mabel got framed and other stories

i found a tiny vintage frame for "Mabel" not quite sure what i'll do with her now though!

Ages ago i took part in Meridian Ariel's http://meridianariel.blogspot.com/ "fairytale swap" - i meant to blog my swap gifts from Jo Lovejoyhttp://www.things-to-make-and-do.co.uk/ at the time but some pesky little boy ran off with it! He loves the little book with the textued pieces of jabberwocky skin and wing! I managed to get the book back and photographed before having to give it back - i also got a notebook and a bookmark - Jo enquired whether this was "dark" enough a tale for my taste - oh yes it sure is, as a child i was terrified of this poem which my parent's would relish in reciting to me "don't say that JabeRwOcKy" would be my fearful response - thanks Jo!!!!

ooohh look what i got in the post

loads of gorgeous fabric covered buttons from incywincystitches http://www.incywincystitches.com/

cute cute cute little dolls

and even cuter winter wonderland creatures - which i'm going to sew on to my black winter coat.

but i might just have go buy more . . .very soon!

oh and there were some cute strawberry shortcake hair bobbles but my daughter has them somewhere in the murky teenage depths of her bedroom!!!

i've been a neglectful blogger. . . . .

sorry but i seem to have totally misplaced my mojo . . . . again.

i'm spending way to much time mooching about in cyber space and not enough time actually doing a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g.

i feel restless - i guess it's the changing seasons and the nights drawing in.

so as i've done practically no crafting i'll just post a photo of this cute "knitting nancy" - french knitting doll that i inherited and found out {through a lovely lady on flickerhttp://www.flickr.com/groups/618440@N20/} is about 80 years old - wow - she looks very young for her age!

"knitting nancy"

oohhh look at the lovely vintage-y crazing on the varnish!

i finally had a sale on FOLKSY!!! this gorgeous family of russian ladies are off to their new home tomorrow :0)

happy birdies!!!

i've had great fun playing with my new sizzix bigshot machine this last week - as i mentioned it was my daughter's birthday on friday and i made her this card -





today was my Mum's birthday so i made her this one -



and this weekend - me and D are off to a wedding {D is bestman} so i made this card for the happy couple - i think the die has paid for itself now!

***geeky information alert*** the sheet music i cut these birdies out from is a wedding march!


fancy stamped insert!


oh and i have a commisioned birthday card to make to - and how great is this?
I'm being paid in buttons - hurrah!!!!

{that was my choice - lol}

ETSY shop updated

my new etsy shop has had a really great start - six sales already - i'm so pleased!


If only i could time-travel and buy more of this braid as it has sold out already. I've kept a bit for myself as it is so cute!



today i have added this BIG & GIRLY pink and white selection of buttons and trims, there is a mixture of vintage and modern in this set - i think it would be great for scrapbooking or sewing projects.

i've also added a few more sets of buttons and a vintage brooch.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6279583

a FOURTEEN year old daughter!!!

first birthday

my daughter was FOURTEEN yesterday -

O M G where did the time go?

5th birthday

6th

proud big sister - aged ten.

aged 11

aged 13

"hApPy BiRtHdAy - My LoVeLy DaUgHtEr"