Thursday, July 26, 2012

A trip down memory lane...

Hi folks...I knew that you would love the beautiful sketches of my adorable Furry Boy by the mega talented Alexandra and just wanted to say a big thank you for all your lovely comments from one slighty biased soppy old Mum. I'm chilling out and winding down in my jammies and slippers...yes they've turned again...after a fun evening of Christmas Frolics at The Papeterie. It won't be long before I'm heading up the hill to Bedfordshire and an hour at the computer in the company of Mr Picasa editing photos ain't floating my boat right now so I'll share all the Christmas Altered Art news with you on Saturday.
It's been a bit of a mad old week but I'm getting back up to speed with the crafty list...the Sizzix commission makes are done and dusted. I had great fun making the projects using fabric felt and stitching and it didn't half stir up some memories from way back...the days of the wooden boilers long before sliced bread or mobile phones...days that lots of you are far too young to remember.  My love of stitching took off when I inherited an old Singer Treadle Sewing Machine in my teens...no plugging into the National Grid in those days...it was all down to pedal power and the getting the knack of co-ordinating your feet...a bit like riding a bike. I'd never done any machine sewing before but being a "jump in with both feet" "I can do anything if I put my mind to it" kind of girl...I invested in a few Butterick (remember them) patterns...a few yards of material and I was hooked...after one or two absolutely "wouldn't be seen dead outside the door in that" outfits I was running up the latest fashions...remember this was the age of the mini skirt and hot pants made in the most outrageous colour palettes...I thought I looked so cool in my flower power hippy pyschedelic creations...believe me you would cringe too if you saw the photos. It's definitely rekindled my love of stitching so the electrically powered all singing...all dancing...sewing machine will be getting a lot more use.
If you've got this far you're probably thinking she's off on a waffle again and you're absolutely right...no cards to post today instead I'll leave you with some sneaky peeks of what we've been getting up to in the cubbyhole this week...wouldn't want you to run away with the idea I've been skivving off again...
the stitching makes...
hope I can share them with you soon...


and Saturday's Demo Samples...
lots of snowflakes...Christmas is just around the corner don't you know...



Time to hit the sack...I need all the sleep I can get to tackle tomorrow's "least favourite job"...the dreaded step-by-step's..oh joy of joys...big girl knickers and lots of coffee required and then time to pack up the stuff for Saturday's demo and workshop at The Papeterie....life on the cubbyhole crafty hamster wheel returns to normal.
Night Night...Sleep Tight Everyone
Hugs Kath xxx