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Thursday 30 September 2010

Folksy Friday paper

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I saw some beautiful papercut notecards on Sam's blog which inspired me to do a folksy friday on paper.
If you click on the images you will be taken to the lovely shops on folksy.
 
paper flowers Sherbert Ice designs
blue tit Rae Welch
cat paperweight Millicent
origami sculpture hello konnichiwa
papercut Suzy Taylor
Red monkey polkadot Sundays
 
 
 

Wednesday 29 September 2010

that autumn crafting feeling


Annis has got the knitting bug, she has three of these dolls but apparently that's just not enough!  The difference is that this time she wants to knit it herself from one of these lovely books


Then we remembered this sad half finished monkey that she got for christmas and began two years ago.  As far as I know grandma asks her if she's finished it yet every time we visit.  So, I put my foot down and said the monkey has to be finished before we move onto purl stitch.



See the speed she's knitting that monkey in her cheery mish mash home ed tshirt which she adores!



and in the dining room (I thought it was quiet) whole armies are being created



painting warhammer (another gift from two years ago that has just sat around half finished!).  All this leaves me a little time for blogging and...



a little time for embroidery.  I love autumn!



Tuesday 28 September 2010

motorways and celebrations


this seems to be all we have seen for the last few weeks.  It's one of the problems with living 400 miles from the rest of our family!  Especially when they all have major celebrations in the same year.


we have passed the wicker man six times since mid August and still have another trip to go.



lots of bad indoor party photography



and the lovely old (literally after her 40th) friend that we surprised at her party.  Her scream of delight at seeing us made the whole trip worthwhile.

So one more trip to one more biggie... and this time it's a sister



Wednesday 22 September 2010

September Stars

I am a failed star, I am finding it impossible this month to list every day but I can blog the gorgeousness that is on Folksy.  So here is a taste of what I love from today's Stars

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These luscious items are in turn from

JAusten jewellery design

The little bead box

diggi wood turning

pants and paper

Tuesday 21 September 2010

Family

Ok, I've been missing again!  We have never had such a busy year for family events.  This time these two people are the culprits. 


my sister who lives in America


and my nanna


We travelled to Lincolnshire for my nanna's 90th birthday (if I could put numbers in capitals I would have done).  More importantly the whole family managed to be together, for the first time in years and years, to celebrate the occasion.  Nanna loved it and I can only hope that I am as bright and healthy as her when I get to ninety (you'll notice I didn't write 'if I get to ninety).


And Clare and I spent a lovely day at the Harrogate flower show the day after the party.  Drinking pimms in the rain (what could be more English!)


Looking at (and photographing badly) flowers


giant vegetables


tiny trees


and our favourite judges comment on the flower arranging 'good use of cabbage'.

But the partying doesn't end here, I am going back up to Lincolnshire to visit Clare again, to celebrate my oldest friend's 40th and then my other sister's 40th.  I will try to pop in again in between all the celebrating.

Friday 17 September 2010

Embroidery pattern giveaway

I have a second blog that is more focussed on embroidery over at http://lilipopo.blogspot.com/ and am having a giveaway of this embroidery pattern



which is also this embroidery pattern


and this one  ( the girl remains the same but the final image is the actual pattern).  She is (hopefully) a quite simple embroidery, so if you might like to sew her up then hop over to http://lilipopo.blogspot.com/
for a chance to win the pattern.

Sunday 12 September 2010

A September Stars Posting

I know that today I will not get anything finished and ready to list because it's so sunny outside.  I feel a real need to make the most of sunny days in September, it's already a little bit autumnal here.  So to ease my conscience I am doing a September Stars blog on some lovely stuff  before I go back out and enjoy the sunshine

I am going to start with this gorgeous scarf from jandjalpacas.  I adore alpaca (and have even been known to spin it) but I do not have the patience for this kind of beautiful intricate lace knitting, this really is beautiful


My next choice is this pair of skull earrings from odd girl creates 



I just know my daughter would love them if only she was allowed to have her ears pierced (to be honest I don't know what age is the right age to have your ears pierced, and she is slightly scared of the idea!)

I have a feeling that I may have featured this before, but I just can't help myself with Diomo Glass



I love dandelions, and so I love this gorgeous dandelion necklace from Ali Bali 



and I've also been loving these little owl necklaces from Esme Dodsworth design



and finally lovely cards from chloedancer99 this one is my favourite


Tuesday 7 September 2010

celebrating the diversity of home education



This morning I saw a link on our local home ed list to this article all about the proud  success of a fourteen year old home educated boy having been accepted at Cambridge.  After reading about this great acheivement I went through to see what my thirteen and ten year olds were doing


this is what I found




and no the banger is not in his mouth

I tried to upload the video but it just wouldn't work so I'm afraid you will have to imagine the end result

now, I and most other home educators know that we can pass this off as science, explosions, experimentation, animation, modelling, sculpting, art...  But I don't expect a letter from Cambridge in the next year or so!

Friday 3 September 2010

folksy friday of the September Stars

Here is my Friday selection of lush stuff from the September Stars.  I haven't followed a theme although things are all looking a little silvery and old fashioned (apart from the fairy doormat but who could resist a fairy doormat!!)
Click on the images to be taken to the lovely shops

NOfkantsCurios made by val
clairez cardz steampunk storm
Unique Beaded gems Deborah Jones Jewellery
 
Here are the makers
The gorgeous polished fossil is from the lovely Natalie of NOfkantsCurios
The irresistible fairy doormat is from Made By Val
The christmas decorations that remind me of a Victorian christmas are from clairezcardz
and more Victorian feel with these lovely hair slides from STEAMPUNKSTORM
That beautiful ring is fromunique beaded gems
and finally the simple exquisite silver bangle is fromDeborah Jones Jewellery
 
and here is my listing for today
 
 

Thursday 2 September 2010

Knit a year

Tomorrow my lovely friend is casting on for her knit a year challenge at St Pancras Station in London.  She is intending to knit two rows a day for a year using upcycled or gifted ... yarn.  This is all part of the E17 art project, more details on her website.  She will keep a notebook with a scrap of each yarn used and notes which she will also blog daily.  So wishing her good luck with such a lovely art project and if anyone has any yarn to pass on then please contact her.

not back to school

I don't know how I managed to do it but I have just missed a home ed giveaway!  But I will promote cheerymishmash's lovely shop because I can't think of anything more opposite to a 'back to school' uniform for September than these gorgeous bright cheeky t-shirts




there are lots of other lovely batik dyed things (not just home ed!) so go take a peek