tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16648346501827027692024-03-19T06:04:42.232-07:00simply h designsSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-67531586964551298082012-02-05T07:38:00.000-08:002012-02-05T07:38:49.294-08:00Stars
I spotted this lone star the other night, keeping the moon company just as the sun was starting to set. It shone so bright and beautiful until it was finally got dark and was joined by lots of other stars. It was nice anyway and felt as if it was shining just for me!
I would love to be showing you all the lovely things I have been creating this January and February....but I seem to Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-52361363708947615642012-01-09T12:53:00.000-08:002012-01-09T12:53:39.030-08:00Wandering and wonderingHappy New Year.....yes a bit belated I know, but I got there in the end.
We've had a lovely lazy time in our house before the kids had to go back to school. No sewing though, I must dust off the old sewing machine and get making!
Despite horrible colds, we went for a lovely wander on New Years Day to the lovely little town of Sandwich very near to us. It was very cold, but just what the Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-67533702672208903112011-12-31T06:06:00.000-08:002011-12-31T06:06:45.324-08:00See you next year...December seems to have passed in a flash.
As I haven't posted in ages, I won't bore you with what we have been up to but I will just leave you with some pictures of our December and Christmas, which was very enjoyable and full of presents, food, drink, games and family.
Who knows what 2012 has in store for us all but I will settle for all my friends and family to have a happy and healthy Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-77643847205983754912011-12-04T10:07:00.000-08:002011-12-04T10:07:48.634-08:00Phew...another Christmas Market done and dusted!Well I have just returned from another Christmas Market at the Horsebridge in Whitstable and I pleased to say that it was a really good one. Lots of people through the door from the word go and all wanting to buy, which is always a good thing! I did have a great spot, the first table on the left as you arrived in the hall, which meant people also got a second look on their way out!
I'd decided Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-79597631837829273152011-11-24T13:36:00.000-08:002011-11-24T13:36:37.395-08:00Makes for a Christmas marketI thought I would give you a little sneaky look of some of the bits and pieces that I have been busy making for the Whitstable Christmas Market I am taking part in. My latest makes have been cushions.... you will have to come along to see them in full!!!
Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-20685354196160566642011-11-17T14:47:00.000-08:002011-11-17T14:47:50.757-08:00A blogging break...Somehow I seem to have had nearly a months break from blogging.It has been a lovely time filled with weddings and birthdays - the downside is that I now feel I have to play catch up! So very briefly...We had an amazing time at our fantastic friends and neighbours wonderful wedding (where our little D was a proper little dancing diva - up until 11.15pm dancing with all the grown ups - Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-50492076438904891512011-10-24T00:38:00.000-07:002011-10-24T00:43:03.104-07:00InspirationIt's been a busy couple of weeks for us with 91st birthdays...
and a brilliant Hen party for the lovely Vicki...
But whilst I haven't been eating cake and drinking far too much I've been getting all inspired by these gorgeous books that were rescued by the Taking the Plunge ladies from a local boot fair and are on display in the shop.
Such beautiful and amazing collage Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-66270134806613958762011-10-08T02:41:00.000-07:002011-10-08T02:41:42.375-07:00Peg bags and handbagsWhat a difference a week makes hey!
This time last week, here in Whitstable, we were enjoying an amazing Indian summer, blues skys and temperatures of 25 degrees and now we are back in the depths of Autumn - from sleeveless tops to winter coats in 5 days!
Blimey, no wonder us Brits enjoy talking about the weather!!
At least it's not raining at the moment and hanging ontoSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-90030303934994607682011-10-04T00:02:00.000-07:002011-10-04T00:02:54.203-07:00Cuteable.comJust had a message this morning to let me know that my coasters have been featured on Cuteable - Hoooray!! It is a great little website, updated regularly with finds from Craft Juice, Folksy etc.Thanks for featuring me Lindsey!
Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-54605593559988850832011-09-27T14:13:00.000-07:002011-09-27T14:13:10.540-07:00A ticking chair coverYes I finally bloody did it!
After sitting looking at THE chair for weeks now wondering how the hell I made a new cover for it, I finally laid out the fabric and plonked the current cover on it and just drew round it!
I used the ticking for the front and a beige linen fabric for the back with ticking inserts to hold it in place (and yes it did take me a while to work out what way round Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-42984507897383568482011-09-21T14:31:00.000-07:002011-09-21T14:31:14.924-07:00Scar update and neighbourly giftsI was rubbing Bio-oil into F's scar the other day (which we have been doing religiously everyday after bath time) and I realised how amazingly brilliant his scar looks now - especially compared to how horrific it all looked back in June when he had the horrible accident.I thought it was time for a little scar update!
The Bio-Oil has definitely made the scar tissue smoother and Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-33983596744448297202011-09-12T02:42:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:47:11.424-07:00Roll up, roll up for a bargainI hate to say it but Summer does appear to be very nearly over here in England doesn't it?Don't be too sad though, the approaching Autumn promises lots of exciting events - Halloween, Firework night (friends weddings!) plus the chance to dig out those cosy hats, gloves and scarves.
But whilst we are clutching onto the very last days of summer (err...rain and wind here in WhitstableSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-77913382869672609672011-09-05T12:49:00.000-07:002011-09-12T02:03:45.152-07:00Summery days
My kids were back to school today.
I have to confess, much as I was looking forward to a little bit of peace...I really missed the noisy little monkeys!! I managed to keep myself busy by giving the house a HUGE clean up - I only managed to do upstairs as well, which of course meant a sneaky clear out and tidy of their bedrooms. I'm sure it will only be a matter of time Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-5100600289000855282011-08-28T10:25:00.000-07:002011-08-28T10:25:15.420-07:00A sweet pea dolly quiltThe lovely Vicki asked me to make a dolls patchwork quilt for her little sweet pea's 2nd birthday today. They had brought a dolls cot for her birthday and thought she would like a mattress, quilt and cushion to go with it.
It was so nice to work small scale for a change! I hadn't made anything for a while and enjoyed getting a bit creative.
The fabrics were just Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-11444933786994527722011-08-16T09:17:00.000-07:002011-08-16T09:17:04.875-07:00Seaside buntingI've been a bit lazy with the poor old sewing machine lately, but I did make a few seaside buntings which I left on top of my sewing machine and forgot about!
I finally decided to photograph them and stick them into my folksy shop. They proved so hard to photograph though (which is why I think I had forgotten about them) as it appears we have no nice doorways, windows, wardrobes, sheds Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-24650008090150367852011-08-05T01:01:00.000-07:002011-08-05T01:01:38.834-07:00FollowersMy followers list seem to have disappeared from my blog?
Any idea where they might have gone or how I get them back!!
Thank youSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-41314903566762771432011-07-31T12:46:00.000-07:002011-07-31T12:46:19.990-07:0060s chairsI went to a boot fair on Saturday morning and apart from a dvd of 'The Time Travellers Wife' for £2 it wasn't looking too exciting - no fabric treasures waiting to be discovered.
Then on the very last aisle as me and my daughter were wandering along, a lady happened to get up from a chair by her stall and as we were on the look out for some wooden fold up chairs Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-61470579317792180932011-07-29T13:45:00.000-07:002011-07-29T13:45:44.889-07:00Whitstable Oyster FestivalI haven't blogged for ages, mainly with all the madness of plays, sports days and fairs that come with the end of the summer term at school. Plus we have had lots of family staying here in Whitstable - Aunties, Grandparents and cousins who all came along for a little holiday during the Oyster Festival. So it has been an exciting start to the holidays.
The Whitstable Oyster Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-34462062293555375382011-07-18T06:33:00.000-07:002011-07-18T06:36:14.420-07:00Help! A little advice please....Blogland I need your help.....please!
I am totally stumped on something that I really should know how to do, but I don't!!The IKEA chair in the above picture is about 8 years old and the beige cover has seen far better days. It really needs a new one and has been on my 'to do' list for months.
It looks fine without it's padded cover - but it's not half as comfy.
So, I'll make one I Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-72010611668454548282011-07-13T10:54:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:54:52.660-07:00Something for the teachersThe other day I was struggling to come up with something new and exciting to give as presents to my kids teachers. I have previously given some of my handmade make-up purses and lavender hearts, which have all been very well received but I fancied making something different this year.
Whilst browsing my regular blogs I saw the answer to my prayers on the wonderful blog by DomesticaliSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-27615569934019555082011-07-05T14:13:00.000-07:002011-07-05T14:13:25.776-07:00Nothing Compares 2 UOk first I must apologise for a very self-indulgent post, feel free to leave if you have no interest in Prince!. On Sunday, me and my other half had a rare child-free day out as we went to the Hop Farm Festival in Paddock Wood. In my late teens I was a huge Prince fan and to this day I still think he is a musical genius. I went to see him perform when I was about 16 andSimply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-37903462370171689332011-06-28T06:30:00.000-07:002011-06-28T06:32:06.791-07:00Little stitchesThanks so much for all the comments in the last post. It really meant a lot, so thank you.
Just a quick post after all your nice comments I thought I would update on F's cut.
So after the horrible accident and the horrific trip to hospital, he didn't complain once all week about the tape and stitches on his face and thankfully the cut didn't seem to hurt him at all - must be my pain Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-15258644271367451562011-06-21T14:04:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:04:55.129-07:00The good and the badThe last few days have been a bit of a mixed bag really.
The Summer Market was good...but not as good as the Christmas one so a little bad and the ugly? Well that was yesterday which was just an awful day, but more about that later!
Lets start with the good.
I had a great pitch at the Summer Market and lots of room to set up my stall. Of course I didn't take many Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-21003428044183054592011-06-15T03:49:00.000-07:002011-06-16T08:25:34.294-07:00M is for Make
Only a few more days until the Summer Market I am taking part in. I am very excited to be taking part, especially as my Mum is coming along to help out as well as well as the kids - although I think they might only last an hour or so!
I've been making and making and making and think I am nearly there with my stock.
I've managed to make four baby pram/cot quilts.....
A Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664834650182702769.post-16539646993438010522011-06-05T01:25:00.000-07:002011-06-05T01:25:15.019-07:00Mini patchworkI've been busy making and creating this week. Having a good rumage through my fabric stash, I realised I had lots of small fabric pieces crying out to be used. And so my patchy make-up purses were born.
They were a bit time consuming making all the mini crazy patchworks, but I was quite pleased with them - more owing to the lovely fabric scraps I had as most were left over from the Simply Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13861163780095924507noreply@blogger.com5