Monday, 7 September 2015
Pretty, Vintage and Crafty
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My New Book
etsy
our etsy shop
Modern Vintage Gifts
about me
- Helen Philipps
- I am a designer, author, illustrator, stitcher and I just love crafting and making things. I live on the North West coast of England with my lovely husband. My family mean the world to me - I have two amazing grown up daughters and four sweet grandchildren - three boys and a girl.
for the birds
in my studio
Pretty Patchwork Gifts
lollipop flowers
crochet crush
sugar bunnies
the potting shed
tea time
little strawberry
jam for tea
sweet flowers
summer potting shed
sew pretty
bertie
must visit....
make do and mend
farmer's wife quilt
happy pinning
summer time
love quilts
my books
rosy cups
ripples and roses
love heart
sweetpeas
little maisie
sew and quilt
trudie
button love
cool britannia
flora
crafts beautiful
as seen in
love patchwork and quilting
chipper nelly blocks
hexie flower pincushion
love crochet
as seen in
vintage roses
rosy times
pretty patches
spring time
red and white
seaside quilts
give a doggie bag
spring potting shed
sweet spring
garden heart
51 comments:
Dear Helen, I'm so happy to hear from you! This blanket is exactly as sweet as your flowers! I'm so looking for to see your new book! Happy autumn! x Teje
so happy to see a beautiful book from you. so inspiring, i am looking for one for me!!!
Miss, xx
Looking forward to looking through your new book Helen. Your sunburst granny squares blanket is stunning! Have a lovely week. Jane xx
Congrats on another lovely book. The crocheted blanket is so colorful and pretty. The first link isn't working for me but was able to find your book and the write-up about it in the second link. Have a great week. Tammy
Your post is colour therapy for me, Helen. :) I look forward to having a peek at your new book.
Thanks for the link.
That blue is such a gorgeous colour. Definitely going to see out the book
Julie xxxxxx
Lovely post! The colourful crochet is delightful and the jug of flowers are gorgeous. Your book is now on my most wanted list :) Elizabeth xx
Painting stones is such a fun thing to do, I'm sure your grandchildren had fun!
Your crochet is so pretty Helen, I'm quite sure you don't want to give it away but I agree it would look good in the stripy bag!! :)
I'm really looking forward to seeing your book, I'm off now to read all the links!!
Have a good week,
V x
Your granny square blanket ended up so beautiful, the shell border really finishes it off with a flare. Your garden flowers are still lovely, ours have that "end of summer" droopy look now, the August heat is so hard on them. Glad you had some special time with your daughter and grandbabies - my son heads off to school tomorrow (after years of homeschooling) and I'm wondering what I'll do with all those empty hours. I'm sure sewing will take up lots of it.
Mary
Love, love, love that blanket! Such pretty colors:) I can't wait to get your new book!
Ooooh that will be going on my christmas list!!! Congratulations on your latest book xxx
Congratulations! Your book looks wonderful. I'm sure it will be a really inspiring read. I love your blanket too. I made a flowers in the snow blanket last year, a similar design, and I loved matching up colors for the squares. Your blog and work are so inspiring and creative, Helen. I hope you have a great week.
Helen, the cover of your newest book is very inviting...I am sure that lots of copies are going to be purchased when it is published next month. Thank you for this preview...and also for the various links to other intriguing creative sites.
I'm imagining how much fun your grandchildren have had sharing creativity with you! What bliss.
Hoping to find some pink dahlias this week! xo
Congratulations on your book, the cover looks very appealing & that blanket is just divine. I adore the border! x
Your granny square blanket looks wonderful, I can't truely understand that you want to keep it. I wonder if I can find your book here in Germany. Viola
How wonderful to see your new book Helen. Many congratulations you should be very proud. I'm not surprised you are keeping your blanket, it's a stunner. Let's hope we have a while longer to enjoy the flowers from our gardens, your are so pretty. Enjoy the week xx
Oh Helen, how wonderful, your book is ready !!! Congratulations !!!
And do keep that blanket - it is gorgeous !
Xxx
Your blanket is beautiful Helen, so cheerful and refreshing. Congratulations on your new book, I shall look forward to seeing your future posts with things from it :-)
Congrats on the book and looking forward to hearing more about it. The crochet blanket is so pretty.
Congratulations and good luck to your book!!! I'm sure it is full of beautiful photos and lovely ideas!
I love the blanket , too. The colours you choose are my favourite ,feminine, soft and pastel.
I was also thinking that you are so lucky that you have a job which is also your hobby! This is a real blessing and moreover, you are so good at it!
Have a lovely week, Helen.
Love,
Tina xxx
It is all so pretty. I am hoping to start on my first granny square blanket in the next couple of weeks and will surely use yours as inspiration to keep going. I can't wait to get my hands on your new book!
Your new book looks lovely Helen and I love your blanket too! Hope you have a very creative week! Christine x
Congratulations on your new book Helen - a wonderful achievement! Your crochet blanket is so pretty especially with the shell border. Have a lovely week. x
Am so looking forward to your new book! I know it will be fantastic and full of great projects.
Judy
I read all your posts Helen, and it just occurred to me today, that it always seems sunny and pretty where you live! Thank you for adding a touch of Spring to a dreary southern hemisphere day.....
Oh dear Helen.. congratulations on the publishing of your new book! Is it available on Amazon yet? I want to buy one. I am just totally in love with your new blanket and I do hope you keep it. I really need to try to emulate your color choices which to me are just magic and a treat to the eye. I'm glad you had all your darling grandchildren to visit you. I imagine you are the perfect grandmama. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
HELEEEN!!!! I loooooooove it!
Have a nive day and a big hug from Catalonia!
Oh Helen, I cannot wait to get your book! So excited. Grand-babies are the best, silly school spoiling our time with them! LOL!! Hugs
Congratulations on a new book! Your new blanket is so pretty with those candy colours. I wouldn't want to give it away, either. How fun to have the little ones come for a visit and some time making things with you.
Have a wonderful week.
Hello Helen
Congratulations on your new book, I'm sure it will be stunning. I hope to find it here in Australia. Your flowers are beautiful and as for your potting shed. Its the pretties one I have ever seen. I want one now.
Exciting to have your copy of your new book.many congratulations. Soon we,ll be able to have ours! Thank you for more beautiful photos of your gorgeous blanket.xxx
Beautiful blanket, the colours are just perfect. No wonder you don't want to give it away.
Congratulations on your new book Helen!!! I hope that it is a great success!!!! I love the blanket, and I would want to keep it too!!! xx
Congratulations on your book Helen it's going on my Christmas list.
I love seeing the flowers in your garden. The colours are a real tonic.
The blanket you've done I must Google the pattern . I think the wool you used is such good quaility and so soft for the price. I made my granddaughter at cardi out of it . I was very pleased how it turned out.
What a beautiful book!!! I love that it reflects YOU just perfectly. I could have picked it out in a lineup of books...your style is so fresh and cheery and inviting. Congratulations!!!
So much prettiness in one blogpost....
Your book looks like a must-have with those awesome pictures!
Totally in love with your blanket, and those flowers and little stones are so beautiful...
Love from Mirjam.
Dear Helen,
Congratulations on your book! You must be so proud. It looks very pleasing to the eye! I am sure it will be a great success in the UK!
Lovely blanket and flowers. Such a pretty bouquet!
Have a good evening!
Madelief x
Congrats on your new book . Helen , you are fabulous, your blog fills me with such happy feelings .you are such an inspiration love your new blanket
I see the book is to be released a bit earlier than thought in Canada so I'm quite excited for that. The sneak photos are lovely!
Enjoy the rest of your garden:)
Jenn
Hi Helen! I got so busy following the links in this post that I neglected to type to tell you how pleased I am that you have completed another beautiful book! I started to order it, but then realized that I better wait until I can order it from Amazon USA because of the exchange rates and postage. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity in such an inspiring way. I'm so glad that you have been having happy Grand times, too. We are blessed! xx
Lovely to decorate stones with your grandchildren!! Lovely pics and I'm curious to look inside your brandnew book!
Greetings from Marijke
Dearest Helen, I'm sure your book will make a big success because all your ideas and crafts are pure bliss! I'm so happy to find me here again on your inviting and welcoming site.Wishing you all the best and a creative new season.
love, Olympia
Dear Helen...how exciting for you to be sitting down and browsing through your new book...the cover looks beautiful! I love the colours in your new crochet blanket too and it would definitely look pretty in the stripy bag (but I think I would have to keep it too!;-) ) x
Hope you're having a lovely week,
Susan x
congrats on the new book x
I love your sunburst blanket. I want to make off with it. ;) It's one of my favorites of the ones you've shared. Someday I hope to properly learn to crochet. And congratulations on your new book. It looks lovely, and I'm thinking it just might be a Christmas gift for myself... if I can wait...thank you again for such a colorful and happy post. I look forward to them.
I love simply have fallen in love with your crochet blanket...the colors are just so soothing and perfection. Thank you for sharing about the sweet peas...they bring so many memories of my childhood growing up in mom's garden!!!
YAY! well done on the book. I think it will be great. I am hanging on to summer colours too. JO x
Congratulations on the book - I went to Meet The Author - so nice to see a photo of you! Claire x
Congratulations on the book. Gorgeous photos.
Oh my...what a gorgeous book and from the "sneak peek" I can tell it's a winner!!! I love your new blanket too. What fun to have the grandchildren there and yes, they're all back to school here too. Your flowers are simply delightful and I can only imagine how wonderful they must smell.
Exciting times! The book looks lovely, such a pretty cover. So happy for you.
Amalia
xo
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