Didsbury peeps

get yourself over here and say hello , shop but mainly offer your support to a local fair !!


Crafty Gifts Fair 11-4 Didsbury Methodist Church Sandhurst Rd M20 5LR £1 entry KIDS FREE raise money for New Children's Hospital!!

Sorry its such a quick post the girls are poorly and i am really busy too but will try and update you tomorrow with photo's too ....

sorry had to add the cute cat photo , amazing to think 2 wks ago they hated each other !!

more cake

yes its happened i have finally updated my poor lonely sad website



so now you can see where i am going so far


you can treat yourself or someone else to a cake bag or maybe one of my pudding brooches !!



there is tons and tons to do yet but it has to be done for next week as i have my first of many Christmas events ...


Ooooh nearly forgot here is one of the only in focus photo's we have of the new kitten


may i introduce you to Miss Roobarb !!

little cake lovers eye candy ...

so yes my blog post gap has been longer than planned and firstly i have to say

My poorly finger is much better , still not 100% but much better and i want to say thank you to all you lovely bloggy friends that left me comment x x


My fridge was clean for all of a day until someone spilt something in it !! It now is due for another clean now along with the rest of the house too , how do they get so dusty in such a short space of time ... answer that one and you will be a millionaire ;0)

So back upto date now and my exciting news part 2


You can find me here in this super Sew-ing magazine


See next to me is the gorgeous fellty goodness from the lovely Heartfelt

I must say a huge big thank you to Emily for once again featuring my work , it has been amazing to see my things in print x x

My poor empty unloved website is going to be filled with lots of yummy things ( sorry ) in the next day or so ...


if you feel like treating yourself please check back soon x

todays list

Yes i need to write my list here in a hope that i will get to the bottom of the list each day !!

Work is very busy and again i have some more exciting news in a week or two !
I am also looking forward to meeting my little trip away and the chance to meet someone i have talked to so much over the phone but never met !!

So here's the list

1. finish another batch of 20 bags !!
2. clean fridge ... how do they get so messy ?
3. add some new items and update website !!
4. make some stock for fair box ...
   

ok so there are only a few things and my lists are normally like a copy of war and peace but its a small start :)

I have lots of new things to add to the website and a newsletter to make and ... omg its another list !!

One thing i must do tonight is catch up with all your lovely blogs x x

help

yes its me being all needy again ... i am struggling with the old pricing monster again !
after much and i mean much research i am thinking of changing some of my prices on things like these





and these



and these



Now of course the " i heart cake" takes a fair bit of work well they all do but it is something i am very happy making and could spend all day cutting and stitching precious scraps of some of my fave fabrics .
Anyhoo back to the problem .... i have found similar and by that i mean little appliqued badges / brooches and they all seem under 5.95 ok some are more but not to many .

I want to ask what you think and please do remember that i have to offer a wholesale price too !!

So i thought if i did the unwritten brooches just for me as in not wholesale and then i can offer the others like the apple etc to shops and not lose out , if that makes any sense at all !

So what i want is for you lovely bloggers to tell me what you think is a fair price for the apples or hearts or cupcakes etc ?

new baby

yes we are getting a new baby .... before you all panic and wonder how i kept that one quiet we are getting a new baby kitten !! We have talked about this for a while especially as Fistral is very spoilt and quite timid too !! I am still a little worried how she will react to a new face in the house but i am also hoping they will become good friends and maybe even a little company for each other !

The new kitten is a little 1/4 bengal and of course has been given the name of one of my most loved beaches ... i shall take my camera on my next visit so i can share some photo's with you all .



Sewing work is manic and i shall try and blog about my work week later today but i just had to tell you our news x x



I had wanted to do a proper catch up post tonight but i have been lucky to receive my monthly gift .... i am not feeling good at all and just want to crawl into bed and stay there so i have added a few photo's and now i shall say goodnight x x

apples and puddings

First whole day back at school for everyone and it all seems to be going well until i try to be clever and clean the bathroom before i start sewing , bath done , toilet done now the window sill and OOOOuch i take a chunk of my finger off in a safety razor of all things !!


So after running around cursing the kids for using all the plasters i finally manage to find 2 at the bottom of my bag , i wont go into details but lets just say we have now gone upto a dressing and tape !!!


I had wanted to spend my time making more of these but now i am struggling to sew up simple bag handles :)


Anyhoo i shall battle on hopefully it will heal quickly !!

Sara x

apples

yes i have been sewing apples


pretty apple brooches


Ok yes i know i really must try and get out more , i will i promise :)



So just in case you have been on the dark side of the moon and haven't seen my last post , i have to mention my piece in the magazine again i haven't really told you a lot about it yet !!
Well it all started when i was contacted by a lovely lady from the Sew magazine , it was such a shock as this kind of thing only seems to happen to others not little me !

Anyhoo i sent off a bit of info and some photo's and there you go me in print :)


I am trying to get lots of new Christmas samples finished , some are done some not so done yet but they will be !!
I also have to try and get more stock finished before the rush starts in a few weeks . It always sneaks up on me and before i know it i am knee deep in fairs and orders .

On the home front we have begun the new school year , i would have loved just a few more weeks but as we all now work and holidays don't really mix .

Sara x