Knitting With Warm Feet

Well the rain has been pouring today and the wind has been blowing and it's been thoroughly miserable out and about.

After Simon's visit to the dentist we went to see the Mother-In-Law and deliver flowers and cards ready for tomorrow, we try to do this now so that I can spend Mother's Day at home just being a Mummy and not having to be a daughter or daughter-in-law. I have been to deliver the same to my Mum this evening, hence the late post!

Mum was given a half completed knitting project by a friend and has not finished it so she passed the yarn on to me, here it is, how fab!? Am very pleased, have unravelled the main part to reuse the yarn, not sure what it'll be yet but keep watching and all will be revealed!


Whilst at Mum's my youngest sister gave me a fabulously fluffy pair of socks, thanks Charlotte!!



And finally today is a special day; my first crafty item has made it onto craftjuice's homepage, take a look at Elezabeth Eliphant in here new home.

Night night Daisie xxx

Edward and Baby Ella

It's been a dark miserable rainy day here so have mostly been a home bird today. Have nearly conquered my ironing pile and have cooked good wholesome food for all my family whilst playing with Nathaniel.

Once they were all in bed tonight I have dragged out my sewing box (even though I just wanted to go to bed) and have completed some more elephants for my herd.

Meet Edward and Baby Ella;

Quite pleased with Baby Ella, she's the same as the 'love my money' purse on the site and I rather like her eye lashes!!

Am off to bed now, my eye lids are a drooping!

Night night, Daisie xxx

More Elephants

Well after a crap morning at kwikfit waiting for yet another new tyre, this really is getting silly, we're thinking of taking out shares in Michelin! I had a rather wonderful afternoon. Lunch made by Lynsey, entertainment by Anya (who modeled my dungarees for me even though she didn't really want to, thanks!), Tara and Francesca. Nathaniel was his usual chilled self on the carpet watching the world go by while I made some more felt elephants, the herd is growing! Lynsey meanwhile was doing a post for cuteable and showing me lots of lovely things!

Here as promised is a photo of Nathaniel in his prototype trousers, they are a little baggy in the leg but are a good length and the body shape is good, ample room for a nappy! Just a little tweaking needed and then we will have the perfect pattern for small boys' leg wear!


He did try and accessorize but Elizabeth managed to talk him out of it!!



Daisie xxx

Nathaniel's Prototype

It was only a matter of time really before he joined his sisters in having all the first runs of good ideas, affectionately called 'prototypes' by Simon. Elizabeth and Francesca have an array of mismatched, cobbled together first attempts at projects and they treasure them so. Very flattering!! Am sure they'll get wise soon and start demanding 'proper' ones!!

So here it is!
Is it Blue Trousers with a check cuff.......



or is it check trousers with a blue cuff?



It's the same pair of trousers inside out!!

Thought it would save work; by having two pairs inside one another there are less raw edges to deal with which is always good! And you get two looks for the price of one, or when you end up wearing the lunch you can take your trousers off, turn them inside out and have a new clean pair. Genius. Am sure I'm not the first person to have thought of this but am quite pleased with the end result. There will be a photo of him wearing them soon.

I also made some beautiful daisy print dungarees in sunshine yellow colours but my girls are too big to model them so am off to borrow a small girl tomorrow, pics will follow.

Early to bed with my knitting tonight, very, very tired!
Daisie xxx

Look What I Made Last Night....

I would like to introduce you to Elezabeth Eliphant (see what I did there?), she is a felt bag measuring 22cm x 22cm, she feels lovely and takes great pride in her appearance. Please admire the bow in her 'hair' and the sparkling earrings she's wearing. We love her here, I think there may be a whole herd of them soon, hopefully get some on the website next week.



Daisie xxx

Feeling Much Better

You know you have almost fully recovered from an illness when you start to make things again!

I completed an order of ten assorted children's birthday cards and delivered it today, very pleased with myself. Got some new stencils recently and have just started to use them to make toppers for cards; this is the first attempt with the flowers, thought they'd do nicely for a Mum and Mum-In-Law next Sunday, what do you think?!

And I just love what I did with the dogs, Simon says it's a bit sick making but the girls think they're fab! Definitely cute, whether that's a good thing or not is a different matter.

Francesca and I visited my fabulous fabric supplier today and we've acquired some wonderful new floral prints so keep watching and I'll show you how they can become beautiful things to wear. Been working on getting the clothes I already have onto the site too. Hopefully now I don't feel quite so poorly things will get back on track again. Francesca has volunteered everyone for an early night tonight because she chose some fabric for herself and I have strict instructions to turn it into a dress with a matching hat and a handbag (she doesn't ask for much). Don't think it'll all be made tonight as the ironing pile is perilously high, I fear for my safety every time I pass it, maybe get that done first!!

Hopefully some pics of fabric tomorrow, not to mention the beautiful sparlky wool I got too!!!

Daisie xxx

How Do You Feel Today?

Happy,



Sad,

Cross,

Confused,

Or Funky?!

Daisie xxx