I'm back...

Well sorry for the long, long absence (erm ... over a year!!!) I've been quite productive over this time though and have a few items to sell if anyone would please like to take a look below if interested... First up... an Easter Dotty Lamb - this was such a fun knit. I've knitted it with Eco Cotton so it is lovely and soft (may not be suitable for very young babies/children) with black beaded safety eyes and pink embroidered mouth and cute characteristic ears. It's £7 plus p&p. Please contact me if you would like her. Next up... Three secondhand sewn by me cross stitch pictures featuring a lovely Springtime rabbit and two teddy pictures in wooden frames. Ideal for a baby's/child's room. £15 including p&p. and finally... A 100% organic washcloth/dishcloth in a creamy white colour wrapped in cellophane with Cath Kidston ribbon. £6 plus p&p. Thanks for looking :) be back soon with more projects to show you that I've been working on.

Woodland Draft Excluder - Betz White

Well been very busy making things, have attempted the Woodland Draft Excluder out of Betz White's book Sew Green and I have to say it was great fun to make and very eco friendly. I simply used all the scraps of fabric that I already had in my stash and an old pair of cordoroy jeans. I loved making the snail with wool felt. What do you think?

January 2012 Intentions

(Above random picture of bread making session recently)

Well after a long, hard think I've decided to publish some intentions for 2012 because I thought if I don't give voice to it then it won't happen, so here goes:

* Complete my Woodland Winter cross stitch picture (it's huge and am not even a quarter of the way there yet);
* Go swimming every week
* Go for walks each day
* Finish knitting another stripy blanket for daughter (nearly there with it)
* Learn a new craft
* Read more books
* Sell or give to charity unused items in house
* Try and be more confident and challenge myself more

There phew... that feels better to get that off my chest...

Sewing and other meanderings...

We have all been feeling really chilled out and relaxed over the Christmas period. Such a wonderful, magical time with plenty of walks, rests, sewing, knitting, board games and films watched.



I made a couple of these bucket bags from Mayamade at Etsy for my daughter for Christmas for all her little toys and she loves them, she keeps insisting on taking one out on a walk with her for collecting leaves etc.



On a recent visit to our local town we saw these lovely reindeer, we got to stroke them, they were so gentle...

Merry Christmas

Well that's the wrapping done, baking done, just a few more presents to wrap :) Chilling out now and enjoying it... have a wonderful Christmas everyone :)

Update

Here is my latest progress on Woodland Winter... I've now completed a bit of the snowy background and started the three trees in the foreground.

Have managed to do a couple of hours stitching nearly every night for the past couple of weeks which has been lovely.

New Book

I've recently bought a new book by Stephen King called Full Dark, No Stars which is a series of short horror stories. I can't put it down it's very gripping. One I can definitely recommend..