How exciting!

I won this lovely giveaway at Lobster and Swan.  I can't wait to receive the book so I can be inspired to paint every bit of furniture I own.

MPS awareness day

Today is MPS awareness day. If you have a few minutes to spare, please take a look at the MPS Society website and find out a bit more about Mucopolysaccharide diseases.

My thoughts goes out to all those individuals and their families who are affected by MPS and related diseases and hope that one day there will be a cure for all.

A place to remember

Last summer at a craft fair, I met a lovely gentleman who started chatting to me about bookbinding. He had done some binding himself but he had spent most of his time creating prints, I think he said he had worked in the printing trade. He came to see me again at another fair later in the year and we exchanged a couple of books each.
Shortly after Christmas I received an email from him telling me had been given some paper and that he was happy to go halves with me, having been so busy it wasn't until yesterday that I was able to go and collect it.
When we (Anna and I) arrived, he took us through the house out to a room attached to the garage that was full of books, as he showed me the paper Anna noticed that all these books were in some way art books.
After we carried the huge pile of paper out to the car, he then took us into the garage to get more. It was at this point that I noticed at least three plan chests, four (that I could see) old and beautiful printing presses, drawers full of letterpress equipment and yet more books. I nearly fell on the floor in amazement.
Not only was there all these wonderful things but when he took us back into the house to chat with him and his lovely wife, he showed us some of the beautiful pictures, and more books, he owns.
If you've managed to stay with me through this post, you'll probably have guessed I was quite amazed by this wonderful man and the collections that he has created over the years, I felt like a kid in sweet shop, everywhere I looked I was utterly amazed.
Thank you B for all the paper, sharing your collections and most of all inspiring me to be more creative.

Image noriko.stardust via flickr

Home sweet home

My little princess is home!

I went to the RSPCA today with just a glimmer of hope that she might be there and she was.
She heard my voice when I was talking to my sister and came out of the pen meowing at me. I haven't stopped crying and smiling since.
She is absolutely fine and came home, went straight to her food bowl and after troughing for ages came for a cuddle as if nothing had happened. She's now desperate to go out and play in the woods but the RSPCA have recommended she stays in for a couple, yes a couple of weeks. She will hate that.

Thank you to everyone who has sent me messages, said kind words and supported me over this last week. I want to send the biggest thank you to my wonderful sister who has had the phone glued to her ear, phoning vets, the local radio and for coming to the RSPCA with me today and crying with me. Thank you Lou. X

Now it's time for more cuddles. Have a great weekend, I know I will.

Image via Barca

I need your help.....please

I've had the worst few days. On Sunday my cat Sasha wnet out to play and hasn't been home since.

I know cats can wander off for a few days before strolling in as if they haven't been away but not Sash, she always comes home for her tea.

If you know anyone in Leicestershire please let them know about her, I just need to know she's ok. She was last seen around the Newton Harcourt/Wistow area where a lot of people walk their dogs and may have seen her.

Here's a description. Sasha is a small tabby cat with brown and black stripes, a white bib, white tips of her front paws and white back legs. She hasn't been very well lately and so is quite thin. She is very vocal and will meow at you and roll over onto her back for a fuss.

I really hope someone can set my mind at rest as not knowing where she is is breaking my heart.

Thank you.

A welcome surprise

It's 3am on a Tuesday morning and I can't sleep. I am in agony with what I asume is an ear infection. I can't put my head on the pillow because it hurts, so instead I turn on the laptop and start reading my favourite blogs. When I get to Sycamore Street Press I scroll down reading the last few posts i've missed and then I see a picture of my gift tags. What could this be? I read on to find out i've only won this incredible print. Whoop whoop!!! I can't believe it as I never win anything, except a blue fluffy elephant when I was about seven of course. The artist behind this Sycamore Street Press print is David Ngarupe and if you fancy reading a few Q&A's with him click here. If you haven't heard of Sycamore street press before, you have to have a look at some of their other work as it really is wonderful, I blogged about them once before here and there's a link to their website here.

Thank you so much Eva and I can't wait to see the print in the flesh.

Art deco

Thank you to Alicia at Boylerpf for featuring one of my cards on her fantastic blog.

She also sells beautiful vintage jewellery in her etsy shop. If you are looking for a pretty little gift for someone or want to treat yourself, you must take a look. I love this Art Deco necklace, it's so unusual.