The Works 8

I was delighted to get my copy of The Works 8, in the post this morning - along with a little cheque. My nonsense poem, the Num Num Bird is in the N for nonsense section, (not surprisingly). There are only 5 other poems in the section, and two of the other poets are Edward Lear and Lewis Caroll, so I feel rather pleased that John chose my poem to be amongst such names. (If you want to read the poem - sorry - you'll need to buy the book). It's full of some great poetry, and is definitely one to add to your bookshelf.

Blast from the Past

Or you could even say , a quack from way back! Groan!

My dad just came across this photo of my bedroom wall when he had stripped off the old Hector's House wallpaper. I obviously had taken advantage of this occasion and left my mark for posterity beneath the new paper. I must have been about 9 or 10 years old at the time.

When I was a kid, I invented this duck character named Peekiboo. Here he is with the little poem I wrote on the wall. It really gave me a laugh to see it. I think I've progressed a wee bit with the writing and drawing since then. I hope so anyway! The text reads...

I am me, I'm not you.
I'm a little duck called Peekiboo.
I've got a bright blue ribbon, that's tied in a big bow.
But how it actually got there, I really do not know.
I think I'm really handsome, though I really shouldn't say it.
I'm worth 500 dollars. That is if you could pay it.
I am me, I'm not you.
I'm just a little duck called Peekiboo.

Wonderful People

I should have posted this a couple of weeks ago, but it has been a bit hectic here lately.

I have had visitors, a sore back, and various other things going on, so I forgot to post this...

I have been very blessed to have won a few things in giveaways lately.
A couple of prizes were through the One World One Heart giveaway which I participated in this year...

The lovely Arya, sent me a wonderful package containing bath goodies and candles and best of all, her homemade peanut butter fudge. You can get her yummy recipe here.

But I warn you, it won't last long. Mine didn't last long enought to photograph!!! Sorry Arya!

I won this cleverly made beady doll pendant/pin from Judy, I also won a couple of lovely prints from Chrissie Grace. Thanks Chrissie, they are supercool.

And THE most amazing parcel arrived from Rozi . All beautifully wrapped in handmade paper and tied with ribbon. Inside I found a wonderful assortment of goodies that she very generously gave along with the book which I had won in her giveaway.

How beautifully wrapped all the goodies were! And just look at all that lovely ribbon and handmade paper I can re-use!!! I was moved to tears! Her workmanship is amazing. What an artist"
...and I recieved not just one book, but two.

This is a pin cushion I have embellished with some of the little hearts she sent me. See Rozi, I am making use of things already.
I got the sweetest little notebooks, some lovely metallic threads, little purses, and the little hearts, as well as some pretty fabric I can use for something. I think it might just turn into a scented sachet and a perhaps a peg doll or two.

If you are looking for a special notebook or album, she's the woman for the job. Do check out her blog and leave her a nice comment.

Something Fishy

I am in the middle of a few projects at the moment,

and haven't really got anything to show you...

So I thought I'd let you see some more of my silly fish,
like the ones in my header. I have a whole range of silly fish.
They are for my greeting card range called
'Something Fishy'. I need to go back to them sometime.

(Just noticed that I seem to favour the left facing fish.

They suffer from the same directional problem as my birds!)

Here's a couple of corny jokes...

What happened to the shark who swallowed a bunch of keys ?

He got lockjaw !

What do you get from a bad-tempered shark ?

As far away as possible

...and now, let me suffer you to a limerick!

There was a young fish named Belushi,

Who was terribly bossy and pushy,

One day he pushed too far,

And was caught in a jar,

Now he's on someones plate as some Sushi!

This last image is my Something Fishy Logo Fish

Scented sachets

This is how the other two 'babies' turned out.

Filled with Provence lavender.

I might list the shell one on Etsy.

Now I'm in the scented sachet mood,

I might even make a few more.

All my fabric drawings were done with Pitt artists pens.

They are waterproof and I love using them on fabric.

I have a set in black and sepia.

Pillow talk

Way back in this post,

I showed you my fabric panels.

After quite a number of years, (about 8) I finally

got around to making cushions with them.

(I still intend to make tassels for the corners)

But look what happened when I left them alone !

This little baby one is actually a bean bag/juggle sack
-whatever you like to call it. It has some lavender
added, so that when it is thrown about,
a sweet aroma fills the room.
There are more babies on the way.
I have a few scraps of the striped ticking fabric left.
I just love the look of this fabric,
and I don't want to waste ANY of it.
I think they might just turn out to be
lavender sachets. Perfect for slipping into a pillow.

...and talking of pillows, please set me straight...
in the UK, a pillow is the rectangular thing you sleep on,
a cushion is the square one, that goes on a chair
or sofa, or in this case also a bed!
What do you call them in the US?

Just made...

...this bag from this pattern.

Seen here modelled by older daughter.

Younger daughter in background

eating a biscuit and watching 64 Zoo Lane.

Here is a close up of the owl

He has silly dangly beady feet!