Fun in the Sun

The dogs keep telling me its far too nice to be indoors working. So warm for them out we dash down to the pond and spend more time there for them to keep cool. In today's pictures from earlier in the day, we have my Alfie (the Black Labrador), his best friend Zac (Golden Retriever) and my old girl Tess (yellow labrador), having far too much fun.
By the time the dog walking was done, not much time to squash in the rest of the days chores, and no time left at all to get any work done. I did however manage to list one of the Summer Bags I created yesterday.



Also on the warm summer theme, is the last one listed for the bicycle enthusiast.



Hope you are all enjoying the spell of good weather, I am not really a big fan of it, seen today under a large hat. Not sure when I will get to blog next as its our fund raiser over the weekend for Woof Beginnings, setting up our new marquee on Friday then the show is Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with family tea to enjoy on Sunday evening too, but I guess most people will be out and about enjoying Easter and the forcast good weather. Hopefully in my area they will be at the Town and Country Fair in Southport buying from our stall to help the needy dogs.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa~

Happy Birthday to Alfie

Tomorrow our boy Alfie will have reached 3 years old. Isnt he handsome?

Alfie came to us on October 31st 2009 at 18 months old, not the easiest of dogs having had no socialisation, not a clue how to behave around other dogs and a bit on the dominant side. After 'that op' and some training classes and a lot of hard work he is getting much better, he still attends dog club training for obediance shows, is training at scent work each week (one day to be part of a team to search for lost dogs) and does agility. Alfie now even has some playmates on his walk, he plays with a super daft retriever called Zac and a chocolate Labrador equally as daft called Hugo, these are his favourite friends.

In honour of Alfie's birthday, here are some of my Labrador Tote Bags for sale in my Folksy shop, just click on the photo's to be taken to my shop for further details.







Tomorrow Alfie will have a special walk in the sunshine and maybe something nice and tasty for his tea. We might even go mad and buy him a brand new ball, ball is one of his favourites.

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa~

Introducing Labradors

This is my latest tote bag to be listed in my Folksy shop, arrived there today. Of course the Labradors are very close to my heart as I live with one black and one yellow myself, so often hard to steer away from my own chosen subject.

Having said that, arrived today is the single most fantastic bird fabric I have ever seen, I already have one lot I have been working on for the Mere Sands Shop, but this that arrived from France today is amazing I cant wait to start work on it. If only Mr Postman would care to turn up with some new handbag labels and my buttons that would just be great.

Once it stops raining long enough I will photograph the tote bags for the shop as they are just too fab not to share. Also still waiting for the lily pad fabric from the USA again for the shop, but been shopping for lots of extra's to match so these bags really are going to be originals with lots of co-ordinates to make them very special.

I must try take a leaf from Sharon at SPJewellery today, and stay away from the forums and get some work done, not too hard today though with this simply gorgeous fabric awaiting me.

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa~