It Never Got Off The Ground!

So I'm two days shy of my 6 weeks and I have to tell you that my Pinterest challenge was a resounding failure, It never got of the ground. So instead, with the mass amount of fabric I have acquired and the imminent purchase of a sewing machine, I am going to focus on the self-made wardrobe side of things and my 52 books challenge which is still on track and so far manageable.

So a wee reading list:

• Under The Net - Iris Murdoch ( I love my kindle but I also like to have one paperback book on the go!)
• Sandstorm - James Rollins (OK, I lied, I have to see if anything else is any good!)  See here for the full set of thoughts! 
• The Vesuvius Club - Mark Gatiss (I love his writing for Dr Who and Sherlock so I have to give this a whirl) 
• Moonfleet - John Meade Falkner (I have read the abridged young penguin version of this, but the original is blowing me away!)
• Inferno - Dan Brown (got to see how this compares!)

I think that's enough to be going on with for now, although I am not a heart subscriber to the following: 

Thank You Pinterest!

The Pinterest Challenge

One of my favourite things to do is peruse Pinterest. What with the list of things I want to do with my time I have figured that the best way to make my way through them is to take on the Pinterest Challenge. I first came across this concept on the wonderful Merrick's Art blog (ironically I discovered her on Pinterest).

I was inspired by the idea of a challenge focused on the mass of Pin's you can amass without batting an eyelid. A happy time spent trawling through said amassed pins later, I plumped for the following 6:

1: Blossom Canvas/ 2: Tea box
3: Butterfly gift box/ 4: Painted pasta bows/ 5: Gift bag
6: Button Biscuits

I don't know how many of these I'll get through in the next six weeks as of Monday 22nd, giving me a few days planning before embarking on all these challenges. I would have loved to have included some sewing challenges but until the sewing machine is up and running again that is going to have to wait. I think there is enough appeasment in the inclusion of a tea-based, and this will be doubly useful as the tea "area" of the kitchen really needs a pinch of organisation! I am not looking forward to a happy weekend (day) of plotting. See you back here in 6 weeks for the results!

Nelly x