Sew Sweet Violet: July 2011

Friday, July 29

❤ Friday flowers & a whisper of a give-away

Here are a few pretties from my garden this Friday

Hope they make you smile

They certainly make me smile

and now for my very exciting announcement.......

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next week I and am having my very first give-away

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I am so excited about it

(really really excited!)

I have been lying in bed at night with my mind getting dizzy with decisions

and with a little help from my treasured best friend

(thank you Angi x)

I have decided what I shall be giving away

I think you'll like it

❤

So pop in next week

and be sure to become a follower so that you can enter

Have a wonderful weekend

more soon

j x

Tuesday, July 26

Blankie :: Ta dah!

Hello Hello Hello

Well here it is ...at last

...Please let me introduce you to my...

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Medium sanity saving snugly shoulder book reading wrap blanket

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I am so so so pleased and a teeny bit proud of myself

this is my first crochet project

I had times when it seemed like I would be crocheting its stripes for eternity

but I persevered through the doldrums

and came out the other side with deep happiness.

I always envied people who could crochet

and now I am one

❤

What do you think???

Here it is in it's rightful place

I had trouble getting up this morning

It is just far too cozy

and it looks so pretty with my new pillow cases

The edge is a little on the crinkly side

I followed Lucy's instructions from Attic 24

which are fantastic

although in my eagerness I didn't read the note about

crocheting through the back loops only

until I was on the third round

Oooops...that could be why

I made it using stylecraft special DK

which was great to work with and fantastic value

Now that I have faith in my new crocheting self

I have splashed out on super luscious yarn for my next crochet adventure

Friday, July 22

❤ Friday flowers

A few pretties picked from the garden

Happy weekend

more soon

j x

Wednesday, July 20

Ends!!

and lots of them!

over 200

I wish there was an easier way

maybe there is

is there??

This is my

Small snugly shoulder book reading wrap blanket

I have, however, re-named it to the even more catchy

Medium sanity saving snugly shoulder book reading wrap blanket

told you it was catchy!

It HAS literally kept me sane these last few weeks

we have a bond, me and this blankie

P.S *HELLO* to all of my lovely new readers and followers

P.P.S My toes are still neglected...but i don't think it will be long now!

P.P.P.S Only 13 days until my sweet B is home

*** HOORAY FOR THAT DAY ***

More soon

j x

Monday, July 18

Happiness & Neglect

:: Happiness ::

Look what came in the post today...

...two crochet trimmed pillowcases

(I seem to have a bit of a 'thing' for pillowcases at the moment)

Aren't they just beautiful?

They came from Esty

a sweet shop called Rosehip owned by the lovely Beata

I have been eying up her pillowcases for a while now

and finally these are all mine

I can't wait to lay my sleepy head on them tonight

they look like they will induce sweet dreams

By the way Beata has a stunning blog

check it out here

:: Neglect ::

(apologies if the above image shocked or repulsed)

Oh my poor poor neglected toes

:o(

I am sad and ashamed

those little pinkies need some attention

I lovingly painted them before our amazing holiday in Portugal

they looked pretty for quite a while

but if you are a regular reader of my blog

you will know I have been laid up with a bad back for over four flipping weeks

(sorry to whinge on!)

my tootsies have been looking more horrid every day of late

(Aaarrghhh)

Anyway

thanks to my amazing physio lady

I am now well on the mend

she has been my savior, so sweet and kind

but, Oh My Goodness she doesn't mess about that's for sure

she has had me in positions that i thought were impossible
even with a good back!

cracking and clicking and pulling my silly body back to a straight line
she is Incredible
thank you lovely L
X

(... back to the point ...)

I should soon be able to reach my poor neglected toes

and make them all pretty again
* Hooray *

Happy Monday to you all

more soon

j x

Thursday, July 14

Pillowcase :: Ta-Dah!

All done!

Three reasons why I have REALLY enjoyed this little project

One

It made me feel close to my sweet B even though we are far apart
(she has a 'thing' for bumbles)

Two

Embroidery can be done in the horizontal position!

Three

It was quick and didn't take too much brain power

(I am worryingly low on that at the moment!)

I may make some more of these pillowcases

I think they would make very sweet gifts

By the way...

my lovely girl has emailed.....Hooorah!

she is safe, healthy and really having the time of her life

(breathe....ahhhhhh)

she told us that on their day off

a few of them took a small boat over to an island where Jurassic Park was filmed

they saw a whale jump out of the water and a school of dolphins

Pretty special I'd say

Hope you are all having a cheery week

more soon

j x

Tuesday, July 12

Friday, July 8

A little cheer-up shopping and front page excitement...

Hello
I'm still here
:o)
and I want to say a BIG thank you
to all of my lovely readers who pop by and for the lovely lovely comments that you leave
I love reading them and they really make my day
Thank you
x

Violet Skylet

(this photo has nothing to do with the post
but since I have not picked up my camera in a while I had to get some eye candy in somehow!)

Violet Skylet is my shop mascot
cute hey?

Well my sweet B went off on her travels with her huge rucksack early Monday morning
we had made a pact...
... NO TEARS when we said "goodbye" and we stuck to it

(very nearly almost)
we waved her off
I can't tell you how hard that was

I felt like my heart had been torn out

to be quite honest I was a wreck for the rest of the day
(and then some!)

She has gone with her lovely boyfriend so they have each other

The last text I had was to say that they had reached the airport in Costa Rica
after a night in a hostel they had a 9 hour bus journey, another 2 hour bus journey
and then a hike into the middle of a rainforest

I know they will have the time of their lives

I don't expect to hear anything until their return ...
... 25 days and counting ...

Things are slowly improving with my back
my lovely Pete took me out this morning
my first trip out in three weeks!
(except for my ~~torture~~ physio visits)
walking down the road
I must have looked like I was 100, which is actually good because I felt like 200 !
I needed supplies for a little pillow case embroidery project I have dreamt up
of course I will show you when it's done

I have cheered myself up with a little on-line shopping too

Enid DVD
and
Chocolat book

I was lucky enough to be on Etsy's UK front page this week
it was to celebrate July 4th
This treasury was created by the wonderful VeeDubz
and it is gorgeous
thank you to her x

Bright and Breezy b... SewSweetViolet $15.50	Magnets, Deep in th... WildWomanJewel... $15.00	Old Glory - Red Whi... jewelrybyjohan $495.00	Red, white and blue... Noodlefish $7.00
wooden folk art peg... mooshoopork $45.00	Fun Sign on Blackpo... eyeshoot $23.10	Bow Tie, skinny sty... bagzetoile $25.00	Cute Candy Ceramic ... CariadClay $4.50
antique 1870 french... thehopetree $69.00	The STOCKHOLM red e... ikabags $59.00	Dr. Seuss Baby Mobi... JennaEBee13 $50.00	Sierra Top (XS-XL) FablesbyBarrie $70.00