Hickory Dickory

A little section of a large nursery rhyme piece I've been working on !!

Illustration Friday

Another week....another theme !!...'Winter'

Hope you all had a great Christmas...see you in 2011...

Jayne xoxo

IF - mail...and Merry Xmas !!

My entry for this weeks Illustration Friday topic.... 'mail'. Thought I would also take this chance to wish you all a very Merry Xmas....have a good one !!

Thanks

Today I was lucky enough to be featured on Print and Pattern...it made my day !! I would like to send this card to everyone who passed on such lovely messages to me. Yesterday I had the worst day ever...it just shows you what a difference a day makes !! Many thanks.....Jayne x

Illustration Friday - prehistoric...

Footy in the Snow !

Taking the little one to footy this afternoon....oh joy !!

Think I'm going to need thermals !! It's soooo cold...brr !

Pretty Garden Sampler

Just found out ........My Pretty Garden Sampler design was voted stitchers favourite of the month for October on The Stitching Shed web....whoo hoo !!

Jack-in-a-Box !!

I have spent the whole day going in and out of the house

doing shopping...school runs....elderly father runs....library.....

bank.....post office...errands for neighbours!!

I feel like a Jack-in-a-Box....tomorrow I'm staying put !

Boogie Woogie Owl !

Much better...

Well I'm feeling much better now...thanks. Ready to get back to work !!

Thought I would post up this surface pattern I did a few years ago...

it reminds me of warmer days...roll on summer....its blowing a gale outside !!

Feeling ill

What is the point of a flu jab....when it leaves you with the flu !!

My head aches...my body aches....I cant stop sneezing....I think it's time for bed !!

Life's a Hoot !!

Hello Amy

Congratulations to Steph and Mark....another little girl...well done !! xx

The Stitching Shed

Today I start the new 2011 brochure for The Stitching Shed ....one of my

favourite jobs....I get to play....and be really creative....and go mad with funky colours !!

Can't wait for Monday morning !!

Lion

Football Crazy !!

My little boy had his 8th birthday party this weekend. As he and

all his friends are football mad, I had a wild moment...and invited 9 of his friends

to come with me and his dad to watch the local league side play on Sat.....10 little

fidgeting, hyper, loud, over excited 8 year olds....what was i thinking !!

They had a brilliant time...me and the hubby needed a long lie down Sat

night ....and plenty of wine....and chocolate...

Racing - IF

My entry for Illustration Friday this week....r a c i n g....

Lazy Day !!

Have been working non stop just lately...

so today I'm treating myself to a lazy, laid back day.

I have chocolate...I have a DVD....I have a comfy pillow !!

Aaaaaahhhh!!!

A Happy Day !!

The pictures from Chile today were amazing !!

Make today a happy day....and find something

in your life to smile about !

Illustration Friday - transportation

Haven't had a lot of time to post just lately...

http://www.thestitchingshed.co.uk/

has kept me really busy...2011 range in hand !!

Still...here is a little something for this weeks

Illustration Friday topic - transportation.

Have a great week !!

Illustration Friday - Underneath

Been really busy this week !! Just had time to put something

together for Illustration Friday's topic for this week - Underneath !!

IF Old Fashioned

Here is my IF entry for Old Fashioned...an old prop plane !!

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Just got back from a Teddy Bear's Picnic in my local park.

I've never seen so many different sorts of bears...each one was well loved !!

And then on my way out I found a lost bear...... which I took to the cafe

in the hope that some one claims him....I hope they do.

Cute Hippo

I think hippos are so cute !!

Make a wish

If you could have one LITTLE wish...what would it be ??

Mine would be to have myself surgically removed from the computer !!

( oh.. and a small lottery win...and more time with the kids...and the ability to eat chocolate without having to buy bigger clothes !! )

Owls...

Have had a bit of an outdoors weekend !! We went to see the Owl display

at Leighton Hall on Saturday. The birds were fantastic...which is more

than can be said for the weather !! It rained...then rained some more...then

rained and rained and rained.....!

Baby Boy

My friend had a little boy last night...well not so little really...9lbs !!

Well done Mel...and welcome to the world Ethan x x

Feeling Snappy !!

Well...what a difference a day makes !! Today the weather is awful, my

boiler isn't working, which means no hot water or heat, my new website won't load

and I can't figure out what is wrong with it...and there are NO chocolate biccies

in the cupboard !! I'm feeling pretty SNAPPY !!!

Home sweet Home

Have spent the day pottering around the house doing.....

well absolutely nothing really !! Just enjoying the house and the

garden....kids back at school...lovely sunny day...aahh....it won't last !!

Angel

Feeling pretty smug right now !! Finally managed

to get to the bottom of my 'to do ' list........well until

tomorrow anyway !!

Bear

Back to school

Nearly time for the kids to go back !!

Lucy

Daisy the Cow

Iv'e been working on a set of illustrations based on

farm animals. This is Daisy the Cow....she was one of the

first ones that I did. Lucy is next....can you guess what she is ??

Owl collage

Happy Monday !

I hope you all have a great day...I actually

love Mondays...I get to play on the computer...design

and create...Its the best job on the world !!

The Owl and The Pussy Cat

Just finished this tonight, so I thought that I would

post it up before the weekend....

Leo is one tommorrow !!

My friends little boy Leo is one tommorrow.

Happy birthday little chap...

Illustration Friday...Star Gazing

Heres my idea for this weeks Illustration Friday Topic 'Star Gazing'

Dinosaur Day

Its turning into a Dinosaur Day !!

Dinosaurs

Have spent the weekend working on a series of dinosaurs...

this is Fred...I hope you like him !!

Rosie

My friend came round with her baby girl 'Rosie'.... she's so

cute. We had a really girlie afternoon - catching up on gossip

and eating cake...Hmmmm

Out and about

Out and about today...spending most of the time in the car

getting from A to B....oh joy !!

Smile...it's Monday

This is for all the mum's like me who have their

children at home for the summer holidays....for all the

mum's like me who have just put the washing out and

now it's raining...and for all the mums like me who can't have

a brew because we are out of milk !! I am trying soooo hard to smile !!

Needlepoint from The Stitching Shed

The design studio at The Stitching Shed has transformed

another one of my illustrations into a needlepoint kit. Love what they

have done to it...Just working on the themes for their 2011 collection...

I love this bit....it gives me chance to play !!

Zoo - The Finished Design

Here is the finished design from my Zoo trip.

The Stitching Shed are going to turn it into a cross stitch kit

so I will post it when they have got a sample back to me.

Another Christmas Design

Here's another development from my Christmas range...hope

you like it.

No Garden for Me Today !!

I was going to spend today in the garden, but it's pouring down !!

Looks like it will be another day at the computer for me...

hope its a nice day where you are !

Illustration Friday entry

Here is my entry for the Illustration Friday topic this week. The theme is 'Double'....

Spent the first day of the school holidays with

my little chap. I'm absolutely exhausted but it

nice to get some quality time together...they

grow up so quickly !!