Meet Madeleina.....

For those of you who were making guesses at my latest creation yesterday I thought I would do a show and tell. Some of you thought she was an elephant and for that she says she forgives you....it was the camera shot :-)
Her name is Madeleina and she is a little French ballet dancing mouse.
She will be uploaded in the shop in the near future.

WOYWW....

These Wednesdays seem to come round quicker each week....or is it I am just sooooooooooo busy at the mo?
It's been another manic week with yet more wedding dresses to alter. I am steaming a Wedding dress today so it will be windows and doors open to allow a breeze through and stop me melting.

I aim to have at least 20 minutes of creative crafting every day even on my busiest days but at the mo my mojo has well and truly gone walk abouts so I have been knitting or crocheting because I can do that on automatic.

Here is a little baby blanket I am working on this week. It's using really lovely rainbow coloured wool and I have used a pattern Suz taught me when she called in for coffee last Friday. Suz is a blogging friend that I have left comments for over many months but only this last week we have realised we only live about 10 miles apart!....isn't blogging wonderful? She is a really talented lady who creates some amazing crocheted items and has been very willing to share her ideas......do pop over to her blog to check it out cos it's well worth a visit.

So? what's on my desk today?.....nothing! I have cleared my little 'to do' rail of all other sewing jobs and just have a Wedding dress to steam this morning and another wedding dress to finish the alterations on [but that will take me the rest of the day!] .
So......

.....here's what was on my desk last night. The football season has started again so it's fun time for Twiglet and I. You can just see Twiglet's hands in the bottom left hand corner busy creating and yes girls, those are two glasses in the middle of the table cos we are still celebrating [ my customer numbers are already up to 1005!! ].
I sat dumfing a new feltie and...



....here is a sneak at what I'm making. Can you guess what it is yet? She isn't quite finished yet but already has a ballet dress and tiara this morning :-) Watch this space as they say.




Now girls pop over to Julia's blog to find out more about WOYWW and please join in the fun. I believe we hit an all time record last week of folk joining in the fun. But be warned....it is addictive :-)

My latest creation.....

I would like to introduce you to my latest feltie. Her name is Charlotte and she is made of a beautiful mixed wool roving that was bought from Sara at Woolfest, Builthwells. She will be uploaded in the shop later

Sunday's treasures....

We have spent today in the garden and I wanted to record a few of the treasures we have found and thought you might like to share them.


The single redcurrant bush was loaded with fruit so I picked them and transformed them to.....


..... a half jar of Redcurrant jam....yum yum.








We have weeded and cut back lots of shrubs and bushes to tidy up our extensive back garden.



The lavender is at it's best and all day was covered with bumble bees.













The hollyhocks are the best they have ever been this year. We remove a large buddleia at the end of last year that had been shadowing the other plants and this has allowed them more light to bloom.








The tomato plants in the greenhouse are heavy with fruit and are even starting to ripen now. Some are red but others are sweet and yellow when ripe.


These ones are really huge.







Having just read Twiglet's blog I can honestly say our day was well spent and when I wake in the morning I can look back on today and have no regrets....apart from the aches and pains I have to remind me :-)
I really hope your weekend has been as wonderful as ours.

WOYWW....

What an amazing week it has been. I ended up on Friday needing just 4 more customers to reach my 1000th customer and 3 of those came Monday leaving just one to reach my gaol. As you will notice on my last post I had my 1000th customer yesterday. It had already been a manic day because customer number 999 had brought materials for me to make 12 lined curtains for her newly purchased caravan[you all know how much I love curtain making!!] and needed them making for Friday!!! Twiglet arrived early yesterday morning to help me with the cutting and making and all day was spent working hard to get them done. It was very much like a sweat shop here!
You can all imagine that when customer 1000 arrived were both so excited that there was lots of singing, dancing and celebrating. Please help yourselves to a glass to help us celebrate.
Now, as to what's on my worktop today....
It's very much back down to earth today because my 'to do' rail is heaving having not had time to clear it yesterday and I have a bride coming at 10.00 for a fitting. Here's just a few snaps for you to share.


My heaving 'to do' rail!! All of which has to be done today or tomorrow!









A short posh frock I have to alter today. It has a boned bodice and I have to take it in! [big job]







My latest little dumfed bear still in the making!...still needing tweaking and facial features.







The gorgeous dresses I steamed last week for the wedding we went to Saturday.....



....and for you card makers the card I made for them.
Yes I do make a few but not with all the wonderful equipment some of you use.








And of course my biggest reveal this week....Yes girls I managed to snap Twiglet whilst she was putting the finished touches to my latest new top.

A Date to remember.....

20th July 2010 at 15.30 hours

I know there are lots of my wonderful blogging friends who are waiting for my news.

I have just had my 1000th customer!

What a day :-)

What can I say? Having updated my blog, after Twiglet left, to say that I had 998 customers I was really amazed to have yet another new customer at 4.50pm!

999

I close my shop at 5pm so she was very lucky to catch me but she came with arms full of .........Yes, you've guessed it curtain fabric! :-( When she spoke it was obvious she was not of English origin and explained she was in fact from Hungary :-) Also one of my customers that came this morning told me he had moved to Scotland since he came here last but as he was back visiting in the area he had called in with his sewing :-)

As you can see I have had, not only a busy day, with 3 new customers, but one that's included customers from all over the world :-) My little [or not so little!] sewing business never fails to amaze me.

1000 is looming fast so watch this space :-)....and of course with 12 lined curtains to make I now have a need of Twiglet's help for the day tomorrow......Oh what a hardship :-) :-) :-)

I'm so excited.....

997 [this morning]

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Latest update

998 [this afternoon]

Yes, I really have had 2 more new customers today :-)