2011....last post of the year

Well, this is the last post of the year and in a few months time I will have had a blog for nearly a whole year. I love having a blog and it's been amazing looking back through the months, next year I will try to be a more regular blogger as there are a lot of gaps. I am also going to stock my shops and try to take better photos too.

Thank you for all your lovely comments and support. 32 followers....unbelievable......I really didn't think any one would look at my blog let alone follow, so thank you so much.

Have a lovely happy and peaceful new year,

Much love,

Emma x

New cushion

I should be making christmas prezzies.... oh well! 

My cushions are looking a little battered so I'm trying to replace them gradually. I was after fabric for something else when I came across these little bits, some still left from the lovely stash sent to me by Ceri and I'm afraid I forgot what I was about to do and made myself a new cushion instead. I love that when I think my cushions look rubbish I can just have a little rummage in the fabric drawer and produce enough bits and pieces to make a beautiful cushion that costs next to nothing.  Eeek, back to the presents quick :)

Emma x

Look away now if you don't like chocolate !

This is my first attempt at rocky road, it was delicious, notice I'm saying was, as it is all gone....yummy.

Emma x

I've put something in the shop...yay!

I really love the cute little japanese characters ( think paper-chase stickers and stuff ) that seem to be so in at the moment, especially putting sweet little faces on things, so I went with it and spent a really enjoyable evening making this for christmas.

I won't put anything in the shop that I'm not 100% happy with, hence the fact the shops are empty. This is neat and tidy and so cute that I felt it was good enough to go in, so at last my etsy shop has a listing, only one thing but I am hoping to add to it soon. It can be found here. I am having a go with etsy as I have done a few swaps to different countries and found on the whole that it is relatively easy to ship to other countries and as long as I keep the items and prices small if it all goes wrong I won't lose too much. I'm never going to make a living from it but I get enormous pleasure knowing that someone has actually wanted to give my makes a home.... Does that make sense?

Any way I'm off to make some sloe gin...yummy : )

Emma x

10

Today Hollie is ten......TEN....how on earth did that happen so fast !
Happy Birthday princess we love you very much xxx

 Emma x

Getting ahead of the game...well trying really hard to anyway.

As there is only four weeks and three days left until my littlies break up for the Christmas holidays ( running round living room hands in the air screaming with panic, I have so much to do eeeeek! ) I have been trying to get the teachers gifts sorted. So far I have managed to complete Hollie's teacher's gifts and at last a beautiful sunny day to take some pictures.

Hollie is in Hedgehog class and I had some lovely Michael Miller fabric with a hedgehog print so that was the theme ( the second mug rug I had already made so I only had to make one more. I am adding a lovely Cath Kidston christmas mug too. So two down two to go, Sophie is in Fireflies class! Wish me luck.

Emma x

Yummy new wool and at last Casper boy has a new bed.

I have splurged on some yummy wool for a few Christmas projects, I've never used this wool before it's Millamia 100% extra fine marino, it's so soft and the colours are...well...yummy ! I brought it to make crochet snow flakes and mug cosies but now I have it I'm not sure I may change my mind.

And here's the boy in his new bed.

Have a super spOoOky week end,

Emma x