ted and agnes

11 wks to go.....and dreaming of trousers!

I have so much to do....I am soooo tired, after working lots of extra shifts at the library this week its taking its toll....along with 2 boys to occupy I am turning into a very grumpy muther!

So in an attempt to cheer myself up I've been browsing my fav site of the moment....

It's a fab resource for all into stitchery, with great downloadable patterns, an amazing 'how to guide' with some great tutorials and lots of members photos which are always really inspiring.

I am drooling over these yummy trousers at the moment Nicola 9175

and have just aquired this pattern from ebay in the states after a review on Sew Tessuti an brilliant blog on all things sewing, stitching, fabric ....

as I'm a bit of a sucker for a nice trouser especially with my fav converse boots.....can't wait to be able to fit in normal clothes again! So to fill in the endless hours of waiting I'm planning, pattern cutting and searching for suitable fabrics as even pinning & cutting fabric is hard work at the mo as the bump is squishing the wind from my sails!

Been a bit bleuuuugh...

Still here but haven't posted for a while as Easter visitors, not much sleep, completely knackered (thanks progesterone) and feelin sick pretty much all day.....can't face any food but rice crackers & cream cheese.....& orange juice!

Been knitting lots cute socks & booties..pics to come

Will announce my giveaway winner in a couple of days stay tuned....Take Care All Rxxxx

last night i woke up.....

and I thought I was dreaming that the house was shaking.....i went back to sleep! This morning I found out that i wasn't dreaming in fact we had an earthquake....my first, how surreal!

Good intentions….

So despite my good intentions in early January to blog daily I have already been a bit slack. ….but do have a good excuse it seems. We finally took delivery of our new washing machine old one went bang a week before Christmas, so I have had a washing pile the size of a small country to deal with plus the added bonus of rearranging the entire top floor of the house. This includes my fabric stash which has been a major operation.

I was going to take some wonderful pictures of the mess I had made but decided against it as it was all a bit much.

Meanwhile I have been reading avidly other peoples blogs (instead of working I might add) and they have been inspiring me loads esp Cherry's Blog 'Tales from Pixie Wood' A lady after my own heart especially when it come to dealing with the vacant stare of my OH when I have been up to mischief whilst the men of the house have been at work & school….

I have also been contemplating my future career as an artist. 2007 was a nightmare for me with the 2^nd half completely wiped out with the flooding, just surviving everyday with a wrecked ground floor and then the rebuilding stage and keeping some normality of everyday life was not exactly conducive to creative production. I have one exhibition booked next year and I am reluctant to book in anymore as finding the space in my head to think/create work that I am happy with has been increasingly difficult. Being an artist, at least a successful one for me means selfishness, solitude and the space to work when I want, these don't go hand in hand with a family life and running a household. This and Jane Brocket's book 'The Gentle Art of Domesticity' have got me thinking about how I could mesh the two parts of my life together into creating work that I am both happy with but also gets the jobs done on that long list of 'to do's.

I was awarded a grant from the arts council in early 2007 to research & develop new work and to move my career forward but it seems to have cast a shadow about my artistic future. Now my calamity of a life has begun to level itself out I am back to the drawing board.

So the question I am asking myself is ' How can art become my daily life????' More later……..I need to contemplate & sip tea!

Sometime now…

So finally I have decide to plunge myself into the word of blogging. I have thought about it at various times in the past and even half heartily begun a couple of random blogs but have never been inspired enough to carry on. So the decision to start came after 2 days of suffering in bed with a horrid winter sickness bug that had taken out the entire family over Christmas. Balancing laptop on a cushion I spent 48 hrs reading through page after page of a cornucopia of amazing info shared by some pretty cool people. What an inspiration….How could I not join this wonderful community……

So here goes………………