Some Spring coloured creations!

Hello again! It's gone rather chilly today - very different from the lovely mild weather we've had in the last week or so. Still, at least the sun is shining and so I can try and warm up my frozen fingers by telling myself that yes, it really is spring!

It's been a colourful week - I bought some lovely Cascade wool a while back and have been busy making a few bunny nuggets. Remember them? They got a mention last year in a recent projects post! I would really love to make them all year round - maybe with seasonal add-ons like little sunglasses for summer, or Santa hats for Christmas. Maybe I'll get round to it soon....
By the way, I should mention that the pattern is not my own creation - it's from a very clever lady called Rebecca Danger and if you want to make your own, here is the Bunny Nugget free pattern that she kindly shares with everyone!

Here is the latest Bunny Nugget gang :)

Bunny Nuggets for 2012! 

The one at the front has been turned into a keyring - perfect for a little Mothers' Day gift. If you love it, you can buy it from me on my website.

Finally, at long last I finished my crochet baby blanket! I don't have any babies (and am definitely not expecting any more!!) but a baby blanket is just about the right size I think. A huge doube-bed sized blanket would take me far too long and boredom would soon set in!

I love the bright, spring-like colours.

Granny square baby blanket - finished!

This has been keeping me lovely and warm over winter - and I'm quite sad to finish it. I will miss it's cosy softness sitting on my lap in the evenings. My next one is going to be an organic cotton one I think - just need to find some lovely colours, and wait until my husband isn't around to catch me spending yet more money on yarn!!

Don't forget to pop in and see what the other Handmade Monday bloggers have been up to.

Off now to warm my hands up on the dog!!
Ooh! By the way, I've just discovered Instagram on my phone - it's brilliant, so expect some more of my attempts at photography soon.
I snapped this one of Bea, our beagle, and I just love it :-)

Bea - looking very pretty!

Welcome!

Well, it is one of my New Year's resolutions to start a blog - so here I am!!
Obviously I realise that I'm rambling away to myself at the moment, but hopefully some of you will tune in occasionally to see what I've been up to.

Over the coming months (years?!) I'm hoping to share with you things that I'm making, things I'm learning, things I'm doing and other discoveries along the way. The internet is such a wonderful resource!

Firstly, a bit about me: I live in Staffordshire, UK with a wonderful husband, two great kids and a dog(currently a bit smelly). Here's a quick pic of Bea the beagle!



Bea - our playful beagle, age 2

At the moment like most mums, I'm juggling several things in my life. For the last six years, I have been a franchisee for Little Impressions which is a wonderful company making casts of babies hands and feet. They are an amazing product - so much nicer than many of the home DIY casting kits you can buy (OK, I know I'm biased!) Here's an example of 'one I made earlier'.

My Little Impressions baby castings

For those of you who are interested, or if you know someone with a baby, I can visit clients at home within a 25 mile radius of Stafford, and there is a facebook page you can join - see the link on the left!

That's about it for now - time's up! If I don't limit myself, I will chat for hours and have nothing to say next time!

See you soon x