Christmas Crafts and Crocheting Along

Hello to you.

Hope you're all well and wonderful?

I can't believe it's Thursday again! Where does the time go?

This week saw the temperature drop so quickly that we endured our first frost of winter.

It certainly is noticeably colder here. So time to light the fire and put on the woolly socks.

Also this week, my partner and I are going to the registry office to do all the official bits that come with getting married, starting to feel real now!

 

My Christmas craft sale is approaching so I've been making bits and pieces here and there when I can find five minutes.

What do you think?

I really enjoy working with felt, a little crochet star has snuck in too!

I recycled some old pillow cases and turned them into present sacks with a cute Father Christmas face on it.

Here they all are together.

Only lots more to make!

Here's my ripple stitch chair runner - not got very far with it yet. I've never tried a ripple stitch before so slowly getting used to it. I have memorized the pattern now so that's half the battle.

I'm joining in again with Chrissie and Marianne.

with their CAL.

Looking forward to looking through the other projects going on.

 

 

I'll leave you now with some photos from my garden.

Everything is dying back now but some little fighters are still blooming.

1, Cyclamen

2, Viburnum

3, An annual from a butterfly mix

4, Sedum

 

I hope you all enjoy a warm and cosy weekend.

Thank you for your lovely comments on the last post - really kind and positive as always.

xx

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn Days

 

Hello to you.

Hope you've all enjoyed a lovely weekend?

We've all been affected here by some kind of virus...I think, fingers crossed, we are all getting rid of it now. Fresher's flu my neighbour calls it as it always seems to happen when the children go back to school/ college in September. 

I've been anticipating the new crochet along (CAL) which has been organised by two of my favourite blogs.

Chrissie Crafts and Ladybird Diaries

I haven't got a copy of cute and easy crochet yet but I'm hoping to join in, in some way.

Sounds like it could be fun.

 

A busy weekend all in all. We've enjoyed some lovely sunny weather, perfect for getting outside before the chillier months set in. 

I had an urge to make a toadstool the other night so a stitched up this little pretty. I've pinned it on my coat for a bit of extra colour.

Although Autumn has arrived I still have some lovely blooms about the place...

1, The broken coffee pot with some sunflowers and hydrangeas from the garden.

2, A bargain from home base 50p pretty in pink cyclamen.

3, Lovely rose in the sun, smelling so sweet.

More photos from our walks.

1, An amazing view from the tops of the mountains local to us. Views out over the castle.

2, Sunshine breaking through the aqueduct.

3, Sheep!

4, My daughter getting into her photography down by the river.

Some photos from the garden this week.

1, Purple cauliflower.

2, Cosmos still in bloom.

3, Spider on a cut stem.

4, My first crop of purple sprouting broccoli.

 

Thank you so much for my lovely comments on the last post, I always love to hear from you and thank you to my new followers - lovely to have you here with me.

Hope you all enjoy a lovely week.

xx

Red and White

Hello, Hello.

Hope you're all having a lovely week?

Thank you so much for visiting me and thank you to all that commented, I hope I got back to you all in one way or another...

Really appreciated!

So it's not been hugely busy this week.

I'm still hooking away at my hexagon blanket.

To give me a little break I gave myself a quick and fun project...

 

Here it is! A little pleasure to make.

I was so excited to photograph it in the grass.

Thought it looked at home. My Mum said I ought to make a fairy to sit on it.

 

So, carrying on with the red and white theme...

This arrived for me in the post today - my first indulgence in ages! And my first Cath Kidston bag.

It was in the sale :)

Funny how I have to justify things I have... if it was for my daughter I wouldn't!

Hope you're having a wonderful week so far.

xx