sun sea and market stalls

What great weather we have been having lets hope

it stays all summer. Been a bit busy hence the late posting but after weeks

of frantic sewing for my wedding and my first market stall

I finally got a week free to enjoy the sun and my fantastic family.

we have been on the beach with my dad, and to Cardiff

to visit friends. The market was a success making a good profit which wasn't expected

on my first stall.

This is a quick snap shot of the goods left which I have

just finished putting on my etsy shop. From nettle and onion dye baby grows to toys

and hats there was a good variety.

Snow and Quilts

just when I thought spring was on its way we were hit

like a snow ball to the face with this fantastic snow, brought by

a sudden cold snap.

I became ten again and with grin on face and uncontrollable giggles,

went sledging with friends.
This was Finley's first encounter with snow, bless him he thought

we had gone to the north pole, i didn't
have the heart to tell him it was only Dartmoor.

I feel I should mention these fantastic Quilts.

I have been looking at these Photos from the 2009 Tokyo quilt festival

they have given me the inspiration to do something with my stash of fabrics.

My guiltiest pleasure, all those scraps of fabric too small to make anything substantial from but too big to class as scrap.

I plan to make some quilted baby sleeping bags, aren't they fab, or am i just a bit sad.

Its a scary craft.

I could be venturing into the all be it skilled but still uncool craft of the grannies.

Tis the season to be jolly

Twinkle little stars !

After several days of rain a break in the weather was warmly welcomed

and a trip out to Holdon forest seemed like the perfect place to appreciate
the fantastic colours that autumn brings.

Unfortunately as I was stuck round

the car park with crying cold baby my vision of an artful day

capturing autumnal scenes on camera was fast disappearing.

However Finley and his little friend Oliver had a fantastic day

and after discovering this musical device created from a fallen tree

peace soon reined, warm hot chocolates and crepes in hand a good day was had by all.

5th week craft craze

5 weeks on Merryn has doubled in size and has unscrumpled to this beautiful like bud, who will grow into a gorgeous little flower of a girl before I know it.
After overcoming the sleep issues that new life brings I was ready to get sewing again. In spite of the tiredness I am determined to put my thoughts into crafty reality.

My brain has been bursting with ideas many of which I'm sure wont see the light of day, but Merryn has brought out the girly side in me. Thoughts of my fashion degree have spurred me on to design little dresses for her and although its just a start I know there will be many more were this came from.

I also tried a few patterns from an old toy book I won on ebay
(Pamela Peakes, creative soft toy making ) and after a bit of modernising, some added rattles and that crispy stuff babies go crazy for in the ears, I had two cute baby toy dogs. Bones and Bramble.

There are two other patterns I have got to try next; a really funky puffin, and a mother & infant anteater. I'm sure I can revamp them. I'll post the results.

three becomes four

Baby Merryn finally arrived, can't tell you how good it feels to have my body back.
Although I don't recognise it.
Finley was thrilled at first but a few weeks in and he said he wants her back in my belly.

Also had a birth day, cant tell you how old its too depressing but my good friends cheered me up with all their fab gifts for both baby fin and me.

nothing happening on the craft front as you can imagine although my head is exploding with ideas and cant wait to get sewing again.

I'm sure my next post will be full of random crafty exploit's

I dug out my old flower press last week and
started frantically trying to preserve some of my

lovely summer garden before the weeks of rain took its toll.

The result was this butterfly card which I was quite pleased with

I can see me doing many more.

My crochet birds are coming on and

with some brainy ideas from my other creative

pals I have started developing a label Woolly Soup.

Since I seem to have a thing for birds at the moment

I started playing around with sketches of birds for my logo.

Final result as shown above, let me know what

you folks think.

Other news, I have two weeks to go till due date, Cant explain
how excited i am, the belly now has a name (Merryn) as we have

been told it is a girl although I'm still not 100% this is correct

knowing my family history.

And Finley has decided that noddy lives in toy town

in Exeter, and that he has only just grown his nipples

(he wont believe me that they were always there) looks like

my baby brain is now a family thing not just me.

poor Merryn what is she being born into.