The weather has seriously let us down recently .. with the days of rain, rain and more rain .. I think that we had our Summer in May ... and to be honest we have just got to face the fact..
I really figured that all of you lot out there needed a little bit of a cheer up - so we are having a little giveaway.
We have had a lovely delivery of Scandinavian inspired cottons .. So I figured they would be a nice prize.
The question that I would like you to answer out there in order to enter is ...
If the sun came out tomorrow .. for a whole day ( yes proper sun that would last at least 10 hours) .. how would you spend your day?
-The prize is this great little fabric stack 16 fat quarters - worth approx £50.00
-The competition is open to the UK and Europe and I will post to the winner
-The competition will run until Monday the 16th of July
- Please leave your comment on this blog
-I will notify the winner via this blog and Facebook .. so keep and eye on us
Silly answers will be looked upon fondly .. I would probably fill up the paddling pool and go for a soak ....
Lots of Luck to everyone- gwen
Can't wait until next week to try and get your hands on these goodies - you can always have a goo in our shop for a sneaky peek...
www.celticfusionfabrics.com
I'd invite the family for a barbecue and spend the morning frantically doing an emergency shop. I'd then spend hours in the kitchen making salads and desserts... I might get into the sunshine about 5pm. :-/
ReplyDeleteI'd spend the day in disbelieving happiness with a big smile on my face, a summer dress and sandals on, and I'd nip to the seaside and eat the biggest ice cream I could find!
ReplyDeleteIf the sun came out tomorrow, I would...
ReplyDeletespend the day in my garden with my little Dandelion and practice bouncing really really high on the trampoline - flailing my arms around wildly and shrieking just a little bit :0)
If the came out tomorrow I would.......most definitely be making the most of my dad and step mum visiting (been around a year since weve seen them). I would take them to the local park to give my daughter a push on the swings and see-saw. Then a walk along the canal to look at the boats, wave at the dogs and feed the ducks. We'd then order a cheeky take away (who wants to cook when the sun is out!). Put my worn out daughter to bed and all relax in the garden with a nice cold drink until it gets too chilly.
ReplyDeleteI would go for a walk in the woods with baby and husband and then spend the rest of the day in the garden playing with my funny wee girl.
ReplyDeleteI would roll back the roof of the car, whip on the sunnies and chic headsquare and cruise around town as if I was on the Cote d'Azur!
ReplyDeleteDrive to the beach and spend the day watching my son run in and out of the sea, have a lovely picnic and be really lazy and get a take away for dinner :-)
ReplyDeleteI would be outside in the garden watching the kids play while I got some crafting done in the sunshine :-)
ReplyDeleteahhhh sunshine! I would spend all day in the park, with all my friends, playing with the kids, setting up a game of rounders, having a massive picnic, buying icecreams. sigh. :)
ReplyDeleteI would bunk off work, persuade hubby to as well and we'd bike to Kidderminster... And see if we could twist the arms of the Safari Park to let us bike thru to see the animals. Might have to give the lion enclosure a miss though!!! And to finish the day - a naughty KFC!
ReplyDeleteWell, you did say silly!!
I'd sit in the garden with a large glass of Pimms and savour every moment!
ReplyDeleteIf it came out tomorrow. What luck i dont work on fridays. I'd take myself on a shopping trip, one of those pootling about and drinking coffee outside ones. Probsbly buy fabric!
ReplyDeleteI'd wake up, ponder what that funny big yellow thing was in the sky then realise I have no summer clothes due to my diet and have to rush to the shop to find something to wear! I then think a nice trip up into Northumberland for a spot of geocaching followed by either chips at the coast or a beach BBQ. Then a quick dash home to enjoy the sun in the garden because the North east coast will be enveloped by a sea fret due to the unusual good weather. lol
ReplyDeleteIf the sun came out tomorrow, here in gloomy and very damp North Yorkshire, I would admire it from afar, stay indoors and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteI'd try and relax in the sun.........and, being a little more realistic, probably spend it chasing and looking after my four little people - but at least it would be outside.
ReplyDeleteI live in Orkney. If the sun came out for a whole day tomorrow....I would undo the buttons on my cardigan!
ReplyDeleteI really want that stack of fabric, it's really beautiful! I would take the kids out of school (gasp!) pack a picnic & head to the beach. We've had seriously little sea time so far this year.
ReplyDeleteI would paint my toe nails bright red - as I would actually have sandals on...... then I would bung the kids in the car, a picnic and a blanket and go to the nearest water park where they could splash about and I could sit on a deck chair and read my book..... oh if only!
ReplyDeleteI think I would hide inside the house with the curtains closed trying to keep cool with refreshing beverages and ice lollies from the freezer!
ReplyDeleteThough having a family BBQ would be awesome too...I do love that BBQ food =D
I would get my pasty body out into the garden, scare the chaps in gliders circling overhead, sew up some hexies and switch off my phone, laptop and the world x Thanks for the chance xxx
ReplyDeleteI'd put on my flip-flops, go out in the garden and have a bbq! x
ReplyDeleteI'd be giddy I think! I would go in the gardening, do some weeding and then lay on the lawn with a good book, some pimms and give everyone popcorn for tea.
ReplyDeleteI would release my laughter thats been in hiding for ages, put on a sun dress and sandals and skip out into the country (and that would be something for someone of my age - well over 21!! ) -- - That's put a smile on my face just thinking about it. Thanks for the thought x
ReplyDeleteI think I would get up early to enjoy a cup of tea outside just me and Mr Sunshine, then open every window and door of the house to let Mr Sunshine know he is very welcome in my house,the kids would spend the morning in the pool with their dad and I would enjoy a little gardening as Mr Rain has made the weeds grow quicker than the plants! We'd all enjoy an al fresco lunch and then because it would be so lovely and sunny and warm we would all get in the pool in the afternoon to cool off! Lounging around in the cool of the afternoon reading, drawing and sewing would be next with a scrumptious BBQ washed down with thirst quenching lager shandy's and Pimms for me! What a wonderful day it would be.....if only.
ReplyDeleteI would grab my husband, load up the car and wing it down to my caravan in cornwall. We would sit outside drinking pimms, tending the barbie and soak up the sun! If only!
ReplyDeleteif it was sunny tomorrow, I'd put of the pile off ironing I've got to do and head into the city for a beautiful coffee from my favourite coffee shop, I'd spend an hour or so drawing the people I can see, then go treasure hunting round all the antique, vintage and charity shops that Norwich has to offer. I'd then find a lovely pub garden with friends *yay pub garden* and enjoy a Crabbes with them and then stay there watching the sun set with chatter and giggles. xxx
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway! I would finally catch up with all this washing that I can't get dried because of the weather! and maybe sew some hexies while waiting on it drying!
ReplyDeleteOoo in the sandpit down the garden with my 3 children and the new vehicles we've bought specifically for playing with in the sun and sand, my little boy keeps asking if he can go and play outside There might be some icecream making an appearance too in celebration!
ReplyDeletethanks for a great giveaway, I've share on my facebook page.
We would set up camp on the beach and refuse to leave until the sun went down x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic giveaway - yes we do need cheering up. If the sun was out I'd go and see the sea on my bike!
ReplyDeleteI'd go to the garden, do some weeding and then soak up the sun! I've been looking for fabric to make my 18yr old a quilt, I think I've just found the perfect bundle!
ReplyDeleteI would pull a sickie, plant my beetroot and onions in the garden, read my book in the sun and maybe go for a walk down the beach. !0 hours of sun would be lovely!
ReplyDeleteI would go and enjoy my garden, weeds and all. Those lovely fabrics would bring sunshine every day.
ReplyDeleteI'd wear a skirt rather than jeans for a change, pack my book, some lunch and my camping chair and take the kids to the beach for the day so we could all get some much needed sunlight and fresh air!
ReplyDeleteAfter googling 'big yellow round thing appears in the sky' just to make sure it wasn't anything I should be worrying about I would probably just sit outside and smile :-)
ReplyDeleteI would spend it trying to find my garden, I know if I open the back door it is out there somewhere... the bindweed creeps relentlessly towards the house and the grass, or should I say waist high pampas waves in the breeze. If I could clear the garden I could sit with a clear conscience and sew, occasionally looking out of the window to feel calm and just a bit smug. In fact I could sit on my bench handstitching to my hearts content
ReplyDeleteBut it will rain tomorrow, so I am confined to guilty sewing and much sighing as I look at the advancing bindweed and all manner of slugs and snails it hides :(
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ReplyDeleteThank you! I will be spending the day in the garden with my 3 yr old Son having water fights whilst being Pirates x
I would sit in my sunroom and break out the seeing machine! Love love love to see and what beautiful fabrics!!
ReplyDeleteI would be very English and complain about how hot it is, then go get sunburned in the local nature reserve. It's an old gravel pit with ponds and water birds. HUGE paddling pools! And lots of stinky mud for playing in!
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ReplyDeletehi just wondered if you could post to yr giveaway blog for me as i tried and it wont let me leave my comment sob .... my comment is
if the sun came out tomorrow i would spend it in the garden savouring every moment whilst weeding the flower beds and cutting my lavender to dry then i would invite the family round for an evening bbq and a glass of wine or 2 relaxing until the sun goes down and the birds stop singing ..... thanks nettie
I would put my bikini on, although I had a baby 3 months ago and my belly us still on the big side and take the kids, dog and hubby to the park. I am Spanish .... They are very much British!! Sunglasses on and beach towel. We would pretend we are on the beach, may even build a sand castle (play dough instead). Read a few good magazines and eat a bocadillo de tortilla, spanish style. Annoy some park neighbours with the ball and come back home .. But Only my husband can get a bit sun burned!!
ReplyDeleteI'd nag dh to get the digger out the field, get the tractor cutting the said field, I'd laze around reading the next 50shades book and we'd have a BBQ lunch and then go and celebrate Bastille day by watching the fireworks and having a night out with the kids at the fayre :)... won't be holding my breath though :)
ReplyDeletewell i would do what i was planning to do before all this rotten weather. Going to the local Grow It, Make It, Share It event my friend is organising (which has been moved and downscaled because of weather) in the local park, with my daughter and our friends. Play in the park, look at the stalls, buy yummy food, go to the museum, go to the cafe and have a lovely dinner in the garden. Instead Daddy is taking daughter to cinema and i will sew and then we will go to very downscaled event in town with umberellas instead - not too bad I suppose!
ReplyDeleteFirstly, after my shower,I would make a lovely coffee and go sit in the garden listening to the birds singing and taking in the atmosphere. Then after putting on my shorts (shock horror white legs) and a sun top, would go back in the garden to tackle the horrendous amount of weeds that have sprung up in all this awful rain. In between times I would have put about 3 wash loads on (gotta have washing on the line on a sunny day. Phew!!!! Bring on the sun. Brillian giveaway by the way Thanks xx
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, fill up the paddling pool, fire up the BBQ and finally get to sleep in the big top tent that fits over our new trampoline with my boy!
ReplyDeleteI'd take Archie for a walk on the beach without a brolly or coat (yeah!) and wander back with an ice cream. I'd then sit in the conservatory sewing and listening to Dermot's radio show (or my ipod if I got my timing wrong!) and sew whilst admiring my freshly cut grass and watching Archie wriggling on his back and enjoying the sun. Then I'd take Archie (and Alfie this time) for another walk (no brolly or coat for two consecutive walks - how unusual!) and maybe get another ice cream...or maybe a strawberry mivvy. Well, that or wait for the washing machine repair man to give me his verdict on a washer that isn't spinning...thanks for a splendid giveaway!
ReplyDeleteShould spend the day in the garden but will probably spend it on the computer, looking out at the garden and also on my sewing machine
ReplyDeleteIm sorry for the rain :( here in Itlay its hot and sunny
ReplyDeletewell tomorrow id go to the beach... too bad i cant!
thanks for the giveaway!
I would be taking the kids off to the beach complete with buckets and spades, picnic etc and try to show them what a day at the beach should be like...not windswept and rainy!!!!!! Thanks for a lovely giveaway :-)
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ReplyDeleteDrive to a beautiful beach on the Gower peninsula with my husband and run gleefully into the cold sea.
ReplyDeleteUp bright an early with the family for a picnic in the park blowing bubbles on the way ignoring the looks of those that have forgotten how much fun bubbles can be. On the way back we would forage for. wild raspberries. Then we would have a fantastic bbq with family, friends and neighbours with plenty of good food, pimms and music (bunting opportunity here!) The kids would have fun with games like egg & spoon race, sack race and play in the paddling pool which the adults could take advantage of once the kiddies have passed out in bed.
ReplyDeleteOnce everyone had left, hubbie and I would cozy on up outside arguing about whose pilly wally skin is had less of a blue tinge to it now, until the last of the sun had gone down falling into silence whilst watching the stars in the sky.
If the sun came out? Erm... I'd go up to my craft room and sew all day!
ReplyDeleteNo surprise really about my answer, get the kids and OH in the car and head to the beach. Take our new rocket stove with us and stay until the tide tickles our toes and takes the sand away from us!
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaway - gorgeous fabrics thank you x
Go for a drive in the Adirondacks (upstate NY) with my husband and our fur baby, find a quiet and beautiful spot, picnic/nap, take pictures, have some wine and just enjoy life.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would stand for 5 minutes in shock! Then I would hang my homemade bunting on my washing line as I've been itching to photograph it in the sunshine so I can share it on my facebook page.
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ReplyDeleteI would be chasing my mini miss round the garden whilst trying to take photos of the lovely quilt I have made then playing with water with her and the 3 bigger children and mini miss xx
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ReplyDeleteIt won't let me leave a comment either, but I'd take my sewing machine out and sit and sew in the sunshine.
I would pack the tin of cookies and flapjacks i made today (what else can you do when it rains except bake and sew?!) throw the kids, the hubby and the dog in the car and go upto Dartmoor to jump about in rivers, climb big rocks and make tea on the camping stove, bliss :-)
ReplyDeleteI would have breakfast with the doors open to the garden, have a bbq lunch, then take my toddler down to the sea front where there is an outdoor splash pool. He loves it there and runs around non-stop for hours! Then walk home, leftover bbq food for tea (bbqed bacon is amazing for anyone who hasn't tried it!) and crocheting/knitting/sewing in the evening. I'd like that sun now please!
ReplyDeleteIf the sun were to come out...
ReplyDeleteI would skip through the local town, clad only in three delicate triangles of Celtic Fusion's finest fabrics. Lustily singing a rousing chorus of The Sun Has Got Has Hat On Hip Hip Hip Hooray! Only to be apprehended by the local constabulary and charged with crimes against common decency. Whereupon I would spend the next week languishing at her majesties pleasure, embroidering mail bags to my hearts content.
I'd paint my toe nails pink, put on some strappy sandals and hope the sun and breeze to my feet delays the onset of trench foot.
ReplyDeletei would take pictures of my bags in proper day sunlight!
ReplyDeleteStrip off & sit in the garden in my birthday suit & do some hand sewing! :-)
ReplyDelete(ok, don't want to frighten the neighbours & cats so would probably wear vest top & shirts)
I would erect the tent, grab a blanket, make a picnic, invite some friends over and pretend I was on the camping holiday I cancelled this week due to the dodgy weather.
ReplyDeleteI would erect the tent, grab a blanket, make a picnic and invite some friends over to replicate the camping trip we cancelled this week due to the dodgy weather.
ReplyDeleteI would start with breakfast on the patio then walk around the garden admiring the flowers and trying not to sink to my knees in my muddy swampy grass, then I would sit and plan new craft ideas to do when it starts raining again (which could be tomorrow lolll)
ReplyDeleteI think I'd also spend the day in our lovely garden - maybe a nice barbeque with friends, admiring the good work that all this rain has done to our flower beds!
ReplyDeleteIf the sun came out I'd obviously be dreaming so anything is possible! In my dream I'd have whipped up a quick quilt with these gorgeous fabrics, packed a picnic basket and dressed in something glamorous whilst waiting for my dream-hunk (who looks a lot like Nathan Fillion) to pick me up in an open-top sports car and whisk me away somewhere (who cares where, let's be honest!), whisper sweet nothings in my ear and feed me large amounts of chocolate whilst cuddling together under said quilt ... ahh bliss!
ReplyDeleteGo on Gwen, you know you want to make this happen for me - I just need those fabrics and everything else is a dead cert ... well, apart from the sun, maybe :o) xxx
I would have to grab a great picnic and take my love ones to a country spot where we can soak up the sun and scenery and enjoy the great outdoors and maybe feed a few birds
ReplyDeleteI would strip off to my flip flops and go skinny dipping in the river - but sadly because it would embarrass the family if their naked fat fifty something mother got arrested I would open all the windows, let the chickens out to sun bathe, put the tortoises out in their summer run, put the sunshades on the rabbits run, hubbie would probably go for a long bike ride and I would then be free to spend a whole guilt free day sewing in my lovely sunny room knowing everyone else is happy too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing opportunity to win, the fabrics are beautiful. xx
I'd whip out the paddling pool and water guns for the kids, let them invite friends around and go wild in the garden. Then for dinner we would have a lovely BBQ until the sun set. I fondly remember this type of warm hazy summer days as a child and would love to make many happy carefree memories for my own children.
ReplyDeleteHmm, a proper sunny day? It would probably involve swimming with my daughter, an al fresco lunch and a few beers in the afternoon watching her play - a bit like our hols last week :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a lovely, generous giveaway!
I would streak across my own garden, which sounds fairly mundane, but we are having a small patio built, so it might surprise the workmen!
ReplyDeleteI would lap up the sunshine while getting some decent photos of my products.
ReplyDeleteI would take my baby girl out into our garden fill up a paddling pool and spend the day in the pool splahing around getting everything and everywhere wet. id keep her suncreamed up throughout! but me id burn burn burn just so i coul say we did have some sun and i made the most of it!
ReplyDeleteif the sun came out tomorrow then without a doubt I would head outside....to build the ark I'd need for next time we have a summer like this one :-)
ReplyDeleteIf the sun came out tomorrow I would probably collapse from shock and then get burnt b/c I hadn't put sun cream on. I'd have red legs at the front and white calves at the back!!!
ReplyDeleteI would lie on my back in the garden and watch all the bees, butterflies and birds that have been trying so hard this summer.....all day. With a gin and tonic served at regular intervals.
ReplyDeleteI would go out to the back garden and celebrate with my chickens - Dorothy, Gladys, Queenie and Penny - with a cuppa for me and a dust bath for them! I'm sure the neighbours think I'm crazy, chatting away to my girls!
ReplyDeleteDid someone win and I missed the announcement?
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