A wash out, a result, and a discovery

Hello! I do hope you had a wonderful weekend. (aplogies for the picture-less posts, time and creativity are in short supply around here at the moment!)

So Sunday it rained and it poured - our plans of a day out in sunshine to the Southwell Folk Festival ended up a complete washout unfortunately.  Being Scottish I would not normally let the weather bother me that much (we have been known to take midnight walks in torrential rain in summer clothing just for the delight of feeling that freedom of not caring) but with the beginnings of a potential cold, sniffles and the fact that it was so bloomin freezing I whimped out and we ate our picnic in the house amongst the packing boxes and mess. It was a shame as Mark had made a trip to our favourtie deli for lots of nice cheeses and pate and other treats and my other early birthday gift was a picnic set! Still it was fun nonetheless and we played card games, chatted, laughed, talked about 'new house stuff' and listened to music against the background noise of the rain outside. Ho hum - I am sure we will get the full use out of that picnic set during the summer though.

So using the random number generator we have a recipient for the print in return for comments on my new website. Really I cannot thank you enough for all your feedback - not being very creative in terms of internet and graphics and layouts I was so unsure of how my website would be received but really I have had some lovely comments. In particular on the colour scheme, design and ease of use which is encouraging as I wanted the background to be simple in order to show off my work (hopefully) so, really, thank you ever so much.

So the name and number drawn to receive a print is Tricia Scott. Tricia's blog is actually a new discovery for me, but is a peaceful, serene place to stop by and her artwork is beautiful. Tricia I shall email you for your details!

And another discovery is this fabulous store. In my part time job I can end up driving through lots of little villages in Nottinghamshire and stopping for a sandwich I was delighted to find this absolute treasure trove. Packed floor to ceiling with offcuts and vintage furnishing and upholstery fabrics I cannot wait to begin planning the decor of our new home. I do plan to make most of the curtains and blinds (gulp!) and with a limited budget and no real idea of how to even begin this task, this is a find indeed. Once we are moved in I can begin to think about colours and textures and as we cannot paint for at least the first 12 months it will be wonderful to think of personalising the space through fabric - tell me I am not over-optimistic please!! After all, I have not made a curtain or even a cushion cover in my life before - I do figure though that if I can make a costume, I should be able to make a curtain don't you think?

See you soon. x

Comments

[sue]

hi there, just to let you know I have featured you on my blog, linking in with NCM blog. xx

[waterrose]

Have fun with your new home! Can't wait to see pic's of your new studio!

[Carol]

Shame about the rain on Sunday. If you want help with curtains just ask. I've made loads.

[tricia]

oh thank you gillian! i am just beyond thrilled!
you picnic among the boxes sounded wonderful, even though.
and how could you not make the most wonderful curtains! can't wait to see. :)

[wend]

Gill, With what you can make curtains and cushions will be a doddle!