Thrifty Missus

I have been enjoying the opportunity to re-browse a special book on my shelf- Granny Chic by Dottie Angel (Tif Fussell) and Ted&Agnes (Rachelle Blondel)

This was a necessary pleasure (good phrase I shall re-use...as in "it was a necessary pleasure to eat some of my son's Easter egg whilst he napped"..I feel guilty even writing that..doesn't mean it didn't happen). Necesseity in this case was mostly budget-driven; I haven't found a rug I like in the shops far-and-wide, for a reasonable price and with enough 'quirk'. Inside these pages is a fun idea that uses your cupboard staples. Patterned hessian I bought 'for later'. and the rest of a tin of varnish from our Pre-loved purchases gave me a fun arvo back and forth from the potting-shed to 'lacquer' the fabric on the washing-line. Blanket-stitch during Madagascar2 with the wee man et voila

Road-tested by our 2 year old, the verdict was: laid upon with blanket and cushions we cuddled and counted the windows above. Success.

Bring and Share...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbRU-HbsqUw

"ITS JUST SO GOOD!" I say to my husband in a Despicable Me style Unicorn-adoring voice

We are in a season of our life where pocket money is budgeted for, and sometimes userped. Where the Christmas Gift list has sparkly presence December-ward and mine was FULL of album requests. I know high-street closures and nicked downloads are being hailed as 'the time is nigh' and music as we know it is changing BUT not I. Happy with shelves of CDs, tape-player in the car and a limited playlist on the Ipod show us for who we are- old skool and proud (or normal for ninetees teens).

As such, impacted in the Summer by the music video to 'Waiting all night', unusually focussing on a BMX accident documented from heartbreak through resilient recovery to happy new beginning, I was Rudimental's newest fan and by the Winter I was hopeful of shiny paper encasing these glorious tunes. I was not disappointed.

AND SO I MUST SAY if you do not have this album, allow yourself some inner joy from a deep bass, and a combo of contemporary off-beats and more recognisable dance (in my opinion MJ Cole-style A FAN OF COURSE), and some more (Emili Sande) and less known vocalists truly beauteous. Please do not ignore this call to purchase, you oughta hear how good these tunes are. Car journey and creative exploits alike are more inspired to the soundtrack of the Rudimental HOME Platinum Edition.
Winner.

Warm-up sentimentally

Worn and worse-for-the-wear, our pile of t-shirts was ever-growing. Those threads that hold such special memories you cant comprehend them worn by another person or in the recycle bin. 

So, patchwork the answer, traditional past-time of the 'fore-mothers' et voila, here is a pretty gender-nuetral alternative to fossil fuel warmth. To make this blanket more contemporary we laid-out a brick pattern repeat in the colour pairs. 

Idea by www.katycasey.co.uk not for resale.

Instructions available below, alternatively...commission me to make one for you by emailing info@katycasey.co.uk or xxxMADExxx on Etsy