At last, some sewing

So I've been making owls for some very special...well...owls!

 Sophie's Brownie leaders and I still have a few more to make.

Have a lovely weekend,

Emma xxx

In my Smash Book

Bit of a picture heavy post this one :-)

I've only filled in 3 pages so far, I've had it since Christmas but was a little unsure where to start and also worried I might ruin it.

So lots of research and stalking has been done :-) 

There are so many tutorials on you tube and ideas on pinterest it has been easy to find inspiration, I may have lost a few days to looking at peoples lovely work...ahem...don't tell Woody!

From what I can gather you can't go wrong and the more you can stuff in the better. 

I have used a favourite Birthday card and tried to build a page around it. 

I also used my mail tag from Rachel as I wanted to keep it all safe and to hand so I can look at it when ever I like. 

The last page was based around a lovely thank you card that came in a prize I was lucky enough to win, it was just too cute to throw away. 

It doesn't have to match, the only thing that matters is that I like it.

See you soon,

Emma x

Feeling blessed...

My littlest girl and I have the most amazing route to school, we cycle, so we get to see everything. (not so much fun in the wind and rain mind)

Lovely dappled shade by the stream.

Purple fields.

The local farmer has planted this crop to encourage bees, put nitrogen back in the soil and feed the sheep, it's so pretty. 

They had the lambs in here last year, so the disappointment over there being no lambs has been overcome by purple loveliness.

Coffee in my garden, I mean seriously could a morning get any lovelier... We'll just gloss over the fact that Sophie lost one of her shoes this morning and we were nearly late and I've just found her reading diary in the shoe cupboard, whoops !

Just incase you were interested the shoe was stuck on the hoover !

I had intended to do a smash book post this morning but I wanted to share the mornings pictures instead, I'll do smash booking next time :-)

See you soon,

Emma xxx

Happy Mail

Last week my lovely bloggy friend Rachel from contented contacted me and asked if I would like to take part in a "mail tag". 

After a quick bit of research in which I discovered that mail tag seems to be an inexpensive way to get creative, send and receive a lovely letter through the post and get to know a little more about your mail tagger via some requests and questions (if that's the right way to put it???)  I decided I most definitely did want to take part in a mail tag, so said I yes! (in about 5 seconds flat lol)

Rachel said she would start and I waited excitedly for the postie  :-)

The postie did indeed arrive yesterday with some very happy mail.

Look at the beautiful stamped envelope, I knew what it was straight away.

 I was a little worried I would be able to think of any requests but as soon as I opened Rachel's letter I had loads of ideas, I can't wait to send a letter to her :-)

there are little envelopes hand made with lovely magazine pages and some really pretty washi. 

I love the creative writing too, although mine may not be up to that standard !

I have just started a smash book and I think my mail tags are going to live in it for safe keeping. 

Right, I'm off to create my own mail tag, see you soon,

Emma xxx

If anyone comes across my sewing mojo, could you send it in my direction...

So once again at this time of year my urge to sew has left the building... so I have nothing really to show :-(

I have been really enjoying planner decoration, this is about as crafty as it's been round here of late.

We have also joined the national trust as there are quite a few places to go near us.

These were taken at Benthall Hall. 

I also fell in love with this beautiful land girl scarecrow at Wightwick Manor. 

For some reason, I didn't take many other photos at Wightwick I think it's because I had the dog....note to self give hubby the dog so I can take pictures ! 

I know we'll go back it was a lovely place, fantastic vegetable garden.

See isn't she amazing :-)

Hopefully be back soon,

Emma x

Happy Easter

 I made it, just in the nick of time :-)

Here is my little Easter bunny brooch, I made a couple of these for my lovely cousins to go with their chocolate eggs. I'm making one for myself too....it's just not quite finished yet.

Have a wonderful easter.

Emma x

Spring swap

The mini quilts have been posted and received, I can't believe how lucky I am, Rachel of Contented has sent me the most beautiful mini quilt, just look at the darling little bee, I absolutely love it. Rachel also sent me some lovely fabric, some little wooden eggs and some chocolate bunnies yum.

The little bee mini is sitting pride of place on my Easter display and I just need to put the little eggs on the tree :-)

This also means I can show the little quilt that I sent to Rachel, as I am obsessed with stars it had to be a star quilt and I managed to get some bunnies in there too. It's been so much fun to do a mini swap, Thanks Rachel for swapping with me.

I hope to be back before easter, cutting it fine I know! But I have a little bunny brooch I want to share.

See you soon,

Emma x