Happy birthday Vernon

Hi,

Today is my husband’s  birthday,  he’s got a busy day ahead of him as we are going to meet his sister half way in Devizes  for a meal,  tomorrow is his other cataract op.  

 Tomorrow he has his cataract operation on his other eye,  at least it will be all over by Christmas,  four weeks of timed drops,  no hoovering, bending, lifting, carrying,  or driving,  please can we have good weather and no snow I am not a snow driver,  I will be worn out by the end of four weeks looking after him. 

 I used Debbi Moore’s  gnomes side scene dimensional kit,  I love this kit it has something for everything, and I hope he likes his card.

Margaret

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #171

 Hi,

Time for another challenge at CD Sunday challenge blog,  the host this fortnight is Jo.

My card this fortnight is a free download from Craftsuprint.  I used the kit to make this card,  decoupling the wellie boots into three layers,  and adding a green check handmade bow down the side.  This card maybe used as a birthday card,  at the moment I am undecided.  It’s a lovely image for a male who is interested in gardening.

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Margaret.

Crochet key ring hangers

 Hi,

This weekend has been sunshine and heavy showers,  yes we need the rain,  and it’s mild for the beginning of November ,  so  I suppose we must not moan.   

Today I thought you might like to see some crochet I have been doing,  the original pattern is from asli-ime  on instagram,   She does an advanced stitch for me,  which I am still practicing,  I might get the hang of it one day,   in the meantime,   I liked the idea so I have done the stitches I know in making these.  Here is a close up

 I used three beads and then crochet around them, before making two rounds,  made a chain for the hanging loop and place a head at the base of the chain.

These are more of a flower with six beads in the middle,  again I am still practicing the stitch she used,  so I made the flowers from stitches I know,  another chain for the hanging loop and the head put at the bottom of the chain. Here is a close up 

I have enjoyed making these,  we were supposed to be at craft fair today but we cancelled at the time Vernon had just had his cataract op and I am exhausted,  I have a couple of weeks before he now has the other eye done,  so I am catching up and having a quick rest before he is unable to do anything.  Who would have thought that there would be so much to an eye cataract operation,  he won’t be able to lift, bend, drive, carry, even the kettle is too heavy or hoover.   The timed drops meant I was clock watching all day,  for four weeks,  at least it will be all over by Christmas.

They say key ring hangers but really you could hang them anywhere 

If you want to see more of her wonderful crochet asli-ime, she is on YouTube channel knitting my hobby.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend

Margaret 

CD Sunday Challenge-anything goes #170

 Hi,

Time for another challenge at CD Sunday,  this fortnight the host is Meg,

For my card this fortnight I used Magical Christmas moments CD by Cupcake crafting,  I love this image to me it feels like Christmas,  I used the backing paper that went with the image,  and matted both  the images  on blue card,  I die cut some winter trees from the creative Expressions Festive Collection,  in silver glitter card,  I made a spray of them on the inside with a blue feather and matching ribbon,  something different which I hoped would work,  and made a matching blue bow adding some  blue gems .

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Margaret.

Autumn has arrived

 Hi,

On Monday we went to the Royal United hospital in Bath, waiting for the bus that never came,  I took these beautiful pictures of the trees in the Park and ride odd down Bath.   

It was a grey misty day,  quite cold,  we got even colder waiting 40 minutes in a drafty bus shelter,  that really was as uncomfortable as could possibly be.  Looking at this wonderful display of autumn colours,  silent,  golden even without the sun,  sums up autumn in one word,  golden.  

I’m not an autumn person,  I prefer spring,  but when autumn shows us the gold,  reds, bronze and sun kissed colours,  then it a lovely sight.  Of course no doubt soon the rain and the wind will return and this colour will be lost for another year.  Let’s just enjoy the mellow weather and look at the wonderful range of autumn colours while we still have it unspoilt 

Hope you have a lovely day where ever you are in the world

Margaret.

CD Sunday challenge - anything goes #169

 Hi,  

At the time of writing this post the weather today is beautiful,  really lovely sunny day,  here in Somerset, so by the time this is published it could be anything but lovely day.  The host this fortnight is Pamela

For this fortnights challenge,  my card is a free download from Craftsuprint.  I used the whole kit only adding a red hand made bow to one side.  I decoupaged the Robin and poinsettia flowers at the top of the card.  

CD Sunday Plus challenge has a Facebook page for those who would like to enter the challenge and do not have a blog,   here is a link to the page the challenge and do not have a blog,    

I hope you will visit the CD Sunday Plus Challenge site, and remember if you want to enter the challenge you must use something from a CD, USB or digital material no matter how small and let us know where and what you used the material from,   and that it is a card or a project.    Here is a link to CD Sunday Plus Challenge blog  we would be pleased to see you.

Margaret

Happy World Card Making Day

 Hi,

Happy world card making day,  I thought I would show you a card I made a couple of days ago,  not had time to do any crafting so far today,

This is from a new kit Joyful Giraffes kit by Debbi Moore,  I love these giraffes and I have some more cut out to make,  they are so cheerful.

Today the weather is bad,  high winds,  strong storm showers with a bit of sunshine in between,  during the night the wind and rain were really bad,  Scotland is getting the worse of it,  it’s been bad here I would nit want to be in Scotland,  

Have a lovely weekend and have a lovely day crafting,

Margaret