I've done the random number thingy.... I just can't work out how to show the results....  the winning comment was number 8.

Julie

Congratulations!!! Please email me your address & I'll pop your goodies in the post next week.

Toothy peg update: 

I only had 2 out, 1 wisdom & his neighbour on the left hand side. The right side is more complicated so I have to wait for an appointment with the specialist. 

It didn't hurt too much & I was back at work the next day.... just a bit sore & puffy! 

The only problem is..... I still have toothache! I now need to get an appointment asap to sort out the top tooth which I'm sure is missing a filling :(

 I'm so hungry!!!

I haven't eaten a full meal since Sunday...... I'm dreaming of roast chicken, pizza, pie & mash, chips..... the list goes on!!!

Hopefully it'll get better soon so I can fill my face!!!

Out of action....

Thanks to everyone who left a comment on my last post...... tomorrow is the last day & I'll be using the random number thingy on Thursday to pick a winner.

However I won't be posting your goodies this week, I think I'm going to be out of action for a while.

You see I've had a niggle in my back teeth for a while then on Sunday evening I got TOOTHACHE..... yep it was that bad!!

So Monday saw me heading to the emergency dentist at the hospital thinking they would just whip it out & everything would be fine...... but no that's not how 2012 is going for me.... it turns out it's a wisdom tooth that's infected the one beside it too. I also have one on the other side that's ok for now but I'm told it'll get bad very soon.

So on Thursday morning I will have both bottom wisdom teeth removed...... plus they need to remove the ones beside them first to get access to them!

I was planning on popping in, getting 4 teeth out then hopping on the bus to work but I've been told so many horror stories I think I might have to take the day off....... it's been 30 years since I had a tooth pulled out, I thought they still did gas! I've been told that a couple of injections is all I need.

So that's my week sorted then!

The pain can't be as bad as it has been for the last 2 days :(

I promise I'll post next week when hopefully I'll start to feel a bit more human.

Today is the 4th anniversary of my blog...

Yes 4 years ago today I decided to dip my toe in the water & hey I'm still here!!!

Since blogging I've become a whizz on the laptop..... well maybe not that good but much, much better then I was! 

I've also become more crafty...... but in a good way! 

It's given me the kick up the bum to sell my things & attend fairs etc.

 I can share my love of vintage, WW2, nerdy history & of course cats!!!

To thank you all for popping by & leaving lovely comments I'm offering a wee giveaway.

Just leave a comment to enter.....I've yet to decide what will be in the bundle but it will include something homemade...... you have until Wednesday 26th Sept!!!

Good luck!

Giveaways!

Hope you've all had a good week.

It's been a bit eventful for me. A call from the company on Monday re the job I didn't get..... one of my friends had made comments on their FB page about why we thought I didn't get the job. They traced it back to me & called.... *gulp*..... be warned people big brother is really watching you!

It gave me great pleasure to unlike their FB page!!! I won't mention any names in case I get in more trouble but if I say it's my favourite shop you'll know who I mean!! I'm very surprised & disappointed by them :(

OH came back from Majorca on Tuesday..... at least I've eaten well this week!

On Friday in a fit of madness I finished work & we ended up in Bristol to watch a band! It seemed a good idea at the time but getting up at 6am the next day for work was not fun!!!

So it's been an odd week but I also won 2 giveaways...... yes that's right 2!!

No 1

A lovely Body Shop lipstick..... thanks Betty Bee!

No 2

A fantastic bundle from 1940's Style For You

I've wanted this sewing tin for a while so jumped at the chance to enter.... I never thought I'd win for one minute!! The book is lovely & the brooch...... wow... it's great! Also include was some chocolates.... all gone now!!

Thank you Lucy :)

 I've been a really lucky girl!

Have a good week - Back soon

PS The new blogger layout is getting some use to!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....

What do you think?

It's only me & OH so I don't go over the top but I think it look festive! Can you spot my lovely new deer hanging in the middle?...... it was an early gift from my friend :) 

As you can see the cats with pudding are here again! I've had these for so long & look forward to getting them out.

Also my new curtains...... a bargain from LA at only £17.50!!!

My mantle piece is too full this year for my neon tree so it found a new home in the plant stand!

And the tree!!!

I was planning on getting a real one this year but with no car it's very difficult....... I think my retro white tree looks just as nice..... cheaper & kinder!

Looking forward to seeing your decorations 

I'll be doing a Christmas giveaway over on Facebook soon ..... pop over & say hello.

And the winner is......

Thanks for entering my giveaway.... 

as promised the winner has been drawn...& it's comment number 4

Vintage From The Village

Well done Sue.... it's nice another Devon gal has won!!! 

Please email me your address & I'll get something in the post asap.


Once again I couldn't work out how to show the random number thing on my blog... anyone know how?

What do you think of this little beauty???

Perfect for crafty things.... I love it!!

Look at those handles.....

Want to see more???
Check out the link here



And the best news is..... I have a 20% off voucher that I can email to you all.
If you fancy treating yourself to this or anything else let me know.
The voucher is only valid until Sunday 3rd so hurry!!

Blimey that was a painful post.... Blogger playing silly devil so I'm sorry I'm late posting the winner.

Now off to work for our 20% customer event.... only working 13 hours today :(

If you're in Exeter we'll be open until 9pm.....wine & nibbles :)

London....

Thanks for all your birthday wishes on my last post...... wow you ladies like a giveaway!!!

I've got a week off in October & I've been asked if I mind going to London for a meeting on the Friday..... Now normally I would say no but I do really enjoy these product days as you get to meet the buyers & sometimes the designers. It may be a bit sad but I enjoy listening to the ideas behind the products & love taking the information back to the store.

So I've asked if I could go up the day before & spend the night...... this means no 6am train for me...always good!! But I also get a day out in London for free!!

 I'm hoping they say yes as I've kind of made plans now to meet 2 lovely blogging ladies for a catch up.... it'll be a year since our first meeting.

Also I'll be meeting my old friend Teresa from Lincoln for the day..... really looking forward to it but what shall we do?...... last year we did the zoo, which I love but this year I have other plans....

Have you heard about it?

If you're a reader of my blog you'll know I love this book.... I did a post here.... you'll also know that I do love history & have travelled to WW1 battle sites.

I'd love to see this on the stage but I'll be taking a hankie!! 

Has anyone seen it yet??

A friend went this week & said it was excellent but the reviews are not great.... it goes on for nearly 3 hours..... I'm just hoping Teresa wants to go.... better get sweet talking!!

By the way it's at the Comedy Theatre..... why???? Is it funny????

So tomorrow night I'm off to my nieces wedding, it makes me feel really old as she wasn't even 1 when me & OH got together now she's old enough to marry!! 

Of course I've left my outfit until the last minute..... I had it all planned but can't find my boots anywhere.... I'll have to re think.... I was hoping to wear a dress but I wonder if at the last minute I just chuck my jeans on!! 

I'm doing a 10 hour day at work first so I won't even care what I look like, I'm also working the next day :(

Don't forget you've got until Tuesday 28th September to leave a comment on my last post to be entered in the giveaway.

Have a great weekend what ever you're doing

Happy Birthday ......

Well I made it!!!

2 years in the land of blog :)

My goodness if I was surprised last year it's nothing compare to how I feel today - it was only going to be temporary!!!!

Thank you for keeping me company over the years..... through the good times & the bad..... your comments have made me laugh & cry ......it's good to know you're all out there :)

As a reward I'm going to do another little giveaway :)

All you need to do is follow my blog & leave a comment by Tuesday 28th September..... simple!

Good luck!

200th Post & Birthday Gifts....

Yes this really is my 200th post....... my I was surprised to make it to 100 yet alone 200!

I was planning on doing a giveaway but I have so many birthday's coming up I need to focus on that (& save money!) so I will be doing a giveaway for my 2nd birthday which is only a few weeks away.

So as promised here are my gifts....

Yes we all know that I like books but I better get my reading head on to get through all of these!!

I haven't been reading much since I've had my phone...... too busy playing games, I must stop that & get reading but the last few books haven't gripped me. I hate not finishing books so I solider on taking far to long..... I'm thinking I might start The Notebook as it's not very big & has very large writing!!

Lovely PJ's from my friend Helen. Spot the Cath Kids tin......

I love this print even through its for children..... I'm thinking of using the tin for taking my crochet to Make, Do and Mend. I love the little breakfast set inside.... this was from my parents.

Hand made lavender jelly from Kim - she also gave me handmade white chocolate rocky road but that didn't hang around long!!!

Hot water bottle from my brother..... he thought it was very Cath.

Kim also gave me the Keep Calm tin calender which is lovely. The deer head is from Helen again...... lovely retro scales from 2 of my oldest friends, they also paid for me to have the tarot card reading which I must say was very interesting. I really do believe but I still found it a surprise when she told me things about myself..... how did she know!!!!

The good news is I'll come into lots of money in the next year...... after tough times she told me I'll deserve this. Also a fantastic job will come my way...... a wedding next March..... and a surprise baby for a loved one that has been trying for ages.....phew not me then, boy that would be a surprise!!!

So all in all a good birthday was had & it's been great to be off work for 9 days. 

All things come to an end & I've spent all morning cleaning the house from top to bottom ready to return to work tomorrow.

It'll be hard work as I'm starting at 8am so I can go straight to Make, Do and Mend...... we're finishing at 10pm tomorrow night (a trial run to see if more people come) ..... that's a long day!!!

Do you see this? 

It made my day :)

That's it for another year!

Have a good week

The Big Knit & Another Crafty Sunday!!!

Hello everyone....yet again I didn't mean to stay away this long but the week has gone in a blink of an eye!!

I feel I haven't done anything this week but work :( 

I've been feeling so tired but I think that's how most people are at the moment...... I wonder why?

So it's nearly Autumn which means it's time for The Big Knit....... want to help???

If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know that last year I asked for help. 

 It was great fun setting up a knitting group plus an on line community of knitters...... mixing new technology with traditional crafts. I made lots of new friends & hope to do the same this year.

However I want to make even more.......you can find out how we did here....

So our next Make, Do and Mend group with be all about knitting.

Please come along if you live in Exeter or if you want to join in then please email me 

info@makedoandmend.info

Deadline is Saturday 26th September.....plenty of time!

So what crafty things have I made this week......well I can show you the gifts I made as they are now with their new owners.

First up the little lavender heart I made for my friend who lent me the 1940's apron for the Blitz night....

I wanted it to have a hand/home made feel which is why the lettering is not perfect, I really like it & might make myself one!

Next up is the giveaway prize, as you know Susie won..... I checked her blog & saw she was keen on owls so I made her this....

Again it's filled with lavender...... I really enjoyed making this so have now made another for my Folksy shop, I'm hoping to make some more in different colours soon.

I forgot to take a photo of the other goodies but I'm sure Susie will post about it soon.

For the last few days I've been making tea cosies but I hate making Pom Pom's :(

I was hoping to get a photo but the heavens have just opened so you'll have to wait until next time.

So what did you make this week?

Just one more week of work for me then it's my holiday....yippee!!!

Also it's my birthday next Monday...... as Beki pointed out this will be my last one with a 3 in front!!!!

Thanks for that Beki...... it made me feel a whole lot better!!!

Have a great week

Giveaway

Sorry I'm a day late......

So do you want to know who won?

Are you ready???

Drum roll....

Suzie

(I'm afraid I couldn't get the number generator image on my blog so please trust me!)

I'm so happy it's Suzie as she regularly leaves me comments & has had a hard time of late.....still thinking of you Suzie :(

Please email me your address & I promise to send it ASAP.

Don't panic if you missed out this time as I'll be having another giveaway for my 200th post, which isn't far away.


So Crafty Sunday on a Monday.....

I've finished my friends gift....

What do you think?
She wanted a traditional gift so I'm hoping this fits the bill......it's to go with the granny square blanket I showed you 2 weeks ago.
It was a labour of love as I didn't really have a pattern.....just a mix of everything.
She finally had him on Thursday 29th but I haven't seen him yet. Not sure of his name but I do know he was 8lb 2oz which is very large for her!!!

Busy week this week.....

We also have our summer outing on Saturday which I'm really looking forward too......photo's to follow.
Have a good week

Bah Humbugs!!!!!

No not Christmas......I'm talking about a fantastic on line sweet shop I've found.
Does the picture above bring back any memories???
aahhh happy days when a Curly Wurly made you happy :)

And remember this???

We used to call it Space Dust......I'm not sure if that's a Southern name. Hours of fun was had with this.

And my favourite.....

Sweet Peanuts....... I can remember going to the sweet shop on a Sunday lunch time (it only used to open for about an hour) & getting a 1/4 of these. So sticky they would clump together.....don't leave them too long or you'll never get them out of the bag!!!! Not a problem I had :)

Check out the web site here.....

Bah Humbugs

and take a walk down memory lane......now I just have to decide which ones to buy!!!

For all you Northern ladies they are based in Ripon so you might fancy a visit. I visited Ripson in 1987....it was lovely.....I always thought I'd go back so this could be the reason!

It made me chuckle when I saw they had also been featured at the start of Emmerdale.....see how nice the shop looks.

mmmm enough about sweets for one night....don't forget you still have time to enter my giveaway.....

Back on Sunday with Show and Tell & to draw the winner.

(all imagines from Bah Humbugs web site)

Giveaway.....

Yay I've finally made it to 100 followers.....& about bloomin' time too!!!
Now you just watch someone leave....hahaha!
Thanks to Claire for coming out of the wood work & Lou for being the 100th :)

So it's time for the giveaway......

All you have do to is leave a comment on this post before Sunday 1st August & of course you need to be a follower.
I'll announce the winner using the generic number thingy on Sunday in my Show & Tell post.

So Crafty Sunday......well this week I have been crafty but I have nothing to show you just yet.
As I said last week I started a new gift for my friends baby (still not here yet) but it's not finished. I also went to The Craft Hub's 1st craft night on Wednesday & nearly finished a bear...popular those little bears :)

I've also been busy this week with Make, Do and Mend.
After leaving the Handmade Home Fair (more about that another day) I can now focus all my attention on this. I've learnt you can do too many things at once! During the summer evening classes/groups are always very quite but I need to get sorted for the Autumn term.

We have a summer outing booked & some great ideas for Christmas.
If you live in the Exeter area check us out .....

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Facebook
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Good luck with the giveaway :)

Change of plan....

Hello everyone, hope you're all having a good week. For most of you today means the start of the summer holiday...... :) for me it just means the buses will be empty in the morning & should hopefully run on time!!

Now I had to have a very quick change of plan today. Last night was spent making a 100 follower picture to launch my giveaway as yes I had finally made it to 100! Just a 100 I hear you say?...... Well it's been very slow & as soon as I get close someone disappears.......it's like being the popular girl at school isn't it?

So this morning I was all ready to do the post when I noticed I had 99 followers!!!

So sorry everyone the giveaway will have to wait!

I thought I'd show you this picture of my kitties in the basket which I hope to use on my web site.

It's been my day off today & what a lovely day I've had......after a mad rush to get booking forms & art work off to Exeter Phoenix for something exciting involving Make, Do and Mend.
I picked & sorted my dried lavender then watched The Damned United this afternoon.
Have you seen it? I really enjoyed it :)

Hope you all have a great weekend....back soon