Latest Blog Swap!

Recently I got a lovely surprise when I went to collect my mail! I had organised to do a crafty swap with Becky of Strumpets Crumpets a little while ago, and I was was overjoyed when I opened my soft and squishy package! Becky made me a beautiful cushion, with gorgeous Anna Maria Horner fabric, and it has the most amazing hand embroidered details.

See? Isn't the embroidery fabulous?

Becky also made me the cutest handkerchief, I LOVE the font and the cupcake design:

Thank you Becky, I really love love love what you made me with so much love!

You should go and check out Becky's blog, she is always making the coolest stuff!

Becky has also received my package so I can show you all what I made her too!!

Becky loves mermaids, she has a really nice mermaid tattoo on her back, which I think is totally awesome, which is what inspired me to make her a tote bag with a mermaid felt embroidered centre...

Becky also loves her cute little pooch Mickey, so I thought it would be fun to make her a box pouch (using this tutorial) with "Becky loves Mickey 4eva" on it! I even found a cute magnet which reminded me of Mickey at a market, and had to include it in...

As little extra, I made Becky a 'pin' wheel (using this tutorial) with the same fabric I used as the lining of the tote bag, I chose orange fabric as she is from Florida and well, I know there are a whole lotta oranges there ;)

I love swapping, it is such a fun thing to do. I get a real kick out of making really personalised gifts that my partners will love. But I think I need to focus more on my dream of making bags to sell on Etsy now... I have some time off before Christmas, and I am so hoping it wont be too busy so I can get heaps of sewing done!

Mum Update: Mum went into the fracture clinic today and had her cast taken off and was x-rayed, only to have the cast put back on again for another week! But she was told her fractures are healing well, so all in all good news.

Hope you all have a swell week!

Giveaway Winner!

I sincerely apologise for taking so long to announce my give-away winner. You see, ever since Halloween life has been a little bit hectic, as my Mum fell off a step ladder and broke her leg!

After a few days in hospital we found out she probably wont need surgery, and she was able to come home with crutches and a full leg half-cast. I am sure she will come to enjoy her forced time off work once she learns how to relax a bit!
I in the mean time have become the stand in 'Mum' in the household, keeping busy with a bigger share of housework, cooking and being the taxi driver!! So Mum, I do hope you rest up and...

I really enjoyed reading every one's responses to my give-away question, there were some really interesting answers. The majority of people seemed to go for dazzlingly clever, and that is what I would have chosen too. However there were some very good responses for angelically good and divinely beautiful as well.
I am overwhelmed by all my new followers, I wish you a very warm welcome and hope you enjoy my blog! I will hopefully be able to visit you all soon when I have a chance once we settle into a new routine here at home.

So without further ado, the winner is...

Congratulations Cat a.k.a Little Miss Cupcake! I think fate/karma must be on your side. And I am a winner too, it's so exciting that my bag is going to be paraded around the streets of Paris! I will be in touch soon to get your postal details!

I had a lovely Birthday on Friday, thank you very much for the well wishes. Had a fantastic family dinner at my favourite Chinese place called Lim's - the reason its my favourite? The staff sing me 'Happy Birthday', while bringing me a sparkler laden fried ice cream dessert, AND I get a nice bottle of champagne from them too, what more could a girl want?

I will leave you with my VERY late picture of the Halloween cupcakes I made. I hope you all had an awesome Halloween :) I was dressed up as a mermaid before our unexpected trip to the hospital!

Please send my Mum some get well love, it all helps :)