Hi

Just a quickie as i had to share a picture of our new dresser, we had wanted one for so long and we were very fortunate that my mum & dad were able to buy this for us.... yes i have managed to fill it with lovely things and am very much looking forward to decorating it for christmas,

What a lucky girl i am x

Cup cake Phone Sock

Hi,

Just a really quick post as wanted to share my lovely little phone sock that i made as a gift for my sister in law for her birthday, i love it.. hope she does too.. think i might have to make one for myself... just love anything cupcakeish!

Hope you are all having a great week

Tabs

Christmas

Hi

Well it has been some time since i posted, we have been busy getting back into the routine of school etc... but have managed to get a bit of crocheting done.

Thinking ahead to christmas have done two decorations so far, christmas pudding with a red button for my cherry and white and cream buttons for th white sauce and then red and white buttons for the baubles on the christmas tree too... i think they have come out very well.

We have also gained a new dresser, she needs a touch up and then we are goining to paint and wax her, so will keep you all posted, am so pleased with it, courtesy of my lovely parents, i have already popped my sewing machine (courtesy of the mother in law) inside with all my sewing bits and the draws are ful of tubs with buttons in ( i know hey will all need to come out to paint her) but in the mean time she looks just fine.

Hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to having a float through blog land with a cuppa in a bit (once Jess is tucked up in bed)

Take care and have a good week all

Tabs xx

Evening All,

Just a quick post as just had to share a pic of my bunting.

I have crocheted it in lovely simple triangles and then added them to a crochet "string".  The string is approx 250cm long and have done 9 triangles, am so pleased how it has turned out and now all i need is my dresser so i can make some to go on that... probably in blues and pinks.

Enjoy your evening

Love Tabs xx

Little Hanging Hearts

Afternoon All

Well... little one is finally back at school and the crocheting is now flowing... when i say little one.. she is 9 (10 next april) so she is not that little really but will always be my baby!

Have added a selection of my crochet hanging hearts i have been making, they are corcheted in a dc stitich and amazingly was just experimenting on how to do it as i just couldn't do the granny stitch ones and i came up with these... i hae them down to a tee now so have been doing lots  (well 6 altogether)
  and then have filled them with wading and added some pretty buttons and then tried them with ribbon to start with to hang them but it just didn't seem to quite go so my hubby suggested to crochet a row (chain) and hang them with that.. he can be quite clever sometimes... and they hae come out lovely... they also look good hung with lace.. i have one i made for our bedroon in cream with blue buttons that i hung with lace which looks lovely

This last one i crocheted a small heart and then added it on with a button to make it a bit different, i hope you like them i do have them for sale in my ebay store http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shabby-Chic-Crochet-Wool-Cream-Heart-Red-Buttons-/200649608653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eb7a60dcd  this link take you straight to the cream with red buttons (hopefully)

Anyway... i hoep you like them, am working on some bunting which i used the same method as my hearts, hope to finish it tonight and pop it on during the week,

Hope you all have a great week

Tabs xx

Afternoon all,

Well... it has been a little while since i posted, busy with the holidays... although have been busy with a neddle aswell... have managed to complete two cushions which i think go very well together, our sofa is similar colours to the red and brown one and i love the big button on the beige and brown one which was given to me by my very good friend.

We are off to a bbq at the inlaws this afternoon.. and fingers crossed the weather holds as we are having a bbq tomorrow for our friends and their littl eones too... jess wants the pool uncovered and everyone in! could be very messy!!

Well sorry its short but off to the shops and then onto the bbq... take care and hope you have a good bank holiday weekend.

Take care Tabs xx

Busy week

 Morning,

Sorry not been on to post for over a week but my lovely little one has had lots of appointments so has been keeping us very busy... she is waiting for a new liver so she has lots of check ups, we hd to pop to london yesterday for her check up at kings hospital and although we were a bit apprehensive as her appointment was a 4pm everything was good... but she is doing "a" ok so back to the waiting game (been 8 months now due to the type of transplant she needs).

Anyway... onto more crafty things... yes.. still have lots of projects on the go and i am trying to get in the mind set to finish them all.. but this is one that i have finished... it is a striped cuchsion that i think turned our quite nice... it ook some time as is all DC and with the colour changes etc but kept the back plain, it loos a different blue... must be the light but is is the same blue as on the front of the cushion... and have started my dad and mums blanket for christmas to send to Australia... have chosen red, white and blue... very patriotic, and have decided to do granny suares which i think is much more time consuming than continually going round like i did previously for my gran but i think it will look great as the clours are lovely and bright.

Well had better get a diddle on as we have some appointments this afternoon and then we are appointment free until we are back to school.. always nice,

take care and hope you have  a great weekend

Tabs xx