31 May 2009
Spray It Again
29 May 2009
Shame's A Great Motivator
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Fearful that I may have sent prospective customers running for the hills in horror after posting that picture of my workroom, I took a couple of hours out this afternoon to clear it up.
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It probably looked like a
Halfway through
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Honestly, it's true!
(only mine were in a china cup)
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And some singing along to them.
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What Half Term Brings ...
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And because it's half-term, I've been watching more of this than is healthy
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Which means I'm looking a bit like this
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But I have at least stuck to eating this
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And as for next week, I shall be employing these guys to tidy my
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22 May 2009
Tagged To The Power Of Eight
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8 Things I am looking Forward to ...
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1. My holiday with boy*jelly and Granny*jelly at the end of July
2. My order for heat 'n' bond being delivered because I've ground to a halt without it
3. Being thinner, which is connected to the next one;
4. It getting easier at the gym, because it's completely exhausting me at the moment
5. Going to see Michael Macintyre, Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin performing on various dates
6. Going to see Take That in Cardiff next month!
7. My first craft fair of the year in Lacock in August, because last year it was really busy (apparently)
8. The next episode of Dr Who so I can spend 45 minutes
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8 Things I Did Yesterday ...
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1. Slept in because it's Mr Jelly's turn to take boy*jelly to school this week
2. Waited for my heat 'n' bond to arrive with the postman. It didn't.
3. Spoke to a stockist about an order that Royal
5. Removed my "follower" widget from my blog because that's what was stopping my blog from opening properly
6. Made a beaded watch for a customer order
7. Had a very long sleep in the afternoon whilst boy*jelly watched Spongebob (told you the gym was exhausting me)
8. Laughed myself silly at "The Inbetweeners"
7. Be more disciplined
8. Whistle really loudly with my fingers in my mouth
21 May 2009
Dolls Of Hope
She's given the boy doll the Nicaraguan football team colours to wear.
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They're so cute.
20 May 2009
Ooh I Say!
300 Posts? Eggscellent!
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To be in with a chance to win this eggs-cellent prize, just leave a comment on this post.
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15 May 2009
The Seventies Called ...
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. Gok's Fashion Fix
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Of course you have! Us girls love Gok and his down-to-earth realisation that 98% of the female population have curves, boobs (or 'bangers') and saggy bits, but with his help, we can still look as trendy as any stick insect on the catwalk.
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I love the way he creates a capsule wardrobe with a few key pieces.
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I love the way he makes a woman feel confident with her body.
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BUT.
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There's one part of the show where I feel they could do more in the way of "reality".
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I'm talking about the designer vs high-street section where Gok pits his savvy know-how against a designer who has access to designer couture.
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For those of you who aren't familiar with the show, they have a cat-walk in the middle of a shopping centre and each week the two designers have a "theme" to make 4 different outfits, Gok uses clothes from High Street shops and she only uses designer labels.
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The crowd don't know which designer styled which outfit and have to vote on the ones they like the best.
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Invariably, Gok's high-street style wins each week.
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But where is the stylist using clothes from charity shops, jumble sales and car-boot sales?
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We all know that spending £3,058 on clothes is for the very-rich, but much as I'd love to be able to spend £263 on one outfit, I can't possible justify it.
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There is as much choice to be found in charity shops, jumblies and even supermarkets at a fraction of the cost.
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So I'd like to put myself forward for the next season of Fashion Fix as the thrifty-stylist and only have a budget of £20 per outfit.
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It might take me a bit longer to find the complete outfit, but I'd have fun trying!
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Oh. And one more thing to leave you with.
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I think I know where she got her inspiration for her own outfit from this week .....
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14 May 2009
Embroidery Machine ... I Banish Thee!
Embroider a name for me.
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After the obligitary swearing, faffing and general stropiness, my frustration turned to anger and it's now sat sulking on a top-shelf in my workroom.
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I'm not speaking to it until it promises it can behave.
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But I had to come up with an alternative.
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I decided to use felt for the lettering ...
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13 May 2009
Tat Will Do Nicely
11 May 2009
Lucky Number, Er, Six ... Honest
10 May 2009
Robin's Bath Time
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"Eat your heart out Beatrix Potter"
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"Okay, just check no-one's looking"
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