Knocking Knees!

My hubby and I actually managed to get away for a night WITHOUT KIDS over half term. We travelled down to Bath for the day and stayed in this pretty little pub called The White Hart at Ford which is about 30 minutes north of Bath.

Sorry about the quality of the photographs. It was very dark but I am a sucker for twinkly lights!

Whilst in Bath we came across this clothes store which had its window displays

absolutely packed full of vintage sewing machines.

There must have been at least 200! They looked stunning.

Everyone was taking photographs. Sorry about the reflections

but hopefully you get the idea!

Anyway the reason for the title to this post is that tonight I am due to give

a talk about my textiles/mixed media work!!! I haven't done this for at least

2 years and am getting a little nervous!

I am supposed to talk for an hour - which some of my friends will say would be

easy for me! - but I've tried and tried and it keeps coming out at 30 minutes.

Even when I try and pad it out it's still 30 minutes.

I'll just have to open the floor to questions and hope for the best.

Wish me luck!

Oh and by the way - don't forget to sign up to my mailing list to be

in with a chance of winning a set of 3 lovely fairy brooches.

Winners will be drawn on 1st March.

Competition Time!

I thought it was about time I ran another little competition!  So here goes ...

Everyone who signs up to my mailing list/newsletter on my website

www.corinnephillips.co.uk will be entered in a free prize draw to

win a set of Fairy Brooches worth £15!

The Closing Date is 1st March 2010 and there are three sets up for grabs.

Good Luck xx

Meeting up with Old Friends!

What a joy it is to meet up with Old Friends!  It was Up-Front's first Play Day since before Christmas. The snow had meant that it had been postponed - and more snow threatened to stop us today - but the Up-Front girls are made of stronger stuff!  Only Gilly Mound was unable to make it - and just in case any of us thought she was making it up she sent us this:

 

Not that we are a mean bunch you understand -but she was so looking forward to it and

then was thwarted at the last minute!

But, back to the Play Day, - much cake and tea was had by all - we didn't actually DO much today - just catch up on things and generally enjoy ourselves - What more can you ask for!

Not more snow!

Well, true to my word, I have taken pictures and am posting again.

Although - don't get used to daily posts - let me tell you it

ain't gonna happen! But everything did look gorgeous this morning

I thought it would be a good opportunity to share it with you.

This is the view from our front window this morning. Doesn't it look pretty?

Chris is having to clear the drive AGAIN! Just when I thought it was safe(r) to go out!

The school is closed once more. The children have only been at school

for 2 and a half days since they broke up for Christmas.

And, don't get me wrong, I love them and everything but I was looking

forward to a day at home on my own!!

And this is the view from the back window.

This is Evie's writing studio! Her ambition is to be an

author when she gets older (She was 12 at Christmas!)

It reminds me of Dylan Thomas's shed in Laugherne -

so you never know she may follow in his footsteps!

Not that I'm a pushy mother or anything you understand.

So what am I going to do today?  I was going to create

in my workroom but now I have three children around me

I doubt I'll get much chance.

Up-Front were due to meet and have our first Play Day of

the year but, luckily we postponed it until next week.

I can't wait to see everyone. It seems such a long time!

It'll probably be a bit of a "pottering" day but I may get

chance to watch one of those Doris Day DVDs I had for

Christmas! Yummy!

Enjoy!

New Year's Resolution?

This is Edie and she has just given me a right royal talking to and told me that this year I must post to my blog more regularly!! And, therefore, (I hesitate to put this in writing) I aim to do just that! I must also remember to take my camera everywhere!! I could often post an entry but find that my lack of images lets me down!!

Anyway, onward and upward - I am reading a fabulous book at the moment called "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Burrows. It is a collection of letters sent just after the end of the Nazi occupation of Guernsey in World War II.  It really is delightful and I would heartily recommend it to you.  It really takes you back to the glorious days of letter writing! and waiting for the Postman to arrive.

I have just finished and sent off new Fairy Wings which will be on exhibition at Leeds Design and Craft Gallery until the end of April - so if any of you are in that part of the country please do see if you can pay them a visit - they are a long way from home and, although they have been briefed to be on their best behaviour, they may get a little homesick!!

Hereford - 12th December

I would just like to share with you the images of my Craft Stall last Saturday.

I had a really lovely day.  My daughter, Evie, asked if she could come and

help.  I was really unsure as I thought she would become bored in the cold, etc

but, bless her, she was a real asset. I sent her for countless cups of tea and chocolate -

essential I'm sure you'll agree! and she really enjoyed it too. So now I have a

little buddy to help me.

I was really pleased with how the stall looked - so Christmassy - and it was

great to meet SO many lovely people.  If you managed to come along do please

drop me a line or post a comment. I'd love to hear from you.

Anyway, this will probably be the last post before Christmas.  I now have to

catch up with all the shopping and housework (ugh!) that I avoided in the

run up to the Fair.  So I will wish all you lovely people a

Very Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year!

Argh!!!

This is just a VERY QUICK post because I am frantically making stuff for my Craft Fair in Hereford Market Square on Saturday 12th December!

If you can pop along please do - it's always a good visit with lots of goodies to tempt you for Christmas!

Sorry this is so rushed - why is it that I always leave things until the last minute!!