A delivery of crafty delights!

Hello everyone on this very sunny day...

This week I was the extremely lucky recipient of a gorgeous giveaway prize from the lovely talented stitcher and fellow blogger Helen Phillips - thank you SO much Helen, I love it all!

Everything was so beautifully wrapped...

(I had to stop myself to remember to take a pic at this point before it quickly became non-wrapped)

Yes, I do feel like an extremely lucky girl - It felt like haberdashery heaven!

Among the goodies was a cross stitch project which I am looking forward to attempting....

Everything was lovingly placed in this cute and useful bag...

Some lovely fabrics....

Threads..

And a particularly fabulous stash of buttons...

So definitely enough to keep me going for a while...

If you haven't already done so, I would highly recommend that you visit Helen's blog if you are a fan of crafts, colour and anything stitchy you will not be disappointed. Thanks again Helen!

Enjoy the rest of your sunny Sunday everyone...

My first chilli is emerging, hurray!

Off to soak up a bit more sun now and read my latest Amazon purchase... looks really good so far.

 

 

Sarah

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Rainy days and a courgette in the garden

Hello bloggers, yes it has been almost one whole month since my last post I am ashamed to say, and can honestly say that I am not sure how this has happened! What with this and that going on, it seems that the hands of time have been working overtime...

Anyway... I hope that you are having good weekends. We have had constant rain all day today which has not been too bad be honest as I have had no need whatsoever to step outside the house today - not even to Sainsburys Local! Don't you just love the sound of the rain (and thunder!) when you are indoors? So good for the garden. I really am in 'garden mode' at the moment - as I usually am this time of the year!

I am very chuffed to report that I have my very own first time ever home grown courgette!

These little blighters really do take up a lot of space in the garden but to think that I can pluck my courgette from my humble patio is very exciting, and also extremely useful too as otherwise I would definitely have had to make the journey to Sainsburys Local today to pay a whole pound for a shop bought one instead! 

I saw this recipe in Zest magazine this morning and think it looks quite nice, so in the pot Mr Courgette will go this evening...

I also spotted a flower on one of my chilli plants... just a little white one but also very exciting all the same!

It really is rainy right now...

Good job we covered the BBQ (A few too many times we have left it out to get drenched in the rain.... not this time! :) hehe)

I've discovered the art of making Yo Yos! This little crafty project is a brilliant way of using up odd scraps of fabric and buttons and creating colourful combinations, I love it...

They are so easy to make - all you do is cut out a circle of fabric and losely stitch a running stitch around the edge of the fabric. When you have sewn all the way around, you pull on the thread and the outside of the fabric gathers into the middle to make a Yo Yo flower shape. Then you just sew your button in the middle and there you have it!

The perfect way to make use of any lovely buttons...

I hope that you are keeping dry and enjoy the rest of your weekends

Sarah

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Spring Giveaway!

I know that it was quite a few weeks ago now that I mentioned a home made gorgeous giveaway... and finally I am very pleased to announce ... here are the details!

In celebration of the approaching warmer days and lighter evenings, (and now that I have recovered from losing an hour at the weekend which feels a bit like jet lag!) I have tried to gather items of a Springy/Eastery/colourful theme. 

The winner will receive....

A couple of handmade hanging felt decorations made by me...

These would look rather nice on an Easter tree made out of blossomy twigs in a jam jar I think...

(I have taken a pic of the back of the bunny to show he has a tail)

A copy of the new Style at Home mag...

Which also has some marvellous recipes (check out the chocolate cake! swoon)

Some seeds for the garden...

A packet of purple buttons (you can never have to many of these lets be honest hehe :))

And some pink nail varnish with a fruity strawberry scent....

All you need to do is leave a comment below, and if you become a follower too (or if you confirm in your comment that you are indeed already a lovely follower), I will enter you into the hat twice!

The winner will be drawn and announced on Saturday 16th April.

Have good weeks everyone!

Sarah

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