Living the country life.. , new designs..and new plans..

We are luckily still enjoying a late summer, and there is nothing more enjoyable than leaning back in a pile of soft cushions in the garden and relax with a cup of tea and a nice book....

The Lutyens bench we have in the garden is really comfortable , but a could do with a few cushions which I did not had- so I decided to make my own.

As you know from this post, I have a huge love for vintage embroidery and linnens, which I adore for their old-fashioned charm, and I decided to make use of one of them, so out came the fabrics and embroidered linnen and tablecloths..

I really need to see things "in the flesh" to know if they really work so there were a few false starts like this rose-cushion..

And this " cake"-cushion ( which I think is OK but slightly too"busy"..)

But I finally was quite happy with this which I all put together- here is the pile of fabrics which I thought did work ..

Once I sit behind the sewing machine, the dogs get, very , very bored......and make sure I know..reminding me on regular intervals of their existence.. you know those very long drawn out yawns like people can do as well ??

"Ahooooooooooooooooowwww!".("Ermm I'm bored in case you did not notice.." ).

" I am getting really despressed now with this lack of stimulating walks!"

It gives me a good excuse for a quick break , a run around in the garden and then back to work...
And here is the end-result..

This cushion- underneath- won the first prize which you can read about here

Overall, I am pleased and heartened with the results..

And the details show the finish is not too bad either!

The last few months has left me without gainful employment as they call it, but as I am a sort of " one door closes, another one opens" kind of girl, I have taken this as an opportunity and have started thinking about plans for myself..So I'm thinking cushions, aprons,  teacosies, children's aprons, crib bumper pad-and then as I love baking and cooking ,  a different side to the whole Modern Country Lady thing : preserves, jams, sloe-gin,chutneys to sell in farmer's markets right now..
And as I am always a cart-before-the horse- girl, ( no patience, -see- The Modern Country Gentleman always sighs and asks " Why does everything have to be done at a hundred miles an hour ?" ),  I have already ordered up my business cards *snort* :-))..
" Modern Country Lady" 
 Business:
  Home made and hand made products..

My super helpful and  fabulous neighbour and friend told me about this and .I thought to take advantage of this super cheapo offer of  250 business cards for £2,- from this printe.....if you want any of these for yourself , you can find the link to the offer here.
My neighbour has been so terrific and supportive- it's invaluable to have people you can brainstorm with and from here I would like to thank her from the bottom of my heart. 
Next week I will be on a three day workshop ..how to deal with the financial side, how to find customers , and all kind of stuff  like that...so all very exciting..and then we have Christmas coming up in a few months time ( !!!!) - by which time I hope to have made a heck of a lot of products ...

So-keep your fingers crossed it all will be coming up roses for me !!
I suppose you can say..this..

..will be but a distant and lovely dream of relaxation for me while I try to make my dream come true, all the while flying by the seat of my pants..:-)

Have a lovely weekend!
XOXO
Bea

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