Wordless Wednesday....

My crafty week.....

Precious things...

 

Awww, my precious things...

 

I feel like I am auditioning for The League of Gentlemen but I don't own a corner shop....

 

But no, hold on a darn moment...I'm talking about my precious object for 'Show and Tell' time at Sian's 'Storytelling Sunday'.

 

Hmmmm, now what to show?  I have many a precious thing...precious in memories but not precious in value (the best sort I think).

 

How about a handmade Japanese style brooch made by a friend...

 

An Eternity ring that I waited an eternity for...

 

One of my sons first paintings of me...

 

It's so hard to choose..

How about my sewing box....originally my Mums, now updated with a lick of paint...It has stood in my Mums house since I was small, used often to sew a button, take up a hem or to even sew my wedding dress.  Lovely memories.

 

I keep all those unfinished sewing/woolly projects inside in the hope that I will pick them up and maybe finish them.

One day I will...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello 2013...

 

Hello 2013!

 

I'm so pleased to see the back of 2012.....it was not a good year for our little family.

 

But this year is going to be different.

 

My mantra for this year is...

 

She turned her cant's into cans and her dreams into plans.

 

Over the Christmas Holidays I have been busy planning new blog posts and crafty projects.  I feel super excited to get cracking in the craft room and hope that you will feel inspired to get crafty too.

 

Want to know what I have been up each week well welcome to Wordless Wednesday...A photo review of that weeks current crafty projects. 

 

And as I missed Wednesday this week (I'm all a two and eight with the days of the week at the moment) I'm going to post it now...that's how I roll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Whoa!

Whoa! Hold your horses....where did December go? Well I know that once I struggled to get to the end of term without dropping with exhaustion or catching one of the many bugs doing the rounds at school, it was then a whirlwind of Christmas preparations until I collapsed on the sofa Boxing day.

I've lots of crafty plans afoot and hope to get back into blogging in a big way in 2013. But let's end this year with a photo round up of Christmas....

Days like these...

Days like today fill me with joy.  Enjoying the simple pleasures of having a rummage at the Vintage Emporium really does make my day.

 I did buy a few treasures some that I need to photograph and two that are presents so I can't show you just yet.

Before having a rummage we did a little shopping and it was feeling very festive and fun in the shopping centre...

What exactly do you call a crowd of Santa's?  I'm sure there must be a name for it.  A Ho Ho Ho of Santa's?  Who knows?  They were congregating for a race around the town.  The Rudolf race had already began (I think that was the children's race).  They did make me smile.

I'm hoping to get my Christmas jingle going this week, so much to do.....so little time.  Last week I was blighted with migraines and so it was a bit of a wash out for chores and festivities. I tell you, taking 27 children swimming especially when it is their last swimming lesson so they have a fun session with a migraine wasn't anything like fun for me:(  But I am feeling much better today.  I have even made some home made Baileys.  What's that?  You want the recipe?  

1 pint of single cream

1 can of condensed milk

10 to 14 tablespoons of whisky

10 teaspoons of Camp Coffee Essence

Add whisky and essence to taste, shake it all up in an empty bottle and drink:)

Keep in the fridge until finished (it won't take long to finish it as it is very moreish)

Right, must dash as I have made plans to get the Christmas Cards written tonight.  I will be back soon with some more Christmas recipes soon...

Coasting along....

For some time I have had a few little 'house' jobs on my list of crafty things to do. One of them was to cover some tatty coasters. They are only cheap ones from Wilko so I wasn't too bothered of it went a bit wrong. 

Using Mod Podge I stuck on a couple of my current favourite scrapbook papers. Then I gave them a few of coats of Mod Podge to seal.

Voila.....from dated to modern in no time at all.... 

Sent from my iPod

Rainy Weekends

So when it's wet and cold outside us crafters don't need much of an excuse to stay in, with the heating on with a large mug of tea and craft.

A few more Christmas cards made. Hubby colours them in with Promarkers and I design and assemble.

The Little Blue Shed Household can be pretty arty at times with the teen joining in with his college artwork too. Just unfortunate that art and craft materials seem to be littering nearly every room...sigh! Oh well, a creative mind and all that....