Sound bags for school

Phew! What a speedy week it has been, with a visit from OfSTED to round it off (we don't officially know the verdict yet so I suppose I shouldn't say but I will admit it went far better than the previous one!). I thought I'd just post a quick entry to show you a little school crafting that took place over the Easter break.

I've been meaning to make some 'Sound sacks' for school for ages to keep resources for teaching Letters and Sounds and have finally got round to it! Now all we need to do is stock them up!
Enjoy the sunshine on this Bank Holiday weekend everyone.
S. x

A weekend away and a birthday gift

Last weekend we headed North to spend the Easter bank holidays with my parents. A long weekend filled with wanderings around the village and Edinburgh, far too much traffic (that's bank holidays for you) and a bit of crafting thrown in too.

Following on from the house-themed cards from a few weeks ago I had a go at making a totally fabric collage card for my Mum's birthday card. I think it worked quite well and will definitely give it another go.

And...

... Pyrographed labels for her roses - completed whilst there, sitting in the sunny bedroom and listening to our ageing dog barking in the garden below.

Happy weekending all.

S. x

House Warming

A few weeks ago now (has it really been that long!) we warmed the home of our dear friend and colleague Chris. A few games of hide and seek (perhaps more like "hide and scare" really!), a fish and chip supper by an open fire and a very late night followed. But after a fraught move and many other difficult happenings along the way I am so glad she is now settled into her lovely new house and is happy there.

I'd already made and given a card (see previous post below) but had an urge to craft something a little more permanent as a house warming gift. With very little time, a stack of paper and a box frame I bought ages ago with no real plan for it, I came up with this...

...A garden full of flowers for a wonderful friend who loves her gardening.

Oh, moving house is always so hard, especially when buying, but the rewards are surely worth all that hassle - a home to call your own. We hope to be doing that very thing quite soon ourselves.
Happy Easter weekend all.
S. x

Finally crafting again

Last weekend, in between visiting family staying nearby and doing plenty of school work (sigh) I finally got round to some crafting....

 

Cards: two for friends and family moving house that weekend, one for gratitude and one for a birthday. I must say I like these ones quite a lot and will doing more 'housey' cards in future I think.

And an Ipad mini case for work. Similar in construction to the laptop case I made a while ago but with a shoulder strap so it can be carried around and whipped out in a moment. I've since made another (and better one in my opinion - always easier to iron out the tricky bits the second time around) for the other Ipad we are now enjoying in the Foundation Stage unit - oh technology we do love you.

Happy weekending all.
S. x

Weather

Another heavy week at work and plenty of bring home jobs has meant for serious lack of crafting around here. The quilt I started, oh I forget how long ago now along with the crochet I'm half way through are still exactly where they were and no new projects have even been thought of let alone started.

BUT! There is light at the end of the tunnel with a two week Easter break only four weeks away now and a few free (ish) weekends ahead I feel sure I will get something done soon enough. In the mean time I've been satisfying myself with instagram photos of mornings and evening in this wonderful place we call home - here are today's...

 

A busy weekend of visiting family ahead (and of course plenty of work!).

Happy weekending all (Ok, I know, there's Friday to come first)
S. x

Holidays and home

A week off work for skiing with friends new and old in the Alps, book ended by far too many hours in the car, leads to a rather flat start to the week, especially with the arrival of 6 nearly 3 year olds new to school for the very first time.

The saving grace this week has been the light; waking up in the pre-dawn light (and not having to put on the landing light for fear of standing on the cat) coupled with leaving work as the sun sets has been a blessing indeed during a week filled with a computer screen as we crunch numbers and reorganise data, something that seems to happen every year at about this time for one reason or another.

So all in all, a tricky week to start the new half term but with memories of a fabulous ski trip and lovely natural light it has been a fast one. Here's hoping the next will be a little less screen heavy!

I'll leave you with a few instagram shots from the past two weeks.

Hoping the light is brighting your days too.
S. x

Sew Sisters

On a wet and windy evening this week I made the short journey to my sister's house and with little ones upstairs in bed we set up our machines and sewed together (for only the second time - for shame!)

Em's first attempt (as far as I know) at making a cushion cover since her GCSE textiles. And a very good job she made of it too I reckon. And for me? Something I've been meaning to make for a long while now but it's been put to the bottom of the 'to do' list again and again. A nail care pouch to replace the plastic one that came with the scissors, clippers and files all those years ago and has been held together with a pin for half its life after the flap tore off.

I'm quite happy with it's quirkiness - the odd mix of fabrics and bias (a beautiful Liberty print from the wonderful people at Clothkits) and the less that systematic way in which I constructed it - huh-hum, better planning of made up things needed on my part for sure! It may not be the neatest thing ever created but it's far prettier the old one and fits its purpose very well.

Now all we need to do is plan another crafty session together...sooner rather than later! (Next time I'll try to remember my camera rather than relying on my not-so-super phone for photos!)

Happy crafting one and all.

 S. x