*~*HALLOWEEN FUN*~*

*~*LOTS OF FUN AND GIGGLES*~*

Hi bloggin' buddies

After my Festive Gathering which went very well with lots of sales and orders taken my hubz said I really needed to chill and rest for the week..I put my orders on hold and as the kids were out of school for half term I thought it would be perfect..we started the week with a trip to the beach mind living on the North sea coast means top coats hats gloves and wellies..we had great fun and watched a mock sea rescue with helicopters and lifeboats..those guys are so brave as the waves must have been around ten foot high then it was off for the usual English nosh Fish'nchips yum yum..the boys were off out at friends next which left me to have a bit of a move around at home with my bits and bobs..love my new moves..next saw us all away to the Ice rink..alot of giggling went on here and a few bruises the next day..well the kids were happy so they had to tolerate a day junking and I got a fab mirror for my mantle and a steel at only £3.00 around $5.00 will do pics when I have it finished love it..then the weather turned a bit nasty so rounded off the week with a day baking the kids love to do that..finally it was our annual Halloween bash which is held at my mams home..all

 the family come together with pots of food and bags of goodies their pumpkins are carved and they are all dressed to kill LOL..The best fun I must admit..

I am the HAG with the fag and my dear sis as Jekyl'n'Hyde

PUMPKINS for the compition and it was tough this year..

                                               

 

Below my grandbaby monsters the other monsters there wouldn't stay still for a pic..

                                                
♥Christopher♥ the Skeleton

 

♥Evie♥ the beautiful princess LOL

                                               
And lastly my sweet little kitty♥ Isabella.♥
Well I am all rested now so better get back to the grind and finish up my orders..will be back soon with a giveaway and hope you have all enjoyed my goings on..*~*Blessings to all*~* ♥

*THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS AND LOTS TO SHARE*

*~*ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO*~*
Hi girls I am back with lots to share with you..I only have one week to go before I fling open my doors and welcome all into my country home for my *FESTIVE GATHERING*..I have spent the last couple of weeks making my wares and I have taken a few shots just to give you a little taster of what is on offer...When I make a date for my GATHERINGS it always seems like I have lots of time to create lots of goodies but with the best intentions it still seems like I run out of time at the last minute...I still have a couple of days left and only 3 things on my list to do...I AM ON TARGET I THINK YIPPEE..I so love making the gorgeous scented fixins and grubby blackened beeswax ornies and santas...
                                               
 GORGEOUS SCENTED FIXINS BAGS

 SPARKLY MICA FLAKE SNOWMEN ALL FESTIVE LOOKIN'

 LUSH ROOMSPRAYS AND WE HAVE MADE A LOVELY SCENTED GIFT BAG WHICH INCLUDES..HIPS'N'STIX WITH GRUBBY WAX STARS..SCENTED CANDLE..ROOMSPRAY AND A BLACKENED SCENTED BEESWAX HANGING HEART ORNIE..I WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE ONE OF THESE IN MY STOCKING THIS YEAR..

 GINGERBREADMEN WHICH SMELL GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT..

 DRIED GARLANDS AND WREATHS..

 SCENTED WOODLAND CONES IN BURLAP HEARTH SACKS..

 BURLAP PILLOWS..

 SCENTED GRUBBY BEESWAX TREE ORNIES SNOWMEN AND SANTAS IN THERE OWN GRUBBY LITTLE BAGS..

 SPICED PEARS..

A BOX FILLED WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL CANDLES...
Well the excitement is rising and tomorrow I will start to convert my home in to a place filled with festive goodies..A bit early for my Christmas tree to go up but all in a good cause and come the end of the week we will be making around 200 cupcakes to be served with freshly brewed coffee...I will post some pics of the finished room when all is done...I hope you have enjoyed my pics and I so wished you could all attend..
Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend..*~*Blessings*~*

TIME SKIPS ON MERRILY WITH OR WITHOUT US..

   SO GLAD TO BE BACK WITH LOTS TO SHARE..♥

Since my last post lots and lots has been going on in my prim country home and life...Mid August brought loads of changes to my house as we remodelled one of our bathrooms..it is really the childrens bathroom downstairs and did have a full bathroom suite fitted..to make it more functional we decided to remove the bath and move and replace the rest of the bathroom sanitary wear and fit a large walk in wetroom style shower..poor hubby got the job him being a stonemason and builder along with my son-in-law a time served plumber..the results are just fantastic and I love the simple uncluttered style of it..I am having trouble keeping the boys out now what with all the jets and overhead rose gadgets..they have never been so clean LOL..to finish things off hubby laid a stone flag floor in the new shower room and back along the hall to the dinning room..it is just perfect...We are also in the throws of applying for planning permission to extend our dinning room up one level to make a larger family bathroom and large bedroom with mezine floor for the youngest boys..Living in a conservation zone NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARKS there are alot of hurdles to clear so far the bat and owl surveys have been completed so it is fingers crossed now for the planning..will keep you all posted about that though..

Next the end of August saw the beginings and pen to paper planning of my *FESTIVE GATHERING*..After much encouragement and great feedback from my *EASTER GATHERING* I decided to just bite the bullet and go for it..I have been making none stop since whilst still keeping up with my orders and adding to ebay...nightshift seems to be the way forward HA HA..I have given you all a little sneek peek of my goodies made so far..I still have lots on my TO DO list but making progress steadily..

Posters all out now and lots of invitation RSVP's

 Painted stockings

 Santas

Bunting

 Wooden garlands and Tree cookies

 All means of dried garlands

 More santas

 Snowmen stockings and Teddy bears

 And hand painted signs..still lots to share and will get more pics done...

           Now into September and can't believe how the time is passing so fast..2 of my boys were off to new schools so it was excitment and apprehension all round..gladly they have settled into their new schools without a hitch and are enjoying the new challenges they face everyday...Mid September brought us some new additions to our already large family..we are already the proud owners of 4 lovely Guinea pig fur balls and 2 of them gave birth to the most gorgeous fur babies..

 This is THYME with her 5 little darlings just 9 days old now..

And this is PARSLEY with her gorgeous boys born on 9/11..3 weeks old today...

Just into October and this saw me creating a couple of items for ebay..A prim *WITCHES CAT and POTION BAG*

 And one of my prim vintage style Teddy Bears complete with a little crown and letter B and old army button charm..click the link to check these guys out EBAY

I have tried hard to keep up with my favourite blogs when I have had a free minute and plan to keep up with my own posts from now LOL..I have lots of stitchin' and makin' still to do before my *FESTIVE GATHERING* on Fri 21st and Sat 22nd of October..I will add some more peek pics and keep you all updated..I have another iron in the fire at the mo and look forward to sharing that with you soon..I hope everyone is having a restful weekend..*~*Blessings to all*~*

*WHEN THE DOG BITES:WHEN THE BEE STINGS*

*~*HERE IS A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS*~*

What to do on a rainy sunday afternoon when the chores are all done ???..Well today blogger friends I thought I would share a few of my favourite things from around my home..Some antique some handmade but mostly junk LOL...As a child it was nothing to us to be carted off on an afternoon to an antiques auction or second hand fair and many many stately home auctions..At that time in my life with my 2 sisters we found it teadious and boring and probably spent hours sitting in the car moaning LOL...Now though it is a whole lot different HA HA..I just love to Antique and go junking and my home is filled with many things from the past..♥

MY LITTLE MOHAIR DOG

 MY SWEET AMERICAN BEARS

 GRUBBY CREAM HEART PILLOWS

 MY FAVOURITE SAYING

 ANTIQUE BABY SHOES ALL LINED UP

 AN OLD CHEESE PRESS FILLED WITH BOBBINS

 A VINTAGE SWING HANDLE BASKET FILLED WITH RAG-BALLS

 AN ANTIQUE WOODEN HORSE BOBBIN FOUND IN THE STABLE PART OF THE BARN WE CONVERTED TO BECOME PART OF OUR HOME

 TEENY TINY PRIMS

 OLD BIBLES ALL STACKED UP

I hope you have enjoyed some of my favourite things.*~*blessings to all*~*

*A NEW BUDDING PRIM FOLK ARTIST*

THE STORY OF A PRIM LITTLE BEAR CALLED *TOOT*

Who says boys hate sewing..this little boy sure had fun sewing up his prim little bear...Whilst making up some goodies for my Christmas in July post my youngest son Finley asked if he could sew up something on the sewing machine..I was a bit nervous at first but he waited and waited for me to finish up my Santas and whilst waiting chose his fabric and dipped into my own pattern folder and picked out a pattern..I cleared all my equipment away so I could give him all my attention..Together we pinned the pattern pieces to the fabric..I set the sewing machine to snail pace and off he went carefully sewing around every piece..sometimes I had to look away when his little fingers wavered a bit close to the needle but he did great and was very pleased with the stitchin' he had done..

 Much to his dismay I did insist on cutting around his prim bear shapes..Next he took great care and patience turning each piece and then stuffing them all with wadding...

 He neatly slip stitched his arms and legs closed ready for them to be attached..The only bit I helped with was attaching the head as his little hands weren't big enough to hold it all bless him..

 We decided that button attaching the arms and legs would be better for his little bear as he could move them up and down..again I only held these in place whilst he sewed on the buttons and only narrowly escaping a few near miss stabbings with the large doll needle LOL..

 Patiently and with great care he sewed on the nose following my instruction and then the teenie bead eyes...

 He was almost done..but like all prim Artists he needed that individual look for his bear and Finley dived straight into my embellishments drawers and found a little wooden tag on which her wrote the name *TOOT* and a little rusty prim whistle..

He was all done now..Finley is not keen on the lovely prim aroma of coffee and spices and wanted his bear to sleep in his bed so no prim grubby treatment for his bear..I must say though this bear has been everywhere and as Finley rides off on his bike I can see TOOT peeking out of his pocket..TOOT is one week old now and has started to take on a natural prim grubby look LOL..His fur is becoming matted and felted and his is already grubby around the edges probably caused from being carted around the countryside and cuddled and kissed with grubby hands and mouth...You never know he may become a prim artist but at the moment he is just a little boy who loves his bear...I hope you have enjoyed the story of TOOT the bear because I had real fun spending time with my son and helping to make him...*~*Bessings to all*~*