Give Away Items

Items up for Grabs....

I am open to entries from all over the world, one proviso must be that what ever you win, must be legal to be posted to your country.

I will break down the prizes in order to make postage a little less frightening on my side.

We have some lovely fabric's, 

Two FQ Moda Felicity Rose in Ivory and Blue, donated by the lovely ladies at Pin it and Stitch ( Click here for more Pin it and Stitch items )

The next bundle is a lovely pink Cup Cake photo frame and a fabulous book called Covered with love, applique patterns for Children's items

The final prize is a bundle comprizing of  a book called Handmade Cards, and another Jazzy Jean's, great idea's of  things you can make with jeans that have passed their sell by date, or a too big now 

And

I picture called Lady In Red by a local artist.

To be in with a chance to win these delightful bundles (one per winner - 3 winners in total)

all you need to do is subscribe to  this blog and leave me a comment so I know who you are.
  

I also have a Facebook page (the link is below)  If this page tops 50 likes before the end of the giveaway on Dec 15th Midnight I will open up a Fourth Prize....  So get liking...

It couldn't be simpler could it?

Click here to go to Facebook Bagsocharm Page, Open in a new tab and you won't lose your way back to the blog x

THE FACEBOOK WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FACEBOOK 

I will notify Blog Winners through the blog comment left 

Good Luck Bloggers and I look forward to getting to know you all soon

Janey x

Blog Hop Giveaway

The Quilting Gallery

The above link takes you to the lady who is very generously organising a Blog Hop, in which many people world wide go from blog doing what needs to be done to be in with a chance of winning an item, be it fabric, patterns, books, you name it,

Tirelessly she has also co-ordinated the Sandy Quilt Block Drive in which Quilters and sew'er's again world wide have submitted blocks to quilts for families who were devastated by Sandy and Mother Nature.

To be in with a chance to win please stay tuned and I'll post an update in the morning (only 7 hours away!)

Thanks and I hope this works Michele... Janey x

And its all finished

Alright maybe not.

What is finished is College, We had our last lesson today.  Bid a sad farewell to the Box Xmas Tree thing we have been putting together with little success - Not one of us had any enthusiasm for this project..

Whilst it does look nice, and once I have put the 'chain's' onto the leaves to prevent the children from tearing them open and off in excitement, mine will be all done.  What I didn't do was - follow teacher's instructions particularly well, mostly because I forgot what she said within seconds of leaving last weeks class., and, because at 0330 this morning it seemed to be a good idea to attempt to put the thing together in a final push.

Everyone else's tree will have a box, with an inner box, mine has a box with a lid. My inner box doesn't have the base that it should (as its on the top as a lid!)

I put bells on that lid, and on the top of the tree, so I can hear the little ones open the tree and get their treats for the day.

These tree's are designed as a sweet holder, to be dipped into at any time during the festive season, mine will of course be a different tree - It is an Advent Tree

Each morning the kids will tear down stairs excitedly to see what has been left in the tree for them that day.... Tomorrow....?????

Arg OMG! I haven't thought that far ahead!!!!!! blimey ho, what to put into the box that isn't 'lame' and will make them want to come back the next day?

Money for the older ones and sweeties for the two little ones....

See, Mother's really do know best (Sometimes anyway)

I do hope this has found you well, and also that you have looked over at the Quilting Gallery

This is the same lady who has co-ordinated the Sandy Quilt Drive, in which so many of us World Wide Quilters were driven to creating something for the families who were devastated by the horrors of Mother Nature.

Tell me this is one hell of a dream.... Please?

Oh my what can be happening in my star's for this to turn out how it's going right now?

A craft sale with over 40 Stalls that I was a 'craftee' in attendance was little more than a children's party with the added bonus of a woman screaming into the microphone for 5 hours solid promoting her new events management company!!!  God lord above, its now nearly 4 days later and my ear's have not recovered, my balance was negative as a result of the dearly beloved partner not listening to my implicit instructions when getting all my items down to pack... (which I didn't get a chance to check before he threw the lot into the rear of our car)

Hence we arrived and I then discover that all the jewellery is not with us.  So all in all not a successful day, £10 for the table, £20 for the fuel and erm well £15 in sales... we just made the cost of the table. In future I will be checking premises prior to booking a table and will be reading the poster's very carefully also.

She asked for feedback from the sellers... I know that at least 4 out of the 18 tables (NOT 40 +), were very upset and miffed about the mislabelling of the event. They didn't leave good feedback, so I was somewhat confused when I noticed the Facebook thread to say it was a resounding success?  False advertising is looked upon very dimly here in the UK, I wonder if she's aware of that?... anyway, that isn't all....

Last Sunday I baked like a demon to make tonnes of Ginger bread men for a fun afternoon at the Local Education Centre where I do my Patchwork. They all looked very dandy, and we were very impressed with them.  Only to find out I'd made them a week early!  Oh Jesus, what's going on in my tiny little Grey Cell right now?...

Not all though,

Christmas is under 3 weeks away, and the quilts I have not quite finished are almost ready for the next stage... One minor, no that's not right, one very huge problem has poked its ugly head up and is guffawing loudly at me... No one can find the quilting extension table for the sewing machine!!!!  OMG!!! I need that so desperately  my Daughter has turned her room inside out trying to find it.  Right, no that's a lye too, her room was already inside out, she tried to blame the looking for the table under the eaves on the piles of dirty clothes strewn about her floor... Now I know I am not the brightest bulb in the house, but even I know that dirty clothes do not accumulate under the eaves to be pulled out when an unsuspecting mother needs something from there....  

Why me? Why me? Why me????????

Please will someone send me some luck in the shape of a mantra, spell, charm, or even via voodoo... the 'other family' are interfering again, so voodoo is appropriate right now also (ok not that much, but enough to miff up my 40th Birthday party plans for my partner - who makes the birthday boy go to them to give him a card? )

So to sum up

I need the extension table yesterday, a very strict nanny to come along and whip my miscreant daughter into shape, a lovely batch of anti-biotic's to give my son's bad tooth the heave ho, and just a smidgen good luck and loveliness so that OH will look at me with something other than contempt... is that alright?

Aw you are too good to me, 

Thanks quilting massive,

J x

Oh one last thought... I did my good deed and completed the four Sandy Blocks, I may do more, but right now, Xmas has me licked x

VTech V.Smile Motion Active Blue Learning System and Thomas Software - Toys R Us - Britain's greatest toy store

VTech V.Smile Motion Active Blue Learning System and Thomas Software - Toys R Us - Britain's greatest toy store

What to get your children doesn't get easier despite the increased quantity of items available!

Christmas Fayre too close for comfort

Goodness me, it was only a few weeks ago that it was summer and the thought of Christmas was calm.  Knowing it was months away lulled me into a false sense of security, weeks to buy the little bits we need, weeks to get it clear what money we have to buy the big bits, and weeks to think about how much food to make/create and where to store it!

Well now, I have only just got the Chutney's on the go, they need at least a month to cure into a full on pickle.  The fruit has been steeping in alcohol since last Christmas, so our Pudding should be knocking socks off. Notwithstanding, I need to get it into  the pot, and ready to cure too.  I haven't even thought about the meat, or vegetables (we'll be taking them to mum's for Boxing Day) - That said, our Veggie supplier has already told me that he'll get our big shop to home for me, so I don't have to worry about attempting to walk it home. (my car should be back on the road by then though)

As for the Craft Sales?  Well the Pushions haven't sold very well so far, and the Shamballa Bracelet's and jewellery have done O.K., but the Candy Cone's have sold a little too well!

Right now I am making Cone's in Disney Princess, Buzz Lightyear, Thomas the Tank, Sponge Bob Square Pants to name but a few... 

The chocolate coins, candy canes, and snow men/Santa's are being stored up in the little cupboard so that little hands can't locate them - they are to stay inside the cones (and not inside prying hands searching for presents!!)

I am not getting bored of the cone sewing yet either, which normally happens when I'm repeating the same thing over and over.. So I must be onto a good thing shouldn't I?

Though, one thing that has taken my attention from the cones -

Sandy Victim's

I have teamed up with Michele from the Quilting Gallery, there are hoards of quilters making Blocks to go into Quilts to give to families who are affected.  A message of hope is sewn onto the back of the quilts - these take the form of Labels we sew up ourselves, so the families know where the blocks have come from.

The blocks are a very simple design, but, they use up our scraps so are Eco Friendly, and Charitable all at the same time.

The design is known as log cabin or strip piecing.  A traditional American design, which is befitting the beneficiary.

Click here

As said, click on the link above to travel to the Wonky Block blog page, there you can join in and donate some blocks to this admiral cause.

Thanks for reading

J x

Mojo a NoGo...

Not much else to say really is there?

I have the wreath inners ready, I have the Xmas fabric in metres just sitting awaiting inspiration, I have absolutely no idea what I am going to do with it all!

I can wrap the wreaths and then put petals on the front, but, I haven't enough pins to do more of them! and the haberdashers in town has no more pins!  Looks like everyone else had the same idea!  Isn't it always the same?

I really need a mojo slap about the face just to kick start my create and make engines... or at least to get my synapse's passing electric charges back and forth again...

However, that is my only problem, money aside that is, and in all honesty? if that is all I have to worry about then there isn't much wrong with my life right now is there?

and with that very happy note, I bid thee farely well x J x