Summer Fair

Twice a year the main shopping street in

Clarendon Park - Queens Road 

Is closed to traffic and open for treats.

There's a mix of stalls, hog roast, 

The bars have tables of Pimms outside... 

Oh! & there's rides & live music on 2 stages. 

The Summer Fair was this Sunday

& after spending the whole of the dark,

 Hail ridden Saturday scowling at the sky 

ON SUNDAY, THE SUN SHONE.

Spent the day JUST in a Sundress. 

We had a fab spot opposite the busking area...

It was everso busy but managed to get 

A shot when the crowds parted 

One of the best things was seeing so many 

Friends there & sharing the stall with pals...

The Knighton Kitchen & Bake That

It ended up more of a social day 

Than an arduous working day...

There was a LOT of laughter!*

*unrelated to Availability of Pimms 

Hope you're well? 

X

Summer Strawberries...

The theme for The Creative Connections challenge is SUMMER this month...

After much umming & aahing about Summer memories I plumped for a Strawberry themed make...

Perfect for using up little scraps and SO quick to make...I'm using mine as little pin cushions- I'll be doing a tutorial later this month so pop back soon X

Lovely Friendship swap...

Lissy Lou over on Istagram organised a friendship swap & I was paired with Josie Crafter...

The idea was to match a gift to the letters that spell FRIENDS. I 'F' for Failed at that... but yesterday received the BEST parcel...

Something Fragrant-
lavender sachet

Something Really useful-
selection of beads & sequins

Something to spark your Imagination
fab assortment of vintage Mag ads.

Something Embroidered
Gorgeous tray cloth

Something mum's Need
Choc bar - instantly claimed by my daughter

Something Delightful
the most beautiful tin bowl with a bird pattern

Something for Sauces and Suchlike
the BEST thing... a little china jug (for my collection) with a thatched cottage pattern.

As ever been a real pleasure finding & making bits for my swap partner & hope she's as happy with her parcel as I am with mine.
Am just off out into the garden to pick some flowers for my new jug!


Have a super weekend X

Exciting news!

Well hello. I've been a bit quiet lately for a number of home type reasons but anyway here I am with NEWS!

As you know am on the design team at Creative Connections & am pleased to now announce a new venture there- Still with the monthly design challenge but a new place to link to...

 THE NEW BLOG! 

I'll be doing a bit of posting on it including my new Monthly Sewing  Feature...

Eek! Exciting! 

Will endeavour to post here too hopefully more than once a month.

Hope you're well. Sun's due out today so am planning a big fat piece of procrastination in the garden. You? 

See soon X

April Craft Challenge WEATHER

The theme for this months Craft Challenge over at Creative connections is WEATHER....

APRIL SHOWERS, SUN, WIND, RAIN, SNOW

 I refused to even contemplate any of them except... SUN SUN SUN....

So, reached for the buttons and tried a couple of brooches- 

One sewn....

SUNSHINE yellow Button Brooch 

and one glued...

This one looks better worn! 

Will do a link to the challenge as soon as it's open to all but meanwhile you can get making! 

Happy April &

Happy Making XXX





a few people have expressed an interest in joining in - 

it's run by Creative Connections
(Network of crafters - free to join)

Challenge should open 1st of month

Different theme each time

make something with the theme in mind

Then send a pic 

so you CAN go on to sell your item

Up to 2 entries each month per person

HAS to be new make - no linking to old projects! 

Full details here at Creative Connections

Signpainters trailer...

looking forward to this film-
SIGN PAINTERS (OFFICIAL TRAILER) from
samuel j macon on Vimeo.

Feeling FRUITY for Pinaddicts...

Well hello! In a flurry of organisational madness my Pinaddicts Pinterest challenge for March has been brewing since February...


I was going to make this-

Source: kistacofarm.wordpress.com via noodleBubble on Pinterest

But was told it still had a 
VERY Vinegary smell by Mrs DG

So I made my own version-

Grapefruit, Orange & Lime - Squeeze

Then sieve into jug & add lemonade.

drink... dance... enjoy.

With the leftovers... 

Slice off the skins &
discard the mushy, pithy bits

Drop smaller bits of skin into a kilner of vinegar

Grate the larger bits in. 

Leave for few weeks...

Then sieve & decant into spray bottle

The smell is a bit vinegary but not unpleasant.

and brings your windows up a treat!