The Midnight Tea Party

Early this morning, I was awoken by the clattering of china, and the chattering of tiny, squeaky voices from downstairs.
Alarmed, I asked Beatrice (my bedside confident and bookend), if she too had heard the commotion...she had.


I quietly crept down the stairs, and peeked through the kitchen door.

In the early morning light I could just make out a little movement...a little scurrying...and then all was quiet.
The kitchen was littered with cupcake crumbs, and empty tea cups were strewn everywhere.
I asked Sienna, if she knew anything of the strange goings on, of course she denied any knowledge....



But then, there on the dresser, I spied the culprits...all fast asleep, their tiny, mousy tummies filled with tea and cake.
Sleeping Suzette had invited her friends, the Snoozy Soozies over for a midnight tea party.





Thank-you to you for your lovely comments about my last post. I'm sorry if I came across a little miserable, I'm so lucky to have Sienna :0)
It helps so much to receive advice and support from people who know what I'm on about!!!

Thinking....

I hate when I don't post for ages, it bothers me...
Sometimes it's just because I'm too busy, but mostly it's because I'm going through one of my - "urgh-I-wish-I-had-time-to-do-everything-I-ever-wanted to-do" phases.
This usually ends up with me doing alot, but achieving nothing...at all.
I have so many sides to me, artistically I mean. I love doing children's book illustrations, (the main part of my income), I have many ideas for writing more of my own, like Molly's Jolly Brolly and Mr Pepper.
I thoroughly enjoy my magazine work.
I want to set up "Pink Shed Publishing", and publish my own card designs.
I love, love, love imagining up and sewing my creatures.
I have a thousand sketchbooks full of very dark drawings that I want to paint up on canvas...
the list goes on, and on, and on.....
But the trouble is, when working on one thing, it keeps me from doing the other. I then feel 'guilty' that I'm not doing what I should be...so the project gets left.
('what I should be' = commercial work, realistic earning a living work...not my sketchbooks full of dark imagery!!)
This cycle continues until I'm faced with a pile of fabric, half made mice and a bunch of blank canvasses. It's a crappy place to be, and it shouldn't...it should be a wonderful place to be. The question I find myself asking again and again is, "what's the point??"
So, I'm going to wake up tomorrow, and inbetween feeding munchkin, playing with her and keeping her happy, I'm going to try and finish something...

I wish I were better at explaining this strange place I keep finding myself in.

Perhaps I'll have something to show by the weekend...?

night night all!

Erica
xoxo

Oooh, new gadgets!

Mr Nick bought me a super duper new digital camera for my birthday, and I splurged out a bought a new printer yesterday!
So, with all this new technology, I thought I'd better put it to the test....

a couple of stationery sets are available in the shop!

Right, I've got a date with a glass of wine, a copy of 'Living France' magazine and the sofa!

Hope everyone had a splendid weekend :0)

oh, and.....

(CLICK ON IMAGE TO EN-BIGGEN)

I'll be adding a few bits to the shop next week, including stationery sets, postcards and recipe cards. I might see if I can manage a bit of sewing too....

Erica

xoxox

Nearly a month!

It's been nearly a month now since Sienna arrived, and somehow, it seems like she's been around forever....
I'm gradually getting into the swing of things, and have taken on a magazine job. I'm trying to get a little painting and sewing done inbetween feeds and the enormous amount of housework that suddenly seems to have landed upon me!! hee heeee!
I'm just loving every single minute of it, and totally relishing her while she's soooo small and dinky :0)
We had visitors last Saturday in the form of Paula and her mum, (www.paulasplace.blogspot.com) and Mr Nick, Sienna and I are all off for a shopping trip tomorrow!
I'm feeling tonnes better, all the labour stuff and what followed is all forgotten now :0)
Here are some more photos of the last week....






and Miss Paula......

Slight name change......

Sienna-Rose Tomlin

18th February 2008








As promised, here are some photos for everyone to goo goo over. I simply can't believe how beautiful she is. This is why we changed her name, she just didn't look like a Sienna-Rook, she looks just like a Sienna-Rose!

Thank-you, so so so so much for all your well wishes and lovely comments, they mean so much to me. I was thrilled to see some new faces too, and I hope you'll visit and leave a little comment again :0)

This first ten days has been amazing. I've been ill, ill, ill though, I picked up a chest infection in hospital, and along with a few other pretty nasty ailments, (I shalln't go into details!), I'm only just back on my feet.
Nick and I are just enjoying this time so much, She's so good....famous last words?! hee heeee!

I'm just making the name cards to send out to all the relatives, so will post a piccy when they've all been sent out and recieved :0)

Happy, happy, happy days!

Erica
xoxoxox

Sienna-Rook Tomlin

....was born Monday lunchtime.
She weighs 9lbs 3 and is absolutely beautiful!
Pictures to follow, I just need to sleep for a couple of years first ;0)

Erica
xoxox