And the winner IS!

 And now for the moment you've been waiting for!Sorry for the delay in announcing a winner but I have a very good excuse,I won't bore you with too much detail but needless to say I took ill on friday afternoon and today tuesday under great protest DH dragged me to the Dr's only to be told I have an ear infection and now have a course of antibiotic's.Anyway on to the winner as chosen by my adorable random name generator the oh soo very sweet Hamish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drum roll please!

And the winner is Gill!Congratulation's Gill if you could please get in touch with your address detail's so I can post your prize.And thank you to all my loyal follower's and new follower's for your entries.And please pop back from time to time for my next Cath kidston giveaway!

Baking and Cath Kidston scrap bag giveaway!

 Yesterday it rained & rained & rained and of course the kid's are on half term.But not being able to go out for a walk or a bike ride they decided they would like to bake.

 So here they are spooning pink fairy cake mix into cup cake cases,Alice chose the pink being completely pink mad!

 And now for the long awaited and promised Cath Kidston scrap bag giveaway!Most of it is strips of different fabrics from her range some strips as narrow as an inch,I shall name a few of the prints for you.As follows:Mini cowboy,stanley dog,paper flowers,blue floral gingham,green provence rose,pink star,pink paisley,electric flowers,red pop flowers and stone strawberries plus as promised a FQ of Cath kidston floral fabric.Now you ask how do I get my hands on this scrap bag?Well it's simple!There are 3 way's,no:1 if your already a follower leave a comment,no:2 blog about my givewaway and leave another comment saying you have done so,no:3 become a new follower and leave a comment saying new follower.So that's it 3 chance's to have your name in the hat!I shall annouce the winner on monday the 28th of february.Good Luck!

Alice's Ta-Dah!

Alice's 1st craft club make!As promised I am posting Alice's first ever after school craft club make,isn't it absolutely great I just love the bright colour's!And would you believe that I was supposed to be going out tonight and my little 5 year old fashion-nista adviced me on  my wardrobe for this evening "mummy why don't you wear your black leggings,brown boot's and that new top the long purple one!".Which was exactly what I was thinking my mini GokWan.Is this a mini Cath Kidston or Amy Butler in the making??Hmmm I sure hope so!

A little treat for me!

 I went into town yesterday and saw these beautiful tulip's and just couldn't resist!With the feeling that spring is just around the corner Hmmm what colour tulip's shall I have?In the end I plumped for these pretty pink one's.

 I sat them on the beautiful table runner I recieved from Michelle in NZ a fellow blogger,sorry Michelle it has been christened by Alice and Hamish with a little felt pen stain you might just spot it!

 And then I bought these lovely fruity tea-lights.I love my tea-lights they make the room really cosy.

And this afternoon I went into Alice's school to help out with the once a week craft group that she attend's,we had a great time making tissue paper mosaic style picture's and paper mache head's.When she bring's her little crafty makes home next tuesday I shall post them on here for you to see.

What a week!

 What a week it's been I seem to have spent it being busy doing nothing really!Hamish is going through a hat fetish at the moment as you can see.And quite recently gave up wearing nappies during the day.This morning saturday Alice went to her usual swimming lesson and recieved a certificate and her first stage one badge. . . . . . . . . .Well done Alice!

 Here's Alice posing in her favourite hat and pulling Hamish about,oh how they love to wind each other up!

 Hamish is well hidden under one of DH's old hats.

 This is a hyacinth that has been up until quite recently struggling to grow in the cold greenhouse.

 And a little of what I've been up to and what I'm currently working on!Firstly this pretty red sparkly wool knitted rose brooch.

 And then this work-in-progress since well before christmas,sorry about the dodgy picture.

This picture being a little better.This is going to be a round cushion for the front room,I kinda need some new cushion's and I fancied a few crochet one's and a few round one's just to be a little different.And in the process of doing this cushion it's given me a few idea's for christmas and birthday present's for the kid's.I think I need to make note's of these so I don't forget my future planned project's.
What have you all been up to this week?Please stay tuned as I shall very shortly be annoucing that giveaway that I mentioned before christmas.

A productive day!

 What a productive day we've had 1st of all Hamish and I kicked off the day with house work :( the boring stuff.Then we set about making bread here it is turned into tin's and left to prove.

 We made it a little browner than normal getting carried away with tidying away the toy's.And later we enjoyed it warm as bacon butties Mmmm!

 Then we decided to do something a little fun,Hamish had been nagging all morning to go out for a ride on his bike,so we went to the bottle bank with a few old jar's and then to the post box,as I blew my hoover up christmas day I got a new one as an early birthday present from DH,so I posted the guarantee today.And I must say I am really pleased with it.

 Hamish enjoying his bike ride and a little fresh air,it's been a bit grey and dreary today with a frost this morning and drizzle this afternoon.

 Hamish decided to claim my cycle helmet as his own and said it was his motorbike helmet!

And lastly I saw these lovely mini pom,pom's in tesco of all place's and just had to have them not sure what for yet,but I'll think of something.Alice was hoping to claim them for her craft box so I may have to get her a packet.

A new handbag for me!

 I have been meaning for sometime to make myself a big roomy handbag for carrying my crochet around with me,I bought an Amy Butler bag pattern last year.And last summer I cut out and started sewing a bag in very summery Amy Butler fabric but for some reason lost interest and popped it in a dark and forgotten corner somewhere.But then I decided that I needed to start another one of these bags in a darker fabric for the winter . . . . . . and here is the result of my labour.

 Now I feel quite thrilled with myself (large pat on the back!)me thinks.

It's such a great bag and I love it that much that you'll just have to watch this space for the summery one that I now feel motivated to finish . . . . . .tut!tut! shame on me I wish I had finished it sooo much sooner,I don't know why I'm so easily distracted?