Pin board and our purple room!

Improved with pins on the crosses and I covered with fabric and stapled ribbon at the back to hang from. 

Today I decided to make a pin board. My son came home with his school photo and I have nowhere to display it before putting it away with his other ones. I only get the cheapest pack because I order them every year and I would like to put them all together in a frame.  I saw Kirsty Allsop make one in one of her programs and I have all the things already so why not have a go.  I think I need to pin tacks on the criss-cross but I don't have any ( I thought I had everything I need!).  Well, it's staying as it is at the moment :)

 

 

My husband has finally finished painting DD's room.  Just needs tidying around the window, carpet changing and skirting boards painting...and then I can start putting furniture in! That could still take weeks, even months.  Gives me more time to shop around.  Ebay is my friend at the moment as I have a few things to buy on my list. 

 My foam for my chairs have arrived but the seller sent me a lower quality? (imo) so emailed him and he's sending me better ones just like the very first I ordered.  No need return and pay extra, very good customer service. Will mention him in my chairs post.

Oh, am back into the workforce...lol.  Only a midday supervisor, first day today went well.  So will have slightly less time to do any projects :(

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A painted chair, bag and sock monkeys

I hope you all mothers have had a lovely Mothering Sunday.  We spent ours having lunch with my 3 other friends and kids in Toby's after a trip to Toys r us and picking up DD's trike.  I love a roast dinner, in fact I have just finished cooking large chicken and I should be plating dinner soon. 

Just a quick update with the chairs am doing at the moment.  I bought this fabric, curtain in fact, from CS ages ago thinking it would make a lovely cover but it didn't look good.  I padded it out with 1'' foam bought from Ebay and wadding.  I think I made it too thick. I have another fabric and will be recovering the next one with it. 

How easy it is to make a drawstring bag! I made one for DD to put  her musical instruments in. 

Made little changes to my 2 recent sock monkeys.

 

Sock monkey and a Bake Shop

 It was a lovely Sunday morning, I got up early because I wanted to go to church.  I'm not a regular church-goer but I do feel guilty when I miss a Sunday mass.  All of us went and headed to McDonalds for breakfast after.  I love their sausage and egg muffin but I couldn't finish 2 (greedy!)

We were looking for paint for Dd's room so paid a visit to Homebase, they always good selection in their reduced section but nothing suitable.  Next stop was B&Q, Dh decided to get a 10L bucket of white emulsion and mix my tester pot from Wilko (purple pout)  to get the right shade of purple I didn't want it too dark as her room doesn't get a lot of sunshine.  Did I mention that Wilko had some of the dulux tester pot for 10p in their reduced section while some shades are still available to order online (free pick-up in store) for 3 for £1.  There was only 2 shades in my local.  Dh has painted the first coat and Dd said she didn't want a white room! LOL it was pink, very light shade.  So need to make it darker.

In the afternoon, me and the kids decided to do some baking and my not so successful attempt of  bread :( was trying to be healthy and did half white and wholemeal.  But still DS had some in his packed lunch on Monday.

The kids (Ds, really) decided to open a shop and sell them to Dad, they made £1.30 which they halved between them.  Bless! young apprentice, watch out Lord Sugar...lol.  He's written prices and offers too!

I tried the silicone cake cases for the first time. I think they were from £1land can't remember how long I've had them in the cupboard.  They peeled easily.

This is the first of 5 monkeys I'm making for the Dd's nursery.  I just noticed his missing his nostrils and am making changes on his eyes, not happy.  I needed this to practice on, I've forgetten how I did them properly.