Machine fun

Ok, i've been having some fun. I bort a 'doing what you want' foot for my machine at the festival of quilts in the summer but haven't played with it much. I have been having a play now though and although they are rubbish compaired to what some people can achieve with theirs i don't think they are bad for a beginner. 

What do you think? 

Can you tell what it is yet?

Autumn

Well as everone has noticed its gone cold and autumney. Its still really dry though. I went past our local pond on the way home on sunday and this is how it looked.

Its not got a lot of water in. That is a little jetty on the far side of the picture, it usually has water beneath it but at the moment it just has grass! The whole area is usually soaking and squelchy but not at the moment. It seems abit sad to see it like this, esp. when its not the middle of summer. Much as i don't like to be out in the rain we could do with some more of it!

Anyway on a cherpier note, the christmas lights are on in brum and the german market is being built for it opening on thursday (i believe). Yipee lots of hot chocolate with rum in and other germanic delicacies. I'm planning on taking the kids but not till nearer christmas, they get excited enough as it is!

Craft Fair Number 1

Well, Saturday was the first craft fair, 

 Here's the table, half mine and half @laughingsnails (you can see more here)

 As you can see she has some beautiful ceramics

 Mine is a mish mash of bright colours

This is one of the aprons i made on thursday evening, i made 3 like this in adult, child and toddler!

I felt it went well and my bags felt a little lighter on the way home. I have one more to do this coming saturday (St Leonards, Elmdon Road, Marston Green, 10-3ish). 

Then i'll have lots of things to pop on folksy/facebook for sale or swaps! (unless i decide to do another (can convince hubby to have the kids again)

Sunday was rememberance day, and my lad was in his first rememberance day parade with beavers.

They all look so smart and i felt very proud, Although lad lost his poppy on the way there so i had to go with out!

A christmas win!

Well, I entered the sewing directories christmas creativity competition. I didn't win but i did come second which is not to be sniffed at! I made a christmas stocking - 

It has felty fairy lights all over it. Even my lad agreed it was 'cool'! I'll let you know if the tutorial goes up on the sewing directory site. There should be a picture of it in the winter edition of cloth magazine, in which the winning tutorial (a christmas cushion) will be published. 

I also entered some a gift tag tutorial, which would have come joint fourth but you can only win one prize and the second place one was best, £100 to spend at Abakhan (a jolly good shop for lots of crafty things). If you want the tutorial i'll see if it can get posted.

I choose lots of things you always look at but never get (like a bias binding maker thingy).

As you can see i made a load of the tags, and some birthday ones. Hoping they will sell at my craft fairs -

 

Kings Norton this Saturday (12th) 

10am-2pm,

St Nicolas Place 

Farmer Market will also be there

and 

on the 19th at St Leonards 

Elmdon road,

in Marston Green, 

same sort of time! 

do come along and say hi!

Tuesday

Morning (or what ever time of day greeting is required for you when you read this).

At the end of last week tiny became a poo fairy again, and was kind enough to share with me, i'm so lucky! Although i have the 2 craft fairs coming up i've been in bed and asleep by 8.30pm for the last 2 nights! and i'm still knackered! I won't get everything made that i want too but never mind, at least i'm sharing stalls and not having to fill a whole one myself!

Todays pictures are of some works in progress, 

Firstly some coasters - which tiny was kind enough to be sick all over on friday! Had to wash them, and her and the carpet (and my pins, thread etc etc)

Sorry its the wrong way round but thats how i feel at the moment!

Next some cup holders/keep coffee warmers.

And finally, because you got to see my lad in his ice gear, her is tiny in her wooly tights with her penguin.

Don't forget my give away, i need coffee so if your interested you'll have to hunt the link down yourself. x

Not doing much

This is the reason i did very little last night

Yes, thats the lad in full ice hockey kit! (which i've had to alter to make some of it small enough to fit his skinneyness! 
His legs are so skinney people kept checking he had shin pads on cos he doesn't look like he has! 
I took some finishing with me, you know tieing off ends and trimming them but achieved little else. 
He spent most of his time on his bum!

A delayed halloween

Ok, i'm a couple of days late but here are my 2 at halloween.

A vampire and a 'pink ghost'. (apparently the blue sqiggles are its brains!)

Also can i big up this fair advertised by my chum laughingsnail as i'll be there too.

 I don't know, 2 craft fairs in as many weekends! hope i've managed to make enough stuff and that some of it sells!