Birthday cakes and Pyjamas

Fred was VERY lucky this year when it came to birthday cakes.

Not only did he get the traditional and exceptionally yummy Granny Biscuit chocolate cake that we all have for our birthdays,


but he also had a lovely cake at Granny and Grandpa Dog's house yesterday (photos on Granny's camera unfortunately)

and this fabulous stack of chocolate cakes made by my friend Jane!

And look at the lovely ones she made for Daisy's birthday - seriously scrummy!


But finally his birthday has come to an end and, although Fred hasn't got his pyjamas on yet, and is currently impossible to drag away from all his new Playmobil, Ollie is all dressed and ready to sleep (and so are we!!!!!)

Hopefully I will now be able to get back to blogging a bit more regularly - although I'm still going to be working fairly full-time for a bit (what a weird experience that is ;o) Not used to that at all!)

Hope you all had a fun weekend too! Lucy x

Happy 7th Birthday Fred!!!!

Well, we had even less of a lie in this morning - after a very late night last night as we wrapped and built and sewed and finished off Fred's presents.

and I think we can safely say that this


is his favourite present of all time!

But he loved everything he was given and was also very pleased with his two new friends


Mike Magoo (medium sized this time!) and Kinder Boy Ollie - masquerading as wicked pirates!

Ollie has a whole range of outfits

Including shorts and a t-shirt and a matching sun hat to stop him getting "sunburnted" and dinosaur pyjamas

and most excitingly of all


A Robin Hood outfit with mini bow and arrows to match Fred's own!

(Oh how I loved making them!)

Happy Birthday darling boy - there's loads more fun to be had today!

Happy 9th Birthday Daisy

We certainly didn't get any sort of lie-in this morning as a very excited girl needed us up bright and early so she could open her presents.

She wasn't the only really excited one!


I left everything to nearly the last minute but managed to make these presents for Daisy
(she got the usual plastic, Hannah Montana, CD, book type stuff as well)


A messenger bag that is plain dark denim on one side and patchy, stripy, pocket-y green and blue on the inside with a removable badge to match her teeny tiny mini Magoo called Midge. He's a fraction of the size of the proper Magoo and very cute and also best friends with Mattie (sister to Hattie of course) made with Jodie's fabtastic Kinder Girls pattern - if you haven't bought one of these already then why on earth not?????

Daisy was very pleased with all of them


She was also very happy with her breakfast.................


and I know she is really looking forward to this.......................


which she found out about after a treasure hunt designed by Dot


and I reckon she'll be looking forward to her Granny Biscuit Birthday Cake too!

Happy Birthday darling girl. We love you millions!

I've done some sewing!!!!!

Hooray!

But I can't show you it yet - sorry!

It's secret sewing for this gorgeous girl's 9th birthday next week - and I haven't finished it yet either!

I did make one of the hairbands from this fabulous tutorial which is why you have Daisy modelling it for you here - such a quick, easy and successful thing to make - I'll definitely be making many more.

And for want of any other pictures I thought I'd show you the fabric book that I made for Daisy's first birthday (although I think she was nearer two when she actually got it!)

The colours are much nicer in real life (but the sun had gone from the lawn when I took the pics) and the front cover says the real-life equivalent of "Daisy Locket had a farm". It's wonky and inaccurate but loved nonetheless.

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. Hooray for Bank Holidays and Half Term with the children - I've been working full time for the last couple of weeks which is a new experience for me so the holiday is very much appreciated!

Lucy x

Not what you expect to see at the allotment

Just what are these cheeky monkeys so interested in?

Hmmmmmm.


Something you don't usually see at the allotment..............

Yup.


An RAC van.


But why?


Had the car conked out?



No.



Had the wheels fallen off?


Nope.


I'll tell you why:


Those two little treasures, so gleefully watching proceedings, had managed to lock our one and only set of car keys IN THE CAR!!!!!


At least we were stuck AT the allotment rather than at home wanting to GO there! (well that was my opinion anyway. Not sure the other Lockets necessarily agreed!)

And if you want to see what has been growing on the plot pop over here.

One day I might start sewing again!


Or do I mean sowing?

Fred's Shop

When we first took on the allotment - back in May 2006 - there was lots of "junk" lying about the place which included the top parts of two old plastic barrels.

Fred immediately appropriated these bits of blue plastic finery and announced that they were his shop.

Many happy hours were then spent by this little boy in his new "building".

But over time we forgot about Fred's Shop because it was no longer around.

So can you imagine his glee when 3 years later he found it again!

The only problem is that he's grown rather a lot since then!

But it's still a great place for a quiet read

- especially if you bury your favourite Beast Quest books under a pile of grass and then sit on them!

Have I ever told you how much I love my allotment?

Lucy x

Playing outside

I'm afraid crafting is taking a bit of a back seat at the moment in favour of activities over

HERE

so feel free to pop over and have a peek.

Little bits and pieces are being still being done - I'm part way through a second sock (!!!!!) for an extra present for my friend Aunty Ann; 2 quilts are under construction; some mini quilts have re-surfaced (I know, I know, how can I possibly STILL be doing mini-quilts for last year's swap?!); and ideas are formulating for a forthcoming little Locket birthday.

But the only photo I have to show you is my recently reinstated wall of stitcheries


my second favourite wall in the house (after the mini quilt wall of course).

Hopefully there will be more to show you next time - if I can be persuaded in from the greenhouse!