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Monday update….

This is Mr. Toby modelling his new jumper, he wouldn’t look at the camera! I knitted it with Aran wool on 7mm needles so it was really fast. The pattern was free on Ravelry and is the first thing i’ve knitted for a full year – that Aran jumper I promised Tim is still just 3″ of rib, I just cannot follow that pattern!

Here is Molly modelling the beautiful African 50’s collection for Heni Blak – Heni makes amazing clothes, she has combined 1950’s style with African prints. Not only does she sell online, but makes couture creations for special events.

I am going to a charity ball this coming weekend and Heni has made me a full length gown….. I haven’t seen it yet, but today is the fitting and I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!

I’ll post photos of the gown soon!

09/01/2012 By felicia

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What do you think?

(This was the only birdie picture I could find!)

I’m thinking about joining the world of Tweets…… will I ever look at it? will I update it? will I waste too much time looking at it? or will I love it and become addicted to Twitter (and still waste too much time)? I don’t know how it works, it cant’ be that hard can it?

Ebony was tweeted by the editor of Elle magazine after she put up some comment – she just about combusted with excitment! that would be cool, not the editor of Elle, but someone that I admire alot, so maybe I will…… ( I don’t not admire the editor, I just don’t read it!)

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I have come to the realisation that there are only a hand full of people reading this blog – and that is kind of nice, like a little gang of friends. It also means that I can say exactly what I like because there are few people to upset (you know, if they took agin to my thoughts. )

So, to the few (wonderful) regular friends and readers, thank you for being here!!!!! and if you’re new then say hello and you will be in the gang too!!!

These are my ramblings for today, I’m off to the Back Lane Art Gallery now to do my shift in the artists co-op, I love being there, its a very inspiring spot!

Have a great weekend! xxx

06/01/2012 By felicia

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Happy birthday Ebony!!

When Ebony was 4 she wanted a fairy castle cake for her birthday – which I made from sponge, I cooked the turrets in bean cans so that they would be round……..( I obviously had alot of time on my hands!) and then she asked for a pink castle cake again for her 21st.

While I was out getting candles and bunting I came across a plastic castle and a “my little pony” unicorn and decided to make life easy for myself!

This was the card I made for her, more pink!

and another shot of the famous cake!

Kirstyn and her mum Paulette travelled from Meath for the party, they are our only family in Ireland – Paulettes mum and my mum were first cousins, I have no idea what that makes them to us, but they’re family!

and whats a party without a fake moustache???!

thanks for coming guys, it was a great party, no food left over but just enough cake for breakfast this morning!!

03/01/2012 By felicia

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Whats your word?

Well, its here, 2012 – we celebrated at home which was cosy, comfortable and lovely. I always feel a bit sad about leaving the last year behind, I have no idea why, I’m an optimistic person, I look forward to the things to come, but I always get a little nostalgic.

2011, was an eventful year in our house, Tim retired, Molly went to Africa, my job came to an end and I took the chance on being “an Artist” (keep saying it and eventually I’ll believe it!) & my Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.

-BUT-

Tim is busier than ever, Molly came home safe, and longing to go back, I have sold many “Polly” items at all the craft fairs I attended and made great new friends in the process. My Dad has finished his treatment and later this month we find out what the latest news is (HE WILL BE JUST FINE!!!!)

Every year Melody Ross (an amazingly inspiring women) chooses a word for the year, this year hers is “Sacred”……… I am having trouble deciding what mine should be, it needs to mean, energetic – as in pouring every ounce of energy into everything I do. Thankful – to be thankful for everything I have and that comes along, even the bad stuff that will challenge me to find a way out. Successful – the dream would be to have a licensing contract , to get there many little steps are in place, which leads to me to my next word – Belief, yes I can do this, it will happen!!!!!!

So, if I can find a single word that means all of the above then that is my word for 2012!!!!

By the way, today is Ebonys 21st birthday, little did I know 21 years ago what an adventure it would be! Thank you Ebony x x x x xx x

02/01/2012 By felicia

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That week inbetween…..

We had a lovely Christmas this year, very peaceful and relaxed. My parents came for dinner, which was delicious and too big, and the evening was spent playing “The Million Pound Drop” boardgame and drinking wine.

But now its that strange week inbetween Christmas and New Year, I never know what day it is during this time! its a completely relaxing week, the kids are still off school (till the 9th, I wonder will I be so relaxed by then?!) and I am getting muchos crafting time.

This mini album is for our next door neighbours who have just had a little girl, Caoimhe, I need to make some more tags and then deliver it. I used Graphic 45 Baby to Bride paper – love it, its so feminine!

I got my hands on a Tim Holtz pocket watch, it is the coolest thing! this is what I put inside it today, but since you don’t have to seal it permanently you can make lots of differnt inserts for it……. ingenious!

Now I have to finish a commission that must be ready for New Year, its an A4 diary for Karen of Swinkydoo designs she said I could do anything I wanted but that means I keep changing my mind! I think i’m decided now though.

What are you all up to this week?????

29/12/2011 By felicia

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Up close… and a recent event!

Issue 6 of Crafting Ireland is out this morning ( you can read it by clicking the link in the previous blog) but here is a close up of the finished pages… dont’ you just love Perfect Pearls???!

The printing onto organza gives a ghost like quality to photos, I love the way it creates another layer. There are so many projects in this issue, the recipe book is calling me in particular, but then so are the altered baubles – displaying them in the glass jar is fab!

I have been missing from my blog for weeks….. its been busy around here! there have been fairs every weekend but one of the best nights was at the Art and Wine night which is held by the Rotary Club in Killarney every year. Its a great fund raiser, because they have so many artists they set out the room with these metal grids, that way everyone gets “wall space”. My Polly Dollies got a great reception, thank you everyone who stopped by for your kind words.

This week is busy again with making stock for next weeks craft fair in Kate Kearneys Cottage in the Gap of Dunloe, putting up the tree (finally) and I suppose i’d better do some Christmas shopping.

Have a great week, x x x

12/12/2011 By felicia

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Crafting Ireland – issue 6!

Open publication – Free publishing – More 2012 calendar

12/12/2011 By felicia

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I love these Meeces to pieces!!

I showed some little mice on my laptop keyboard on facebook yesterday – it was a lovely quiet Sunday afternoon and I had a notion to make something…. so out came the fabric scrap bag!

Many years ago, when I was about 10 (many, many years….!) I made a mouse pin cushion. It was made from a scrap of yellow Laura Ashley fabric, had pink ears and embroidered eyes, it also had a piece of elastic that made a wrist band.

So, yesterday when I was making these little guys, I decided to add some covered elastic to form a band – you wear it on your wrist while you’re sewing and your pins are always to hand!

My yellow mouse has disappeared (quite recently actually…. around the same time my eldest daughter left home……?) so I may have to keep one of these, the others (ten so far) will be making an apperance at the Malton Craft fair this Sunday.

21/11/2011 By felicia

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Tuesday…

This post was originally titled Monday – but the day past in a blur and it didn’t get finished so i’m starting again!

I know I said I would post a video of the Crafting Ireland mini but I filmed my Halloween mini and then the battery died and the recharger isn’t here ( and so on and so forth!) so that is my excuse for not having it up! I think I will fill it with photos first, it looks a but bare at the moment.

When we were at the Art Show in Dublin last Friday I was totally bamboozled by all the art. The styles were so different there was definately something for everyone, it was funny to listen to peoples comments and hear what they could see in things that there companions couldn’t. I was drawn to many different styles but I couldn’t resist this “Girls playing Chess” by Ludmila Korol. It is off to the framer tomorrow and then will hang on my wall ( i’m not sure where!) I love the detail in it.

Everyone has gone to school or work and its just Toby and I at home, its quiet other than the radio and I have tonnes of things to do. All of which make me a very happy bunny! I’m sure it wouldn’t suit everyone and maybe i’ll get bored eventually but at the moment I am loving being a stay at home mum/ domestic goddess/ artsy crafting nut!

Ok, the laundry is calling (yes I know, i’m weird, I like doing laundry…)

I hope you all have a lovely day! F x

08/11/2011 By felicia