The day in flowers :)

Day one of the new year,

and no resolutions have been made

'cos I'm not convinced

that resolutions matter.

For me it's more about

thinking,

and planning,

and a bit of dreaming,

about where the new year will take you

(if you let it).

 

I made this little needle case

for a friend for Christmas.

I am so pleased with the colours

and of course

every needle case

needs to be decorated 

with one of Barb's

 truly gorgeous

buttons...

 



 

... and

it wouldn't be quite right,

either,

without some very very pretty

vintage lace...

 

So,

it's been a blissfully

quiet and relaxing day at home today.

Sadly the sun has not really

made much of an appearance,

but I did manage a little garden time

before the rain started again!!

 

These had self-seeded in my little vegetable patch

and I just couldn't bear to pull them out ...



 

 

So with camera in hand

of course I had to have a wander round

and here's what I found ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





So there you are -

that's the day in flowers :)

Now I have a little idea I want to play with -

involving a needle,

some linen,

and my favourite shade of blue :)

Happy New Year!

 

Jenny :)



Merry Christmas!

Today I have stitched...

 

 

and wrapped...

 

 

I have baked and cleaned ...

have written Christmas cards,

and finished my Christmas shopping.

I am ready :)

 

And a very merry Christmas to all :)
 

I have to say that
this has been the most extraordinary year.

I'm fairly sure that I have experienced

every possible emotion this year :)

The good,

and the not so good...

 

New friends,

and new experiences.

Times of delight and fun,
and plenty of laughs.
But,
 in all honesty, 
 there have also been times
that have been incredibly physically demanding.
And...
times of pain.
 
I have learnt so much about myself this year,
but I have also learnt there is much
about
human nature that I am sure
I will never work out.
Well...
I guess that's what keeps it interesting.

So ...
I can't wait for Christmas Eve -
my favourite part of Christmas.
It just feels ever so slightly magical
and if you listen
very very carefully ... :)

Merry Christmas :)
Jenny xx
 



Pretty nice :)

I'm just going to pretend

that it hasn't been months

and months

since I've written ?!?

Can't pretend,

though, 

 that I've not missed

my stitching,

but

life has a habit of changing

and change is good :)

 

But spring brings renewed enthusiasm

for all sorts of things,

and one thing

that never fails to amaze me

is

how the garden here

delights and surprises me

year after year.

The bluebells and tulips have been and gone,

and now it is the turn of delphiniums,

foxgloves and

granny's bonnets.

 

 

The brilliant blue delphinium spikes

are so prolific this year -

I'm picking bunches of them for inside.

 

 

And so far,

fingers crossed,

there have been no full blast winds

to break them down.

 

 

I decided that I really really needed

to stitch some little pretties

again.

And Christmas is coming,

so yes,

I thought,

if I start now,

I can make some little gifts.

 

I made this little heart,

just for fun,

and just for me,

to kick start my stitchy mojo again.







 

 

And today I played,

with my favourite things -

linen and lace

of course,

and a few little words ...

 

...live, laugh & love...

 

...friendship...

 

...happiness ...

 



 

... and a few notes of music :)

 

I'll decorate these now,

with a little bit of embroidery maybe,

some buttons and hearts -

a bit of this and a bit of that.

 

It's nice to be stitching again.

And it's nice to watch my garden grow.

And even though it's ridiculously busy,

life is pretty nice too:)

 

Jenny



 

A little stitched dress...

So this is what I am working on

at the moment.

It started with a little dress 

that I stitched onto linen,

about seven or maybe even eight years ago!

I remember which house I was living in

when I stitched it,

and it certainly wasn't this one,

or the one before:)

 

And then,

as so often seems to happen with me,

it sat for a while,

but it was never covered up,

or in a pile.

It was always in view,

'cos I loved it.

It just took a little while

to do something with it.

 

 

... I added some buttons,

beads,

and stitches...

 

 

... lace,

of course...

 

...added some borders...

 



 



...and I'm going to pop it into

a gorgeous old oak (I think it is) frame.

It's taken a while

but it's nearly finished

and now I can get the next half completed project

back on the go.

I need to go now -

need to figure out how to make it fit,

(and stay in)

the frame :)

See you

Jenny

 

So I wondered.....

...and I have been wondering

for a quite a while now,

what to do.

You see,

I have all these

''samples''

from my shop days

and

what do I do with them all.

They could sit folded

on

shelves

as they do now

for another few years,

but I've been thinking

that maybe I should just try

and let them go.

Find them homes :)

 

 

Some will be hard to let go of

cos they have memories attached to them,

but

seriously,

the time has come.

So,

if you are at all interested

then pop on over to

facebook,

the Makers Studio page,

see ... it's on the sidebar,

or the Makers Studio blog

and have a look.

Or email me here -

I don't mind :)

I'll just do bits and pieces

over the next few days,

weeks,

whatever:)

I'm not all that fussed

about prices.

Make me an offer :)

I would just like to see them go somewhere

other

than sitting on my shelves.

 

See you

Jenny :)

 

Chairs and chocolate :)

I bought these chairs

nearly a year ago,

for just a tiny few dollars

at auction.

They were covered in dust and dirt

but I knew they had good bones:)

 

 

Well...

the other day when I was making

my little heart block,

and pondering what to do with it,

I had a thought.

It happens sometimes,

the thought bit :)

I wondered if I could make it fit

the chair.

Thought it might make

quite a nice addition

to my bedroom if it worked.

So....

I've had a go...

 

 

...and I'm loving the chair.

 

 

Really happy with it :)

 

 

It is the most fabulous

glorious

autumn day here.

Not a breath of wind,

warm and mellow,

and I'm thinking (again:)

that just maybe

 it's time for an afternoon

coffee

and a little treat or two :)

 

 

Have a lovely relaxing

chocolately

Easter.

See you :)

Jenny

 

 

My little linen heart

Maybe two years ago,

maybe more,

I stitched this little heart

onto some linen.

Loved it then,

and love it now:)

 

 

I wasn't sure how or where I would use it.

Thought about a cushion,

but really,

I do not need another cushion.

 

So I pulled out bits and pieces of linen

and lace

and other little treats ...

 

... and I stitched up a random log cabin block

around my little heart.

For a few days, now,

 it has sat

 on the end of my kitchen table.

Every time I have walked past it

I have thought "what should I do with you".

 

 

.... and now I know ....

See you soon,

and I will show you.

Have a lovely week:)

Jenny