Week one of the holidays

The first week of the holidays has been and gone and it's been a crazy week for orders I didn't have lots but enough to fill in the time when I wasn't entertaining my children. So far this week we have had the paddling pool out, been for a few picnics, my eldest had a tooth removed, watched The Smurfs movie, had my eldest daughters friends round, been shopping for a gift, brought a few little craft things and had a few accidents (none of which where bad ones just cuts and bruises). I'm guessing that many parents have done similar things.
Almost forgot the very long night on friday watching the Opening of the Olympics, my 4 year was over excited to see the Queen (bless him) he screamed at the TV shouting "It's the Queen, It's the real Queen."
My youngest two managed to stay up till just before Team GB came out but also managed to be up 8am (I guess I did get a bit of a lie in.)

Go Team GB

I have also done a bit of birthday shopping for both my girls as it's both their birthday next week. They both share the birthday but aren't twins as there is 6 years between them. I'm still working on extra 'mummy made' gifts too.

Amongst all of this I have started adding new items to my Etsy store I haven't added much there yet but I'm hoping to do better than last time.

Here are some of the custom orders I've made this week.

Marlee Rae bunting, Letters was had to photograph but the do look lovely in the flesh fabric

Teddy bunting, in stripes and stars.

A matching stripes and stars cushion to go with Teddy's bunting.

Super hero Spider-Man girls skirt.

And I've also got some new labels to put on my new creations they are from Care Labels and look fab, I've only used one so far but I'm looking forward to using them on my items.

My new care labels.

Don't forget I'm on Facebook and Twitter so pop over and say hello.

Well children are starting to get bored (again) so I better get my jester hat on and do something with them.

Speak soon
Zoe x

Hiya. Sorry! Note to self keep on blogging

Hello I'm sorry for the lack of blogs, I have had a bit of a low time after falling up the stairs (yes up the satirs) I'm still not sure how I managed it but I had to stop some of my stitching because of it which did make me feel sad but I'm getting the swing again after buying vintages fabrics and making some new items.

I have a thing for fabric but you may know that from my fabric challenge when I challenged myself NOT to buy any new fabrics and use what I had to make eight different items for my children in two weeks I did complete it without to much trouble and I still have more fabrics handy. Recently I have got five new blue fat quarters from one onf my favourite ebay shops FAVOURITE-FABRICS to make up a pair of cushions for a leaving present, two completely different vintage fabrics, 2yds of Polly goes to Paris by Henry Glass for a long awaited coat for my daughter using Woolen fabric for outside and Polly fabric for the lining (which she chose herself as she is called Polly)

I've been making dresden plates with my new wedge ruler and the blue fabrics stitched to pale blue cotton.

Not bad for the first go, and I will be making more I've got a taste for it now but might do smaller ones these cushions are 46cmx46cm and look lovely.
I've also made a cute vintage gadget case for one of the mum's at the primary school.

I didn't want it to go but luckily I can make more so I can have one or make a new wallet (there's an idea)
I have made a set of passport wallets using up some of my left overs, and some of my pink vintage fabric (only a bit of it I'm thinking of making a new pop over dress from Sew hip magazine like my purple spotty one)

Now I'm getting back my need to stitch my folksy shop will have a load of new stuff as of April and I will be re-starting my Folksy Fridays again.

I'm going to go now and eat food and tidy up before I fall asleep at the computer.