A Day Off in the week!!

I had a day off today! Normally work Monday to Friday but I worked on Saturday so had today off, had alovely morning catching up with friends for coffee and had a stroll with Will which was nice, we don't get a lot of time on our own! but then I used the rest of the day being creative and got some orders done. I did a larger version of my Vintage Hearts card too, added a bit of glitz in the way of Stickles gliter glue, I love it!!!









It soon got around to picking up from school time! Gabs came running out proudly showing off two stickers, one for reading and one from the head for being moved onto yellow books! she is very pleased with herself! Well done Gabs!
Fin came out with some unusual news, he had tried out for the choir!! most unexpected! will let you know if he gets in! I then looked in his bookbag to find a Rugby Trial form!! Talk about variety.

My lovely Tea Cosy

Since Victoria gave me my lovely Tea Cosy it has ben a firm fixture on my tea pot! even Will likes to use it! My tea pot came with one of those thermal lined tea cosies already on it so it really is a cosy tea pot! Must be getting ready for winter!



Speaking of getting ready for winter, we woke to the pitter patter of rain this morning and a definate autumn chill in the air so I bundled Gabs up in coat and tights and what happened? It got hot!!! "I was sweating!" were her exact words! Who knows what the great British weather is going to do!

Vintage Cherry Find and a spot of work!!!

I had to show you my fab Cherry finds! I just had to have them!!


Seeing all the caravans on the road this bank Holiday inspired me to finally create a caravan card, I have been meaning to do it for ages but always end up doing something else, finally I have done it!!
I would love my own caravan to make my own, plonk it in my yard and work in it, that would be heaven, so I think I will put it on my increasing list of things I have to achieve before I am forty! time is running out!!!!


Tilda fabrica arrived at work last week and as an avid fan of theirs I was so happy and instantly bought some and created a Vintage Hearts set of cards, I just so love fabric!

The colours are so lovely and vintage looking!


I think I will use the fabrics on a lot of future work, even Christmas as the reds are perfect.

The weekends go so quick, this one especially as had to work Saturday as Angela who works in Whitby on a weekend is in London but I have a day off in the week and as Fin and Gabs are at school it will mean that Will and I have a day to ourselves, How rare those days are!!! This is only because Will is not allowed back to work after his op, he has to have six weeks off! and as school has started the weather is good so Will is happy!

Back to School!

Fin and Gabs went back to school today, Gabs was very excited, Fin was not!!! I must say I think the holidays ahve gone quite quickly and I do enjoy them, especially not having to rush to do the school run!
I thought I would show you some lovely images from Mary Engelbreit all on the theme of going back to school.



Gabs could not believe that she actually had to do some work today!!






Gabs words before she went to sleep tonight,
"Will it be a long night again tonight Mum?" She adores school so much she wants the night to go quicker!!
I would like the nights to slow down and then I could get more done! Oh to be young and just enjoy going to school and seeing your friends!! I do not know where the days, weeks, months go! Speaking of which another night nearly over!!!

A night at the Cravan, a bit of work and lots of lovely walks!!!! Oh and a special little girl arrives in the middle of all that!!!

We had a little mini break last night! it was only up the road in our friends caravan but we had a great time, Fin and Gabs had a fab time, the site has a little play area and we went out for a meal to a great pub up in the next village.

Have been doing a little bit of work inbetween fun things, even though I am on a week off I just can't help myself!!! Here are a few orders that I had to do.










Amid the goings on this week, Phoebe Lily arrived! She is beauty and I made a special card for Hannah to keep.


Gabs got some exercise in during our walk!

A beautiful view of Scarborough Castle.

Fin, Gabs and Fin's friend Evan overlooking the North Bay.

A gorgeous view of the fab beach huts on Scarborough beach! I get a lot of my inspiration from where I live, we have such lovely places just two minutes down the road from me!

A Rainy Day!!

So much for a fab week off! I admit it, It's my fault it always rains when I am off! Fin and Gabs wer not happy when they heard the pitter pattering of the rain on the windows this morning! Still we braved it and went out for a walk. A little bit different to the glorious day yesterday!


More images of my Mums lovely flowers, it was really only yesterday!





I have been doing some work! this is an oreder I have done for somebody using some fab new fabrics from Seamstar. I have a few orders to do this week, well for Thursday actually so I had better get a move on really! I will take some pictures of them and show them to you!
I have also ben having a play with my Blog and have managed to do a new header which I am quite pleased about, it did take me a while but now I have the hang of it I think I will be quicker next time!
Will had his staples removed from his tummy today, Ouch!!! He did say that it hurt so he is now having a deserved easy evening, so I can blog without guilt of neglecting him!!

A Day at the Farm

We all have had a lovely day today, we spent the day at my Mum and Dads farm and of course had a lovely sunday dinner. Will just took it easy and sat in the sunshine on the courtyard. Fin was happy playing footy, I helped mum and Gabs was at home with the pigs! Having a whale of a time on the tractor and just running around!
I did a bit of doodling and put a few ideas together, I did take my scissors and some fabric so I could some hearts out but I have to admit they did not make it out of my bag! At least I have some new ideas to put together on my week off for some new designs.



Gabs simply loves being on the tractor!!



My Mum loves her garden and is ever so proud of her flowers, I will show some more as the week goes on!





It is a beautiful view over my Dads fields, you can see the Castle, the sea and on a very clear day you can see the cars going around the Marine Drive, that is a road around the headland which separates the North and South Bays of Scarborough. its a lovely walk!




Gabs loves being in with the Pigs whilst they are little, she is not so keen when they are bigger and can knock her over! Dad has a lot of Pigs, he also has cattle who are obviously out in the fields now, they too basking in the sunshine!!
Well, have ahd a great day one of our week off together, I wonder what the rest of the week will bring! something tells me I might be too busy with Fin and Gabs to get much work done! I see a couple of late nights coming up!! Have to create sometime.