EDIT @ 11.00PM
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!"
We found out the kids have got a teacher training day coming up, so on the weekend we started looking at going away somewhere for a short break. Yesterday Mark asked his boss if he could also have the day off and he said yes so things were coming along nicely, we picked out a hotel (cheaper and more convenient than taking the caravan) and the only obstacle in our way was to sort out what day Anais has her violin exam as her violin exam falls in the week we wanted to go but we were not sure what the actual day was.
We have been waiting and waiting and waiting for Anais violin teacher to get back to us, (incidentally, such a lovely lady!) and she came back to us tonight at 10.30pm and told us the date of Anais violin exam and said we were free to book our trip up!
Woo Hoo!
So (and I'm not publishing the date on here) we are off to LEGOLAND WINDSOR.
We haven't told the kids yet as obviously they are asleep in bed but need to think of a good, fun way to tell them - will update tomorrow!
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!"
We found out the kids have got a teacher training day coming up, so on the weekend we started looking at going away somewhere for a short break. Yesterday Mark asked his boss if he could also have the day off and he said yes so things were coming along nicely, we picked out a hotel (cheaper and more convenient than taking the caravan) and the only obstacle in our way was to sort out what day Anais has her violin exam as her violin exam falls in the week we wanted to go but we were not sure what the actual day was.
We have been waiting and waiting and waiting for Anais violin teacher to get back to us, (incidentally, such a lovely lady!) and she came back to us tonight at 10.30pm and told us the date of Anais violin exam and said we were free to book our trip up!
Woo Hoo!
So (and I'm not publishing the date on here) we are off to LEGOLAND WINDSOR.
We haven't told the kids yet as obviously they are asleep in bed but need to think of a good, fun way to tell them - will update tomorrow!
WEATHER WATCH - cold and rainy all day :-(
Have you seen the crochet cups and saucers on Pinterest? I LOVE them!
I thought how hard can it be? So I set about trying to make my own. Actually it was quite hard, here is my effort, it looks more like a gravy boat or milk jug!
Have you seen the crochet cups and saucers on Pinterest? I LOVE them!
I thought how hard can it be? So I set about trying to make my own. Actually it was quite hard, here is my effort, it looks more like a gravy boat or milk jug!
I found a pattern online instead for one that didn't look too hard to do. I did the blue one first and the pink one second.
This afternoon I popped out to get some starch spray to try and make them stiff and more rigid.
This actually smells very, very nice!
This actually smells very, very nice!
The "saucers" became flat once I had sprayed and then ironed them.
I ironed the inside of the pink cup first but that seemed to make it "expand", it became wider than the blue cup even though they are the same pattern. It also flattened the wool fibres and made it look more "lacey" I didn't bother trying to iron the blue one so I could compare them, I just sprayed it instead, so the blue one actually looks "chunkier".
Which one looks better?
Have to say though I didn't find this spray made them any harder than they were before, except to make them smell nice.
I ironed the inside of the pink cup first but that seemed to make it "expand", it became wider than the blue cup even though they are the same pattern. It also flattened the wool fibres and made it look more "lacey" I didn't bother trying to iron the blue one so I could compare them, I just sprayed it instead, so the blue one actually looks "chunkier".
Which one looks better?
Have to say though I didn't find this spray made them any harder than they were before, except to make them smell nice.
Aren't they pretty! I can totally see these with gifts in - chocolates or baby booties for a newborn or jewellery wrapped in tissue paper!
I also did a bowl version - this one was an exercise in using the end of a ball of wool up (though there's STILL loads left!)
Top picture - before being sprayed and ironed, bottom picture - after being sprayed and ironed.
I also did a bowl version - this one was an exercise in using the end of a ball of wool up (though there's STILL loads left!)
Top picture - before being sprayed and ironed, bottom picture - after being sprayed and ironed.
Roman got up this morning, had breakfast, got dressed and had a wash and was straight back at his latch hook! He came home from school and went straight to his latch hook again!
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