Disaster with the sewing machine..........

So I'm in the process of trying to make some finger puppets for my nephew's first birthday to go with his Noah's ark play mat that I have made.

But it is turning into a disaster. Firstly I have managed to run out of the correct colour thread whilst winding the bobbin! Then I'm experimenting with the different stitches so thought that a satin stitch would be good around the features of the animals - but this has turned into a complete mess, the tension isn't right but it is for the rest of the fabrics that I am using so had to unpick the mess and restart with an applique stitch or a straight stitch.

Now I need to get some more threads as I have wasted so many trying to make the one puppet I have none left to make the rest. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A busy weekend and some birthday gifts

So the first weekend in March was lovelly - loads of sunshine and reasonably warm. Saturday was great I had a little lie in and Jeremy and Jake took a walk with the dog using Jake's new back carrier (Thank you Cousin Jo!).

We then headed out to the garden. The corner of the near part of the house or aim. Little did we know that there was an out of control rose to contend with and so many bamboos and grasses. First the pampass grass had it's yearly chop - then the rest of the stuff started to go - who knew we had so many different pots as well - at least that means for my herbs I don't have to get some new ones. Well eventually it was cleared and now we've decided to get rid of the little brick patio completly.

Today (8th March) was my birthday - so got some lovelly crafty stuff, 2 paper trimmers, a safe one and one that my dad has warned me to only use whilst under adult supervision. Some lovelly new sizzix stuff including a 3d snowflake for pop up christmas cards and books on scrapbooking and cake decorating. Also got some tops and a pair of gardening clogs to replace the ones that the dog ate.

Been Brave

So I have been really brave and I have set up a facebook page to showcase my cards and crafts with the hope of selling some of them. I've managed to find an ex student to do some graphic work for me and a lovelly friend to work on a website for me all for free.

I've also been busy in the garden. We've so far emptied the pond, which we found out was 5ft 6" + deep - ummmmm there goes the plan of keeping it - too deep and dangerous for Jake I think so it will go - never mind will put a new pond in the other part of the garden when it comes to that part. Plus cleared everything from behind the pond so we can gravel the area and put some pots or even plants in the gravel.

Started to plant some seeds - so done some potatoes chitting, herbs, leeks, courgettes, and some flowers. This year from the summer I WILL NOT need to buy fresh stuff apart from foreign stuff.