Mills got enrolled at St John Cadets today.

Finished a fair number of dolls clothes sets- buttons, ribbons, motifs.... I now have quite a number made up so tomorrow i may upload 9 new items to my shop and more on Ebay. I also prepared more to sew up tomorrow and I hope to continue with that method as I want to sew up the fabrics to make space as I want a trip to some new fabric stores I found out about.

I keeping my fingers crossed that my junk will get lots of counter bids tomorrow. And of c ourse I'm also hoping my dolls clothes will get lots of counter bids too!

A nice relaxing and enjoyable day.

I'm looking forward to some nice days out with hubby too.

Relaxing day

Mums for the day, walk up the high street pick up more bits for my dolls clothes - sequin hearts button and beads.

Back home - drop Bex at Bluewater I stay at home as I had a customer coming to collect. collected and also dropped off trousers to be shortened and is going to collect those next week.

I treat hubby to a meal at Nando's Crayford as its on the way to pick Mills up from her nans as she spent the day at Ally Pally scrapbooking exhibition.

2/3 dolls clothes sold today. I cut more outfits out.

sewn the buttons on Mills coat. Up to date with all the washing (until the girls tidy their rooms :) so ironing tomorrow -

Spoit Rotten

Sewing up more clothes clothes - today I completed 3 coats, finished sewing up 3 dresses and a sleeping sac. So I'm slowly sewing up my fabric stash how far will I manage to get before going and buying more??? As I've just found out about markets and stores (shops) that have reasonable fabric so I hitching to go and find out for myself. :)

Oh what a fabulous day - starts with tidying the house then on to sewing dolls clothes at midday hubby and ~I go for coffee at Krispy Creme which was very nice. Back to sewing and creating dolls clothes I hope to list a coat and sleeping sac tonight to add variety and keep interest in my dolls clothes. Pick Mills up from school and go back to sewing as I want to try and sew up the fabric I have in as quickly as possible so keep sewing - happy in my work especially when I see gaps appearing on the shelves awaitng to be filled with new fabric :).


Hubby is spoiling me rotten today in the evening he treats me to a meal at Leons and as my Friday gift Jamie's America. He also brought me tea - tea pigs teabags- Liquorice and peppermint teabags £4.50 from John Lewis foodhall - I just love the variety of foods I could spent a future in there.
Woohoo I list the coat and sleeping sac on Ebay and the coat already has a bid on it and the sleeping sac has 2 watchers.

My List - tasks completed today :)

Just a list

• shorten jeans - customer
• shorten jeans - customer
• shorten trousers customer
• shorten jacket sleeves - customer
• shorten trousers - Bex
• lengthen trousers - Bex
• Taper hips on a skirt - customer
• Started preparing a top for zip replacement - (took the zip out and pressed it reaady to sew the new zip back.
• List dolls clothes on Ebay
• Ebay post 4 parcels
• The usual housework - washing, ironing.
• Menu plan and food shopping

Really happy with the way the Ebay sales are going. The school have now sorted out Bex IT course, so I'm really pleased about that.

Fabulous Day

Hubby had a meeting in London today - so up early today. Dropped everybody off and back home by 8:15am - so peaceful.

I loaded more items -"my junk -someone elses treasure!" on Ebay and also more dolls clothes listed - just hoping they will get bids. Bex was happy she made £32.68 and a few of my items sold. I am going to relist the items that unsold. Most have paid so a visit to the post office tomorrow.

I am blogging using my new netbook :) woohoo ...I will be able to blog where ever I am.

I brought a skin to personisle it along with skins for my ipod selection - nano, video and touch :)
so something else to look forward tooo coming in the post. The new bag hubby brought me while in Trentham is just an inch to small for my netbook:( but I'm sure in my bag selection I will have a suitbale one otherwise TK Maxx here I come - which I probably will any way. - A gilr who just loves to shop and a girl can never have too many bags!!!

Hoping for sales

Best News of the Day!
Fabulous news from Bex she came home from school today and said she was only a couple of marks off an A so they are sending her paper back to get checked - hopefully she will get an A - Thats one subject she really wanted an A so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her .


Busy Busy Busy......
Started listing my dolls clothes on Ebay today hoping they will get bids. And I also listed more items old craft magazines, charts and patterns.

Finished off dolls clothes - sewing ribbon bows on the headbands and also embellished with motifs and glitter.

Thinking about the challenge Bex has set me -:
To Mum

Your challenge is to use:
1) stamps and embossing power
2) wood burning kit

Your target audience is 7-12 years old. You can add any other materials you would like to use. You can create anything of your choice. One thing or a group of things, it's up to you, however there has to be a theme running between them.

Due in 2 weeks!!

Good Luck :o)

Work ...
Kathryn phoned today and is coming Thursday 11:30 /12:00 - bringing a skirt to take in and also jacket sleeves to shorten. Tomorrow Frances is collecting her dress that i took in for her.

Something to Look forward too....
Brought tickets for the Ally Pally today so looking forward to that going with mum and mills. We normally spend the whole day there as there is so much to see and do.


And not...
Tomorrow hubby has a meeting in London so I will not be having breakfast in bed :( , so I will be getting be early too- But hopefully get a lot done tomorrow with a quiet house for a couple hours.

Collections, Alterations, Dolls clothes

Today I finished customer alterations - Dolly's top the shoulders needed taking up 1/2 inch and also Frances bridesmaid dress taken in at the sides as pinned. I also rang two customers Mrs Harris to let her know that her dress was ready for collection and she arrnged to collect today at 11:30, also returning a call to Jean who left a message on my answwering machine and is coming Saturday as she wants dressing gown sleeves shortened. Busy today with the alterations as Barbara collecting a coat that I shortened.

I finished nine dolls clothes ready to list tomorrow - I also wrote them up in the evening.

I did a menu plan for the week and created a shopping list and went shopping after dinner.

Trentham Monkey forest ...Plus

Morning breakfast at the Primier Inn £7.95 for eat as much as you like buffet. Fabulous! - highly reccommend this great value.

Trentham shopping village is opposite where the GArdens are accesble too and Garden Centre too, moved on - a short drive -- (or a 40 minute walk) to Monkey Forest

We spent 2 hours at the MOnkey Forest - could have spent longer but so much to see and do in just one day.

Short drive back to shopping village - went to the gardens first. cafe for a drink
Shopping village
\Craft fair

Fabulous day

shopping toilet rolls holder, coffee , tea, tea cup, coffee choc beans, cds, book, bag, trays, grapefruit marmalade, canvas bag note pad and pen. (bex a monkey and a purse) Mills a bag and a keyring -voodoo doll and a door stop.

on the way back we pulled into service station and had KFC - traffic long delays on M25 so we travelled back through London and stopped off at mums on the way back 9:30 - Uncle Roger and Auntie Judi was there so that was nice.

Sorting and clearing

Didn't seem to do that much today really. But clearing out takes so much time!

Wrote up some item to list on Ebay

Hubby built my dressing table (vinstra - Ikea) so I finished tidying and sorting my side of the room today - I'm so happy it looks really swish. I need to go to Ikea for two shelves to totally finish my side. Other things to finish the room which will be done over time -:

1. pictures (set of three)
2. bed
3. bedside cabinet (hubby's side)
4. wardrobes - (which we need to find a carpenter - as I want them fitted wall to wall )

Went food shopping Sainsburys Crayford, on the way back we (bex and I ) popped into Pets at Home as Bex wanted to look at Guineas and also in to Hobbycraft - brought embossing powders 6 for 5,.99 and also a 'fairy' stamp which Bex found. Before going home popped to the post office to post a letter recorded delivery to Apple to claim money back from the student deal- Bex is so happy with her Macbook pro and ipod nano.

Hubby is looking at the Ikea site for the shelves as I am blogging :) isn't he just wonderful - and made a note of the shelf I liked after showing me about 3 different ones finally the fourth I liked.

Today I started with clearing out all the drawers in the bedroom - bedside cabinet, chest of three drawers and dressing table which had six drawers - I never realised just HOW much you can cram into one draw. I carried the bedside cabinet downstairs and moved the three draw cabinet on top of one on hubby's side of the bed so it gives him more space to put clothes until we get round to getting the wardrobe built in. Hubby built up my six drawer - but not without a trip to Ikea as we were one pack short the sides and draw front were missing- so Mills and hubby went to Ikea as I had a customer at 7pm. It took me two hours to get things sorted and put every thing back and I'm still not quite finished.

Hubby is going to built up the dressing table tomorrow so my side of the room looks really swish and also I have gained a lot more space too:) so I'm really happy.

I also done some alterations work today and will finish them off tomorrow and hopefully will list more items on ebay to try and get funds in to finish the bedroom - mind I have to find a good carpenter first.

Shopping again :)

Alterations - nan's dress shorten, customer coat shorten, Mums trousers hem.
Customer coming tomorrow 7pm - bridesmaid dress to take in. (Francis)

Shopping Dartford - and pay in money (from Bex). Posted another five job applications for Bex hopefully she will get some acknowledgement and even better an interview as she would really like a job.

New phone turned up today that hubby ordered from Amazon - reduced by £10. And Bex keyed in all the numbers and set some of the ring tones, hubby and I decided on others.

Washing and ironing totally up-to-date until Bex tidys her room :)

Ikea this evening and brought Vinstra 6 drawer unit and boxes to organise £312.96. Before going home popped to Lakeside for coffee and share a muffin. Hopefully hubby will build up my items tomorrow , then my half of the room will be complete and finished. The next stage for the bedroom is the bed Ikea and bed side cabinet. And also find a carpenter to build in wardrobe wall to wall and to the ceiling - with mirror doors hopefully unless the cost is outrageous then one mirror and the others cream or wooden will have to decide this when we find a carpenter.

When we came back internet shopping a small teapot and two small jugs (3oz & 5oz) £26.02 with postage (£3.47)

Ebay items are starting to sell; at present one mine (.99p) and one Bex (.99p)