The Weekend......

Firstly, sorry for not being about the past couple of days, I don't know where the time has gone. It's flown by in a mass of dinners and car boot sales. Whilst I was out taking my mum shopping on Saturday the posty left this gorgeous looking box.
It was my Easter/Spring swap from from Ruby's Mama! Want to see what's inside...........

Lots of prettily wrapped parcels and chicks..........................

And this little stash, a choccy bunny, ceramic heart button, Easter decoration, tissues, ice cream lip balm, cup cake coasters, pot of marmalade, a tiny little glass chick, a great stitches book and a gorgeous hand made necklace.

My pic doesn't do it justice, its so pretty, all those scrummy glass beads.

Thanks so much Kirsty. xxxxx

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I hope everyone enjoyed the swap and you have all received your swap parcels now. I may host another swap in the summer, as I enjoyed it so much!

Mum and Dad came over for dinner on Sunday, and gave me this huge bunch of flowers. So many they had to go in two vases. Mum said they were a Thank you for all the shopping trips I take her on, as she's been unable to drive for over a year. Thanks mum and Dad. x

I love the Lillie's!

We had a nice roast dinner followed by fruit flan and custard, and a couple of glasses of cava. They didn't stay too late as we were all tired. I was up at 4.30 on Sunday to do another car booty with my SIL and brother. The weather was a bit of a let down though. The weather man lied, he said it was going to be sunny and maybe showers in the afternoon grrrrr. SIL went home early, but we stuck it out until about 11.30. My brother did well selling old fishing gear and I made another £32. At the end I was even giving stuff away and still couldn't shift it all. Not many good bargains to be had either. I got a couple of lamp bases for 50p each and a nice gift boxed country living coffee pot, will put a pic of that on here another time.

My friend Marie came over for a cuppa Monday, and ended up coming back for dinner too. We did a roast between us which was scrummy. Her daughter came too, and later on a friend came for some drinks. We ate more! including polishing off the batch of iced buns I'd made earlier, and had a play with my Tarot Cards.

The CK jug and keyring were an Easter Pressie from Marie. I was so chuffed. She also got me a cream egg and hubby lots of Easter eggs. Thanks Hun!

The keyring matches my handbag :o).

So all in all a very busy weekend. I need to get cracking now with a swap, that I'm taking part in hosted by Silkie Sue, and a spring swap to do on the SC forum. Busy busy busy.

Have a nice evening folks.

TTFN

Pixie xxx

PS:- My mother in law gave me these bantum eggs last night, they are so small and sweet I just had to post a pic. xxx

Faerie Nuff's Easter/Spring time swap......

Hello folks! Hope your having a nice Easter weekend so far. I thought I'd show you what I sent to my Easter swap partners, now that I know their parcels arrived safely.
This swap parcel was for Ruby's Mama........

And this swap parcel was for the Crafty Trundler...........

I'm so glad you liked what I sent ladies. Its the first time I've made Hare's in pots, but I was really pleased with how they turned out; so much so I made myself one on Thursday. You will probably notice that one Hare is bigger than the other. Its nothing personal. I made the lemon one first and thought I'd be able to get another pot the same but couldn't so I had to get a bigger pot, for the pink one. The one I made myself has a totally different shaped pot as I couldn't get a similar pot to either of these.

I hope everyone enjoyed the swap and got something nice. I've still got a swap to look forward to next week so very excited!

I have been busy crafting and making stuff in the kitchen, so will try and do a post later to show you what I've been up to once the camera has charged.


TTFN

Pixie xxxx

Easter, Spring Swap

When I got back from work today, look what was waiting for me.................
Very prettily wrapped.(OOPS forgot to flip this pic, but you get the idea)

Look at the lovely goodies inside............

This patchwork notebook is very pretty, just need to plan what to use it for now. I may use it for craft ideas, what do you think?

A lovely makeup bag.

An adorable chick egg cosy. AWWWWW.

This baby bunny on a lolly................

And a pretty hand painted Easter Card and some chocolate eggs.

A BIG Thank you to The Crafty Trundler for my gorgeous swap parcel. I've enjoyed this swap loads, and I still have one swap to arrive, so even more excitement to come. I can't wait for my swap partners to receive theirs.

And now just a few pics. Some pretty flowers in my dining room....

More of my Easter Tree. I love the light in this one.

Have a lovely evening.

((((hugs)))) Pixie xxx

Tilda Swap, giveaway and stuff......

As you can tell a lot of thought went into that post title! lol......... But it does what it says on the tin I suppose....... I took part in a swap recently which was hosted by the lovely Maaike at A blog of a Tilda fan. I was a little late to take part but Maaike said I could be her extra swap partner, and heres what lovely goodies I received, all the way from the Netherlands.


Beautifully wrapped, I was very excited when I saw this bundle.

I love this tea cosy, all handmade and such yummy colours.

This is the back, which is just and lovely as the front.

I also received a little apple pie scented tea pot stand, some dangly Easter eggs, biscuits, springtime serviettes and two flower tea lights and a card. I was thoroughly spoiled thanks so much Maaike. xxx Can't wait for the next swap. xxx

I also won a giveaway a while back on Sara's blog, and look what came in the post last week.

A pretty little egg cosy made by Sara, some twinings tea bags and Easter bunny chocolate lollies. Thanks so much Sara, Easter Breakfast will be a real treat with these goodies.

On to the weekend!

I had a fab weekend, I went shopping with the girls on Saturday. We started at my favourite shop, cheselpeake mill in wickham, where I purchased these black and white cards. I'm making myself a notice board when I get some time and think these will look lovely.

We then went to the Hunters Inn where we had a scrummy lunch and we each had a different pudding so we could share them. Naughty but nice!

Then it was off to my favourite garden centre Garsons, which had the most pretty Easter Selection I've seen, so I did get a couple of bits,also naughty but nice.

These Gisela Graham egg cups. I collect this pattern so couldn't miss the opportunity.

A Gisela Graham cockerel, chick egg cosy, glass egg and a beach hut sign for the bathroom.

I also purchased a couple of other items, but they are for my Easter Swap partners. We then had a quick trip to M&S but it was packed so didn't stay long, and by then My feet were killing me, you see I don't do heels but wore heels Saturday doh! Never again. So off home to relax for the evening........................Not on your Nellie! I was off out again to watch a UB40 tribute band with cheap drinks. It was a great night, got rather merry and fell on my bottom on the dance floor. Needless to say I was mortified and my friends just laughed at me, :o(.

And Sunday............................................................................................................................................

Was spent nursing a hangover so not much achieved.

How was your weekend?

......EASTER SWAP.......

Flossie and Tom, Lissy Lou hasn't been able to contact you. If you e-mail me, I can give you her email address. If you've already sorted this, just ignore me, I've been away from the PC this weekend, so I'm a little behind.

I'm still alive......

Hello folks. Sorry for my serious lack of posts this past week or so. I've been spending my blogging time walking with the dog in an attempt to loose weight and get fit. The weather has been lovely and we've had some lovely walks, all of which I forgot to take the camera on. Thanks for all the tips on getting rid of my hiccups. You'll be pleased to know that I did go to bed that night hiccup free.

I have some new bed linen, sadly cannot afford CK or LA at the moment, but thought this set was lovely, it's from the Tesco Direct catalogue and at £11.74 for a king size set a bargain too.

And while out buying some mothers day flowers on Saturday I bought a £2 bunch for me too, aren't they pretty?

I've also been busy finishing a Tilda swap which I will be posting today, then I can put some serious effort into my Easter/spring swap parcels.

How's everyone else getting on with their swaps? Does anyone have theirs yet?

Take Care. xxxx Pixie xxxx

Been to Bosham......

Hello peeps. I had a lovely day yesterday in Bosham with my sister in law. Its a lovely picturesque village with a little harbour, but me being the doughnut I am forgot to take the camera. When I go back with hubby I will try and get some pics. Here's some bits I picked up. The top pic is some pretty stationery for all future blog swaps and staying in touch with new bloggy friends. I did get some more cards but can't show pics of them!
Picked up an Emma Bridgewater cake tin, for just £3.50, as it as a dent on the lid and is a little faded.

I was snapping this little beauty before I'd even taken the label off. I have a few of this range. Its dotty cockerel by Gisela Graham.

Some smelly bath melts! They do smell good. xxxxxx

and some pussy willow to put in with my dafs.

Hope you've all had a good weekend. Its sure been a gorgeous day today.

I hope everyone has managed to contact their swap partners for the Easter Springtime swap. If you haven't please let me know and I will see if I can chase them up.

Don't forget LRTC tonight. xxxx

Easter Spring Time Swap Partners.....EDIT

The Rules

5 items Max (At least 1 item handmade)

Must be Easter/Spring time themed. Let your imagination run wild

Must be with your swap partner by 9th April 2009, so they have it for Easter.

All parcels must have a sender address on the back

Please make sure there is a way to contact you via your blog or profile.

drum roll please.............and the swap partners are:-

Flossie & Tom - Lissy Lou

Country Bliss - Hollypops

Thrifty Mrs - Karen

Daisie - Mel Mel

Tina - Beki Marie

Molly & Izzie - Cinnamon Cottage

Sarahs Home - The Snail Garden

Bex - Claire

Jayne - Mitmot

Mad Mummy - Taz

Blueberry Heart - Vintage Girl

Pixiedust - Ruby's Mama

Pixiedust - The Crafty Trundler

TWO MORE LADIES WHO WANTED TO JOIN.....

Lavender Hearts - Sue

We had an odd number of partipents, and so nobody is dissapointed, I have two swap partners, ooohhhh double the fun.

If for any reason you are unable to contact your swap partner please let me know.

I'm really looking forward to it. ((((Hugs)))) Pixie. xxx

Last Chance................

Hi peeps, I will be picking names from the hat tomorrow, for my Easter Springtime swap, so if you haven't entered and would like to please click here and leave a comment.

FAERIE NUFF'S EASTER/SPRING TIME SWAP.....

Having had so much fun taking part in other swaps, such as Mrs Thriftys Valentine swap and Lesley and Mel Mel's cosy night in swap. I thought I'd host a swap of my own. This swap will be Easter and Springtime themed. If you'd like to take part please leave a comment on this post by Monday 9th March 2009, for your names to be added to the hat or Easter Bonnet :o). Once I have your names I'll pair you up.

The Rules

5 items Max (At least 1 item handmade)

Must be Easter/Spring time themed. Let your imagination run wild

Must be with your swap partner by 9th April 2009, so they have it for Easter.

All parcels must have a sender address on the back

Please make sure there is a way to contact you via your blog or profile.

I hope theres lots of participants. I'm really looking forward to it. ((((Hugs)))) Pixie. xxx