Craftin' Happy.....

♥ Hello Friends! ♥

Have you had a good start to your crafty week?

I've been having lots of fun doing a few of my favourite things 

over the last week....including more experimenting on my embroidery machine.

'The Little Xmas Tree' above was made using some

very vintage ticking fabric and although not particularly carefully planned ...

......I did end up liking the bright, cheery colours.

Now I think I will mix some different designs in equally pretty colours

to decorate our bedroom and kitchen shelves followed by some in more traditional

 Xmas colours for the living room mantelpiece....

Another evergrowing stash!

I don't think I will ever have enough embroidery threads...

Why do I never seem to have quite the right shade
 when I look in my now overflowing tin and always have to buy yet more?
Hmm...I will definitely need more tins....
but I do love to look through the beautiful array of colours!

A lovely surprise

This pretty book arrived in the post last weekend.

Preordered many weeks ago...I had actually forgotten about it....

which only made it even nicer to receive!

It's full of georgeous and inspiring projects but I am being firm with myself here

and have put it safely away until I have finished all the projects

I am currently working on.....I am so pleased with my newfound will power...

something I would never have achieved even a short time ago!

Finally, on the knitting front...

For all our lovely knitter friends out there....

The 'CORNISH Mice' and 'TEAROOM Mice'

Knitting Patterns

are now available as a 2 pattern deal

♥ Here on ETSY ♥

...so no excuse now not to knit all those little gifts

in time for Christmas....I think they would look lovely in

traditional Xmas colours too!

♥

I have also been working on new knitting patterns

and now have 2 little prototypes....as yet without clothes...

I will give you a peek at the yarns as soon as I am sure...

I'm thinking of pretty ice cream colours

..... 'for him' and 'for her'....

♥

Well....

I shall leave you now

wishing you a lovely week

full of creativity...

♥

Thank you as always for calling by...

we do love your company!

Until next time

Our Cornish Blue Winner!

Caja and Jory chillin' by the woolstack...

Well, our little Cornish friends seem to have made themselves at home...

Come in lovelies!

It's time to announce our

Cornishware Winner♥

Our prize...

the little Cornishware Marmalade/Honey Jar

in 'Cornish Blue' from the pattern photographs...

♥

The lucky name drawn out of our hat is

♥Vivienne ♥

of

Green Rabbit Designs

Congratulations!

I will be in touch Vivienne or if you could contact me here

with the address to which you would like to receive

 your prize and it will be in the post ...

♥

Hmm...a lovely alpaca mouse head from the
Cornish Mice Knitting Pattern

♥

Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK

....also used in the pattern was a dream to work with...

gorgeously smooth and producing beautifully even stitches...
...Oh, I do like that....

A new favourite for me and there is an array of pretty colours...
love at first sight my friends!

♥

I'm off now to find me some
more yarny goodness for the weekend...
Hope yours is a good one
full of all the things you love....

Thanks so much for calling by...

until next time from the tearoom.....



Our Cornish Visitors and an MJT Giveaway!...

Cornish Mice♥
Knitting Pattern
All ready for a day out fishing...

Jory♥

He's a touch mischievous...

(and very hard to catch!)

Caja♥
She's a little shy...
(I have a terrible urge to squeeze her...but she isn't very happy about it!)

♥ ♥ ♥

I had lots of requests for a little boy mouse and so 'Jory' was created...

but he seemed a little lonely and so he has a very best friend 'Caja'...

Inspired by our memories of idyllic holidays in Cornwall

and the beautiful Cornishware ..

'Cornish Blue'

♥ ♥ ♥

Where they began...

Our little mice are made using small amounts of

beautifully soft alpaca and cotton yarns

and are a perfect size for small hands...

Easy to knit and only 8 1/2" in size....they are perfect to pop

into a pretty gift bag and are now available in our

ETSY Shop
♥
Well friends...
we are all feeling very happy here at
the tearoom
and we feel like having some
♥ Celebration Giveaways! ♥

This first Giveaway is this lovely

'Cornish Blue
Honey &Marmalade Pot'

♥
As used in our pattern photographs...
a brand new item in it's original gift box
and it really is lovely!

♥
All you have to do is....

Just add your name in the pop up comment box
(click on the comments at the bottom of this post)
and if you are a follower of our blog
just add 'follower' and we will add you twice into our lovely big hat..
and that's it!

♥

The Winner

will be announced on

Friday 14th October 2011

♥

Good Luck!