A Tearoom Giveaway!

It's been a while since we've had a Giveaway around here
and now seems to be the perfect time to have a little celebration!

♥
The Giveaway...

1. King Cole Baby Alpaca DK (3 x 50g balls as above)

2. A Cath Kidston purse
3. Cath Kidston notebooks x 3
4. Cath Kidston fabric covered buttons
(which I often use on doll pinafores)
5. A few little extras ;-)
♥

All you have to do to enter is....

add your comment below this blog post
(just click on comments under the Pinterest box)

You're very welcome to add a second entry if you are a follower
...here on the Blog...on Facebook...or on Bloglovin...for a second entry...

(if so please add as a second comment to be sure I don't miss 2 entries)

Also, do let me know if there are any problems and I will add your entry for you 
and...most important.... please come back to check if I have no means of contacting you
...you may be the winner!!

(the zip pocket is perfect for storing hooks and dpns when out and about)

Closing date

14th March 2016 

Open to all 
wherever you may be

Winner will be announced as always using the 
Random Number Generator

♥ Thank You Everyone♥
...who visits...comments...purchases a pattern...
and most of all for your friendship which definitely 
makes being here a lovely place for me
...you're the best...;-) x

Good Luck!

...and happy new week...
...back soon...

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September days...

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(my little vintage beehive...hiding my yarn from Miss Daisy ;-) )
 ♥ 

...time to get out the quilts and cosy crochet...
...there's definitely an autumnal feel in our corner...

...in my happy place...

...my favourite season is almost here...
 ♥ autumn...I love you! ♥

...knitting news...

'Chrystal' is now available in Dutch
on ETSY or here in the TEAROOM Shop
(for anyone who has previously purchased the pattern written in English and
would prefer the new translation just let me know and I will email your free copy)

A huge thank you once again 
to my lovely friend Nancy of Dolce Lana
(whose Facebook page can be found here)
...I'm definitely...slowly...improving my Dutch... 
(although only in knitting terms...so I'm not going to go very far just yet ;-) )

until next time

...happy...new...week...

...happy...autumn...


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P.S ...Thank you everyone who has ever visited the blog...
this little corner in the crafty universe reached 1000,000 visitors last week!!! 
...and I can't imagine not being here..x
Hurrah!!

Whoosh...

...and it's February....

now how did that happen?

Unlike many...it would seem...

...I do love the month of January...

...a whole new year stretching out ahead...

...soooo many possibilities...a time to make plans...

and it always flies by too quickly

♥

...and I'm definitely loving bringing home 

pots of pretty winter flowering bulbs

to brighten up the new shelves in my workroom

(lots of reorganising going on at the moment too ;) )

The snow on the roof just a few days ago created a 

soft, luminous light which was just beautiful in here 

♥

...and as you can see at the top there

for anyone who has asked about the doll kits...

the Doll Kit Shop is open again....hurrah!
lots of lovely yarn adorning the shelves

♥

The only doll not available at the moment 

is Molly (top right) as two of her shades have completely sold out

but her kit should be ready again in the next week or so
and I'll update the page when that happens...

(Update...'Molly' Doll Kits are now available again here)

♥

I hope you've had a great start to 2015
It's definitely lovely to 'open the doors' here again 

A big thank you to everyone who visits ♥

I've lots of blog reading to catch up on 
(I'm feeling more than a little bit like the 'White Rabbit'  ;) )
so definitely looking forward to putting my feet up and visiting friends
.....see you very shortly... x

I 'll also be back soon with knitting news
and more.....Ah, yes......

Until then

♥  Take care  ♥

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A little crochet time....

As summer reaches its end 

there's just enough time to squeeze in one of my summer crochet makes using 

left over yarns from my stash and buttons which were hiding away in the old button tin

❀

My crochet circles which I showed you some time ago

(quite some time ago! :-) ) are now finally a cushion...

very randomly put together in between working on the dolls pattern...

❀

The flower motif is from the book below.....

( where it's used to make a very pretty and colourful bed/sofa throw )

by Susan Pinner

I used oddments of Belle Organic DK

(now discontinued but the shades are so lovely I have to make sure it isn't wasted)

along with some Rowan Wool Cotton DK in antique 

which creates the lovely dense feel that I like for cushions

(reverse side)

It was a perfect antidote at the end of some very busy days recently

and it really just 'evolved' without a plan which made it even more enjoyable.

I added some small antique pearl buttons and loops on the reverse side so  

the cushion can be easily removed 

and it really was so quick to make this using the JAYGO technique

... joining all the motifs while working the 4th round of each flower.

It's lovely to create something pretty from odds and ends

which otherwise have nowhere to go  :-)

and now it's sitting happily on our bed 
...definitely my 'free spirit' cushion... 

❀

And I really must say a thank you today to Nancy!

...of the beautiful  Dolce Lana Shop in Antwerp

(and who can also be found on Facebook here )

for sending me some of her very lovely merino wool above

...and in so many pretty colours too....

such a surprise when my postman arrived with a box!

...thank you...so much...

...Nancy...x

 (It will definitely be put to good use)

Now, this is my special cup because it was chosen for me

by my very special 13 year old niece 

and I know you would definitely agree on that one  if you were lucky to meet her

....she's brilliant....and she knows me so well because I do love my new cup

(in fact, I have two ...how lucky is that? :-) ) 

❀

...and finally, how pretty is this soap?
Yes, it is soap (even though it looks good enough to eat :-)  )
Ashley brought this home yesterday for me after a day trip to beautiful York
...purchased from...

THE YORKSHIRE SOAP CO.
❀

(I do feel as though it's my birthday already...but that's on Wednesday)

 ...a confession... 
I haven't taken a pic of my new yarn swift yet
...but I'll be using it in the week so will take some then...

Can I show you next time?
❀

(P.S  I hope the pics are ok...I'm using my now broken laptop with a very dodgy lid...
every time I look at them they look different

....but is there ever a good time to have it repaired?...
I don't think there ever will be and I really must do it this week :-) )

...back soon...
...until next time...take care...
...happy crafting...

Any links in my posts are never sponsored
...I just happen to think they are lovely...
...and the little lantern is from Ikea...£2... x



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Dolls, hats and flowers.....

...using more lovely Jamieson's DK to make...

 'Tearoom Doll Hats'

(Molly actually has a red version with a blue flower 

...but she seems to have claimed this stripy one too :-)  )

~ ♥ ~

 Thank you everyone 

who has purchased the new  'Dolls from the TEAROOM' knitting pattern

and for leaving such lovely comments on the last post too
It's been such a very busy time around here...

...and now we're all trying out new hats...

(Belle likes hers turned up at one side  :-) )

~ ♥ ~
This little hat pattern will include two variations
...one to be made in the round and seamless...

(Ooh..I love this yarn..)

and a second one which is worked flat and seamed

...both are quick and easy...
(the pink hat below is for Layla and I'll show you a pic of her 
wearing her hat next time as she's on the pattern cover too )
~ ♥ ~

 A crochet flower and a knitted flower will also be included to decorate
along with an option to 'felt' the flowers in a very simple way
(it seems to have become my latest crafty addiction:-) )
~ ♥ ~

There are lots of plans for the months ahead
 and I'll update here with news along the way...

~ ♥ ~

...and post here when the hat pattern is published
(there will also be a code to receive a substantial discount too
so for anyone who plans to purchase please don't miss it
...I'll add it here in the next blog post and on the Facebook page)

(...and it just so happens that the hat will fit the 15" MJT Rabbits too
and so everyone is happy around here :-)  ....)

Thank you as always you for calling by ♥

Hope you have a wonderful week

(the weather's definitely feeling a little cooler around here today)

Take care
until next time

X   X  ♥  X   X

Colourburst...

A welcome burst of 

...colour...

...pretty tulips spreading happiness from my dear SIL...

(heralding the beginning of a wonderfully colourful week)

...we all enjoyed afternoon tea too...everyone together...

it was a lovely day :-)...

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...mid-week treat...banana loaf....(lovely with butter)

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made from Mary's book....an all time favourite...

it's a really quick and easy recipe which freezes well too

and is wonderfully moist and tasty..x

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I brightened up one of the walls in the craftroom too ...

...hoops with fabric scraps and embroidery...
every now and again I can swap them around
(birds and flowers are always favourites)

...and added a group of small mirrors...
I made some cords in different 
colours of twisted cotton 4 ply to hang them..

(the magic cupboard can just be seen standing on the opposite wall through the mirror there...)

Do you remember my drawers?...the Annie Sloan paint is standing the test of time

and Mr H painted the wall for me in 'Old White'....it's gorgeously chalky...
...xXx...

♥ tHaNk yOu! ♥

to everyone who sent me a link

to the ETSY shop where I finally found a 2.75mm Clover Amour hook 

which is sitting happily in the sunshine this morning in my blue spotty jug ..

and which arrived in just a short few days from across the water

(it's the little yellow one :-) )

♥

One of my favourite magazines arrived today too

...also full of gorgeous colour!

(there's a lovely 'Spring Lunch' feature by Selina Lake....very pretty!!!)

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

If you remember my yarn on the shelves at the beginning of the year
I'm busy now working on a completely new project
....something quite different for me...
it's early days but seems to be going well
and I'll hopefully be able to show you a little of it soon...x
♥ ♥ ♥

...and lastly... 

(on a completely different colour note!)

the yarn I've chosen for our aran jumper
(which definitely equals cake in my book!)
Virtual Yarns
Hebridean 3 ply in Selkie
(this shade was also used in the Cats and Mice blanket
and so I knew it to be extremely lovely ♥ )
I say 'our' as I'm not sure who will end up being the owner here... :-)
(we may share it..all the ladies of the house have been consulted!
I bought the book a long time ago and this design on the front cover
got the overall vote)
♥ ♥ ♥
It's going to be a project to enjoy picking up when I'm putting my feet up
and it's nice to have a few different kinds of projects to work on...x

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Time to go...

Wishing you 
a weekend of happy 
cOlOur
Love always
xXx