Jo at
Bearpaw lives pretty close to me and I've been saying for
weeks and
weeks that I'll visit her shop up in Edinburgh. I've not made it yet - you know how sometimes you just never seem to have a free weekend? That's where I'm at just now. So, I was delighted when she announced last week that she'd opened an
Etsy shop. Chook and I popped in for a look (there was a bag I'd been coveting - I still am!) and
she fell in love with the dearest little mouse in a teacup pincushion. So we bought him and he arrived today. With bells on! (I had originally written "with knobs on" there and thought maybe you'd question just
what sort shop Jo owns!!)
He was beautifully packaged in his own wee mouse house (box) with snuggly shredded paper. There was the sweetest letter to Chook pegged to the side (she's reading it up there) and a wooden letter H (which is stuck on her bedroom door!)
Isn't he adorable? But, do you see his lunch he's brought with him? It's a chunk of cheese!!! Jo, talk about above and beyond! Thank you!! This got delivered to my work this morning and I squealed when I saw it! And all my co-workers (well, both of them) came running to see what cuteness I had been getting. He was well cuddled by those ladies, that mouse, I can tell ya! Not as much as this girl did, though.
Aaaaw! Now, he was supposed to be for my wee craft room but he's disappeared into her bedroom. Last I heard she was rummaging for every mouse she owned so they could have a party.
The quality of this wee chap is just stellar! Such teeny stitches and the finishing touches (like his label) are just amazing. Go shop with Jo, people, she has the coolest stuff in her shop AND she's quite lovely!
(Ha! Do you see Indie in the background in the close up? I love that print.)
So, don't tell Chook but we're nearly there with the birthday prep. Just an 8ft trampoline to build tomorrow night!!!! That's a total surprise for her - we keep telling her the garden's not big enough (and it's not!) but can't resist buying her stuff she wants. That's one of the privileges of having an only child!!
He was beautifully packaged in his own wee mouse house (box) with snuggly shredded paper. There was the sweetest letter to Chook pegged to the side (she's reading it up there) and a wooden letter H (which is stuck on her bedroom door!)
Isn't he adorable? But, do you see his lunch he's brought with him? It's a chunk of cheese!!! Jo, talk about above and beyond! Thank you!! This got delivered to my work this morning and I squealed when I saw it! And all my co-workers (well, both of them) came running to see what cuteness I had been getting. He was well cuddled by those ladies, that mouse, I can tell ya! Not as much as this girl did, though.
Aaaaw! Now, he was supposed to be for my wee craft room but he's disappeared into her bedroom. Last I heard she was rummaging for every mouse she owned so they could have a party.
The quality of this wee chap is just stellar! Such teeny stitches and the finishing touches (like his label) are just amazing. Go shop with Jo, people, she has the coolest stuff in her shop AND she's quite lovely!
I received a charm pack of Moda's "Wonderland" in a swap from Lara at Easter and knew I wanted to make a new table runner with it - this was the push I needed. Isn't the piping cool!! My very favourite "pond" kona.
I'm a very happy girl. Mine's a bit wonky but y'know, a wash and tumble and (I hope) a blind man running for a bus won't notice it.
Only problem was, the throw that normally lives on that chair (the 30's coins) was hideous with it! So I've looked out the only quilt I have that matches - my Christmas one! Well, it's a shame to just see it one month of the year, innit?
I finished my top today! It went together really nicely - almost all the points match up - I am stunned! Fabric is Moda L'Amour.
Fabric is Sandi Henderson's "Ginger Blossom" and the pattern is Thimbleblossoms "Jelly Filled." I need a massive amount of batting now for all my half finished projects - I could wish it wasn't so expensive!!
