Monday 26 December 2011

christmas eve piccies

this is merry main st arrived today didnt want it for this year but now i can use it for next i think it is lovely but from what cindy said it is a old fabric 2009 http://www.myroadtoinspiration.blogspot.com/

these are oreo truffles http://www.food.com/recipe/oreo-truffles-87967 they are soooo nice very rich ,i coated some in chopped nuts

found these santa hats at poundland :)))

and this was me being a bit artistic  with some of the cards !!

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Wednesday 14 December 2011

been busy !!

well it is almost christmas ..............hope you are ready i just have a few things to do wrapping and stuff like that  this santa i have carted about for years so i burned him up last night he lasted about an hour,he was looking a bit bashed !!

this is a gift in a jar foundherehttp://mysimplecountryliving.blogspot.com/2011/11/chocolate-chip-cookie-mix-in-jar-recipe.html i have made it for davids cousin she bakes quite a bit,the jar is a large morrisons coffer jar think i will be saving them over the next few months then i can make more for next week it should have been just choc chio cookies but i didnt have enough so i put in fudge pieces :))) made and printed up the lable and instuctions !!

this is how santa should look ..............putting a little HO HO HO INTO christmas!!

looking though some of my cook books this fell outi was given it when we lived in London by an american gal who lived near us i googled it yesterday and i was amazed that there are so many variations loving the sound of brownie and the pecan versions (click the pic to see it better )

just needed i little colour pushed a few fairy lights in a vase it looks very good and festive

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Wednesday 7 December 2011

new in today !!!

these are some of the fabrics brought home for me from the u.s.a by my friend lynda she has been home to sort out her visa for here as she has married a scot and wants to make her home here any how she has got her visa she was telling me today right across the passport is "no access to public funds " she has now to get a N.I number and she can then register with the doctor .she is so pleased to be back and all legal :)).............well back to the main event i ordered these from http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkcastlefabrics i think it was a stash builder not incuding  the hometown .

these are from pleasanthome have you been to jodies blog these were in her sale dont know what i am going to do with them yet !!http://www.pleasant-home.com/

these are pink castle again christmas but not christmas fabrics

and another selection they are all gorgeous the white one on the right has white printing on it  and is really lovely,and then the ruler think it will come in handy for fussy cuts seeing as i am not really up to cutting that good :))

i also have a selection of autumn and christmas fabrics  too all in hancocks sale love it.

think i have done really well hope she asks me again is there anything you want me to bring you back !!
one more thing a huge roll of reynolds freezer paper too

lucky me "thank you" lynda !!
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Sunday 4 December 2011

quiltie things

                            i have been sewing these blocks on and off over the summer then i signed up for the mug rug swap also the christmas table runner so it got put on hold till thursday when i put it together and quilted it ...........managed to get it bound friday it has really turned out well nothing fancy but i am pleased with the random colours love it i made it from herehttp://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2011/07/36-patch-quilt-along.html                                                           
                                                                 



this is my table runner from denise in florida looks good on my table :))



                                                                                  
                                             
and this is our snow this morning we have had more since then and it is freezing now so will still be with us tomorrow and more forcast

have not done any sewing today but have been doing a lot of sorting out for christmas making space ond moving things around also cleaning gotta be done :((