What shall we do for your birthday?

When Mr Lucey asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday I said "if you had the day off we could go to Whitby" so he did and we are!!

I'll be back later to show you my presents,

must dash,

Lucey x



I must get stitching.

I was sitting with a cuppa round the fire last night when I decided to get the needles out again and make some more "wristies"

I've had so much wear out of these grey ones

so in a couple of hours I'd knitted these

I just cast on 40 stitches, using size 4 needles, and knit 50 rows then cast off, fold in half and stitch up leaving a hole for your thumb, so easy for beginners, and all you need are scraps of wool

I made these in cream and brown to go with a lovely aran cardigan that my sister gave me for christmas

but I didn't have anything to go with the cardigan so I sneaked off to York for a couple of hours and there just waiting for me in CK was this gorgeous dress, well I couldn't not buy it could I??

I "borrowed"one of Mr Lucey's wooden coat hangers to hang it on, I just need to cover it in a pretty fabric

maybe "stanley" will be just right!!

I've also got this cute little purse to make for Alexa's pennies  it was free in Mollie Makes, problem is I'm dead messy with the glue gun going everywhere but where it should,

and last on the list is the heart wreath I started at the classes in December

the beads are so tiny you need a good light to see them and the needle is so fine

this one is half done but I'll have them all  finished for next December, I hope!

Lucey x



Croft House

Looking out across  the lock with a view of the mountains is  

"Croft House"

with it's little red roof and tall chimney pots

it's just the place I'm  looking for to retire to!!

I was jucky enough to win this lovely hand knitted house just before christmas from Julia at "hand knitted things", thanks Julia I love it.

I got a few more red spotty bits to add to my shelf this christmas, my friends know me so well,

a lovely CK pin tin, some retro spot cake cases and I can't wait for a "blowy washing day" when I can hang out my washing using these lovely spotty pegs.

These are my lovely gifts from Jess at Bibbitybob that I got in the "Advent swap" back in November

There  were 3 choccies that sort of jumped straight from the wrappers and right into my mouth before I could say "Jack Robinson"!!

This tea cosy is definetly my favourite gift

I need one of those little brown betty tea pots that hold just enough tea for a cuppa in the morning and I can cover it  with my lovely stripey tea pot cosy, thanks  Jess.

Here's Jess's parcel,

Before I go I love this idea I saw in a vintage shop

the fitting room is made up of two pairs of old wardrobe doors, brill eh!!

Lucey x



Laa laa's travelling craft box

My lovely friend Lynda from Hookin with Laa laa has a wonderful idea for a "crafty" swap for us all to join in, do pop over and have a look it sound's like such a fun swap,

and a great start to the new year.

Lucey x



Happy new year.

Just popped in to say happy new year, but most of all to say thank you to everyone who reads my "ramblings" on, follows me, takes part in swaps and leaves me such lovely comments.

I love reading all your blogs about what you get up to, what's going on in your day to day life and all the lovely things you make and becoming such good friends.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR"

I'm off to see the fireworks,

Lucey x



In my stocking were.....

On christmas morning sticking her head out of my stocking  was "bobtail" a gorgeous pink rabbit

 and if you lift up her tummy she's a sewing set, she used to live in Jessie chorleys shop in London but now she lives with me!!

Just beside Bobtail, with his pipe held firmly in his teeth, was  "the snowman" filled with chocolate,

does anyone remember these sleeves made by Rowntree's at christmas time? I think I've seen something similar when we were at Beamish museum.

And deep down in the toe was this teeny tiny book brooch

"ONCE UPON A TIME"

chapter XIII

Last Things

Good night and sweet dreams he cried on this night as the curtain was drawn back...

and there lay the beginning of an exciting adventure...

The End.

There was a note attached to the brooch that say's "this book brooch is inspired by the minature books of the 15th century that were worn by merchant princes either as a pendant or on their belts as a keeper of information, a calender or a souvenier."

I got some lovely books aswell so after my bath I think I'll pop off to bed for a read,

night all,

Lucey

Christmas Eve

Smoke is billowing out of the chimney on this  special christmas eve as big flakes of snow fall  from the sky, making everywhere look white and sparkly and slippery underfoot,

The family go out for a walk in the snow gathering  a  big bunch of holly as they slip and slide along the path

Back home it's warm and cosy with a big log fire roaring in the grate and  Isabella's stocking is hanging above the flames, there's an orange wedged in the toe  and a teddy bear and some gingerbread poke their heads out of the top. Placed next to the stocking is a pair of red leather shoes that Isabella has long  admired in the shop window.

Mrs Bulmer, the old lady next door, and her son George give Isabella a brown paper bag containing an apple, an orange, some nuts, sweeties and some pennies.

There's christmas cards  strung across the brightly lit room along with paper streamers, and outside a snowman stands proudly in the garden, as night falls everyone heads off to bed and if you've been a very good girl

"the sleigh will ride tonight"

 and santa will fill your stocking while you dream of sugarplums.

Merry  Christmas,

Love Lucey x