Monthly Archives: July 2010

Holidays are coming, holidays are coming….

It’s the holidays!!

I’ve finally finished work and have 2 full un-interupted weeks off work. Yippee! I’ve got so much planned to cram into these next couple of weeks but really wanted to start the holidays off gently and have spent the whole day today in my pjs sewing. I’ve made another 6 gorgeous make up bags which I’ve just put on facebook for my friends to have a gander at and then I’ll be putting the rest on Folksy to see how well they sell. I’ve also kicked off the holidays by starting the diet again! I stepped onto the scales yesterday morning and did not like the figures looking back at me…… so have planned the meals for the week to fit nicely in with the diet so fingers crossed the pounds drop off me!

My plans for this week include dye hair, continue with dvd fest, experiment with a few more handmade bag ideas, enjoy and survive cousins 21st birthday BBQ, meet up with a friend, go up to Camelot for a family fun day out, re-pot some plants my Grandad gave us, perform the annual cleanse of my wardrobes, catch up on the filing, do a bit of housework, pack and prepare for camping holiday to Norfolk and celebrate my 3rd wedding anniversary!

Oh, I just love the holidays…

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July’s Secretpostclub

For this months Secretpostclub, the recipient of my gift was Crystal Jigsaw and I sent her one of my handmade mini bags filled with goodies (hand cream, funky emery boards, selection of nail varnishes and some remover pads) The feedback I had from her was lovely and it was so nice to know that she was able to share the gift with her Daughter which I hoped she would do. 

I was very excited to find out that my Secretpostclub pressy was a gift from Pippa over at A Mothers Ramblings. She sent me a personalised psychic tarot and angel card reading…on DVD! How fab is that? She also sent me a set of angel cards so that I can learn to do the readings myself.. How cool is that? I’m not going to go into too much detail about what was said but I can reveal that she was pretty much spot on with a lot of it and i’m quite excited for the future! I’ve only watched the DVD once so when I get a bit more time this weekend i’m going to watch it again and take it all in. The messages that have come across in my reading have reassured me what action I need to take in the next few months and if my angels are telling me so, I can’t go wrong really. All will be revealed in due course. Thank you very much Pippa, I really appreciate your gifts they are ace 

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The Gallery – Week 21

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you my entry to The Gallery – Week 21

This is my gorgeous Sunflower which I have hand reared, watered and fed for the past 4 months. I am so proud of her. She has beaten many a slug, galeforce winds and bucket fulls of rain, she’s had daytrips to various parts of my garden to take full advantage of the sunbathing opportunities and we’ve nearly lost her once or twice. But she is beautiful, she stands so tall and proud and as an Beginner Gardener I chuffed that she is mine! I grew her, all by myself with a little help from Mother Nature! 

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My new make-up bag

Made this little lovely today after finding a very do-able pattern (available to buy from the very talented Florence) and whilst I found it a bit of a struggle in parts (remember I’m a beginner!) i’m quite pleased with the results. I didn’t have zip trauma and although I had to unpick a little bit (I managed to sew the bottom too wonky!) I think it does resemble the pattern Result! Now I know how to sew it all up, I’m hoping the next couple will be a lot more pretty and polished… here’s hoping anyway! 

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Pay It Forwards

Ever fancied doing something completely for the fun of it and not wanting anything back in return, yes? I hear you say well this is what Pay It Forwards is all about… SnafflesMummy explains a lot better than I do..The idea is that random acts of kindness are given without expecting anything in return. Just passing on the kindness, hoping that your recipients will do the same and forming a never ending chain of kindness”

So, all you have to do is leave a comment on my blog with your expression of interest in taking part and next weekend I’ll pick a couple of names and Pay It Forwards (not sure yet in what ways I will but they’ll be good, I promise!)…oh, and you must pledge to Pay It Forwards too!

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