For Mum x

This should have been played as we left the church after Mum's funeral. Due to technical problems it couldn't be played, so I'm playing it here for her.

Mum loved Eva Cassidy, so I hope she would of liked my choice.

Sarah x

Almost forgotten

I'm still busy sewing in the afternoon for Hugglets 'Teddies 2011' in London in September. One bunny done and a bear almost finished. While digging through my materials and equipment, I came across this little chap (above). He was eyeless,earless and mouthless and his limbs were not attached to his body, though he had been carefully stored in a tupperware box!

He is now on his way to being finished, bless him. How could I have forgotten him!

More news soon, be it 'beary' or otherwise.

Hugs, Sarah x

Raindrops on Roses

Thought I would share this photo of one of the roses in our garden, after some much needed rainfall.

You can click on the photo to make it bigger.

Hope you all are having a lovely week.

Hugs, Sarah x

At the weekend......

I was doing a bit of this

managed to squeeze in using this

and today I'm using these!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Hugs, Sarah x

New look website now live!

After being away for what seems like an eternity, I am now delighted to say I've finished my new look website!

Another new change to my site is that you can now purchase by using the Paypal buttons below each bears page. There's also some lower prices to some of the bears!

Goodness knows how many times I've changed it. I'd still like to tweak it here and there, but that can wait for another day as I've bears to sew for 'Teddies 2011' in Kensington Town Hall in September.

I've re-done my blog, to give it a nod towards my website, but also it's own individual look.

Anyway, hope you like the new looks. Any glitches, please let me know ;)

www.sarahsbruins.co.uk

Hugs, Sarah x

Cupboard Renovation Photos!

These photos relate to my previous post! I decided not to upload them until my sister had seen our new cloakroom over the weekend. Just in case she popped by my blog!

All done. The bedroom is next. A little breather first and a chance to get back to working on my website re-do! No rest for the wicked..........

Hugs, Sarah x

Still here.......

I am, honestly!

Have at long last finished decorating our cloakroom. It wasn't just a quick lick of paint either. My other half created a false wall to hide pipes and installed tongue and groove and installed coving and finished the woodwork around the window to match our other original windows in our 1928 house. I lined the walls and painted them and gave the tongue and groove three coats of paint and the door two and repainted the ceiling. Oh and I re-tiled the floor. We had hoped to keep the original tiles but they were so badly stained and pitted we sadly couldn't, so we went with something similar to the originals. Oh and of course we installed the toilet and hand basin. It had just been a cupboard with the previous owners.

It's been one of those decorating projects where you really can't seem to see the end of the tunnel, how ever hard you squint into the distance.

Will be back with 'Before' and 'After' pics soon.

Hearty hooray hugs, Sarah x