purples, spurtles, crystals & beads

 Now for something COMPLETLY different.... My good friend is having a baby soon, and I wanted to have a wee go  at making a nappy cake.  I have seen my lovely pal Amanda  make...

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Having a fabulous extra long weekend off work,  and spending it doing something fun every day! I spent all day on Wednesday with my Hubby, nice lunch out and some Xmas shopping. Thursday was...

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I am a bit of a messy crafter.  So nothing but white on a card, means no where to hide mistakes.  But I had a go after seeing the  Ribbon Girl Blogs November Challenge.  I act...

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I saw this sketch   that Beckie had done for Ruby Rock It over on her facebook page.  And I thought I would give it a go. Not sure now it has all the elements it is meant to have. ...

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So more than a year has past,  and so much has changed.  In three weeks it will be a year  since my beloved Dad died.  Just nine short months after we lost my Mam. I kinda had...

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Well, I know it's been a while,  And to be honest, this new blogger layout is driving me nuts!!! Anyhooo..... Two makes,  pen collection and some naughty pups! Just my ususal!  &nb...

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I never did get pictures on herefrom the four daysof Girls Just Want To Have Fun.But two of the "ladies" below were fromthe third and fourth days I think.The one on the square box withthe three b...

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Crikey, Wednesday already.So what's on my workdesk?Well, I started off with a scrapof paper, brown, cream, black and redwith butterflies on that I really liked....I played around with a stamp set...

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I made these hangers yesterday,and had planned to go tothe craft shop and get some moreto make for pressies,but woke up this morningas sick as a dog!So no more hangers to be made this week.This o...

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Started this afternoon clearingup my craft room,need to find the bed again for9 year old niece to stay this weekend.She is not that big,so shouldn't need too big a space eh?Anyway......I ended up...

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A big thank you withand even bigger thank you tag!Since hubby started his new job,and is no longer around to takethe girlie dogs on their afternoonwalk, we have started them witha dog walker once...

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Hiya, how you doing ?Hope you are managing to stay drywith all this never ending rain.....I have a real thing about altering notebooks right now.Ever since we did some at theGirls Just Wanna Have...

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Two posts in two days....Let's see how long I can keep this up for!I had a lovely day with friends today.Pressies take with me for a new homeand a belated birthday gift.Now you know I love brown ...

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As you can imagine, it has been difficultadjusting to loosing my Mum. It is true that you don't knowwhat you have till it's gone. I haven't done much crafting lately,have gone to a few craft days...

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Sorry I haven't been around very much.My Mum was poorly,and I have been spending a lot of timewith her and just not been in the moodto do much crafting.Sadly she died on Friday.I just wanted to s...

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I fell in love with making canvaspieces after doing one last yearat the firstGirls Just Wanna have funwith Kath, Debbi & Anne.The photos are again nae great,as they say round here.The first t...

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So my Mum phoned the other day,asking me to make her a fewcards for the family.She needed ten different ones,and she needed themin the next two days....Oh Mother!Anyway.Since I was super busy,I d...

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Stay well back.....Germ alert!I am still feeling really rubbish witha nasty cold/viral lurgy thingthat I have had for over a week now.I ended up coming home and going for a snugglewith Miss Bella...

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Last bunch of thank you cards....I made others but posted them with outremembering to take photos!DUH!Some more 10cm easel cards.I really like these wee cute sizes.All made using craftwork card p...

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Well turning 40 didn't hurt at all!I had a lovely day, even though I have beensneezing and sniffing all weekwith another blasted cold.Thank you to everyone wholeft me Birthday Wishes.{{{{{{{{hugs...

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WOTWW!This week, its a special WOYWW for me.....I turned Naughty 40 today!This is a sneaky peak of something I am pottering away with.More of that when it is finished.I think I might need to re-d...

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Typical.....I have made my craft roominto a spare room for a friend to stay,and I have loads of ideas of things to makeand time to play with my new inks and stamps.Another friend is moving into h...

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No one likes doing sympathy cards,but, for me, the fact someone caredenough to make or send a card,has meant a lot in a time of grief.And, afterwards.........it was even more importantto be able ...

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I just adored this Xmas cardwe made at Kate's card class the other week.The stamping up punch and stampsare really classy, and the colourcombo is one I love for Xmas.Now I am not a fan of Xmas,fo...

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I am trying to keep my spare room,or as it is now,my craft room tidy.A friend is coming to stay onFriday for a few days.....but I have had a couple of things to make.And it looks like a a bomb ha...

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