Thursday 6 November 2008

Oh dear...where is all the time going?

I am seriously running out of time, I was talked into doing a craft fayre on the 12th of November and I am progressing into panic mode as I start to doubt the quality of some items I have made and wonder if I will have anything finished for the evening in question.... Joanne from her little patch of heaven is sharing the stall with me so I am popping around tomorrow to draw up a battle plan.......

I have drawn up the layout for Cakes make the world a better place's painting and she has had a look and given me the go ahead with one alteration, well a painting wouldn't be complete with a cake stand, I think I will have to fill it with fairy cakes too........mmmm yummy! and I will be onto that project after the 12th is out of the way......


I have been crocheting a sampler blanket testing out all different types of crochet styles, I am not sure where I am going with it next as I have reached that self doubting stage, plus I could easily sit and crochet all day, but unfortunately my house pixies have not been taking on the slack of me not doing the housework, however I must thank my wonderful mum for doing a stack of washing up on Tuesday night when she baby sat so that Mr P and I could go to the PTA meeting, thank you Mum!

The PTA meeting was a scary event as I realised that the Christmas Fayre is only 4 weeks away and I have a ton of prizes to source...... (4th Decemeber)
the Christmas concert in the Church with Sherborne Town band is only 6 weeks away (18th December) and the Santa's Grotto is the following day (19th December), and I will need to get 200 presents for that and wrap them!

I also have a 4 page PTA newsletter to do and advertising for all of the above.....

Oh dear, Oh dear!

I think I am definitely going to arrange a wrapping evening and get a few parents to lend a hand!

Crochet and craft...arty things!

I have been crocheting with metallic thread which is quite stiff and I made a panel box, I think I will embellish it with some dangly beads...... the first thing I crochet which wasn't planned it just ended up being a weird bag, and a pair of granny gloves, I have 3 panels for another box.

I have 16 hours of 12 days of Christmas to do based on the fact that I got 15 pictures done yesterday in 5 hours, I have just realised that I am a swan short so I will knock up another one this afternoon......My friend (the Brownie pack leader) is so pleased with them that she is colouring them in herself, I think the brownies will be adding glitter and sparkly things and then using them for a parent production.


The maids a milking were fun and when I put them all together I realise that some of them look familiar and some are quite buxom.


I like the one below she looks like Britney Spears!


I have completed 3 of the ladies dancing they are quite fun too.....


Well I had better get a wriggle on I have the village cafe this morning and I had better get the little man ready, I think I might take some crochet with me.... I am so hooked it is untrue and I have 3 bags of wool from the Scrapstore, which a local shop donated, some are half balls others are new and I feel so much more alive with all these lovely colours around me.....

must go toodle loo!

* Alex *

6 comments:

April said...

Oh Yum, I am so excited about my painting!!!

I love your 12 days of Christmas - you are one talented lady!

April xx

karen said...

Oh my .. You are going to be busy
I'm sure it'll all work out really well in the end Just don't panic about it!!!

I Hope You've left some yarn for me at the scrapstore lol

Claire said...

Thanks hun for your comments! You are going to be a busy bee! Lots of fun though!
Claire x

Lesley (Notesfrommydays) said...

your pictures get better and better very impressive !! thanks for visiting my blog - im slightly intrigued about making aprons for the 2 naked boy dolls in the bathroom and it will be all your fault for putting the idea into my head :-D
Lesleyx

April said...

Hi

I've left you a couple of awards on my blog, please come and see

April xx

JuliaB said...

you are so good at drawing!! Wish I could do that. x