ninefruitspie

Just WOW!!

ninefruitspie — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:27:19 +0000

The last few weeks have been a whirl wind… Amazing things happening, new beginnings, emotions being flung around and being reconnected again! I must admit, even with the emotions being flung around, I’ve enjoyed every minute of February so far.

The only annoying thing is I still don’t feel too comfortable going into too much detail just yet, but I’ll do a really good catch up with what’s happening in a month or so!!

One of my ultimate highlights this month was the return of some awesome friends of mine. They went to live out in the land of Oz (Australia), a few years ago, but they clicked their heels and returned home. (I’m sure they took a plane actually, but it doesn’t sound as fun, right?). It was a lovely surprise last Sunday dinner time to get a knock at the door.. I had no idea it would be my beautiful friend and her family, needless to say I cried a little with excitement :’)

She has been an inspiration to me and has supported me no end, even from the other side of the world.. I’m blessed just to even know her!! So as a celebration to the families return I created a treasury… Welcome Home!!!! I hope you enjoy it

Apart from that I’ve been a busy bee! Working, getting organised, getting creative and looking for more pretty buttons. I’ve also been on the hunt for new clothes, I’m left with rather a small selection of clothes to wear and 5 bags of stuff ready to go carboot~ing with. But it gives me an excellent excuse to go shopping >_<

I did, however, buy these buttons the other week.

My new pretty buttons ♥

and then I made these

Little Bracelets for Little Wrists

I made some other bits and bobs too, but I haven’t got around to taking pictures, as the last few days I’ve had a bit of a cold and I’ll be honest, it’s made me a little bit lazy! But I plan to get back to 100% soon by dosing up on vitamin c, pain killers and plenty of fluids.

I can’t wait to get settled into this new life of mine and on track for keeping you guys in the ‘nine fruits pie’ loop… Thank you for being patient with me, and I’ll be back again real soon!!

Creativity and Snow

ninefruitspie — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:51:05 +0000

What a BRiLLiANT week!!

A very Creative and POSiTiVE week!!

I got back to the drawing board, so to speak, and making some pretties!!!

Peach Melba button bracelet, Hot and Funky bead and button bracelet, Rainbow bracelet

Easter Earrings on the way to completion

Oranges and Lemon button bracelet, Playful pastimes button bracelet

I also went a bit OLD SCHOOL and got some pony beads out, I made retro style bracelets (well retro to me).. I haven’t made bracelets like this in years and it was really quite refreshing and FUN!!

Pony Beads Bracelets

I also couldn’t resist going through some fabrics I have.. Just refreshing my brain with what I have, and what I want to make with them.. They could really do with a good press, but I’ll get on to that when I get round to getting the sewing machine out :s

Pocket Pixie by Alexander Henry.. Pink Dandelion and Pink Mushroom City

Summersault fabric by Free Spirit. Apricot Raindrops and Cinnamon Pixie Stick

I think the animal one is french, but I can't remember the name off-hand. The bottom one is Appleville by Robert Kaufman Blue Apples

How Pretty are those…. Gorgeous eh? I can’t wait to use them. I also got to catch up with a lovely friend this week, post a few parcels and go out in the snow. This week really has been lovely.

Not the best picture in the world... but it's my shoes.. in the snow!!

Finally, I made an ultra warm wintry treasury over on Etsy called Hot Chocolate ♥ Hope it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy!!

Right I’m heading off, but I hope you all have a truly lovely week ♥

New Beginnings

ninefruitspie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:44:45 +0000

Just a quick pop by to share something lovely!

New Beginnings is a quirky little mid week treasury for you to check out!!

Filled with the playful joy of primary colours!! I hope you enjoy it ♥♥♥

Funny Old Week

ninefruitspie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:54:52 +0000

What a funny old week it has been.. But a good one.

Being a bit of a recluse I never usually get out and about to see my friends much. This week I have had a chance to see a few friends I’ve not seen in ages.. It was really great to have a good catch up with them.

Apart from the socializing, my ninja’s had a manicure.. Yes their first claw clipping.. Bless them, they were ever so good not one figit

I also got a chance to take a brief walk through the park and take a few pictures..

Swad Park

Cheeky Little Robin

Cheeky Little Great-Tit

This little bird was shy but also nosy

This is the cut though used by kids to get on to the playground area, I love the way the trees and bushes grow on the steep hill

Ok, So Not only did I take a beautiful walk through the park, but I also Created a couple of treasuries.. As Tuesday was National handwriting day I made THIS treasury as a little tribute… And then this weekend I have couldn’t resist but to make a super sweet sugar candy filled treasury and made THIS treasury full of sugary goodness.. Hope you enjoy them and find lots of yummy shops to look at!!

I also FINALLY got around to making these goodies, Sweet Little Hamster Necklaces.. It’s taken a while, but they’re finally available in my ETSY SHOP

Sweet Little Hamster Necklaces

Woah!! Well my Sunday dinner is almost ready, but I’m sure I’ll have more fun stuff to share next week! Happy Sunday!!! ♥

Hello Etsy Folk!!

ninefruitspie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:26:03 +0000

If you like shopping on ETSY don’t forget to stop by my ETSY SHOP and use the discount coupon CLOUDNINE at the checkout! This discount code will get you 15% off anything my my Etsy shop!!

This offer will be available until midnight (gmt) February 14th!!

Also If you Like to creat treasuries, feature an item from my shop and I’ll send you a special discount coupon for 20% off. ♥

New Pencil Earrings in my Etsy Shop Now

Happy New Year!!! Hello 2012!

ninefruitspie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:54:54 +0000

Hi there and a very… HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I know I haven’t been around for a while.. I was taking a much needed break, and I do feel much better for it too!!

Well, I say break. I was still very busy over the Christmas period, so thought it best for my sanity to not put the pressure on for new products, blogging and the like. I had the most lovely Christmas as well. Lots of lovely gifts and spending time with the people that mean the most to me. It was great.

We also have a new addition to the pet family…. Treacle!!

Treacle and Her Muffin

She is one VERY cute and soft little hamster! Bless her, she struggles to use her hamster ball as she walks very gently. ^_^

I received so awesome awesome gifts.. I haven’t had a chance to photo them all yet as I have been on a major sorting spree of my room :/ But for now here’s a silly picture of me and my awesome new owl hat and cookie monster mittens (Y)

Me and My Sillyness!!

I have done a few Etsy Treasuries as well… My latest “A Rather Blustery Day” is full of lovely cheerful stuff to make sure everyone has a happy blustery day!! But if you head over to me ETSY PROFILE you’ll be able to view all my other treasuries, as well as my favourite items and my Etsy shop.. If you add me to your circle, you’ll be in for some awesome coupon treats!!

I’m afraid that is all for now… But this year has got some SUPER FAB things coming… I’m thinking them all up right now!!

But for now….Hello 2012!!! ♥

And Relax……! For now anyway ;)

ninefruitspie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:17:43 +0000

And Relax….! I must admit, Sunday night tend to be rather nice for relaxing and having a good gander on the net. Over all a brill chance for me to catch up with blogging. It’s been a busy week again, but so exciting too! I now have tan colour hamsters… and I’ve been catching up with shrink plastic orders as well as creating new pieces! This week I should be making some necklaces AND bracelets too! Here are some of the new designs…

Sweet Little Hamsters Earrings - Tan ♥

Toad Stools Before

Acorns

Lily Lionhead

There are some more too, but I’ll leave them for another time… I spent a long time drawing up the designs to make sure I got them just right and got the look I wanted them to have. I have cats too and if you head to my facebook page you can check some more of the designs out… Next to come is guinea pigs.. My rough copy is ready to go!

I’ve also been making up more button bracelets and adding them to my FOLKSY SHOP!! So be sure to check them out!

Every week I make an Etsy Treasury to share some lovely makes that are out there!! This weeks theme was ‘Deer’.. Mainly focusing on cute Bambi style deer (I’m saving the reindeer one for a few weeks)… I LOVE animals anyway and woodland creatures are up there at the top… I could do lots of treasuries each week on them… But here is this weeks treasury… ‘Oh! Deer! What can the matter be?‘

Now I’m spending time drooling over fabric.. I need to stock up ready for making dresses! Hope you’ve all had a great weekend and have a great week to come.. I have a Craft Fair next weekend. Not just any weekend though, Me and My Mum have organised it!! *Eeeeek* So this week will be a mad one, but all good fun! I’ll let you know how it goes…

I Did It!!!!

ninefruitspie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:01:18 +0000

WELL!!! Where do I start? I suppose I should begin with my mega achievement…. I made my dress!!!! Very pleased.. I did have a fair bit of help from my Mum (who is a marvelous seamstress by the way). And here it is…

My Christmas Dress

I used a Riley Blake fabric called Christmas Candy, designed by Doodlebug Design inc. I aimed for cute and simple style dress and me and mum worked on the pattern together to make sure it was right. I was even brave enough to add darts *eeeek!!* I was so nervous about sewing it together, but when I got going, I really enjoyed it. My mum added my pockets for me, made from a cute stripe fabric, with hearts, ricrac and a cute blanket stitch detail…. ♥

The Pockets...

My Mum also did the neck and arm bias binding so I had a good idea how to do it. Then I had a go at the bottom ‘hem’ (not quite a hem with it being binding)… and followed it by adding red and pink ricrac. I think it has a super cute look to it.. and yes I kind of went a little off course, BUT considering it was my very first attempt, I think I did alright!

The bottom 'hem'

I will be attempting another dress with another really cute fabric. It’s called Appleville.. Designed by Suzy Ultman for Robert Kaufman. I can already picture it done.. I’ll aim for a similar style dress to the other, but will attempt the lot by myself…. Maybe??!! Haha!

Appleville Fabric.... CUTE!!! ♥

I must also share about my new purchase… They’re super cute and adorable and a little old fashioned… I bought Bloomers!!! I know, a little mad but VERY me!!! Bought from a lovely Etsy shop called Icing Sugar (decorarockstar) They arrived super quick and packaged really lovely too! I wore them to the Craft fayre we were at on Saturday underneath my Christmas dress, over some brown tights… and they did look sweet! Hopefully when I get to wear the outfit again, I’ll get some decent pictures … Anyway, Here’s a pic of the bloomers…

BLOOMERS!!!!!! ♥

Seeing as my Mum helped me so much with my dress, I really think you should head over to my Mum’s Facebook page… It’s Bloomin’ Myrtle …. You will LOVE it… She’s a brilliant sewer and my inspiration. She’s got some fab new Christmas stuff coming soon too

I’ll leave you with my Etsy Treasury ~ Watch the pretties….♥

Enjoy ♥

LiFE iS A RAiNBOW ♥

ninefruitspie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:43:50 +0000

Talk about a mad few weeks… I thought my life was pretty hectic before, but for some reason the last few weeks kinda ran away with my time!But I have some time back now and I’m as busy as ever. But I think I should put some order in place to my post or we’re all going to get lost.

I think I’ll start with the Facebook Fan page and my Webshop Birthdays… My fan page has been going for 3 years now and my webshop 1 year. It’s VERY exciting! I had a little bit of a celebration offering a special Birthday code in my etsy shop. Although that has finish now I am working on something special and important. I’ll get to that soon.

That kind of leads on to TREASURiES!!!!

Not only have I been creating some super cute treasuries, but I’ve been featured in a couple… The links to Which are below.. Please go check them out, leave a comment or investigate the items even more closely.. they’re GREAT!!

♥ Comfort…
♥ It’s My Birthday… CELEBRATE (Special Birthday treasury for Fan page and webshop)
♥ Another Sunny Day
♥ Every Cloud has a Gold Lining… (one I’m featured in)
♥ Sick Day – Get Well Soon! … (one I’m featured in)
♥ Sick Day …(one I’m featured in)

Talk about busy… I have also been working on some more Christmas things and have something super cute… The RAiNBOW GLiTTER CHRiSTMAS TREE!!! I am very excited by this… and although the picture is ok, it really doesn’t show just how glittery it is. It’s a little bit bigger than my other trees too. I’ve varnished it to protect the colour and the glitter and to give it a high gloss smooth finish.. ♥

Rainbow Glitter Christmas Tree

I also have some Christmas plushies done too.. but you can visit my fan page to see those.. the link is at the top of the page

AND… To keep with the Christmas theme… I have my Christmas dress cut out and ready to sew…. very excited… I should be sewing it together on Thursday morning, ready for the 1st Christmas craft Fair of the season this Saturday. I’ll have pictures from the fair… I hope!

BLIMEY!!! Out of breath now..!! Maybe I won’t leave it so long next time and bring more bite size chunks eh?

I’ll leave you with this and a Happy November 1st!!!

Borrowed from the internet ♥

Lets Go Nutty!!

ninefruitspie — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:01:32 +0000

I got pretty excited this week when I found out that it’s Squirrel Awareness Month! I’ve always been a fan of nature and stuff.. and woodland animals rank pretty high in that. I remember as a child, going with my Mum, Nan and Aunty to visit my Grandad’s grave. Walking through the cemetery we would collect acorns and pine cones and lookout for squirrels and hares.. For this reason alone they have held a very special place in my heart.

Let’s face it.. Squirrels are mega cute. Their tiny little paws and bushy tails and cheeky nature are completely fascinating. What I love most is the way they gather their food and run off with it and hide, like you’re going to try to steal it.

I thought I’d put together a little treasury about it all. These great little creatures deserve it. You can find it HERE. It took me a while to put it together and I could have made loads of treasuries, so be sure to look for squirrel stuff on there

I also have this beauty on my website

Possibly Maybe Necklace

The picture isn’t great quality I’m afraid, but it’s a very pretty necklace you can buy it HERE

Happy Squirrel Awareness Month ♥♥