Yay for the weekend!

...Especially this weekend as its a bank holiday here in Spain! :) Yay!

Though apart from tonight, when the girls are coming round for girls night, most of the bank holiday I will be working on orders. I have so many orders in my little Etsy shop, made a lot bigger by a massive custom order that I will be sewing away most of the weekend....not that I am complaining...as sewing is my favourite thing to do! :) I am so pleased that the shop seems to be finally taking off! Take a look for yourselves: www.samsshenanigans.etsy.com

This is one of my new items. I have these gorgeous buttons and some new felt and thought they looked good together. I am completely and utterly in the "Christmas zone" now :) It´s not normal! :)

But, alas...not much sewing can be done today...I have a party for us ladies to organise and food and drinks to prepare...as well as cleaning this apartment!!! So I must dash.....firstly - yummy food to buy :) Happy Saturday everyone! x

A handmade Christmas....

This year, because I clearly have lots of time on hands (...not!) I am going to be making a few christmas presents...Scrabble pictures being one of them. The picture is one I am making for myself (as clearly I can´t put other peoples christmas presents on here yet!) and I particulary like the scrabble pictures. Of course a few relatives will recieve the odd "Sam´s Shenanigans" item...lavender hearts etc as stocking fillers and I am going to try and run up some bags for the girls...but we´ll see hoe much time I actually get!!! :)

I have been buying lots of lovely Christmas pressies from the wonderful other sellers on Etsy as well...spread the love..you know...

So, so far, so good on the christmas pressies, but I´ll have to hold off for a few weeks till more pennies Nearly at the weekend folks....not long now!!! Happy Thursday :)

Getting organised and creative :)

So my studio was getting a little out of hand....So last night I found 20 minutes to go in and have a sort out. I have been stocking up on lots of supplies recently and things were pouring out of jars and out of bags and it was just a mess! I am not a naturally tidy person at all...I blame my creativity! ;)

But I got some lovely new jars for my buttons and because I had got organised last night I was able to make some lovely new things for the shop :) pictures coming soon.......

....and good news an old colleague of mine is doing a big Christmas market in Beverley, East Yorkshire (my hometown) on the 12th Decemeber and has asked if my little gingerbreadmen would like to go on a sale or return :) How thoughtful! So I will be busy with gingerbreadmen and mrs for the next few weeks!!

I got up early...

So I got up early to photograph some new stock and do some sorting out, as you can see Milo decided as he often does, that he would help. He sat as good as gold for about a minute then took great delight in flicking my new buttons off the table and watching them bounce to the floor.....naughty kitty!

He really is very sweet though...wherever I am, he has to be. He gets quite distressed if I close a door and will sit and cry outside it. A total mummies boy!

So today is Monday :( Booooooooo....... but I am not too down about it, next Monday is a bank holiday and I am going to try and just get through the week!!! One week....One week.... I am having the girls over for "Girl´s night" on Saturday and the following weekend

one of my best friends is coming for the weeekend and I haven´t seen her since June :) So lots to look forward to! :) Right, let the week commence....

Halloween make it....

So I´ve started getting ready for Halloween....

#Horrible witchy Halloween cackle# :)

Lazy Sunday Morning...ok...day ;)

So Milo and I have decided that Sunday should be a lazy one. We´ve been really busy of late and both Victor and I have had ridiculous stress levels recently....so a lazy morning that turned into day has been a welcome relief! :)

Milo has enjoyed the autumn sunshine through the patio doors and I´ve enjoyed catching up on the shop, facebook and emails while watching a cheesy chick flick :) Gotta love those lazy Sundays! Hope your all enjoying your day as much as we are here in España!

Fin de Semana!

Finally the weekend has arrived! It has been a very long week and I really needed a break (or change of job as I call it, to cleaner! lol) But I am hoping to have at least a few hours this weekend to get creative! I recieved some much needed supplies in the week.

This gorgeous Babushka applique - not sure what I am going to use her for yet....but she keeps whispering my name and calling me back into the studio to make something with her. I bought her from a fellow Etsian, check out her gorgeous items:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PacificCoastie

I also recieved these gorgeous buttons from:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thaifabshop

Check it out! Amazing little buttons and supplies!

So I have plenty to keep me entertained ;) I have started my Christmas shopping as well...and I am loving reciving the little parcels filled with pressies through the post. Happy Fin de Semana all! x