All Easter-ed out..

Good morning!

I can now put these photos on as all the family have had their Easter goodies..
These are the cards I made - I'm only just getting re-acquainted with my sewing machine, but on the whole I was quite pleased with how they turned out - and I know what I'd do differently another time!

Then I made some of the egg cosy bunnies from the Debbie Bliss book I borrowed from the library..



And it's not just me being creative either.. Graeham has been having a cooking bonanza so here are the lovely hot cross buns he made...

and the super Simnel cake - what with that and the wine and chocolate egg for Easter it's a good thing I'm off to badminton this morning!

On the work front I've finished another set of teachers' notes so I've just got to find a biography for the last one on my list.. I've been trawling bookshops and have started looking online, but I think there might be a gap in the market here!

Oh and I did my craft fair... it was a bit quiet, but I didn't come away at a loss - and everyone was so nice.  It was a bit of a celebration too as the local community radio station (who were running the fair as a fudraiser) have just found out that they can broadcast full time, not just during our festival and special events..  I can't do the next one (it's Exeter City's final home game), but have booked in for June when the festival will be on - and it's the Jubilee weekend too so there should be plenty of people in town.....

Finally, City managed a win - not by one goal either - by three.. so all in all it's been a good Easter...

Now where was I..?

I know, it's been a while, but the time just seems to woosh by - don't know when I had time for a 'normal' job now!!

I'll not go into all the stuff I've been up to - just one or two highlights I guess...

Right, I needed a card or two quickly so I decided to use my newly learnt skills at feltmaking!  I also had some ceramic buttons I made last summer to finish them off.. I was quite pleased ..

I might get brave and do a tutorial on how to make these!

Then I had a great trip up to Surrey for Mothering Sunday and stayed with my sister.. 
Of course it meant I could play with my niece's new shoes..
(Luckily for her they were too big - and I'd never have balanced on them long enough to walk!)

When we settled down for our meal my other the other niece's husband produced this zuggarat of a chocolate cake - just captured on film before Jenny tried to kidnap it!

The following day I spent in the garden with my sister and mum tidying and chatting before another nice meal together...

I got some more writing work - teachers' notes on three more books - so I've settled down to that since I've been back.. then I rediscovered crochet.. hooray!

I'm still battling with corners rather than going round and round, but it's very soothing...

Oh and I had a finishing off session with some beads..

and some knitted brooches!

So that's me just about up to date..

Craft Fair this Saturday - if all goes well it could be a monthly event so fingers crossed...

Will report back with photos next week..

Have a good one - and enjoy Easter...