The kitschen woke to a festive feeling in the air yesterday - bunting and lanterns everywhere!
There was as much icing on the school shirt as on the cake - oops!
Birthday shortbread was baked - the perfect Autumnal treat,And my man and boy made it home early together after work and school so that they could enjoy their favourite birthday tea! Some Englishmen never seem to grow out of bangers, mash, peas and gravy! School refectory food!
All topped off with a cuddle by the stove before bedtime. Happy birthday Hubby.x
And time for a chair update! I started top-stitching the scrim before half term and the extra week off means there seems to be little progress!
But I must admit I found it very hard going and I am quite proud of the neat roll all the way around the seat and back! The dips were evened out with a type of cotton felt, then another flat layer of felt followed by the callico - I had just started to tack the callico down when another class came to a swift close!
I hope to get the seat and back calico covers finished next week and finally make a start on attaching the top fabric... might I be in danger of finishing before Christmas?!
It's that word again! Well, we have a rule. No Christmas in the house until Hubby's birthday week is over. So, this Sunday the beautiful boy is planning a Christmas cupboard raid... and I really must focus on making festive goodies for a Christmas Fair in just three weeks time! YIKES! I need to eat fruit cake and drink Egg Nog to get in the mood!
Hope you're all enjoying a happy week. t.x
There was as much icing on the school shirt as on the cake - oops!
Birthday shortbread was baked - the perfect Autumnal treat,And my man and boy made it home early together after work and school so that they could enjoy their favourite birthday tea! Some Englishmen never seem to grow out of bangers, mash, peas and gravy! School refectory food!
All topped off with a cuddle by the stove before bedtime. Happy birthday Hubby.x
And time for a chair update! I started top-stitching the scrim before half term and the extra week off means there seems to be little progress!
But I must admit I found it very hard going and I am quite proud of the neat roll all the way around the seat and back! The dips were evened out with a type of cotton felt, then another flat layer of felt followed by the callico - I had just started to tack the callico down when another class came to a swift close!
I hope to get the seat and back calico covers finished next week and finally make a start on attaching the top fabric... might I be in danger of finishing before Christmas?!
It's that word again! Well, we have a rule. No Christmas in the house until Hubby's birthday week is over. So, this Sunday the beautiful boy is planning a Christmas cupboard raid... and I really must focus on making festive goodies for a Christmas Fair in just three weeks time! YIKES! I need to eat fruit cake and drink Egg Nog to get in the mood!
Hope you're all enjoying a happy week. t.x
Comments
I'm staving looking at that lovely food......and i just love the shortbread caramel.....i could just eat it all...!
xxx
guess what we are having for tea tonight after seeing your pics LOL
Lesley x
Happy Belated Birthday to your hubby! You certainly know the way to a man's heart! ;-))
And BB has a good idea with the cuddles too!
Well done with the chair - all your hard work is amazing - its going to look fabulous when its done - for Christmas!!
Good luck making for the fair....
Niki x
Can I come to tea?
Loved the decorations - where did you get them - I had some just ike that which I bought in france but the rained ruined them when I decorated a story telling tent with them last summer....
Victoria x
MM - hubby did just eat it all - it took less than an hour! t.x
Sal - thank-you! It's slow progress and I'm fretting about the top fabric now! t.x
Lesley - hope you enjoyed your tea! t.x
AM - it's all gone! I'll make some more and hide it until you arrive! t.x
Niki - Arrggh the fair!! Open the wine, quick! t.x
C&B - will email you to tell! t.x
DN - that sounds like my kind of wedding! t.x
VT- I can't keep looking at the pictures - I need to go bake some more! t.x
Allison x
Kimx
(it wouldn't last long in my house either lol)
V much looking forward to seeing the chair. Surely you need to show it to us completed as a xmas treat? Please...
Hen x
C - pour me a large one! t.x
Allison - it WAS yummo shortbread - no shelf life at all unless I manage to hide it! t.x
CC - it's going to take more than one eggnog - having a disaster with the chair cover! t.x
RR - non-stop chocolate? excellent plan! t.x
K - it has a shelf life of about an hour in this house! t.x
V - I can't wait either - although I'm not so confident of the outcome! t.x
Hen - It's just every week I discover a new layer of work I didn't expect! t.x
PS - failing miserably in the patience skills! Re. Mars bar - very very naughty! t.x
Happy belated Birthday greetings..!
I am v impressed with your chair..
I had a brief fling with upholstery some years ago and could never get to grips with chair rolls or buttoning.. I did enjoy the web stretcher though for some reason..
Lovely patchwork stockings.. must take you an age to make them.
Love
Michele xx