Drip drip drop...

We'll today i've donned my 'not so' happy face...


I've heard of April Showers (and i love watching the rain) but really? March was happy, glowing and full of the joys of Springtime, April so far is...well, rubbish, i suggest it tried again. This weather atleast is giving me a break from the watering of my new Herb Patch (i'm totally in LOVE with it) My Mommy dearest has a very vintage metal tub, i think it was a bath at some point?! It's a great size and after a brief suggestion of a re-home she very kindly agreed to let me remove it from storage, dust it down and i am now the very proud owner of my own mini herb garden (in-a-bath).
Seven seed packets and a couple of bags of compost later, voila. I must admit that the novility of hauling myself down the garden at around 7pm in an evening to water them is kind of waryng off slightly now and, as of yet (planting took place last week) no herbs are visable which is somewhat disapointing to my oh-so-impatient self. I'll add some pictures once iv'e been outside...when it's stopped raining that is...

As the weather has been so awful the park visit which Miss Edie and i had planned for yesterday was put on the back burner, sad but true. Our local park is beside a beautiful lake and now Spring has sprung the swans and ducks are back, unfortunatly the slightly stale bread was binned and the crayons came out instead, Edie mused over her colours and which one to attempt to scrawl on our coffee table with next! whilst i mused over other things.

For a while now i've been looking for a nitty gritty time consuming crochet project, something with a productive ending. I think stuffed animals have been done to the death and now Daisy is complete (with her new weaved wig and extra stuffing) so i've opted for a blanket instead, as things are a little chilly still i've picked nice bright, warm spring colours which will sit in with Little Edie's bedroom once complete. I've opted for something like this

[raspberry, wam pink, baby pink, cream, white, peppermint]

It will be a granny square with varied sizes (rows) of colour which will be random. Size will be what i make it, who knows, providing its a good snuggle blanket i don't really care. Probably a 4mm hook. This is the general idea but with a dark pink too.

freakingexcitedabouthisproject - :)



Daisy Doll

DAISY DOLL

I LOVE dolls, i can't deny it.

I've always been a girly girl, pink, fluff and feathers, dress up and yet more pink. When i was very little my sister and i used to dress up our dolls in clothing our Mum had saved which belonged to us when we were babies, nostalgia moment there...

Edie is a little more 'robust' she must take after Mr JBS for that, the pair of them roll around on the floor whilst she giggles wildly and then they rull around on the grass kicking footballs and getting dirty...additions to my washing pile added frequently, which is fine. As the weather has been so incredibly amazing the last week it's been so nice to see them 'let loose' together, we have been on more trips to the park and lake than i can count and i think the local duck population must be sat proudly on their nests with little stuffed duck bellies. So, here's hoping Daisy doesn't need her outfit changing to a football kit before the week is out.

I will attempt to not over spam this post with photographs, although i took a few. Daisy found herself modeling against my beautiful 'off white' vintage dressing table, iloveitiloveitiloveit

Ok, Daisy. I found a beautiful pattern for Miss Daisy Doll, which is by SugarNCream - Which you can find here (sign up free) There are other outfits and styles are also available for this doll and you can customise them yourself.

:: EDIT ::

Just to add, the 'necklace' is actually Edie's Amber Teething Anklet, unfortunatly it no longer fits Edie and i keep it in the draw of my dressing table, it is just for the picture, not for little hands :)

 

As i was low on brown low (fail) Daisy ended up being a blonde, she makes a good blonde though i think, her leggings and t-shirt are complete with her body and then you can make accessories to match

(above, below) This is Daisy's wardrobe so far, a jacket pattern and skirt pattern are available on SugarNCream

Although the doll shown on SugarNCream has shoes i couldnt find the pattern so i made copies of the instructions for her legs (upto the ankle) and added laces so they can be removed.

Were off to the park shortly, complete with Daddy, football and Daisy...Hope Daisy is doesn attempt any knee slides!

 

TTFN

A Basket Full Of Mother's Day Goodies

My weekend was really good, Saturday we ventured off for a family meal (Mr's side) and Sunday i was treated to a lie-in, as a mother to a one year old these are very rare occurances so this was happily accepted, i also recieved a lovely bunch of flowers

So pretty, they are currently sat on my equally pretty new dressing table.

After munching my brekkie in bed (what i could get back from Edie anyway) we trooped off to visit my Mom, turns out that she had a little Mothers Day gift for me too

How AMAZING is this lovely basket, apparently it belonged to my Grandma (Mom's Mom) and she had found it stored away at the weekend...seen it and thought of me.

Awww *sniff*

So what to do with a basket like this...

It would be rude not too, right?

Yes, i am now the very proud owner of another stunning basket for stowing away the crochet essentials, it has pride of place in my living room.

What a great weekend

Daphne 'The Easter Bunny'

Whilst browing the wonderful world of Ravelry.com over the weekend i stumbled upon a super cute, easy peasy MUST make project...An Easter Bunny!

Here is the link to the project - Click Here

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'Urdy' Bird Project (Attic24) - Complete

I was recommended a visit to Attic24 (a good suggestion too) and stumbled upon this little project that was screaming to be tried and tested, so i did.

The link to Attic24 can be found here and the project direct link is here.

I'm really chuffed with my little Urdy (as Edie has affectionatly named her) and she has taken up residence on the wall by the window in Edie's bedroom.

A really pretty, simple project which looks brill for the Spring

Mr G Raff *Complete* (minus his eyes)

Isn't he just a little bit handsome?

I must say, im very impressed with this project, the pattern was very easy to follow and everything generally fell into place in a simple manner. He stands at around 30cm (at a guess) so he is fairly tall. I need a trip to the market some eyes but thats it, voila....Mr G Raff

This project was a design by ZiezoDutchDesign (by Marike van Loo) the pattern is FREE from Ravelry and you can find the link here

I would love to see this in a 'pink on pink' version (for a baby girl?) maybe thats one for the future...

Mr G Raff

I'm so totally excited by this....i found a beautiful pattern on Ravelry (my new fantastic addiction - how FAB is that site) The pattern was for a Giraffe, very cute and standing rather tall too. I will add a link to the pattern once i get a completed photo posted.

The pattern was FREE too (result) and as i'm a bit of a novice with Crochet patterns at the moment i decided 'what the heck, its the weekend...go for it girl, so i did'

I'm so excited to show you the finished project

To be continued...

Granny Blanket Squares - continued

I'm feeling more than sorry for myself today, i have an awful cold and hurrendous sore throat (i ended up dragging myself downstairs last night hunting for throat sweets in the dark) My darling husband has suggested an allergy to all the decorating this weekend...charming!

Anyway, onto the subject of Granny Squares...so far i've made eight, yes eight! I'm still in single figures but there is no rush so i'm spreading it out. I'm quite proud of them, the colours look great and after finding two more balls of wool in the car at the weekend (yellow and brown) it's looking prettier by the day.

Granny Squares so far...

I'm off now to hunt down some more throat sweets and to get a large mug of hot honey and lemon

Crochet Granny Square Blanket Project

Ok...im braving the Granny Square Blanket!
We'll i'm planning to anyways.

So, today Edie and i trooped down to our local market and Mommy treated herself to some pretty new wool. I LOVE these colours, im aware i may need some more variation...but for now, this is my new stock. I may stay at Granny Square planning for a little while until im completely happy (so some of this wool may unknowingly vanish in the meantime, im thinking pink and green owl hat perhaps?).

Isn't it just pretty?

Little 'Monty The Mouse'

During my online crochet adventuring i have watched several hundred tutorial videos for crochet designs, a few stand out above the rest but one of the cutest (and tiniest) ive come across so far is by the amazingly talented Teresa aka tjw1963 - link to the video [here].

'Monty' as he has offectionatly was a simple project and is great for a beginner to practice with, highly recommended!

The only trouble i have though is...doesn't Monty need some friends? Well, thats my evening sorted :)

 

Love