We all love colour, right ?

Take a look at this amazing film clip - it's incredible !



Wasn't that fantastic ?

Well, loads of stuff has been happening here so time is just flying !!! I've even been crafting - and that's not something I say often. lol. I've gone back to my roots you might say. No, not the Scottish ones, or the ones on my head (though those need looking at too) , but scrapbooking. I've stripped some layouts bare and just kept the photos, added to some because they 'just needed something' and got others finished too.

I had some unfinished work on my desk the other night in the studio, and so after the kids had had their baths and in bed, I went in there to carry on and found the place soaking wet :-((( A new sink upstairs had been connected to the bath earlier that day and obviously some pipes hadn't been tightened up properly. I had a couple of pretty little SU boxes that got a few splashes, but a pile of books got their edges damaged and one LO with a bit I think I can hide okay. I got off very lightly indeed !

Chicken House

Stampin' Up! held their Regional Training last weekend in Hampshire for us Southerners. I am always being surprised with goodies, and despite my very good intention to return the favour I hadn't achieved it til now. Yay. I made these cute little bird houses for the girls in my team, Stampin' Angels, and they went down a treat ! Literally. I received such wonderful comments on the day that I'm going to make more and surprise some other people :)

On the subject of photographs, I managed to upload 146 images from camera to computer yesterday and most of them are trash :( One of my goals is to take more photographs and Scrapbook them so I mustn't let it stop me. It takes me ages to get the camera out too.

None of that today though. The dining room table is cleared off (!) and I have the most gorgeous evening dress here to alter this week and I must get started.

Til next time, happy crafting.

Worst kept blog on the block

That's what the title should say on the top left of my banner ! Besides that, all the 'cutsieness' has gone so it ain't 'Cutest Blog on the Block' at all. Don't know what's happened to it either and it takes sooooooo long to figure it out, that it has just been beyond the realms of possibility.

For as much blog-hopping I do, and there are some wonderful fabby blogs out there too, I had never quite appreciated quite how much time and effort does go into setting one up and maintaining it. So for those of you who 'do' .............. I think you're amazing that you've spent the time creating beautiful stuff and share it with us too.

I know I say this every time........... I'll try and not be away too long next time.

Experience Day

It should be great fun on Sunday at Jo's Experience Day. There was so much oooohing and aaahing at her new supplies on Thursday that it's really got me fired up again. The new papers are so gorgeous they have to be stroked to be believed. I will be making two presentations during the day and by then hopefully have some samples to back them up. lol. Huge chunks of life keep getting in the way of my crafting and I really notice it affecting my mood after a while, so it's nice to get stuck back in ............ and I can't wait.

Wonder if David fancies taking the children out tomorrow so I can get on with crafting ???

I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday and hope you can make it ! x

All the excitement !

Is it that long since I posted ???

There is sooooo much going on justnow, I don't know which way is up. What with the new catalogue, so much lovely new stuff to play with, classes to plan, planning stuff for the longer term AND how can we forget ................... Convention !!!! I just can't wait. And if my new dress turns up I will have something to wear. lol

With each post, I'd like to show you a picture......... stuff I've made......... work in progress........ classes to get excited about etc etc. That's my aim anyhow - I am not there *yet*. So rather than doing plain text, I've been holding off, and I shouldn't, because I know I have lovely readers out there waiting for something new.

I wish I was up and running like all the rest.

However, I am demonstrating on Sunday alongside Jo and others on a Craft Day. Contact me if you want more info and I will update you in my next post.

Thanks for reading. x

Welcome back.............

to my badly kept blog and apologies to those who thought I'd slipped off the radar altogether. I will try and be a better blogger !

So much has happened since my last post - not least the school holidays ! The children had a blast of a time as we have started camping this year and have been away several times. At first we struggled to get it all in one car, but read that as 'struggled to get it back in the car' so the idea for keeping it local was a good one. I had never been camping before so I didn't really know what to expect. Far are the days of tent in the middle of a field which was always the image I held in my mind. We like camping in the forest amongst the pine trees losing all sense of direction. It was so relaxing and we could quite honestly been in the middle of anywhere, and in less than half an hour be back home.

Besides that, there has been a lot of decluttering gone on in this house and the difference is amazing. We are still not done with it but because the extension work is moving on, there is 'stuff' in places where there wouldn't normally be stuff. And so it goes on. Roll on Christmas that's what I say.

Can't believe I really said that, I've a ton of stuff to do before then ! Tell you next time. Take care.

Glittery Studio

That should be the new title of this blog because I hadn't noticed my Really (un)Useful Box of Dazzling Diamonds had tipped on it's side, and lets just say, it's not airtight. I must say though, it does look very pretty ! Now I know why you girls tip them back into their original container. That part of my worktop will now have to be cleaned because it's everywhere :( Lets hope the old adage holds true........ and that a little goes a long way ! Every minute speck of glitter must have caught the light as I dusted them off and it looked spectacular as they fell to the floor - like one of those fireworks that makes you go 'WOW'. That's my lesson for today anyhow.

Perpetual Calendar

'A Perfect Day' is the title of this calendar, printed on the heart at the back of the pot. I had great fun making it and gave it to my friend for her birthday. A long time in the making, it was originally done in a different set of papers but the launch of these gorgeous Designer Series 'Cottage Wall' became an instant favourite of hers and the calendar was re-done. My greatest regret is that I cannot remember the name of the original artist so I'm unable to credit her properly. A true work of art that has been on my mind ever since. Everything in the pot is on a straw and supported by bamboo skewers poked into dry oasis. To hide the oasis, I cut a circle of paper for the top and tipped some tiny gold coloured stones on top of that.

Vintage Vogue card set

In lovely Lilac and Almost Amethyst, these 4" cards and box are a cut-down version of Jo's Desktop Card Holder which I have been trying to link to and can't. Jo's blog is www.stampin-n-stuff.blogspot.com and you will find it amongst her labels. This stamp set is my favourite of them all and is so versatile. Look back soon as lots more is in the pipeline ! Promise I will take future pictures in daylight so that the colours come out truer.

The Nappy Cake...

 

At last, the long-awaited picture of the nappy cake. On the top is two cute pairs of socks which I couldn't get to hold in the shape of roses - no matter how much I tried ! However, the cake (and socks) will soon be delivered to my friends whose little girl is 12 weeks old ......... yikes!