Aller aller aller!

Yesterday we had the most wondeful day watching the Tour de France passing through our village in the Pyrenees. We started with lunch at a friends while the children played in the garden before setting ourselves up outside the gates with chairs and sun shades. I thought Leila might loose her voice...she didn't miss one shout of "aller, aller, aller, go. go, go" as the caravans, motorbikes, police, advertisment vehicles etc to passed by. The bikes themselves came by so quickly. First a pack of 10 or so who had broke loose followed not so long later by the rest. The wee man slept through most of it and woke unmoved by it all. Maybe next year wee fella.

Chateau Chic

I've been working on some personalized items for my friend's Bed and Breakfast. It's a beautiful 17th century chateau here in the pyrenees. Lovingly restored by her and her husband. I started with some cushion covers and with the same logo, I've just finished some market totes in hessian with a stunning black on white 'Toile de Jouy'.

Sieze The Day

I've gone stencil mad this month. First up was my coffee cosy and now I've started on a new line of pillows with latin quotes in a beautiful Old English font on 100% Irish Linen with a black & natural striped linen on the reverse. This one is for my brother for his birthday. I think they would appeal to men and women. Care to offer your favourite latin quote in the comments section? I'm always on the look out for a good one.

New Year, new direction

Happy New Year to you all.

With every new year comes the idea that you can start all over again. New year, new fabrics, new ideas....

At the end of 2010 I began experimenting with hand printing. I purchased some wonderful stencils from the US and that amazing upholstry linen fabric waiting patiently for a purpose suddenly came to life. I first made some Christmas bunting in Old English lettering and then some French Press cosies for my Etsy store. I love the printed Cafe look but the colours of the London fabric go so well with my new kitchen.

Waiting for Santa

My French market linen stockings finished in time for Santa. Vote for this photo in the Wildfire photo Competition. Voting open 6th Dec: http://ow.ly/EMuq

What do you buy a new baby for Christmas?

Well Fergus has been with us for a month now and we've just been trying to get used to handling two children. Shopping is a nightmare, one strapped to your chest and the other going nuts in the shopping cart. How my own and many other mothers did it in 1970 with no car I'll never know.

Needless to say, all Christmas shopping has been done on-line this year (mostly in the dead of night in-between feeds). at this stage, I've lost track of what I've bought. What do you get a newborn for Christmas? Well I searched long and hard and think i've found the perfect gift. I wish i had the talent to make it myself but that cudos has to go to an army of women in rural China employed by Anne Claire Petit and here it is.....

Introducing Fergus

Well here he is....my wee man arrived within minutes of reaching hospital weighing a healthy 6lb 5oz. We love him to bits as does his big sister.
Crafting has already resumed..i'm busy making 2 Christmas stocking for my two little angels.