What a busy week!
Here are this week’s Sunday Sevens as organised by Nat at Threads & Bobbins – seven photos that sum up your week that otherwise wouldn’t be enough to make a full blog post.
Although, this week, I could write an entire blog post about every photo but just don’t have the time:)
Here goes: –
- No.1 Son graduated from Plymouth University with a 2.1 in Business Studies. He’s already got his first post-degree position in Marketing. Here he is with his sister.
2. Celebratory post ceremony meal back at our local pub.
3. Work continues at the weekends on the sun room. No.3 Son is helping daddy build….
4. …..whilst No.2 Son does cross stitch with mummy!
5. Lunch with Granddad in his care home. The Boys didn’t drink the whisky.
6. Stocking up my other Folksy shop, ‘Artyzan Crafts’, which sells accessories made from upcyled materials only.
7. My exciting new venture – I’ve opened a sewing school!
After a LOT of planning the first courses are starting after half term. Website is done but not all sections are completed yet. If you fancy a nose, click on the pictures or follow this link – The Stitch Academy.
September 27, 2015 at 3:07 pm
Whoa, a sewing school!!
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September 27, 2015 at 3:15 pm
Well, a stitching school really, as I plan to offer knitting and crochet tuition too.
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September 27, 2015 at 3:08 pm
Congrats to Number One Son! Great week of photos of your lovely family, and how wonderful that you are offering sewing to both girls and boys. Back in the not-always-so-good old days, nobody would have considered that.
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September 27, 2015 at 3:17 pm
I remember the only boy in school who used to knit in the 70s and my two youngest boys crochet and sew, so it made sense. It’s acceptable nowadays and fathers don’t baulk at the idea, so why not?
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September 27, 2015 at 3:17 pm
A sewing school – that’s fantastic! How exciting – all the very best for a successful new venture.
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September 27, 2015 at 3:19 pm
Thank you very much! Although when I clicked on my links I noticed none of the images show up on the website so I need to sort that out. Ah well, it’s early days:)
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September 27, 2015 at 6:46 pm
I could see images when I looked!
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September 27, 2015 at 6:47 pm
Oh good, must be my iPad playing games then:)
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September 27, 2015 at 4:33 pm
All the best for your fab new project, great idea. Congrats to No 1 son on his graduation, you must be a very proud Mama.
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September 27, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Thanks, I am a proud, albeit knackered, mama after a week like that:)
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September 27, 2015 at 5:27 pm
What a fantastic week you’ve had! You must be very proud of your children and yourself.
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September 27, 2015 at 5:34 pm
Thanks, I am rather! Can you try sending your address to my personal email as it still hasn’t reached me – sheila981@btinternet.com
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September 27, 2015 at 5:55 pm
🙂 So sorry that it hasn’t worked again and to cause you extra effort! Will send via my normal email account too. No idea why it’s not working, sometimes the iPad is a little odd…
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September 27, 2015 at 6:18 pm
Congratulations!
Twice!!
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September 27, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Thank you!😀
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September 27, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Wow! You are so hard working – congratulations all round! I hope your internet stitching education venture is a huge success and many families sign up to learn to knit and stitch together 🙂
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September 27, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Thank you Pauline, it’s a good excuse to spend all my time crafting and make some money at the same time:)
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September 27, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Your daughter is just your double! What a wonderful week with family time. Had a peak at new venture – sounds brilliant, well organised & fun. Good luck! 🙂
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September 27, 2015 at 8:20 pm
She is, isn’t she – any potential just needs to look at me to see what she’s going to look like at 47! I’m so excited about the sewing school, I’ve been wanting to do it for months now:)
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September 27, 2015 at 8:25 pm
You look fab, and I bet strangers think you’re sisters (no I’m not sucking up!!). I’d love to have a sewing cafe but it’ll have to wait until the mortgage is paid off!
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September 27, 2015 at 10:41 pm
It’s such a good job you have sooo much Vit C on hand nearby….otherwise I don’t know how you would keep up the energy each week?? – always so busy!!! 🙂 Congrats to Son No.1 Proud you must be of ALL YOUR CHILDREN!! Love your up cycled makes too! Some Great family times and wishing you lots of success in your new venture :-D!!!!! LOL…more Vit C needed….when is the sloe gin ready?? 😉
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September 28, 2015 at 9:37 am
Sloe gin won’t be ready ’til Christmas, unfortunately, so I’ll have to up my intake of GandT – the lemon in that counts, surely? Trouble is with being this busy, I didn’t actually get any sewing done last week, just a little bit of knitting in the evenings, so I’ve got nothing to blog about! Thank goodness for Sunday Sevens:)
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September 27, 2015 at 10:47 pm
Congratulations on opening your sewing school. It’s a dream of mine too. Good luck and I will be following along. Maybe it will be the nudge I need to take the leap.
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September 28, 2015 at 9:45 am
Thank you! My ultimate dream is to run a B+B with residential sewing courses, but this comes a close second. I’m running classes from the kitchen table (it’s huge) at the moment but, if it goes well, we’ll put a log cabin in the garden and run the school from there.
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September 27, 2015 at 11:17 pm
Congratulations to your son – you must be a very proud mum. And wow a stitching school – good on you. Good luck – may it flourish!
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September 28, 2015 at 9:48 am
Thank you – I am very proud, he’s worked so hard and deserves it. A job within three months of finishing Uni, too. That doesn’t often happen nowadays. The flyers and posters for the sewing sewing school are being printed today and I’ve already got some students lined up just from chatting to mums in the playground – I can’t quite believe it’s actually happening!
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September 28, 2015 at 12:06 am
Congrats to the number one son!!! That is suberb! You can line all your kiddos up and tell you are their mum! I love to see when families spend lots of time together not to mention learn things together. I am so excited to see how your new adventure starts out. I will be right there rooting you on with my cheerleading pom-poms! I am proud of you. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 9:51 am
Thanks Robin, I think the ‘looks’ genes must be stronger on my side of the family as, although my older children have a different father to The Boys, they all look very alike – and very like me! I’m picturing you with pom poms doing the high kicks now! Thank you for your support:)
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September 28, 2015 at 2:32 am
What an exciting week! Best of luck on the sewing school and congrats to your son on his accomplishment!
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September 28, 2015 at 6:24 am
What an exciting week!!! Congratulation for everything!!! 😎😎😎
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September 28, 2015 at 9:52 am
Thanks T, it’s all a bit of a whirl at the moment, but exciting times ahead!
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September 29, 2015 at 9:09 am
If I live near you, I would attend your school for sure!
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September 29, 2015 at 10:12 am
I think you’re doing pretty well by yourself and will probably be teaching sewing alongside your sock knitting classes before very long!!
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September 29, 2015 at 1:39 pm
oh,that’s too much confidence in me,Sheila,but thank you for your encuragement ❤
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September 28, 2015 at 9:05 am
I love the contrast between pics 3 and 4 hehe. Well done to no. 1 son! And to you too on your new venture – wow it looks fab, good luck with it! 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 9:55 am
Thanks Beth – to be honest, seeing you running sewing classes spurred me on no end and I can’t wait to get started. Leaflets are being printed today and chatting in the playground has already led to several mums wanting their kids to join.
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September 28, 2015 at 9:58 am
Aw wow. I know if I can do it you certainly can!!
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September 28, 2015 at 11:33 am
WOW congratulations, a sewing school, the graduation, stocking up your store, what a whirlwind of a week, good luck with everything ❤
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September 28, 2015 at 12:21 pm
Thank you – getting the sewing school together is really exciting, but lots of work:)
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September 28, 2015 at 2:09 pm
I can imagine !! but with your skills, imagination and vision if anyone will make it succeed it will be you 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Ah, thanks, I hope you’re right:)
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September 28, 2015 at 2:35 pm
So much going on in this post! Congrats to no 1 first. Your stitching school sounds amazing, what a fun thing to do, although I’m sure it has involved a lot of hard work already 😉
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September 28, 2015 at 2:51 pm
It was a crazy week, but thank you for your comments! I ‘ve got to bite the bullet and order four more sewing machines next – ouch!
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September 28, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Ouch indeed but what fun choosing them 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 3:31 pm
What gorgeous offspring you have. Congratulations to no 1 son. And huge congratulations on the the new venture. I’m sure it will be a great success.
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September 28, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Ha ha, thanks Bekki, I might be biased but I agree – they are gorgeous! Thanks for your good wishes:)
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October 1, 2015 at 10:36 am
Congratulations on your new adventure! Wow a sewing school! You must be really excited about it. It is nice that you have classes for kids, too! Better to start them early, right? And aww, isn’t it sweet that your son spends time cross-stitching with you?
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October 1, 2015 at 4:21 pm
Thanks Kayla, I am REALLY excited about it! I only distributed the first leaflets today and already have five children interested!
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October 5, 2015 at 12:01 am
There’s a lot of congratulations in this post – congrats to son No 1 and to you for your new venture! It will be great to hear about it all 🙂 I LOVE son No 3’s face in the second photo!!
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October 5, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Thanks for all that! I’ll blog about the sewing school, of course….when I’ve got some more students:)
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