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I said watch this space! Fabric paints all over my house at the moment, what do you think? It's not finished yet but i'm getting there and it's so much fun. I will probably cut this up for patchwork and embroidery which will mean originality if nothing else. The little dots at the side are my colour tests. I got into the habit of doing this at university with any kind of painting, watercolour etc and I really love how it looks so did it here too. There seems to be quite a limited colour range with fabric paints and mixing them can be very wasteful but bright isn't necessarily bad, it can be teamed and matched with pale and subtle so again, watch this space.

There is also embroidery happening too. I am making progress with inserts for more books which I hope to have ready for the end of the week. There will maybe be a maximum of three but they take so long that if I wanted a mega amount like ten or anything you would have to wait weeks.

Breaking news!!!!!!!! I did some housework today!! Then I went out to the art shop and when I came back I thought I was in the wrong house my hallway was so clean!! Thanks so much for all your input on the domestic goddess quandry. Truth is I am a little OCD about a clean house, can't help myself really. Whilst I was working I had a ready excuse to convince myself that it wasn't my fault, now I'm at home I can't use that one anymore but I think I probably can learn to relax a little, especially when the needle is calling. As for cakes, well i'm not a happy cook. I can cook, I do cook, we eat good meals but I really can't abide cooking. I have a coaster that reads 'I only have a kitchen because it came with the house', never a truer word was spoken. I swear if I lived on my own I would NEVER cook. I do however accept gratefully any home made cake that is offered!!

I don't know if you noticed (or even care for that matter!!) that the purse from my last post sold almost immediately. I have had an order for another one and there was a lot of interest in it but trouble is I am finding it really hard to get the sew on purse frames. I only had one here and the place I usually get them from is out of stock. So, does anyone know where I can get them? Not for a stupid price because I have seen some that are way too expensive but if you could maybe point me in the right direction I would be really grateful.

Now I am off to clean my bathroom and paint some more fabric before settling down to an evenings embroidery and in the middle of all that I suppose I will have to make a meal for my family! x

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