Good Friends

Made the birthday card for my very good friend's birthday yesterday. She came today for lunch and it was lovely.

While sitting on my bum yesterday I also managed to sort through some more magazines my MIL had fetched for me.. Not as much inspiration in these as there was in the others that she brought. Good for recycling now.

And in the post today was a lovely parcel from another very good friend. Although we have never phsically met she knows me very well - buttons and ribbon for my hoarding addiction!
Thank you Claire - I'll get on with another 'designed by shell' item.

I've also started on another bag. I'll hopefully post more on that later.....

Catch up

Blimey, it feels like an age since I was actually in the mood to do some crafting. Situation is not resolved with my Dad - he doesn't want to talk to my sister or I as he feels we are ignoring him, not helping him, not ringing him when he wants us to ( we ring when we can, do what we can but he won't ever stay anywhere more than 5 mins, won't go to the doctors, etc). He is still speaking to my brother so there is a small connection.

But anyway... I have just about finished the penguins - I just need to add the eyes. I can't believe how long they have taken me - definitely not been a good crafting week. I got my copy of Simply knitting the other day and I treat myself to Country Homes and Interiors today. This is the one I meant to get last month but ended up with Country Living. I also found a pressie for a lovely friend which shall be posted tomorrow - I do hope she hasn't already got it.

Just a quickie

My fabric labels were on the door mat when we arrived back from the beach - I'd forgotten about them so that was a nice suprise. I've spent the last 2 evenings going through and cutting up the magazines given to me by MIL. Just need to find a scrapbook to put all the clippings in now.

Too tired to think of a title

I should probably wait until tomorrow to post this lot but I know my head will be whirring if I leave it, so....

Here's the owl I made last night. Very quick and easy.

I won! I won! I frequent the paper-and-string blog where Sarah holds a give-a-way once a month - well I won this month, so thank you very much Sarah, it's gorgeous.

My Mother's Day present arrived today (and, yes, I have it early). I am sooo enjoying this TV programme - full of great things.

My MIL was sorting through her stash of magazines and asked if I wanted to look at them first. So here's a years worth of Country Homes and Interiors from 1998! I'm hoping to find some different inspiration in them.

Last, but by no means least (and the reason for my tired, tired person), are my charity shop bargains. My sister and I spent an hour browsing the 2 in my local town and I came home with a few things - buttons (of course), an embroidery hoop, pure wool (for penguins), tape measure, press studs, and a straw bag for carrying wool projects.

There were a couple of other things too, one being a must have book for me, no the kids, oh alright me, on Ivor the Engine (blushing). I'm sure this is the reason I love trains .... right, that's enough confessions, I'm off to bed.

From bits and bobs, to books and buttons

I realised yesterday that I hadn't put up pictures of some bits I'd got from our GP Lets. The chick in the egg came from Michelle and the caterpillar came from sundog. They're both fantastic and are now sat happily on the season table (when not being played with). It's soo nice to get things that other mamas have sat and made with their own two hands.

For a bit of inspiration I got Country Living magazine the other day (wasn't actually the one I went in for but that's my own fault for not ready the title properly). There's a few good bits in it though so not a complete waste.

And from the postie today, from another lovely mama who make it herself, was this wonderful bracelet (which is a birthday present for someone) and and this gorgeous picture for me from her lovely daughter. It's amazing how nice people are even though we've never met, so thank you so much Claire and Phoebe.

And lastly is a book, The Children's Year. I've heard so much about it, and seen many things made from it, so I thought I would get it. I know, I know, spending again.....but it is an investment isn't it ;-).

oh, oh, oh, before I go....it's not just me who likes buttons - Soulemama directed us from her obsession to another obsession at button it up!