WOYWW 223 - Looking back...

Hey everyone - yes it is that time of the week where we join Julia and the gang over at Stamping Ground for the global desk nosy..pop on over and see what I am taking about.

I decided to go back in time this week and show you a photo of my desk that I took on 21st Aug, as I was leaving for work I realised that there were all kinds of non-craft related stuff there and it made me laugh so I took the photo to share with you. You can see nail polish, from an emergency pre-work repair, a coffee cup, my notepad (the pink thing, it goes EVERYWHERE with me), my phone, a card, my glasses and the usual craft mess...

It made me laugh as I normally do not use my craft desk for this kind of randomness! Or maybe I do, but just never notice?!

x2 more photos for you - well they are actually for Maisie Moonshine, because she spied my beautiful pin cushion on my desk last week and I promised her pics. It was made several years ago for my birthday by my Australian friend Jade. She is very talented and this is a treasured item for me.

Happy WOYWW everyone - I'm off to have a nosy at desks now.

Cx

p.s don't forget I am doing 40 cards for 40...so email me your postal address and I'll send you a card :)

Not enough hours in the day!

Hello!

Sorry for the absence, last week was properly mental - what with Hubby's birthday (= drunken affair), work and craft fair activities - I really didn't know if I was coming or going.

Anyway, I am a tad sad today, as I only had one entry to my competition - RHR you win the pincushion, please email me your colour choice! No matter - it's all a learning curve and I will just have to figure out how to promote myself better!

So I had a nice busy crafting weekend - I made one of the aprons ready for Sunday's Christening BBQ. I am so pleased with it, I got the pattern from Taly's Creations - she kindly let me mention her here. I hope you can make use of her really straightforward tutorial and make your own apron. I will take a pic and show you my ones - but need to take the pic during the day, they come out much better that way!

Union Jack quilt has hit a pause - due to the flannel I ordered being incorrect! I am feeling very calm about the craft market, scarves are nearly finished, cards are finished, brooches are finished, make-up bags will be complete, once the replacement zipper foot arrives (I left it out and the cats swiped it), starting baby-grows tonight, so it's all going well!

I usually get a bit excited about craft fairs and next weekend is no exception to this! I think it is going to be a good opportunity for me and my little business, I hope it works out well and that my friends are happy for me to keep crashing with them, so I can become a regular at the market.

It's my sister-in-law's birthday tomorrow and my Ma's on Sunday, so I have been making little treats for them over the last week or so and now have a little pile of pretty things to wrap, which is nice.

I need to update my craft picture stash - so I was a bit stumped about what I should have as today's pic, then I realised I could show you the pattern for the Union Jack - so that is what today's pic is!

Enjoy!

Cx

To be a pincushion or not! + Competition!!!

Hello!

I have been itching to get home and get crafting, but before I get too involved I am taking a break to write this post.

Today's pic is something I thought you'd like to see! Hubby drew it in the sand for me when we were in Cornwall! Isn't that sweet! I am trying to think of  a way to use it  - maybe the HNM 2010 Polzeath range - ha ha. Watch this space for more news.

I have made a start on finishing the scarves for the craft fair - this is the dull part, once they are done I can show pics - just like yesterday's cards - they are just a small selection of what I will be selling in Berkhamsted

I thought I'd give you a bonus and upload a second shot and run my first competition, seeing as though the blog was a bit sparse last week! This shot is of the pincushions I've been making - so cute! I've sold quite a few and they get used for lots of different things!

So, the competition is - post a comment, telling me what you'd use the pincushion for - besides pins!! The best answer wins their very own pincushion - colour of their choice (from pic and if in stock). Answers by Fri 23rd July and I'll announce the winner on Monday 26th July.

Good Luck!

Cx