Flu

Hi,
I am sorry I have not been around this last week, I have been struck down with flu, and spent the last few days in bed, I need not say anymore. After all I have been through this year and just as I was getting back on my feet, and having a flu jab in September here I am with flu.
I hope to get back to blogging very soon, and leaving you all comments on your lovely blogs, so if you have missed me which I doubt don't worry I have not forgotten you, in the meantime take care and hope you don't get this flu.
Hugs
Margaret

New Knitted cup cakes.

Hi,
Well the washing is out but not sure if it will dry, it was dizzying early on, the sun has shown its face on and off but its windy and that might dry the washing, its not cold in fact is quite warm.
I thought you might like to see my new knitted cup cakes, they went on my craft table yesterday for the first time, I used double knitting wool in a random blue/brown/white mixture for the base, cream for the top and then a small ruffle flower for the top. I am pleased with these they look pretty and the colours go so well together.
It was not the best craft fair but there was a lot of people in the hall at times, at least they are looking, I wont be there in November, and so my next one will be December.
The pattern for the flower is easy and I will put it on my pattern blog in the next couple of days.
I would like to say well done to New Zealand in the Ruby cup final, I am not a Ruby fan but Vernon watched some of it and it was a very even match, well he said it was, who am I to say otherwise.
I hope you have a lovely weekend and until we meet again take care.

Hugs
Margaret

The Sunday CD Challenge - Around the World

Hi,

Very chilly this morning we did not get the frost they forecasted which was good, the sun is now shinning, I wonder for how long today. My mojo does not seem to have returned this week so I am hoping you will like my effort, several ideas did not work out until I finally went with this, not my best effort by far.

The challenge this week on the Sunday CD challenge is around the World you would think with all the travelling I have done it would be easy............ NO.

This card was made with the Art Deco ~~Timeless Keepsake CD, the backing paper and images both have come off this CD. There are many images with different scenes around the world until I went to print them off, Oh no only three showed the scene the rest the scene disappeared leaving the ladies in an art deco design, which made me cross. anyway I settled for these two, both in blue, I added the blue sheer ribbon which I brought from Joanna Sheen, brilliant ribbon and a wonderful price, plus free delivery even better. I finished off the card with silver peel offs.

I hope you are keeping well and the weather is not too bad where ever you are, until we meet again take care.

Hugs

Margaret

New Earrings, and new thread

Hi,

Its lovely bright sunny morning and the sky is blue with just a few white puffy clouds, so far its not rained, funny yesterday while Vernon was at work only 9 miles away it poured down where he worked, Mother said it rained yesterday shes only 6 miles away, well they might have heavy rain but the sun shone most of the day, I even went out into the garden and pulled up my Geraniums put them in pot and placed them in the porch for the winter before the frosts come. Should not have done it but left to Vernon they will be dead before he thinks about it. I am hoping when he retires next month the garden will be looking a lot better, I live in hopes, as you see the garden is down to me and so far this year I have been unable to do anything, so just taking a few geraniums out of the tubs and putting them in pot is a start.
Today I am showing a new pair of earrings they are just simple split rings, I have not thought of a name for them yet, they are nothing special but I am pleased with them, they have not been ironed so they will look better when I get the iron on them. but I wanted to show you, the thread is Lizbeth no 20 Raspberry Frappe, I really do love this colour thread.

This is a new thread I brought last week, called Butterfly breeze again Lizbeth no 20, I don't think this photo does it justice, as its a lovely random thread of colours of the rainbow. another one to put on the favorites list. The heart is by Be-stitched called Rose Heart, and the Butterfly is my old favorite by Mary Konior.

That's it today I hope you are keeping well, in the meantime take care

Hugs

Margaret

Knitted White Dove

Hi,
I hope you are having a lovely weekend, I thought I would show you my knitted white Doves, They are hand knitted with white wool, stuffed with toy stuffing so they are washable with glass beads for eyes.
This pattern came from a new book I brought recently called 75 birds, butterflies and beautiful beasties to Knit and Crochet by Lesley Stanfield. Well I don't crochet but the knitting patterns are lovely. The leaves, butterflies and other items have clear pictures, my only problem is that it has its own instructions and some of the abbreviations are not the usual ones so I had to keep looking up what she meant.

I thought these would make some nice decorations for Christmas and would look good on my door wreath. I have put a piece of wool to hang it to photo the Dove but they can be sewn onto the door wreath or placed on a Christmas decoration various ways.


At last the sun is shinning after a cloudy morning, they say its going to get colder next week well it is October so I suppose we must expect the weather to start getting colder.
I hope you are keeping well and until we meet again Take care
Hugs
Margaret

I'm very Pleased with myself and Ruffle Scarfs

Hi,
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and its quite mild today no wind for a change. The washing is out in the garden to dry and I feel a lot better,I have driven for the first time on my own into Frome, I had an appointment. I drove on Wednesday with Vernon, he felt I could do it. So I took my time, I managed to get parked and got back home OK. I feel I have achieved something as I have not driven since the 1st December, I feel this is a real achievement after all I have been though.
I showed you my scarfs last month on the 4th September, in the post I said I had blue, black and white, and a bright red wool to knit up. Looking though what I could put on this post I thought I would show you my scarfs and how they worked out. The first one is blue and green, the wool used is Stylecraft, and is called Ruffles, they are easy to knit, one ball makes a scarf.


Bright red.

Black and white.

All the above are in my Esty store.

I hope the sun is shining where ever you are and you have a lovely weekend. Until we meet again take care

Hugs

Margaret

The Sunday CD challenge - Wine Buff

Hi,
What a change in the weather, after the gorgeous late quick summer we had a couple of weeks ago, this week has been dull, dizzily, and windy. This is the fourth day where the light has been dull and the sun has just popped out for a few minutes a day.
Today I am showing you my card for the Sunday CD Challenge, this week is Wine Buff. Unfortunately my mojo is not working very well and this is all I can come up with. I tried a different shape this week, its been a challenge coming up with something different which is good for my mojo (brain cell #3 as Jane would say)
I used The Pamela West Collection CD by Joanna Sheen, the image and backing paper are both off the CD. I have made it into a retirement card with a bunch of grapes top and bottom and purple velvet ribbon place on the image.

I finished off the card with gold peel offs.

This image is also on the Cd as a bookmark.

I hope you are keeping well and until we meet again take care.

Hugs

Margaret