Handmade Gifts

Just a few piccies of some of the gifts I've made this year

I like to make a christmas tree decoration for members of the family, just as a little stocking filler.

Lavender sachets for the ladies, I've also made lots of corsages.As usual I've ran out of time and I've still got two cushions to make and a baby jumper to finish knitting! Next year I 'll have to start my handmade gifts in February I think! Back to my wrapping now.

Rachel x

It's Been A Long Time

In fact, it's been tooooo long, I think I lost my blogging mojo for a while there but now I'm back!

I have been keeping up with you all though.Isn't it wonderful news about Mollycupcakes,I'm so pleased for her.I've enjoyed reading about the Vintage and handmade Fayre and looking at all your lovely photo's. I would love to have gone but I was working on that day.Never mind, next time.I treated myself to this lovely spotty tin from Laura Ashley in the sale.I have discovered Dunhelm mill recently too.It's got some gorgeous stuff there.we treated ourselves to this pretty chandelier for the dining room.I say we, but the rest of the family arent convinced yet

I've been loving seeing all the gorgeous Chrismas pictures on everyones blogs, I havent finished writing my cards yet and I'm only halfway through wrapping the pressies. I've made quite a few this year, Ill show them to you on Friday.

Rachel x

Phew it's hot!

Not that I'm complaining.I do love the sun and we don't see it that often, but I've just been pulling out some weeds and some of that sticky stuff that makes my arms itch and it's thirsty work!I've come indoors for a cold drink and a quick post. I've been making lots of these and I shall be popping them on my website tomorrow

I think I'm becoming addicted to making the things!

I think I'm going to have a go at fabric covered books next.Thank you for all your advice on Etsy,I think I might give it a go in the next few weeks ,Kim from http//raggedroses.blogspot.com/ dared me to!

Enjoy the sun everyone, back to the gardening now.

Rachel x

My recent makes

My fingers are a little bit sore at the moment from the amount of hand sewing I've been doing.But I absolutely love it, so relaxing and you can do it while watching the TV! Here's what I've been making.

Tiny fleecy hearts with pretty rosebuds and gingham loops.I thought these would look pretty attached to gifts or just as decorations.

I really enjoyed making the Russian Dolls, especially embroidering their little faces.
I made some bigger ones too!
I've been having some thoughts on whether to open an Etsy shop, I do have a website but people who like to buy handmade things like to browse Etsy.What do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

Hope you all have a good weekend whatever you're doing

Rachel x

Blenheim and Burford

Hi all,

hope you're all enjoying this gorgeous sunny weather.We took a trip to Blenheim 2 weekends ago and had a lovely day.Just me and my 2 best boys!We have put off this visit for years as we kept thinking when we have family to stay they'll want to do Blenheim but it just never happened.We live quite locally so it's only 15 minutes away.

Hubby and son were chuffed to bits as it was also the Ferrari spring picnic!

We had a picnic lunch overlooking the lake.We had a tour of the untold story and also the palace, it's absolutely beautiful!The china collection alone is fantastic,cabinets full of Meisson.Believe it or not Winston Churchill was a very good looking young man!

The pleasure grounds are lovely too!

This is the Maze.

The butterfly house was lovely, lots of varietiesWe finished the day with some refreshing ice creams and a long walk up to the monument.

This weekend I will be having a stall at the Warwick hall in Burford Saturday, Sunday and Monday.I'm really looking forward to it as I'll be selling lots of Vintage jewellery amongst my handcrafted items.There will be lots of lovely stalls there, so if you can make it it would be lovely to see you!

Just a few piccies from Burford

Vintage china,linens and some handmade brooch cushions.
Handmade shopping bags with fabric rose brooch attached.
Vintage section of my friend Karen's stall, isn't it gorgeous!

Beautiful Vintage jewellery.

I'm off into the garden today to enjoy the sun!Hope you all have a great day!

Flippin computers!

I just don't get them.My trouble is I have learnt simple operations like how to resize photos and put them on my website but I still can't work out what's gone wrong if it does!I have put some new products on my website but it won't' click here to enlarge' Never mind, I'll have to get hubby on to it.Although that's my trouble, he works in the 'scary computer world' so he usually sorts it out for me.It took me nearly a year to master my mobile phone and I've now eventually made my way up to an ipod!I know my limits, I'm just not technical!

This is the image I was trying to enlarge, isn't she lovely! Anyway she's over at http://rubyredcrafts.co.uk/ along with my other Vintage items. I'll be putting some more stuff on tomorrow,I've got a lovely 1950's crystal necklace with a sparkly sterling silver clasp that I can't wait to show you, I'd love to keep it myself,but I'm saving for next years holiday so it has to go!

Thankyou for all your lovely comments, I really appreciate that people take the time to leave one,TTFN

Rachel x