A busy day in the shop.....

Twiglet and I have spent today filling up the shop shelves so please make yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair and pop over to the shop for a browse through all the new goodies.  You will find lots of wonderful ideas for Christmas gifts. We have opened up two new shelves too.... 

 .....a Sock dolly shelf with Twiglet's gorgeous creations on and a

Christmas shelf with decorations and other goodies on.  


We really hope you enjoy your browse and find something you would like to buy.  Please contact us with orders and any queries at wipso@toucansurf.com.

A really fab craft fair....

As most of you will know we shared a couple of tables with Tina from Indigo Moon at Montgomery Craft fair yesterday and although it was cold and very wintry outside it was warm and welcoming inside.  We sold enough to make it feel worth while going but I have to say it was a huge boost to the confidence just to hear all the wonderful comments about the things we make so that if we had sold nothing we would still have considered it well worth while.  I would like to say a huge thank you to Tina for including us [even though we did rather take over most of the space on the table] and to say we will be doing it again  :-)

A knitty win.....

 

Wahoo wahoo wahoo.  

Look what just arrived through the snow with my postman.  I won this in a draw on Carmen's blog and it's even better in real life.  I really can't wait to get knitting now.  Thanks so much Carmen.  Keep a look out here on my blog cos I have promised Carmen that I will blog anything I knit out of it.

55 cards now completed...

 

As you can see I have been busy completing Christmas cards with the toppers I made earlier.  I have now completed 55 Christmas cards and they are all spaced out around my room drying....It feels like they are taking over  :-) 

 

Each one has a fabric topper that has been wadded and machine embroidered and every one is slightly different to the next [cos that's how I work...it would drive me mad to make batches of cards all the same].

Montgomery Craft fair...

These are just a few of the items we will be taking to Montgomery Craft Fair this Saturday.  It will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and it would be really lovely to see as many of you as possible there to support us.  Do make yourself known to us if you come  :-)

Most of what we are taking is already over in our blog shop so please pop over to have a good look if there is anything you fancy buying.  If you pop over to Twiglet's blog you will see a few more of the more recent makes that as yet haven't made it to the blog shop.  You can either email me at wipso@toucansurf.com or leave a comment either here or over on Twiglet's blog if there is anything you fancy buying.

WOYWW....

Good morning blogging friends.

Another busy week has passed and we are back to the best day of the week when we all have a good snoop round lots of crafting spaces.  If you are here by chance and don't know what I mean then please pop over to Julia's blog and join in the fun.
 

Last Saturday saw the last of our new carpets going down so we are now able to get a little more straight and furniture and pics can now be put back where they live.  I have bought some lovely new Really Useful Boxes for my sewing room to organise our shop craft items in when we get what doesn't get sold this Saturday at the Montgomery Craft Fair....of course we are really hoping it all gets sold and we can then restock my lovely new boxes with fresh items  :-)


Today I have put my card toppers out and have made a start at making them into cards but alas I have to clear my rail before I do any more and I'm afraid to say my 'to do' rail is heaving today.  I have everything from jackets to shorten the sleeves on and a curtain to shorten to trousers and skirts all needing altering so it may be a while before I get back to my card making.




 I have already had to shorten a huge pair of patio door curtains this week and make a huge pair [280 cm long!] of double width voile curtains so I am on curtain overload!....here's the proof!.....just remind me girls to never offer to make huge voile curtains again cos they were really horrid to make.  The voile slips and slides and is impossible to measure accurately.


 So now girls when you're having fun visiting all the other blogs just think of me clearing the sewing mountain before I can have my fun  :-)

Thanks for dropping in and for leaving your lovely comments.  I will do my best to get round as many of you as I can over the next few days.

Children in need and the latest Christmas addition.....

 As you know it is Children in Need Day today.  These are some biscuits that my eldest daughter, who is a teacher, has made with her class of children to sell to raise funds.  She also rang last night to say she was interviewed by Radio Shropshire and may be on the radio with some of the children in her class tonight between 5 and 7pm.  Wahoo....fame.  [So proud of her]. :-)

This is the latest addition to my Christmas stash.  This Santa advent calendar is approx 20"x 27 1/2" with hanging loops and will be sold for £35 plus postage.

The 'C' word is taking over my room :-)

Christmas seems to be taking over here in my sewing room.  I have now made 8 Christmas wreaths, an advent calendar and a huge batch of Christmas card toppers.  I like to keep a record of the things I make so where better to keep it?  [You can share it too this way :-) ]  

This post is rather picture heave but I have been rather busy making  :-)

This is one of three advent calendars that I have the fabric for so I still have two more to make yet  :-)  It is approx 20" x 21" with hanging loops and each pocket has a flap to keep it's contents hidden.

This will be £40.00 plus postage

I have made 8 wreaths and each one is made of different Christmas fabrics so the overall effect is slightly different.  They are each approx 10" across.

I will be selling these at £15.00 each plus postage.