WIP Wednesday #21

There's not really much to update you on. The baby blanket has made a few rows worth of progress and the ripple blanket hasnt been touched for a few weeks.

But there is this..........

I bought some Daffodils yesterday.

This is yesterday:

And this is today:

Please ignore the dozens of StarWars figures in the background. :(

Dont forget to have a sneaky peak at all the other WIPs.  

http://tamisamis.blogspot.com/

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http://www.gsheller.com/tag/yarn-along

Button it

I was feeling a bit sorry for myself on Saturday - I have to pop in to hospital on Tuesday, nothing serious but I'm still not looking forward to it - so I went shopping. I'd ordered some stuff online that I had to take back (WHEN will I learn that internet shopping is a false economy of time?!?!) and I needed to find something to wear to my BEAUTIFUL God daughter's Christening next weekend. (you know, those easy criteria to fill, not too slutty, smart, but still quite fashionable:(  )

So I returned £50 worth of clothes but ended up walking away having spent a further £80!!! And I still needed to buy a Christening gift.

I opted for a safe present. I often think it's harder buying presents for people you know really well than those you dont.

Anyway, I stopped into Stanley's Store on the way home. You may remember me raving about this little shop in this post about bracelets or this post about my wedding cakes. Sarah has been selling some button bracelets I made. As always she greeted me with 'Alright my love?' But then went on to tell me that she's amost out of my bracelets and wants some more as it's nearly Mother's day.

I treated myself to one of her FAB glittery cookies. (glitter, on a cookie! What a fantastic idea!)

So here are my Monday Makes, But also my A Make a Month for February.


I used these:

And these: 

And these: 

To make this:



And this:

And this:

I love them

I'm linking up with Sarahndipities Make something Monday and the Make a Month Flickr group

FOs

but not of the knitted variety. Not a lot of knitted progress :(

Ive been playing with buttons instead.

And have made these......

And these.......

In fact, all these.....

I'm hoping Sarah can sell them in Stanley's stores for me.

I took them in to school for one of my lovely Teaching Assistants to choose one. She chose the bergundy one.

I also made these:

 

My lovely teaching assistant wants some to match her bracelet too.

So will try to get up to Stanley's stores at some point over the weekend to see what magic Sarah can do.

A productive few evenings I think. ;)

I used my camera for these photos and Blogger didnt irritatingly rotate them for me but I just cant get the hang of the stupid camera. It's just a simple point and shoot but the photos are always a little more blurry than I'd hope and the colours are never quite right. I can never work out if I need to flash or not. I'm thinking it means hubby needs to buy me a new camera for my birthday ;)  Surely I'm right?!?!?!?!?!?!

Have a look at some other FO's here.



Have a fab weekend everyone.

An Aladdins cave of loveliness.

About a year ago while searching the internet for nearby cake supplies shops I stumbled upon a shop in a nearby village that sells cake cases and icing gadgets. 

Later in the year when discussing the fabness that is cupcakes a friend of mine had mentioned the shop and said she'd done a cupcake decorating class there.

I didnt make it there until last summer when we were driving thro the village to a pub we like for lunch. It had intrigued me and I just fancied a nose.

Little did I know what awaited me. Words can't really express the lovely, mainly pink, amazingness that you find in this shop. I can't do it justice so have a look at their facebook page and the photos that have recently been put up. It's full of handcrafted, well everything really, jewellery, soap, bags, cakes and more. And locally produced veg. There's just so much to look at I dont ever know where to start. I just love it in there.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Stanleys-store-bovingdon/182599068475886

It's called Stanley's Store and it's in the village of Bovingdon. Well worth a visit.

The BEST bit has to be the fairy garden out the back.

Just amazing.

But on this chance visit in the summer I saw that they made cupcakes to order for parties.

And what was I planning last summer? A wedding. So I ordered 70 of the beauties there and then. We chose pink and cream icing with bright pink heart sprinkles and glitter (they looked much nicer than they sounded!)

Sorry the photo is rubbish. A friend has better ones. I'll post them when I get them.

This is my sister and me stuffing our faces like the ladies we are. They were YUMMY!

Sarah who owns the shop is just lovely. One of those people who will talk to anyone and make them feel at home. She greets everyone as they come in.

While I was there she commented on the button earrings and bracelet I was wearing and when I told her I made them, said she thought she'd be able to sell some in her shop.

So today, months later, I finally got up there with some of the bracelets and earrings I'd made. (I needed to leave the house, cabin fever was KILLING me!) I also took what was left of the scarves I had from last winter that mum and I had made and 2 of the traphilo bags. She's going to see if they sell.

So fingers crossed. I'll let you know how I get on.

(Those photos are quite good arent they, should try that more often)

Speaking of photos, mum took some of the blanket before she left it at my Grandpa's. Again they're phone photos so I apologise but you get the idea.

The beady eyed amongst you will notice that it is the same as Baby Blanket version 1 in this post but this time it's blue. It came from this pattern:

It makes a LOVELY blanket but it got more than a little boring after a while.

I've also been making a little Christmas pressie for my beautiful Goddaughter. But I'll post that another day.

That's the most active I've been all week and am absolutely exhausted now. :( Might have a lie down. Happy weekend everyone.