It feels like it's been a while.....

since blogging but it's been a mad couple of months! We had Paul's Mum and partner come to stay from New Zealand for a month. It was the first time they had met the baby so it was lovely having them, the baby loved all the extra attention and was on her cutest behaviour winning them over! For me it was like having fairies who did all the cooking, cleaning and baby sitting, so they will be sorely missed and we all can't wait for their next trip back! Unfortunately they had the worst weather ever, a record wettest April since records began! So we showed them the sites of Essex including Leigh-on-sea and we couldn't miss the longest pier in Europe at Southend.......

and on the very last week end the sun decided to finally show so we could sit in the garden!

Eloise loving all the extra attention......

We then had the E17 Designers spring market at the beginning of May where we made a few new children's pictures, see below. I drew some designs that we then appliqued onto canvas with cute children's material. I really struggled finding some nice pictures for Eloise's room so decided to make my own for her and develop into a new range. These will be appearing on our Etsy site soon.

 Here's some of the new designers that showcased on the night and some existing designers with new work......

 To see all the pictures click here

 

Entertainment on the night was supplied by the Stowicks, a lovely local folk band. Also taking the stage was Jerome and his dancing partner showing off their great swing moves. Jerome's world of swing runs a jive course at the x7eaven studios on Lea Bridge Road starting in June. It looked like great fun and far more achievable than I imagined, if you're interested go to jeromelanderson.com for more info.

Lastly, my biggest stress was Eloise's baptism. I left it far too late to organise but what's new! Here's the invite I designed, I wanted something a little different from everyone else so went for .....

I was going to put her in Aunty Chloe's dress but seeing as Chloe was born weighing almost 12lb there was a bit of a size difference. So we bought this cute dress at the last minute. Here I am feeling very nervous with the god parents......

With proud grandparents and a slightly bemused cousin as to 'why that man poured water on Ellie's head!'...

It was a really lovely day and Eloise was spoilt rotten with lots of beautiful and lovely presents. Thanks everyone who helped to make it special.

Here she is looking like a very cute fairy...

So we're now back to normal and enjoying the lovely sunshine. We've got quite a few events popping up over the coming months and we're also hoping to get our Etsy shop updated so keep popping back for updates.

Thanks,

Kirsten