Crafty bits & Thankyou....

Well hello lovely people!  :o)

How are you this blustery, rainy, sunny Sunday?  All fine and dandy I hope?

I was supposed to be at a handmade/vintage craft fair today, but due to our recent emergencies and the like, it was most sensible that I cancel, although I do wish I was there today.....

But still, I have been a busy bee crafting at home ;o)

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I would like to thank you all kindly for your supporting comments and emails from my last post.

I didn't actually mean to post that, it just kinda came out whilst I was sitting here, but at least you know what I've been up to, and what I get up to when I don't post for a while. But thankyou for your kind support, it does mean such a lot to me!    :o)

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Over the summer we had a few little Jollies here and there. And on one good day, we even drove for a very long day trip back down into Devon. 

Whilst having a little stroll about Brixham - a quaint little fishing village in the Torbay area..

We saw our first Christmas tree of the year...

Made from driftwood, in a designers studio window..

I love the huge shells hanging from it...

I do apologise, I forgot her name!  But she does have a beautiful shop in Brixham if your ever down that way ;o)

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After one of my migraines, I got up to find my youngest daughter had been up to this....

I still have no idea why she hung these leaves on the line, and nor does she!

But I do know why she was playing with the rocks that we bought home as souvenirs from our Devon holiday...

These little rock piles are dotted all around the garden with labels on, in strategic places :o)

Just to remind us of the beautiful wildness of Cornwall and Devon..

(I hasten to add, we didn't bring home all the grey slate, that's already in our garden, just the few bigger rocks...  ;o)

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On the shopping front I had some lovely thrifty finds over the summer.

I found three vintage crochet and knitting magazines from the early seventies.

For some reason, I only photographed two of them...

If anyones see anything they like and would like a copy of the pattern, just email me :o)

The picture above,- that knitted all in one just reminds me so much of Star Trek....lol

Oh well, Bloggers not playing anymore this afternoon, so I can't load any crafty photos up at all!!

I'll just let you know that I'm in the midst of sweeping and scrubbing my Etsy shop shelves, so I can pop all my new goodies on them  :o)

Hopefully, I can show you some pictures in the week.

Take care now, and have a great week everyone :o)

Love Donna xx



Well, Hellooooo :o)

How are you all then my lovely people?

Hmmm?

Keeping well I hope!

OOOooooo....It's an age since I've been on here!

Well, as you can all see, I've now been connected to my new internet service, so hopefully that'll be it with any internet problems from now on. But now I've said that......  lol.

Anyway, what have you all been up to? And what have I been up to?

Well, me and my little family all had a fantastic week away in Devon and Cornwall.  It was absolutely gorgeous down there.  We had loads of walks, and fresh air.  

The scenery of these two counties is just gorgeous, and the arts and crafts down there are just everywhere.

Base camp was North Devon, just on the border with Cornwall, and we basically drove all the way  around Cornwall visiting Lands End and Lizard Point, visiting all the bays along the way, then drove around the middle of Cornwall a bit, and back to the cottage.

I hasten to add that we didn't just do this in one day, we did it bit by bit through the week:o)

We visited Clovelly, where other than the cobbles, we spied these two beautiful kittens sitting in the window :o)

First there was this cute black n' white kitty - she really wanted to come out and play..

See her little face when we were talking to her?

Then her sister came along to get in on the act, and budge her out the way..

I must admit I felt a tad rude standing there photographing someones lounge window, but I just couldn't resist!  ;o)

I loved this pretty porchway with it's chimney pot planters and comfy looking seat!

And the views were gorgeous.

We also visited the lovely Donkey Sanctuary just outside Sidmouth.

It's a lovely place where poor little souls get to spend their retirement in peace.

Then on the way home, we spied these gorgeous hay ricks in a field...

Honestly, how often d'you get to see this view nowadays?

Aren't they beautiful?

I took dozens of photo's on our holiday, but don't worry, I won't put too many on here :o)

But in future posts, I do hope to show you some of the lovely places we visited. 

I didn't get a lot of crafting done -which means we were too busy ;o) - but I have finished my daughters quilt and cushion cover since we've come back, but I'll have to show you them in the week, as it's her 16th Birthday today, (Happy Birthday! :o)  ) and I haven't yet had the chance to photograph them properly yet. 

That's the reason I haven't had a chance to post until today, as now I've given it to her, I've got five minutes to myself ;o)

Anyway, that's it for me tonight folks. I'm of to fit in a spot of crocheting for my Etsy shop.

I do hope you're all fine n' dandy where you are!

Take care now.

Love Donna xx