinner and a cold glass of wine...

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