Its Giveaway Time!!!

Right so I promised you all a give away and here it is:

Im giving away $25 to spend in my store on whatever you like, whether that be a free pair of booties, or money off some comfy slippers for yourself or a custom order that you choose.


Heres what you have to do:


1.) Leave a comment on the post below telling me what you would spend your $25 on.
2.) In your comment also tell me what you would like to see next in my shop, whether it be a fabric, new style of shoes, something completely different???

For some extra entries:
3.)Become a follower of this blog
4.)Post this giveaway somewhere else for example your own blog/twitter etc and leave a link for me to see
5.)Like my Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/#!/SeaminglyPossible?ref=ts
6.)Tell me how you heard about this giveaway

If you could leave a seperate comment for each entry it would make it much easier for me to sort out!

The contest will end at 11:59 PM on June 6th. Winner will be chosen at random. Be sure you have a way for me to get in touch with you, either by leaving your email address in the comments or have a link in your profile.

Summer sun and dandelions!!

Well the weather has been fabulous and we have been outside for as much of the day as possible! This does not help me be creative but it is fab to spend so much time with my monster and enjoy the fresh air!!

His favourite things to do at the moment are feed the ducks, this is not my favourite as we get swarmed by geese and swans and pigeons and seagulls, and I then spend the next half an hour trying to avoid being pecked and pooped on The things we do for our kids enjoyment though hey!

He also has found the joy that is dandelions and blowing all the seeds away, its the cutest thing watching him try and figure out how to blow instead of suck and then not being able to blow hard enough to get the seeds to fly away. He hasnt quite got the hang of counting so its a dandelion clock, he counts 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10 and it takes him about a 100 blows to clear the thing so I wouldnt call it accurate time keeping by any means but he likes it!!

Simple things that we take for granted as adults absolutely fascinate children and its not until you spend time with one that you learn to appreciate them again. They are constantly learning and changing and absorbing information and such a fast rate, I wish I could still take things in at the same rate, it would make life a lot easier sometimes!!

My First Blog Milestone!!!

Well I have neglected my blog yet again, motivation has been a key this last week or 2 and I have been consumed by Potty training and business cards etc etc. So it was to my delight that I looked at my blog this morning and realised I now had 54 followers!! 50 was a milestone that I wanted to hit with my blog and I did wonder if I would ever make it as I haven't posted nearly as much as I wanted!! So hello to all my lovely followers, I love comments and ideas so please feel free to post lots on here!


Sooooo with that in mind keep your eyes peeled for my first ever giveaway that I will start next week. I hope to run it for a whole week so you will have plenty of time to enter and pass it on to any friends.


With the giveaway in mind, what kind of prizes would you all be interested in? A set prize? A gift certificate? A prize from somewhere else? Fabric? Please leave a comment and let me know!

They are here!!!

Yes my Moo cards have arrived!! If any of your are fans on of my facebook page you will know that I ordered some last week and was very very excited about getting them!! Well they arrived this morning and I can safely say that I am really chuffed with how they have turned out. They are printed on gorgeous card, nice and thick and not too shiny. They look really good, I will definitely be ordering some more and probably some stickers and mini moo cards aswell!!
Im glad I finally went through and ordered some because ive been thinking about it for weeks and its not till you see them in the flesh that you realise firstly how pants my home printed ones are and secondly exactly what photos sell your items best in that kind of space. I will definitely be spending more time choosing my photos next time as there are a few cards that im not so keen on because the picture looks a bit odd in the space.
Check them out and let me know what you think:




The problem I now have is what to keep them in!!! So I had a quick browse and check out some of these fab Business Card holders I found:


For those that Want to make one themselves:

A fab looking pattern from keykalou

Or some super cute ready made ones:

studiocatb

besu

GracieDesigns

LucyBlaireCreations

RoseyCornerCreations

allisajacobs

Im tempted to buy the pattern and give making one a go, im also tempted to buy one because they are all sooooo cute!! Let me know what you think or which one you would get!!!

So its Day 4.....

Well its Day 4 in my Potty training experience and I think we have had a breakthrough!! Days 1 and 2 although not as horrendous as I thought they were going to be were horrible and unpredictable and not as successful as I would have liked ( no accidents and instant understanding of what was expected was what I would have liked!!) Im very much an out and about person and not feeling confident and able to go and do as I wish is very against what im used to, it was like having a new baby all over again. I must admit by the end of Tuesday I was feeling like he was never really going to get it.....
But Wednesday was a definite improvement and now Thursday has been even better, he finally telling me when he needs to go, I only have a half second warning but thats better than nothing. We have also had no accidents and a couple of trips out that were stress free aswell so all in all im a happier mummy today.
Im hoping to able to start focus back to my sewing today as ive not really had the motivation to make much these last few days.
Well I hope everyone has a fab Bank holiday weekend and I will fill you all in on mine next week!

Simple Cushion Cover!!

Heres how:

STEP 1:

Cut out a piece of fabric that is a bit wider than the cushion you are covering and and long enough to go all the way round the cushion and probably about half of that again.

STEP 2:
On the wrong side of the fabric turn the short ends down 1cm and then over again 1cm. Do this to both short ends and pin them or press them to hold it in place. Then to secure sew along both edges.

STEP 3:

Still with the wrong sides facing you, fold the fabric over till the short ends overlap and it is the correct size to cover your cushion. Then pin the open ends and sew them together, I then usually zip zag over the seam to make the seams extra secure and prevent fraying.

STEP 4:

Turn the cushion cover so the right side is now facing you.

STEP 5:

Take a plastic bag and cover the cushion. Tie the ends of the bag and sellotape it so that its completely covered:

STEP 6:

Put your newly plastic covered cushion inside your beautiful new cushion cover and your are finished!!

Thoughts be with me this week!!!

I may well be being a bit over dramatic but I actually think I never dreaded anything as much as this week!! Dun Dun Duuuuunnnnnnn!!

POTTY TRAINING AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Yes i have reached that milestone for my little monster, I have been putting it off for a month or so and I realised that I cant unfortunately put it off for any longer :(

He is no longer my beautiful baby:

Hes a big grown up boy, and I think admitting that was possibley part of the reason for delaying the potty training, that and not relishing the thought of having little accidents all over my house!!

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Day 1:

So I have started today and so far we have had 1 very small success and 3 little accidents! Not quite the result I was hoping for (and yes I was hoping for 100% successes and the perfect child!)

But on the plus side, I feel a lot calmer and happier than I thought I would! I spent a while preparing for this, Ive read books and brought a pile of spare pants ( I got a little carried away with the pants buying!!) In one of the books I read they reccomended making a cushion with a plastic lining so if accidents do occur, you arent washing your car seat and pushchair cover etc etc. I jumped at the chance of this, anything to make getting out the house easier and less tressful is a bonus in my eyes.

I wantd to share with you all how easy the cushion cover is, so I took a few photos and thought I would describe how I made it. It was super easy, no zips or buttons or anything other than straight sewing!