Flower scarf Ta-dah

Hi all back again i have finally finished

 my Flower scarf.

So here it is the big

TA-DAH

 

I just love it it's so bright and

colourful i think it will bring a 

touch of brightness to those 

dark winter days.

The inspiration for the scarf came

from Lucy over at Attic 24

she makes the most wonderful things,

that's where i spotted hers.

Not being able to find a pattern for the 

flower anywhere on the Internet, (i think it's called 

a Japanese flower), i looked at a close up

of Lucy's and made my own version up.

It wasn't hard to do and i soon had

it cracked. I don't want to tread on 

anyone's toes copyright wise so I'm not going to 

publish my version, but here's a close up of

one of the flowers if you fancy 

having a go yourself.

I used Sirdar Snuggly DK yarn as it comes

in a variety of colours is reasonably priced and

is so soft to the touch.

The hook size i used was 3.75mm and each

flower came out at around 10cm wide.

I made 46 in total and had them in 4 rows of

13,12,11,10.

Woo hoo I've got the telly on 

the Olympics and we have just won

two more golds in the rowing  well done

Go Team GB.

Sorry about that i got a bit excited 

then.

Thanks for looking and have a fab

weekend

take care 

Hugs Angie x

 

Summer's here at last

Hi all hope you are well.

What a difference the sun makes, i must say

it's been quite rainy here in the north west,

but the sun has made a bit of an appearance

this last week and all the flowers love it.

They all seem to be opening  up and giving us

a blooming display.

My Lilly's have taken forever to open

but at last hurray one has finally opened and 

how gorgeous worth the wait.

  The Fuchsia Swingtime is one of my favourites

i love the big blowzy flowers and the colours are

just fantastic.

These poppies are just fabulous too and 

free. I don't know where they came from they

started to grow a few years ago and have been here

ever since. The great thing is i just leave them to 

do their thing and they self seed and come up every year.

 It's not just the flowers that have benefited

from the rain my spuds have done well.

I dug up my first batch and got 39 spuds just from

the one plant and ooh they made fab chips.

Beth's been busy too she had a baking day

and made biscuit bears and did most of it herself.

I'm not far off finishing my flower scarf.

It's has taken a bit of a back seat for a while

but I'm going to finish it before i do anything

else. I've got a long list of things i want to do.

I have finally given in and bought a copy

of this fabulous Homespun style book that

a lot of bloggers are oohing over
I now know why, it's just gorgeous.
 There are lots of fabulous photos

and bags of idea's, I'm already buttering up hubby to

make me some shelves for my kitchen for all

my nick naks I've got and yet to buy.

I may end up being cushion mad too.

I wonder if there's a cure for that?

Take care

 

Holidays are here

Hi all hope you are well,

Hooray! holidays are here the kiddies 

broke up from school on Friday for 6

weeks. It was more emotional

for Beth as she was leaving junior school for good.

She's really excited about going to 

big school she can't wait. I don't think 

that feeling will last that long once she gets there.

As you know i had decided to take a break 

from cardmaking for a little while, so

 what happens, i get a commission to do.

It's for the granddaughter of a lady 

i have made a few cards for, I think i made a birthday

card for her and she loved it so much she 

asked if i could make one for her 

teacher to say thank you.

Then Beth saw it and loved it, she asked if i could

make one the same for her teacher 

so i ended up making two.
Never mind.

Out shopping the other day in a lovely little shop

that sells material i came across this fab

remnant so i decided to use it to reline my

wool basket. It needed jazzing up as the 

lining was just a plain cream and boring.

It was the colours that instantly

drew me to it. I didn't have enough to go 

right to the bottom it's about an inch off,

 i have attached it to the liner that was there

already and when it's full of wool you 

would never know.

Talking of wool here's what I'm on with at

the moment.

It's the beginnings of a granny square

blanket. Looking through blogland 

as you do i came across a fabulous 

blog page called 

Little Cotton Rabbits

When i saw Julies blanket i 

fell in love with it, what fab colours.

So i had a good look through my stash

and found some similar colours, all i had

to do was visit my local wool shop and 

get some Grey for the main colour.

I settle on a slate grey from Debbie bliss.

Lastly as it was sunny this morning 

we decided to make the most of it and go

car booting. I didn't find many bargains today 

just this lovely lace doily.

I have been after one for my table so i can

put my flower jam jar on.
I think it makes the flowers look so nice.

My hydrangea bush in the garden is

straining under the weight of the 

flower heads especially with all the rain

so i have picked some.

I haven't bothered before but how

pretty are they in a jar and they last a while too.

I have added some sprigs of apple mint

 for greenery and smell.

Ooh I don't need to buy any flowers anymore, i think

garden flowers look so pretty and they are free.

Take care

Anyone for Strawberries and Cream

Hi all hope you are well.

I'm afraid to say this is my last

post as a DT at the fabulous 

Papertake weekly.

I have decided to have a break.

I have fallen out of love with

cardmaking at the moment, 
I don't know why but

my MoJo is Missing In Action.

I'm sure it will be back one day

( i hope ).

Anyway lets get onto this weeks

challenge.

The theme is 

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.

and we are sponsored this time by

The Stamp Fairy.

I have used one of the stamp fairy's 

digi images. This is Lenny Fruits with strawberries.

I have coloured him with a mixture of 

Copics and Promarkers.

The sentiment is from Lili of the valley.

The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery.

I used a Martha Stewart heart border punch.

I have finally finished my socks,
 I really had fun making 

these and even though the colour stripes don't

match perfectly i don't think they

are to bad for a first go.

 They are comfy to wear,

I think i will make the next pair

a bit longer in the leg perfect for winter.

Though I've got Hubby and now Beth
 wanting some first, i will be kept busy.

So, please pop over to Papertake and check

all the fab DT work, they are the best bunch

of girls and i have enjoyed my time there.

Thanks Girls

Take care 

I'm forever blowing bubbles!!!!

Hi all hope you are well,

Wow another week has gone already and

the school holidays will be on us soon.

Beth had a fab time in London

she didn't want to come home.

I think she was ready for a rest though 

they had 3 really long busy days seeing

everything they could.

It's time for another Papertake weekly

challenge and this week it's

Anything Goes

with the option of highlighting something

with Glitter or Glossy accents etc.

 

I have used this fab Teddy Bea image 

blowing bubbles. I used glossy accents on the 

bubbles and sprinkled a little glitter 

before they dried to highlight them.

The image is coloured with Polychromos pencils

blended with sansodor.

I cut the image out with a spellbinders die

and then inked the edges with Milled Lavender and

Dusty concord distress inks. I think i was a little 

heavy handed with the dusty concord it's a little dark,

I didn't want to start all over again so it had to do.

Papers are from Tulip paper pack.

Flowers Wild orchid crafts.

Ribbon from the Ribbon Girls.

I've nearly finished my first sock
 

It's not been to bad to do really

they look harder than what the are.

Cant wait to try it out though I'll only have one 

warm foot till i can make the other.

I've got orders already

Hubby wants a pair next. 

Look what's starting to flower.
 
I've picked my first Sweet Peas
out of the garden

They smell gorgeous can't wait for

more to start flowering so i can fill the house 

with it's fab scent.

 Thanks for dropping by today

take care 

Sketch time

Hi all hope you're well, it's a bit of

a Boo hoo day for me, my baby (she's nearly 12)

has gone off to London on a 3 day trip with 

her school. We were up at 6 this morning as 

they where leaving at 7.30 to catch the train.

Though when i got up this morning

she was so excited she was already up

watching the TV.(Why can't this happen on

 a normal school day??????????) 

Anyway I'm sure she will have a fabulous time

they have a none stop schedule seeing all the

sights and the weather isn't to bad thank goodness.

At Papertake this week it's time for another

brilliant sketch from our lovely

Dawny.

We are sponsored this week by

Simon Says Stamp.

This time i felt it worked better for me if i 

flipped the sketch on it's side.

 

I thought it was time to have a play with 

these fabulous Patchwork Pixies again

they are so adorable.

I have used Bristol Board and coloured with

Polychromos Pencils and blended with

Sansodor.

The papers are from Basic Grey.

Flowers are from Wild orchid Crafts.

Scallop oval nesties and i have used 

Antique Linen and Vintage photo distress inks.

Ribbon and faux brads from stash.

Look what I'm going to tackle next

With having loads of time to kill this morning

i ended up in a yarn shop (i don't know how that

happens, it pulls like a giant magnet). 

Next thing i saw this fabulous

yarn, i just love the colours they just jumped out at me

from the shelf and look if you bought the wool

you get a free pattern. I have never tried

making sox so this should be fun.

Watch this space.

Thanks for looking today and 

please stop by Papertake weekly and 

have a go.

take care 

Bingo

Hi all hope you are well, It's 

Bingo time this week at 

Papertake so eye's down and 

choose

As usual you can choose 3 in a row

up, down, across or diagonal it's up

to you.

 I have gone for

Ribbon, Free( Pearl gems) and Blooms.

Out came my Sarah Kay stamps these are so

pretty and perfect as all the flowers are

blooming in the garden.

She is coloured with Promarkers and 

edged with Antique linen distress ink.

as is the sentiment.

The Blooms are from Wild Orchid crafts

the ribbon is seam binding.

Papers are from K&Co.

This weeks challenge is 

sponsored by the fabulous

Ribbon Girls

who have a £10 voucher

to spend in their store.

So why not have a go 

cause you never know.

I've got another wildlife 

piccie to show you.

We have had three baby squirrels

playing in the garden lately

Aah they are so cute 

i managed to get a good shot at

one who was climbing up the garage wall.

 It was crawling along the wall, it looked a bit like

Spiderman.

They are so good at holding on.

I walked into the conservatory and there it was

good job i actually had my camera in my

hand, because as soon as it noticed me it was off.

Thanks for looking

take care

3 2 1

Hi all hope you are well and not to wet.

Fortunately here in the North West we have 

managed to escape all the horrid weather

that has been about over the last few days.

Which make a nice change for us anyway.

This week over a Papertake we have a

3 2 1 

challenge.

We want to see your cards and projects 

with 3 of one thing, 2 of another and 1 of

something else ( if that makes sense).

This weeks challenge is sponsored by

Whiff of Joy.

 I have used

3 Pearls, 2 Papers and 1 Image.

The image and papers are both from

Wild Rose studios. The papers are called 

Vintage Rose.

I have used Polychromos Pencils to 

colour the image with and blended it

with sansodor.

The sentiments are computer generated.

The paper doily is from a Marianne Creatables

die and i have used Tumbled Glass distress

ink to highlight this and round the edges 

of the image.

I have also got my latest crochet cushion to show

I had seen this granny square here and there on

blogland and loved the pattern and thought it

would make a good cushion. Doing a

bit of digging i found the pattern in the

book 200 crochet blocks by Jan Eaton.

it's called Tricolor square.

 I just made a plain granny square for the back.

I need to get a bigger cushion middle for it though.

Thanks for stopping by today 

take care

Dad your the best

Hi all hope you are well.

It's Anything goes week at Papertake

Weekly and as it's 

Fathers day coming up soon 

for us in the UK we have 

the optional extra of making it a

card with a male theme.

Out came this cute Teddy Bo image 

he's perfect for all those dads out there.

I have coloured him with Polychromos pencils

and then used sansodor to blend the colours.

The papers are from Papermania's portobello road

paper pack.
These papers are great for male cards.

Check out the Papertake challenge blog
and see the other DT's fabulous work.

Here are some pictures i took the other day 
in the garden, I've had a few busy bird mums 
and dads on the feeders coming and going with food 
for the hungry little mouths in the trees.
It was hard to try and get photo's of the baby's 
they where deep in the tree, but i managed
to get this of a parent on the feeder.

She or he was about to fly off into the tree
with a suet pellet.

My clematis is full of flowers as well this is 
it's third year and it has done very well.

 I've got quite a few buds ready for opening.

Thanks for stopping by today
take care