Tag: thats life!

Milestones and Alpaca Cake…

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Alpaca cake…
Fully fledged…
Chocolate brown alpaca and a cute little hook
A yarny birthday
Cottage garden stocks
basket of treasure
pink and white spray
Prosecco
lillies
40 and fabulous
graduation
paintbox yarns
pixie dust
spring roses

I have had such a fabulous week.   

Not only have we celebrated Easter and had  a whole week away from work; I have had a birthday and a graduation! 

What’s more I had a beautiful alpaca birthday cake!!! 

I’m feeling so blessed.

xxxxx

Epic Fail…

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  I was hoping so much that I would have posted the next pattern in the Grandma Collection by now.  Clearly I haven’t!!

I’m just at that point where I can smile about it. 

I have been spending the very little spare time I have working on and designing  my newest tea cosy and I absolutely hate the finished result…

in fact, I would go as far to say that it is hideous. 

What was I thinking!!!!

I can’t even bring myself to show you a finished  picture. 

It is such an epic fail!

So for now I have banished the said cosy to the bottom of a bag…a cheap plastic carrier bag at that…and when I can begin to face the redesign I will begin again. 

Until then I am going to try and do the following…

and console myself with hooking patterns from other designers which I know will float my boat; because life is just too short to be worrying about a tea cosy!

xxxxx

A Little Bit of This….

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And a little bit of that…

and a little bit all over the place really. 

I am feeling most unsettled and have a severe case of startitis as a result! 

The unfortunate side of this has meant (for the purposes of treatment) I have had to place a yarn order; which has not arrived yet, so I can not report if this treatment has been successful or not.  I will let you know how the treatment goes in due course!

What I can show you is what I have on my hooks as a consequence of this starting infliction.

Sunday Shawl main body

This is the start of my new shawl, the Sunday shawl by Alia Bland. I am totally in love with it. 

Tea cosy designing…

This is the start of my latest tea cosy I am designing for The Grandma Collection.  I am pleased to have got off the blocks with this one as I have been meaning to start this for a wee while now.

A baby blanket…

Finally, I am still hooking this baby blanket too, which is looking mighty fine and is super squidgy.

So, as you can see I am hooking like a goodun’ and will have a pattern release very soon…subject to successful treatment. 

Now, where is that postman?

 xxxxx

#yarnlove challenge 2017

On the go…

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Day 19 of

#yarnlovechallenge 

and it’s still not too late join in. 

The theme for today is ‘on the go!’.

instagramcapture_76a1898f-2db3-446f-bff1-54a043a4be3aWorking full time, running a home and being a Mom means I’m always on the go! 

I always have a crafty project in the car though, for those moments when I need to grab a bit of sanity, or lunch, or when the boys keep me waiting around!

xxxxx

#yarnlove challenge 2017

Fibre Friends…

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Day 17 of
#yarnlovechallenge 
and it’s still not too late join in. 
The theme for today is ‘fibre friends’.

WriteOnImage635943696294637224And I just want to thank all of my fibery friends all across the world, for your ongoing support and kind encouragement.  Your creativity continually inspires me and I hope in turn my creativity inspires others.

xxxxx

#yarnlove challenge 2017

Mistakes…

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Day 6 of

#yarnlovechallenge 

it’s not too late join in.   Theme for today is…

mistakes.

have you ever seen such a huge odd sock pile!!!!!
have you ever seen such a huge odd sock pile!!!!!

Deciding to sort this odd sock pile when I could have been crocheting…what was I thinking!!!

 

2016 Montage

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I love this time of year; for me it’s a real time of reflection, a time to look back in wonder at the year gone by. 

And what a year it has proven to be, both personally and here at the Nest too.  This year I have created a montage of my favourite memories, both hooky and the not so hooky!

January 2016

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Started with a lovely little trip to the worlds smallest library…in a phone box and finished with felt flowers.

February 2016

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Was filled with my Flower Fiesta installation and saw the release of a yarny little leaf pattern…on the house of course!

March 2016

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Maybe one of my favourite months this year as it was full of hookiness, creativity and some much needed soul restoration . Some much needed time away from studying for a PGdip, juggling placements, family, home and a whole heap of essays!  There was the Robins Nest Square pattern release, followed by a tutorial for joining with a double crochet and a BIG thank you.

 April 2016

april-2016Well, April really did whizz by under a heavy cloud of essay pressure, but I did find time to look for some lovliness and learn a new yarny skill despite a Woolly dilemma.

May 2016

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Was permeated with bluebells, al fresco dining and a woolly win.

June 2016

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Left me feeling chuft!

July 2016

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 was celebrated with a yarny give -a-way and a growing pile of PHD’s

August 2016

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Brimmed with crochet goodness; hooking al fresco, completing the very V blanket and tutorial and not forgetting the graffiti robin.

September 2016

sept-2016Saw the calm before the storm, a quilting Ouch! and the launch of The Grandma Collection.

October 2016

oct-2016Oh my days!

October held the secret of happiness…alpaca walking!  Enough excitement for one month you might think, but there was also the release of The Grandma Mary Tea Cosy pattern.  Too much!

November 2016

nov-2016Was bleak to be honest, but there was a WOW and a fond farewell

December 2016

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Ahh December and homemade damson gin, hooking virus style (post coming soon) and planning for project 2017 (launching in the New Year!!).  And there you have it…a whistle stop tour of my 2016.

I do have one more special thing to add before I sign off for 2016 and that is to you…Thank you so much for journeying with me, I love having you along.  I am always amazed by folk dropping in and reading what I write, it humbles me to my core.  I hope in return you have enjoyed and been inspired, encouraged and been blessed. 

Here’s to a very yarny 2017!

xxxxx