for a change

 decided to have a change of craft and go back to knitting as I havent done any for so long now im thinking for my friends 3yr old twins if past attempts are anything to go back I might finish them in time for their birthday in August lol
so far this is what I have done tonite

its from Jean Greenhowes Mascot dolls book and im quite pleased how much ive done lol but my hands are sore now and im shattered so going to go to bed and carry on tomorrow x

pics

well the break didnt last long lol tv is poo so decided to blog instead

made this using my new boards its the only one I can upload pics of lol as the others have been given with out pics taken lol this is for my good friend Claire (who I made the advent calender in a previous post for)
I really like these boards and will have to try to get the cd that goes with them as I didnt ask for that lol between these and the Fabulous Giftware cds I shouldnt have any problems with gift boxes for any occasion now xxx

taking a break

going to take a break now for christmas finished all my last bits off craft wise today at least I hope I have lol x
Think I managed to do all I needed to if not then tough lol
I got my new sweet treats boards for xmas off my son and made a few boxes with them to put laszt minute gifts in and will upload some pics when I get chance of the ones I can take pics of x Some have already been given and I forgot to take pics lol
Anyway best wishes to all have a great Christmas and New Year xxx

hmmmmm

well im getting better at this blogging lark as im posting more often lol but what im wondering is if any one is even reading my ramblings lol no one comments or should I say rarely comments so maybe im the only one who knows ive even posted lol
I have been playing some more with the fabulous giftware cds and have used the cracker box template to make a cracker lol will post pics when I take some tom IF I manage to finish the birthday card im trying to do x
right off to bed now or wont get up for work in morning x

well not done much crafting lol as friday and saturday I babysat for my friends adorable 3 yr old twins Alfie and Hannah but did do some embossing and gilding today.
a good friend bought me some heart shaped decorations for my birthday and ive been trying to decide how to decorate them also I got some heart shapes and coasters from Event City  earlier in the year so decided today was the day to get them done.
I think I might put some pictures on the coasters and then clear embossing powder on top to protect them they look a bit plain as they are.

and here is the reason I havent done much crafting since thursday lol

crafting

Been busy today adapting a template off Fabulous Giftware by Katy Sue designs.
The box is fab but wasnt the right size for what I wanted and I thought maybe it could be made bigger so decided to try and I managed to enlarge it x

the original is the patterned one (6 sided)

the larger one is 8 sided and I used A3 card to make it

I have filled it with her xmas present of a lovely bright pink pig all in one hat/scarf/gloves as she loves Peppa Pig x

advent calender

Now it is safely in her hands I can share photos of the (crafters companion) advent calender I made for a very special friend I used Sara Davies pattern but decorated with Tatty Ted instead of The Snowman (Claire would have still have loved it as the Snowman but prefers Tatty)
She loved it and it made her smile even though she had had a terrible day x

each little drawer has some sweeties in and the big box on top has extras in x
I was really pleased with the way it turned out and will be making more xxx

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Its gone so cold again here was ok earlier but not anymore :( Im snuggled up under my throw on the sofa but have to go out soon and not looking forward to it then when I get back I must do some crafting im getting behind now lol x

Well not done any crafting today been trying to sort out my laptop lol had to reinstall software so can connect phone to it which was a pain to do. Managed to do some xmas shopping yesterday just a few bits but at least im making a start and have made several gifts. Will be doing some more candles tom if I get the chance got pictures printed on tissue paper ready to go x will post pics when done x
anyway off to bed now got headache and its gone really cold so gonna snuggle under duvet lol xxx

finally

I finally got back in to my blog.
Its been very frustrating as my laptop died so had to go to be repaired unfortunately this meant a new hard drive :( which in turn meant I lost all my information no matter how hard I tried I could not log in to gmail every password I tried was rejected every time I asked for help the emails never got through until tonight hallelujah!!! I managed to reset my password.
Now maybe I can blog again xxx

Just a few of this years xmas cards  hope you like them x love my Debbi Moore xmas fairies cds

grrrrr so fed up of being unemployed and having no money!
cant top up dongle so can only get online if at friends babysitting or going to library its so frustrating x
oh well more time for crafting I suppose might even get my christmas cards done in time to give them out lol
Im hoping to make gifts for close family and friends again this year so better get cracking on those x
will blog as soon as I can x

Some recent projects

blogs

Hello all
I have just been having a look around and seem to have lost a lot of my blogs and as I have had a new hard drive I cant find who im missing and my memory is appalling right now so if I follow your blog and you are not on my list can you please message me with your blog address and I will add you again :) and even if im not already following you I will look if you want to add me lol :D

candy

Well I have been having a look around and reading blogs this morning and found this  http://pinkylisasinkycrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/my-blog-candy-giveaway.html
its fab candy and I would love to win lol l x

Yay managed to do a link and a picture .....its all coming back to me now x

Hi

Well its been a long time since ive been on here partly down to no internet access and more recently a very slow laptop that died on me and ended up having to have a new hard drive (thank goodness for insurance or I would have not been able to have repaired).
Unfortunately im still not working and its getting me down now as its over 12 months with no signs of anything :(
I have been trying different crafts and now make my own jewellry and recently took up glass painting (albeit on acetate and any other medium I can find lol) so far I have painted glass, acetate, paper, and glue roses (hot glue gun+silicon mould)
As my laptop has new hard drive I am having to redo all my bookmarks which is taking a while as I cant remember them all lol x
Anyway fingers crossed I will be on here more often now and once I get my camera and mobile synced with laptop again and find my adapters to upload pics I will be able to put pics of my newish hobbies on here x