A huge Success

I have had the long awaited handbag party and it was a huge success. Nerves had started setting in first thing in the morning and i had just assumed they were for my son Oliver who had his first sports day that day. But as he didn't seem in the slightly bit fazed about his 8 races in front of what appeared to be the whole village, I think it was just the fact that his mum was having a nervous breakdown about displaying bags in front of 13 people. My daughter Martha was taking the whole day in her stride though as you can see. Already fashion conscious at the grand old age of 1, she decided to start a trend wearing my mothers sunglasses.

The party started at 8pm and as it was the launch of what will hopefully be my new business venture i thought it only correct to get some bottles of bubbly in to toast Joanna Bags.

My friend CAth who hosted the party did me proud, had moved around her furniture, got nibbles and was basically a fantastic mate. I arranged my goodies on the table and then people arrived.

I gave a presentation including facts pinched from Lisa's site U-handbag on the waste of carrier bags each year whilst talking and showing the grocery bag.

This lovely bag went to my fab friend Louise and is made from Ikea fabric. All hail Ikea. Apart from the queues. I do lose the will to live when i see three tills open and 400 people in lines all of which are buying a new kitchen, with each box turned the wrong way so that the cashier has to manhandle each box to bleep them through!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway everybody seemed to love the bags, a lot were sold on the night and a lot were ordered including my fantastic nappy pouch which i am very proud of. The photos are a bit blurry of the evening as Kate was on the red wine.

ooo pretty baskets

so bloody simple when a brain has been used

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(if the button hasnt worked this time i will cry)

I have been tagged which is really exciting. Firstly it means that someone has read my blog which is exciting in itself and secondly it means they like what they saw!!! Woo Hoo. The lovely lady who sent me the button is Susanne so check out her blog, its fab. I now have to work out how to tag other people which will be a fun thing for me to do at the weekend. It also means that there are even more bloggers out there then i thought. Although that does mean that i will now get nothing done ever again, and my husband ANdrew will give me the look that he gives when i try to explain what people have said. But do you know what he cannot comment, he watches the Sci Fi Channel!!!!

I am not sure why i got it or how these things get started, so instead of cutting fabric, ironing, cleaning the kitchen etc etc etc etc, I am going to find out how it started. Sad i know.

I ordered these pinking shears off ebay. How fantastic are these. I was going to buy some new ones but nearly fainted at the price so bought these and i think i may just look at them in their box instead of using them to cut with. They look so pretty. I really should get out more

I really should go and make the little purse a lady ordered at the craft fair two weeks ago.

Fancy that - I'm a rocking blogger

trying to get this button to work and failing miserably i think

Nerves setting in

I am feeling so nervous about the handbag party on Wednesday, especially as my sewing machine is playing silly buggers. Worried i dont have enough stuff and worried that the stuff i do have is not good enough.

Here is the grocery bag i made for my mother in law. Using this tutorial http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/04/one_of_the_medi.html

She was really pleased with it and i just love fabrics from Ikea

Who would be married??

WEll I am sitting here typing this when i should be going to book club. Andrew's flight is delayed and so i have no idea whether i am going to make it. This is a right pain in the prevebial as i have been stuck in the house all day as Oliver my oldest is ill and I have been counting down the hours until it was time to go and have a glass of wine with the girls, talk about the book for 5 seconds and then gossip. The book this month is A S Byatt Possession, which is a bit meaty and hard going. It is a good read and very clever but not for people who prefer a page turner. Should be using this time to read the last 50 pages.

On the good side i did manage to churn out this rather cute wristlet bag lst night out of a red satin material which i have had for ages. It was a bugger to sew with as it snags so easily but i am so SO happy with the result. I have put in some weighty interlining so it feels nice and padded. I made it for my handbag party in two weeks but i am kind of hoping that no one buys it as i have a wedding in August and I feel that i need to use this bag.

A S Byatt is calling

I hate eczema

My one year old MArtha has extensive eczema which we normally have under control. I have just spent the last hour (it is now midnight) doing anything i can to stop her scratching. Her face has become infected and her arms are bleeding. It is incredibly distressing as is changing her bedding, wet dusting her cot, floor and shelves to eradicate any traces of dust at this time of night.

Moan officially over.