Robin friends.

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post.

Much appreciated and read each one!!

I have used the Robin stamps from Hobby Art for this card.

There are 3 different Robins but I only had space for 2.

I coloured them with Copics Pens. I fussy cut

 the hats and used Pinflair Snow-It glue and glitter

on the hats.

I had made 60 Christmas cards for the Care Home

that I fund raise for but I had to keep this one for myself!!

I delivered the cards there on Friday and they were very 

pleased to have them.

That is why I haven't been blogging more often lately.

Making 60 cards in a few weeks was going some!!

I can now start making my cards.

I am doing all my running around for the next 3 days!!

Then I will make the use of lockdown and get on with 

my cards. I have a few Birthday cards to make too.

Thanks for popping into my blog and always love 

to read your messages.

Stay safe in lockdown and just hope that everyone

will do the right thing for 4 weeks. 

Big hugs,

Carol

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Merry Mauve!

Thank you for all your lovely messages on my last post.

You are all so kind.

As an update, my sister seems to be settling into the home,

She said to one of the carers that she really liked it there,

but won't be staying there for ever!! Bless!!

So this is one of my cards that I really enjoyed making.

I have had the stamp for a few years but only used it a couple of times.

I decided to use different colours for the baubles, just for a change.

I used an old Go Kreate Frilly 10 die, for the mat.

The text banner die, I bought online. 

The backing paper I have had for many years,

The front bauble I stamped twice and 3D it, to give it a  bit 

more shape. I used Copics to colour the image.

I then covered the baubles and the berries with Glossy Accents.

So it was a simple card to make and quite quick too.

Guess what? As I am in my sitting room, with my lap top 

on my lap, the rain is hammering down!! Now there's a change!!

I thought, when we moved here, nearly 5 years ago, partly because

this is supposed to be the driest area in the country!!

Where is the wettest? Answers on a postcard!! If not, on my post!!Lol!!

If this weather doesn't change soon, my feet will change into webbed  feet!!

I have put a few things I am selling, on my Facebook page and also onto

 Facebook Marketplace. A friend also asked if I would like to put them on

her Facebook group, Suffolk and Norfolk Crafters. 

So I am hoping that I could get some money, for the Charities I support. 

Back to my desk now, to finish my last 6 cards I have to make and then

I can take them to the Care Home I supply.  That will be 60 cards for them!! 

I have made a few for me but no where enough. Keeps the grey matter working!

Thank you again, for you lovely messages. 

They are all read and appreciated and very uplifting.

So please stay safe and well.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Christmas Soon - Really!!!

I have finally  found a bit of time to actually do a post!!

First, I must welcome Di as a new follower. Hope you 

will enjoy what you see on my little blog.

I have been making Christmas cards to take to the Care Home

I fund raise for. I have so far made 42 but a few more to make yet!!

This is the one I have just finished.

It looks a bit bluer than it is!! The card is actually white

but the light was very poor this afternoon when I finished it.

We have had a very stressful and sad few weeks. 

My eldest sister has Alzheimer's and for her safety,

it was time for her to be looked after in a Care Home.

It was very hard for my other sister, who has helped and 

cared for her, for a long time now. 

She has been so kind to her and has to drive for 

around an hour, to get to her. 

It was very difficult to find a home but one was eventually 

found. The best thing was,, it was in walking distance 

from where my sister lives.

So she will be able to see her more often. and no more long drive. 

Enough to say, that it turned out to be a hell of a trip 

for my carer sister, to drive her to the home!!

I just wished I could have been there to help her. 

As I live over 200 miles away from there and 

the problem with the Covid-19, we wouldn't be able to.

We are sure she will settle in soon.

Alzheimer's is such a horrible illness and our mother had it too.

Thank you for taking time to stop by my blog and I 

appreciate all the lovely messages you leave me.

Stay safe and well.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Home Sweet Home!!

Another heart and my favourite colour!!

A simple Clay Rose with Clay leaves I made. 

Also a few small flowers from Hobbycraft. 

The background was of course my crackle paint job!

The sentiment is a die, multi cut to make it a bit stronger.

Along with wooden bits from my stash. 

I am finding things that I have had for years and forgotten I had them!! 

Hope you are all home, safe from this awful weather.

Plenty of big trees down on the local news.

At least I don't have to water the garden!!

We are back to having central heating on!!

Crazy, when a few days ago we were baking in the sun!!

Stay safe and don't go buying hundreds of Loo Rolls!!!!

Didn't get that last time, so why them again?!!!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog

and leaving your lovely comments.

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol

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A Swinging Fairy With Friends!!

This is my Swinging Fairy!! 

I made her with Air Dry Clay, also the Toadstools,

Snail and Caterpillar are the same clay

Sadly you cannot see her wings, as I made them with

a pretty sparkly Organza fabric.

I used felting wool for her hair, which I made into ringlets.

That's the hairdresser in me!!

Her swing I made with Balsa wood.

The circle is a wooden embroidery ring, 

covered with ribbon.

Getting used to this new format. Can't find the 

spelling check button yet!!

Hope it is sunny where you are. We are having

another sunny warm day and looks like 

not so windy, as the last few days.

Thank you for your lovely comments and

for taking the time to visit my blog.

Have a lovely weekend  and stay safe.

Big Hugs,

Carol

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The Blues !!

I am pleased to say that my mojo has come back and

hope that it is here to stay!! Yipeeeeee!!

All I needed was a reason/purpose to make things.

Having got the Craft Market bookings, was all I needed.

If they all will be still happening, nobody knows.

However, all the time I think they will, is mentally 

important to me. 

So here is another MDF heart, made from my heart!! 

(Cheesy I know)!!

I had a lovely walk with a friend last Tuesday, through the 

local Marshes. 

We walked for just over 4 miles, with a coffee and a Sandwich

half way round! The weather was perfect and just warm enough

to enjoy it and not many people on the same route.

It's a shame that we cannot have the freedom, we have been

given the last few weeks.

It has been spoilt, by the people not conforming to the 

safety measures that were important to us all.

I saw 3 girls being interviewed on the TV, at a party.

They were asked why they were not conforming 

to the numbers that were allowed at a gathering.

Their reply really shocked me, which was

'We can't be bothered with all that. We want to have fun

and enjoy ourselves!!!'

I still cannot believe, that they have no cares for

their friends and families, getting ill and dying.

Well I have had my rant!! What do you think?

Enjoy the sun and stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol

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A Red Heart!!

Trying to get some different items made for the Craft Market next month.

I have used a Lili Of the Valley paper as the background.

The flowers are from Hobbycraft .

A simple make, just added a line of Gold Embossing 

powder to the edge of the heart, to finish it off.

Also added the sentiment, using an old stamp and 

Gold Embossing powder.

I just wish I had made things in all the spare time I had!!

Never mind, I didn't know there would be the chance 

of selling any of my items!!

So looking forward to the first one!!

Thanks for your lovely comments on my last post.

Big hugs,

Carol 

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As Requested Framed Bears

I had a few requests from you, to see the Cross Stitch

in it's frame.

The frame was a very dark brown wood, with a panel

of gold on the narrow internal edge.

I gave it a coat of white Gesso and then did my crackle

paint effect, with 2 shades of blue acrylic paint and some glue.

There is a lot of detail on the background of the picture, 

as they are supposed to be sitting on a bed against a pillow.

So the bits that look like creases, are actually stitches to

give the effect of creases.

My ironing is not that bad!!Lol!!

I cut some board to fit into the frame,

and to attach the fabric to. I ironed the fabric on the back 

and then centred it onto the board. I stretched the fabric

on all 4 sides and taped it to the board. 

Then put it into the frame. 

I screwed in 2 rings into the back of the frame.

I then put 2 runs of wire through the rings.

Job done!!!

It's now on the wall in the spare bedroom.

So there we are, another job done off my list!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and

to leave your lovely messages.

They are all read and appreciated.

Big hugs,

Carol

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A Bit More Clay

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post.

As requested, I will post it again when it's in the frame.

The frame needs a bit of work on it, to make it to my taste!

My mojo has come back and keeping me awake at night!!!

Not complaining though!!

I bought this plywood stand at Noble's Craft Shop in 

Great Yarmouth. It was in the sale box and that was back

in the new year! 

Didn't know what I wanted to do with it, until this week!!

So out came the Hearty Clay!! It hasn't been out for months!!

As I love making roses, they were an easy make.

Fortunately I have kept my floristry bits, from when I 

had my business, many years ago!! So I could 

create stems with wire and wrap them with floristry tape.

Another make for my first weekend Craft Market, on 

17th and 18th October at the Cherry Lane, South View

Garden Centre in Fritton, Norfolk.

I am there every weekend from then, until 

the last one on 14th and 15th November.

I will be going home in between!!!Lol!!

I have missed doing Craft Fayres and this one will be very 

small, only 10 tables, 2 of which I will be having.  

A very safe one to do.

So thanks again for your lovely messages and

I hope to have more time, to get round to all your 

blogs and message you all too.

Big hugs,

Stay safe,

Carol

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A Stich In Time and Brilliant News!!

Yippee!! I finished my Cross Stich Teddies!! 

I started it in May and finished it yesterday. Not too

bad, as I only did it in the evenings and on a couple of afternoons.

It was quite big, measuring 18" x 9" or 46cm x 23cm.

I always use Even Weave Linen, rather than Aida, as 

the end result looks more like a painting on canvas.

So I have a frame to put it in, just need to paint it first.

I always frame pictures myself, as it is so expensive to have 

them done in a shop.

This picture is just a close up of the detail.

The next 2 pictures are of the chart, which was a bit of a challenge!!

This was just a third of the chart.

 The Garden Centre where I go every year for 3 months 

for their Craft Fairs, had decided not to have any events this year.

So I was excited to get an email on Tuesday, saying that  they

are going to have  Craft Markets, between the middle of October

and the end of November. 

They are only going to have 10 tables and I have booked 2 

tables for each of the weekends.

I am so happy and I now have a reason  to get in my craft room

 and make some things!! 

I have dug out my Mojo too!!! 

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post and 

for making time to pop in on this post too. 

I love reading your lovely, uplifting messages.

Stay safe. 

Big hugs

Carol 

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