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Thursday 26 August 2010

Sud off - Folksy Friday

Last week I joined in with the Christmas Swapping  going on over at Folksy. I've already completed one great swap with CreatedbyCarole and are just sorting one out with someone else. But in the process of looking through all the great shops involved it's become glaringly obvious that there is a severe lack of presents for the boys!! So if any of you have some great guy things please join up!!

Now my hubby is a big fan of Patchouli scented handmade soaps (good old hippy!!) and I just happened to have a trawl through the soaps on Folksy just to see what there was.....Wow! The humble soap has really come up in the world and I know it probably doesn't get as much atttention as other items so here is a small selection of gorgeous soapiness. ........just think...great stocking fillers......... !!






and of course you need something to put them in....



Wheels, Wellies and Webs......

My blog is still feeling a bit neglected. I have been a bit tied up in other things just recently but I WILL get back on track.......(I think!)

Since the last post, my daughter has learnt to ride (at last!!) so we have finally managed to go on a family bike ride.....hooray! My bike has been going rusty in our garden for about four years and I was desperate to get on it again. Pre children, and pre living 'oop north' I cycled to work most days, my route taking me past Windsor castle (in the distance!), through Eton and along the Thames...fantastic ride....

So we packed up the bikes and spent a lovely day cycling along the side of Lake Windermere to Wray Castle, stopped for lunch at 'Swallows and Amazons Cove' (named by the kids) and then cycled back again.....so good!! Cycling always gives me the feeling of complete freedom, wind in your hair, beautiful scenery...what more could you want?? Maybe not the sore backside the day after!!

On Wednesday while my hubbie took my daughter for a surprise horse ride with a friends horse (part of the birthday treat too!) me and little laddy went and rescued some veg from our overgrown, wild garden!! Couldn't believe it.....we had a whole heap of lovely yummy stuff growing out there. Made the most delicious broth tonight with some of the goodies....so proud of ourselves!!
AND last but not least.....

MY WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING..........YAY!!   I'm sooo happy, I did most of it myself so it's not completely professional but it's MINE!!!

Go and have a look and let me know what you think (honestly please!!) WoollyLakes Website

Thursday 12 August 2010

Trump, trump,. trump!! - Folksy Friday

As I have been busy making little elephants ready for selling I decided to see what other ones there were on Folksy....here are some of my finds..lovely I think you'll agree!!






Of course I can't let you go without showing some of mine too...... 



Sunday 8 August 2010

Catch up......come on....

I know, I know my blog posts have been few and far between recently. I seem to spend all my spare time on the computer and never get any blogging done......so time for catch up....again!!

We're now on day 8 of August A-Teamers on Folksy and YES!  I have managed to list one thing every day so far...woohoo! Here are the last few days worth...






There have been loads of fantastic things listed by other Folksy people, please do go and have a look in the Folksy Forums. There are just too many to list here!!

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Day 3 - A- Teamers

Here's my offering for Day 3 of the Folksy A-Teamers...

There is so many lovely things being listed and really hard to choose my favourites from everyone else but here are just a couple from today...


Don't you just love those sparkly colours!!?


I'm always a sucker for a teddy and this bag is just so cute!

Monday 2 August 2010

August A-Teamers....Am I Mad!!??

Yes, I have joined the exclusive club of the August A-Teamers...For those of you not on Folksy this is something that has been running for a few months where the challenge is to list one new item per day in your Folksy shop........AAARGH why do I do these things?



Well..... it's certainly going to be a challenge but I'm going to give it a good go. this is Day 2 and I have so far listed the following:


There are some fantastic things being listed every day, I will try and do a round up every so often of my favourites!