Life In A Bubble

T.G.I.F

2010-02-12T13:10:00.000-08:00

I have a weekend off work. :-O

This is unheard of, and I sit here on the Friday evening giddily contemplating the three (YES, THREE!) days ahead of me. I have time to do many fabulous things.. tomorrow (Saturday) I have to do a little shopping, a little card making and attend a party in the evening. Sunday I plan to visit Snowdrop Valley, as we did last year and we're going out for lunch.. I will not be hungover. I've decided. Monday is going to be a day of blissful domesticity.. I hope, with much baking and crafty-ness to be undertaken.

On the subject of craftiness, I have a CUTTLEBUG! Those of a paper-crafting persuasion may well understand my excitement at this.. as yet I don't have enough dies to make it properly fabulous, but this is something to work on. :)

We need a photo now.. what've I got..

Something to make me think of the summer to come.. I am so looking forward to Summer! I'm one of those people who is always looking forward to the season to come, never enjoying the one we've got. There's not a great deal to enjoy outdoors right now. It's cold, and largely grey. Hopefully I can find some things to enjoy on Sunday. Pip Pip! xx

Oh, Bother.

2010-02-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

Hmm.. I havn't quite managed to keep as up to date with posting as I intended. It always seems that other things happen, and I never have much interesting to say. Ho Hum.

Pantomime has been and gone, and it was F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S!!! I havn't had that much fun in a very long time, and I don't want to wait another year until the next one.. which is why I'll be back on stage in May, all being well for a production of High Society. I'll probably be in the chorus. Since the week of Panto I have acquired the Mother of all colds, coupled with a minor chest infection.. so tomorrows auditions could be a little interesting :S

Right.. we need a photo. Let's have a lookee..

Ahh, yes. Someone suggested posting the view from the kitchen window. As we don't have a window per se, this is taken from the back door. Yep, we have a building site literally on the other side of the fence. It will eventually be our towns new Medical Centre. Joyousness on all fronts. At least the tree is safe. And yes, our garden is very scruffy. :)

No crafting has happened lately, except I made coconut macaroons. They were yummy, and blue! But they didn't get photographed.. I shall photograph something more picturesque soon. Promise. And I'll tell you about it.

Happy Stuff

2010-01-11T11:40:00.000-08:00

I love my gloves / mittens. I love the colours and the way they work with my vintage jacket. I like how they work with my favourite scarf without being the same. The colours are similar tones.

I've just resurrected my green jacket, I changed the buttons for these military style ones and it's rejuvinated my love of it. I bought it originally in my favourite charity shop. I don't know how old it is, but it's M&S.

(I need a haircut though.. look at it!)

The scarf was bought in a shop at one of my local National Trust houses.
It's so incredibly diverse, it works with almost everything I own.

Oh, and I was right about my other hyacinth.. it is indeed white, but the pink one isn't doing anything, and I don't know what's wrong with it, but it looks to have dried up or something. It still has plenty of water, so it's not that. If it doesn't do anything in the next day or two I'm going to get proper worried.

Can you see the snow as well? We've still got quite a bit lurking around in places. :)

My biggest thing to report today.. I've been a little naughty ;-)

I've bought a book.

A book of fabulousness and joy and inspiration and eye candy.

I've bought Cath Kidstons Sew! and it's fabulous. So far I've made a card, and I have plans to decorate a purple fleece blanket I've had for ages with flowers, or possibly birdies.. haven't decided yet. I'll show you as soon as I do.

New Look

2010-01-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

I've had a bit of a makeover. I just fancied a change for something a little seasonal, although it has come out looking rather festive. I like it, what do you think?

Oh, and one more shot of the snow, this time taken by Dad.. just because I am appallingly vain..

..and because it's a memory I want to preserve, the cold crunch underneath me, lying down in the middle of the road, the coldness on my back where my jumper rode up, and the cold soggyness of my bum for the rest of the walk.

Snow Day!

2010-01-06T05:26:00.000-08:00

The snow has arrived in Somerset! I know for many it's a pain, but I do love the snow, particularly when I get a chance to go walkies in it. Was snowed in this morning, so didn't go to work. I did offer to go in for the afternoon, but was told not to bother. So.. a day in the snow to be enjoyed.

I havn't ever been sledging.. today could be the day. It's only 1.40, plenty of afternoon left!

We walked out to our local country lanes this morning, it was a very lovely walk, a good hour or so, snow angels and snowballs included. Havn't built a snowman yet either, but I did come across this fine chap on our walk.

Very impressed by someones building skills, and the combination of snow, door wreath and green door.. all very co-ordinated! Very little colour around though, much monochromosity about. Took lots and lots of photos, and later I'm doing some baking, so more photos to come, I expect!

Lovage! xx

Things That Made Me Smile, and Resolutions for 2010

2010-01-04T12:36:00.000-08:00

Hello all.

In my renewed enthusiasm for my blog, I have decided to ensure I post at least once each week. This is 2010 resolution Numero Uno.

Resolution Two is the big one.

I will learn to drive.

At the age of 24 it's high time I had independence of movement. Plus, it will greatly facilitate me (eventually) moving out of home. These are currently my only resolutions for this year. I have other things I'd like to do, but they're not resolutions, as I don't want to set myself up for failure.

So.. the things that are making me smile at the moment..

Pretty pink hyacinth.. looks very vibrant. I'm hoping it retains that level of pinkness, and doesn't fade as it opens. There's another one sat beside it on the windowsill, slightly behind in terms of development. I can't remember what colour it is.. I think it might be white. I'll find out soon enough!

The next thing to make me smile is this Muppets videoclip. The bit I really love is at the very end. There are many many more, but it was this one I stumbled across first.

The thing that I'm expecting to make me smile shortly is the blackcurrant crumble that is currently in the oven, to be eaten with custard, and a great big smile... Ooh, I hear the oven timer.. must dash!! x

*Edited to add - yep, the crumble was indeed worth a smile or two.. very tasty indeed, with a good dollop of Ambrosia!*

2009 continued..

2010-01-03T11:59:00.000-08:00

August

Now we come to the month of August in my review of 2009.. possibly the month I know most about, as it was in August that I re-started blogging. How else would I know that I made cookies and tiffin, both from Attic24 recipes!? Other things that happened.. the garden bloomed, along with the wildlife that lives in it.

A bean.. grown by us.. we never actually got around to eating them, but I did eventually collect them, and have got them to plant this coming year.

August was also the month of Donyatt Flower Festival.. really wish I could do photo mosaics, that would be very helpful here.. if anyone can help with that, please send me a message!

I suppose the biggest happening of August was mine and Mums day trip to St Ives. It was to celebrate (or possibly commiserate) my Mother going back into full time work since before I was born.

We had an absolutely brilliant day.. have a few snippits in picture form.

The other thing of much excitement which happened in August was my first attempts in crochet! Not particularly good (and I havn't got much better yet) but I was very, very proud at the time.

Oh, and the bank Holiday Weekend, we went to Tyntesfield.

September

I can't believe I've got around to September already!

Not so much happened in September, but I do at least know what it was. The main thing was The Mayors Musical Extravaganza, a show of song and dance.

I was very proud of this show, particularly the younger cast members.

Nextly, was my first purchase of proper expensive wool (as opposed to acrylic).. I havn't done anything with it yet. I'm still too scared!

In September I also won a blog giveaway from Surfer Rosa! A gorgeous parcel of loveliness arrived, making me very happy indeed.

pins, crocheted pincushion, chocolate, needles, cake cases and a stitched heart decoration. I love them all.. obviously I don't have the chocolate any more!

Lastly, another National Trust visit.. this time to Arlington Court near Barnstaple.

(How Country Homes & Interiors is the wheelbarrow photo!?)

October

October is the month for Carnival! Technically they start in September, but I didn't take photos until October. We always watch Wellington (last Saturday in September) and Ilminster (first saturday in October). The above float was the most incredible tableau (not sure on spelling) of Robin Hood.. it was HUGE. Apparently it didn't age well, and was looking a bit ropey by the end of the circuit.

My best photos of the month came from a walk to the Garden Centre. The most amazingly blue sky helped!

Also in October, I planted many many bulbs.. you'll probably see them in another month or two! (The indoor ones were hideously mis-treated, and may be dead)

November

Finally, toward the end of November the weather decided to become Autumny. Overnight, it got proper cold.

These three are all from my Birthday outing to Watersmeet, about the only thing that really got done in November.

Oh, and this was my birthday cake, a very yummy chocolatey one.

December

We've come nearly full circle now, but I have almost no photos from this December.

The few I do have are unexciting.. anyway. I was doing my Christmas Wrapping, and I was so proud of this parcel, I photographed it! I never wrap something that well! Obviously this wasn't the full effect, it also had some gold glitter paper and red paper raffia added.. my parcels looked so good this year! :)

That just about completes my 2009.. there was so much more that I've forgotten, or didn't photograph. It wasn't the best year, but it was far from being the worst. I'm now looking forward to 2010, and all it may bring. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

A 2009 Review

2009-12-31T04:37:00.000-08:00

I'm feeling nostalgic for the year just past (well, almost) and I feel the need for a brief review. Some of these pictures havn't been seen on here before, but I still think I should share them.

January

I have almost no pictures from last January, and certainly no properly attractive ones. That's a good start to my annual review! The best I could find was this one of Nigella Lawsons chocolate fruit cake. There are a couple from Pantomime, but they're not flattering of the people in question, and I wish to avoid the repercussions!

February

February brought the snow, made our feet and fingers glow. The day before the snow came in we went to Snowdrop Valley, near Wheddon Cross on Exmoor.

Lots of pretty snowdrops, and I think they're the native variety. There were the very first flakes of snow blowing in the wind. Snowdrop Valley is only open for one month - this year it's from the 30th January, til 28th February. Visit here for more information.. it's beautiful, and if you're in the area, I'd recommend it!

That night (or possibly the night after) we got our first PROPER snowfall that I'd ever seen. At midnight, or thereabouts, we built our snowman. The next morning....

we had a reasonable amount of snow! That was possibly the most exciting thing I'd ever seen.

March

March was a lovely month. We went on holiday!

How many March days have there been where one can eat a civilised breakfast on the patio? Not that many, I'll bet! The weather was unbelievably good. A perfect spring. You can tell it's March, the daffodils are in the hedge, and the hedge isn't green yet. A few more fabulous pictures from our Dorset holiday (please indulge me, this is one of my favourite parts of 2009)

Skies like that in March? Doesn't happen every year.

April

April we started National Trusting on a regular basis, we went to Knightshayes and Killerton.

Mostly photographed flowers, but one random arty shot of Dad in there for good measure. Not much else happened in April, that I can remember.. there must have been something, but I can't remember what!

May

In May, we went to Dunster Castle, and Blue Anchor, and several of my friends starred in a production of My Fair Lady.. this will be so much easier after I get to a point where I was blogging, and I have a point of reference. At this moment, I have no idea what else happened in May..

June

A far more interesting month! Lots happened in June.. firstly was My Dads 60th birthday. He wanted to go to Stourhead in Wiltshire, so that's where we went. Stourhead is beautiful, one of my favourite places.

A beautiful view across the lake.Umm.. A leaf.. I think it's copper beach, but it's so beautifully lit, and pink. Another view, of a different folly.. there are many.

And Dad, cutting his birthday cake. Date and walnut, if you're interested. Not a spectacular cake, especially for a 60th, but it's what he wanted.

Next thing that happened in June was my tax rebate. £1,500 of tax, returned to me. Part of that money paid for us to go away for a night to Cornwall. We stayed in Padstow, but went to Boscastle first, as I'd never been down to the harbour, and I wanted to see it. It's beautiful. The water really was that blue.

Now for two shots from Knightshayes, when we went back.

July

In July we did quite a lot of Pick Your Own-ing. We picked raspberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries and strawberries. I made strawberry jam for the first time, which we're still eating now.

I doubt Mum will thank me for that.. never mind. It's one of very few pictures I have from July!

Time for a new post I think, for August onwards.

2009-12-30T06:11:00.001-08:00

Crumbs, how long has it been since I've posted!? Dear, Oh Dear! Losing my camera was what did it I think. It did turn up, but I was out of the habit by then.. excuses all, but it makes me feel better.

Have you had a lovely Christmas? Me too, very quiet and with its ups and downs. I never did half of what I intended to, but hey! It all goes back on the list for next year. I WILL make mince pies, probably halfway through January. The house is so utterly overstuffed with calories right now that it really doesn't need any more.

Anyhow, would you like to see some pictures? They are the lifeblood on which blogging is based. Lessee now, what have I got..

This one was taken on my Birthday, back in mid November. We went for a walk at Watersmeet, near Lynmouth.. it was extremely cold.

I'm afraid this is pure vanity.. I LOVE this picture, but I shall excuse it on the grounds of my scarf. I made that scarf, so I did. It's about the only project I've ever actually completed, and so I'm very proud. I should wear it more, it actually looks OK. From a distance. Just don't look too closely.

Ooh! Minor excitement from this day, we saw a heron! I do have photographic evidence, but it's not a good looking photo, so won't share it. The other thing that happened was I pulled a groin muscle straddling a ruddy huge log! More of a horizontal tree, really.

What else? oh yes, a little diversion of colour.. sort of.

Yep, a rainbow of shower gel. It's hardly beautiful flowers or stunning craft-age, but it amused me at the time that we have the entire colour spectrum of Original Source.

I have taken almost no Christmas photos I'm afraid, so have no festiveness to share.. they're all a bit boring, and have done zilch crafting. I did mean to photograph the Christmas cake, because that looked pretty darn snazzy, but I didn't get there in time, and it got hacked. It does taste good though. The other thing is, I've been spending a lot of my time lately Going Out. I'm afraid I've been lightly bitten by the clubbing bug. Never thought I would be, but it is so very good.. doesn't make for such good blogging though.

I still havn't done anything with that nice wool I bought months ago. Am too scared I'll muck it up. Nor have I actually done anything about learning embroidery. I've got the book, but nothing else.. I promise I will, and you'll know when I do.

Right.. I need to hoover the floor again. The christmas tree is shedding effectively.. Lovage! x

A Minor Pothole On The Road To Progress

2009-10-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

(with Thanks to Mr Terry Pratchett for the quote)

I have misplaced my camera, which is a decided pain in my attempt to actually photograph blogable stuffs.

It means that once again today I will be sharing an image from the past. Today, an image from last Christmas.

It's my Smudge-mog. Smudge is her proper name, but she is more commonly known as Smog (due to being thick and grey). Please excuse the vast amounts of mess and horribleness in the background, this looks to have been taken in the middle of a tidy-up. That green thing is the broom, if nothing else! Oh, and Smudge is every bit as evil and superior as she looks.

On the other hand, my basket does look quite splendid, particularly with its tinsel trim. I'll do that again this year, I think. I do sometimes take my basket shopping in town, particularly when I'm buying lots of veggies. They look so rustic and fabulous in there!

This choice of photo is a symptom of my obsession with Christmas. I'm getting far too excited, far too early. I think it comes from working in retail, particularly as I work quite a lot with toys. The Ideal Home Complete Guide To Christmas is feeding my obsession, as is the knowledge that Country Homes and Interiors Christmas Issue is out on Thursday!! *Eee!*

How Long Ago?!!

2009-10-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how long it's been since my last post! I'm afraid I really have nothing to say, which is probably why it's been so long. I've done no crochet, I havn't started my embroidery.. I don't think I've even baked a cake! Work is consuming me.. not much fun, I can tell you!

As I've been doing almost nothing of interest, I'll share an old photo..

It's a tree monster! I think it was created naturally. Can you see him? I think this picture comes from The Lost Gardens Of Heligan, but I'm not certain! Actually, I would have something to share, but I don't know where my camera is.. maybe if I find it I'll share on Tuesday! There's something for you to look forward to!

Tea, anyone?

2009-10-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

We were here a few days ago. Unfortunately they were closed.

It's my favourite brand of tea. I will go back when it's open, I swear.

It's in Porlock.. I can't remember if I mentioned our stop there

on my post about Arlington Court.. after coming down Porlock Hill

our brakes STUNK (if you know the hill, you'll know why!)

We stopped for about 30 minutes (I was also a tad travel sick)

and found a fabulous cheese shop.. they had Stinking Bishop

and all sorts! I was very tempted, but a little skint, and put

off by the travel sickness!

Walkies!

2009-10-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Sloe gin and orange juice mixed together comes out the most disgusting colour? Me neither, until now.

I can't believe how long it's been since my last post! Especially as I had last week off work, I hardly posted at all.

Anyway.. I cooked a lovely meal tonight (if I do say so myself!), following a recipe from Attic24. It's from October 2008, so you might have to rummage around a little to find it, but it's exceedingly yummy!

It's all cheesy and lentil-y and vegetabley, and exceedingly healthy! The colours are fantastic, see?

Earlier today I did something I've been meaning to do for a long time.. I walked to the Garden Centre. It's quite a long walk, which is why I didn't do it before, but the weather today was beautiful and I need some more daffodil bulbs and preferably some autumn bedding plants. Unfortunately payday is tomorrow, and I have NO money left, so didn't actually buy anything. I will do tomorrow, but I have to work.. maybe I'll go again on Sunday.. will see what the weather does! It was a beautiful walk.. but I don't reccomend walking on narrow pavements along the side of the A38! Occasionally scary. Would you like to see some of my pictures?

This is Wellingtons very own Balamory street.. there's a lilac one that you can't see, coz it's behind me. I know the lady who lives in the orange one.. apparently it's Etruscan Sunset. Myself, I think she's been Tangoed.

Fabulously crunchy, kickable leaves. I swore I saw a driver laughing at me as he passed, but that could have been because I nearly fell over trying to take this picture.

There's an aviary at the garden centre.

Now that is a budgie with attitude. That's some serious evils he's giving me.

Oh, and they have a cat there..

Ten Things About Me..

2009-10-04T08:46:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged! I feel honoured. I was tagged by Vonnie at Adventures Of A Lady In Training

So, here we go.. 10 things about me..

1. I'm chronically untidy, which upsets me. I wish I could be a true Domestic Goddess, but it's beyond me.

2. I have never been abroad. This amazes other people far more than it bothers me.

3. My favourite chocolate is DARK. I like 70% cocoa. I also really love Curly Wurlies, Fudge, Milky Way,.. yeah OK, I just like chocolate.

4. I'm trying to learn to crochet, embroider AND knit, all at the same time. It's not going too well!

5. When I was a small child, I wanted to be an Insect Inventor.

6. I'm a serious shopaholic. A terminal case! I am finding that I'm buying different things at the moment though. Fewer clothes, more homewares!

7. I was a member of St John Ambulance from the age of 5 til 19ish. I want to go back, but the time never seems right.

8. I'm an awful snob. I wouldn't say I'm proud of it, but I accept it as an aspect of myself. I judge people on class far too readily, but I'm always open to revise my opinion!

9. I want children. Now. Well, in nine months maybe. However, short of an immaculate conception, it's not looking likely.

10. I'm a dwarf in our local pantomime this year. Which is interesting, as I'm about 4 inches taller than our Snow White!

I would like to tag Kate, at Greedy For Colour and Lucy at Little Blue Door. I can't be sure that either of these people will read this, and therefore may not get this tag! Oh well.

A Grand Day Out..

2009-09-30T12:32:00.001-07:00

Not to the moon, unfortunately. And there was very little cheese involved.

We went to Arlington Court, near Barnstaple in Devon. It's a regency house, also housing the National Carriage Collection.

Can you see the Michaelmas daisies in the above picture? Aren't they pretty?

At least, I think they're Michaelmas daisies.. not entirely sure! They were covered in beebugs and flutterbugs. There's only one bee in there, and you can't really see him, but there's a fuzzy bumble-bum in there somewhere.

Next model for my photographic attentions was a beautiful Red Admiral. He did a lovely job of holding still for me, and didn't fly off even when I got very close indeed.

I was very impressed by the Walled Kitchen Garden - just about the best one I've seen at a National Trust garden, helped (I'm sure) by the Hedgehog Houses.

I was rather envious of their pumpkin patch.

I was coveting the hydrangeas as well.. Someone described hydrangea flowers as having a 'vintage phase' .. I love that, it fits so well!

Finally, my photographs of our afternoon tea yielded some interesting results. You can see me and my daddy reflected in the tea pots. Was good tea as well, I had three cups!

The day was rounded off very nicely by a beautiful sunset, which didn't photograph too well from inside the car, but I did try!

2009-09-28T08:55:00.000-07:00

Did I mention this a while back? I bought myself a crysanthemum plant a week or two back.. I love the colour, and it looks so nice in my metal bucket, by the back door. I might take the occasional cut flower from it.. actually, I might do that this afternoon. They'd look really pretty by the bed.

My Fabulous Parcel.

2009-09-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

I've got a parcel. It's a very beautiful and welcome parcel.

For starters, I am very fond of brown paper, and the handwriting is beautiful. I'm afraid I've blanked that.. don't really want my name and address (or that of my sender) out there on the World Wide Web!

It's a blog give-away winners parcel, no less!

I won a givaway over at Surfer Rosa on Tuesday, and my parcel arrived today. It brought much excitement with it, when my parents bought it with them to pick me up from work. The above picture was taken in the car, as I very first saw it! BTW, do you like the dress? Is one of my favourite Charity Shop finds.

I got my parcel home, and tore into it with abandon.

Beautiful wrapping paper, and a generally exciting mystery. I knew one parcel contained a crocheted cake (a cherry bakewell) but the rest was a surprise! A very welcome one.

My cake is in the middle, looking very cute. I also have some pins, to complement it, some sewing needles - how did you know I needed some? Some cake cases, which are the same as some I have previously oggled, a bar of Green & Blacks (never wrong) and, possibly my favourite, a litle stitched heart in what looks like a Cath Kidston fabric. I'm going to put some lavender oil on this and hang it by my bed.

I must confess, the chocolate was gone within an hour or two. I did share it! But not much..

The pins now decorate my cake, and look very very fetching! Like hundreds & thousands.

I LOVE my parcel. I'm going to make fairy cakes tomorrow to celebrate the loveliness. Thank you SO much Louise.. it's made my weekend, if not my week. Far better than any retail therapy. It's all so perfectly ME.

Moving on, I finished a very good book today, and I would reccomend it to all. Life Of Pi is a thought provoking novel that's well worth the thought. I picked my copy up at my fave charity shop. If you see it, grab it.

Thats all for tonight, is past my bedtime. TTFN. x

My First Wool

2009-09-17T03:57:00.000-07:00

I've been shopping. (again)

Would you like to see what I've bought? There's always something so promising about a plain brown paper bag. Who knows what it contains, could be absolutely anything, but it's likely to be a little classy!

Yes, it's wool! Proper wool yarn as well, I've only ever worked with acrylic before. It's going to be for my first proper project, once I'm feeling ready for it.. a Granny Square Blanket, of course! I'm going to have a few more practice runs with my acrylic yarns first.. the proper stuff is far too nice for me to muck it up!

I've got six colours, of Rowan Pure Wool 4-ply. I've got navy blue, a bright mustard yellow, a rich holly berry red, Granny Smith Green, a maroony burgundy (almost exactly the colour of my primary school uniform!) and a mid blue, which is almost exactly the same as Joules Ensign Blue, from A/W 08! I can tell because I'm sat here in an Ensign Blue Polo! That in itself is quite exciting to me. The colours are all pretty true, except the green. It's really washed out in this picture. I love the combination of colours, it's really autumnal but rich and bright. I've only got these six balls, because I'm not vastly well endowed with cash, and I'm not overly worried about dye batches for a blanket.. clothing would be different. I'm very excited about my first proper project! I'm going to do some practice squares now. :)

The Morning After.

2009-09-13T03:47:00.000-07:00

Morning.. Just about!

It's the morning after the show, Mayors Musical Extravaganza, and I am hungover. Oopsie. It was a great show, went brilliantly well.. That's me, in the red dress and black cardi. This is the final position of the first number, probably my favourite from the show (Nicest Kids In Town - Hairspray)

Aren't we a fabulous bunch?

Other than that, yesterday I went shopping, thinking of spending about £50, I wanted a book that I read about here, Sublime Stitching and I fancied popping into the big habadery shop for a little inspiration, maybe some small clothing item.. The budgeting failed, miserably. I spent £150ish, but I made some lovely purchases. I had to order the stitching book, as Waterstones didn't have it, but I also found a copy of How To Eat by Nigella Lawson, which I've wanted for ages. The thing that really tipped the budget over the edge was my fabulous boots.. more of them later, once I can overcome my cider induced lethargy and move...

I Wanted To Share.

2009-09-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

It's a very silly thing, but I wanted to share this video of me with you. Was taken back in about.. May, I think, at Killerton House. It was a cold, miserable day. But we had fun. This was the day of The Great Floral Clash of 2009. I was wearing several different florals, and they didn't really work. Oh well.

Button-y Joy!

2009-09-10T08:18:00.000-07:00

I just got home from town. I's had fun.

Got something to go with the veggies for tea, but that's rather less exciting (I chose little stuffed chicken parcels from the butcher, if you're wondering)

I also had a quick foray into my favourite charity shop (we have many). I found a crochet hook, size 6, a pair of nice knitting needles, size unknown, a crochet pattern book, a novel-ly book and bestest of all, buttons. Would you like to see my buttons? That's not a question I ask everyone, I can assure you!

I especially like the gold military style ones, the way the gold is wearing off looks very shabby-chic. Not a clue what I'm going to do with them, but they make a lovely addition to my button jar. I have a bit of a love affair with my button jar at the moment. I keep adding random buttons to it. Which is exactly the way it should be. But I am finding it very strange when I go shopping and am more excited by buttons than by actual clothes. I'm a confirmed shopaholic, and clothing addict, so it's just plain weird to feel this way. These here are my most recent additions. The gold one came from todays haul, the others are from last week, and were bought from the habadashery shop. Oh well, the small joys are the easiest to come by!

Flowers and Veggies

2009-09-10T04:49:00.000-07:00

Do you remember I showed you that sunflower in the council flowerbed the other day? Well, it's flowered in spectacular fashion.. beautiful. It makes me smile every time I walk past it. The other flowers are largely over now, so it adds a lot of colour to the road.

I got my vegbox today. I Love getting these boxes.. the veggies are so fresh.. look, the mud is still damp on the carrots!

Other than carrots I've got a bag of rainbow chard (so pretty) french beans, calabrese, two leeks, red peppers, onions and salad spuddies. What shall I cook for tea tonight? I dunno. Shall update you later.

Just a quickie..

2009-09-06T13:45:00.000-07:00

I will come back, and do a proper post as soon as I get some free time. I'm so tied up at the moment with work and the show.. we're on next Saturday (12th) and are rehearsing all the time.

I havn't done any crochet or baking in the last few days, so have had very little to share anyway.

Do you like the leaf? It's technically Mums. It fell on her head while she was eating lunch in the park the other day. She saved it, because the colours were beautiful, and I took the photo several hours later in Sainsburys. It's on Mums coat lining, and you can just see a tiny bit of my pink Cath Kidston bag.

As soon as life returns to a more normal pace, I'll be back to posting regularly.

MY FIRST CROCHET!!

2009-08-30T12:32:00.001-07:00

Yes, it's badly done, and not technically correct to the pattern I used, but I LOVE it, and am excessively proud.. especially as I finished it after a couple of large glasses of rose!

It's an approximation of Lucy's Summer Garden pattern.. only the first two steps, obviously enough. I must give massive thanks to Lucy for making both a treble, and a bobble stitch seem so achievable!

I'll be attatching this to a brooch fixing, I think. It'll work well with my winter coat, and as and when it gets replaced by another one I can pop it on my curtains, or something. Yay, yay, Yay, YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! I was starting to think I'd never succeed.

Happy Dayses.

2009-08-28T14:06:00.000-07:00

This has been a couple of days of simple pleasures.. which are the best kind of pleasures, as they're the easiest to come by. First off, a beautiful flower bed. I don't know where the sunflower came from.. it's hardly the councils usual flower of choice. I can only assume it's a matter of guerrila gardening by the residents of the street in question. I'll go back that way again on Sunday, and take another picture. Hopefully it'll be flowering then. The colours in the flower bed are fabulous, even without that, and they're all pompom flowers of various descriptions, and I love pompom flowers.

Simple Pleasure number 2. Veg box arrived on Thursday, and it was full of the type of goodies I like. Carrots (taste SO much better organic.. one of the few things that truely does), Broccoli, runner beans, salad mix, red peppers, onions, spudatoes.. yeah, think that's it. Oh, no. A pointed cabbage. That's it. The carrots and broccoli got ate on Thursday with faggots.. still got the rest of it, bar one onion. Oh, and I had some salad today for lunch.

Final thing for now, I got my first ever Boden catalogue in the post, and OH! It's beautiful! I'd never had a real look at Boden before.. and now I want it all.. ALL! There is nothing in here I don't want to own. Part of me wishes I hadn't bothered, I have enough problems resisting Joules, without adding this into the equation. But.. daydreaming is a fabulous occupation, and dreaming of Boden is a good way to spend time.

OK, so it wasn't quite the final thing.. I had fun shopping in Sainsburys and Homebase today.. pictures will follow. I bought some fabulous things today, oh yes indeedy I did!

Flower Festival II

2009-08-24T13:46:00.001-07:00

I loved these teacups... the mis-matchedness appeals to me. Should have photographed the cakes as well. It's not a great picture, I know, but I was in a bit of a hurry. I'm slowly building a collection like this, but different.

As I posted yesterday, while Mum had a cuppa, Dad and I went for a walk. It's a small village, and the church is slightly on the edge. We walked out of the village, across the bridge over the river. Was a very pretty river, and if you look upstream from the bridge, you can see the back of my Great Aunt Hildas garden.. see? That white plastic garden set? She doesn't live there any more, she died about 20 years ago. Which is a good reason for her not to live there.

Just over the river is the old train line. It's not a train line anymore, it's a brand new footpath, just been done up - the grass hasn't even grown back yet. It'll be far prettier next summer. The old station is still there, complete with a statue of an evacuee. Doreen, her name is. Not the man with the growing bald spot - that's my Daddy. The station was called Donyatt Halt, and Dad remembers catching the train at this station, which is quite an amazing thought to me.

The last thing I really want to share is this.. the signpost. Ilminster is 1 1/4 miles away.. in three different directions. I can get how Ilminster is accessible from three different directions.. but the same distance?? That's odd. You can just see the church in the background too.

It was a very good day all round. A couple of blackberries, eaten fresh from the hedge. Butterflies and bees all over the place. And pretty flowers.

Flower Festival

2009-08-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

Hullo again.. it's been a very busy but enjoyable Sunday. We went to St Marys Church in Donyatt for the Flower Festival. It's a good half hour from home, but it's where I was christened, and where a lot of my dads side of the family is buried. Anyhow, it was the Flower Festival this weekend, raising money for the roof. Is it me, or do all churches spend half their time raising money for new roofs? (Roofs, rooves, roofes - how do you spell that??) Anyhow, we pootled across the hills (very pretty drive it is too) and admired the flowers.. wish I could do that picture mosaic thing.. as it is I'll have to post large versions.

I completely forgot to take note of the names of the exhibits, so I apologise for that. The theme of the festival was something like the Wonders Of The Natural World. I took pictures of a few of my favourites.

I remember this one was about the food that the land gives us.. it made me smile, especially the cauliflower. Which you can't see in this picture.

I'm pretty sure this was a representation of fire. My picture of the arrangement itself was pretty naff, so you can see the close-up. The colours were beautiful.
This one was my Grannies. It's a representation of gemstones. You can't quite see the full thing.. it was very long, but very pretty. I love the colours.. and can you see the beaded flowers? She does some beautiful beading. I have a lovely necklace she made me, for my 21st. Must remember to show you that sometime. Me and Dad went for a walk around the village while Mum had a cup of tea, but I'll share that with you tomorrow. This is quite enough for one night, I think!

Lillies

2009-08-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share these beauties with you. I bought them on Thursday, two bunches at 75p each. They've flowered beautifully. One on the mantle piece, and one on the windowsill. Thank you Somerfield!

Other than that, the tiffin is delicious.. thoroughly recommend that recipe! The crochet is coming on slowly. I so nearly succeeded in making the centre of a Granny Square.. but not quite. Dammit. Another try tomorrow.

Todays Joys

2009-08-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Today has been a very good day. Started this morning with a nice lie-in, and a leisurely shower. Cup of tea, pair of biccies and scrambled eggs. Did a lot of cleaning and tidying (and enjoyed it- weird) wandered into town.. found a coat to LUST after.. didn't photograph it, but I will next time I get a chance. I may never own it though. £199. Ouch.

I made tiffin tonight, recipe courtesy of Attic24, which is setting in the fridge now.. ready to go to work with me tomorrow. I tried to make a Jumble Crumble - crumble made with whatever fruit is lying about. It tasted fabulous, but the fruit was much wetter than I realised, and the crumble topping sank under the juice. More of a slop than a crumble. :(

However, it contained plums of two colours, nectarine, greengages and damsons. Was delish.

Snowdrop Valley

2009-08-18T14:08:00.001-07:00

This is another post from the past.. I'm bored, y'see. This is from Snowdrop Valley on Exmoor (Wheddon Cross, I think). It was back in early February. There were little bits of snow blowing round in the wind, so it really was cold.. hence the stylish hats. Couldn't find my glubs anywhere though. Had very cold hands that day. After our very nice walk (you can see Dad, and a little of me here) we went to the village hall where we had some very welcome hot vegetable soup, and I bought a jar of chutney (pear and walnut) from the WI there. The flowers were beautiful, and prolific. Am definitely going back this year.

Show & Tell!

2009-08-16T13:42:00.000-07:00

Before I write my proper post.. have very important news.. JOULES AUTUMN/WINTER COLLECTION IS OUT!!! The excitement cannot be contained! I want so much of it, and I can't afford it. NOOO!! Have a look.. it's on my links list. Just don't buy what I want and make it sell out, or I may have to kill you.

Anyhow.. this is supposed to be the show and tell from the last few days, including St Ives. Sorry I havn't posted, have had a slightly hectic few days. Anyhoo.. These are (some of) my fabulous recent purchases. From St Ives, the spotty paper napkins, and spotty cake cases to match. I also bought a very nice navy blue skirt in Joules, which I can't show you, as I'm wearing it. It is very lovely indeed, it's quite full and spinning round while wearing it provides endless entertainment. I'm easy to please. :)

Next purchases were the cake cooling rack (havn't had one for over a year.. the old one got left in the garden and went very manky), and the pretty new red pie/cooking/serving dishes. These also match the new napkins, and the tablecloth I made a while back.. I'll show you that one another time. Finally, there's my new napkins.. proper fabric ones. They are gorgeous. Would you like to see the print?

Gorgeous, no? I love the bee's. These came from the National Trust shop at Montacute House in Somerset, which is where we spent part of today. We went to Tintinhull garden first, which was pretty, but small. They had some lovely lemon drizzle cake there. Then we travelled 5 minutes along the road to Montacute. We didn't spend any time in the house there, but had a lovely wander around the garden, and a drink in the tea-room there as well. Was very pleasant indeed. No cake though. One was enough.

On the way out through the gift shop I was accosted by the napkins. A tube of Cath Kidston rose-scented hand cream very nearly came home with me, but assurances of a future purchase meant I was able to leave without. I also Officially Began My Christmas Shopping today. I would say what I bought, but if the intended recipient (Mum) reads this, it will spoil the surprise. It's only a little stocking filler, but that's not the point.

Other news from the last few days.. did I mention I'm trying to learn to crochet? Trying is definitely the operative word.. I'm not doing overly well. I think I have chain stitch and DC under the belt OK, but I'm trying to move ahead too quickly. I really want to succeed at a Granny Square, but am failing muchly. As soon as I succeed, posting will occur.

2009-08-13T12:02:00.000-07:00

Today we went to.. St Ives!

It started (far t'wirly) at 7am, when the alarm went off. Skies were grey, and miserable.. not holding much hope for weather. By the time we got on the coach at 8.20am it was much brighter and looking hopeful for good weather. We were off! Driving southwards on the M5, then the A30, until we got to Jamaica Inn. Here, we stopped for tea; a Cornish cream tea, actually. When in Rome..

The building of the Jamaica Inn is beautiful. Some lovely stained glass, and lots of beams with pretty china. The service was (in my opinion) less impressive. A tad cafeteria-esque with a long bank of pre-cooked food. The fried eggs looked vile. Our cream tea however was quite impressive.. Homebaked scones, Roddas clotted cream and a decent strawberry jam. Mmmm.. We were there for about an hour, then back on the road to St Ives.. it was possibly the longest, most tortuous route to St Ives known to man. We passed the turning, went down into Penzance, along to St Just, and then back into St Ives via the coast road. I can understand why.. that stretch of coast road is GORGEOUS.. recommend it to anyone in that part of the world. However, it's not a wide road, and going down there in a 49 seater coach, meeting tractors and double decker buses coming the other way was.. interesting. But amusing at times. Anyhow.. into St Ives.. yay! Off coach (be back at 4.45) s-t-r-e-t-c-h legs, and de-numb the bum. Bums get very numb after four hours on a coach, let me tell you!

Into the town.. get dropped off by local bus service (is quite a walk from the coach park).. where on earth are we? Don't know St Ives well. I've only been there once before today, but I do remember.. yep, there's Subway where we had a mediocre coffee last year. Excellent, a navigation point! Find Joules - first priority - nearly walked past it. Thanks go to Mum for pointing it out.. it's strange, normally it has a magnetic attraction. Don't know how I missed it! I bought a nice something, but that can wait til 'Show & Tell' post in a little while.

From there, wander around aimlessly - which is the main point of the day - until we find Cath Kidston.. *drool*. I was so indecisive in there, I came out with nothing :( but I think I've found Mums birthday/christmas present. I'll show you the rest later. One thing - I've managed to obtain a negative strap mark. Most strap marks are a white bit in the red/brown. Mine is the other way around. I have a perfect red line where my bra strap was when I suncreamed my shoulders! Oopsie. We had a lovely paddle in the harbour, tooties looking all clean and pink, as you can see. I have many photos of our feets. I'll post again in a while with my 'Show & Tell'. Right now I've got fish & chips to eat in the back garden, and shooting stars to watch for.

2009-08-12T10:52:00.000-07:00

Nope, this picture wasn't taken today. It's from Lulworth Cove, and was taken back in.. April I think? But I love the photo, and I don't have one from today so I'll share it with you now.

Today work has been rather busy. Everything is moving around, and I mean EVERYTHING. Looks rather fab where it's been done, but it's made for a rather hectic day. I'm currently drinking a cup of tea, and munching hobnobs. Then I'll go and change out of uniform and go to rehearsal. Oh, yeah, havn't mentioned that before have I? I'm currently rehearsing for a song & dance show called 'Mayors Musical Extravaganza' that the Mayor has asked us to do. Is going quite well.

Lastly, I'm very excited, coz tomorrow I'm going to St Ives for a day! Me and Mum are taking a coach trip down there.. and I'm going to Joules, and Cath Kidston, and it's going to be brilliant and WOO!! :D

Byesies.

2009-08-11T13:01:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Once again, I went out to pick the sweetpeas. And once again, I found wildlife. Today, it was a caterpillar. I think Norbert suits him, so Norbert he shall be.

Next item of note.. my fingers are green. They got a little dyed while cleaning the art easel at work. Some delightful child (or ten) had scribbled all over it in felt pen. Cleaning it was effective, but messy.

Finally, having been inspired by other peoples fabulous creations of fabulousness I am learning to crochet! It's not going overly well. I've more or less got the hang of chain stitch, but am struggling with double crochet. Any hints or tips would be greatfully appreciated!

2009-08-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

Hello Chaps (and Chapesses). I do so like it when Monday's over. Although to be fair, it has been quite a nice Monday. I bought myself a nice magazine and a coffee and I sat in Sainsburys cafe for about and hour and a half. For those who don't know I can't drive, and I work about 9 miles away from home. Some days I don't start until 11.30, but my lift still drops me off at about 8.30, leaving me with quite a bit of time to kill. I spend a LOT of time in sainsburys cafe on these days. It was a good coffee today (large latte, as it happens) with shortbread biscuits. I think it's one of the first times I've bought Country Homes.. I buy Country Living every month, but it's not out until next week, and I needed something. This looked inspiring, as indeed it was. I particularly liked the feature on Cottage Style - very heavy on the roses. Once again, I need to aquire a house of my own. Don't think The Parents would approve if I filled the house with any more clutter than it already has!

After enjoying the coffee and biscuits, I took myself across to Homebase, specifically the Laura Ashley department. I was determined to treat myself on some small scale.. and I did. I bought a Box File to keep my CL magazines in. It's very pretty. I'll show you sometime, once I've had a chance to photograph it.. preferably once my bedroom is good and tidy as well. (That'll be the day!) I also aquired a catalogue, which is thoroughly drool worthy, and I've chosen my Christmas present. For anyone interested it's http://www.lauraashley.com/Casual-Dining/RED-CERAMIC-3-TIER-CAKESTAND/invt/3438564

Pretty Please??

Cookies!

2009-08-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

I'm baking cookies! Chocolate Chip ones. The recipe came from Attic24, (see my list of sites) and I am very grateful! Above, you see the dough in its final stages of preparation, and below that, the balls of dough ready to go in the oven.

Of course, the best bit of the making was The Licking Of The Bowl. Seeing as I have no children, this arduous duty falls to me. :)

They are in the oven as I type, and will hopefully be out, lightly golden and beautiful in a minute or two. To be taken with a mug of delicious hot chocolate just before bed. Fabulous.

Edit: I can confirm that they are indeed delicious! I made 18 and have had 5 of my 6. I'll definitely make these again soon.

2009-08-09T04:34:00.000-07:00

I just went out to pick the sweetpeas, as I said I would, and I found this little chappie. Thought you might like to see him.

Sunny Day and Pretty Flowers

2009-08-09T03:07:00.000-07:00

I bought some sweet pea plants from Stourhead, on the aforementioned outing. They didn't do much for ages.. I have finally got flowers! Will pick them later. Love sweet peas. They smell beautiful :)

A few years ago, we bought some lillies. We had three varieties, five of each. They did fantastically well the first year, moderately the second, and have been decidedly mediocre since then. This year I have ONE flower. On the plus side, I think it's rather a beauty.

Last year they were decimated by Scarlet Lilly Beetle, as I didn't recognise what the problem was. Havn't seen hide or hair of any this year. Probably because I only have one lily left.

2009-08-08T14:17:00.000-07:00

In October 08, we (Parents and I) went on holiday to Evesham. We were aiming for the Cotswolds, and overshot a little, but no worries! This is a picture of a Winter Cobble, (recipe aquired from Something For The Weekend) that I cooked with the contents of my Riverford organic veg box, plus a bit. It was fab, and have made it a few times since then.

We visited Witley Court, which is a very nice ruin with a fabulous fountain, and also Blenheim palace, which was very nice indeed, but slightly over Churchill-ed. It also snowed, while we were in Ashby-de-la-zouch visiting an Auntie of mine. This was bizarre for October, and very worth commenting on. It was very pretty next morning, for the drive to Blenheim now I think of it. The maze at Blenheim is well worth visiting.

On to June..

2009-08-07T14:20:00.000-07:00

Have been drinking cider, so please excuse me..

On 1st June we went to Stourhead garden, for those who don't know this is a fabulous HUGE garden. It was my Daddies 60th Birthday, and this was his activity of choice. I Love Stourhead. It's incredibly beautiful, with brilliant follies (many many of them) and some brilliantly framed views.. as you can see through my amateur photography.

We had icecreams, and Dads birthday cake was a date and walnut cake. I'll post the recipe sometime, or you can find it at BBC goodfood website.

Signing off. x

Snow!

2009-08-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

Yes, OK, so it's a little old and out of sequence, but I'm uploading things as they occur to me, or feel inspiring. This is me and our snowman - I've forgotten what we named him.. think it was Bob. He has a carrot for a nose, and dried apricots for eyes. The dye from the scarf ran as the snow started melting.. we had some purple ice. It looked really odd.

Just before this photo was taken, I made my first ever snow angel, in the middle of the road.

It was about midnight. I believe this excursion was followed by hot chocolate :)

I couldn't get to work the next day.

2009-08-07T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

It's been a long time, no?

I say 'Hi All' but I don't think there is an 'all' to talk to. I am GOING to make this blog an expression of everything I love in life. And it will be fabulous.

The picture you see here was taken at Knightshayes Court.

My Latest Project.

2007-11-21T10:14:00.000-08:00

On the 7th of January 2008, I will be doing a 24r fast. I'm aiming to raise £150 for WaterAid, a charity that provides the 1/6th of the world that have no access to a reliable supply of clean water.
To find out more, or to sponsor me, visit http://www.justgiving.com/dawnmorton

Friends - DCM text challenge

2007-07-08T08:19:00.000-07:00

Another challenge from http://www.daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

The challenge was to use text in your card, and I used a printed sentiment that I received in a card kit, which I colour tinted with chalk, a silver inkpad, and a purple gelpen. I stuck three buttons on the front, and two lines of ribbon at the back.

CPS 20 - Happy Christmas??

2007-07-08T08:12:00.001-07:00

Good god, I've started already. The folding technique came from Do Crafts Magazine, and the template came from Card Positioning Systems. http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/

Funky Flower

2007-07-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

Another card of mine. I made this one for the Card for Cancer campaign, but it never got sent off. It's still being sold for charity though!

Bee Happy..

2007-07-06T09:31:00.000-07:00

It's late, I know. I made it on time, just didn't post it! :)

Anyhoo.. This is my entry for the Cartoon challenge from http://www.daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

I took the idea of the bees from Winnie the Poo and worked with that. Also, I've had that ribbon for ages, and this seemed like a great use for it!

buttons..

2007-07-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

a bit of a money saving idea for you..

Buy buttons in bulk from Charity Shops. You never know what you're going to get and they're brilliantly cheap. Of course you do get a LOT of white shirt buttons, but you can always donate them back if you don't use them :)

More Cards!

2007-07-06T06:43:00.000-07:00

A challenge from http://isascrapandstamp.canalblog.com

With not four, but SEVEN different printed papers. (Gingham x 2, house print, polka dot, floral, stripey x 2)

A bit about me..

2007-07-05T11:15:00.000-07:00

RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME ...

1) Name one person who made you smile today? Charles. He's a friend.

2)What were you doing at 8:00 this morning? Sleeping (my alarm goes off at 5 past)

3)What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Talking to a friend, updating my Facebook account, drinking tea.

4)What is something that happened to you in 1998? I turned 12.. good grief.

5)What is the last thing you said aloud? Ummm

6)How many different things have you drank today? Tea and orange juice, lime cordial, Ginger ale

7)What color is your hair brush? Black.

8)What was the last thing you bought? a bottle of wine

9)What was the last gift you received? a silver chain from my Nan.

10)What color is your front door? White. Wouldn't be my choice, but the house is rented!

11)Where do you keep cell phone? Pocket or handbag

12)What was the weather like today? miserable and grey

13)What is the best ice cream flavor? lemon

14)What are you excited about? Girlie night tonight, my next date, trying the next card challenge

15)Do you talk a lot? sometimes

16)Name a weird food you like? not sure... can't think of anything particularly odd. I do love cabbage.

17)Cold or hot? the weather? cold.. it's easier to put more clothes on than too take them off.

18)What's your favorite thing to do? dance. anywhere and everywhere, no music required.

19)Do you want to cut your hair? It does need doing again.

20: Are you over the age of 25? Erm.. No. I'm 21 - still young

21)Are you ticklish? Yes, but I act it up

22)Are you typically a jealous person? I'm a scorpio. Yes.

23)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "L" : Lizzie
24)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "A": Amy

25)Do you chew on your straws? no
26)Do you have curly hair? Nope. It's utterly dead straight, and will not curl, even if I try desperarately.
27)What is the next concert you're going to? Not a clue.. might be seeing Chicago tomorrow, but I don't expect so.
28)Who is the crappiest person in your life? I don't do bitching.
29)What is your favorite color? Black/Purple/Orange. very gothic
30)What is something you say a lot? Oh, shhhhhugar
31)What's your room like? Messy. Always.
32)What was the last movie you saw? Curse of the Were Rabbit.. it's brilliant.
33)Do you have work tomorrow? not paid work, no
34)What's your dream job? holistic therapist
35)When was the last time you said "I love you"? when sober?? about a year ago.. drunk.. really not sure!
36)What should you be doing right now? Getting ready to go out.
37)Do you have a nickname? Dawnie, Dawnifer
38)Are you a heavy sleeper? not particularly
39)When is the last time you did the dishes, honestly? last week to actually stand at the sink and scrub, but I load the dishwasher daily.
40)What are your pet peeves? people eating with their mouths open, bad grammar (no, I'm not perfect) and stereotypes

Flirty..

2007-07-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

Flirty Birthday Wishes, pink and girly and handbags..

2007-07-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

A card I made for my Gran's birthday. The pricking makes a fantastic lace effect.

2007-07-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

Probably my favourite ever card that I have made. The colors are gorgeous, and I love the shape of the centre.

2007-07-04T07:25:00.000-07:00

One of my first forays into Decoupage.

With Love

2007-07-04T07:20:00.000-07:00

This card was inspired by a kit I recieved as a gift. The kit was lovely, but very foolproof, no creativity involved.

2007-07-04T07:17:00.000-07:00

I really love this card.. It's based on CPS sketch 5. I'll catch up slowly.

2007-07-04T06:48:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the bad photograph! This is a birthday card I made.. what more can I say?