Productivity and Slurpability!

I had another great session of embellishment-making this morning:

My plan is for them to end up on tissue boxes, tealight packs and bookmarks, a bit like these:

And I semi-prepped a whole load of tealight packs (I can't finish them until I have tealights!):

I really enjoyed my dinner tonight - Sausage and black bean pot

Made with veggie sausages, it was delish!!

Autumn Wanderings

We had some gorgeous weather this weekend and the sunshine brought out all the lovely colours of autumn! Himself and I took a couple of walks, including one at Beecraigs where there is a deer park.

This fellow (or fellowess!) looked at us a bit suspiciously!

I do like a sun-dappled path:

The lake was very still:

This looks like a leaf falling to the ground but it was actually suspended by a single strand of cobweb, swaying in the breeze!

We wished we'd brought something to sit on, the view was so gorgeous:

Some very slimy fungi -yeuch!

After our walk we came home to have a home-made chickpea and sweet potato curry, the leftovers of which I blended the next day to make a lovely soup!

And I've felt inspired by the autumn colours for this latest set of notecards:

See you soon!

Perfect Weather For Crafting!

It was so wet and cold and miserable outside this morning that I almost didn't want to get out of bed!

But in the end I'm glad I did because it was the perfect weather for crafting!

And I soon had a production line going...

Which I then turned into these embellishments:

Which then became these mini notecards:

I love a crafty day!

Doggy Day Out

Much as the weather has been distinctly soggy and unpleasant over the last couple of days I still like Autumn.     

I like snuggling at home with my big slippers on, drinking coffee and wearing lots of layers! We have had a couple of "proper" autumn days recently, which was nice: chilly, bright and crisp, leaves crunching underfoot.  It'll soon be time to start burning my fall-scented candles - yay!

I've booked into a couple of events next month, one of which I'm particularly looking forward to.  It's a Well Being and Gift Fair in aid of Canine Partners who provide assistance dogs for people with disabilities. As well as being a nice day out in a very worthy cause I'm excited because it means I can take along lots of my doggy-themed items, the newest of which are my magnetic calendar holders:

and my doggy notecards:

So I'd better get into production-line mode to build up stock because time will fly!

To keep me fuelled up for the task I will turn to my latest craft desk nibble- strawberry bonbons!!

Mmm!

Sew What's The Answer?

I was looking at this this lady's latest blog post and was interested to read her query as to the correct noun to use when referring to someone who sews.  Funnily enough, I had this same quandary a day or two ago when listing a new notepad for sale:

Is this suitable for a sewer (ratty, smelly-sounding word!) or a sewist (quite like this one!!)??

Which should it be? Answers on a postcard please!!

My Little "Helper"!

When I'm at my craft desk of an evening, working away, I often become aware of a furry presence appearing quietly by my side.  He waits patiently until I can ignore him no longer and then I allow him to jump (sometimes I have to help him, he's fifteen!) onto my lap, whereupon I must then reach round his bulk to type at my keyboard (the resulting typos are a wee bot anniying!) and any attempts at continuing with my crafting projects are a forlorn hope!

But when he's this cute who can refuse him?!

Meow!

Pink Papery Christmas!

Inspired by my recent creation of pink Little Bird Christmas notecards...

...I've just completed my first ever Etsy treasury - a Pretty Pink Papery Christmas! I think I'll have a rose-tinted Christmas this year!

'Pretty Pink Papery Christmas' by MushroomPapercrafts

A selection of pretty Christmas papercrafts and cardmaking supplies for those who love pink!

Christmas Star Gift... amaretto $19.00	Hot Pink Christmas ... StuckTogetherM... $10.50	Bakers Twine 135ft ... SeeSpotStamp $8.95	Die Cut Christmas C... Kimholmes $10.00
Christmas Gift Tags... AdienCardsandG... $4.00	Cottage chic christ... picocrafts $3.50	Grosgrain Ribbon Lo... FaithRibbonsDo... $15.00	It's Pink Chris... LittlePinkKang... $3.99
Christmas Card with... SewColorfulDes... $5.00	Christmas Card- Emb... RoyalRegards $3.50	Digital Printable C... SquiggleDotDes... $2.75	Yawning Cat Pink Ch... NixiiArtShop $2.00
Set of 18 Christmas... TheCardGarden $15.00	Christmas Girly Gin... bottlecapmania $2.20	Snowflakes on pink ... IsamayDesigns $1.39	Christmas Gift Tags... WildBeanlore $6.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house