Nearly over..

The holidays are nearly over, then normal service shall resume ;)  I have managed some stitchery but I shall save that for another post.  In the meantime, there have been skatepark visits...

..walks past the deer farm...

..adventures to the beck for splashes...

..an afternoon at a WWII re-enactment..

..and trips to the woods.  We have had many other trips where I forgot to take any pictures ;)

I shall be back to normal soon.

The Tale of the Three Brothers

Anyone who has seen the Harry Potter films will remember the Tale of the Three Brothers.  I love the way the story is told, so I commissioned my brother to put it onto canvas for me.

I love it :D

Mmm..new crafty stock

Some new stock arrived in the week.  There's a few new bias tapes...

...some lovely ribbons...

...and a completely new item - buttons mixes!  Just starting with one colour mix at the minute to see how they go.  All available in the shop now.

Variety is the spice of life

It's been a very busy few weeks again!  There's been cards, crochet pots...

another wedding cushion... 

bunting...

colourful 'tashes...

a wholesale order for The Nook in Oxfordshire, which I forgot to photograph, and a wedding in the Lake District.  I haven't got time to take any deep breaths as it's all go here ;)

I'm back :D

We've had a very hectic couple of weeks here.  First we had the Waddington Airshow...

then we went to the Harry Potter Studio Tour....

..then we went to London, where we went on the London Eye, then down Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, through the Admiralty Arch and down the Mall to Buckingham Palace.

Next we took the kids to Lego Land for a couple of days (which was a complete surprise for them).  We treat ourselves to a night in their hotel too, which was amazing.  

We also had a day in York, where we went to the National Railway Museum.  

Now I need a rest to get over it all, but I have to catch up on orders instead ;)

Cushions!

This is the latest in my journey into the world of square cushions - a commission based on the mermaid card. There's a variety of others from patchwork to re-purposed jeans :)

Birthdays

June is the month of birthdays in this family, both immediate and extended.  The first four cards are for my brother, sister, father-in-law and my middle boy!  Next week comes my sister-in-law and nephew, then the week after is another nephew and niece.  Poor planning or what ;)

14 years old with his make-shift party hat!!

This one was for a customer, and shall definitely be making an appearance in the shop :)