Round in circles . . .

 

 

Hello dear friends & readers :-)

 

Do you ever have those weeks where you go round & round in circles???

Well I certainly do . . .

last week was one of them :-(

 



 

I seemed to go from one project to another & by the end of the day - not really have achieved much

my little cottage has been busier due to the lavender farm

being in full bloom

this is great for me but means I get very little done

however, I did manage to complete some half-started craft projects

(I wont confess how long ago I actually started them though)

 

 

 

Over New Year I dragged out some old rolls of vintage wallpaper

& decided to make some nice bags for the cottage

to pop my customers purchases into . .  .

 

 

apologies for really grainy photos - dont do them justice sorry

 

 

They were so simple to make - just sew up the sides,

tops folded under & a hole punched for the handles

I used some old cording & some ricrac for the "handles"

(trying to use up what supplies I already had)

 

 

 

 

It felt great to be able to use some of the wallpaper

& feels really nice when I hand them to the customers

& they admire their bag :-)

 

 

 

Two of these cane chairs were dragged out of the woodshed

I had purchased some paint a very very long while ago

& had been nagging & hassling asking nicely for the Mr to paint them for me . . .

 

 

 

he finally agreed last Saturday &I could've jumped for joy . . .

I wasted no time cleaning them up ready for him

 

  

 

distracting "someone" who wanted to help the painter

& quite fancied himself coloured "red"

 

 

  

Seeing as She has shut me inside I am going to sleep with my head on her carpet!!!


I am so chuffed with the finished product
(incidently the colour is called Hot Chilli should you feel tempted)

 

 

Next post I hope to be able to show you some cushions I have made for them :-)

 

 

 

These two little Miss's were sitting naked in the sewing room

& finally got some clothes (& hair) this week

they are called Baby Annie & are an Angels in Disguise pattern

I like to give them little toys to hold in their hands

(in case they get bored)

 

 

 

 

Another "completion" was this felt swag I really enjoyed making

 

 

 

It is the partner to this heart "door hanger"

which is an I Luv Country design by Tracey North

I really love her patterns & am always pleased with the finished result

 

 

 

But by far the most exciting thing that happened this past week

was a visit from a friend whom I met through my blog.

I had the loveliest visit from Leeanne & her husband

it felt like we were old friends & we could've chatted for ages

but they had a long journey ahead of them

you can find Leeanne here . . .

 quiltmekiwi.blogspot

 

she has written a post about her trip so far

(I do so love meeting my blogging friends - thankyou Leeanne for popping in - it was definately the highlight of my week)

 

 

 

Leeanne had taken some photos of Isabella for her post

so yesterday when I was studying her (Isabella that is)

I realised how really filthy she was

- all cobwebby & bird pooey the poor wee lass

even a touch of moss beginning in her creases!!

so I set to & gave her a good scrub with the long brush

 

 

 

I do hope you can notice the difference

she is much shinier & smiling brighter I think :-)

 

Before I close I just wanted to show you these little "faces"

that have popped up in the garden this past week

 

  

 

 

 

 

I just adore them but the interesting thing is . . .

I have absolutely NO recollection of ever planting them

& as they are bulbs, I can't imagine they have self seeded there

the pink one is actually where I grew my tomatoes last year!!

The cream one has the most glorious scent

I love that about gardens - how these things sometimes happen

& kind of make up their own minds about where they grow,

Have a wonderful weekend dear friends

I hope its a creative one where-ever you are

thanks so much for stopping by

love/hugs/friendship - Julie Xox