Yet another makeover !!

Hi Folks,yep you can kind of guess what Ive been doing this lovely saturday evening.
Yes another bloggy makeover I don't know about you but I get bored very quickly ,can you tell
Anyway the bulbs and flowers are not yet bloomin outside,but here in my little bloggy world they are!
Hope everybody is having a lovely weekend
 

                                                                      XX Manda XX

~ Secret doors & Spider Webs ~

Were does this door lead too ??

Can anybody see Incey wincey spider??

If you live In England,then you will know how bitterly cold It's been the last few day's and If you know me well you will know I love this weather.
I bet your'e thinking WOW Is she mad,But ever since I was a child Ive loved getting my hat and scarf on and been all wrapped up and seeing everything all frosty and white.
It looks stunning, don't get me wrong I also love the sun and hot summer day's, but there's something about exploring and venturing out when It's all sparkly white,thing's just take on a magical feel!!!
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By the way a big THANK YOU Iv'e reached over 100 followers ,can't believe it......I have met some really lovely people in my first year of blogging,I really do appreciate you popping in ,I will be planning a giveaway soon to celebrate ,so watch this space .Bye for the now
                                                                                    

                                                                             XX Manda XX 

~ First make of 2012 ~

My cute free gift from Mollie makes ,a lovely little needlecase x

I made this today,I'm going to put it in a frame in my kitchen,
I now know why I never throw even the tinyiest bits of spare material away.
I machine and hand stitched it ,I liked the way it turned out,I think I will make some matching pictures
what do you think?? 

~ The Vintage Hobby House Makes 2011 ~

Just looking at some of my makes I've made this year.Ive been quite busy,
I have lots of Idea's for new thing's,  I can't wait to get started,
It seems ages since Iv'e picked up a needle and thread .
I hope all of my friends have had a lovely Christmas and here's to a
                     VERY CREATIVE NEW YEAR.
Many Thanks for coming to visit me here at my little ole blog!!!

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                                                                           XX Manda XX

~ Xmas Home ~

Is it really xmas??

My little homemade decorated tree in the kitchen

Heart I made this morning,out of a recycled wool cardigan

A white linen tilda bird also made this morning,nothing like last minute makes!

Hope everyone has a very merry Christmas

XX Manda XX

~ Family,Forests,Festivities ~

Back to reality and the real world!!
 Ive been lucky enough to have a little pre xmas holiday with the hubby and kids.Weve done this for a few years now,we like to take ourselves off somewhere remote and quiet ,somewhere were we are away from all the hustle and bustle,usually the highlands of Scotland
 This year I didn't fancy the long drive,so we chose somewhere a bit closer to home.
We chose a place called Keldy Forest,near Pickering North Yorkshire,I must admit It's a great place for just relaxing or long forest walks ,cycling,horse riding  or just sitting back and watching the abundant wildlife,and when we were done with that we had a fab hot tub back at the cabin  were we where staying .
On the wish list of the kids ,when we got back from holiday is their very own Hot Tub,mmm I'm not convinced,I could just see myself strutting across the garden every 2 mins frightening the neighbours to death,now If I had the figure of Elle (the body) Mcpherson It would be totally different.
It was really lovely to spend time,without computers,mobile phones (no signal ) games consoles and to swap these with good old fashioned scrabble ,chess, cards
Now that I'm back home, I am super chilled and feel like I'm ready for the next couple of week's of chaos and festivities
Let the madness begin!!
Take care everyone

Night time fun in the hot tub

XX Manda XX

~Giveaway Winner ~

The winner of my first giveaway Is ; Scented sweetpeas
I picked the winner ,the old fashioned way,names out of the hat(OR IN MY CASE NAMES ON PAPER OUT OF A BOWL)
If you could drop me an e-mail with your address,I will post it
asap.Hope you like them .
Thanks EVERYONE for joining in and leaving such lovely comments

XX Manda XX

~Christmas swap ~

A few weeks ago,I entered a christmas swap over at Hookin'with Laalaa, I was paired with Lynda from Hookin 'with Laalaa here's my little xmas parcels.

I received two handmade gingerbread men, one xmas tree decoration and a little cute gingerbread brooch,and gifts from paperchase,xmas pencils,little red jingle bells,bubble bath and bath confetti and also a gingerbread man biscuit.Thanks Lynda

XX Manda XX

~ Giveaway ~

Well this month I have been blogging a year! WOWZER dosent time fly when youre having fun?
So I thought I would have a little giveaway,but It's a big but ,just has I was about to download my photies of my giveaway,the bloomin camera conked out on me but dont worry,I hope to have photos up and running later today....what a tease arent I ?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
All you have to do Is follow my blog and leave me a comment, easy peasy .
PHOTO'S TO FOLLOW!! ....Slight technical hitch (that's what they say on the telly Isn't it ?)
...update; Camera still not working ,but needs must and I IMPROVISED AND USED MY CAMERA ON MY PHONE,
.I will be giving away a lovely;
China teacup set
Painted wooden teapot garland
Embroidered teacups ,needlework
THE WINNER WILL BE DRAWN A WEEK TODAY....5TH DECEMBER
Feel free to add my giveaway picture on my sidebar to your blog
Many Thanks

XX Manda XX

~Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn ~

I am so looking forward to this week,I don't know whether I have mentioned this before but I'm  a massive fan of the twilight saga ,Ive read all the books several time 's over and can't begin to say how many times I've actually watched these movies.
I know a lot of people who would say TWILIGHT !! teenage movie ,but I would beg to differ It's just pure fantasy ,wouldn't we all like our very own Edward ?
Anyway I'm not the only one  looking forward to the new movie Breaking Dawn, testament to this is all the people who have started camping to secure there place at the premier ,just a few glimpses of the stars of the movies (Robert Pattinson  Kristen Stewart Taylor Lautner )seem to be enough for them to camp for days.
Well it maybe not the premier,but my friends and I are all set for Friday night ,we  have our tickets ,purchased as soon as they were released ,there is 8 of us girlie's going to the cinema complete with our new Team/Edward   Team/Jacob  t shirts 2 Jacobs & 6 Edwards me being of the Edward persuasion.
We aim to have a fab night and can't wait........photos to follow
To any other twilight fans ,hope you enjoy  the movie as much as I'm going too

Photo courtesy of the internet