eggs

My mum sent me this link this morning and I had to share it, I love simple kooky stuff like this. Have you seen the videos on how to peel an egg? Check out this one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rch4d9g3ZA4

What I really dropped in to say is that the last Show & Tell for the year is on tomorrow. In all the sale  and giveaway excitement last week I forgot to tell you that I have a wonderful interview lined up with a really talented and sweet blogger for Tuesday. Think patterns! (and that's your only hint!). I've been looking forward to this one so don't forget to drop in.

Meanwhile the Flower Press Fifth Birthday Sale is on till tomorrow. A chance to start your Christmas shopping with some handmade bargains. I think I'm going to start mine this week with some online shopping too.

FLOWER PRESS 5th BIRTHDAY SALE

Yay, I've finally got round to sorting the Flower Press SALE

For the next five days celebrating 5 big years of Flower Press I've gone in and discounted a whole range of Flower Press wares.

There are lots of bargains. Some of these are one offs so get in quick.

* FLOWER PRESS 5th BIRTHDAY SALE *

Cushions selected styles
Lego cushion $34
RickRack Blue and Red cushions $29

Lego bags $17

Screenprinted Linen Tea towels, set of two $27
Your choice of Sky/Grass, Sky/Chalk or Grass/Chalk filigree towels
These make fabulous presents for a great range of people. (they are the best Teacher present!)

A4 Prints $15
Teapot, Collection, Ruby Slippers, Marbles, Zinnia

Quilting fabrics FQs $7.50
Cloudy
Yellow Marbles
Large Sky Bricks
(limited stocks at this price!)

Aqua Rick Rack Linen/Cotton original screenprint fabric $14 half yard.

Thanks Guys for supporting my little shop for all these years!

my creative space - spotty

I made a start on my Honey Cowl this week, using my lovely Classy Cashmere mix yarn from Zigo Zago. Its nice to have a simple project to pick up, I do love the meditation of knitting, so calming.

I also made this spur of the moment top (Built by Wendy Simplicity 3835). I whipped it up in a couple of hours using some bright polka dot fabric I'd actually bought for binding a quilt! The fabric wasn't big enough but I turned the sleeves sideways, made them shorter and it all sort of came together. Its bright ;-)

I picked up another pattern and more fabric at the Spotlight sale, I just went to buy cotton tape for Marble Bags, but you know how it is!

Sizing continues to be my biggest issue, I'd love a better idea of how size and ease and my shape are best calculated. Perhaps its only experience that will give me that though. I seem to cut too big, knowing I can go smaller but not larger. Add in the American and European sizes, and inches and centimetres and... aaagh. Its the bit I really dread about making clothes.

More creative spaces here.

Most importantly though I'd like to announce the two winners of the Zigo Zago giveaway, chosen by random.org:

Deep Seaflower and PomPom Quarterly magazine
Tania from Ivy Nest who said:
"Oooh look at all that yummy yarn. Quite liking the Sea Flower, being partial to all things blue. I must hop over to that site. Citronille patterns as well as all that yarn? Sounds like my kind of shop :)"

Cocoa Kiss
Jenni from Baa Me Knits who said:
"I'm an earthy girl so I would have to pick the Cocoa Kiss and I would make The Lonely Tree Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia on Ravelry :-)"

Could you both please contact me with your address details.

I want to thank Alex again for such a wonderful giveaway. Don't forget that she has a 10% discount in her shop for flower press readers, just put the code Flowerpress in at checkout.

Oh and today I've been taking some photos for the Flower Press SALE which will finally start tomorrow. Promise!