Fabric treats, mummy brain and thank you's


Er kwam een pakje in de post vandaag!!  Dat gebeurt wel vaker, maar dit was een leuke verrassing!

Pas gisteren was ik in de stofjeswinkel aan het rondsnuisteren, zoveel mooie kleurtjes en prints.  Maar ik hield mezelf in bedwang (met de belofte van misschien volgende week...).  En dan vandaag landt plots dit pakje in mijn armen!  18 lapjes stof, ongeveer 30 bij 30 cm.  Groot genoeg om diertjes van te maken of om als detail te gebruiken op iets een groters, zoals een tas of een boordje op kleertjes ...

I received a treat in the post today!! I'm so excited.

I had been looking around the fabric shop just yesterday, all those lovely prints but somehow I managed to restrain myself (with the promise of maybe next week).  Then today this package arrived in the post!  18 brightly coloured pieces of fabric, roughly 30cm x 30cm.  Big enough for craft projects, zoo animals or to use as a beautiful detail on a bigger item like a bag or a border... 


Ik was overtuigd dat de lapjes per vergissing gestuurd waren.  'k Heb mijn babybrein voor zeker een half uur gemarteld: nee ik heb geen stofjes besteld... nee geen gratis proefjes... het moet een fout zijn.  Ik belde bijna de helpdesk op.  En toen wist ik het opeens weer!

Niet lang geleden heb ik een 6 maand abonnement op 'Mollie makes' genomen en het stoffenbundel was hun welkomscadeautje.  Ik verwacht mijn eerste kopie van Mollie niet tot januari, dus toen dit plots in november arriveerde was dat perfect voor instant-verstands-kortsluiting.  Dus, wees gewaarschuwd: babybrein bestaat écht en als er iemand mij kan vertellen wanneer ik mijn eigen verstand mag terug verwachten laat het dan graag weten!

I was convinced it had been sent in error.  Racked my (mummy) brain for at least half an hour: no I haven't ordered any fabric.. or samples... must be a mistake, nearly rang the help-desk to query it.  Then I remembered!

Recently I had signed up for a 6 month subscription of 'Mollie makes' and the fabric bundle was their welcome gift. I'm not expecting my first copy of the magazine until January, so receiving this in November was just too much for my poor brain.  So be warned, mummy brain is a real thing and if anyone can tell me when I can expect to get my own one back I'd be grateful.


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En nu, wat doe ik met al die leuke lapjes?
Wel, Frambooske bestaat nog zo lang niet, maar niet enkele dagen geleden stond de teller op 1000 pageviews.  Om die mijlsteen te vieren en om 'dank u' te zeggen wil ik graag iets organiseren.  Frambooske blogt graag, leest graag blogjes en opmerkingen.  Er worden zoveel leuke ideetjes en aanmoedigende woorden geschreven in de blogwereld, het is echt super!

Dus, binnenkort meer over Frambooskes eerste giveaway!

And now what to use them for...?  
Frambooske hasn't been going that long yet, but recently this little blog hit 1000 pageviews.  So I have been thinking of organising a little something to celebrate this first 'milestone' and as a little 'thank you'.  I enjoy writing 'Frambooske' and love reading other people's blogs and their comments.  There are so many fun ideas, projects and kind, encouraging words in the blogging-world.  It's truly been great these first few months!

So watch this space, Frambooske's first giveaway will be here soon!

Comments

  1. nelle27/11/2011, 13:04

    zo'n leuke verrassing! Die met die appeltjes is ook heel mooi!
    Hier ligt het naaien wat stil, de kids...maar 't kriebelt!

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  2. Christina03/12/2011, 21:52

    What a wonderful surprise! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I have mommy (or mummy) brain too, and I'm afraid that I don't really have a solution for it. I did read an article once that states that during pregnancy and through the first year of a child's life, mothers experience memory loss equivalent to that of an average 65 year old, so at least there's the comfort of knowing that you're not alone. : )

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