Simple pleasures that have made me happy this week:

Working at Baker Street Kitchen cafe.
Spending a couple of days with my mam
Looking at my flowering cherry tree

Yellow tulips

Buying a new lippy
Going to Knit and Natter
Hyacinths blossoming

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

It has been a while since I last posted and both Christmas and New Year has been and gone.  Hope everyone had a good time. We had a very pleasant although quiet one. 

I didn’t post before Christmas as I was working on Christmas presents and have thoroughly enjoyed making different things for family and friends and couldn’t post otherwise they would have guessed their presents.

I have found pinterest to be a great source of inspiration and followed the instructions on making personalised mugs for my family using Sharpie pens and the putting them in the oven to set.  Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos of them but everyone was really pleased with the result and I plan on making more of them.

I made hampers for some of my foodie family and friends, which included my cider and jam that I made back in September/October.  I had fun finding recipes for Florentines, nut brittle, a fabulous ginger cake with crystallised ginger, cinnamon coated nuts, biscotti and marzipan fruits. 

I made a couple of cushions for people too. This red one was for my friend’s daughter and she was over the moon with it and plans to take to uni when she goes later on this year.  It makes everything worthwhile when you get such positive feedback. I had been to a crafting class held by my friend Paula Jackson from Vintage Polly and through that class it give me the idea for this cushion.  I also made a blue one for my sister in law. 

The knitting needles were clacking making scarves for people.

I made a couple of different designs and colours trying hard to match peoples taste.  I love knitting, I love the feeling of the yarn, I love the process of seeing it grow in to the pattern and I love seeing the finished result.  It is such a pleasing past time.  I am currently working on a little mouse called Fred and it is very fiddly especially when you have big hands and fingers and working with 4 ply wool and tiny needles.  There has been a few bleeps said but can’t wait until he is finished and depending how he turns out he has a wife called Alice waiting to be knit up.  I’ll keep you posted.

Feels good to be back.  Speak soon. x