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.

First Sale

Ohhhh I'm so excited one of my friends from TPM has seen the cards on my facebook page and has asked me to create some samples for her to have a look at for her little girls christening. So spent this evening doing them and she loves them, she's getting back tomorrow with the numbers and which design.

I'm so pleased.

Card Making Crazy

So it's still snowy outside - and although we managed to get to Baby bounce this morning and the physio this afternoon we still can't really get out of the house much and into the garden.

So instead I have been card making. I've experimented and come up with a new design for New Baby cards and I'm quite pleased with them - think I need to get some new papers though as the ones that I have are quite boring.

The Thank You cards are really sweet I'm pleased with them and can't wait for my mum and dad to see them tomorrow.

Snowy again

Another snowy day today - but a little warmer so we managed to get out in the garden with Jake and took some photos.



Gemma (our lovelly retired greyhound) thought it was great fun, nicked the carrot from the snowman that we had built and proceeded to go crazy around the garden with it. As well as clawing the snowman and jumping on it as it was being built - so we have a very collapsed snowman in the garden.

I've finished the Thank you cards from Jake for his lovelly christmas presents and I'm quite impressed with how they have turned out.

Now to get on with knitting the legs of the teddy bear so it's finished by next week.

A New Year

Well 2009 was a year to remember, I had my Little Boy Jacob Isaac Jeremy in August (15th August 2009) and it was the most perfect moment either. However, having him has made me want to rethink what I do. I've always loved my crafts and now want to do them even more than before. I also want to work on my gardens now the house is virtually complete.



So decided the easiest way was to use a blog to record what I am doing, thinking now I have a little more time.

So my first project of the year is to make a teddy bear - I started it while pregnant with Jake, but never finished it now I want to get it finished by the end of next week but need to get some stuffing to finish it off.