Sewing

H is for…

H is for Hot Cocoa & Holly…cozy inside on a chilly afternoon! Block 2 completed

Sewing

C is for…

 Christmas Carollers singing their favourite songs! So Friday (14th) was the day when The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery released their Christmas sew-along sampler, I had been eagerly waiting for it for a couple of weeks and when it arrived I wasn’t disappointed. For the next 3 weeks a row of patterns arrive until the word Christmas is…… Continue reading C is for…

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Shop Update – Hexie Purses

I’ve been working on something a little different this past week for the shop. As you may already know I’m a ‘little’ obsessed with hexagons, and after finishing my hexie mat the other week it got the brain cogs churning. I have so many fabric scraps that I can never bear to part with and…… Continue reading Shop Update – Hexie Purses

Crafts · Sewing

Sweet Unicorn Lavender Pillow

I recently had the delight of coming across The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery which sell the cutest cross stitch patterns EVER! After recently enjoying some cross stitch from The Liberty Cross Stitch book I knew I had to give these patterns a try, the hardest part was picking which one! I initially signed up for a Christmas Stitch…… Continue reading Sweet Unicorn Lavender Pillow

Crafts · Sewing

Sewing Machine Table Mat

Do you remember my last post I was having some fun with my leftover scrap hexies, well this is it finished! And it turns out it makes a perfect little mat for my sewing machine. Of course I had to include some polka dots, and I had some spotty binding left over from the Spring…… Continue reading Sewing Machine Table Mat

Chatter

Birthday girl

So today is my birthday, and I’m another year older… boo hoo.  I don’t like this getting older malarkey! Anyway to celebrate I’m having a little sale in the shop. I’m off now to fill myself with cake and chocolate, oh and a delightful afternoon tea this afternoon :) Birthday’s aren’t so bad after all!…… Continue reading Birthday girl

Crafts · Sewing

Spring stitching progress

It feels a like I have spent most of this year feeling unwell, I seem to recover and then a day or so later I feel rubbish again, I finally took myself off to the doctor this week and it turns out I need a blood test to see what’s going on, one theory… Glandular Fever…… Continue reading Spring stitching progress

Shopping

Shop feature: Sobie Graphie

I’m really excited about this shop feature as I’m a huge fan of their work. Sobie Graphie is a graphic designer based in Toulouse, France. Her cute designs are featured on beautiful porcelain cups, t-shirts, bags and stationary. I REALLY want to own at least one thing from the items below.   # Check out…… Continue reading Shop feature: Sobie Graphie

Shopping

Shop feature: Anita’s Gatos

It’s been a while since I  last did a shop feature, and when I came across Anita’s Gatos I knew it was time to do another. Based in Staten Island, New York, Ana Bellino allows you to “Experience Art in the Cutest Sense.” You will find cute cat figurines, animal totems and other cute creature…… Continue reading Shop feature: Anita’s Gatos

Chatter · Home

A new member of the family!

Meet Louie our 8 week old Cavapoo (King Charles Cavalier x Miniature poodle). He’s certainly been keeping us on our toes! We collected him last Sunday and it’s taken me till now to sit down and post about it :) We have been thinking about getting a dog for a while now and so this…… Continue reading A new member of the family!