Couples weekend

This weekend, my parents have offered to have my two cherubs over at their house for two nights!! I'm so thankful for the gift of time and space.

This morning hubby and I went to a local market and bought our missing children some bits and bobs and then went off to breakfast at The Estelle. 

We bonded and chatted and laughed and became a couple again. It was lovely.

On our way back to the car we spotted this gem,
lonely and abandoned on the side of the road.

Well, I couldn't resist, and had to bring it home

Now it will be loved at our house

I really love the fairy lining in the bottom drawer

Red stripey baby sets

i went to spotlight to buy a rotary cutter the other day and came across this gorgeous fabric. Now I'm not one to normally buy fabric from either lincraft or spotlight, preferring to go to other sources, but I couldn't resist this!



Sooo cute!

So I bought the cutter - which has made cutting multiple pieces a dream - so wish I had thought of getting one before, bought the fabric, bought some buttons, and then made my way home, all inspired!




This is what the fabric has become....
I have made 3 x size 6 months and 3 x size 12 months that I will have to sell a the Rose Street market and have only a small amount left from a 2 metre piece of fabric.
I so love it I wish I could wear these myself.

I also figured out a new way of attaching the red edges that make my life a lot easier, and takes another step out of the process, which cuts out precious time!

After the market - Made n Thornbury

So i went to market, last Saturday, first ever market actually. As Jorge said, I was a market virgin, but no longer... along with Beky from www.pivx.blogspot.com we have now been initiated into the world of craft markets
Will talk more about it later, but for now, the result of the market is that I have started to make some more toys, as my vampire dolls were quite popular. so I have made some black cat prototypes and have posted them here for viewing.
am refining the details, but am happy with the results thus far...

and then some more softies with attitude in baby blue...