Spring has sprung!

One of the things I love about living in Norfolk are the big skies and when it's sunny; believe me they are glorious! 

I love spring with it's abundance of potential summer loveliness creeping through the ground; the song of the birds in the trees and the ducks arriving on our doorstep ready to be fed.  One of my favourite spring time activities is sowing seeds ready for the veggie patch.  We've already started some beans and we have now bought some seed potatoes to chit ready for planting.


seed potatoes being chitted.

After winter time, spring is always a welcome relief and with it heralds the return of my sewing mojo.  You can't beat sewing when the sunlight is streaming through the (not quite so grubby as I did attempt to clean them) windows.

One of the projects that I've long been meaning to do and finally got around to doing was sewing some chair cushions for the children's seats at the kitchen table.  The table is just a little bit too tall for our little one's and they have struggled a bit to reach their tea on occasions.  The children both chose the fabric from my stash and I made a simple envelope cushion (so I can put it in the wash whenever needed) with ties.

My daughter's cushion for her kitchen chair

I didn't use foam padding as you would traditionally use for kitchen chairs as I needed the height from the cushion pad.

My little boy's cushion.... I love this fabric

It feels good to have completed this project and now I feel inspired to finish some more.

Hope you are feeling the same way too.

Happy stitching
x



Happy times with Tom and Jerry

There's nothing I like more than hearing the children giggle.  The sound of their laughter brightens up my day (and is infinitely better than when they fight) and brings a smile to my face.

The children are currently chortling and dare I say it; laughing out loud (lolling) to a good old fashioned episode of Tom and Jerry.  It amazes me that something that was thought of so many years ago makes the children laugh with glee and I guess it's the comedy slap stick element that keeps them laughing.

My sister very kindly donated some more Tom and Jerry DVD's to the children so hopefully that will keep the children "lolling" for some time to come! :)



Tom and Jerry - still making us laugh!

Such happy memories for me to treasure and made even more special as my sister and I used to laugh in the same way when we were young.
 

Happy Stitching

X

Half Term Happiness

Yipppeeeeee.  How I love having my munchkins at home over the half term week. There have been smiles and hugs all round as we mooch around in our jim jams not having to be anywhere in particular.  This week we have;

coloured and painted;

 

crafted;

 

baked yummy raisin and apricot flapjacks;

bought and worn our sparkly shoes;

and generally had fun.  My 5 year old daughter even wanted to watch the Great British Sewing Bee which then inspired her to do some more sewing the next day!  Ahhhh what bliss!

So much half term happiness; I want to do it all again this week!

Happy Stitching

x

Procrastination Of The Creative Kind!

I've had a domestically blissful week this week and have been merrily sorting and tidying in between bursts of fireside snuggling and playing with my little boy.  Even though it's winter we have had some spring time cheer from our lovely narcissi daffodils and the children have even started planting some beans for summer time picking in the veggie patch. 

Pretty spring time cheer

Dwarf beans, runner beans & broad beans all underway

The reason for the tidy house is due to creative procrastination on my part!  My head is swimming with ideas of things I want to make but this week I can't seem to pull myself out of the creative funk and either finish something or start something new.  I have a list as long as my arm of projects I should finish and a list even longer than my arm of projects I want to start. 

To aid me in this process I've dug out a few of my crafty type books as this usually gets me fired up again and wanting to make and create.  Also, on the first Tuesday of every month; my best friend and I get together to do some sewing and she always inspires and encourages me so I'm very lucky on that score.

Hopefully next time I will have something finished or started to show you but for now I shall enjoy the tidy house (whilst it lasts) and carry on dreaming.

Happy Stitching/Sewing/Knitting
xxx