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Sometime ago the lovely people @BrightonNat and @BrightonNick  at Brighton Visitor Magazine asked if I could come up with a crafted item that summoned up Brighton. Along with other creative Brighton peeps such as Amy, it was important to let people know of all the places visitors can access craft resources! Now I do like a challenge, so here is what I came up with.....The Wish You Were Here

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Its that time of year....... Every year I pop round to Jo Sweeting house to one of her Wreath Workshops! Her house is so Christmassy, plenty of wine, flowers, berries, foliage...... ......Carols, more wine and lovely company whilst making the most beautiful door wreaths! Her house is warm...... .....and cosy, full of laughter! A perfect start to getting that 

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Like these poor old pumpkins we have been rather snotty in this house!So what better way to clear the head than to go out for a brisk walk.We are very lucky where we live to be surrounded by the most beautiful Sussex countryside.One of our favourite walks is through the woods.....Some of the trees are vast in size, strange shapes, curves and leans.Paths leading off to secret areas.....Emerging

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Its that time again and with the first weekend under our belts I am certainly getting that Christmas feeling!The house is full to the brim of the most gorgeous art, jewellery and gifts.Perfect Christmas presents for everyone!We will have the mulled wine on the go.........the smell is divine and even better it FREE!So if you are after that unique fairy for the top of your tree........an

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Last month not only was I lucky enough to have my fabric baskets featured on the FRONT PAGE of Making Magazine, but I had the chance to be their Q&A feature!Its very hard to answer questions that sometimes you never think of ever being asked, yet its an excellent way of really looking at yourself and discovering what makes you.We live in such busy hectic times whether its work, home life, family

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October is the start of the Birthday season in this family.Yesterday was my baby boys 8th Birthday! 8, how did that happen?I love surprising the boys and after seeing all the gorgeous rainbow cakes on Pinterest I knew exactly what cake to make for him this year!Its such an easy cake to bake, a plain vanilla sponge with colour! The best bit about it is you can make them any time and pop a layer in

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At certain times of the year I often ask myself "Why?"Why do I spend hours weeding, digging, yanking up roots of brambles.....Stand in wind, rain, hail, hot hot heat...... battle with snails, slugs, rabbits, magpies, pigeons.......and then Autumn comes!I am rewarded!Runner beans and French beans coming out of my ears!....a bad year for courgettes but oh so sweet and tasty! No courgette and

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I don't really like to do a review on my blog but feel compelled to, regarding this book.If you are a keen gardener, someone who loves nature, the earth, the natural world, birds, plants, flowers and vegetables then you have to read Clare Leightons Four Hedges. Four Hedges is a gardeners chronicle, filled with Clare's wood engravings.You are taken through each month along with her partner the

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Hello lovely peeps!The sun is shining, my veggies are growing and tasting delicious!My heart is happy and finally there is joy in the air!So lets celebrate! Last month my Craft Bag and Crayon Wrap tutorial were featured in the fantastic 'Making Magazine'.I do like the features they set me and this was a fun and very colourful experience. Of course it wouldn't have been colourful without the

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Summer brings and abundance of fruit and when its on special offer in the local supermarket its screaming ''STRAWBERRY CONSERVE!!!"Well, that's what I saw in front of me when punnets were piled high at only a £1 each!Now before i get to how easy peasy it is to make, the above picture shows beautifully sliced strawberries ready to be dried slowly in the oven to create my very own dried strawberry

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Out of the blue, I received an email informing that I had the great fortune of winning the most beautiful gorgeous prize ever!'Celebrate' I most certainly did with a little jig!Quite some time ago the lovely Becky on her blog had asked for our views on some new Gift Wrap that she was designing, it seemed rude not to leave a comment! Becky's designs are so gorgeous, cheerful and full of fun!Her

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin

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Over the last few weeks a family of foxes have been playing and relaxing in the garden. Its amazing how confident the young ones are. I caught this one quite happily resting on our shed roof usually the spot where JamJam our cat suns herself! As you can see from the above photo, she has taken it upon her self to find new relaxing and somewhat awkward places to preen herself..... this is our sun

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Walking in the glorious Sussex countryside...my cheeky soncrochet...how can these not make you smile!Rain dropsan old candle holdertexturea mad lampshadepretty pale pink geranium...and again, I am really loving re-connecting with my crochet!

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YES, Its a bad addiction and it has gone out of control.How many of us have this problem, come on stand up and admit it!I was commissioned to make a lovely pair of buntings with children's names on when I discovered I had a problem.....This lovely trunk was apparently full of lovely fabric, but could i find it amongst this chaos?It was no good, it was time to turn a corner and own up to this mess

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Weddings, cakes, magazine and MAY!Wow, what a few months that was, not only have I had yet another feature made, written and featured in Making Magazine but I had to organise a big surprise for my Fathers 80th Birthday!As a secret squirrel I planned, texted and cooked up a surprise visit from my sister and family all the way from Australia! Then between all my sisters and brothers we finished it

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Its tough at the top sometimes, tiding up messy bedrooms....Washing, sorting and ironing piles of clothes.......Baking endless supplies of cakes for hungry little mouths..........but when you discover little notes, its worth doing your job as best you can!So, for all you Mums out there.........you deserve to be spoilt!Just leave a little comment below to say why your mums the best..........and

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With all our busy lives we do forget how wonderful Nature can be.As a child my parents brought me up to savour every moment in our lives and Nature played a big part of it.I would watch an learn as my mother would tend to her allotment, embracing the seasons as it changed.And now I find myself doing the same with my children.They may not enjoy coming up the allotment on a cold grey February day

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For some considerable time I have coveted those gorgeous snoods, the kind you find in shops that you cant afford! So when having a good clear out I discovered some chunky wool that I had bought over a year ago, had I bought it with a snood in mind?Well it was crying out ''knit me!"This was a project that had simple and quick all over it! With in 2 days I had knitted a long scarf and then joined

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With the mad rush of the Open Houses I had little time to blog!So much news yet so little time.The start of the high was a return trip to our most favourite holiday destination!If you haven't tried a FeatherDown Farm experience I strongly advice that you do. We went in October (the same time of year as the last trip), the same place and even the same tent!It was like coming home......The boys

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Tis that time of year when the little elves in their sewing rooms are busy making gifts galore!If you are planning to buy handmade gifts for your loved ones this year then I recommend that you get yourself to Brighton !As usual I will be exhibiting my work at this gorgeous house.There will be jewellery, leather work, candles, silk prints, art and textile goodies on sale.There will be mulled wine

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1. Take yourself off for a gorgeous walk where there's a bounty of FREE hedgerow pickings!I picked about 2lb of rosehips, the boys....... none!Give them a good wash and take off the stems. 2. Place in a food blender and give them a good blitz, this will help them mash up and allow the flavours to seep out more. 3. Put about 2pints of water in the pan, bring to the boil and add the rosehips, then

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A couple of years ago I made some Peg Doll Fairies for the Christmas Open House.I drew the faces and hair on using felt tip pens!Having a good old chat with the lovely Ragged Roses some time ago, she mentioned that you could buy little faces just for peg dolls!So i bought some and squirreled them away, like you do! When clearing out my sewing cupboard the other day, I came across an envelope

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A while ago I mentioned that I had been rather busy and new exciting things were on the horizon! Well, this is why!I was given the opportunity to write a feature for a brand new magazine! Making magazine is perfect for the kind of life we all lead at the moment. We find ourselves dipping in and out of projects, creating for the home and wanting to learn more! I was asked to come up with 6 styles

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Oh dear, *stands up* My name is Emma and I am addicted to birds!Above is my latest acquisition from a visit to Totnes, Devon. Not sure what its for but I have a feeling possible a candlestick holder.I can't get enough of birds, any excuse to purchase or display one!They turn up in all places in the home, on top of picture frames..........even driftwood can look like a bird!Not sure what the T is

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Yet again time has elapsed and my poor blog has been neglected! Where does the time go? It goes on growing this beautiful bunch of flowers! Nature is so wonderful. I can't stop looking at all the shapes, colours, patterns and formations of all these flowers. I had completely forgotten which Dahlias I had planted so you can imagine my surprise at the pink explosion of this one! Its like a

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A while I go I watched Alys Flower's programme Edible Garden and she showed you a really cheap way of growing pea shoots that you can cut for salads!The boys thought I was mad!After a little bit of persuasion I had the helping hand of the wee one.After a few weeks...........We actually had our first batch in a herby salad with the first BBQ of the year which was so delicious as they were really

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Well what do you know, its that time of year again, May Open Houses for the Brighton Festival!So, if you fancy a weekend in Brighton you must pop in and say hello. Its a fabulous house, gorgeous garden and rather tasty cake (go for the Apple, Sultana and Cinnamon one!)There will be various artists, jewellers and of course myself! Here's a little taster of what you may see......... Bunnies!

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The month of May brings blossom and weddings to the calendar of life!I was asked a while a go to make some corsages for some bridesmaids outfits. Their dresses are black so the Bride suggested using a bit of fabric that her dress is made of!Its a perfect shade of cherry blossom!I was very nervous about this job as it also involved making Cravats for the gentlemen which I had never made before!

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Last year I started a course of Letter Stone carving with Jo Sweeting. She is a remarkable woman, very talented and inspirational.Her work varies from sculptural and tactile to very formal.Each piece a delight to look at and to touch.Each Monday morning I have gradually learnt the technique of V-incising letters in stone and the types of tools used. So, may I present to you my final piece!I

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When a lovely friend offers you a trunk and its contents...... A huge bundle of sumptious fabrics!The only answer you can give is... ''YES PLEASE!!!"When your son comes home from school saying that he has to be a Tudor for the day............You say...."Oh yes!"All that lovely fabric provided the perfect excuse! I surprised myself (and enjoyed it too!) Thankyou thankyou to 5ftinf!My little tudor!

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With all the snow a few visitors have been popping by to say hello!After much research we discovered that this little fella/girl is a Fieldfare and quite a few have been visiting the gardens of Sussex, even the city! Cold weather makes me want to cook, and cake it has to be.....I saw this recipe for Apple Parkin in a back issue of Country Living, its so delicious and comforting. Not much left!The

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Just before Christmas we woke to this lovely scene...Snow glorious snow!The skies were like oil paintings from the past......Everything coated ......Jam Jam loving being a wild snow cat! A trip to the park to have some fun......The trees and shrubs looking like icing on a cake! After being snowbound in a city we escaped to Glouscestershire for Christmas and returned to spend a glorious New Years

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Happy New Year !Enjoy your evening and here's to a prosperous fun filled 2010.

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Deck the halls with lots of pretty things.... Put out the Santa from my childhood days....... He is so gorgeous and very old, I thought we were the only ones to own him but have peek in Cath Kidstons Christmas catalogue!Stockings hung and snowflakes made......Angels looking like butter wouldn't melt in their mouths.......A wreath hung on the lounge door as later you will see the beauty I made at

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I trust you all had a fantastic Firework night! Sparklers are so much fun! And so is getting ready for an Open House.Last weekend was the start of Christmas in this household. I spent a good couple of weeks chained to the sewing machine creating gifts for the brave people who managed to survive the wild storms.New to my ever increasing collection are these little Needle cases.We all seem to love

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Can you guess where we went this half term! We booked it on New Years day and have waited patiently, excitedly and longingly till the day came. I will leave the pictures to tell the story, but as you can see, we had so much fun!Breakfast!Letting your little ones go off!Walnuts!Nature at its best.Hello ladies! (He was not a fan of the gentlemen!)Just popping in!RelaxToasty!Walking.The fungi was

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Firstly may I introduce you to my new nephew! Simply gorgeous! October IS the best time of year for colour.......Blue skies............... picking Sloes for Sloe Gin, whilst chatting and giggling with a good friend........STICKY TOFFEE steam puddings and custard........Lazy sleepy fox in neighbours garden........... ......A glut of garden tomatoes.............. flowers clinging on to the last of

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Good grief where has the time gone! Too much fun has been had in the household!Anyway, just a quick post to say please please vote for my ickle blog at the dorset cereals blog awards!Anyone can enter! Go take a look!Also TA DA! ........ its my 100th post! So what better way to celebrate than to have a fantastic giveaway!Now should I set a challenge?.......Oh yes, but not as we know it dear

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A year ago was a day to cherish, a day to enjoy and a day to remember. Perfect bliss!

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Do you ever get that feeling that you work in a factory producing the same thing over and over and over....over....again? I love my work and can actually say NO! I do not feel like that! I look at my work space and see that all around me is my life. I don't have a studio I have a dinning room table. My fabrics are kept in these plastic drawers and see that cupboard door.....DONT OPEN IT! As you

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Sorry for the sideways pic, I should reload it but I will never get this post done! Anyway, it is a picture of some recent books that I have been purchasing.The Russian Textile book is probably my favourite EVER! The patterns are divine and so colourful.I am sure I have some kind of past with Russia as I naturally feel at home looking a them. I strongly recommend that you purchase this book if

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Our little digital camera has finally seen its last days, after 5 years of being a loyal servant. A huge amount of research was done,(and you bloggers were a great help) we decided to purchase this fantastic camera!I am now seeing the word in a completely different way. I have loved the macro facility on our old camera but OH MY GOODNESS! it is so much better with the new one.Landscapes, textures

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After a lovely jaunt with the ever so sweet Ragged Roses a few weeks ago, a plan was hatched to go hunting and a making of the popular Elderflower Cordial!Buckets and secateurs in hand we escaped to our favourite hunting ground. May I point out that wearing short cropped trousers was NOT a sensible idea, elderflowers like to grow in the centre of stinging nettle circles! Really! A stick and a

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May is such a busy month for me that it goes with in a blink of an eye. Exhibiting in the Brighton Open House zaps all my energy and at the end of May I question whether I had seen any of it. Well this year I made an effort. I decided to take a couple of afternoons off from being at the Open House and actually get out of Brighton and visit a few of the out of town ones. These pics are from a

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Mapp and Lucia went up the hill to see an Anish Kapoor........Mapp fell down to take a photo......... And Lucia tumbled with fits of laughter!Mapp and Lucia lay giggling some more..........And what do you think Mapp thought she saw?An upside down world, a deer in the woods, a cup of good tea and a jammie doughnut for pud!Life today was bliss in a good way, Mapp and Lucia drove home all cheerful

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Lets hope they don't make too much mess like last year!Enjoy the celebrations and company with family and friends, oh and don't eat too much choc!

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Quite a few weeks ago I signed up to do the heart swap on Mollycupcakes blog. And I was the lucky one to be paired up with Sarah from Bluberrypatch.Just look at all these goodies I received from her! I cant say which is my favourite as they are ALL so yummy. One thing I did neglect, was to tell my husband. He was somewhat worried when he started seeing hearts popping up all over the house......

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I have been toying with the idea of making dolls for a while, but when it has come to designing the face I have really struggled. After sewing for sometime I have realised that I have really neglected my drawing skills. The body of the doll seems simple and exciting to me, but the face...?I have always struggled with faces even when I used to do life drawing. I am so envious of people (husband!)

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They say things happen in 3's, well take a look at our list on the board! Me thinks the grumpy people need the KitKat with the tea!I can say now that we have heating (just) and we can all safely go top the loo without water pouring through the floorboards! As for everything else.......... lets take a break!Remember I said I was making something for mothers day gifts, well here are the little

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I am trying to get myself ready for the May Festival Open House as I usually leave it to the last minute and get stressed! So above are some crayon wraps that I seem to be making all year round. I love choosing colours for these, once I start I can't seem to stop.Anyway, BARGAINS! We all love bargains and I must say I have done quite well this week. We have been after a cabinet to put our TV in

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As most of us are aware its been half term and what a hoot of a time we have had!It has been a really enjoyable one this time, seeing old friends, quality time with loved ones and time with just me and the boys.As Friday was the official last day of half term (we don't count weekends) I decided to take the boys to the Bluebell Railway AND it was only a £1 per child!I think the boys and I all had

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SNOW! What snow!!What a fantastic way to wake up, just look.......... bliss. NO CARS making horrible noises.......... All the roads here were really really thick, the peace was music to our ears...........All you could hear were the shrieks of laughter and joy...........I want more!Why people have to moan and grumble, yes we can't cope with it because we all have it SO EASY! Wake up and smell

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GREEN TREE GALLERYThat's what I keep telling myself, if you don't try you will never know where it will lead.The Green Tree Gallery in Borde Hill Gardens is a lovely place. They approached me at the Open House Festival in May and have been selling my Corsages, Crayon wraps and Bunnies. Well just before Christmas they asked all the artists if they would like to take part in the Affordable Art

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I love shadows, they sometimes set little scenes........ I couldn't help but do my own version of the old shadow portraits they used to do of loved ones... This looks like it should be a little village with its church. In fact, my little boy had been playing with his playmobile indian tent and left it on the dinning room table. Then sun was streaming through casting the most amazing shadows.

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I have decided that this year is the year to promote myself and my work. "What have you done then?" I hear you say.Well, I have opened another shop via the Internet through Folksy. This time I am going to keep up with it and go for gold! You can access it either by the link above or on my sidebar.I love the names people come up with for online shops, why and how ..... Folksy....Etsy. Such funny

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Look what we woke up to this morning!Hope you get to enjoy some too!

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My goodness, has it really been a month since my last post? There has been a good reason, this has been my view..........................It has been the season of goodwill, Christmas school Fetes, church fetes and 3 weekends of Open House. I AM EXHAUSTED!One of the best sellers on my stall has been these little gems. I had one of those divine moments a few weeks ago when at school, a friends son

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Half term was a right old mixed bag! More about that later but the highlight was to go and visit a lovely lady.We call her GG, why? well she is at the ripe old age of 95 my boys Great Granny, a mouthful for little ones to say hence calling her GG!This fine lady, drives, grows her own veg and plays Bridge with her young friends! She has seen and lived through so many changes, loosing her husband

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I do! Well how could anyone not. Lighting the fire, snuggling in and getting down to some serious sewing, knitting and crochet. I have had a bit of sewing block and needed a little project to get back into the swing. I have been desperate to make some really nice bunting and with an impending birthday of my nephew on the horizon it was a perfect opportunity. I couldn't resist putting his name on

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Sorry for the delay in the words to this post, its a real romance story. A film could be made from it.Are you sitting comfortably, then I shall begin.......Once upon a time there was a girl who was not so happy, she had a gorgeous and very special child but craved for that true love and happy ending that all girls dream of. Then one day she met an old friend that rekindled a spark, which then

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Look what I won! Sorry Michele for the delay in thanking, but THANKYOU for this gorgeous little parcel that arrived. The whole process of opening was such a joy. The paper you wrapped the mirror in was so sweet, I can't bear tp get rid of it. The mirror is now my posh mirror! When I was a young girl I used to collect the flower fairies mirrors. I cherished them until two little sisters decided

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Well as promised here are some more pics of one of the best days of our life! Perfect is a big and exact word to describe the day.The night before the wedding all my family and friends gathered at the hall in a village near us, bunting (made by moi!) was hung, flowers grown on the allotment and garden by myself and my mother were arranged in jam jars. Well I say jam jars, they were actually darn

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Let me introduce you to my husband!Words just can't say how happy this day was. It was perfect, just how we planned. I love my husband!

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I was recently tagged by the lovely Steph of Curlew Country to show the view from my kitchen window, so here it is......Considering I live in a city, I am very lucky to have a garden of this size. Its a pity we have neighbours as my heart is in the country, but I do look out of the kitchen window, take a breath of the sweet smelling honeysuckle scent and whisk my imagination off to a green green

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The things mothers do! After weeks of sewing, guilt led to this........ "Mummy, can we go to the garden centre and get a box and make a tardis?"Me - (said in my head) "ooo, any excuse to go to the garden centre is fine by me!"" Mummy, can we get a big box so I can go in the tardis?"Me - "Ok!" (oh, yes, last time we made a small one and he got upset because he didn't fit! I must get this right)

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Can you tell why I have not been blogging for a month!We have a new baby.......''My name is Jam Jam Spotty!'' May is Open House season here in Brighton, so I have been sewing and here is the final display. It has been on for 2 weekends so far, so please come over to have a gander. Lots to see and buy of course! Its on for 2 more weekends and it would be lovely to meet those faces that fit the

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Yes, we finally got some snow! YIPEEE!Out came my childhood sledge, 30 odd years old! Dusted down and presented to the boys. Perfect! The only problem, one wet cold boy, one grumpy sledge puller (my eldest on the way home) led to one poor mummy with a very soar back. I spent the rest of the day with a hot water bottle strapped to my lower back wincing at every move! It was worth it. And as you

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Look what goodies I recieved from the kind Kim @Ragged Roses. We finally managed to catch up over copious amounts of coffee and the smidgen morsel mouthfuls of danish pastries! What a perfect engagement gift! Of course the lovely couple in the vintage postcard are just like JP and myself! The ragged heart fits perfectly on my new cupboard - thankyou Kim xNow - yes, I am a Virgin Sock Knitter!

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It has been the most wonderous week here, especially just befor half term. I managed to spend days on my own digging for England on the allotment Ah! Bliss.I can now say that I am not ashamed of it and that its amazing what a few days can do to change what was a rather overgrown allotment into a haven of paradise! (maybe thats a bit extreme, but when you hear those birds chatting away and Mr

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Good grief, how long has it taken me to finally get going? And how long has it taken me to put these little fellas on?!I know, it was like this in the early days of ebay - I was a pro by the end of the 1oth attempt!All I need to know now is how to get a bigger posh link on here, so you will have to do with the small link on the side bar for now or click here! Phew!This week I had to say goodbye

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Why is it that today we have glorious sunshine, the children are both at school and nursery and I fell like this! I have been looking forward to a day of either sewing or digging on the allotment and I go and catch a cold. I am going to stamp my feet and shout "its not fare, its not fare!" So I am just having to curl up in bed, Lemsip in one hand, laptop on lap and chocolate biscuits coming out

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This year JP and a I decided to try and make all our Christmas presents for family and friends. ''Oh easy peasy lemon squeezy'' we thought! But then most people we know have had things I make already over the years - that means new fresh ideas! Oh......... the brain struggled and succeeded.This gave me the opportunity to try out a new bag from Amy Karols book Bend the rules sewing. It was a

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Try this, its quite fun!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!Well, everyone, what can I say except, what a year!Here are possibly the 10 best things I have ever done, seen or heard or read in one year - 2007.1 - Become an Aunty at last (3 times over)!2 - Travelled to the other side of the world, Austrailia for a lifetime holiday and my sisters wedding.3 - Sucessfully exhibited and sold at many craft fairs.4- Read and made great new

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Yes, I know, where have I been? Well, tis the season and one has to do ones duty in fullfilling the folk here with dreams of owning high quality handmade gifts for Crimbo!So folks, if you are down this way, come and have a few glasses of mulled wine whilst browsing and purchasing gorgeous wares!If you can't read the above dates, its 24th/25th Nov - 1st/2nd Dec and 8th/9th Dec.Lots of Bunnies!

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Its Birthday season in this household. I think October is such a great time to be born, well I would say that as "ITS MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!!!" I know, I'm far too old to get excited and to shout about it, but I am "SO EXCITED!" That's what it was like for my little boy too this week, I can't believe it was four years ago when I got a little cross with a certain chef on TV, cooking in his Devon

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Hello everyone, thankyou so much for your lovely kind comments. Well what a month or two it has been! My father had a scary moment but he is really well now but what a scary thing to come back to. We had such a great time in Devon, as you can see. I spotted this little mermaid on Brigmore beach, all washed up with beautiful seaweed like hair! We had glorious days on the beaches, helping granny

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Hi everyone, still here but its been an odd few weeks. I can't put any pics up as the camera can't connect to the computer at the mo but I will have some fab photos of our holiday to SUNNY Devon!We were there for a fab time, beaches, countryside, family and friends. But on my return I discovered that my father was in hospital. I have been up and down, he has scared us and made us laugh but he is

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We have had the most glorious weekend ! I hope all you lot have too. My goodness, it was hot -yes I said hot.The summer hols are here and vanishing so quickly. Days have been spent playing, escaping to new places. Cake has been made and eaten by the bucket load. I so love the holidays, time spent with both boys. I love hearing them go off and play role play games in their bedroom or adventures

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This sums up what I want life to be like for the boys, countryside wooded walks, messing with mud a water. Imagining fantasy worlds deep in the undergrowth. We had a gorgeous day out last Saturday at a wonderful UN-commercial place called Wilderness Woods in Hadlow Down. It was so perfect and so much fun was had by all. Lots of deep breaths of country air, perfect. Dens were built, picnics were

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Fairy Skirts galore! Well sorry again - I have had 2 very busy weeks, sewing my heart out and had 2 excellent school fairs! These fairy skirts went well, such fun to make and seeing my little boys modelling them was a giggle. Tee hee - they really didn't mind, honest!!!Now that they are behind me, I can get on with some very delayed

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Ok, I shall explain. I have declared war on the slimey slithering slugs of sussex! Not in my garden, oh no - I can tolerate that (its those dastadly snails in the garden that need to watch out!) No, its the slugs in my HOUSE! Yes I did say house - Aaaahhhhhh!Every evening befor we go to bed we discover them slithering in to the kitchen, worktops and now the dinning room! They come up through the

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When you feel like you have abandoned your poor garden, it suprises you! Bliss

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I am afraid I don't have many pics to show. Its been half term here so my time has been spent with the boys, meeting friends, allotment, gardening and recovering!!!!!The picture above shows some hat pins I made for the Open House, a bit of an experiment really. You can use them to pin on tops as well. Quite cool and unique were some of the comments I had! Let me introduce baby Fin - while we

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Can you see who has won?........This little bunny is now called 'Lillybell' and the winner is Sara @ all about eden.Well done, I think thats a fabulous name for her and she was so excited at pulling out the name from the bucket. Lillybell also pulled out 3 lucky runner ups Victoria May Plum, Nonnie and little cotton rabbits - so send me your details girls and a little something will be in the

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Meet Jasper. He was telling me last night that he has one leg slightly longer than the other, arms that are a little bit too low (handy for tying your shoe laces though!) and a very big fat tummy! That's Jasper - off to a new home where a wee babe has been born, ah!As I had lovely comments abot the 50th! I have decided to celebrate.Meet this lovely little bunny - she has no name.......... As a

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Does one celebrate 50th post? I feel like I should but it seems a wee bit indulgent!Its been a good weekend at the Open House, sold a few bunnies and some corsages - I am on a roll................... Lets see how it goes shall we!Kim from Ragged Roses popped by with her stunning daughters, lovely lady and we live so near to each other. A little bunny by the name of Topsy (I have named all of

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JP came back from the USA bearing gifts and look what I got! I know everyone has them but oh they are scrummy. BUT unfortunately being a man (bless him) he came back with a huge huge size! I know I have large feet but not that big. BOOO HOO!Not to be defeated I have decided to sell them on ebay and hopefully be able to buy back the right size - fingers crossed.Its lovely to see colour, its been

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What a week that was. Not only did I nurse a wise tooth, sew a billion items for the Open House (which is going really well) and be there (smiling) all weekend but I had to do it all on my own as JP had to travel all the way to USA for work and leave me with 2 boys!!!! I did it, yep, I did and now I am cream crackered!We were all very pleased to have him home - bearing gifts too!Unfortunately he

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SEW SEW SEW sew sew sew......................................................................................1 day to go and I have billion things to sew!

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Well where do I start, apart frm my wisdom teeth which is STILL hurting it has been an exciting and busy week. The painting above is one of my good friend Philipa Stanton. I mentioned a while back here about her amazing ability to see colours when she hears voices. So on Monday night I went to her private view exhibition called Persona. I strongly recommend you going to see it. Its an exhibition

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Thankyou for your wisdom on my teething problems. I had an awful painful weekend, visited my very good dentist this morning only to be told that yep, I am teething, its all going through fine and I am going to have to grin and bare it! OOOOOHHHHHH! - I keep telling myself that I have had 3 days of pain, it has to get better. Well not only do I have that to chew over, I have come back from a

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Rose in her dress! The very handsome family! I wont bore you with all the wedding details, but it was so lovely! Not only did we celebrate a momentous occasion but I also got to meet my first and only niece! Just befor christmas my sister gave birth (not that it

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Iam back!And what an adventure my family I and have been on, have you guessed yet as to the location.......?Well, my blood rushed to my head............any more clues?...... AUSTRALIA! The main reason for going was that my little sister went travelling 2 years ago, met a farmer, fell in love, had a beautiful baby girl

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I have been rather poorly since Friday, so apologies for lack of enthusiasm.Samantha @ Plump Pudding put on an excellent stand at the CL fair and it was brilliant to finally meet her. She is one inspirational lady and keep an eye on her, she's going to go far!The fair was quite interesting, being my first ever visit it was very hectic, a lot of stands were very similar and I felt that CL could

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I know, its not sewing but its so worth it! Last October (on my birthday) we went for a beautiful walk on the Sussex Downs to collect sloes. It was probably the best birthday I could have had! See pics here.Anyway, when we got back, the sloes were washed and pricked, put in jam jars, sugar poured over and topped up with Gin.5 months later.............Yummy! The most beautiful Sloe Gin, which

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Stage 2 - match crochet flowers with fabric flowers (stage 1 was crochet the flowers- see last post) Stage 3 - match silk flowers - the hardest bit! Stage 4 - Find buttons and beads to match

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Is it too early, I picked this stem of blossom from our allotment but I can't help feeling that its far too early. Still, it makes a great display and excellent crafty ideas for the future! Well its full steam ahead on the Country Living Fair. I can't wait to see my corsages on Plump Pudding Stand and to meet Samantha. I wonder if anyone will be wearing those Blogger badges suggested by Polka

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