Happy 16th Birthday...Sweet Silkiesue Kitton!!

Here she is doing her favourite thing ...snoozing....with one eye open a little bit just so she can keep an eye on things. Me and the hubby love Sue Kitton so much...she is one of the sweetest, cute...chatty cats, and we couldn't bear to be with out her...So Happy Birthday Miss Sue, heres to another 16 years!!..Prawns for T!!
Sorry I have been absent from Blogland...I have been OOOOBER busy after work, doing extra colouring in...and a spot of bear making too...Now this little bear is a new design, as I changed the proportions, and hes completely handsewn...

 Now he really needs some eyes!

 and a bit of stuffing in his little legs..

And a scarf to keep him warm...Hes a present for a friend of mine...hope she likes him!
Before I forget, I haven't forgotten about my 'delayed' Halloween giveaway, but I will announce it by midweek next week...in time for Halloween...sorry for the delay!!

Happy Weekend!
Love Sam xxxand Miss Sue..who will always be a Kitton xx

Hello Bloggers

Well I'm back again..
I have a rather busy few weeks ahead, with some extra 'colouring in' to do...and it seems like forever ago that I was in Devon.

I visited an amazing witchcraft museum, in a place called Boscastle in Cornwall.

It was full to the brim of real witchy artifacts..I was in there for ages, so much so that the husband came looking for me...and I bought a real broom....

and when I came back I treated myself to 'Hell Kitty' from the fabulous Miss Bumbles on etsy..I can feel a new collection coming on! You should really check her needle felted creations out, her little animals look like they have stepped out of a story book..
I had a lovely birthday too this week, with lots of lovely pressis from my chums..thankyou, you spoiled me!
I think something has gone a bit wrong with the 'giveaway' I blogged a couple of weeks ago...I was hoping to get a few halloweeny bits and bobs together, for a kind of Halloween Raffle..but It seems that I have had only 1 comment, which is a shame really. So I will leave it open for 1 more week..just in case....:0)..
Bye for now
Sam and Silkie xx

Silkie Sues Halloween Giveaway!

Hey Bloggers!

Change of plan.. I did consider thinking about rounding a few bloggers up for a kind of Halloweeny Blog a Swap..but I decided to do a giveaway instead, to say thanks for popping by, and because my favourite holiday is coming closer and closer.

I'm not sure entirely what the giveaway will be..I have a few ideas...so bear with me...but it will have a spooky theme!!

Anyway...you have ages to to play...just pop a little link on your blog to miss sues blog, by the 10th October...and if you have any spooky stories to tell, or links to cool halloweeny things you will get another entry! (I will post all over the world!)

I promise I will make it a good prize!

Now I'm off for a holiday for a week...my folks have come to stay, as we are house swapping!!

Bye for now dear bloggy chums!

Love Sam and Silkie xx

Coraline...and handbags..

Started watching Coraline recently...have you seen it? I love it..the sets, design everything..and seeing as I'm in an especially Halloweeny mood just now..its perfect!! Coraline has a little doll delivered to her, from 'her other mother'
Wonder what I'm making?
Also...check out this bag I purchased off ebay..

£12 uk pounds!!
Looks a lot like a famous brand...??
I was well chuffed...still lusting after the mummy brick bag!
Bye for now bloggers!
Sam x

Why do I keep finding such pretty bags...

Its called a mummy brick bag...yum

S x

Another Stanley...

He'll be off to a new home soon...happy Saturday!!

Sam xx

PS Yay..here in the uk Strictly come dancing is back!!!!

Anyone for a Halloween Blog Swap?

This is my look of alarm when cooking...

Just a quicky - does anyone fancy doin a Halloween themed Blog Swap? I haven't played at swapseys for ages...normally really busy...BUT I think I could make time for this one..

Anyway - I won't be offended if noone fancies it...I'll put out an official swap blog notice in the next couple of days if I get a bit of a response..xx

Byee!

Sam x

Practical Magic

Ok..its official...Halloween season for me has arrived.
I have been busy tonight sewing another toy, and I just had to have Practical Magic on in the background..

This one of my favourite Halloween films..I love the house they live in..and the spell book they use.

Guess what...its real!..the spell book !

The book was auctioned off about 10 years ago I think and this blogger owns it.. Octoberfarm
I couldn't believe it..how jealous am I ...I really want my own book of spells..

Here is another cool link about the film..

Practical Magic

I think its quite an old website but has lots of info..

Now..where am I gonna get an old spell book from?

s xxx

A little early..

Check this out... Halloween Animation its beautiful!!

The Enchanted Forest...(and other things)

Yesterday afternoon, after a 20 minute drive, after getting a bit stressed as we couldn't find parking we visited Enid Blytons Enchanted Forest, otherwise known as Savernake Forest..

I wish I had more battery power on my phone to take more photos..but I was a little nervous, as we saw only 4 people and wanted to keep the power on my phone..just in case!...The trees here are incredible...and we went off the paths too...I will be going back again armed with more battery power for photos...it will be really beautiful when the autumn is in full flow..and guess what...apparently its a haunted forest....at one point there where NO birds singing...seriously!

I have had a little bit of a splurge in the charity shops lately..check out my lovely old mantle clock..

and the sewing machine is out again..wonder what I'm making..

also got an amazing vintage print of Kim Novak from Bell Book and Candle..

and a vintage Bush radio for £15!

Silkie was pleased...she loves a bit of old tat..

Happy Monday!
Love Sam x

Beautiful Wickedness...

Is it nearly September?

Does that mean...nearly October..nooo...does that mean Halloween ??

I am obsessed with anything Witch related..seriously...I even have a bag called Elphaba that Mr M bought me from the Wicked Musical, in New York.

This obsession has been going on for some years really..I used to play 'Witches' on my own in the garden...yup..

So as the leaves start to fall, and that familiar autumn smell is in the air...well, maybe at the age of nearly...ahem...38 I may have to start running round the garden again...with my witches broom!

Do you think they sell flyable witches brooms on ebay, I'm off for a look!?

Nighty night Bloggers!!

Samxx

A British Icon...

The very glamourous and youthful Joan Collins..

I was very excited to see that she has a new book coming out The World According to Joan, some extracts have been published in the UK Daily Mail. I first remember her as Alexis Colby in Dynasty..(Which I have started to watch again!) I completely forgot that she was an artist too...

I think she is an inspiration, she is so young and youthful, which gives me hope, as who really wants to get older?

Anyway, I will be getting her book ASAP...I think you can find it in Sainsbury's next week, as its been released early...

Now tonight I think I will be mainly watching The Colby's ...do you remember that series...Charlton Heston appears in it...with Stephanie Beacham...its brilliantly glamourous and cheesy...I love it!

Happy hump day!

Sam x

PS...I have started Twittering...see if you can find Silkiesuesue..

Moira Shearer

Theres something about the hint of autumn in the air, that makes me itchy to watch all my old and beloved movies. Over the years I have collected quite a few, but there are more and more I want to get..and I keep adding to my list every day, new titles that I want to get hold of.

I seemed to have missed that one of my favourite films, The Red Shoes has been digitally remastered,
so that had been added to my movie list of things 'to get'

I have always loved this film...

Isn't Moira amazing...I wanted to be able to dance like her..

Here she is on her wedding day, just married to Ludovic Kennedy. (He's very handsome)

She could leap about with ease!

I love candid photos..

Here is another on her wedding day...she looks a bit nervous...I know how that feels!

When we moved here to Devizes, 5 minutes up the road is a village called Avebury, where a ring of standing stones surrounds a village.. its that close that I could cycle to it. When I first went there I fell in love with it..and I couldn't believe it when I found out today that Moira lived there during her retirement with her husband, in one of the cottages on the high street...(Its the main road through the little village) I couldn't believe she lived so close to where I live now.

Sadly Moira passed away a few years ago...but she will always be Vicky from the Red Shoes to me.
If you have never watched this film, I simply urge you to watch it....

You won't be disappointed.

Sam xx

Mulberry

I recently painted a few little pictures of Mulberry Bags for my friends sister, who works for Mulberry (The very exclusive and desirable luxury leather bag company)

Anyway, she showed them to a few people at Mulberry HQ, and they were quite well received, so they have given me a little mention on their ooooober blog..

Note...I will paint pictures in exchange for posh leather handbags... cheeky I know!!

So if you are interested check the link above! I thought it was really nice of them to mention me...

Thanks Mulberry!!

Nighty night!

Sam xx

The Birds...

I have to get one of these..some how..

Barbie have released a collectable 'Melanie' Doll from The Birds.. I think they were released a couple of years ago..how did I miss this?

Now The Birds is one of my all time favourite films.. I just love every thing about it and I can watch it over and over again.

Because of my love of old films and movie stars I have decided to start collecting old movie star autographs too.. ( I only have one right now..an original Kim Novak autograph..on a black and white photo)

So in our living room, in a beautiful old art deco display cabinet, I want to start putting all my old movie bits and bobs..

You can get a wicked witch Barbie too..

I loved my Sindy and Pippa dolls, but these Barbie Dolls are AMAZING!!

There are so many things I want to collect... I have quite a collection of old movies, from the old ealing films..like The Dead of Night...to the Dirty Harry movies with Clint Eastwood, and the old disaster films like the Towering Inferno..

Now before I forget, I really want to recommend this movie..

Have you seen it?...

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman.. all I can say is WOW...Its actually available to watch on You Tube..but I just had to order it on DVD...

You MUST watch it, Ava Gardner is breathtaking...

So heres to the old stars of the silver screen and collecting stuff...what do you collect dear bloggers?

Nighty night

Love Sam xx