Dance, dinners and divas!

A rather good weekend, Popsy's ballet lessons and chats with lovely mums, Grandma and Grandpa over for Dinner and Popsy doing her own show in the living room, dancing Giselle!  A varied weekend.

We are working on a line of ballet related products, have our portfolio sorted out, need to look at publicity and things.  Have been signed off my CBT - officially depression is in remission - so I'm rather pleased indeed!

On a less positive note, the Bongo's cylinder head gasket (at least) has gone so we are still without car.  It's no problem for most things but there are a few places where we cannot travel to by public transport so we need to get it sorted. I'd like to go to reading group on Thursday as I have had to miss the last two.

Will post ballet pics soon.

TTFN

xAx

Mothers' Day Gifts

Need ideas for Mothers' Day?  Try http://www.pillowtalkembroidery.co.uk/Mothers%20Day.html for ideas!

A visit to the East

We have just come back from a weekend in th'Hull, home of Gianni's family, and a visit to York to see his Aunty, Uncle and cousins - their children are some of our testers!  

A lovely weekend, did some work on a commissioned piece.  Popsy is getting in to making and sewing, made everyone pot-pourri bags and started making felt Russian Dolls, Bongos and a dog.  She really loves doing it, is starting to do sewing and beading too.  

We popped over to see an old friend of Gianni's, his wife and little girl, ate lots of chocolate cake and had a good natter.  All good fun.

Back to work now - some posting etc to so and some lovely beading to finish, followed by some paperwork and picking Pops up from nursery.

TTFN

xAx

A Golden Opportunity

Evening All

The Staffordshire Hoard is at the Potteries Museum, http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/hoard for more details.  A long (2 hr) wait, but the last hour is through the museum galleries so it's not too bad.  And they have coffee for sale in the 1st hour - even better.

YOU'VE GOT TO GO - and help them to raise the money to keep the hoard as a complete collection, preferably in the midlands.  Popsy loved it - even the queue was OK as we met an Anglo Saxon Warrior (she insisted on calling him an eco-warrior!), got a balloon sword and the attentions of a fantastic face painter. 

The collection is of small pieces but so exquisite and beautifully made.  See it while you have chance!

Got to go now - want to plan a commission I'm discussing via ebay with a lovely lady wanting a fab presie for her friend.  She sounds lovely, we're trying to get the perfect piece together for her.

xAx

Back to workeee!

We've had a few days off:  running around doing this and that, followed by some lovely time with the family, St Valentine's day and my birthday.  Lots of presies including a huge amount of pampering vouchers for Bethan's in Eccleshall (bethanward.co.uk - well worth a visit.  Superb staff, Bethan is lovely and ever so helpful, just a wonderful place!) so gonna be a very relaxed lady pretty soon.  Yipee.

My sister, brother in law and her two kiddies including my beautiful new baby niece stayed over, Popsy loveed playing with her cousin and it was great for the grown ups to catch up and have a relax together.  3 kids between four adults seems more relaxing than one between two, although I wouldn't change anything about Pops!

Have listed a new Mazda Bongo range: Bongo Babe, have a quick look at let me know what you think:

Cornwall here we come - or at least we will later in the year.

We have had a lovely evening in; a very good friend popped around for coffee and we had a good ole catch up and gossip.  So rather perfect really.

I'm gonna sign off now, I need to learn how to sell things on my own website rather than directing everyone to ebay.

TTFN

xAx

Keeping it in the family

I've spent a lovely few hours over the last couple of days restoring my Grandma's old sewing machine to make up the covers and bags for the Popsy Moo range.

A fantastic old machine that will probably run until my grandchildren are grown up, I got the manual as a PDF file and sorted out a few tension problems and gave it a good clean.

I have my mum's (probably better) more modern machine but I love using this one, it feels very reliable and substantial.  I also love the link with my Grandma, a woman I admired, respected and loved deeply, and it always gets a little wipe over and caress when I finish using it.

xAx

It's Late!

Just realised what time it is - got carried away doing a piece and just looked at the clock!  Still, worth it I think, on sale for Valentine's day.  Who wouldn't love a lovely personalised heiroglyphics cushion? 

Cartouches for your name: very regal!  On sale at http://www.pillowtalkembroidery.co.uk/.

Popsy has had a lovely day helping the staff at nursery and helping Gianni and I make flatbreads and shortbreads.  After watching 'How Clean is your House' (she's a real addict) she now knows how to fold napkins and insisted we have a very formal supper. 

Gianni having a rough day, no sun so SAD bad.  He needs a holiday somewhere hot and glorious! 

No car still, so can't go to book group this evening, :-(, wanted to dicuss Chaucer!!! 

TTFN

xAx

Walk like an Egyptian

Hola Amigos;

Have spent the day updating the website so that it's more than just a first page!  Haven't yet worked out checkouts etc so still using ebay, will learn that as I go I suspect.  Have a look:  http://www.pillowtalkembroidery.co.uk/. 

Have completed an example Egyptian personalised piece,  some lovely cartouches and metallic thread (hard to work with so will use it for embellishments rather than structural things).  Think that they might be nice for Valentines day. 

Popsy is having a musical soiree before bath, Yankee Doodling around the upstairs of the house.  Gianni is cleaning bits of car engine in the sink in the back room.. LOTS of mess there! 

Going to have a go at another Egyptian piece for sale -

TTFN

xAx