It's All Gone a Bit Pear Shaped...

Life, that is....I'm already Pear Shaped!

Last week started so wonderfully with a pre Christmas get together for breakfast with friends, followed by the Meet and Make Christmas Party which was great fun.

As is typical of me I forgot to get my camera out after these shots, apart from for a few pics that turned out fuzzy!

Then it all went down hill, I ended up in bed for two days with a really nasty bug! 

Only some of my Christmas decs are up (and it's going to stay that way).

Not only have my cards not been written and posted they've not even been made. I have admitted defeat here and went out and bought some yesterday.

Christmas shopping still needs to be done, presents need wrapping, plans need to be made, people need to be visited and most importantly Christmas films need to be watched!

All a bit disappointing really...

 

Still, I have a Christmas meal with two of my ex work colleagues tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to that even if I can't taste a thing at the moment! The company will make up for that I'm sure!

 

I'll leave you with a lovely photo of Jane who I organise the craft fairs with (yes that is plural - we have more planned!). Jane is like me and doesn't like her photo being taken so I was chuffed to get this lovely photo of her at the M and M do. I'll be in trouble for sure for showing it but it's too lovely not to show! AND, you did say I could take a photo of you for the blog Jane!!

(I'll take it off if you REALLY want me to Jane)

 

I'll be back soon with a Advent Swap update.

Thanks for visiting

How are your Christmas preps going?

xXx

 

  

Queen (and) Dee

Dee from the Meet and Make group is so proud to have received a letter about some peg dolls she sent to the Queen and would like me to share her happiness with you...

What a lovely thought to send them.

It's good to see they were so appreciated, Dee.

xXx

For the lady who visited via The Wool Bar, Blogger wouldn't give me your email address! Here are the details of Meet and Make.

xXx

Sun,Sun,Sun....

It's been a long week for me this week, a colleague is on holiday and I have been covering her hours (only one day to go now, hurray!)

I'd love to be sitting here reading, sewing etc.

(not sure why this has a violet hue!)

But I can't complain too much when this is the view I get at work

And this is where I can sit during my teabreaks if I choose to

No pics of Meet and Make this week, I didn't think to get the camera out until it was too late...

Thanks for visiting

Have a lovely weekend

xXx

Meet and Make

Here are some photos of this weeks Meet and Make.

Paola has just launched her website, take a look if you're interested, here is a picture of a commission she's just finished

And because she looked SO stylish, another picture of this lady...

Karen

I'm off to the Craft Barn tomorrow for a class with Helen Chilton.

Really looking forward to it...

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

xXx

Grey day..

Here today in 'Sunny Worthing' it is grey and cold. I quite like days like this, I get those things done that I've been putting off! Do you remember weeks ago I started making a new throw for my sofa? Well, here it is - finished!

Some of you may remember that I had a dilema when I discovered that the backing fabric was slightly too small. Here is what I went with in the end and I'm happy I did it that way.

All of the fabric is French General by Moda. I love the reds in this range.

A few pics of Meet and Make this week, didn't remember to get my camera out until the lovely Kerry reminded me!

(This plate is from a dinner set I won on ebay. It

is the only piece that made it through the post intact.

To say I was gutted is an understatement!!)

The lovely Kerry's masterpiece using Staz On white ink

Our two newest members

A bit of crochet going on

Ehrm, what can I say about this pair?!!

More crochet love!

A couple of weeks ago I discovered Photobucket, I was so excited and had a play. When I went back on Friday it had all changed and the mosaic tool that I had planned to use was gone. Instead was a collage tool, after more than an hour I gave up! I couldn't get it to work.

Does anyone know of a free image hosting site that offers simple mosaics for your photos?

Thanks for visiting.

I hope you are all having a lovely (if wet) BH weekend.

xXx

Meet and Make - this week

Today we celebrated our first birthday and thanks to everyone who came along, and to those who supplied nice things to eat. Ian, our nominated photographer said it should be called 'Meet and Eat'! He's such a wit (actually, he is funny but don't tell him I said so!)

Here is a photo taken before everyone arrived, with just a small selection of goodies

Here are a couple of group photos, other people came and went and weren't in the photos

I have noted those that are hiding and you will be named and shamed - Debbie, Pat and Kerry (sort of!) 

Look at that adorable little girl in her vintage dress (and her very stylish mummy!). She was at our first meeting, and was only six weeks old!

Finally, thank you to Jane and Kerry for my lovely flowers and jug

and beautiful wicker heart, I'm going to put it in the bathroom when it's been decorated.

You are both so thoughtful, THANKYOU X

Thank you all for supporting Meet and Make and making it the success it is.

xXx

Meet and Make - this (last) week and week eleven project update

(The project for week eleven will be kept under wraps until later this week. It is a present for a friend!)

Thanks to everyone who came and hello to everyone who couldn't make it.

There seemed to be a lot of yarn activity this week!

Welcome to our new member.

Meet and Make - this week

This week we had 15 people for Meet and Make! Our highest number yet, I think. Thanks for coming Meet and Makers!!! Don't forget that on Friday March 30th we will be celebrating our first birthday, please come along for tea and cake.  Even if you're not a member come along, everyone will be welcome.

 This week Helen was actually doing something other than chatting and drinking coffee. It mainly consisted of making a messy pile of rubber stamp offcuts!

YOU told me to take the pic Helen, it's your own fault!!

No photo of Kerry this week as she's feeling poorly, she is still making her fabric egg. Thanks for coming when feeling fragile. It wouldn't be the same without you!

Jane was making cards with fabric inserts

Karen was making a card using rubber stamps, these are some bargain stamps she treated herself to recently

Liz has also caught the stamping bug. I seemed to have missed taking a photo of her this week. She made a lovely card.

I can assure you Karin didn't just drink tea and eat scones, she did do some crafting aswell.

The polymer clay ladies, Kay and Ruby. Ruby has made some pretty beads this week.

Dee and our new member Paola (hope I've spelt it right, I can say it now - I've been practising!!)

Doesn't the yellow and purple yarn look good together? I wouldn't have thought of putting those two colours together.

Pat's fabric pouch is coming along nicely

Poor Julie ended up doing her crafting on the floor until a chair became available!

Valerie and Paola, our two newbies, chatting

And Jess

who is back to hexagons, this time working on a unfinished quilt top she bought on ebay.

Merry also attended for a short while (before I'd got my camera out).

Thanks to all the M & M members and especially to Jane, who brought scones in for us all.

XX