Sunday Smiles

Making these smiley posts can be quite challenging trying to narrow down the choices, there are so many things that you lovely crafters have made that make me smile every day and motivate me to make some of the same.

I made these necklaces a while back especially with Summer in mind

So easy and quick to make and lovely and light to wear.  I have ordered more beads and I'm making some to match  my summer wardrobe and of course to give away to family and friends.   Aren't they pretty you can find out how to make them here.

This is what made me remember those necklaces..Elizabeth is making these bracelets such fun and all the rage now here in England, there is a video tutorial on Elizabeth's blog, I must make some of those to complement my necklaces, an ideal summer project don't you think. 

Remember the tree from last week?

Thank you for all your suggestions, I had to find out what is was once and for all so I sneaked out to take a cutting under the cloak of darkness then when stretching up on my tip toes I realised that it was two trees together and the one with the pink flowers was a Hawthorn, it's branches were intermingled with the other tree, so problem solved, I hadn't realised that Hawthorns could grow so high, it made a beautiful display but the flowers have all gone now, the heavy rains we have been having didn't help.

Another thing that made me smile this week was a meeting with my Loving Hands group. We meet up once a month and usually go for a meal at the local garden centre.

Chicken in white wine and mushroom sauce, followed by pavlova, I know what you are thinking so where is the pavlova....well I ate it as soon as I saw it without even thinking of taking a photo, that is until it was gone...too late sorry, all I can say is it was sooo yummy.

After the garden centre we adjourn to my house to do some crafting and even though we had eaten that meal we still had room for a piece of Barbara's lovely lemon cake it was delicious. :)

Meet my new friend

I love these tortoises, the man who makes these stone ornaments lets me have them for free because I get him so many orders from work. 

Now we have a Daddy tortoise, two Mummy tortoises and a baby. 

You will never guess what??? I won on the premium bonds again!

I never win a thing for years and then win twice within the space of a month! So I will be adding this £25 to the other I won here, I have been very good and haven't even spent it yet, but I may get yarn for a project for me...I have seen a crochet jacket pattern that I quite like...

What do you think? it looks simple enough, will I have the patience to finish it? will it fit? I'm thinking about it, do you think it looks old fashioned?... be honest!  What colour do you think?  I haven't made anything for myself for ages, when I do I never like it.
This is the yarn used in the pattern I quite like seashells or maybe the dip dye blue, then again the denim wash would go with so many colours ??????

Garden pretties that are making me smile this week.

Foxgloves

I love Foxgloves, I just let them self seed every year and they spring up all over the place and that is fine by me, my garden has changed from carefully manicured neat perfection which I strived for at it's creation to a just do as you like wild haven for any stray seed that finds it's way in.  I do get rid of most of the weeds but even some of the weeds are pretty and if they are I let them stay.  What kind of garden is yours is it neat and tidy or a little wild like mine ?

I hope next week is a good one for all of us :)