Joining the swapees

These beautiful presents are swap from Susan Random Blethers, she has just started to make ATC`s and Quilties she says but I think they look really great, she has posted more on her blogg.

Photographs

Yesterday was daughter no 2s 40 something birthday and we had a bouncy castle in the garden for her grandson my great grand son who is 18months old, it is lovely to have small children in your life, my grand children are all grown up.

I took thes pics of him, the grown ups are Carole who is the birthday girl Keith my youngest son and me, taken by Arran my grandson while I was not looking

Finished my dresser

Just putting pictures of my dresser and a few of the crafty things that I have made this week. I went to the NEC to see the Quilt Show on Sunday it was really good lots of stalls selling goodies bought a few buttons and beads. I also have been making some bed linen two quilts a vallence and pillow cases, the fabric is white with a small sprig of roses on. I bought the fabric from my favourite Indian Emporium, 80 ins wide and only a£1 a yard and its crisp cotton. My bargain of the week.

Bureau

Heading for a change.

I have decided to make a new heading for my blogg. I hope it looks alright. I have been busy this week painting my old bureau white I have put it in my bedroom and put my bedtime reading in the bookcase. I have bought the paint for my dresser and hope to start on that next.

My new pieces of furniture

My eldest daughter has just moved home, and has too much furniture, so I have now got her little set of drawers which will show your favourite things in the top. I have put some of my collection of old sewing cases ect. in it and I am using it as a coffee table. She also gave me an old small pine dresser that I am going to paint and put in my kitchen, I am now going to look for goodies to put on it.

A little ray of sunshine

I must be a S.A.D. person because I have been up with the lark and cleaning all corners since the sun appeared and the rain disappeared. I am listening to my new CD my daughter gave me, it`s Michael Bouble and I just feel like dancing while listening to it. The CD came with flowers and a bottle of Ted Baker perfume(spicy and warm) to say thank you for looking after her while she has been ill. I am glad to say she is feeling a lot better and is waiting for the results or a MRI scan and other tests. She is a teacher so she has some time to rest and get well.
I now have more time to read since finishing my studies, Marcia Willett`s " The Birdcage" it is set around Bristol and the West Country. I like to alternate from crime to family type books, Susan Sallis and Agatha Christy are two other favourite authors that I like to re-read every now and again. Still putting the finishing touches to my quilt and making up some voil curtains for my friend and neighbour Mary. I am hopng next week to get back to making something that I can sell.