The Perils Of Duplo

I made a sale on folksy yesterday, woo-hooo! Very exciting. I realsied there had been a sale when I was at a friends and said oh have a look at my knitted beads. She dutifully did as she was told but couldn't find the bracelet, where's it gone I thought? It's SOLD!!!!! And the beauty of Folksy is that (for the moment at lest) they are only UK sales so this lovely lady bought the item yesterday lunchtime and it will be delivered throught her door this morning. My US buyers have to wait a week (or sometimes more) and I think it's quite frustrating.

I have listed some more knitted beads in my etsy shop and some wonderful new cards in my folksy shop. I am just having a creative burst at the minute, it feels really good.

I still have the post in my head that I was going to share with you last week but I feel duty bound as a mother and a responsible parent to share with you the perils of Duplo;



This picture doesn't really tell the full horror of the injuries. Nathaniel, in his 'I have just learned to walk'(ish) mode fell forward and landed on his head. Bad enough, eh? But as I picked him up for a Mummy love I realised he had fallen onto a duplo brick that was on the carpet as his sisters had been building him a tower to knock down. He has six perfect little circles indented in his flesh. Two perfect rows of three. Two on his forehead and two on the bridge of his nose and two further down. As you can imagine he had (and I think he still does) the headache from hell. But after some infant paracetamol and a lazy afternoon playing with his friend Li-Bau he seemed much brighter if no prettier;



It's a good job he's as handsome as he is really or his looks would be spoiled, poor baby, am not looking forward to when it goes all yellow later on in the healing process :-(

Daisie xxx

Hands

Got up this morning to find I had made a sale on etsy, woo-hoo! Off my little hottie goes to America!

This spurred me into action and I have listed a couple of new Christmas ranges (I know it's only August but it's never too early in craftland to start thinking of Christmas) in my etsy shop and I am doing a special offer until the end of September.

My lovely sister came to lunch today and brought the girls some new felt pens. Elizabeth drew around her hand with every colour and made this;


I thought it was very beautiful and it gave me an idea;



My hand was too big to draw around again and again so I just drew around each of my hands once, joining them togther at the little finger. I doodled a design on each finger and turned them into a peacock type bird. The finger feathers looked better before I curled the fingers, won't be doing that next time. I will draw round Francesca's hands in the morning and use them as a templat so that the edges of the bird don't hang over the edges of the card and then it can fit in the envelope.

Daisie xxx

You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks!!

Look what I can do....!!!

Visit here to learn how to do it too!

Only one sale but 200 hearts!!

Daisie xxx

There's A Hole In My Finger!

There's a hole in my finger :-( I feel the need to say it again, blimey it's sore!


The hole in my finger has appeared because I have been knitting like mad trying to complete a project. A friend's daughter celebrates her second birthday in a week and I have a present (have had for ages) but haven't made anything for her so I felt the need. I have adapted a pattern idea from the lovely book that Jenny gave me and here's a sneaky peek;

Am having a night off from knitting tonight to let my poor finger have a rest and hopefully be better to go again tomorrow. Am thinking I may have to wrap it in masking tape or something as time is against me!

My apologies for the sharp change in the weather, it's all my fault! I put on a skirt (a very nice skirt donated by Swirly) which was a mistake. It didn't last long and I ended up in long trousers and a cardigan by mid afternoon! Here's a pic that Elizabeth took at half eight, before the sun went and hid;

Sorry if my too white legs frightened anyone!

Other news; I MADE A SALE ON ETSY ON MONDAY!!!!! Can't believe it's taken me this long to mention it, I squealed and danced round the house, woohoo!! One of my beautiful hotties is on it's way to Australia to keep someone warm, ah!

Francesca has been at 'big school' this afternoon and has had a ball. Full of stories and news, really excited and she can't wait to go back next Wednesday.

Daise xxx

I Am Loved!

WARNING: This is a shouty blog!

100 people love me;

was so excited when I looked this morning, made my day, really. How sad am I?! Have a look for yourself!

Another quick shout; I AM A STAR!

If you currently are a star or have been please let us know on your blog and then we can spread the word to the masses! I love this campaign but many more people need to know about it.

Daisie xxx

Think I May Have Had My Flowers Too Long!?

Well, I have finally entered the world of Etsy, what fun!! Simon and I have been struggling with PayPal buttons for my website for such a long time (without success) and it was just getting silly, I was making no internet sales and the site hosting is costing plenty pennies so we went the other route. I am waiting to create a banner for the front of the shop, that was a little beyond me in my PJ's!

Tonight I have edited my website and removed all info on postage and payment etc so it is now just a show case of my work with a link to the Etsy shop.

Quite pleased with my achievements today, even if we didn't manage to get dressed!!

My friend Julie bought me some lilies the other week and the last few days I have been removing fallen petals from the top of the piano and thinking I should really throw them out soon. My mind was made up when I looked up from the computer this afternoon and was confronted with this;

Night, Daisie xxx