All change!

Hoooooooorraaahhhhhhhh!

It's taken a while, but eventually the awful middle-of-the-room divider/glass cabinet between the kitchen and breakfast room has been taken down. Here's the before photo ...



...and the after ...



What a difference! And it took a surprisingly short amount of time to do.

It feels so much bigger and brighter. Much better for the summer.

**What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster?**

No, not a monster exactly but a handmade crochet dolly for my little Number 2.



Being a beginner in this big ol' crochet world, and having no idea where to start, I looked for some inspiration and found one of my mum's knitting books by Fiona Goble, 'Knitivity'.

So I used Fiona's knitting pattern for a basic doll and had a go at converting it into A crochet-amigurumi pattern. Not too bad, I think, even though it looks a bit mental.



Ahh, much improved by the simple addition of chain stitch hair..



A little crochet dress helps things along too. Much less monstrous. (Although I think I made the dress a bit too wide at the bottom and not quite long enough for my liking- I'll have another go soon)

We :) Kitsch

What a fun find in the charity shop today - a very useful pack of 50-odd needles in a fab vintage case! Brillo!



Look inside...



How marvellous! Now I have lots and lots of needles in a groovy case. What more could I want? (oh, except a bit more time to actually indulge my creative side... Meh..)

Makey-bakey and Fab vintage find

Ooooh I love a bit of vintage/second-hand shopping: Finding something that no-one else has, bartering over the price (not in a charity shop, that would be shameful!) and finding a place for it at home, all fill me with a warm glow. Here's one of my recent finds:

A beautiful dresser. Not cheap, but just so perfect and fabulous it makes my heart sing!




Can't wait to fill it with glassware and take a sledge-hammer to the awful kitchen unit which came with our new-ish house!!

And as for the makey-bakey? Well I just liked these photos of a recent biscuit bake sesh with with the kids..

Before ...


And after ...


Yummy.

Spring blossom and spooky trees

Today we did the Woodland Walk into town and despite the light drizzle, it was quite stunning:

Blossom a-plenty





and the ever-so-slightly eerie trees which grow horizontally and look like huge stick-insect monsters





I love this time of year..