Sunday 31 July 2011

Pinterest Pretties


I recently pinned this to my Quilting board but thought I'd share it with you non-pinners
It was sadly sold in December 2010 by Splendorfalls28 on Etsy...beautiful nonetheless, don't you think?



how about this for a paper cut!
i followed the trail back to discover that it is the work of Julene Harrison and you can see her work here

Friday 29 July 2011

A day trip to Clitheroe Part I

Hello!

I took Mum & George out for the day today - a day of being more tourists. So off we set in the sunshine along the A59 to Clitheroe over t'other side of the border (& the entirely wrong colour rose) into Lancashire.


First stop - The Emporium! (of course!)

This is a favourite haunt of mine (though I don't get there nearly as often as I'd like ...every weekend would be good, no?!?!)...a converted Methodist chapel which is lavishly filled with dark wood tables and chairs, big squishy sofas, over-sized mirrors and huge globe lights. Oh, and the fretwork frame around the mirror behind the bar even had George awestruck there for a while!

A pot of tea for her, a massive whipped cream hot chocolate for him, and for me? Why, it was the strong dark hit of an Americano to give me the oomph to hit the town!

And off we went on our merry way, moseying about, oohing over buttons and ribbon, delighting over charity shop finds (more about this another time - delighted I was! Yoda, I sound like) and spending longer than is indeed proper in a butcher's shop! No ordinary butcher's mind you, but Cowmans with their award winning sausages and my, oh my, so much choice!
We went with - Pork, Stilton & Port; Moroccan Lamb and Hot & Spicy aswell as...Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs, Cajun Chicken Thighs and Lamb Kebabs. A veritable meat feast!

Then it was a leisurely climb up to pay Clitheroe Castle a visit - stunning views

and some beautiful old buildings...

and time for a photo opportunity with my ma and my boy

[what is it with boys and either cheesy grins or crazy face pulling]
then it was back to the Emporium for a delicious lunch and a lazy, scenic drive home in the glorious sunshine.

Oh happy, happy day!

(oh and then the internet and my laptop were playing silly beggars and it's taken my around 2-3 hours to actually post this...hey ho, at least I posted tho aye?! x)

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Wednesday Words




found on Pinterest but originally from Tumblr


I've been having a shop makeover this evening, want a peek..?
x

Friday 1 July 2011

Friday working


Friday working
Originally uploaded by DitsyBird

Morning folks!
I'm say at my desk with the window open, birdsong floating in, stitching away and enjoying this beautiful Friday.
What's everyone else up to today?
I'm doing my first not-sharing-a-table craft fair for a long time, a week on Saturday. So, I am plodding through some current makes, trying to get them finished...plus thinking about packaging and display (and trying not to worry).
I hope you're day is relaxed with much ticking off of those dastardly To Do's
x