Cup of tea anyone?

A snippet of what I am up to post 200th celebrations. I'm developing patterns for teacups which is of course, requiring me to drink copious amounts of the stuff myself (as well as a trip to a cafe in order to 'experience' hot chocolate milk). The teabag is from a pattern I bought. Will post where later. Better go and do school pick-up!

Greedy For Colour's 200th Post and the Lucky Winner.

Archie's Eyeful Tower - I am pretending he made it in triumph of Greedy For Colour's 200th post!

Cups of tea to celebrate and remember how far we've come.
And the evolution of ideas from one photo to the next.

Okay, time to announce the winner of THE GREAT BIG GREEDY GIVEAWAY but first, because there has been such delicious honesty from all the participants I had better include one of my (many) stories. I am greedy for food, for crafting materials and yes... for colour, but most of all I am greedy for attention - my whole family can testify to this, I'm the youngest for heaven's sake. Anyhoo, one day I was feeling particularly hungry for good attention from my mum and must have worked out the best way to do this was to slightly alienate my older sister (it was also most likely doubling as revenge for some dreadful thing she did to me). With my heart drumming in my ears just like footsteps, I reached for a ball point pen and wrote her name on a pink and white gingham bedspread. It was perfect, Mum was very cross indeed with Lucy, ignoring her protestations of innocence.... until. Yes, unfortunately I was quickly caught as I had left the sheet of paper I had been practising Lucy's signature on by the bed. Not my finest hour but keep in mind I was only five. In fact reading this story out to my husband I am crippled with a very faint tinge of remorse, maybe not crippled but faintly rippled - so Lucy there will be an apology brooch coming out to you.

I have to say it was the hardest thing choosing one answer as they were all so funny and I just love that you were all so open in your answers. I have to admit there was a short list of four in the end and a special mention must go to daylesford organics with her secret berry patch feasting, Gina with the most wonderfully bizarre mushroom story I have ever heard and dianna with her intense greed for a box of wool despite the fact she despite her inability to knit.

Now, on to the winner. Because I have a slight whiff of guilt, I have to admit there was one particular entry that filled me with the reassurance I was not the only one to frame a sibling in greedy pursuit. So congratulations M* (Melanie), you had me in stitches. Here is her post:

"I was worried that the tale I am about to tell is not a greedy tale but after checking the dictionary definition I am pleased (?) to say that it may just fit the definition...Greedy - having or showing an intense and selfish desire to do something...When I was little (around 5 yo) I had the urge to draw on the inside of the kitchen cupboards with crayon. I knew it was wrong and I knew I'd get in trouble but I really really wanted to do it. The inside of the cupboards were painted with white matt paint, a beautiful surface to draw on!Sooo, because I wanted to do it and didn't want to get into to trouble for it I decided to draw pictures with my left hand so that it looked like my little brother drew on them. He was two years younger than me and still drew very simple styled drawings. When mum discovered the pictures she was furious. She got very angry at my brother who denied having done it (he hadn't!) while I sat and watched and didn't say a thing, after all the evidence all pointed to him.About 10 years ago I finally confessed to my mum that it was in fact me who had drawn on the cupboards. She was horrified!! It was really bad. What an atrocious child I was!".

Thank you so much for taking part of my 200th post celebration and thank you to everyone for for all of your feedback and reading of the blog. Without it it would be a flimsy piece of paper floating in the wind - thanks for catching it in your nets. Take care and lots of love xx00xx00xx00xx.

Hi - sorry about the repetitiveness of crochet pictures at the moment. I do other things too but this obsession combined with rainy weather is creating the perfect storm for tea cups and mice... this too shall pass. Just a little note tonight to remind everyone the the GREAT BIG GREEDY GIVEAWAY (as my sister calls it) closes tomorrow night and I would hate for anybody to miss out. So go on, enter - or at least read some of the stories, inner demons are so entertaining.
p.s. I loathe the handle of this cup and am coming up with a new patten so don't take the photo too seriously - mind you, I don't know how you would take the photo seriously, would you peer over your low slung glasses, wear some kind of special blog reading hat and tell everyone that it is news time?

An early morning crochet mouse.

If this little boy asked you to crochet a mouse, would you say no? Especially when he is part mouse and needs more mousy relations?
When Hugo woke this morning there was a little mousy cousin waiting on the kitchen table for him.

There it is.

And as for me, back to making little beads by the fire after I have finished all of my morning jobs... such as cleaning and tidying and ensuring our clothes don't give us tetanus. Let me tell you, it's about time, the motivation comes from Hugo asking a friend wide eyed "Do you clean your house?". Hmmph.

Early morning crochet creatures.

If I have made something for the boys in the evening, I love to put it on the kitchen table before creeping up the stairs to bed. This morning it was this little pink creature and for Archie, it was love. Hopefully tomorrow morning there will be a tiny mouse on the table for Hugo.

My Creative Space

My creative space needs three things:

1. A cup of tea to lure the good ideas and flush the ridiculous.

2. Good light because without it we are just fumbling limbs in a yarn cobweb.

3. Good materials otherwise all that will be are creations of macaroni, string and odd socks (which is fine if you are five but I am not).

More creative spaces are to be found hanging out at Kirsty's.

And for a bit of excitement, I am having a giveaway so ENTER (if you dare).

Crochet dolls and bug doctor kits.

Little things seem to be coming from my hands all stigmata-like at the moment. I have decided temporarily against world domination, taken a bit of pressure off and am now just having fun experimenting with everybodys birthday presents. Archie has a friend who loves bugs and insects so I have made her a doctor kit (maybe I should make myself a psychology kit, I quite like analysing friends and giving them unsolicited advice - for free what a bargain!).

Last night was spent in deep consultation with my 'Crobots' book. The Russian doll looked most tempting for a beginner... I left off her roboty bits though - I'll add them next time. Enough of the ramble and back to the birthday grindstone!

Oh yes, go and enter my giveaway, it's worth it.