Hobbycraft Show

Just realised I hadn't shared a pic of my Hobbycraft Show purchases.

In theory I was only after a few Promarker pens

and some bits ready to start this years christmas journal.

Well that was the theory !!

I did get what I wanted plus

more knitting wool - think this could be my new obsession !

a couple of punches including this EK Success

edger with the big holes

some mist and masks

loads of strong DST

swivel blade finger knife...

Mum & I got there as it opened as that first hour or two

tend to be quite quiet & you can really get to see whats on offer.

Ideally I'd love to go to Ally Pally but having this show on our doorstep

I feel I just have to go !!

Sx

Sleepover...

We could not have asked for a better autumn weekend to hold our

Beaver Scout Sleepover.

We are very lucky as our local campsite

has a purpose built centrally heated cabin that we were renting.

The tent in the pic was for my eldest son

who just doesn't feel the cold !

We all had a fabulous time with the day full of activities,

ending with singing& the chocolate stuffed bananas

cooked in the campfire which were delicious.

We decorated the cabin with tea lights made by the children.

This is the view we woke to on sunday

from the veranda.

These events take a lot of organising

but seeing these children experience their first Scout camping experience is priceless.

Sx

What a weekend !

What a weekend we had at the GoGo Getaway,

This was the 4th I'd been to but the first I'd taught at.

I know you may think I'm biased

but these weekends just get better & better.

As always Lorraine & Janice had excelled themselves.

It was great to get together with the rest of the design team

and meet our newest member Sarah Youde in person.

I really enjoyed catching up with old friends & making loads of new ones too.

I taught these 2 classes

Tree top tales

On the flip side

To be honest I was more than a little nervous but the ladies were fabulous

and we shared lots of laughs during the classes.

I also met the amazing Kirsty Wiseman,

Id followed her blog ever since I'd starting scrapping

so getting to spend some time with her was wonderful

and she kindly took some pics of me.

This is my favourite.

I returned home tired but very happy.

Sx