What a grey day!

I don't know about you but I'm fed up with the greyness of this week so it was a blessed relief to see some sunshine at home time today.  It was still freezing out so not warm enough to have the roof down for the drive home but at least with Spring is on its way I will be able to do so soon.

Still I suppose I could warm some of these up........

They're the handwarmers I make.  I gave some to my father at Christmas time because he had to keep working out in his garage and it was very, very cold out there.  Well it was the least I could do seeing that he was making me shelf units for my stall!

Talking of stalls, on Saturday Libby wanted three of my little shopping bags for her granddaughters and I only had two left on the stall.  Those bags were green with spots and blue with spots and it was important that each bag should be different.  She also needed the bag by the end of the week.  Thankfully I had an hour free on Monday and this was what I came up with:

Libby thinks she will have to put names into a hat to decide who gets this one. 

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Philippa xx

A weekend of contrasts

The fair at the Cheese and Grain in Frome yesterday was great fun.  Despite the bitterly cold weather people did venture out.  I think many of them only came into the fair to get a brief respite from the icey wind.  Whenever I enquired about the weather I was frequently informed that it was snowing.  Luckily there was no snow when it came to returning home.

Inside the hall there were distinct warm and cold spots as some of the heating wasn't working and there were a few drafts.  Fortunately for me I was in one of the warm spots and I had taken the precaution of wearing my furry boots because last month I got chilled to the bone.

New boxes on the stall

 

I had some lovely conversations with people.  Craft fairs are such friendly places I find.

 

 

 

 

My own little parliament of owls made its first appearance too.  I know owls are all the rage at the moment but I couldn't resist making a few in my Scandinavian fabrics.  I think they looked really cute although they are not entirely suitable for children under the age of 3 because some of them have button eyes.

 

 

In contrast to yesterday's fun, today the Best Beloved and I have been painting doors, door frames and radiators in preparation for our relocation Ooop North.  I have come the the conclusion that painting is only marginally more enjoyable than watching it dry!

 

Have a good week.

 

Philippa xx





I'm still here!

I've realised I have been a little lax in posting recently and for that I apologise.  Lots of less than cheery reasons which I won't bore you with.  I think a lot of us struggle at this time of year to keep ourselves feeling upbeat.  I have been cheered the last couple of weeks though when I have been out and about to see snowdrops nodding their heads at me, and yesterday I saw my first crocus, and the daffodils are will soon be out.  The pulmonaria in the garden has also started to flower and I know this is one of the first pollen flowers for the bees when they come out of hybernation.  Spring will hopefully come soon.

This week we are improving the look of our kitchen.  It's funny how your tastes change.  When we bought this house 5 years ago I thought how lovely the kitchen was with its blue tiles and dark work surfaces but very quickly I changed my mind.  New kitchens are expensive so we are instead just changing the doors and already it looks a lot lighter.

The before:

 

 

And the super duper after:

The Best Beloved and I have just compiled a list of To Do's because we're also likely to be moving in the next year.  Don't you just hate having to write down all the jobs that have to be done before you sell a house?  Isn't it one of the most depressing things?  Prior to actually putting it on paper life can seem blissful and relaxed.  In my world of sticking my head in the sand I thought the house was almost finished.  Now I have no idea how we are going to get everything done in such a short time........and work.............and supply WendyRoomCreations.......and go to the fairs I have already booked.  Maybe its a good thing I have only paid up to end June and reserved dates thereafter.

So yes, WendyRoomCreations will be moving but not overseas!

Talking about creations, I belong to the Broughton Gifford Piecemakers which is a quilting group and we have our Bi-annual exhibition in May.  I've been so busy with everything that I am sorry to say I haven't got anything to exhibit other than the advent calendar made last year.  However, everyone in the group made a couple of blocks each and these have been made into a quilt and other raffle items. 

Here is my contribution to the raffle:

The bucket stands about 14 inches high and the walls are stiffened with a sort of stiff felting.  It has 4 pieced blocks round the outside and ..............

a surprise at the bottom inside.

The Best Beloved asked what the bucket was for!..................I know you dear friends would be able to list a 1001 things in reply.

Happy crafting weekend. Let me know if you have seen any flowers too.

Philippa xx