im so splendidly busy

so I'm also a massive fat fibber.. I'm not that busy, but I'm super lazy so at least I'm good at something.. BUT, i have been getting together my own little online empire that is all mine mine mine.. i love etsy but its not really ever kicked off for me so I'm doing my own... its a pretty simple site that i have been able to manipulate to my own tastes.. and its a few days away from being ready... it was probably ready last week but I'm a fuss pot who wants it kinda perfect before the critical masses get to have a look... this collage is a sneak of some images on my spanking new website... I'm excited...

i love this

i might just buy myself this print... its a lovely message that gives me a nice feeling... i do love a good quote.... and its from here..

royal me up

so unless you have been under a massive silly rock you will know that royal wedding insanity is gripping the world, and no more so than in my head, I'm so excited i might burst red white and blue glitter, i love a bit of traditional English pomp and ceremony and love the real life history that i will be watching.. but ultimately i guess I'm more excited about the dress and all the hats. and to feel more part of it this week i made myself a cushion from an old tea towel i found, yeah its not a wedding one, but hey, its got a crown on it.. and talking of crowns, i thought it was only correct to make sure i was wearing one whilst i watched the wedding on the TV..

soft and squishy

so not only is my big wobbly belly soft and squishy, so are these new kids quilts i have just made for an Easter fair I'm doing this weekend, i really like making them, i just hope people like buying them...

my favorite places

nearly a year ago i left London and changed my life by moving hundreds of miles away, and one of the main reasons i drove 8 hours north was to have daily views like this.. and you can guarantee that i can be found around these views at least 3-4 times a week, views like this a free visual therapy and just make me smile.. and i can honestly say 100% that i don't miss that horrible stinky big city one bit...

dress making machine

I'm a dress making machine at the moment, as i have a few fairs coming up and a few shops to keep stocked, god knows how ill keep my own website up and running when i finally get around to doing that.. but here are a few pics of what i just sent off to their new home in carry me home...

i love these

so the shop i used to work in, down in stinky London town, carry me home, has just got in some amazing new stock, and i bloody love these lights, red London buses and traditional English telephone boxes.. don't they look brilliant all lit up.. i want some.. wonder if my staff discount still works ?

and now that the sunny sunshine has started to show his happy face more often, how appropriate is this super cute baby outfit/body suit/romper or whatever you wanna call it ?.. either way its quite brilliant..

oh and all these things can be found here...

in a circus

i got this book of etsy a few days ago and look at the fab illustrations, circus is my fave word to search for in etsy, its amazing what treats can be found... if only i had the financial means to indulge in this drug more... but this little thing will do for now. i shall display it proudly... it was love at first sight...

i would make a lovely clown...

a supermodel and a window

look at this picture of future supermodel Scarlett pearl rocking one of the dresses i made for her.. shes walking now and there is no stopping her strutting her stuff . how cool does she look..

and this week i was sent this picture of my things in a window display at love from hetty and dave, one of my stockists down in sunny Bournemouth.. i so need to pay that shop a visit one day soon...

more things

a few more snaps of whats been going on here, which apart from constant sewing is not much at all, but i wanted to show off my view, because every day when i wake up and wonder how the hell did i end up here (very long story i wont bore you with) all i need to do is look out of my window and i turn my frown upside down.. do ignore the ugly wires that cut across my view, but look, every morning its like my own private turner painting..

did i tell you i had a new stockist for my things ?.. maybe not, anyway i had to try and come up with some quick tags to put the price and size on.. so i got my graphic designers head on and knocked these out, i hand stamped the words and i really quite liked them, UNTIL, i realised the bloody ink was very easily smudged, so i couldn't risk the ink rubbing off on the dresses so in the bin these went.. that's an hour of my life ill never get back..

and finally just a small corner of my room that caught my cameras eye..

splendid stuff

just a few snaps of whats caught my eye this last few days, i got this book at he local car boot sale for 50p, and i do believe that everything should have the word splendid, in it, its just a splendid word.. and inside was this book plate that i thought was quite appropriate what with all the news about bullying and retaliation that is all over blog world at the minute.. have you seen this ?.. some agree , some disapprove. i know who i was applauding...

and secondly after making that bib for my little nephew zachary, i hunted for some fabric suitable for boys.. making only girls dresss has resulted in me having a pile of girlie styles, and this one is just perfect.

and finally i have been cutting out dozens of 20cm squares ready for more quilts, i kinda love making them as they are easy and splendidly effective.. i love that word..

future superstar

meet my little nephew Zachary. hes 6 months old and already a future superstar, hes very naughty and does not seem to like sleep much... maybe its because hes too excited to play with his happy accidents toy that i made him, or too happy to dribble drool all over his new bib i made him... either way hes amazing and i wish i could see him and his sister the Izz monster more often...

soft as a baby

i made these new quilts this week, well, i call them quilts but they are really padded little blankets/wraps/play mats/..erm, whatever you want to call them ?.. there is not much actual quilting on them, and i possibly broke lots of quilting rules along the way, but i love them, and they are super colourful and the fleece on the backs is soooo super soft..

 it was a struggle for me to send them to carry me home, my London stockist.. all the fabrics are scraps that i had never thrown away from all the dresses i make.. i knew i would find use for these bits one day, and they are such fun to make.. like a fabric jigsaw, putting the combinations together... I'm sure ill be making more..

i stole these pics

so i didnt take these pictures but my best friend nick did, on his very recent trip to hong kong, and these  are some of my favorites that i saw on his facebook page.. im sure he wont mind me using them.. look how the flowers are protected with their own tiny little nets, and look how stupidly high and dramtaic that massive skyscraper is.. a crazy place i hope one day to visit myself..

i made these

so my blogging hasn't resumed full service, I'm not sure what full service means but i know I'm not doing it enough.. but i have been busy making things, i now have my dresses in 4 different shops and these have been keeping me quite busy, and here are just a few pics of what i have been doing..including the new elephant soft toys that i have started..