More Wedding Creativity

I had a pretty bad week last week when I went up North to visit family. There is nothing like a wedding to test a families tensions and mine is no exception. I came home feeling very dispirited and generally down in the dumps. I came very close to wanting the whole wedding cancelled and felt as miserable as I have ever been.

The fog has now lifted, I am glad to say. I went to see our Vicar yesterday to finalise details of the Wedding service and it rather put into perspective what a wedding is all about. It is at the end of the day about two people and two people only, my husband-to-be and I. We will say our vows and promise to love, cherish and honour each other in sickness and in health. What can be more beautiful than that. Tony sent me a text after I had argued with one of my sisters last week, it said, and I quote "Just remember that I love you - this is our day - even if no one turns up we still have each other". How right he is and how happy I am to be marrying someone so perfect for me.

I hope you like the Order of Service cards and placecards that I have designed and made this evening.

Lots of Love.
Caroline xxxxx

At last I have found what I was looking for ...

At last, after searching through blog after blog I found just what I was looking for. This was the gorgeous Coca Cola holder that I just think is a great idea. I found it on Melissa's website that you can find here . Melissa helps to raise awareness for Autism so go and say hi at some point.

I shall definately be making one of these and will be using insulated wadding to keep my can cool. Thank you Mel for allowing me to feature your beautifully made can holder.

Can anyone help ....??

Recently I was reading through the blog posts in my reading list when I happened upon a wonderful can cooler/holder with embroidered text. It was for a can of coca cola and said something along the lines of ...'If it wasn't for Coca Cola I'd have no personality'. I thought this was rather fun, considering that I too am addicted to coca cola (I was one-a-day, but have managed to get my addiction down to one a week). I think I must have clicked on a link from a blog in my reading list but have been through every one to try to find it again.

If anyone knows which blog it is can you please let me know as I really, really want to make one of those.

Thank you
Until next time
Caroline xx

Checkout Green Fairy Quilts Giveaway

I love this blog and have fallen in love with the fabric on offer for this giveaway.

Pop on over here and say hi to Judi.

The pattern for this is on offer too - look at those fantastically bright colours!!!

Thrilled to bits...

I came home from work on Tuesday evening to a wonderful surprise, a package sent all the way from Australia. I couldn't get the parcel open quick enough, even though I probably wasn't supposed to open it yet! Worry about that later I thought.

The most wonderful collection of goodies lay inside a delightful Easter gift bag. All for me. This is what I received;

An Easter Bag,

a matching little bag,

a wallhanging with pockets;

a sewing caddy, a notebookand pen, some choccies...

and some lovely cards;

I was so delighted by the generosity of the lovely Marcia Campbell. You are a very talented and kind lady and I am very grateful to you for receiving such a wonderful array of gifts. They will all be treasured and used every day - especially the caddy as I am forever losing pins and needles whilst sewing in the evenings - thank you, thank you and thank you again. Please visit Marcia's wonderful blog hhtp://www.daisy-jayne.blogspot.com and Thank you Julie for organising the swap, the first I have participated in. Pop here to say hi.

Thank you.

Caroline xxx

A little bit of creativity ...

I haven't posted for a couple of weeks and have missed the blogging side of my life.

I am in the countdown for the wedding now with only 11 weeks to go! It's very scary - how did the countdown go from months to weeks? The time is flying with so much to do, I dedicated a whole week to making my wedding invitations which, in hindsight should have been sent by now. My partner and I fell in love with some very simple but elegant cards, however when we priced them, just 50 would have cost close to £300.00. We are on a very tight budget and being me, I insisted on making them myself.

This was the work in progress;

and this is the finished result;

I can't show the inside for obvious reasons but suffice to say that I am more than happy with them and happier still with the money we have saved (to be spent on more pressing matters).

I also managed to spend a wee bit of time on making my mother-in-law (to-be) a Mother's Day present. I have recently got her into quilting and wanted to make a sewing roll for all her pins and cotton reels etc.

I came up with her initials on the outside;

and this on the inside;

A close-up;

Now to make my own Mother one to take up with me on my next visit.

My next tasksare three quilts on order and some more wedding organisation - including making some Wedding Wishes cards and decorating the cake boxes.

Phew!! All this wedding malarchy is quite exhausting!!!

See you all soon.

Caroline xxx

My First Blogger Award

How Lucky am I? I have just been awarded this Kreativ Blogger Award from zlatysews.blogspot.com.

Thank you so much Zlaty, I am honoured.

This award is meant to be shared and so I must now spread the joy and pass it on to 7 more bloggers whose work I admire. I must also provide a list of seven things that I love. Mmmmm, but I love so much .... These are my favourites;

1. My wonderful husband-to-be Tony who I love and adore and supports me unconditionally.

2. My angel doggie Henri, the Jack Russell who brings much pleasure and joy.

3. My wonderful family and friend, although far and wide are always there.

4. My hobbies; especially quilting, I fell in love only 2 years ago and love it to pieces.

5. My home; in the Warwickshire countryside surrounded by fields of nature and beauty.

6.My Job; I work part-time at a local garden centre surrounded by beautiful flowers.

7. God - who always listens and seems to provide me with such peace of mind.

I am going to have a little think about the seven bloggers who will receive the award from me. I want to be fair and there are just so many amazing bloggers out there...