zakka tree, an update…
I’m working on more now….. photos later : )
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linen and silk bag
This has been on my list of things to do for a few weeks, and finally I have started and finished it! A miracle!!!!! John asked me to make a bag for a birthday present, the lady in question is an extremely talented dressmaker, she makes the most wonderful wedding dresses and couture dresses, so […]
there should have been some…
…sneak peeks, and I have provided nothing, sorry, I’m really working hard, and really this week has not gone so good with some of the making and creating, but I hope that I will have some good stuff to show you tomorrow! Patience is a virtue I have always been told, but I’m just not […]
something different
Now I do like to go on about other peoples work, but normally it is not so close to home, but today I would like to share with you the lamp-working and jewellery of my sister in law : ) She has made jewellery for a while, but since May her work has taken on […]
somethings sorted : )
Thank you all so much for your lovely comments about the blasted washing machine, and tyre. Well on Friday morning we sorted out the tyre, though I now have odd wheels, 3 alloys and one hubcap, I hope no one sees me like this! And the washing machine, well I looked at new ones, and […]
pants, pliers and any other inoffensive words I can say!
It had been a lovely day, I add it HAD been : ) However, at 4pm that all changed, I went into the kitchen to change the program on the washing machine and then it all went wrong, because instead of walking across a dry floor, I found myself walking across a lake of water […]
I can’t draw…
…I draw with fabric or felt, well I like to think I can, but I’m always deeply envious of people who can draw, and also when it seems so effortless, my husband is one of these, and I have found another, pah! Only joking, I love it!!!!
teachers pet!
Now when I was at school, we were asked to look after gerbils called Han and Solo, or Bubble and Squeak! Well those days are gone! This is what we are looking after this holiday, Yes it may look like a snail to you, but it is nor ordinary snail, it is a Giant African […]
presents for teachers
I know quite a few teachers, both working in the profession, taking a break from it and retired, and I know that Christmas and the end of the academic year can mean horrible presents and trinkets! So I have always tried to give presents that are unique and more thoughtful, and more importantly things that […]