Don't you just hate it when you make something as a gift for someone else, and then it turns out that you desparately want to keep it.

I've been sewing a dress for my housemate for her 50s inspired cocktail birthday party, and I absolutely adore it.

I bought my dress off ebay, it's gorgeous: green with polkadots.

We're both so excited about this party which we're holding in a week and a half time. There's going to be rum watermelon, multicoloured vodka jelly, all manner of cocktails - even "virgin" cocktails for the tea-totallers.

Speaking of tea, my kettles just boiled.

ttfn.