It's not all great...

Today I made a cake. It was flat in the middle and crispy at the edges.
This is my blog for showing off, for pretending I am perfect.

Well nobody's perfect all of the time.

At least it tastes okay!

Upcycled Applique Bag

Ta-dah!

The house is a tip and the kids are half naked, but I don't care because I'm rather pleased with this.

It started life as 8 squares of denim cut from an old pair of jeans, a pillowcase and a pelmet. (Buying an odd pelmet with no price label from a charity shop was a bit of a Royston Vasey moment, I'm telling you!)

 

 I wanted to practice some applique, and ending up embellishing it with some old buttons and scraps of ribbon from my cardmaking box.

And I got to practise those tricky curved lines!

My 100th post ... and I've won an award!!

Thanks Roof at Roof's Greenerlets!!

I am very honoured, and it's made me think why I started this blog.

I suppose really it's a way of showing off.

LOOK WHAT I'VE DONE!!!!

I've always had some show-off tendencies, and you won't find me blogging about collapsed cakes, burnt biscuits or knackered knitting! I only show you the good stuff!

I read lots of other blogs and admire those of you who are able to share your innermost thoughts, your worries, your disasters as well as your triumphs. Perhaps I need to develop a more serious streak... except streaking just reminds me of those late nights in college, more than slighly drunk, when streaking was a happy pastime!

But now to pass on the award to some blogs I like to read.

Scented Sweetpeas who writes lovely words with lovely pictures, sharing lots of lovely ideas.

My Handmade Haven who I know has lots of nominations for such awards but I love to see the stuff Shell makes.

And also to

Pippa who is very good at the the sharing, emotional stuff as well as crafting!