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New Thread (new to me)

I had another gift from my aunt, and it possibly was my Gran's.

When I came home and saw it on the couch, it was out of the corner of my eye as I was hanging up my coat, so it looked like a  Penguin paperback novel.  Crime to be exact, as their covers were green.

But no, it is a box of vintage thread.

Gorgeous, isn't it?  I have started to playw ith it so will show you my progress soon.

Baking

I had promised Mary that we would do some baking on Sundays.  She reminded me this morning, so armed with a shopping list we went off with trolley and her toy pram, to buy the ingredients.

Back home she kindly made my lunch for me (Quorn ham in rolls), then we got on with the baking.

We made Pink Swirly biscuits from her cooking book Cooking With Fairies ( you can see it here on Amazon).

I am afraid we didn't use enough red food colouring (it said pink in the book but they only had red or green in the shop), and  faded a bit in the baking.  But they are yummy! 

My Fascinator

I had a lovely time at my niece's wedding this Saturday. She looked beautiful, the groom very handsome and everyone had a great time.

I was a bit unsure what to wear in my hair, and had a look at fascinators in the shops and I quite liked the look of them and the feeling of instant glamour that they gave one.  But I was a bit short on funds and I also wanted to try to make myself something.  

So I popped into Fabricland and bought some dark reddish little flowers, and some beads, and also a white rose which I didn't use.  I glued the beads into the middle of the red flowers. 

Do you remember the regency costume my clever sister made for herself?  Well, she had bought a hat from a charity shop, and had to cut off half the brim. Ever resourceful she put it aside, thinking it could be used for something.  Luckily she remembered it and gave it to me.

So I had some different elements to sue in my fascinator and I just played a bit and finally over the course of 3 days came up with this.

Luckily I had a stock of large hair clips.

I wanted to show you the fascinator on so took this photo of myself at the wedding. Forgive the glum expression!

Job done, and I was very happy with the result.  So next time I go to a wedding, which actually is in October, I shall consider making myself another creation.

Yay! Celebrations!

My Lovely Girl

Her Majesty (or my mum)

My Girl again

We were all by ourselves on Sunday, no street parties near us so I thought I might stay in.  Hang on! I thought, it is the JUBILEE - the only time ever we will celebrate this.  So I remembered that there was a Street Party in the Guildhall Square (bring your own food) so we popped along.

And we had a great time!

Sale! Go grab a Bargain

Hello

I am having a huge SALE over in my etsy shop.

You can grab a lovely tweed flower brooch, or a gorgeous flower headband, or how about a cute bow hair clip.  All items in my SALE section have been reduced by 30%.

There are 30 items for SALE so you will find something you love! Hurry now while they are still there! 

Button Wednesday - Buttons from a fair

On Sunday I went to the South Downs green Fair, at The Sustainability Centre near Clanfield.  It was lovely, really beautiful place.  And there were stalls and lots of stuff going on.  Lots of visitors.  But because it was a large place it did not seem crowded.  And there is such an air of peace about the place.  I love it.

My daughter was in the queue to have her face painted so I had a wander amongst the stalls.  Oooh buttonssss!  On one stall there was a box full of buttons so I had a look through.  And decided to buy these ones.

Little yellow glass buttons

I really like yellow at the moment.  I have a couple of yellow tops and have been wearing them and really believe that they help make me feel all happy.  I am not sure what I am going to do with these pretty yellow buttons but I think I will sew them on a top.

I bought the yellow buttons and then went back to see my daughter. Still in the queue.  I was thinking about another set of buttons I had seen.   Being a bit of a miser (which is not true just a bit short of spondoolics at the moment) I had resisted them at £1.  Then I went back to buy them.

It was the button at the top right I really wanted.  And you know I think I might have paid £1 just for that.  I had thought they were plastic but it turns out most are glass.

Here is my lovely blue button in close-up. I love it because it reminds me of Austria, I think there is something Tirolean about it.  Or maybe I am just obsessed.

But I am rather glad I went back for those buttons.