Shopping Bags

Hi again,

I thought I would share with you a couple of crochet shopping bags I made recently.

This lavender and red one is made from knitlon.It really took a lot more balls of this than I anticipated so actually turned out to be the most expensive shopping bag of life! so no repeats of this one.It also took quite a long time to make.This is what happens when you make up patterns as you go along.But it is lovely and I do get a lot of compliments on it.

This one I made some time ago.It is made up of granny squares in 8ply and the inside is lined with a navy blue shantung.I got the idea for this one from designers Romance was Born a few seasons ago.
The handles on both bags came from Spotlight.

Coming up in future Blogposts will be:

Whats in my bag?
Whats on my Dressing Table?
and lots of other stuff and Mr Lovely said " Wen do you reckon you will run out of things to say on your blog?" with a smirk on his face.
What an idiot!

TTFN
Wendy xx

Aprons

So I like to sew, and aprons are my thing at the moment. I am a tall girl , 5 feet 11 inches, so I like my apron to be long enough and cover me properly because I'm pretty messy in the kitchen, I also like them to have a BIG pocket so I can put things in ( like pegs and stuff ). This is a made up pattern of my own, incredibly easy and I think it turned out great! It is called a Pinner Apron because I don't like ties around my neck, annoys the hell out of me, so I just pin the bib on. Oh and it only took me an hour and a half to make!

                                              Pinner Apron in Navy Seersucker Gingham
                                     

                                  And here are my 2 latest books from the Book Depository!

                                                 And here is Maggie my kitty cat


TTFN
Wendy xx

Bickies

So this is what I produced today! choc chip cookies and they are always popular. The vintage cake tin comes from the Antique and Collectors Fair in Claremont ( they usually hold at least 2 fairs a year) and I always come back with more stuff to fill my already bursting house.

So I am totally new to this blog thing and it will take me a while to work it all out ( will enlist reluctant teenagers to help ) but one thing is for sure, I have plenty of material to go in it! I will prattle on about my love of handbags ( it is bordering on an illness!), books, I have a serious addiction to the Book Depository, dresses, because I never wear anything but dresses, kitchenalia, kitty cat, kids ( I have 4 of those ) my frequent visits to Priceline, Spotlight and my pretty pink, yes pink, house, oh and yes I have a husband too! who we might refer to as Mr Lovely, cos thats what bloggers do, don't they and he will absolutely hate that! haha.

TTFN

Wendy xx

My bickies!

Hello Blog Life!

Hello,

This is my first blog post and am very excited to have finally set up my 'Lovely Living' site where I shall be sharing (with anyone who visits) what I get up to on my day to day life. Dresses, crochet, books, biscuits and my beloved kitty Maggie will be the stars.
-This photo was taken last year at Christmas, London UK.

Ttfn, Wendy xo