Thanksgiving.

With best wishes to all my American friends.

Card making

I was asked to help with a Card making afternoon at our local Health and Wellbeing hub recently.

I thought it would be fun to make a few cards for examples....and found that I've got the card-making spirit again.
I am not proficient in die cutting or stamping so these are simple designs.

Some years ago my daughter bought me a cutter and all sorts of items, and I made cards for a while, then lost enthusiasm.

I'm really enjoying cutting and sticking again!

I use a combination of cut out photos from magazines, mounted, bows and felt and bits from my own collection of....things, and some of the stick-ons supplied by HobbyCraft.

People enjoyed making their own cards, and asked if they might buy the ones I had made, with a donation going to the Hub, which was very pleasing.

Now I have orders for more!

Nightdress part 2.

Thank you so much for the really helpful comments and suggestions about my Nightwear! I was so interested to read all your viewpoints

I looked all of your recommendations up, and saw some really lovely nightdresses. Sadly most of them (in USA) would have  cost almost more on postage than the garment itself....and then there is Customs Duty.

So this is what I eventually found, after much searching, and an unsuitable buy from John Lewis, returned.

It is cotton jersey, three quarter length, and with half sleeves. I don't want long sleeves as they can prove to be too tight.

It's made by a company called David Nieper, who pride themselves on making all their clothes in their workshops in Derbyshire.

I'm waiting for it to be delivered now.

Once again, thank you!

Nightwear.

 I'm looking for a new nightdress.

I've come to the somewhat reluctant conclusion that I am growing old, and bracketed in the 'elderly ladies nightwear' section of most catalogues. Sensible, warm....and not very pretty.
I don't want glamorous, just pretty.

Getty images.

Now that Winter nights have set in, I do feel the cold in bed, and my Summer nighties are not enough. I have a real aversion to pyjamas for no reason at all, but I love pretty nighties.

I remember nighties that my mum made me, in white seersucker, full length and with lace and smocking round the bodice. I loved them and felt a bit princessy in them.

Now so many are short, way too short for me. I like a nightie that wraps itself around me. I'm having a problem finding one that is long, warm and also pretty (but not too expensive).
However, M/S came up with this, which I bought and which is lovely....but with short sleeves.

I'm wondering if this one would be a good idea?
Not exactly a nightie, is it?!

But, so cosy!
(Yes, Angela, I know....I could make one myself.......)