I'm back!!!!

Apologies for my absence...it's been a crazy end to the year! Me and my boy, Deakon, are moving in with my parents in February and so I've been de-cluttering the house and packing bits and pieces ready.

Deakons Dad will be going to live with his friend whilst he finds a flat of his own and hopefully I can save up for a deposit for my own little place.....will be nice to have something to call my own after years of renting.

So, I'll be back to my blogging and making and general stuffness!! And I'll also be on the lookout for vintagey/shabby bits and bobs to fill my home-in-the-future with!! I will keep you updated on any fabulous buys!

Hope you are all having a good 2012 so far!

Xxxxx

Superstars....

My friend in work has 2 little boys and asked me to make her a Superstars Board, so they get rewards for being good.

I have been working on this over the last 2 days and finished it this afternoon.......

The stars have Velcro on the back and have things like "Brush my teeth" and "Put away my toys" on them. When the boys do one of these tasks they get to put the star on the board.

If they get so many stars in a day there are books in the pouches at the front that they collect little sticker stars - after so many of these stars they get a treat!!!!

Sounds complicated but its not - I'm just rubbish at explaining!!!

What do you think?

xxx

Jingle bells............

OMG!!!!!

Its almost Christmas and I am beyond excited!!!!

Christmas has to be my most favourite time of the year and I wish it wasn't over so fast. I've done all my Christmas shopping apart from Deakons stocking fillers and I have the next few weekends packed full of Christmassy treats!!

Next weekend we are off to Christmas at Tredegar House. I get a complimentary Family ticket for volunteering on Halloween so we go every year. Its amazing. They decorate the house all Christmassy and there is mulled wine and mince pies. The kids get to have a treat off Santa too.

Then on Christmas Eve we are off to the Pantomime. Its Cinderella this year. Its the perfect way to spend Christmas Eve night - gets everyone in the festive mood (plus it keeps the kids quiet for an few hours!!!)

But the weekend in between those too we are off to Cardiff to celebrate a 30th Birthday and its going to be a night off cocktails and drunkenness!!! Happy Days!!!

Hope you are all ready for Christmas too................

xxxxxxx

Halloween swap goodies...

I'm a day late but I'd like to share pics of my Halloween swap with the lovely Amanda at Vintage Hobby House - you can view her blog and see what treats I sent her here

Apologies for the photos, It was quite dark when the postman came and so I had to use the flash!!!

Fab handmade witches boot

Funky fabric

I ate this for breakfast!!!!

Candles

Tags

Homemade wax tarts

Thank you, Amanda...I loved it all.

Sad thing, though, my surprise Giveaway gift was never received by the winner :( but I am replacing it with a Christmasy surprise instead...It should be with you soon, Susan xxxx

I'll leave you with a photo of me working at the Halloween tour at Tredegar House....I made a teenager cry, oooops!!!

P.S Happy Birthday to my fab Dad

xxxxx

Cwtchy warm...

I love the start of winter.

I love having the heating on, being cwtched in a blanket on the sofa watching movies.

I love wearing scarves, hats and mittens.

And I absolutely love my Pyjamas!!!

The best thing, though, is a nice hot bowl of soup on a cold day....warms you right up.

This soup is my favourite. Its is yum scrummy!!!

What do you love about winter?

xxxx

P.S....................My Christmas Swap attempt is going terrible........please join if you can!!!  

Incey Wincey Spider............

I have discovered that my garden has become a giant spider web! After attempting to hang out the washing and getting a face-full of web I counted the ones that were in my path to the end washing line pole......They just seemed to be hanging in mid air!!!!!

6 giant ones!!! 

I have a slight fear of the 8 legged critters but managed to get a photo of 2 of them....the others were dangling procariously close to my head so I stayed clear of them!!!

Creepy!!!!

And the Halloween giveaway winner is.......

Sue of Crafts@Home!!!!

Congratulations!!!!

If you can email me your address, your surprise gift will be with you before Halloween!!!!

xxxxx