Advent…ageous! Happy Friday!
Happy Friday everyone. How has your week been? Well I can’t believe where November has gone. It’s the first of December on Sunday. Are you all set for Christmas? Hands up who is putting their decorations up this weekend or already have their tree up? Do you like an advent calendar? I do but I don’t like the packaging they often come in. I can see more companies are trying to use less plastic and more cardboard but I have one that I made myself. I can use it year after year and best of all I can put what I like in the pockets. It is usually chocolate which is no surprise to many of you who know me.
There has been so much going on and the lead up to Christmas is well and truly on. Although I am no where ready for Christmas, I do love this time of year as it is often a chance to catch up and spend some quality time with friends. I went out last Tuesday to Pennard Golf Club with my Forget me Not gang for our Christmas dinner. It was very tasty and wow the portions were huge. We were all ready for a nap afterwards. The views of Three Cliffs Bay were gorgeous as well. You don’t have to be a member to eat there and we were given a warm welcome by everyone. We had a great time.
Claire and I have been busy making. We have got our final market next weekend. It’s the Vintage and Makers Market at The Waterfront Museum. This is our favourite as everyone is like a family and a great plus is that we do lots of our Christmas shopping as you can always be guaranteed to find gifts that are quirky and unique just like our designs at Sister Makes. We will have some lovely Kimono style jackets and I have also designed a new jacket that is cropped and has a lovely flared sleeve. Claire has been busy making some lovely new Japanese knot bags. We will also have a table with our welsh blanket coaster kits and will be offering you kits that you can put together yourself by choosing different colours and patterns. We did this at The Woolly Artisan Market and it worked well. They make great stocking stuffers at only £9.50.
Have a great week and I will see you next Friday x Suzanne
A Stitch In Time - Happy Friday!
Hello everyone. Hope you have had a good week. There was no blog last Friday as we were busy getting ready for the inaugural Woolly Wool Artisan Market. The drive up to the museum was lovely as the scenery is amazing. The National Wool Museum is a fab building with such a lot of history. It was a great way to celebrate National Wool Month and although we don’t make anything using wool we do design and make Welsh Blanket cross stitch kits which we launched at the market. It was lovely seeing them displayed alongside actual Welsh blankets. The stall next to us was demonstrating wool from fleece to finished products. It was fascinating to see her and her husband using the spinning wheel.
We were so pleased with staff and customers responses to the kits. We have six designs all named after Gower beaches. They make lovely gifts for all ages. Claire will be putting them on our website this weekend. She and Simon have been away this week to meet their new grandson and catch up with family. Have you had a good half-term? I can’t believe it is the first of November! I caught up with my friend Caroline and her three children Imogen, Nerys and Alice. We had a great day exploring Mewslade Bay and Fall Bay. It was like summer. The weather co-operated and the sun shone all day. We are so lucky where we live with these beaches only a short drive away. These two beaches take a bit of strenuous walking to get to so they were really quiet. We found a lot of caves and fossils. The limestone rock was fascinating as it looked like dinosaur bones. Caroline made us a little fire and we toasted marshmallows and had bananas with chocolate in them. These were wrapped in foil and put on the edge of the fire for the chocolate to melt. Lots of lovely chocolatey goodness. All in all a lovely day out in the fresh air, making the most of the sunshine.
I hope you all have a lovely week and I will see you next Friday x Suzanne