Wednesday 6 October 2010

Look What the Postman Brought.



Good lord, it has been busy here. So busy that I have set up our son's bedroom as a another workroom so that I can continue working while Isabella plays. These days the postman brings not only the usual bills - yuk - but huge boxes like these



It made me laugh to see 'Heavy' written on it as I almost fell over under the weight! Inside there lay a pile of Liquorice Allsorts.



Though on closer inspection it appears they are notebooks, hundreds (literally) of them



all waiting to be turned into hand embroidered notebooks festooned with Lavender & Bees



or a Little House in russet



Piles of Winter Notebooks



and my new Garden Journal (still not uploaded yet...sigh) are filling boxes and shelves everywhere I look.



And don't get me started on the Christmas Hearts! No, you are safe; I won't put a picture up of those just yet, but the house already seems fairly festive. Oh, and extremely messy with boxes and threads trailing me wherever I step.

So, that is what the postman brings here and now I am off to take the children to school before cutting out the next pile.



Have a fun day x

21 comments:

  1. Hi Pip,
    Good to see you're so busy, there aren;t enough hours int he day, are there?! Don't worry, I started on my Christmas quilts yesterday!
    hen x

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  2. I would love to receive a huge box of 'licorice allsorts' like you did! They will look much prettier though with their sewn jackets! x

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  3. You busy girl! Have just sent you a long and rambly emnail., which will distract you from your 'to-do, to-make' list!
    Have a happy day!
    Love Diana x

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  4. Good for you, you are going to be incredibly busy, enjoy x

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  5. Love the bits about threads trailing - happens to me too, but mine are combined with Ben's black fluff!

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  6. Wow you sound very busy! But good to be. Although my fingers hurt at the thought of so much sewing. Gorgeous results though.


    MBB x

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  7. Hi Pipany,

    Have fun making them all look beautiful!

    Lieve groet, Madelief

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  8. WOW... love seeing the "before" book, and the beautiful "after" :o) Just love a pretty notebook... and yours certainly are, Pipany! Looks like you'll be very busy... ;o) Happy Days ((HUGS))

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  9. Busy, busy, busy - oh my so very busy.

    Happy sewing,

    Nina xxx

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  10. How exciting!
    Loving the look of the notebooks.
    And the licorice allsorts comments made me laugh out loud.

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  11. I love your little notebooks - hope they fly off the shelves for you.

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  12. Looks like you're going to be busy for some time to come. You are clever, I do so love your book. x

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  13. They are lovely, clever lady!

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  14. Love to see the transformations being wrought here Pipany, with such pretty end results! Best wishes, Lesley

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  15. I used to draw in little black books like these at college - I still do sometimes - but how much more beautiful you have made them look! Such a tempting buy with your pretty embroidered covers! Looks as if you will be kept very busy in the run up to Christmas.
    Helen x

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  16. Hi Pip! Thank you for your lovely comment over at my blog! It's great to meet you too! I shall have a good rummage through your archives tonight when I get a little quiet time! Lots of love, Amanda xxx

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  17. these are so pretty I especially like the gardening one

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  18. what a busy person you are

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  19. Oh how lovely!! I know that busy is sometimes too much, feels like there aren't enough hours in the day...but oh to be that busy, making such beautiful things!! I love the designs, very very pretty!

    Much love
    Julia x x x

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  20. Ooo how exciting, love the little sewn books, so pretty
    twiggy x

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