For today...August 30, 2011
Outside my window...chill in the air, grey sky - I am very much looking forward to the start of Spring (Sept 1st), watching the flowers pop up and feeling the warmth of the sunshine again.
I am thinking...about how long it has been between blog posts, I guess from my absence you can guess things have been a little crazy in the house lately.....good kind of crazy, fabric, family, late night sewing.
From the studio...I have a collection of stitchery's growing in the studio waiting to meet my 1st fabric line, due to land on my doorstep in the next week or two. I still have a good many more sketched and waiting patiently for me to play catch up.
I am wearing....house clothes, the kind of clothes you need to change out of before going down the street. I believe they have bits of stray threads clinging from them, generally in the places you can't see.
I am remembering....to keep calm and carry on.
I have just started reading...the things I wrote this morning on my daily planner list, ticking those that I have completed and hoping to stick to my new 'organise me' system. Reading Isabelle chapters from my favorite Enid Blyton book The Enchanted Wood, loving it.
I am hoping.....as I mentioned last time - you know me, I am always hoping and dreaming. Seriously though, I hope the cleaning and cooking fairy visits me this week.
Around the house....I see toys, fabric, sewing bits, dress ups, crumbs, our home is well lived in today and that is ok (I am remembering to keep calm and carry on).
I am going....to dinner with the Family tonight, so you see - the cooking fairy is real afterall.
One of my favorite things....is the sound of children giggling. There is nothing better, not a worry in the world.
What I have loved most about today....it's just another day.
From my picture journal...these were snapped during my last pattern photoshoot (last week) my assistant quite enjoyed popping her head into the shot at just the right moment.
Her name is cheeky.
And when the photoshoot is all wrapped up it's time for chillaxing.....
Till then,
Natalie
I'm so glad to hear that you are reading chapters of The Enchanted Wood to your little girl. I was lucky enough to receive two hard covered Enid Blighton books with full page pictures as a child. I remember being sick and Mum having me sit in her lap as she read from one of them to me in an attempt to distract me from the pain I was in. I have always loved Enid Blighton and hope one day to read her books with / to my niece. I think your gorgeous mushrooms in Cotton Floss would fit right in to an Enid Blighton books if it was written today! There is something ver enchanting and special about them.
Posted by: Dianne Shepherd | September 04, 2011 at 08:22 PM
Isabelle is Beautiful, we have adopted an Anne Voskamp saying at our busy house, "Life is not an Emergency". It helps keep things in perspective. When you have kids, it's highly unlikely your house looks like a showpiece. Yours sounds like a happy creative messy though- the best kind.
Posted by: D | September 01, 2011 at 09:57 AM
What a beautiful little girl! Cherish every moment you have with her now because they grow up just way too fast. The rest of the world will still be there. Glad to hear from you though.
Hugs XX
Barbara
Posted by: Barbara Moore | August 31, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Welcome back!! It's always lovely to hear from you and see what you've been up to...
Isabelle is just gorgeous and I'm glad you find time for special moments with her every day. My 2 daughters are 15 and 16 (17 in November) and I love them more and more every day. They make me proud to see how lovely they're growing up :)
Posted by: Sharon | August 30, 2011 at 08:42 PM
My son just discovered Enid Blyton's Famous Five on a visit to my parents in England this summer. She is now his favorite author (he's 8). I'll have to look out for the Enchanted Wood for my little girl.
Posted by: Sarah | August 30, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Looking forward to seeing the stitcheries & fabric line. Cheeky is a cutie. Nice post, thanks Nat. Tracee xx
Posted by: Tracee | August 30, 2011 at 07:30 PM
This little girl is soooo beautiful !!! A real fairy !
Florence
Posted by: Florence SCHNEIDER | August 30, 2011 at 06:16 PM
She's absolutely adorable, Natalie! Now I know where your inspiration comes from! :o)
Posted by: Mary Ann | August 30, 2011 at 06:00 PM