Monthly Archives: November 2010

November 23, 2010

It’s the thought that counts

There are so many people to remember this Christmas and the number of children our family and friends have got is steadily increasing. So this Christmas I thought I’d do something a little different. I’ve made quite a few of the little ones a traditional red stocking each with their initial on and filled it with selected goodies including a chocolate lolly, a character bath bomb / shower gel and a character flannel! I hope they’ll like it and it just proves that you don’t have to spend a fortune to make sure everyone gets a little gift this Christmas

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November 18, 2010

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

With less than 5 weeks until Christmas, I thought I better start making some Christmas decorations.
How about these?

Can’t wait to make more Christmas bunting to match these gorgeous red and whites

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November 17, 2010

Stick a pin in me i’m done..

Believe it or not, I didn’t have a pincushion… until I made these little beauties!
First ever attempt at log cabin styley and I think it turned out ok..

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November 16, 2010

Stitched up…

Having watched Kirsty’s Homemade Home this evening, it reminded me that I hadn’t done much cross stitch in a while. I really love cross stitch. It’s a craft you can pick up really easy and make as big or as small as you like. I started doing cross stitch way back in Primary School circa 1992/3 in an afternoon school club and I enjoyed it so much I began to do it at home too. My mum soon got into it and she’s been cross stitching ever since. Mum’s also made some really lovely friends through cross stitch (back in the days when there were clubs and meets!) and a couple of these friends are now closer to us than some of our actual family. So back in the early 90s I was going through a Forever Friends (the cute cuddly bears) phase and had the duvet cover and did loads of Forever Friends cross stitch along with Country Companions ones. I eventually grew out of the bears and began my tomboy phase and completely changed the look of my room but luckily my Mum kept hold of all the cross stitch I had done and made me this;

Sorry about pants pics though light in the bedroom isn’t brilliant & took these on my phone.

The ones with EJC 94/96 underneath them are ones I did, accompanied by ones that my mum stitched for me.
The quilt is pieced with my old quilt cover and I absolutely love it. It’s 16 years old now, has been to uni with me and is now in our spare room and I’m hoping it’ll stay in our family forever

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November 13, 2010

Body combat!

This week has been awful. I am having so much trouble with my medication, they are making me feel so sick, bloated, having horrendous stomach cramps, tired and i’m having trouble in the bathroom department. I know these are just the introductory side effects but oh man, I feel like total crap! 3 nights this week i’ve gone to bed at about 7:30pm just so i’ve got enough energy to get up in the morning for work. Last night was the worst! I got weighed yesterday after work and was horrified to learn i’d put on 4lb! I was no amused to say the least. I have had my period this week after it went into hiding for 90 odd days so it could be water retention and my body reacting oddly to the meds. I’m not ashamed to say I had a good ol’ cry to my mom on the phone. I hate feeling like I have no control over my body. I’m such a control freak normally and not being able to go regularly (if you know what I mean) and feel like poop is not like me at all! It’s incredibly frustrating. I’ve had my appointment letter come through to see the dietician and i’m actually looking forward to seeing her. I’m hoping she can point me in the right direction and help me lose weight! Here’s hoping anyway