Saturday, 6 February 2010

Hello Hector


Well it's another murky and very foggy day up here today. I took wee Twiglet out for a haircut this morning and now I'm quite happy to stay indoors. The boys are outside builing a go cart from Twiglets old pushchair and I've been making birthday cards for my little big Sister. (She's 5 inches shorter than me!!).

Remember I told you my pal was coming over on Thursday with belated Christmas and birthday gifts. They were well worth waiting for, firstly (see above) meet Hector our lovely new draught excluder complete with diamante collar (she told me she knows I like a bit of bling :) He will come in very handy once the many boxes of laminte flooring we currently have under our bed are finally laid - Easter projedt for Mr Twigs - hoorah !!!
I was totally gobsmacked at my birthday gift. My pals lovely Dad made me this wonderful stool complete with a carved Yorkshire rose, isn't it glorious??? He really should be selling these on Etsy.


Now Mr Twigs tells me I'm good at making something out of nothing - hoho. So what about these beauties, I've had a charm bracelet for ages that I've worn twice, look at it now a lovely pile of beads for my new hobby !!!

These fab tea towels cost me £1.49 for 3 from Home Bargains, I love them and I'm currently thinking what to make them into. Any ideas???

Righto, I've just bought myself a copy of Moneysaving Ways for Modern Days by Martin Lewis which I'm about to peruse.
Have a great weekend.
Twiggy x
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14 comments:

  1. gunnelsvensson6 February 2010 at 16:55

    Hi! Thanks for visit my blog tellign me about Craft Gossip, but I can´t find it? Can you give me a link?
    You have a nice blog too :-)

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  2. Anonymous6 February 2010 at 19:22

    Thanks for coming to see my blog and for your lovely comment. The hand carved stool is a real treasure.

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  3. Daisie6 February 2010 at 21:06

    Hector is wonderful and the tea towels are just screaming to be a pinny or two! xxx

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  4. Carmen 6 February 2010 at 22:09

    That stool is stunning! He could ask megabucks for those you lucky thing you!

    What about carrier bag holders or tissue holders for the tea towels?

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  5. Nicky Stevenson7 February 2010 at 00:49

    Hi,
    Don't people often make peg bags out of teatowels too? Another suggestion anyway.

    Is that moneysaving book a new one? Any good?

    qwiksave

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  6. Taz7 February 2010 at 01:56

    Loving that your new doggy. I've had make a draught excluder on my to do list since last winter, maybe next summer I'll bet my bum into gear to do it.

    Gorgeous table!

    And that is a far more reasonable price for tea towels that what I've been seeing lately.

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  7. Greenpixey7 February 2010 at 08:30

    love the tea towels, why not make them into cool chicken doorstops like these http://www.thenaturalstore.co.uk/product/refab-rose-funky-chicken-doorstop/13752

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  8. Anonymous7 February 2010 at 12:26

    Love your carved wooden stool! Gorgeous!
    Hope your weekend is going well ;-)

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  9. jackiescrafts7 February 2010 at 19:51

    Wow Twiggy your presents are brilliant, that stool will be treasured forever I'm sure and will become a family heirloom. Hector is great and those tea towels are just gorgeous, I look forward to seeing what you make with them

    Would love to know if the book is any godd

    Hugs Jackie x

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  10. JuicyFig8 February 2010 at 12:40

    hehe, I have a big little brother! I think you should make a cover for the rose on that stool with the towels...or paint the rose red!

    Kath
    x

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  11. Diane8 February 2010 at 13:58

    I'm a huge fan of Martin Lewis - He has saved me thousands of pounds. xxx

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  12. Tallis8 February 2010 at 14:42

    You have some fab work posted in here, loving it

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  13. Twiglet8 February 2010 at 20:56

    Great stuff on your blog -love the new dog!

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  14. Taz8 February 2010 at 22:16

    I'm not even sure how I found that site myself :) Obviously lack of sleep does crazy things to my head.

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