Monday 9 July 2012

Getting Ready

We will be staying and visiting several families while in England next week, so I wanted to bring a little something homemade to say 'thank you for having us!'

I hope these will do the trick:

Big Bro tells me his newly painted hallway is grey!  Let's hope this goes ok!


For another family we will be visiting - no clue what colour their hallway is, so I've taken a risk!


Unfortunately, there are more people we are visiting than time left to make gifts, so the shop bought ones will have to do. 

I don't know if it's just a Northern Irish thing, but we seldom visit empty handed!

I got a few more things ticked off the 'Things to do before you go on holiday' list, but it keeps growing with more stuff I keep remembering I need to do!

Tomorrow it's the hairdressers, the bank, a visitor to the house, and then out to a friends house.  That leaves Wednesday to wash, iron, pack & clean the house and chase away the spiders and rats ready for the house/dog-sitter!  We leave on Thursday!

I am keeping a close eye on the weather forecast, especially for the wedding on Saturday.  Thank goodness we are driving over, so we can pack for all seasons and not worry about weight restrictions!

Looks like I need to add 'Wellies' to the list, and scratch 'sun cream' from it!!


I'll check in once more before the off!

Have a good one!


P.s The pattern for this Welcome Wallhanging is available in my Etsy Shop.

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful pressies. I think pressy giving, a long with High Tea, is more prevalent in the North of England & NI. That is my impression anyway! Have a good holiday and I hope that the rain isn't constant! Those Welles are perfect wedding attire! LOL. Di x

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  2. Always nice to have a little thank you gift up your sleeve! Perfect wedding wellies too!

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  3. Lovely gifts, and loveheart wellies should be perfect for any wedding.

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  4. Well at least the wellies match the skirt...

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  5. Wonderful presents and I love the boots!

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  6. That is the perfect wedding look! HeeHee!!!

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  7. Heehee! Stunning look dahling! You will still manage elegant I'm sure! Great gifts!

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  8. Have a great time in England! Wellies most definitely a requirement at the moment!

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  9. love the wall hangings, perfect gifts and what fabulous wellies:you will definitely be needing them!

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  10. I love these Judith, what a great idea! Have a great family break!

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  11. Lovely gifts and yeah - you might need the wellies!

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  12. You'll definitely need wells - we have dispensed with summer for the sake of efficiency over here, and are cracking straight on with autumn. What a lovely gift. Come and visit me and bring one too ;-)

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  13. Hope you get everything done without exhausting yourself, take care! xx

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  14. nice wellies!! Afraid you will definatly need them!

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  15. No, I am a Southerner, and 'hostess gifts' are the norm! but home made ones beat all else!
    have a lovely time, on your travels- and yes you need those wellies!

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  16. Oh my goodness you're so cute.

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