Hello again, I recently heard from a friend of a game she had played years ago and it got me thinking….
When you have finished reading a book, you write your name, the date and the place you left it in the front. I suppose you could add your blog or email instead of your name.
Anyway you put it in a bag and leave it somewhere, anywhere, and the person who finds it reads it, signs it and leaves it somewhere… and so on it goes!
I think i will start one and just see where it goes- Do you think this is a good idea or am i just leaving my details to crazy people????!
The sun is still shining and since i showed you the snowy mountains, i thought i’d show you Kerry in the sun! But, it was hazy, so still not the best shots. I’m trying to get you all curious enough to come up with me sometime!!
Hope you’re all enjoying the fine weather,
F xx
Hi, isn’t knitting supposed to be a Winter hobby? you know, sitting by the fire knitting jumpers and being all cosy?
Well me being me, the hottest day of the year so far (not much competition !) a whole 19 degrees, i decide to knit something….
Well, actually last Friday i decided to knit a shawl, the Crafty Knit ‘n’Stitchers were having their usual meeting and Georgia had this amazing shawl that she was making from oddments & she claimed the pattern was simple. And it is!! i couldn’t decide which colour to use, we have a glorious selection of 100% Alpaca wool at the Crafty Alley Shop so in the end i chose 5 colours to make it striped!
Now, anyone who knows me, and remembers the brown waistcoat (STILL on the needles since November!) will not believe me when i say… (i’m putting it in writing so i can’t wriggle out of it!) I have a night away on the 22nd of this month and would like to wear it then.
I can actually hear Cathy laughing from here……..!
Here are a couple of piccys, its about 30″ across the top at the moment, so there is alot of work to be done, i think the stripes make it easier to knit because i’m not getting bored of one colour.
I sat out in the garden in the sun today, click, click, clicking away, maybe thats why i’m knitting – if i were paper crafting there would be too much ‘stuff’ to take outside!
I was up in the mountains on Sunday, Lough Duff to be precise. It was lovely, snowy on top and cold but i was wearing just about everything i own at the same time it wasn’t too bad!
I took a short video to show you what Co. Kerry looks like from the top, the sound is terrible though.
Hope you all had a nice Easter break,
F xx
I took a short video to show you what Co. Kerry looks like from the top, the sound is terrible though.
Hope you all had a nice Easter break,
F xx
Ok Ladies, here is the list, I have put a link to all the names which is either to a blog or email.
If there are any problems then you can email me and I will sort it out!
Heidi – Louise R
Jenny – Katie
Tara – Clare
Gemma – Ann-Marie
Ann – Tracey
If there is no link for your partner they can be found over at www.craftyalley.ning.com
THE RULES…..
Each mini must be a maximum of 6×6″ and minimum of 31/4×31/4″
There should be at least 6 pages.
You can include the theme as much or as little as you like.
Please remember that your partner may not know you, and the work they receive will be their first impression of you – in other words, send work that you are proud of and would be happy to receive!
Keep communication open between you, email & get to know each other.
Please have your album in the post by April 30th.
And last but not least…..HAVE FUN!!
Thanks for playing along, I’m not in this month because there were an even number participating so i’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Felicia xxx
Ha, you thought that the swap list would be up this morning didn’t you????
Well it isn’t actually an April Fool prank, its just that i didn’t get to it last night!
I will have the list up this evening, Thankyou to all you new girlies, its great to see new names on the list, and an even bigger Thankyou to all those who have stuck with it!!
I know you have all guessed already, but the theme this month is “UP, UP AND AWAY!”
so, thats butterflies, rockets, planes, balloons, anything that goes up! (Ann, please don’t go with your original idea!!!!)
Ok, i’ll post the list tonight, enjoy your day!
F xx
Its Half Term so the kids are at home – no school runs, and its raining so nothing to do but stay at home and make stuff!!
So, inspired by Louises‘ lovely handmade notebook I decided to use some of my ever growing stash of papers to make an “Ideas” book. Its about 8×5″ and i used Graphic 45 and Vintage Findings paper for the cover. The plan is to write down all my creative thoughts and notions so that i don’t forget them, and hopefully at some time i will make them into something beautiful!
The most fabulous fabric arrived into the Crafty Alley Shop this week, so today my sewing machine was brought out from the cupboard under the stairs (cobwebs and all! that particular cupboard is kept for things rarely used…) and i made a tea cosy for my small tea pot.
It was made very simply and only took about 15 minutes, so now i’m wondering what else i can make before the sewing goes back into the depths…
I’m going to put the kettle on now, you’re welcome to join me for a cup of Mint & Chilli tea!
Hi Ladies, I know Alyson & Dee are taking a month for other commitments, so i’m assuming the rest of you who have swapped before are in???!
Louise is back (yeah!!) and we have Christine joining us, welcome Christine!
If you are new and would like to join, just leave a comment here and i will get back to you.
Please email your partner to let them know when you are posting their album, then they know when to start ambushing the postman!
Fxx
Well ,today Ebony & I went to Cork to pack up her student apartment & bring back all her stuff – What alot she had! fortunately she had managed to hide most of it in her old room before her sister (now the sole occupant of that room) came home from school!
Then we met with Louise and had a lovely morning of drinking coffee (that was me) and telling stories of famous people behaving strangely, but fortunately the story had a happy ending (that was her!)
Thanks for the tour Louise, i definately need to find that old book shop!
Ebony had Christmas vouchers to use up, and me being the non clothes shopping type was planning to sit down and read my book…. I don’t know what happened but i find myself now having to make room for the 3 shirts, 1 t-shirt and green cardigan that seem to have followed me home!!
I was going to put up a photo of the t-shirt, its navy with a hippy Hello Kitty on – (too cute!! ) but the tattery boggits that like to hide things in my house have got my camera!
So, that was my Monday, hope you enjoyed yours x x x
