Olympic Fever and Bolting

Hello everyone,

Wow what a emotional Olympics, I am so proud to be British and Team GB have done us proud, I had a wonderful quote which was posted on twitter saying,

 "goodbye London 2012 Olympics, you have made me proud I will miss you - now lets build on the Olympic Spirit and make us Great again".

I don't think there is anything else to say really, as you know I am a huge cycling fan so I would like to say well done to the GB boys who rode a fantastic road race, and so sorry for Mark Cavendish, but his time will come I am sure, and GB girls well you were amazing.  I am also very proud of my bro who had a part in the Olympics.

Well that's my Olympic bolt out of the way, our house is in Bolt fever.

I have had a very busy few weeks, been to see my mum in Sussex just a day visit, had family over this weekend, and painted my bedroom.  I'm so pleased with the result, it has all been done on a shoestring and all recycled, well except for a gorgeous quilt Mr P bought me in South Molton on our hols, he originally said no but then I made that girlie puppy face like I was going to cry and have a full blown public tantrum when he said OK then, well it did have 20% off. 

These are some bedside drawers that I painted up in ASCP of course, so pleased with them.

The headboard was a eBay £20.00 find, it does have a bottom but I quite like just the headboard, this I painted in ASCP Paloma and then old white on top.  It is a real purple/pink colour but when dry looks more like a dusky grey.

The large old gilt mirror was also a eBay find, a Home base slatted blind and some vintage lace and its all come together lovely, soooo pleased.

As we had family for the weekend, we set off to Tintern Abbey on Sunday with a picnic and then onto Symonds Yat for a walk and to see the peregrines.

I went to Tintern on holiday as a small child and I am all grown up now and still going back, it has a sense of calm about it and so beautiful.

So glad its only a short drive away, the river Wye is also a stunning walk.

I am designing some new napkins at the moment and thinking of some Christmas designs too, yes its on its way, sushhhhhhhhh.

I will leave you with a few photos from our little trip away to Devon, we stayed on a Eco campsite which was great and had a camp fire each night and toasted marshmallows.Each evening we watched a pair of barn owls feeding there brood of teenagers, life doesn't get any better than that.  We walked Lynford Gorge, not for the faint hearted. Took a steam train to Totnes. and the usual treat on our gorgeous Exmoor of cream teas and stunning scenery.  My heart is in Exmoor.

Take care everyone and have a great week,  and a huge huge huge thank you for your lovely comments im so glad you are enjoying my blog.

Im back

Hello bloggers,

Have you all been enjoying the sunshine, its been glorious here in Somerset, I'm back in blogging land again,  been a very stressful- trying time of late, breaking down on the way to my bestest friends wedding, missing her big day, spending the day in the back of a tow truck, a few days away camping where we went to bed with our wellies on, and a moat appeared around the tent, fixing car, car finally dying and going to car heaven, trying to find another car.   Oh my goodness I think I need a holiday.

Anyway all behind me now, do you remember the TV cabinet I was in the process of re-vamping, well all done and looking so gorgeous, I reluctantly will be putting her on eBay later today, and she is on my for sale page, please contact me if you would like to give her a home.  As I said she started life as a TV cabinet, but I have put a pretty wallpapered back to her, and I think she would be great as a small linen chest in maybe a bathroom, I have painted her in duck egg blue ASCP of course, with the usual waxing and distressing. The picture doesnt do it justice, its such a lovely colour. What do you think?

This picture is of some really really cheap and cheerful table and chairs I bought from The Range, they look so different with a lick of paint, we have put them outside the front of the house, and its our favourite place to eat our breakfast.  I used two coats of 'wood sage' colour.

I will be back soon with more tales from Somerset,
Take care

Few days rest and recuperation

Hello everyone,

Well what do you think of my new design blog, thanks to Aimee at Twigg Studios, I contacted her to ask her advice on blogging and look what she has done for me, I am thrilled with it, she is such a lovely person and her blog is amazing, if you haven't already been over to her blog you need to in a hurry, www.twiggstudios.blogspot.com , Thank you Aimee,

I will be away for a few days rest and recuperation, would you believe camping, yes we have got wellies, but may need to buy a boat.   This weather has got to end soon.

I will be back soon with lots of exciting things to tell you.  Take care everyone

Love Sindy

Its still raining

Hello everyone, yes its still raining in Somerset, today is particulary bad, very heavy down pours, thats why I am up so early on a rest day. 

Well things have been very busy here, I still have toothache and having another two teeth taken out on Wednesday, hopefully that will be the end to anymore toothache.

I have been working hard on some wedding designs for my napkins, I have the offer to go onto a Wedding website so trying to get some designs together for that, this is a design I made for my good friend Lynn, who's son is getting married on 4th July 2012, congratulations to them both.

Its quite plain but I will be doing some more fancy ones too.  I hope they like them.

I have also made a cushion for a Christmas Present, yes i've started thinking about Christmas, that stressful time of year when you are stretched to your limit.  I get most of my graphics from the graphics fairy, you can find a link to her website on the right hand side of here.  She has the most amazing graphics her website is like a treasure trove, and such a lovely person too, please take a visit over to her site.

I have some very exciting things in the pipeline which until I have them sorted I cannot tell you about so you will have to come back and see.

I am in the process of painting a lovely little cabinet, it was orginally used as a tv cabinet, although I really dont think there are any flat screen tv's that would fit in this cabinet now, the doors fold back all the way and it has lovely detailed legs, I will put a back on it covered in some lovelyness wallpaper, but im so pleased with the colour, its of ASCP in duck egg blue, ive had the tin for a while but not used it yet, the colour is more like a greeny grey/blue, i love it, my favourite colour at the moment, I will post a picture when its finished, and it will go in my shop for sale, Hubbys orders, :(  I think it would be lovely as a small linen cupboard in a bathroom maybe.

This is what it looked like before, just crying out for some attention and a re-vamp.

Looking good with only one coat so far.

You will find me on the sofa for the next three weeks as the Tour de France started yesterday, im so excited, good luck Sky.

So I must dash, housework to do before TDF,
Take care
Sin x

I think I need a boat!

Hello everyone,

Well if this weather keeps up I am going to need to buy a boat. Did we have summer? Did I miss it? This wet weather feels like its seeping into my bones making me miserable and lazy.  I have wanted to put the heating back on a couple of evenings ago, Mr P just looked at me as if to say, "NO WE SHALL NOT GIVE IN TO THE WEATHER".

Anyway, it cant last sunshine is on its way.  I have been busy with Maison Daisy and it has been half term this week so busy busy at work too.  I finally had my tooth out, yes it was traumatic, yes I was brave and yes it still hurts.

My bro sent me a great screen saver which I would like to share with you, I am getting quite excited about Team GB cycling, come on boys and girls we can bring home the gold.

Loving it, Thanks bro xx

The Jubilee fever came to the farm, we had a great street party on Sunday and did not let the rain spoil it for us, if the Queen bless her can stand for four hours in the rain for the pageant then so could we.  Ma'am we bow and salute you, what would we be without her.

Mr P is obsessed with Tea Cake or Death, (don't ask I have no idea), this one is cake, we stopped off at our favourite haunt on our way to Wells, www.sweetstearooms.co.uk the best homemade cake in the world.  After tea and cake I find Mr P is much more approachable and calm when I say darling I've made a list!!!!!

As you can see I have been busy painting and crafting, I am in the process of decorating our bedroom, but cannot decide what colour to do the walls, I was thinking of a soft chalky grey with shabby white furniture, some yellow and grey curtain material and cushions to match, what do you think?

We have had some visitors to the farm, they are nesting somewhere on the farm and thought they would pop in for some breakfast with us, there quackers about toast.

I have some great news too, I have fallen head over heels in love with a shop in Wells, www.sewvintagewells.co.uk, oh my goodness what a gorgeous shop, I wanted to buy one of everything, they had the most stunning ribbons in there, and guess what, the lovely Jules loved my napkins and is now selling them.  This is a design I'm working on now for her, I hope she is going to like it.

I am really pleased with them, and so happy to be supplying such a fab shop, if you live near by Sew Vintage also do courses, to which I am sure I will be signing up for.  I have also been experimenting with some bias cotton ribbon, I think it has worked rather well.

I will leave you with some images from home,  Take care sin x

                                                                                                                                                                                          

Great British Summer is here

Hello bloggers,
Well it looks like the great British summer is finally here, and  how great it is to see the sun. Although I must say it has been very very hot at work. 

All is well with Maison Daisy, I have been trying out some table runners that match the napkins and I will start selling them soon, I'm really pleased with them.

I have started knitting dishcloths too, yes me Mrs impatience is knitting, I have to say its taking every ounce of concentration in the evenings, I have a fab friend Lovely Olive who is an expert knitter and making some for me too, Olive can do two in one evening, I can do one in a week. 

I have a couple of new designs for the napkins which if they sell well, I may add to my always in stock designs.

I have had the most horrendous toothache, as people who know me will know I DO NOT LIKE DENTISTS,  however after calling A&E at 3am one morning I knew I was going to have to visit the dentist, the result being a abscess in my gum, ouch, I have to say it is the most pain I have ever felt in my life, he put me on some antibiotics and said keep taking the pain killers and we will see you next week to remove the tooth, well that was last Tuesday, so it will be a week tomorrow, I cannot wait to go back to the dentist to get this tooth removed, that tells you how much pain I am still in. 
Apologies to Mr P who has had to put up with me being very grumpy indeed.

The garden is looking very Britshly gorgeous, it seems overnight the flowers have emerged from their sleep, the fruit trees are getting leaves.

Mr P bought me this David Austin rose many years ago and it has moved around with me, it is one of my favourite treasures.  Hurry up runner beans we want to eat you!


We have blue tits nesting in out box we think there are three babies, we have been sitting outside watching the parents feeding every minute or so, sooo sweet, sorry not a good picture as I  didn't want to get too close and disturb them.

A couple of Sundays ago, we went down to the old airfield strip at Westonzoyland to watch mad bikes.  It was great, there were some drag bikes but you could just ride up and take your road bike down the strip.  Some very fast lap times.

So thats all the news from our house, hope you all have a wonderful week, and just a quick Congratulations to Erin and Alderney for their cycling at Goodwood (southdown velo cycling club) at the weekend, GO TEAM BAKER.

Take Care
Sin x

Where is the time going

Hello all, how are you today? Well no rain today what a welcome surprise, I don't know about all my friends in blogging land but I am really fed up with the rain.

Well Maison Daisy has been so busy of late, I don't know where the time has gone.  As I mentioned in my last post, my napkins were now in a local shop, and doing so well I had to re stock them up with some more today, I am overwhelmed with all the lovely things customers have been saying about them.  I also have some exciting news with the napkins coming soon, watch this space. 

A couple of weeks ago it was my lovely niece's 16th Birthday, sweet 16, and how she has grown into a gorgeous young lady, well most of the time, we went down to Sussex to see her for her special day and to catch up with family.  I made her a cake which I have to say turned out rather good.  I impressed myself.

It was great to see my sister in law also and my little bro, A while ago my sister in law and I were talking about paint and I sent her some ASCP as I cant express enough how great this paint is.  Well have a look at the picture hasn't she done a great job, and I think she has got the bug now, Well done Paula.

Last weekend we had some good friends come to stay, what a great time we had, even though I had to work a couple of the days, it was so good to see them all again, and what fun the kids were, its all been a bit quiet since they went back.
Mr P and I have a few days off this weekend, nothing planned just a relax and a catch up, we have been so busy of late.

I have not put any napkins on ebay lately, simply not had any spare or the time, but if you do see any on here that you like please just drop me a email and don't forget the postage in the UK is free, and I can pop them I'm the post to you.

Oh my big bargain of this month is some patio fruit trees I have purchased, yes ok I will confess I bought them from the shopping channel one morning when, with strong coffee and a crumpet I was trying to awake, convincing myself I was not tired and I was going to get through the day with just one coffee, well what a bargain they were, they came bare rooted with the pot all ready to be planted up, they have been grafted so should fruit this year, already I have blossom and leaves, and they shouldn't get any higher than 7ft.  I have apple, pear, plum and cherry, when the weather is better I will take some photos for you all. Lots of jam for the winter months.
So I think that is all my news of late.
Take care
Sinx