The little Owl - blog http://the-little-owl.com/blog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:21:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Shrooms http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=913 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=913#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:21:05 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=913 I’m now the very proud owner of an ipad. It’s THE best toy ever. This bank holiday has been spent wrestling with my sewing machine in order to produce this.
iPad pouch
It’s not perfect because I’m a crappy seamstress. It’s does the job though and looks pretty cute.

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=913 1 Red http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=911 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=911#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:07:11 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=911 I’m back to being a red head. It goes better with my temper!

Me!

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=911 1 Dolly time http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=908 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=908#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:27:43 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=908

I whipped this up fro Frenchie. It turned out cute.

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]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=908 0 The kitchen http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=903 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=903#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:28:38 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=903 The long awaited kitchen renovations are finally underway. We’ve knocked the dining room walls downs and ripped up the floors. It’s messy and the dust is everywhere. I’m trying to get past all this but the clean freak in me is weeping in a corner. It should all be finished within a month and it will all be worth it. I cant wait.

There is a window over the sink that looks out in to the conservatory, we toyed with the idea of boarding it up but it provides a lot of much needed light in the kitchen so we decided on glass blocks instead. I originally I wanted clear but then I saw these 60′s coloured blocks on evilbay. They are lovely quality and the colours are gorgeous. They were a bargain too at £110!

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=903 0 Our weekend http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=900 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=900#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:15:34 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=900 In preparation for a week of demolition in the kitchen we opted for a nice relaxing weekend.

Saturday shopping trip
Saturday shopping trip
Saturday shopping trip
Sunday
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]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=900 0 Lovely padfied http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=897 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=897#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:05:31 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=897 Sometimes I get so wrapped up in my dream of living by the sea that I forget just how beautiful it is where we live. Took these on a walk with Ruby a few nights ago.
This one is made using the AutoStitch app for the iphone. Its really cool!
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]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=897 0 Frenchie http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=892 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=892#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:14:43 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=892 I’ve always wanted a pink haired girl. She’s cute and girlie and she always wears pink.
Frenchie
Miss no name
I made the little beaded sweater last night and did the increases differently to what I usually do. It turned out nice and fits really well. I think I’ll make some striped one with long sleeves ready for winter.

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=892 0 Glamping http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=881 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=881#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:56:51 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=881 We had fun in our posh safari tent but I have to say it had many bad points. First of all it was infested with earwigs, hundreds of them. We couldn’t sleep because they were getting in to the beds! The wood burning stove was such a pain in the arse, it took so long to get going we had to wait about an hour to get our cup of tea in the morning. Not good at all. The other things that bugged me were the fact that nothing was provided. We had to buy loo roll and tea lights as well as a dishcloth and tea towel. I think for almost £600 those should have been provided.
That being said we had a great time. The location of the tent was fantastic. It was right on the beach and there were lots of animals around to make it extra fun. Daniel took great delight in collecting our eggs from the ducks and chickens every morning. The beach was very private and really good for body boarding.
I did take my camera but as usual I couldnt be bothered taking any pics! I got a few on the last day but they aren’t very good.

Sea stuff


Massive kettle!


Ruby just chillin on the porch.

for some reason only known by him, daniel has no trousers on.

It looked better before our junk was outside.


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All in all it was a really relaxed holiday but I much prefer the camping we do usually. We have really nice stuff now and everything is just how we like it. We’re off to Bude in Cornwall next Sunday and I will try extra hard to take pics.

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=881 0 The garden http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=879 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=879#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:47:23 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=879 My little garden is making me very happy this week.
My little garden
My little garden
My little garden
My little garden
My little garden
My little garden
My little garden

]]> http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=879 0 It lives! http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=874 http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=874#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:43:04 +0000 Shelley http://the-little-owl.com/blog/?p=874 I am still alive and kicking and I have been making things, just not finishing them. I’ve been working on some jewelry and some blythe projects but I haven’t touched any knitting or crochet in weeks. I’ve just not been in the mood for it.


Our Glamping trip this weekend is going to be amazing and I bought a Kayak yesterday to take with us. I shall be wearing a wetsuit and enjoying some family time in the sea. I can’t wait. I will be sure to take lots of pic, not of me in a wetsuit though, that is just wrong.

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