More Easter goodies

Happy May Day to you all. It's a glorious day here and I'm off to toddlers soon and then to meet my friend for lunch (who is over from New Zealand for a month) and a walk to the countryside centre where hubby will meet me with the kids after school. Sounds like a good day to me!

So as I said in my last post I also had goodies from Steph too and here they are...

So Steph sent me some yummy Easter biscuits she had made and some chocolates along with  a bag of charms and buttons and this HUGE bunny! he really is as big as he looks. He's sat next to a regular sized paperback novel Steph sent me to read for the 50 book challenge.

Some what delayed I sent Steph a little bunny too and a few other goodies, including a bangle I brought back from my holiday. (thank you to Steph for the photo collage)

I seem to be losing followers, so apologies if I've upset anyone or if I'm just that dull. I'm hoping it's just because of the google reader thingy (which I still don't understand)

In more exciting news, the travelling box is with me at the moment so I'll have lots to share in a couple of weeks. Cucki the box will be on it's way to you in a couple of weeks!!!

Bye for now!

Surprise post!

Hi Everyone

I had a lovely surprise in the post from Steph today for taking part in her book challenge. She sent me this lovely parcel of goodies...

There was a packet of seeds, some book fabric (watch out hexagon quilt and 2 other projects I have in mind) a book spine bookmark  and a book token. How awesome is that! I'll be holding on to that for a week or so for the new Agatha Raisin to come out! I know Steph would approve of that choice!

You can see the 50 book challenge blog here... and I have a page on the top of my blog too.

I'm planning a little surprise thank you for Steph as a thank you :-D

Happy reading!

101/1001 round up

Not many pictures but a fair few things to tell.

Days left: 859
In progress: 26
Completed: 9 (8%)

So since my last 101 post I've read Diana the Huntress and Fredrica in fashion both by MC Beaton. These are also listed on the 50 book challenge.

I was excited to hear from one of my penpals that she has started a 101/1001 list so that was another 'thing' completed.

Our work christmas meal was at an american Diner called Detroits, I'd never eaten there and the food was lovely, huge portions! That was the first of the new restaurants tried.

Picture from Worcester News

I've also done a couple of RAK's - Sent my penpal Janet a parcel of craft goodies to help with one of her 101/1001. You can read her blog here, It's full of her 101/1001 adventures!

 The next one was when I was walking back from the post office before christmas and saw a christmas card that someone dropped before  they had gotten to the post office. It had been put on the windowsil of the local dentists. I thought I could be nice and post it, but wasnt sure so went to cafe as I'd planned for lunch with a friend. I went back past about an hour later and it was still there so I picked it up and took it to the post office. So that made another RAK.

My last update concerns all of you...I hit my blog followers target and I now have 20 new followers who read my nonsense since I started this challenge back in May. Thank you to all my followers both old and new!

I've been having a big craft sort out so watch this space for some stash giveaways.

wishing you all a happy and healthy...

Stockings and Mushrooms!

Well my week has been filled with making christmas stockings for my friend. I'm doing well with them and I have one left to line and then all they need is the personalisation. That's not too bad as my local sewing shop will cut the letters for you I guess using some sort of die cutting machine and then all you do is iron them on. It works out quite cheaply and saves a considerable amount of time for me too. I paid £13 for 5 names as I figured I may as well order the names for my two too.

As you can see I didn't hide the banding the bobble trim is on rather, I used it to break up the two fabrics a little more. It's been really good to do these as they've improved my machining skills alot.

 

I ordered two hanging mushrooms from Lori, and they've arrived and are fabulous! Here are the fronts of them. I picked out what I wanted on them. It is all the things that remind me of Christmas in our house. The victorian street lamps are because my mum has a little village she puts out each year.

Here are the backs, I didn't realise Lori would embroider the back too so they will look fabulous hanging on the glass of our lounge door. You can find Lori's blog here with links to her Etsy shop etc.

On the 50 Book challenge front, I finished Daphne by M C Beaton and moved on to the next book in the Six Sisters series called Diana the Huntress.

Well thats all for today. I'll be launching my Christmas giveaway tomorrow so check back to see what I'm giving away!

Have a good weekend
Kerry :-)