I'm getting married in the morning...

ladies favours and placecards

...well not quite but in 100 days! I'm marrying my best friend, my soul mate, on November 9th this year and I couldn't be happier.

He's impressed (I think!) with my plans and organisation of our big day and of course has had to put up with me marking up bridal magazines with all my ideas! Everything is sorted now and that's when the good part begins. I get to make all the lovely place cards and favours I've always dreamt of.

And in the spirit of embracing my inner princess I've gone all out on the bling.




StaceyJK - my very own gamer geek

And I couldn't leave the gamer geek boy out so he got his own special tag, just for him.  Mine of course reads 'cook, clean, tidy'!!

A snuggle challenge




pressed and ready for the finishing touches

Following the birth of our best man's gorgeous baby girl I wanted to make something unique for her christening, something personal and made with love. I chose to tackle a snuggly cot quilt for her and was delighted with the finished result. A novice to quilting I got advice from my craft guru Gill who so willingly shares her knowledge and tips with me.


I loved making this quilt. The most difficult bit was finding a cotton wadding so it can be washed regularly - I believe babies can be messy!

 
 

 

Back in the groove...

The finished article

Back from a lovely weekend with my cousin in Worcestershire where we continued our ritual of making and doing! We always tackle a project I can complete and take home to show off to my other half! This time around we made ourselves new makeup bags and were both learning as it was a pattern she'd not made before. I opted for a lovely green and pink adorned with some lace and a (bit too!) perfectly put in zip!

Check out my craft Yoda at http://www.gillymakes.blogspot.co.uk/