This week I'm.........

♥ Enjoying my Birthday! Yippeee! I have been spoilt this morning by my Monsieur and our lovely girls. Now I'm getting ready for lunch out with my parents. Happy Day!

♥ Spraying tap shoes silver, for my eldest daughter's dance show in a couple of weeks. I was dreading spraying them as I thought they would look very 'homemade'. However it was suprisingly easy to do and they look fab!  It's amazing what you can do with a piece of sandpaper and a can of silver spray paint

♥ Looking forward to learning to make amigurumi.  I've just got this book for my birthday and the creatures look so cute.  Can't wait to give it a go when I find that elusive spare minute.

♥ Loving the winter sunshine. I feel so much more lively when the sun shines. I really dislike dull, dreary days, I'd much rather they be crisp and sunny.

♥ Still giggling from Friday night when we saw Russell Howard at the MEN, sooo funny.

♥ Loving watching our 18m old learn new words each day.  Her favourite is still 'no', but hearing her version of our eldest's name as she calls out to play with her is magical.

♥ Enjoying listing some of my new line for 2011



♥ Eating Birthday cake, yuuuummmmyyyy!

♥ Particularly loving the work of these Folksy shops: Lou Lous Luxuries , Buttercup Boutique and Artisan Silver. Sadly at the ripe old age of 38 I don't get birthday money anymore, but if I did these are the shops I'd be making a beeline for

Have a great week!  U♥

Folksy Friday - live laugh love

It's my birthday next Tuesday so this weekend is all about fun, laughter, family and friends. I'm so looking forward to it! My Monsieur and I are having a rare night away tomorrow night. We're going to see Russell Howard at the MEN and I can't wait. Our girls are staying with Granny and Grandpa overnight, we have a hotel booked and the intention for a big night out in Manchester. I say 'intention' because usually on such occassions we end up asleep by 10.30pm! It's tough getting old! The rest of the weekend will be spent catching up with friends and family and cuddling a week old baby - gorgeous.

So my Folksy Friday this week is all about fun, laughter, love and most importantly cake! Happy weekend everyone, I hope you have loads of fun ♥

Ux

Folksy Friday - Hat, hats and more hats

I love hats!

There is nothing more sophisticated than a well cut cloche, nothing more provactive than a mini top hat set at a jaunty angle, or more cool than a cream panama worn with a summer maxi dress. A hat is so much more chic than a hood and they never go out of fashion. It takes guts to wear a hat, it gives an instant confidence boost and makes any outfit unique. My favourite hat is my vintage Kangol beret which turns out every winter looking as good as it did the first, it makes a dreary wet day worthwile!

So this week I've created a hatastic folksy friday featuring my favourite hats from the very talented people at Folksy.com. If you like what you see just click on the photo to be magically transported to the relevent shop. Have a great weekend, Ux

Folksy Friday!

This week I have been mainly concentrating on making a few valentine items for my lil Folksy shop. Here's the first few that I've listed:



I must admit I don't usually go in for Valentine's Day much as my birthday is the week before and both seem a little too soon after Christmas (bah humbug)!

This year for some reason I'm totally into Valentines so perhaps I've gone a little potty this week in my Folksy Friday, but what the heck "can you feel the love.......?"



Ursula x

Folksy Friday - It's Christmas!

So, whilst I was at work yesterday my husband had gone out and got our Christmas Tree. We're late put-er-upers so it's still quite early for us this year. When I got home our eldest had worked her magic on the tree and it looked gorgeous. I just hope that once our littlest one (17m) has got over her fear of having a real life tree in the house she doesn't pull it all over!

There's nothing quite like the glow of the christmas tree lights in the dark to make you feel that cosy happy feeling. And that maybe, just maybe Father Christmas does exist.....

So I have succumbed this week and gone for all things christmassy. Hope you see something you like!

Folksy Friday!

This weeks Folksy Friday is all about poppies to celebrate all the service men and women young and old who have fought, or still fight, for the safety of our country.  In thanks and remembrance.....