My new make!

I would like to introduce you to my new make, Florence the Octopussy.  She is a pretty young Octopussy who is a lovely rich purple.  She has beautiful big eyes,  with flowing tentacles and a cute bow.   She loves to sit, looking pretty on my bathroom cabinet, watching the world go by without a care in the world.

Florence the Octopussy

Pretty in pink xx

I hope you like her? 

Where have all the Butterflies gone???

I was thinking today (which can be very dangerous)........................ where have all the butterflies gone?  I absolutely adore butterflys, but have hardly seen any this year.   I suppose it has something to do with the type of weather that we are having, in not so sunny England!  Anyway, it is not summer without butterflys.  A summer without any butterflys makes me feel depressed.  Therefore,  this afternoon I went around my house with Millicent Mavis in tow in search of butterflies.  If anyone feels the same as I do, then here are some pictures of butterflies around my home to hopefully cheer us up!!  There is a crafty link to this, as some of which you will see are some of my makes.



Hand Embroidered and Applique xx



Hand made Applique and Patchwork xx

Beautiful Peacock xx

Amethyst

Lots of Flutterbys .......

Tortoishell

Large White

Touch of cross-stitch xx

The Beautiful Gatekeeper

Hand Embroidered wall hanging made by me xx

Miss Millicent Mavis on the sniff for flutterbys sniff snifff xxx

 

An African Giant



Orange tip

Handmade heart xx

Collection of my butterfly brooches xx





A few more ........................

My trusty and well used needle case !!!

Hope this has cheered you up, it certainly did me and Millicent Mavis :) However it has made me think I need more butterfly items in my home!! What do you think?

A day amongst the blooms!

I have had a busy day in the garden, the weather has turned out lovely, and so it was the ideal opportunity to do some well needed tidying up and weeding.  What you have in your back garden is so beautiful, thought I might share some of my beautiful blooms.  I am so guilty of passing these by without a closer look, due to a busy lifestyle!! What a wonderful source of inspiration?

Pretty in Pink!!



Stars so bright



Pastels Perfect Pinks

Purple hues

Pinks and Green

Corals and Orange bursts ....

Shades of Purples

A Posie of Roses

Of course I had a well earned break, inbetween tidying and weeding to do some crocheting and to have a cup of Earl Grey.  The day is not the same without a bit of crocheting in the sun!!  xx 

Oh it was my Birthday too xx

It was my birthday on Wednesday (wooo hoooo).  I had a lovely time.  I am showing off as I had a beautiful Jan Constantine cushion, I have wanted one for absolutely ages.   She really inspires me and her items are absolutely georgeous, I am sure you will agree? 

My new heirloom!!!

I cannot believe that her items are still hand embroidered, and think that this is a lovely idea.   Keep the flag flying for hand made England!!!!  Hope that you like?   

Jubilee Celebrations and Miss Millicent takes to the road!

Hope that you all enjoyed the Jubilee Celebrations, what a thoroughly British affair it was.   I had a garden party planned, at the ready were buntings galore, cucumber sandwiches, pieces of cake and of course good ole British tea.  Just like your gran used to make.  But it rained and rained and rained ..........  Instead I made a tea cozy fit for a queen especially for my favourite teapot, which I think funnily enough looks like the queens feet pokeing out of the bottom!  hee hee   Hope that you agree?

A cup of tea fit for a queenie xxx

One of my favourite tea pots!

I also decided to take the plunge and do a Jubilee fete selling my makes!!!  It was a low key event with only a hand full of stalls.   Doing your first fete, what a nerve racking event it was, nobody forwarned me about that!   I am sure that you could sympathise with me when I say this, but I didn't eat beforehand, well I didn't eat all day (apart from drinking the odd cup of tea).   It was really busy, I managed to sell a few things and was pleased with my efforts.  Which is what it is all about.    I just hope that I don't get myself as worked up as I did, for my next one.   However, in my defence I just wanted everything perfect and just right!!!!  The only thing that let me down was the British summertime, yes you have guessed it, it rained but that was not to dampen my spirits and it was chin up and show off my makes!!!  I hope that you like my stall?

Miss Millicent on the road!!

Happy Jubilee Jamboree!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Jubilee with lots of cakes and cups of tea, I will certainly be having a few!! xxx