Getting christmassy

Well its the first day of December, Things are beginning to get christmassy. The german market is now in full swing here in birmingham and i'm beginning to get into full panic mode as i'm sure i'll never manage to make all the things i need to before christmas! 

well i won't if i keep procrastinating and falling asleep at 8.30pm!

I sneaked out of work a little early yesterday and had a quick pootle around the market. I bort doughnuts as a treat for the family and then opposite this 

(Think beer)

I found this 

i didn't buy anything but it was exciting to find a pop up bazaar!

I have started tinys christmas frock, (cute reindeer, i have got her a matching head band with little antlers on!)

but i have one more to make and 4 duvet covers and bunting and some christmas decs and cake and and and. 

Think i could do with having the last week over again!

 Are you making for christmas this year, and if so, are you ready!!!

New office friend.

Here is my new friend in the office!

Its a Dalek, its orange, its a scientist - Its a sign!!!!!!!!!!

Parcel of fabric

Well, mum brought my parcel of things that i ordered from Abakhan with the voucher i won in the sewing directories christmas comp. Along with lots of bits and bobs was one of their lucky dip fabric bags. Its £14.99 and you get 20+ meters of fabric. I was very excited by mine!

 Some splighty sparkly green, lovely chocolate brown, some suedey stuff, some interesting white snow like stuff and some net. red and, as if someone at Abakhan know me well, orange with sparkles!

 Some pink linen, red cotton, pale blue cotton, Slipperly pink with blue bits and some black, what i think is, oil cloth!

Also in their was some more red cotton, some purple lining fabric, some tarten, and yellow and sandstorm cottons. Their was also some silver stuff which i know from my mum having to sew with it years a go is a (add own expletive here!), some bright red lace which look like a tarty old grannys pants! and some lime green lining fabric. These 3 will be finding their way to tinys old nursery to see if they can use them.

 Also hidden in there was this

There are 2 of these panels on this bit of fabric, i'd make the kids santa sacks but they have them already! something to put away and think about!

A lovely fabric haul if i do say so myself. 

But to end an amusing tiny picture, she tested my new boots!

Things going in my shop.

I'm worried. I can't help it. Tiny has been having toileting issues at school (shes soiling). Had to send her in pull ups which isn't really going to help her but i can't be fetching her everyday and having her smell interupt class! Think she needs a trip to the doctors.
on a brighter note i have things to put in my folksy and esty shops. do visit them if you like anything!

Commission!

After last saturdays craft fair i gained my 1st commission!

A lady purchased the blue stocking i had and later her mum came to ask if i had any pink ones. I said i could easily make one and so i have!

Now all i have to do is get it too her! fortunatly she doesn't live too far away so i can meet her in solihull to hand it over.

Also I'm putting these pencil /crayon rolls on facebook and in my folksy/esty shops if anyones interested.

craft fair number 2 and some pudding!

Greetings,

 Well, On friday i made christmas pudding. I know that it was 'stir up sunday',on sunday,  but i wanted to get it done. I followed my usual recipe (Nigella) and as usual ended up with loads of puddings. I really wonder just how big the pudding would be if it was just one pudding! you'd have to realllllly like pudding or have loads of people to lunch!

The big one is ours for christmas. The medium sized one if for my friend who has a gluten free daughter. (yes they are gluten free puddings and the fruit is soaked in baileys! yum!). The small one is for my big brother who adores christmas pudding and the tiny one is for the husband of one of my church friends, he's the only one in their house who likes pudding.

Well, saturday was the fair at st leonards in marston green.

 Mum was helping me and had some of her knits on the table.

Its all very bright when you put it together! I never realised just how bright things are that i make till its all on a table together! But then, i don't think subtle is ever going to be me!

I need to get the tings that didnt sell photographed and put in my 'shop'. I'm up for trades if you see anything you like!

You can't have the 'tiger' though!

Giveaway results.

Ok, I totally failed. Please forgive me!

I finally remembered that i was hosting a giveaway today and that i should have picked a winner ages ago!

So i've plugged the numbers into a randomiser thingy and it says that ............ (drum roll)............

The winner is

Bee Happy

Belated Congratulations

Do send me your address and colour choice for your tooth monster 

(blue or pink if it needs wings) and smile or grrrrr expression.

(or if you'd rather have one of those little pictures i made do say)

I'll leave you with a picture of my 2 hunting dragons!