loads of new button mixes

My kitchen - button factory;-)

The box arrives

Then I spend ages and ages - making the boxes - weighing them out - and filling the boxes - just to make them pretty

I have 20 different colour mixes now - including several shape sets.

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starting a new project

OK - so I have a compulsion to decorate!

This is the 'before' picture.

It's about 5 years since I did anything to the kitchen - and then I just slapped a coat of paint up.  I have started stripping the wall papers - and I do mean papers - there are so meany layers of paper and paint that the room will be an inch bigger when I have finished.  I am going to start showing my son how to do all sorts of jobs - and we are going to strip the wall - lay a floor - put up some cabinets etc.

Don't hold your breath - it will take me ages - I am hoping to be finished before Christmas.


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Retro 'gaming' hats

My son has me charting knitted hats with the old style computer game icons.  You remember - pacman and space invaders

so here we go - available on his stall soon

charted by me and knitted by Izzy


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New mouse sewing kit

A bit of a different line in the kits for you - I have made up my 'mouse' as a little sewing project.

I have got some wonderful 'exotic' golds printed fabrics - and I also got hold of some small clear plastic containers.  So - as always you get everything that you need to make the project and the pattern to keep - and a little box to keep it neat while you work it.  Super little holiday /weekend project

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Tim Holtz looking boxes

The Works have some amazing storage boxes.  I have been umming - and ahhing for ages- but now they are down to £5 each - and they are fab quality.

I bought 3 to store my fabrics in - London - New York and Paris.  They are 12" square so would do for scrapbooking too.

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Monday is kitten's day off

Monday is kitten's day off

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kitten resting

Monday is kitten's day off

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New calligraphy text in work

 have just started work on a new commission - a huge poem.

 have only just started - and the ink is really playing up - I am doing 3 lots at the same time - one is a really rough practice - one is a 'trying hard' one - and one is 'for best'.

Normally I work up a complete piece to practice the layout - but I though that as this is so big it would be better to work through line by line.

I didn't quote much to do the work - I really need the practice - and this is the biggest piece I have ever done.  Just keep your fingers crossed foe me!

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New ideas

You often ask where I get my ideas - and here is a perfect example of how my butterfly mind works.

Lady came in this morning asking if I had a pattern for a Christmas cracker to knit. - which I don't.

So that get's me thinking - cast on - couple of rows - picot edge - holes for ribbon - bit of a pattern in the centre - - 

That started me off again - it's half written in my head - just need to test knit it to work out stitches and rows - - and  oh - oh - oh - - how about it as a kit!!

So next time you come in the shop - perhaps you should ignore me!!!  ;-)



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LIFE

I can't believe it's August - - who stole the year - - my head is still stuck in May.  

Now it's August - the new Argos catalogue is out - - -the ((Christmas)) one - and we are planning for the kids to get back to school (more time to craft ;-) ).  I bought some solar lights reduced in the sales - thought they would look pretty around the front door when the clocks change - bit of a welcome home thing.

just a bit scary - how fast is this year going!


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Leaks AGAIN!!!

This is the phost of Grange that I was going to post on Tuesday - as you can see I just spread out everywhere.  It was very overcast first thing when I took this - but it was fine in the afternoon.

 - - and the reason that it did not get posted on Tuesday?  I walked into the shop into an absolute nightmare.  The gutters had flooded again over the weekend and the shop was a total mess - plus I had all the stuff from Grange piled up in boxes everywhere.

It took me all of Tuesday to clear the back room and wash everything.  All the shelves had to come off and I got the good old Miltons over everything.  It was all covered in silt - and you can't be too careful can you - you don't know what much was in the flood water.

LUCKY the stock was ok.  Everything is in boxes - or those plastic crates I use (which don't have any drainage holes) - so all that got damages was a fes money box boxes.

There is a big renovation scheduled for all our little shops - the poor old building are desperately in need of it - but until then - they are not going to do anything to sort it out.  I got very little sleep last night - just lay there listening to the rain.  Got up at one point and had a cup of tea - or two.

But we are fine this morning - just a bit of leakage on the back wall - but it's not doing my nerves any good!


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