Baby Reuben finally arrived!

Baby Reuben finally arrived 13 days late on the 26/07/11 weighing in at a whopping 8lb 15oz! I have only just managed to grab a moment to upload some photographs as he is one hungry baby that is very demanding! Thank you to everyone who advised me on inducing labour and to all those who wished me luck. My birth plan went out the window but the main thing is he arrived healthy and safely x

SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

As I am due my first baby tomorrow, I have a little shop notice.... I will not be closing any of my shops. Items will still be posted 1st class within 3 working days of receiving payment. But there may be a short delay in me responding to any messages/emails if I happen to go into labour around the time of you messaging me :)

Here is me a week ago, if I go much longer I may very well pop!

Dont like Lavender?

No problem...I have realised that not everyone loves Lavender as much as I do so I have been playing around with designs and have made these. They have been hand drawn on linen from vintage buttons, and backed in very pretty Liberty fabric. They are perfect for your wardrobes & cars. They make a pretty good smelly pin cushion too. I have just started to list them on my SewRealicoul Etsy and Folksy shops. I have chosen to make them in the most sweetest, gorgeous scents such as 'Cherry Amaretto', 'Cotton Candy', 'Clean Cotton' and 'Apple & Cinnamon'. The Apple & Cinnamon will also be introduced into some of my Christmas Decorations this year!

And no...I have not popped yet :(

Still not popped!

 

I am now very almost 39 weeks! So much for coming quite early! I feel like I am going to pop if this babba gets much bigger! I thought I was in labour at the weekend after 8 hours of very regular contractions, but then they vanished! I love to plan and I'm finding it so weird that this amazing little baba is going to arrive soon and I have no idea when! What makes it worst is Jak constantly grinning and asking me when is it coming?! He is super excited :D 

Well I lost my bet, I guessed it was coming last Friday. I will of course make a post as soon as I can when our little bubba is here!

37 Weeks Pregnant!

Ha ha not a very flattering photograph but funny all the same! I was in the moment of telling, not asking Jak to hurry up and take the photo! ( I was getting hot and were on our way out). So here it is my 37 week bump pic! I cannot believe I am going to have a baby any day now. The 'any' day bit it the most annoying for me. Everyone who knows me knows I like to plan. Even the simplest of tasks and I plan it. So me not knowing when this baby is going to make it's entrance into this world is quite daunting! We attended a 5 hour crash course antenatal class last week, and not one moment of it was about labour or pain relief. So I am relying on my good friends and books for all the tips and info I need. So if my internet attendance seems to go quite for a couple of days then you can guess what I'm up to.

I will not be closing my any of my shops, crazy I know but a girls got to live! There might be a little lull in listing though. As a first time mum I have no idea what to expect. Im hoping the baby will be nice and chilled out like it's daddy! Wishful thinking perhaps...

As you may notice in the photo, there is an empty shelf. This is due to the crazy amount of nesting I have been doing. I am a hoarder! Mainly paper and cardboard? So our house is becoming tidy-ish but i have yet to finish my babies patch work quilt. I think I better get a hurry on!

New Vintage Button Badges

I have spent a fortune recently on the most beautiful vintage garden flower buttons. And as lovely as they look sat in a glass jar in my welsh dresser there not really making me any pennies! (Crafting is my full time job you know!) And so I have dared to part with a couple of them to feature on my lovely new badges/brooches. I have paired them up with this very special Liberty of London fabric. These really are my new favorite items at the moment. They look so summery and retro! Now what will I be doing with the rest of my pretty vintage garden flower buttons I hear you ask? Well I do have very special plans for these..but I'm afraid I will have to keep this little plan a secret for now. Once finished though, I will of course be sharing it on my blog :)

SHOP UPDATE

 Well as mentioned in my last post the weather has become 'workable' up her in Lancashire. We have had nothing but wind and showers for almost a week. Not so fantastic to be out in, but I have worked guilt free inside where its nice and dry!

 I have been busy sewing pin cushions the last couple of days. I have just started to list a few on both Folksy & Etsy. These ones photographed here are my new Organic Lavender stuffed pin cushions, they smell divine :)

 I am in love with my new Red fabric, I have so many ideas for it!

 I have also started to stock some supplies! Mainly buttons for now. I have lots of cute zakka wooden buttons on both my Folksy and Etsy shops.

 How sweet are these little Westie dog buttons!?

I have some packs of these printed wooden buttons available too, the more I look at them the more they cry out to be made into a bracelet!

So Ta Taa for now, If the weather stays like this who knows what new projects I'll be able to finish! x