messing about

 Hey well looks like I'm writing another post with lots of 

not very good photos!

So I woke up with a migraine this morning,
its raining and so dim.

Whats a girl to do?

 Thought I'd share how I go about patchworking

and making a big old mess!

I feel like I'm talking in an American accent on this post?

Must be the crime investigation channel I'm watching!

Love it!

 So this is how I spend my days 

when patchworking

(or crocheting!)

I've left my twiggy stars up on the fireplace

just because..they look cute.

 This is to my left.

Do you see the bare floorboards, 

(yes its been a cold winter!)

you can see where originally they were exposed,

by the staining in the the doorway.

It was common place in period houses that the floorboards 

were only stained where they showed, 

hence the bare wood where the rug would have been.

Funny right?

If you live in an old house, you've probably seen it.

I like to take pictures when I'm working colour schemes,

switching patches around to see what works best.

 Looking at a digital picture helps sometimes.

I've still not matched those mustard diamonds yet!

 Lesson learnt this morning:

hidden cotton reel versus slipperless foot.

 equals....ouch!!

 Ta-dah! That's me.

With a little help from my gorilla pod.

a flexible camera tripod

(a great gadget gift from the old man)

No need for comments, just wanted to share my mess.

I'd love to see what mess you get in when crafting, 

it's interesting to see the 'making of'

and not just the finished product.

 And now its 2 o'clock and I've not eaten my lunch yet!!