Last Sunday I flew back to the UK and began the final weeks of wedding planning... one week to go!!

Its all been busy, busy, busy and time is flying by and it looks like it will continue this way so I'm not too sure when I'll next be popping in but I promise it will be as soon as I can

xox

If only a little cloud, at least its crafty...

As a crafty blogger I thought I best have something a little crafty to put in my week of blogging (oh yes a post-a-day after my 3 month absence and very easily too, I missed it more than I knew) so I searched through my photos for an unshared project. 

There wasn't many to chose from but I found this little cloud pouch which I made to wrap a little cloud brooch.

Not much of a story, but a cute little bag.

And I love the lining...

...sweet little japanese faux patchwork from this lovely etsy shop, which I suppose is my clumsy little way of getting on to the subject of Japan and how my heart goes out to everyone who is affected.

I think this says it all in a beautifully simple way (found via The Loulogue)

xo

A few notes... How refreshing!!

I'm a huge fan of a dessert table and I love this Ice Cream Parlour one...

...or maybe its just the ice cream vases I have a weak spot for.

This Ice Cream Come trinket box has been an etsy favourite of mine for ages.

The other thing that keeps catching my eye is these...

pictures above from my favourite wedding blogs

from 100 layer cake

...fruit filled urns and pastel coloured drinks, aren't they pretty?

I'd quite like a wedding cocktail, something that looks good, isn't too alcoholic and will be liked by many. I have my last caterers meeting so I'm desperately looking for ideas...

What's your favourite cocktail?

xo

A few notes... Garden Party

We are lucky to be getting married in the lovely setting of a Walled Garden and hopefully we will be very lucky and the weather will let us make the most of it... 

Please, please cross your fingers and do a little rain rain go away dance for us

But whatever the weather, I love these Garden theme party ideas which I will use one day...

Garden-style Flowers

They will be lots of pots in this post.

Little Green Potted Placecards...

...or Little Flower ones - I can't chose which is sweeter!

And similar style diy gifts here

Vegetable Patch Escort Cards How-to by The Rifle Paper co!

I'm sure this could be turned in to a cute little game

Sugar Flower Cupcakes from a local cake maker 

A photo of my own! Invites are from Wedding Paper Divas (Tiny Prints for non wedding stationary) and I highly recommend them

Daisy food picks from Martha Stewart 

- my new favourite craft site, how did it take me so long to find you!!

And my absolute favourite in cute food...

Potted Chocolate Pudding with cookie soil and edible flowers!

Love, Love, Love!

xo

ps. this is one of the prettiest Garden Wedding posts 

A few notes... Floating fancies

Clever Pymette knew where the balloons in the wood from the last post came from, the wedding of The Cherry Blossom Girl...

...who also had gorgeous floating cloud balloons. I have to decorate a party with these!

You can see the whole wedding here.

And I thought today's post could be about floaty light lovelies...

Balloons, lanterns and pale peony prettiness from Snippet and Ink - another beautiful inspiration board place

Flowers that look like clouds - I have a new found love of gypsophila 

Marshmallow hot chocolate gifts

Make yours here

It never would have worked for me but still I love this dress

Find similar vintage prom dresses at Timeless Vixens Vintage

Giant tissue pom poms - I shall make you and hang you everywhere...

xo

A few notes... In the Woods

When I first started wedding planning, I couldn't get this amazing woodland wedding out of my mind. Its so beautiful with feathers and wild flowers and lights hanging from trees. We aren't having a woodland wedding but its still one of my favourite themes.

Botanical Centrepiece

 Tree Trunk Vases...

 ...Cake Stands...

(make one yourself with Etsy's tutorial)

...and Candles 

(I have no source for these, but find similar on Etsy)

Sweet Wild Flowers

And Magical Settings.. this is one of my favourite pictures ever!!

Here I must make a confession... as well as being a lapsed blogger, a wedding obsessive and a crazy inspiration picture collector, I am a forgetful label maker and can't quite remember where I found some of these photos to give credit for where this wonderfulness is due and I really feel bad about that. I do know they all come from my favourite wedding blogs... 

xo

ps my favourite wedding post of the day is Becky's carnival cute Bridesmaids Card...

A few notes... Wedding Blogs

Oh dear, has it really been that long?

3 months and not a peep!

Time does fly when making plans...

In less than 3 weeks I'll be getting married, just 19 days to go! I'm very excited and everything is almost ready. Many many things have been ticked off lists and a few lessons have been learnt. Planning isn't as easy as I thought but it is very easy to immerse yourself in the world of wedding and forget to pop your head up every once in a while which is the only way I can explain my absence. 

As the time gets closer I've found I have pages of inspiration all saved up that I don't what to let go, so I thought I'd share some here starting with my favourite whimsical 'do it your way' wedding blogs...

100 Layer Cake

grey likes weddings 

Once Wed - the first wedding blog I fell for

Postcards and Pretties - inspiration board heaven!

Rock my Wedding - my favourite UK wedding blog

Ruffled

 And finally Style Me Pretty

As well as gorgeous weddings and the prettiest of pictures, these blogs are also filled with crafty ideas for all sorts of projects. Over the next few posts, I will share more pretties I've found. 

In the meantime, any last minute advice for a bride-to-be?

xox

Ta Da!

Thank you to everyone who left a comment for my 300 post!

The random number thingy picked comment number 4...

Yay!! Congratulations Meni!!

I have the baubles all wrapped up for you, please email me your post address to jeni_s@hotmail.co.uk and I'll send them off straight away :)

And for everyone else there is still 30% off in the little shop until Thursday the 9th December, just use the Etsy coupon code BLOG300 at checkout!

xo

300! 30% and 3 free Things!

To celebrate 300 posts of stitching, scribbling and general chattering I am offering all my bloggy friends 30% off everything in the little shop! 

Just use the etsy coupon code: blog300 at the checkout :)

And...

I have a little giveaway for you too!

All 3 of these Cheery Festive friends for your tree or pressies.

Just leave a comment below and I pick a random winner on Sunday

See you then and thank you for all the lovely comments from the past 299 posts, they always make me smile :)

xo 

Lemonade on a Winter's Day

Happy new month with a happy new bunny!

Raspberry Lemonade Bunnikins

Not just because she's pink and sweet...

...she also has a little sachet of raspberry lemonade scent inside her tummy!

Not the most wintery bunnikins I know but things should become more Christmas-y soon. I'm working on a festive friend for you to make and my next post will be a big number one so I think its time for a treat yay!

xo

Is-he-kins?

I had an inkling that Ermmikins was looking a touch cat-like.

One day I will stitch a Kittikins but for now I think I've made him what he was supposed to be...

...a Foxikins.

What do you think? Is he quite there yet?

Yep, Ermmikins was trying to be a little fox with a bushy tail and little white cheeks... but the cheeks were all wrong, definitely more blushes or whiskers. I'm hoping these are much more fox-like. I've also been trying different scented stuffings so he smells like orange and honey.

yummmmm...

I'll be listing him in the little shop later if anyone would like a sniff!

xo

Head in the Clouds

First of all, I have to say thank for all your help with Ermmikins! 

I've been playing around with and he is almost there and I think I have a completely new 'ikins' too, all because of you! I will definitely be asking for your help in future :)

As much as I love a new animal friends I thought it was about time for a new Bunnikins and here he is...

Head in the Clouds Bunnikin

He is probably the most thoughtful one of the family, deep in a day dream. 

But that's not the only reason he is called 'Head in the Clouds' for if you turn him around...

...a little fluffy cloud and a peek of sunshine!

He is in the Little Shop along with all my little Xmas stitches. I haven't really made anything new, just the same little cuties as last year. Its hard to think Christmas when it still looks like so bright outside, the downside to moving country has been missing Autumn. I do have some ideas for the Snowbunnies, but I better be quick...

I'll be back on Monday with the new Ermmikins 

xo

Ermmm-ikins

A little Someone I've been working on for a while. 

Something's not quite right...

He sits in the corner. 

I stare at him, he stares at me.

Something's not quite there...

I try to draw him while pretending I can't see him.

He doesn't look like I think he does but only in a little way.

Something I can't put my finger on...

When you see him with his friends, you get more of an inkling of what he may be,

But on his own not quite...

Something's just not right.

xo