New Stash!!! Rugby Lace Fair

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted on here - it's been a long hard summer and I just want the dreaded C word to roll around now for a break again (I've already booked my 'C' annual leave!!!).

Anyways, I went to the lace fair in Rugby this morning and bought a few more things to add to my stash (I also conquered some driving nerves by actually *driving* there, which is something that 12 months ago I wouldn't have had the confidence to do). I passed my test about 4 years ago but only got a car about 18 months ago and in that time I seem to have lost all my confidence, despite having refresher lessons with an instructor.... I'm getting better at it, and hopefully I'll be able to start taking myself off to the New Forest and the South Coast soon :-)

Here's a picture of the stash I bought this morning:

The book has mats and bookmarks in, and I've been looking for a small mat to get my teeth in to for a while. The spangles were lovely and will suit a pair of lovely polished bobbins I bought a few years ago and didn't want to ruin by spangling them myself! The threads are one's I didn't already have - I quite like the idea of doing some lace in black and gold... and I couldn't resist the owl bobbins, the sayings that are on them are:

• Keep smiling - it'll make people wonder what you've been up to!
• There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'obsession'!

Here's a close-up of the owls themselves (aren't they cute???!!!)

I will post updates of my stitching soon - I have actually been stitching quite a lot, with progress on Ragetty Ann, Winter Wonderland and a couple of smaller finishes!

Thanks for bearing with me, and for coming back to read this post xxxxx