My Space

This post is inspired by a thread on http://www.craftsforum.co.uk/ a place i like to hangout, I feel rather ashamed as so many peeps have lovely co-ordinating places to create and i just work in a muddle, in fact the pictures are actually my work space tidy for a change LOL This space is in the shop so i use it for card & jewellery making and my so called scrapbooking- that these days I never get round too :(

If I get a change tomorrow I will take pics of my studio at the bottom of our garden, I share with my Mum, it is still work in progress but usable. Mum does her stained glass there and I have my potters wheel & kilns.

Having fun :)

I haven't had much time to play this week with doing the decorations for our local town hall's Burns Supper. I love these little fairies they are great fun and going down a treat with the kids friends. I'll be off card making for a while as I am way low with my jewellery & unfortunately the card making will have to suffer, well all apart from my fabby design team work!!

Little Beauties!!

I am in love with these fabby little babies :) They are a download from a site in the Sates( I'll find link and add later sorry) they where available in rubba but I wanted to play straight away- as you do! It's weird to explain but they are great to colour in and easy peasy, I can see me playing with these a lot so I hope they release more designs as I'll buy them all :) They sentiment on the card is from the wonderful Elzybells range it just went perfect with the faeries, she is to damn clever that girl LOL

You're so Tweet!!

In between customer orders I had a chance to play with some more fabby Toodle & Binks stamps they are just the best!!

I've got a few things to share, some super uber sweet faeries & my Tilda & Edwin obsession has expanded again :) I'll be stuck in the shop making valentines cards tomorrow- I love it!!

Oh if your into knitting and are near pop ito the shop tomorrow between 10.30-12.30 for the knitting club, I'm lovin it so far I've completed two pair of fingerless gloves, a camera case for my camcorder & currently working on two blankets for the Feed The Children charity :) very productive but as always not in the ways that I should be like sorting website LOL

My Boy

Two posts in the one evening I know but I need to get this down, my handsome but above is very ill and I know I'll be stressing over the next two weeks until he gets his scan and we find out how bad his problems are. He is called Teal'c and will be 8 next month and is totally camera shy, I am nit kidding!!!the middle pic was him actually barking at me for shoving the camera in his face LOL He is old I know but up until a few months he was still bounding about like a little puppy and then he just went down hill and things have just got bad in a scary way :(

The vet found a tumor, a swollen pancreas, bladder problems and his heart murmur has got that bad they may not be able to put him in for an op to get the tumor removed, so it's not looking good for my baby.

Sorry I just wanted to get this off my chest, thanx for listeming Ger xxx

Cards at last!!!

Don't ask!!! this was a request from a customer LOL

My new lush stamp from sugar nellie :) I am waiting to pre order their new babies this week

I just lurve these beauties, I am actually thinking I should add more to my ever expanding collection, have to do it soon as hubs is away and I don't have to hide the parcels LOL

I haven't managed on here lately as I've been sooo busy in the shop, I've had soooo much stock arrive which is great but not when you have to mark it all off, price and find a home for it all. I think I am just about fit to burst and if I get any more craft stuff in I'll have to head into the Crafters Gallery LOL

I have also been battling mentally with my other hobby-eating!!! I just lurve food :) :) oh yes but as you can imagine after to kids, eating what I like and letting my exercise basically grind to a sharp halt, I have decided to get back in control. I am two weeks into it and so far going great, for the first time I actually feel I am in control for a change, I am not doing anything major just cutting out junk sun-thur and pleasing myself Frid & Sat without going overboard. My biggest achievement has been, now don't laugh, I have managed to walk around for two weeks with a few chocolate bars in my bag without being tempted!!! This is something quite major for me and my secret I think about what I'm going to eat, ask if I really need it & then ask if I want to stay a lardy arse LOL that is it :)

I forgot about this little baby so thought I'd pop it on, it's been a while since I've been on I really don't know where the time goes, this year I am going to try make a better effort to blog as I have been sadly lacking LOL

Hope Christmas was everything you hoped it would be and you all have a wonderful 2009!!!

Little Edwin

I haven't managed to get my photos uploaded onto the puter but I thought I'd share little Edwin, I can safely say I'm in love he is such a cutie

Getting Sorted

Had a few orders to get through the past few weeks and I can finally see the might at the end of the tunnel I think! I'll have to get my beading head back on as I am seriously running out of stock the only problem is I have an itch to be creative when i should really just be productive, it never comes along when you want it too LOL

I have really reached the end of these babies too, only two to go :) I do love making them though apart from all the sanding LOL the letter 'N' has been covered in Swarovski's & looking stunning in real life.

Hope you are all getting ready for the big day I can't wait!!! not that we are up to anything flashy or the kids are getting anything huge but I am closing the shop for a couple of weeks and it is just going to be a great family time for us all. Best of all we are heading down to York for a week of exploring down that neck of the woods and a much needed and really looking forward visit to Hubby's Aunt & Uncle in Manchester, only 18 days to go!!!

hAnglar & stAnglar Request

I am not proud and I am going to beg on my knees if I need too!!!! Does anyone have any of these wonderful stamps for sale????

Or

Would anyone like to do a stamped image swap for some I really really really want to have a play with these beauties & you can't buy them in the UK :( they should really make a sign for my 2 yr old hissi fit but a sad face will have to do LOL

Thought I'd share a couple more Chrimbo creations :)

Yummy Stock

Today I took delivery of a fab amount of the wonderful Elzybells rubber stamps, aren't they just the best :) I oooed and aaaaaed over them for a whole hour while Hubs shook his head in the corner LOL I went for the unmounted range as they are half the price which means more fabby designs to work with.

I couldn't resist this little fellow so only one ended up on the shelf, well in fact it was really hard putting all of them on the shelves LOL I decided this was going to be my Christmas card for this year, I can't tell you how wonderful these are to work with!!! and my customers love the fact the picture on the front comes coloured and helps those unsure about the shading etc. such a great feature well done Ela :)

Oh and I squeezed in another Christmas card for a special little baby out in Salt Lake City who we can't wait to meet :) I've never done a Santa in anything other than Red but I'm converted he looks sooo sweet even in pink!

Toodles & Binks

I had a chance to play with the fabby new stamps from Stampgalaxy

I may be biased but they really are great to work with, there are some new babes coming soon so watch their website for details :)

We've got snow :) & Crafting

There is nothing better than snow outside and a proper craft day :) Being beside the sea (you can see it in the distance!) it is very rare for us to have enough snow that the kids can play in so when it comes they have a ball & it's such a beautiful sight to see :)

I had a few more letter orders to get done, they are soo much fun & of course a couple of Chrimbo cards!

Xmas Cards

It's that wonderful time of year and I just can't get out of Christmas card mode!!! I really should be making for valentines and Mothers day LOL but I can't help sneaking in a few festive one's to get in the mood :) Today I have a day off work and lucky me I'm cleaning as our Christmas tree is going up tonight, early I know but it takes 5/6hrs as it's so big which makes me want it up and done or I just won't be bothered later!

This is my own cutie pie bear I just love him xx

I seemed to be in a blue card mood this week for some strange reason, this is my fav Santa stamp! I'm not normally into traditional stamps but this guy is just beautiful and a joy to use :)

Only 24 days to go eeeeeeeeeeek!