It's World Pomination!

Oops, I've been a little quite on the blogging front of late, so hello to you all again! Please forgive my asbsence :)

We've been very busy crafty bees over the past few months, so have so much to share with you in the coming blog posts, so stay tuned.

But today I want to talk to you about pompoms. A few months ago my little boy reached the grand old age of one. So as well as being excited about sharing this special day with him, I also was super excited about decorating the village hall with lots of little crafty touches. Namely pompoms.

I'm sure you all watched Kirstie's Christmas all those months ago, and remember her pompom section. Well, Mum purchased a few pompom makers, and we had a quick rifle through our stash of yarn, and spent evenings making pompoms. (It's very therapeutic). I think the final count was a grand total of 105 pompoms. They looked super pretty hung up in the hall, and my little boy had a fabulous time 'playing' with them.



However, after the party we were left with all these pom poms which we weren't quite sure what to do with, until we heard about Kirstie Allsopp's PomPom World Record attempt where she plans to break the record for the number of pompoms laid end to end, and she's looking for help. (You'll be able to see the pompoms at Kirstie's Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace between the 19th-21st September this year.)

So exciting!

All we have to do is tie our pompoms in groups of three and drop them into our local Hobbycraft store, and here they are:

What do you think? Are you going to help Kirstie's attempt at #worldpomination?

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust Christmas Craft Fayre

This Saturday we're getting our Christmas crafts out and sharing them with Newquay. So if you'd like to get a head start on your Christmas shopping, why not pop in and see us at The Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust Christmas Craft Fayre, and support a really good cause whilst you're at it.

It's only £1 for adults and children are free.

It'll be a whole day full of festive fun with not only a range of craft stalls, but also some delicious food, music, Father Christmas and a very special helper :)

Here are the essential details:
Date - Saturday 9th November 11am - 4pm
Location - Cornwall Air Ambulance HQ, Trevithick Downs, Newquay TR8 4DY


Hope you can make it, and don't forget to pop along to our stall and say hi!

xx

The birthday blog - the first clue

There once was a girl who had the surname Mutton
And she liked a driver named Button

Her husband's a blast
But he wasn't as fast

So he needs to look for a toy
Belonging to his boy

It's round and blue

So here is your clue...

I suggest you go
And look where your wife likes to sew

To find the key
For where the next tip off will be...

xx

The birthday blog uncovered

It's the hubby's birthday today and, even if I do say so myself, I have brought him the most awesome present so I wanted to come up with a fun and inventive way in which to present it to him. So I thought about the tools I have, a super cute baby, a blog, and a helpful friend.

The task seemed simple. Get some paper, put it in front of the baby and take some pictures. So much harder than it sounds when said baby decides he has an appetite for paper. We needed a plan B.

We got some Scrabble tiles and spelled out 'Happy Birthday Daddy' with the aid of a blank tile (who knew there are only 2 'y's in Scrabble). And with the magic of Photoshop we added it to a picture with Harry, leading him to the next blog post.

If you want to find out what super awesome present I have brought my husband, keep reading...

Business cards arrive, and even the hubby is getting in on the crafty act...

Who doesn't love post? I mean, when it's not bills or yet another parcel arriving for my neighbours with the postman ringing the doorbell so loudly it wakes the baby! (mini rant).

It's so nice to receive a parcel that's actually for me. So yesterday when there was a little package from moo.com on my doormat, I was excited to open it to find our business cards had arrived. Check them out...

Getting the business cards was super simple through Moo, and what was even better is that all I had to pay for was postage as I took advantage of Folksy's partnership offer with Moo. And I get to promote my Folksy shop too. Bonus!

Once they'd arrived, my husband decided that they needed a nice presentation box. So he immediately got out his tools and the scrap bits of wood he'd hoarded (I was actually grateful he'd kept them for once), and whipped up this cute little presentation box in a few hours. What do you think?

Let me know if your partner gets involved with your crafts? 

Charlotte

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A fun afternoon painting pottery

Just got back from a hugely enjoyable few hours spent with the hubby and Harry. We followed a lovely lunch on the Barbican with a visit to ClayArt.

ClayArt is a fun place where you can go and paint your own pottery. There's loads of different blank ceramics you can choose from, from pretty and decorative ornaments, to practical teapots and plates. Once you've painted your design, they'll glaze and fire it for you to come pick up in a few days.

We decided that as it's our son's first Christmas we would take advantage of their range of Christmas Decorations and make something that will be a lovely keepsake for the future.

Luckily for us, being midweek it wasn't too busy, so we could take the time to relax (and I could be a complete perfectionist) whilst we decorated our ceramics.

Here's what they look like pre-glazing:

Front

Back

I wanted to make the stocking look quite traditional but with a handmade touch, and I think the dots and stripe design help give it that look. And I had a go at doing some writing, which, as you can see from the smudging, is harder than it looks :)

I have to admit that whilst my husband was painting his, I was a little dubious of his design, but by the time it was finished, in my opinion he'd definitely given it a bit of Fair Isle treatment. Very on-trend (and I'm sure completely accidental).

Can't wait to pick out the glazed versions. Unfortunately for impatient me, we have to wait a few days.

Let me know what you think of our decorations, and share any of your own designs. I sense this could be a regular crafting venue for me...

x

It's beginning to feel a little like Christmas...

Ok, so maybe I don't actually feel that Christmassy, but when I put my crafting hat on I certainly do.

I was wandering around the shops the other day getting very excited about the idea of what I can dress Harry up as for his first Christmas. (I'm thinking an elf). When I also started wondering about all the fun Christmas crafts I can make, so I headed to the source of all inspiration, Pinterest, and started putting together my little festive mood board.


What do you think? Do you have any Christmas Inspiration you'd like to share? Look forward to hearing from you. x