Summertime Surprise Project

A few weeks ago I signed up for the Summertime Surprise Project organised by Lucy. It's a really lovely project which aims to bring a little cheer to someones day, by swapping a small parcel of gifts with a postal partner, selected by Lucy. You might remember I joined in with the Springtime Surprise Project back in March.

I was matched with my lovely swap partner Janice, who has the most beautiful and colourful Instagram feed. I do love this project and had lots of fun choosing bits and bobs I thought Janice might like. Last week we both exchanged our parcel of goodies in the post and I was so excited to receive mine. All so carefully chosen in my favourite colours of mint and green. I just love the card of vintage buttons and the pretty stamps too. I'm inspired to collect some more now! And I cant wait to have a play around with these lovely Annie Sloan chalk paints.

Thank you so much for my wonderful parcel Janice, and a big thank you to Lucy for organising this wonderful project. x

Bits and Bobs...

Pretty Peonies // Bag of flowers // A new cloud dish from here. // Five candles // Elizabeth's mouse - love the cheese! // A rainbow of flowers // Pictures for the shop - Fat quarters, scissors and thimbles // Roses and Poppy seed pods from the garden.

Hello! Sorry for the blog absence - again! Things have been a little busy around here with the opening of the fabric shop. That and the usual end of year chaos with final shows and what not. The school holidays start soon (one day left here) Though I'm not sure if that will make things easier... or busier. We'll see.  

I'm looking forward to spending some more time with the kids There'll be lots of playing at home in the garden and picnics at the beach. Elizabeth wants to learn how to sew, to make biscuits and to create giant paintings in the garden. I've stocked up on lots of crafting goodies and have a few makes planned - hopefully I'll get to share some of those here.

The boy had his fifth birthday last week. I cant believe how quickly this last year has gone. Do the years get quicker the older they get I wonder?! It certainly seems that way since they've started school. We celebrated the day with a little picnic in the garden with family, but this weekend we will have a 'proper' party with a few of his school friends. An Avengers themed get together with a bouncy castle and face painting. He's muchly excited!

Have a wonderful Summer! xx

Lately...

- A late afternoon beach walk with chips for tea.

- Pretty evening sky. My neighbours must think I'm crazy standing on a chair with my camera,  peering over their fence at the sky.

- Roses in the garden. A big garden clear out in the Autumn and not so much re-planting means there's actually very little colour at the moment. I must try harder next year!

- At the skate park. The boy is obsessed with anything scooter or skateboard. Next is a BMX for his upcoming birthday.

- A lonely but beautiful self seeded poppy.

- Face painting at the summer fair. I always seem to come home with armfuls of stuff from these things - cakes, huge teddies and the most random toys won at the raffle.

- Making the prettiest perfume in the garden. They loved making this, carefully deciding which colour petals should get placed in the potion next. It's now 'brewing' ready to be bottled up and given as gifts.  

- At the park, collecting grass seeds with a sneaky foraged rose for her hair.

Fabric Giveaway

Hello! Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post regarding the fabric shop. It's going ok, a little slower than we'd like, but it's such early days. I think we just need to get the word out there a bit more so people know we're here! It's a sweet little village were situated in, but not the busiest, so we cant really rely on passing trade alone.

The Etsy shop is looking much fuller now. We've been adding new fabric listings all week. There's still lots to go though, including all the lovely new things still coming in!

I have a few bits and bobs from the shop to giveaway, including these pretty Gutermann fat quarters, an owl tape measure, pin cushion and ribbons, buttons and cotton.

To enter simply complete any/all from the Rafflecopter widget below. I'm happy to post worldwide and the giveaway will end on 15th July. Good luck! x


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