I had a lovely break in Jersey visiting relatives last week, got back late sunday night and then spent the day monday clearing all my kitchen cupboards ready for the workmen to make a start on the Tuesday. I then turned the lounge into a mini kitchen with microwave, kettle, toaster, and a box of neccesary supplies in there. I have a big box in the bedroom with all my sewing bits and pieces, not much sewing getting done. I have had, and am still having a chaotic time with no water in the kitchen, a hole at the back of where the sink unit was, which I have to watch that the cats don't go exploring under the floor. Tthere is no electricity in there either , apart from the fridge and the boiler, so when we need to use the fridge at night to get anything we have to take a torch into the kitchen.  The cats arn't much impressed either.

This is actually the cat from next door but he spends all his time in my house as he doesn't want to live with her, I think she neglects him somewhat, he gets fed here, and fussed.

I am making and have managed to complete this week, some little goodies with which I hope to open an Etsy shop, I will let you have a peak here.

thes are filled with lavender to hang in the bathroom, I especially like the way the eyes have turned out.
I also have put  another easter dress in the shop. This one can be found in the Annabell section soon. I couldn't find my camera for ages in the chaos so have only been able to upload these today.
Keep tuned in for pictures of ...'hopefully,a finished kitchen soon'.

We didn't see much of the eclipse today as it was very cloudy in this part of Yorkshire. Now I'm off for a coffee and to watch Loose Women on tv, Bye for now.

Busy sewing and stocking up the shop

I know I havn't been on for a while, and that I keep saying I will post more regular, but then... things get in the way...even though I have been retired now for twelve months.  I still do my bank nursing one afternoon a week, and enjoy keeping my hand in there, but do you know , I honestly don't know how I managed twenty hours a week before, I think its that now that I know I have more time I probably take life at a slower pace, and sometimes have to with the fibromyalgia, so it does seem to take longer to get things done.
  I have had a lot of problems with my laptop, with a computer virus, then having to have the laptop wiped , then problems getting back on line, so as my laptop was very old, and had to have a plug in mouse, plugged in battery all the time and now being wired into a usb lead to go on line, I decided to treat myself to a new one, well a reconditioned one actually, but good enough for my needs.  Then I lost my shop from on line due to technical difficulties with my webmaster.  So all in all I have had a few problems, but I am now back in business and busy sewing to replace stock that I sols coming up to Christmas.
Have you noticed my son's bike has gone from behind the kitchen window, sold since he finished uni.

I was asked several times for custom orders to fit the George doll which apparently is Annabell's brother, and the same size as Annabell, so I decided to add a new category for this doll.

I have made a few essentials and added them, and hope to add more soon.
We have had a lot of snow lately and it seems to lay around the estate where we live for a long time, it has just started to clear this week after having it for about 5 weeks now.

By the summer of this year This space outside will hopefully look very different, I am planning on having a little hut outside, an eco hut with insulated walls and electricity wired in, which I can then use as a sewing room, then I can move from the kitchen! I am so looking forward to that!  But first I am to have a new kitchen so the following photo is a before photo, and I will show you an after photo when it is all complete.

I did the tiling myself in this kitchen, it was my first attempt at tiling so I don't think I did too bad really, but it will have to come down when they put my new cupboards  and work surfaces in so I have decided to have a complete professional job this time.  I am very much looking forward to all these changes and will keep you posted.  Bye for now.