Christmas is here... busy!

 I have my first official Christmas Fair on Saturday morning... i have been sewing up some final pieces for the stall.... busy.

 I have to get the last few items decorations and items listed in the SnowFish shop... busy!

 I have had many deliveries over the past week - things need unpacking and every item needs a home or i will NEVER find it again! future projects and supplies replenish.... busy.

 Last minute Bulk orders and Custom requests *so proud and pleased* .... busy!

 Got to somehow fit in my own Xmas shopping and ordering of photo-books and calenders and a million 'events' for the Local School and village fundraisers... busy.

 And i cannot use the toilet as the new bathroom flooring isn't dry yet... (bursting)

But i can get on and finish the Studio interior as The Man with The Floor has finished... busy!!

What was that story i found about Babushka?

"Once upon a time, in a Russian village, there lived a woman called Babushka. She always seemed to be busy with sweeping, polishing, cooking, dusting, gardening... so busy that she began to lose sight of all the beautiful things around her. So busy, she didn't look up to see the brightest new star that had appeared in the night sky..."

The Babushka tale is a very old story. So old that many Russian children no longer know it at all. It is a cautionary tale about a woman too busy to notice anything around her... so busy in fact, she missed the arrival of baby Jesus.

Busy, yes. But never too busy for what truly matters in life xxx

Variations on a theme...

I can see why people might 'tire' of the ubiquitous "Russian Doll".... not me.
I can't. I loved them before they were famous. All the lovely Matroyshka fabrics inspire me with the need to sew... New PinPuffs with lavender, to have and to hold.

New NeedleBook... to have and to use.

I love all the Nordic / Scandi / folky designs and collecting FIGGJO ceramics.

I think there is a cross over here with Vintage and Modern design. That is perhaps what appeals to me most.

I am happiest at the moment when the Useful meets the Beautiful in a domestic setting (LINK) and the Babushka / Matroyshka is the boldest symbol of that.

Matroyshka Pillow Gift Set...

In the shop
Nice for grown-up girls in shades of Teal and Plum. And this Lavender stuffed Pillow comes with a smaller lavender Matroyshka - to make a little set.

I can't resist.

I can't stop making them!

Fabric joy x the Matroyshka fabric i have on order to make a GIANT fllor cushion with too :)