Congratulations Tonya, you are the winner of my hand dyed fabric giveaway!
A big thanks to all who entered and a huge welcome to new followers, I hope you enjoy this space.
I’m making plans for my Christmas giveaway now, stay tuned.
I’ve listed a couple of dolls in my Etsy shop.
Today is your last chance to enter the giveaway, I’ll be drawing the winner tomorrow.
Good luck!
That’s it!
I’m officially moving into my laundry and dedicating my life to making beautiful colours on fabric, you may never see me again except when I have some new colours to show off.
But then I guess someone has to cook, clean, care for the children…….
Ah well, one can dream, can one not?
I guess it’s part and parcel of breastfeeding that you receive the odd nip here and there, I’ve certainly received a few over the years.
This morning’s “nip” however, was perpetrated by a 14 month old with plenty of teeth who didn’t let go until she realised I was screeching because of her! I have the wound to prove it too! Trust me when I say the offended area was throbbing and burning for quite some time.
In her defence, I think she thought she was biting my nightie which I was trying to wrangle out of the way in the wee pre dawn hours. My husband’s instant response was that I will now give up breastfeeding altogether – it not being worth the trouble.
But… but… I don’t want to! I’m not ready! Each of my babes have been the ones to give up, not me.
It’s such a special thing to be able to nourish a child in this way and to have close bonding time (not that chomping does much for the bonding!) Perhaps it’s because I know she may be our last baby because of my medical problems, that I’m more determined to hang in there.
Whatever the case, I have big apprehensions about the impending bedtime feed tonight.
We shall see…..
In much brighter news it’s a glorious sunny day today so I baked some fruit loaves. The girls had their hair washed and put on some pretty summery dresses.
Yes it’s that time again and I’m very pleased to be giving away some hand dyed fabric for the first time. The winner will receive a hand painted fat quarter and 2 hand dyed co-ordinating pieces measuring 16 x 16 inches from my skyscape series.
To enter:
1. You need to be a follower. New followers are welcome to enter.
2. Please leave a comment telling me why you like hand dyed fabric and what you think you would do with it if you won.
3. If you blog about this giveaway and link back to here you will receive an additional entry, please come back and leave an extra comment to say you’ve blogged.
The winner will be selected by random integer on Tuesday 5th October.
Thanks for entering, all the best!
My son has been having a go at fabric painting and has had some fantastic results! Here are a couple of his first swatches.
He’s looking forward to doing lots more.
Ok, that’s all from me for now, I have to get back to baking that lemon curd tart I started. I want to say thank you to those who commented on my last post – all very helpful and constructive advice.
Watch out for a giveaway here in the very near future.
I had thoughts of stocking my Etsy shop for Christmas but I feel (and have felt for some time) that I’m at a crossroads with my craft. I desperately want to make my passion for craft into a career but can’t decide what to do, it’s so frustrating!
I have sold a few dolls this year which is nice, however this is just pocket money, not an income. With dolls you put in a lot of work for a little money. I’d like to take the next step with hand dyeing and sell some fabrics but I’m not sure if there is any demand. Likewise with my embroidery patterns. It’s not that I mind putting in the work but I think it all comes back to my fear of failure that plagues me constantly.
I’ve failed before. In fact, any “business” or money making venture I’ve undertaken has ultimately failed. I see others succeeding at things I have failed at and I don’t know why.
My husband suggested that I try doing a market with my hand dyed fabrics just to see how it goes, which seems a good idea but would take a lot of work and organisation. It would also mean I would have to stop being such a hermit(ess).
Any advice would be very well received, in any case, thanks for “listening” š
The paints can be strategically placed without too much bleeding. I’m thinking these ones need to be put on cushions, perhaps even wall art?
Now I have to go op shopping and hunt down some more doilies, anyone interested in a tutorial?
My husband is home today and I had a great morning with my 3 year old girl. We went and had babycinos and looked through the pet and toy shop. It’s so enjoyable to have one child on their own and to focus on them and appreciate their unique personality. We always stress the importance of one on one time with each child, particularly for larger families. It may not be easy to arrange but it is so worth doing, you create individual memories for that child and renew your personal bond with them.
Have a nice day, God bless!