Yay! It's Hot and Not time again this week - joining in with
Loobylu.
HOT this week is:-
Calm sewing
After sooooo much sewing last week and a mad 3 fairs on Friday and Saturday, things have calmed down in the 'OMG must do 6 of these, 12 of these, 8 of those' area. And it is lovely!
I am still sewing but only calmly now and mostly for Christmas presents, so the only frustrating thing is that I can't show you anything!
One aim achieved!
I have always wanted to be out somewhere and see someone wearing one of my products and it happened the other evening, at a craft fair. Excuse the poor photo but I had to take it on my phone! The lady over there is wearing my grey shoulder bag!! (and yes, that is my mini stall in the foreground - had to squeeze it all on!)
Proud Mum
Tonight, we are going to see my eldest who has one of the main roles in his college musical - Fame. I'm really nervous, more than him probably, but also very excited. He has really loved all the rehearsing and hopefully will remember everything!!
Pipple World
I'm loving being in
Pipple world at the moment - more and more Pipples are going out into the world and some have sent photos back.
And I had the perfectly justifiable excuse to buy some absolutely gorgeous (and expensive) handknit cotton yarn for more Pipple scarves. It knits like a dream and I'd love a scarf in it myself!
These Pipples are well and truly spoiled you know. They've had a bit of scary excitement in Pipple world
today though!
NOT
The White Rabbit effect
I posted a little while ago about feeling like the white rabbit, constantly late - and yes, I still feel a bit like that - where is the year going? Is it me or is time going at warp speed? Whatever that is. I really have to get on or I'll never be ready for Christmas.
Cold and Wet
Getting a bit fed up with being soaked every time I go out now. It's also dark at 4 o'clock but that actually makes it quite cosy......oops, it's turning into a Hot! No, I really don't like all the rain especially when it's mixed with wind!
Persistant cough
My cold has almost gone now but I have been left with a horrid horrid cough. It sits there simmering until I am somewhere that I really ought to behave myself properly, like the Post Office queue, and then it tickles the back of my throat until it produces a hawking great smoker's cough. People edge away from me and I can't stop or speak until tears are pricking in my eyes!
See more Hot and Nots
here.
the happiness that comes from being with people that you love, the confidence to be truly yourself, some space of your own to be creative, even if you don't get it right first time. 
on the hills, on the hen-house...... it was lovely.....
there was even enough to build with.....and this year of course, they had to make......
a Snow Pipple!!
The Snow Pipple liked watching the hens, who weren't the least bit fazed by the snow and took it all in their stride....
First of all, there's Santa, waiting patiently for the real one by the wood burner.
Then there's the Christmas bunting I made last year, hanging above the beautiful mermaid print by my lovely friend Lisa.
And a sign for Santa, to make absolutely sure he stops here (plus a very polite letter for him from Floss).
Then there's the 'rainbow' Christmas tree. Every year, I have a theme, usually 2 colours, very calm, very 'designed' - sometimes pink and silver, often white and silver. But this year, in honour of all the rainbow crafting that has been going on this year, I chose pink, yellow, blue, green, red and purple. A decision that was met with whole-hearted child approval!! 
Congratulations Beck!
Congratulations Anne Marie - you need to choose 20 colours from here!
Feeling a bit like Alice's White Rabbit - 'I'm late...I'm late!' all day today. So much to do so little time....and yet strangely not achieving much!!! See you tomorrow for a calm Friday post with the giveaway winners names which will be drawn in about 3 hours time. 
