Week 51 of 2009 in pictures

Hello all!  How are you coping with the gruesome exciting countdown to the holiday?

I've managed to; get all my pressies made (and purchased), keep an eye on the shop, carry on with book writing (and various other things that I usually get in flap about), and I still have a sense of humour?!

It'll be a relatively quiet Xmas for me.  I'm going to spend a day with the family, a day with my ol' man and for the rest of the time I have to work. What a Humbug eh?  Ah well at least it's the sort of work one can do indoors, shuffling around in flannel Pjs, slippers, and fluffy trapper hat.  Glamming-it-to-the-max, that's me.

My week 51 in pics follows....

  I baked this Carrot Cake it's as easy to make as slipping up in the snow (we have snow outside!).  Being a piggy-wig I slathered the top with this delish Orange Buttercream icing.  Very very tasty, exceedingly gnom-gnom!

  Unfortunately, excessive amounts of buttercream icing require specialist containment and control facilities.  Sheesh! I've never been this weight before (this is what book writing does to you!)  As soon as this book is finished I'm going to hire Rocky's trainer to scream at me from his bike as I huff and puff around the streets of London running off my 'writer's muffin top'!  For the time being, these Spanx work surprisingly well and I am able to breathe in them. Now that's magic!

  Here's a sneaky peek of a bag that will appear in 'the book'.  Sent to my editor for approval this week - she approves :)

  This is the newest version of our popular Baguette Clutch Kit.  Went on sale this week.

  Here's Al in his doctor outfit.  See those shoes at the bottom?  They are shoes by the Simple company.  Al loves Simple shoes a lot so he was very disappointed when both pairs wore down rather quickly.  He emailed Simple (attaching the pic above) to let them know he was unhappy.   The lovely folks at Simple promptly offered him a new pair.  Power to the people!

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Here are some more entries into the U-Handbag Win a Sewing Machine draw.  Some of you are simply certifiable - and I love you for it!   I get such a good giggle each time I look you lot in The Extreme Sewing Flickr group.  My friends and family think that you are all crazy amazing too!  You still have time to enter the draw, it ends this Sunday 20th Dec.  Thanks to everyone who has entered (and entertained).

You're all Nut-jobs and you rock!