A Daisy For Daisie

Look what I got in the post;

How beautiful is this velvet and felt daisy brooch?! I absolutely love it and must say a big big thank you to Jackie for her thoughtfulness and kindness. I sent her a coat hanger (yes, a coat hanger) a while ago and she sent me this beauty in return. She also included a wonderful purple flower brooch which I have attached to my new hat but you'll have to wait until the autumn for a picture of that!!

If you fancy some Jackie beauties for yourself go have a lookie look at her etsy shop or her Folksy shop.

Thanks so much Jackie!!

Daisie xxx

Floral Flowers

Just popping in to show you my Sunday makes. We had a very lazy day indeed and didn't get dressed until lunchtime!

I spent the time in my pyjamas to create these lovely flowers for my dear friend's birthday;



An 'on-the-wrist' pin cushion (that actually fits a grown up) with some beautiful love heart headed pins and I made a larger version of the flower and stuffed it with lavender flowers;



There is a button on the other side of this flower too so it doesn't matter where she hangs it as there are two 'fronts', if you know what I mean!?

Anyway back to the madness that is Monday here, beds to change, bathroom to clean, floors to mop and tea to prepare.....

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

What A Weekend!

Well after our super productive day on Friday the weekend took a bit of a nose dive. On Saturday morning Francesca woke with a huge blister in the palm of her right hand, her fingers swollen and purple and cold. Off we went to hospital, all four of us as Simon was away! Many hours later we are none the wiser as to what it is or where it came from. There is nothing she could have burnt it on in the house and it doesn't seem to be a bite or sting. They did frighten me when they asked if she had any more on her body, after frantically stripping her off we didn't find any, phew!! After lots of umm-ing and ah-ing they drained the blister and dressed her hand. Her fingers are back to normal but her hand is sore. So sore that 'Bo' has been allowed out of bed. 'Bo' is the ted you can see in her hand, 'Bo' has a pink dress and knitted handbag, she even has a wedding veil!! 'Bo' used to go everywhere with us until Francesca turned 4 and then she was banished to the bedroom. You are too big at four to take your ted everywhere you go!!

Here she is, the invalid;



Nothing got made on Saturday and Sunday wasn't much better! I did manage to make some layered paper flowers;

Today was a little better, the sun was shining so the children and I washed the car, it's quite shiny now! Elizabeth has had an eye test, you'll be pleased to hear she has two!! And we made a mini fish tank from some blue bubble wrap and an old shoe box;

Tomorrow we are off to meet some friends at a play centre, will we have blue or red tongues this week?!

Daisie xxx

Am sewing again...

...it seems like ages since my machine was last out and there were tiny bits of annoying thread all over the floor that make the drum of my vacuum so colourful. I took an order on Friday for a dress, similar to the one on the website but in a larger size. It has a wedgewood blue t-shirt top and a full pleated skirt in linen with a beautiful blue bamboo print.





I made the dress last night and while my mind was thinking of amazing things to do now the machine was out and plugged in I made a little shoulder bag with the off cuts of fabric. Then while awake in the night feeding a small boy I realised I could make a fabric flower with the off cuts of the blue jersey. I made the flower this morning after breakfast and have mounted it on a brooch back so that it can be on the bag or on the dress or on a cardigan over the dress, the possibilities are endless!





Not sure what the rest of today has in store for me but as we're in the UK we seem to have lost an hour in the night and it's supposed to be summer time???

Daisie xxx