Ouch !!!

so after suffering my "pain" for several years (well ignoring it really!) and then after going to the docs and going on the list for surgery sand then waiting....... and waiting i at last had my gall bladder complete with stones removed on Wednesday evening , to say i had a few butterflies would be VERY true,i woke up to much pain but this is easing now and as long as i sit still is not too bad at all, although i am walking with a stoup, holding my stomach, not that this makes any difference lol

 but i am out the other side and now on my enforced 6 weeks of rest(they made me promise) so here comes daytime tv  and stitching!  

i started on a LHN design yesterday, think i may be finished it later today, 

watch this space!

Scout hut....

It was another scout hut get together yesterday, we had a fab day as always, i did get to finish something too but i cant show it yet, 

we had a group photo taken too, would be great to get everyone together in one place just the once for a group pic but for now we have to be happy with this bunch......

 look what happens when you try to get everyone together in one pic, all being sensible NOT

Lucy is missing off the pic cause she was being photographer for us.

we are together again on 24/25th march for the weekend get together, if you would like to come along just yell, all are welcome, you dont have to do both days just one if you can make it, old dalby, melton mowbray, very close to the A46 between leicester and newark.

I just couldnt resist.....

Buying some more of these books, the projects are just gorgeous, all i need now is some time to actualy make something, problem is "wood n stitches" is keeping me busy as ever, i would realy appreciate if you could pop along maybe make a comment and pass it on to a friend or two to help me pass the word....if you would be so kind x
right better get something done........

Seen as i was stuck at home cause of the snow on sunday when i was meant to be at the nec trade show i decided not to waste my enforced stay at home, so i made my good witch, i am very happy with the result and she will soon be going off to a new home as soon as i make another to replace her, cause i NEED one for myself lol

she has linen pantaloons and shirt and a very soft cord tunic dress, she is very snuggly!

Snow......

 ok so i love it, and i have had my fun, now you can go and let spring commence lol, 

jakey loved playing out in the snow today, there are snow angels all over the village from him and we had to have lots of cuddles when we got back to warm him up after, but it was great fun, the sun was so bright though it was difficult to get photos with all the snow blindness going on

Right now then, spring, come on i'm waiting!!!!

Lovely jubely books!!

I just had to do it, i couldn't resist these books and their gorgeous projects, i couldn't resist so much i went back and ordered some more, cant wait for the posty to come this week ,

 they suggest using towelling and linen for some of the projects so on Saturday one of the nearby villages was having a jumble sale, off i went, boy do you have to be quick in those places and have Sharpe elbows or you get eaten alive but i can say i did find some new towels just the perfect colours too and some linen trousers which will soom be a stuffed  animal of some sort lol

all i need now is some animal stuffing and i am away... watch this space.

Teddy bear, teddy bear.......

 so i wanted to make some little fabric teddy bears, just simple and quick, my first attempt was the little one, which my dh decided looks liked a hammer head, how cruel, so i adjusted the shaping a little and tried again, was not the happiest with the results but you know what with a little more tweaking i may have it but, these 2 little fellows are growing on me, they are standing on my cupboard with lots of other stitched/hand made goodies and yesterday as i walked past they caught my eye and you know what i am rather liking them...poor little hammer head...its ok, i like you x

 and while we are on the subject of liking thengs can i show you an item my daughter bought me for christmas, this gorgeous little mirror, i am loving it........(think the glass needs a clean looking at that pic lol)

January in the scout hut......

The weather was fine all be it a bit windy (bit being an understatement lol) so we managed our first meeting of the year (last january we were snowed in) it was a great day as always, here are a few pics for you........

jo actualy doing something!!!!

 Rachael having great trouble getting polly's christmas cake, the cake inside was yummy once you managed to break through the icing lol

 lots of chatter...........

next scout hut get together.....sunday 19th feb, see you there!!

New year exchange.....

With my very special friend Michelle, who i am very privileged to call my friend

and this is what i received yesterday, isn't it just gorgeous and finished just perfectly (even after a little mishap) i would never have known if you hadn't told me Michelle!

i just love the initials you have added, thank you so much Michelle, i just love it, and what a great gift to start the new year

 

this is my gift to Michelle , finished onto a tin which i lined and padded inside the lid and at the bottom of the base,

i am very happy with the way it turned out

  thank you Michelle for being such a good friend for so long x x

Exchanges

 Firstly i would like to show you what i received from Dawn in the lizzie kate exchange, love the design and the candles too

 

next is what i received from  my good friend Michelle for christmas, love it michelle, thank you x

 

and this is what i sent to michelle for christmas, luckily it did arrive in time for christmas phew .

 

i am getting a bit of stitching in this holiday luckily, one design finished and another nearly there, cant show anything yet though, and i am looking forward to a stitchy day on friday with the girls, not that i imagine much stitching will get done

right just off out for a "ladies what lunch" with the girls

Jakey's birthday

So where has the last week gone, it seemed to take a while to get here but its over in a flash, 

Christmas that is!

but just before we had jakey's birthday, i cant believe our little man is 3 already, 

where has that time gone?

jakey had a dino cake, i was going to get a lovely one made and they are gorgeous but then i thought why make such a great cake and then 5 minutes later cut it up and have nothing left of it so instead i got some toy Dinos and decorated a cake with them, best of both worlds, a cake and some toys to keep, he loves his dinos so i am happy with that,lots more candles that he should have had for his 3 years but he wanted more!

and of course as with all presents the box is the best bit, he was playing at being a robot with it lol

 and then we were quickly into christmas, i did manage a couple of pics of mia before the big day, but jake was a wirlwind of excitement so only managed a few blurred images lol

so a quiet boxing day for us, well we have the littlies here but jake is having a quiet hour upstairs in my bed watching a dvd and mia is snoozing on the sofa....so quiet for a few minutes anyway 

hope you have all had a lovely christmas and that things are good for the new year x x

a few things to show........

Well it was the Scout Hut Crafters christmas party on sunday, we had such a good day as we always do, we decided to provide lunch for ourselves with everyone bringing in a dish of something, boy did we have a fantastic spread, we were eating all day but managed to clear most of it lol

i did take a few pics but with not my usual camera and not knowing how it works i didnt get too many good ones, (phew i hear you mutter) not to worry i did get a few, here is a rare one of jo and myself, and both smiling lol

 

we had our usual secret santa which was fab, look at all the exchanged goodies.....

 

this is what i received from lucy, absolutley spot on, i love it all thanks you lucy x

 

and this is what i gave to Sandra

 a close up of the tin i stitched the top and mounted it, and lined the tin with a padded base and inside the lid, rather wanted to keep it for myself lol

 we are meeting again in january, cant wait, see you all then x

My birthday....

I had a great birthday,
went to work as usual but then off we went straight to Droitwich to spend the night an jackies house, we went out for a gorgeous carvery ....with pudding.......,
it was so great to see them after i think a year, and we had a great evening

 they surprised me with a gorgeous choccie birthday cake, although after pudding none of us could eat it!

thanks girls and thanks jackie and dave for being the perfect hosts x

we left jackies sunday morning and went off to have a wonder round Stratford upon Avon to do a little bit of christmas shopping,

and of course we had to call in to our fave little tea shop and partake in their gorgeous warm scones with jam and cream, which i have to say were better than ever