Hello Again!

Look what I've been doing!

Hi I just thought I would let you know I am still around, I have been really busy lately, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. I have been busy baking more Cupcakes, I have arranged to have a stall at 'Lady's Night' at my old infant school, where I am planning on taking a selection of decorated cupcakes hoping to get some orders for summer weddings. I love baking and decorating these and spent some time over Easter planning for this (business cards etc) These are just a few of the cupcakes made over Easter, and of course are now all eaten, its a good job I have quite a large family to share them with! I hope everyone had a good Easter, with lots of chocolate eggs, I really enjoyed doing Fairenuf's Easter swap, hope you did too?

Happy Easter

After receiving my Easter Swap I decided I couldn't wait any longer to put my Easter tree up, its the first time I've had decorations at Easter, I thought it would make a change. I love spring time with all the lovely bright flowers and the trees starting to bloom, the only thing I don't like is that my hay fever has started already.

This is some of the wonderful swap presents I received from Beki, I was so pleased with my gifts, this was my first swap so it was very exciting. I love the shopping bag which is in aid of cancer research, and the wooden bunny is going to sit by my Easter tree.

Some more wonderful gifts, I'm sure I could get carried away with swapping, its like having a Birthday!!

More gifts, some great bulbs to plant in the garden, apparently they attract Butterflies, that will give Toby something to chase! Chocolate eggs, before they were eaten! and the Easter Bunny keeps hopping in the picture.

Emily the Easter Duck hanging around before she was sent to Beki, I hear she has settled into her new home ok. I think I will have to make myself one now!

That's all for today, I have an early start in the morning, I am doing a car boot sale with my SIL! no doubt we will be coming home with just as much as we sell!

Bear Making Workshop

Bear it in Mind

On Saturday I had a great day teaching 3 lovely lady's how to make a mohair bear, I was asked to help a friend who was unable to teach the class herself, it was the first time I had done any thing like this so I was a little bit nervous! As you can see from the picture they all made a great job of them although 1 lady didn't quite get finished and has another leg to finish at home. It was so nice to spend the day with such nice people with quite a lot in common, and of course still get the bears finished.

The finished bears, don't they look great?

I'm so pleased with this window box I planted in the Autumn

These Hyacinth's have a great smell

I've got my Easter swap finished and all packed up ready to post tomorrow, its quite exciting, I can't wait to receive mine, watch this space! I've also been busy cutting out new Bears as I have a fair coming up in June and I need to make more 'Cup Cakes'

Lovely Day Out

I had a lovely day out yesterday in the little fishing village called Bosham, its a very picturesque old village, which also has a wonderful craft village, it is stuffed full of all types of crafts, we had a field day looking around, but oh so much you want to take home! I got this lovely heart wreath from the florists, just perfect to hang on the empty nail in my recently decorated bedroom.

I had to have these boxes, I have a thing for anything with cupcakes on, I found myself on ebay last night looking for more cupcake bits and pieces, much to my husbands annoyance! I am watching quite a few pieces but as usual I will probably be a good girl! (this time anyway) just had tax, mot etc on my new car 'Daisy' which you will be pleased to know I can now drive without stalling, finding parking a bit harder in a small car, the kerb is so far away!

I also found these great smelling bath bombs in Bosham, I'm not sure I will use them in the bath though they look to good.

This is my little fella Toby, who wanted to help take my photos this morning, I think he wanted to go for a walk in the lovely sunshine.

This is the latest bear to join 'Teeny Bears' finished this week, I am thinking about trying my airbrush out on this one (scary though) once its done that's it!

Driving Miss Daisy!!!!

Meet 'Daisy' my new car! I have down sized to a little Daewoo Matiz, although once sat in it doesn't feel quite so small. Why is it when you drive a different car its like taking driving lessons all over again, stalling it at just the wrong place, bad gear changes etc, and it feels like people are staring at me............. I am sure I will get used to driving 'Daisy' she looks so cute!

I love it when the spring flowers all start to appear, especially the Pansies, they look like little faces staring up at you. This one has popped up in my hanging basket out side the kitchen window over the weekend and stares at me when I'm washing up.

I really need to get motivated and start making some new Bears, I have lots of ideas in my head, I just need to get on and do them! Also I have been asked to run a Bear Making workshop at Bear it in Mind in Beaulieu at the end of the month, I have never done any thing like this before, I hope I can explain myself properly other wise there may be some odd looking bears created on the day!

Hugglets, Kensington

I had a great day at Kensington yesterday, it was a really busy day, there was no sign of 'credit crunch' it was great to catch up with 'Bear' friends and re-home some of my bears. Its always so nice to see the smiles on collectors faces when they look at your creations, my 'cup cake' bears always get great comments.

This is how my stand looked at the start of the show, I lost count of how many times the bears all got a hug!

For some unknown reason although Sydney got picked up hundreds of times no one chose to give him a new home, (maybe I will keep him for myself!)

Ahh, he has such a sad expression. I need to start making more bears ready for my next show which luckily isn't until June 28th in Beaulieu village, lots of time to start creating.

Sad Bear!!

Hooray, a new bear finished at last! he looks rather sad dont you think? I'm not sure what to name him? This is the first one I've made with these type eyes, can't wait to see what people think of him when he goes to Hugglets.

Valentines cakes specially baked for my dads birthday, which was on Valentines Day of course.