Category: LOVE

Pick of the month: February / Lemon Yellow & Grey

White Cut Out Footbed Sandals from Mothercare/ 2. Shorts from H&M Kids/ 3. Knit Cardigan with Pockets from Zara Kids/ 4. Grey Matter 60 Seconds Nail Polish from Rimmel London/ 5. Ester Hero purse from White Stuff/ 6. Black Striped Dress by Billabong from Two Seasons/ 7. New Age T-Shirt by Billabong from Two Seasons/ 8. Large Butterfly Print Scarf from White Stuff/ 9. Light Yellow Flip Flops by Oneill from Two Seasons.

Let’s start this new monthly favourite activity of mine just saying that YELLOW is my favourite colour, ever! It is so powerful, so full of energy, so bright and so happy that helps me go through the grey winter months reminding me that summer is just a few stops away. 
This year February has been a revelation to me. Since always, February has been the least favourite month of the year; Christmas has passed by too long, the weather is always miserable and cold, there are no public holidays. And yet this year I noticed something that made me smile and gave me a positive attitude…by the end of this month, the days get noticeably longer; the sky is still light when I leave work in the evening.
To celebrate this month, I pulled together a few favourite items for me and little Miss O that well describe this month, the start of a new friendship between the still grey weather and the increasing lookout of the sun. 
February, I’m starting to like you!

Today

Today my thoughts are written down on paper, as a reminder. Have a nice and productive day!

Knitting and Stitching Show @ Alexandra Palace 2011

And I’m done for this year! this is the one show that’s becoming my regular annual thing, been there last year and back again now. It was packed as usual, even on a Friday, but I loved checking each stall and rummaging through baskets full of yarn and fabric!
It was tiring, but I came back home happy and without the feeling of having spent too much money, which I think I didn’t!
One of the best buy of the day was the wonderful PAY PER BOX deal! Basically you get a clear box, I got the £11 one, and you can fill it as much as you can with all the paper sheets you want 🙂
I got loads of plain and patterned cardstock paper. In addition I got 14 rolls of double sided tape of different heights! I’m still very excited about that, it will help finishing off a scrapbook I’m making for the baby before she arrives 🙂

The main goal now is to make sure I use all the things I bought, unlike last year….still have 10 balls of a very nice country wool stored at the back of my wardrobe….what was I thinking!
So here are the next projects added to the list:

DIY Project 3
Make a quilt for my baby’s pram. I’m new to quilting, but I always wanted to try, hence I ‘ll start with something small. I picked a Timmy Turtle Pram Throw kit from The Little Lavender Patch, which came with instruction and all the necessary fabric. I might make few adjustment to the design, but will decide once I start.
DIY Project 4
Make a quilted Christmas stocking for my baby. We still don’t know where we are going to spend the holidays this year, but wherever it will be I will have something to remember my baby’s first Christmas. I haven’t found a tutorial for it yet, but I know for sure I want to put my baby’s name on the sock! I will be using the Countdown to Christmas Charm Pack from  SWEETWATER.
DIY Project 5 (still in the maybe list)
Knit a striped blanket for my baby. I know….it’s all baby stuff, but it’s all new to me, and because all the things I will be making are tiny, I’m hoping it won’t take long to do them….this is my wishful thinking anyway! The yarn I choose is Patons Fairytale Dreamtime 4Ply Baby Wool, in green/red/blue/orange.
I will probably start doing an update and a monthly roundup, just to make sure I do all these projects I’m planning!

Countdown to Christmas

So it starts! and this year will be more special with a little someone joining us just before the holidays. That means my countdown is even shorter…..only 76 days to go 🙂