Eating alfresco

This weekend was glorious with non stop sunshine so needless to say I barely spent a second inside so the sewing is piling up!

However I don't feel too bad as I was very productive in the garden, my major achievement being this little creation ....




For years I've been lusting over beautiful pictures of similar constructions in magazines and more recently, pinterest. Finally I have my own and best of all I made it !



Last night I gathered a few friends and we ate and drank outside ... until the midgets came and scared us all away!













Don't you just love alfresco dining?




What did you get up to this weekend? Hope it was as fun filled as mine x

Out of the office

When it gets cloudy I'll be back :)

Hope you're all enjoying the sun x x

Lovely Teachers

I've had a few requests for some teacher prezzies lately.  The main request was something small but something special so I've come up with some lovely lavender hearts, small in size but big in thought :O)

I've got lots more hearts all cut out and ready to sew up, complete with rubber stamped messages. 

Struggling to stay inside and work today as the sun is shining and it's just sooooooo tempting to be out in the garden!

Hmmmm might just pop out for a bit .....

The sun is on its way!

Bring out the bunting!

The sun is on it's way

I'm going to be sitting out enjoying it 

next week - every day !

However if the weathermen are wrong I'll just have to stay indoors and make more of my bunting cards :O)

Sorry for the bloggy break!   The Roscommon Lamb Festival is now over so my full attention will be back on Michellemadethis. 

I've had a camera man at the cottage filming me this week so hopefully that should be available next week.  As a result of that the sewing corner has been given a makeover - pics to follow.  In fact LOTS of pics to follow.

Have a lovely weekend peeps!

Stitching

Busy working on some commissions at the mo. really loving this cake stand full of cupcakes. Started with this sketch





Then spent half a day cutting out cupcakes from pretty fabrics









Finally got round to stitching them all together.





Will share the finished piece with you during the week :)

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend x

Wooly Crafts

I'm busy as a bee

crafting late at night 

and early in the morning

getting ready for the

Wool Craft Village

I'm organising at this years

Roscommon Lamb Festival 

If you fancy trying your hand at any wool related crafts

I've organised lots of fabulous workshops

The Yarn Room

12.30 – 1.30 pm – Spinning with Nancy Devlin using a spindle and a wheel

1.45 pm – 2.15 pm – Beginners crochet with Patricia Kearney

2.30 – 3.30 pm – Feltmaking with Maggie Dolan

3.45 – 4.45pm – Loom & Tapestry Weaving with Fran Crowe

The Wool Shed

12.30 – 1.30 pm – Weaving a mat on a peg loom with Caroline Walshe

1.45 – 2.15 pm – Spinning Introduction with Gerardine Murphy

2.30 – 3.30 pm – Needle Felting for kids with Carmel Creaner

3.45 – 4.45 pm – Crochet– making crochet flowers & butterflies with Carmen Heffernan

To book your place on one of the workshops above please emailmichelle@michellemadethis or call Michelle on 085 1111984

I'm really looking forward to crochet flowers with Carmen Heffernan.  Carmen was featured in Mollie Makes magazine and has a beautiful shop on Etsy selling her crochet creations. 

In fact I want to do all of the workshops!

I've got lots planned for the day including a Knit'n Natter Cafe, a Spinning Area for people to join in and have a go and an interactive Knitting Circle.

Keeeeeep Stitching!

Mx

Mornings

I love mornings!

I am what they call "a morning person".

I quite often jump out of bed singing (ok maybe not 'singing') "how do you like your eggs in the morning, I like mine with a kiss".  Just the song itself makes me smile :O)

I don't understand how people can wake up grumpy or just not be a morning person.

Why do I love mornings?

• I love the quietness
• I love the stillness
• I love the sun streaming in the window waking me up 
• I love that perfectly snug comfortable feeling when you wake up and for a split second you have no worries and no cares whatsoever.  For that second time stands still
• I love love love love love that when you get up early your world is totally uninterupted.  Most importantly your phone doesn't ring! 

Do you like mornings?