A Sad Farewell

 

M.G. Hiscox

31.3.1926 - 14.12.2012

This week my heart was broken

I had to say goodbye

to my beautiful Mother

and my beautiful friend

It all happened so fast

I still can't believe

she's no longer here

She was the best Mum to 

my Sister and I

a wonderful Nana

to our daughters

and a very proud and

devoted great grandmother

to her three great grandsons

She will be sadly missed

this Christmas

and her memory

will remain forever

in our hearts

R.I.P. Mum

    

Difficult Times

Haven't blogged for quite

a while now

We are currently facing

some difficult times

in our family

My dear Mum

who already survived

a battle with cancer

earlier in her life

is now facing

its return at 86 years of age

Some times life can be so cruel

one can't help but wonder

why a bright, happy & loving,

86 year old Mother, grandmother,

& great grandmother

would need to face this battle once more, 

at this stage of her life

I know there are many more out

there suffering similar trials

and we are not alone

So for the moment 

I just need to focus on

Helping her to get through this

from day to day

There is a good part though

and that is it brings

home just what's important

to us in life, good health

and a loving family,

and all those trivial things

we tend to fuss over,

not to mention material things,

etc., they just fade into

insignificance at times like these

So if you've been wondering,

this is why I've been absent

from my blogging for a while,

I'll be back when I can

look after yourselves

and your families

xx Robyn 

 

   

Paper Collage Journal for Etsy

Just finished this paper collage journal

"i am a traveler"

which features a beautiful

Paper Whimsy  image

On the inside front cover

I've added a little hand made pocket

and a tag

this journal might appeal

to the person who enjoys recording

travel memories

or would like a special

book for recording their

travel plans and ideas in 

Hope you like it

have a lovely evening

Robyn

Creative Things Thursday  
Shabbilicious Friday 
Jennifer Rizzo Fabuslously-creative-friday  
 

Repurposed Shabby Office Chair

Hi everyone hope you've all had a 

good week

I've been busy this week

up dating an old office chair

for my own use in my craft room

I picked up this chair for a song

in a second hand store

I immediately decided it need 

prettying up

so began searching through

my stash of fabrics

and found the perfect

patchwork print that matches

the colours of my room

I found a few doileys

that worked well to give

a shabby look

then finished with a row

of vintage braid along the top 

of the chair

another doiley and 

a touch of ribbon and button at the back

The entire project only took me

a couple of days to complete,

in between doing other things,

and I felt pleased that

I only had to purchase the chair

I was able to find everything

I needed in my stash to finish it

I'm so pleased to have this

comfy, pretty & shabby

chair to sit on while

I'm creating!

What do you think?

Thanks for visiting

I enjoy your comments

have a lovely week-end

Robyn

Am adding this post to:

Kerryanne's Shabbilicious Friday Party  
The Cottage Market  
French Country Cottage 
  

Vintage Inspired Pincushion for Etsy

Hi everyone hope your week

has been a good one

I've been making more 

pincushions this week

here is one I've just finished

This one is vintage inspired

I've used a vintage cut glass sugar bowl

shabby rose fabric

some vintage laces and trims

seam binding ribbon

Great for storing your favourite brooches

vintage hat pin collection

or pretty addition to your craft studio

It will be available for sale

in my Etsy store from tomorrow

I'm trying to build up my

Etsy store for Christmas

I'm linking this to Kerryannes Shabbilicious Friday 
The Cottage Market  

Have a lovely evening

Robyn x      

French Country Market

Just a perfect spring day here

So decided to spend the morning

at our local

French Country Market 

This market is only on once

a year and today was my first visit

All in all was very enjoyable

lots and lots of stalls

selling beautiful quality

hand made goods old wares

organic food

wines

and many french themed stalls

Great fun!

 Hope your Saturday is going well

have a wonderful week-end

Robyn x 

 

Little Shabby Paris Pouches

I've just completed these

sweet little shabby

Paris pouches

for my Etsy store

I've made them from osnaberg

which gives them a quality

linen look and seems to

complement the french shabby style

These make great gifts and have

a multitude of uses

They will even fit my Kindle

keeping it snug and looking

pretty when not in use

I've used vintage lace and

vintage buttons to embellish

as well as hand stamped 

seam binding ribbon

These are now available

for purchase from

my Etsy store

I'm linking this post

to Kerryanne's Shabbilicious Friday Party

Have a lovely week-end

Robyn x 

  

Vintage Inspired Needle Books for Ebay!

Hello everyone

have just finished a new batch

of my vintage inspired

needle books

I've just finished listing them

for sale this evening on my Ebay

just click on the link 

on my side bar to take a look

These needle books are just the

right size to fit into your sewing bag

or basket and make a great gift

Have a lovely evening

and happy week ahead! 

Happy Sunday!

 

Just a couple of quotes

for you to ponder

I found them whilst browsing

on Pinterest

Hope you've had lots

of happiness

and maybe a little

laughter in your day

 

“I love people who make me laugh.

I honestly think it’s the thing

I like most, to laugh.

It cures a multitude of ills.

It’s probably the most important

thing in a person.”

-Audrey Hepburn

 Hope you've had lots

of happiness

and maybe a little

laughter in your day today

Attention All Vintage Linen Lovers!

This week I'm clearing out

more of my vintage linen collection

So I'll be listing lots and lots

of vintage linens

as well as my usual

handmade items

on my Ebay

just click on link 

on my sidebar

I'm also running

a sale on my hand stitched

patchwork pincushions

starting tomorrow (Tuesday)

So pop on over

and take a peek

you never know

you may find just the thing

you've been looking for

Have a happy week!

Robyn