Sunday afternoon drawing

Family portraits
each their own style...

one

Already! Wow, What a year...

Happy Birthday Little Laura xo

my name is ...

                                          the cheeky blonde one ...     

just some little things keeping me smiling this week...

~ sampling our first ever freshly picked apples

 ~ a hot tip received last week

led us to a clump of plum trees, all ripe and ready for a picking 

tucked away

 in a quiet lane on the outskirts of town.

We may just happen to be passing by this particular spot this time again next year...

~ more fresh local produce, walnuts and homemade carrot cake

 ~ crochet covering rocks (pattern here)

~ some crafting ready to go, just awaiting a quiet moment to get stuck into it.

~ peaceful sleeps in new vintage floral

make me a rainbow

One of my girls told me last week that I was a very clever mum, 
and then she asked me

"Can mums make rainbows?"

Well, of course we can...Us mums can do anything, Right!

 Here is my rainbow pattern.

 I call it a rainbow hug.
  

Firstly chain stitch a row to fit around the base of your tin or glass jar or whatever you choose to hug.

At the end of the row turn back into each chain with a double crochet, join with slip stitch and tie off. 

 Add a new colour, double crochet a row, join with slip stitch and  tie off. 

 Repeat with rainbow colours until you have reached the height of your tin.

Use as desired.

No time to Crochet - If you keep a  bag of mixed yarn in your handbag for those times your stuck waiting, ie; school pick up, doctors/ dentists, airports, kettle to boil etc...hook a quick row here and a quick row there and in no time you will have your very own rainbow.

Anyone else got a special pattern for a rainbow?