7 February 2016

Gratitude Journal

When I bought my Traveller’s Notebook, I knew I wanted to start something different, I wanted to write down more things, and start new routines on my Daily Life
So I have been watching a lot of You Tube videos, and got really enthusiastic about a Gratitude Journal.
I do appreciate a lot in Life, I make it a habit to see the positive, even in a really negative situation.
Sometimes Life is hard, let’s admit it. But we have a choice, to concentrate on the negative and feel sorry for what happened, or after our ‘bereavement time’ that’s what I call, because we are only humans, and yes we have to feel sorry for a period of time, but then we have to move and face reality and move forward.
Life is short, and every minute is so precious that sometimes, we forget to see the little details around us, that are so positive.
We need to open our mind,and see it from a different angle, it really helps
Appreciate the small details, the small gestures and turn them into the important things of your day
And this where the idea of the Gratitude Journal came about. After watching this video, I wanted to follow this idea.
I want to record all the Simple Gestures that happen to me on a Daily Basis, I want to concentrate on positives in Life, those will be the moments, that make it to my Gratitude Journal.
Hopefully when I feel down, I’ll look at it, and smile
I recommend that you to try it, it only takes five minutes of your day, but it will make such a difference

Here’s what mine looks like, went to Pinterest, and printed some photos, washi tape and voilá. It’s ready, and yesterdays five good things are already in there


Let’s all bring more positives into our Daily Lifes
xx

1 January 2016

Happy New Year


First of all let me wish you a very Happy New Year

It's becoming so normal my distance from the blog, and no .... I don't want to stop it, at least not yet, no I don't want to give you more excuses.

Because I do love it, I still want to keep this space, it's great to look back, it's amazing how we change, how our thoughts and ideas change, it's just Lovely to look back at our journey, and imagine what the future holds

Let me take this opportunity to Thank You to all of you that still come and read my blog on my 'absence '

And what a journey it has been.

I could list you a lot of things I wish for 2016, I could but I won't bore you, it bores me too, believe me, all the intentions on the first day of the year.

2014 was a Special Year to me, it was most definitely a very good year, and gave me the chance to look at Life from a different angle

2015 has been a year of thoughts, a lot of personal discoveries.

I have been able to declutter quite a lot.

I started to really 'be' the person I want, without second thoughts, it was a year of liberation, from a lot that was being accumulated 'inside'

A year that the word no, came out with ease, without worries of upsetting whoever.

It was a very good year.A very positive year indeed

For 2016, I have a long term list of Dreams, no deadlines, no hurries no stress

I'll be entering another Special decade in my Life

I look back, and what a fantastic journey, not easy, but Amazing

Today, I'm just so Grateful of everything, everyone that I met in my journey, even the not so nice ones.

I've learned a lesson from all of you. When something bad happens to me, I look from a different angle, I see the positive, I look at what will I change from that moment on, I move forward much more certain of what I want or what I don't want.

And believe me, this is the best place to be in Life, when you can see things from a different angle

2015 was the year that I finally learned to switch off, from the world, from noise, from the negative.I have learned to look after myself, but truly look after myself fully hearted.

I enter 'my' world with such ease.

Selfish? Probably .... but still .... one of the best feelings I have felt.

For 2016 I just want to be Happy, Healthy and surrounded by all the Lovely Peolple that I have in my Life.

Anything else, it's a bonus.

All the Very Best for 2016, and Dream a lot xx



10 August 2015

My first experience with Art Journaling

Well … well … well…
Probably in hindsight not the best week to start, but such is Life, sometimes, things just don’t happened as you imagined or has you planned
I started, and I will show you later, but I wasn’t getting the vibes.
I don’t like to plan creativity, I like to go with the flow
My job, has to be extremely well planned, organized and so on, with my creative Life I let loose, and I loose myself
Seriously one of the best things in the World
Quilting , Card making, cooking you name it, I don’t like to follow plans, and if I do I always somehow put my mark, but every single thing I do, it comes from within, it really comes from the heart
If I don’t like it, and this is a great lesson, I learned with age, some might say, I just walk away, again, a lesson so hard to learn, but once you learn it, believe me it’s worth every single minute you battled to get there.
In my case, this has happened with People and with Things. Why when Life is so short, do we bother? When we know is not leading anyway.
In some people, it’s not their fault, not at all. In in certain stages in Life, you change, and you want other things, and you just can’t be bothered with certain attitudes
It’s good and it’s positive, it means you’re growing
Last night from 4 am, I just couldn’t sleep, first I was worrying about one thing, then with another, and you know what was really bothering me?
My first attempt of Art Journaling…. totally ridiculous I know…. specially for somebody, that at home, I’m just so relaxed, I love my little house, I adore this space, the way it makes me feel, it’s so relaxing, and the energy is just out of this world. This is the Home I created, and this is the space where I just feel 100% me
So last night I was disturbed, about a page I was creating, about a card that I made to a friend, and when I decided to write my message it just wasn’t right, the way it turned out to be
So there’s me at 4 am having these thoughts, that are just not like me. So I knew I had to do something
The card was easy to redo the part I didn’t like and alter it.
The page , well it had to disappear because it just wasn’t working for me. So like Real Life, I realized that I just create beautiful things, therefore that just didn’t work for me
Funny how your thoughts work, I kept comparing with real Life, with situations. The Human Mind is just amazing
So you ask, have you given up? Not at all
I’ll just have to approach it from a different angle, I’ll have to go soft, and probably just went too much the other way
But now I’ll start again, with a clean slate, and make sure, because I’m a novice, I’ll have to go slower
What have I learned from this experience?
Well that I truly put my heart on things I create
That I have a style, try and keep on those boundaries, yes allow small changes, in small doses
Don’t do extremes, being a balanced person, I should know that extreme changes is really not for me
So I have learned a lot as you can see, only with one page of my Moleskine
The beauty of this, is that with everything you do in Life you keep learning, and that, will never stop.
After all, a great experience, in a funny sort of way

20150807_155207
 
This was the page, started like this, and it had pinks and browns in the end
And here is the card, after I made the changes
 
20150810_072819
 
Have a great week everybody xx

6 August 2015

New hobby

……just because I have so much time, and not enough to do as it is…… Winking smile
When work, is to busy, I just don’t seem to be able to concentrate and get creative. Just doesn’t happen
So what I love to do then, is to watch You Tube, and just get lost, with the amazing artists that there are around the world.
It totally relaxes me, I just learn so much, and then I just can’t wait to try.
Obviously, we all have different styles, like different things, we’re all different.
I like to, at least try everything. You name it, knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting and the list goes on and on
In Patchwork, friends used to say, that they could tell which quilts were mine, you tend to have a soft spot for a colour, design, whatever
But I have a problem, well, more than one, if you really want to know … joking
I’m a perfectionist, and I’m sure I’m going to loose it a bit with this new hobby, I have to say, sometimes I needed to walk away I was quilting, because sometimes things just get messy
And in this new hobby, a lot of artists get really messy, that’s part of the fun, I know
But how far can I get that messy? I don’t know.
It’s going to be challenging
I don’t believe, I’ll be extremely adventurous, i.e. blacks… dark colours and so on. That’s just not me
I’m a soft (colours) kind of girl, so I’m sure it will show in my work.
Well I have part of the materials with me already, still a lot to arrive yet, but it’s exciting
Will I still do cards? Of course I will, because this new one, needs time to dry and so on
I love making cards, and that will always carry on, new techniques, to be tested, also there some exciting things happening, watch these space
In the next few days, I’m going to get lost, in my own little world, and start Art Journaling
Can’t wait, and it will be fun to watch my development, I’m going to try to go out of my comfort zone
Seriously I am… let’s just see if I can do it
Wish me luck…
A Gemini is always a Gemini ….. Winking smile
Meanwhile, enjoy Life, and make the most of every minute
xx

31 July 2015

Living each day in Full



That’s what has been happening lately.
As you know, I have a full time job, which in normal circumstances is very busy, related to holidays, you would expect these months to be full on, and they have been, more so this year.
So when I get home, I’m exhausted, to be honest.
I always say, I have two Life’s, one from nine to six, and the ‘Other’
Well, the ‘Other’ this time of the year, really suffers, because work really takes all my energy.
Slowly I’m changing, one night is dedicated to Yoga, which I just love love love
And then the rest I have a few routines, being an organised person, I just love my small habits. Make sense, especially after a busy day.
My ‘Other’ Life is just Wonderful, I Love it so much, is just relaxed and it’s exactly what I dreamed a few years ago, and in the end of the day I just want to make and live it to the full.
Even if it means sitting in my Craft Room, for hours, just procrastinating, with my cups of tea, straight from the garden, listening to the birds outside, that for me is Heaven
So yes, I need to change a few things, less procrastinating has to be the next step, for sure, but it feels good, and I can do it sooooooo well ;-)
I would say I’m quite professional in doing so.
I live for the day, I Live for what it pleases me, and to those closer to me.
I’m a Lucky Lady, and I feel blessed every day, for reaching this way of Life and enjoying it like I do.
I’m grateful that after such a long time of not writing in my blog, I still have invitations, offers, which unfortunately now, I’m not able to take on, people still come to my blog every day and read it.
Thank You!!
It’s my plan to follow other routes in my Craft Journey.
Yes you can tell that I’ve been watching a lot of You Tube, there are so many amazing Artists, in this World, and I get so inspired by them.
I’m willing to try other things, every day, I want to learn something new every time
I’m in the process of buying even more materials,  so I can do what I really like, try new stuff, it’s just so exciting, by the way, Amazon loves me.
I’ll go through with you, when things start taking shape, it’s just exciting at the moment, I’ll carry on with my cards, for sure, but I’ll have other things too
So this is it, I’m here but unfortunately not as present as I would like, in the Blog
Once again thank you for being there, it’s really appreciated
And once again, it’s definitely my goal, to come here more often.

Have Fun and Enjoy every Single minute of Life!!!
xx


5 July 2015

SU Brick Wall embossing folder

This SU embossing folder have to be in my top list since the launch of the new catalogue.
Absolutely love it.
It’s just so versatile, and just looks amazing
I’ve added some white pigment ink pen so it brings out more of the brick
Really pleased with this one, and I’m sure I’ll be using it so many times
Totally in love with it

20150705_155729
@ stampin up

If you have any queries about the products used, please do not hesitate to ask

Hope you have a great week
xx
 
 

27 June 2015

You make me Happy!!! ….. Blog Hop

Pootlers Blog Hop-001



And the New Catalogue from Stampin Up is out.
It’s always a very exciting time, to see what new goodies are we going to be able to get
And it couldn’t be a better time for us to have a Blog Hop
I have been a bit slow, in putting my order, too many things at the moment, so it’s not surprising that when I need to make a card … I have to be extremely creative.
I have to admit, it’s great to do these blog hops, because I totally come out of my comfort zone
And this one is for you, the people that follow me here, in Facebook or Instagram, being the latter the one that gets updated more often, because it’s quicker.
I’m so grateful of your comments, your opinions, it’s always great to know what you, in that side think
Thank you so much
And here is my card,


20150621_102043


I tried to give you a good selection of products
If you have any queries, about any of the products please feel free to ask
Meantime, have fun, and go and see all the amazing cards that the other Lovely Demonstrators are showcasing
Have fun!!!

Pootlers Blog Hop Forward-001

Pootlers Blog Hop backward_2-001



Here are the products I used

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


20 June 2015

It’s a busy time …

As you know, I’m always short of time, it’s not new
The new Stampin Up Catalogue has launched and it has some lovely things, go and check it if you don’t believe me.
I want to say a Big Thank You, for using my shop, some of you are not leaving any contact, I think it does that by default.
If you want your privacy I totally understand, but just like me, when I started buying SU products, I was unaware that I wasn’t leaving any contact, and my demonstrator couldn’t contact me
If you have any questions, where I might be able to help, feel free to send me an email.
If you need any suggestion, I might be always rushing but I always have time to help
SU have a great offer at the moment, you spend £99.00 and you get £130.00 worth of products plus two free stamps, and automatically you become a demonstrator and you can benefit of 20% off your purchases
It’s a great time to join, also if you have a Facebook, you can join our group of demonstrators, there’s always one ready to help with any queries that you have
It’s fun, let me tell you.
You can be just a hobby demo, business, you pick what’s it’s convenient to you. No pressures
Meanwhile, I have been playing, my new Craft Room, is very distractive … that window facing the garden this time of the year…. not sure if it was a good idea.
I’m easily distracted Winking smile but it’s great!!
Anyway I have been playing with my ‘Crazy about You’ bundle and that new Banner Triple Punch.
I really love it
And here is the proof,

20150613_165759

20150613_175401

20150614_104806
Next week, it’s Blog Hop, can’t wait.
It’s always so much fun when we can show you some products that are in the New Catalogue
Stay tuned, and see you next week x

31 May 2015

More cards and some recycling

As per some of my previous posts, you know I like to recycle, whenever I can
Same with sewing, it gives me an extra buzz, when I can turn something into something more Special, at least to me
This happened again this week when I went to the Local Charity Book Shop, and I picked up this

Not sure if Mozart would have approved, mind you…








I’m still learning a lot, testing a lot, and it’s exciting
Because of some of my Friends are far away from me, I’m specially fond of anything that has envelopes, mail and messages
Therefore, I can’t get enough of making cards like this



Anyway, I better go and create a bit more today, I’m having a great weekend in the Craft Room
Hope you are having a relaxed one too
xx



25 May 2015

I have been playing ….

Well as I keep testing and practicing new techniques, new materials and new stock, I have to say I never thought that card making could be so addictive.
During Spring/Summer time is more restricted, there’s always more time spent in the garden, with friends.
Work is very busy at the moment, so any spare time is just so precious, and every day I just feel so blessed, so thankful that I can create something that gives me total pleasure.
I don’t do as much as I would like, I take too much time, creating, thinking and putting them together.
Last week I only had about a dozen left, in stock, and a very Special Person, just took them all
Well that means I have no stock at the moment, so I better put my skates on
People keeping asking me about selling them, they are being sold, but not online yet, they don’t make it to the web, they taken before hand
So really I should do something about it.
I know, but for me, it’s more about the journey, at the moment. I’m sure it will change in the near future, but for now, I’m just enjoying the process
I’m a Very Lucky Lady, that’s all I can say
Here are some cards and a box with some chocolates

20150525_194116


20150509_181510


20150517_131727

The one with the owls, I took the idea from You Tube

IMG-20150426-WA0003

The box card it was a Special one, for Mother’s Day, and yes Mum loved it

IMG_20150517_212923
Anyway have a great week, and as for me, I‘m going to rebuild my stock
Take care xx

12 April 2015

New Craft Room

Well it seems like I haven’t been here for ages, and I haven’t , so much has been happening, and Life just keeps moving in one speed…. fast!!
Unfortunately is now going for the third week, that I haven’t been well, I had a chest infection, and just seems to be lasting forever, so my Easter break was just miserable, and hardly could get out of bed.
All year round I dream of the Easter break, the spring arrives, four days off work, and I just like to be at home, starting to think what we are going to do in the garden, bike rides  and so on.
But it just couldn’t have been quite the opposite.
Anyway hope soon, I start feeling myself again!!
Because of this, we had to postpone my Craft Room renovation, because the energy just wasn’t here
So last Wednesday we started, and all finished by today
Let’s just say, I’ve never felt so tired, still recovering from the infection and have to put everything back in my Craft Room, that is major, and I mean, seriously major
Seriously after months of planning, of what to do with quite a small space, of watching videos and more videos in You Tube, I came to a decision
I needed a light working area, where before I had my back for the window, and I needed a large worktop. These were the two essentials!!
And I managed that!!
I am really pleased with the result, and even now, sitting in one end of my desk, I look right, and I see all the space still left on the desk, and I just think to myself
Sometimes Dreams do come true, and for the last year, I have been ticking so many boxes, that I truly feel like a very Lucky Lady
Anyway let’s show some pictures,

Before

20150117_123139

During

20150408_212137

20150408_211246

20150409_183048

20150410_183337

20150410_183324

And the result

20150412_103323

Love this long desk

20150412_103129

25 squares full of goodies

20150412_103034

Let’s not forget the sewing

20150412_102841

And the books

20150412_102912

And above all facing that window

Am I pleased?
That’s an understatement
I just Love it!!
It was hard work, it was, specially not feeling well, but the positive side, is I’m going away this week, to be with the people that mean most in my Life
So really apart from this infection, I can only say that Life is pretty Good
Take care of yourselves, and remember:
Dreams do come true!!

xx

28 February 2015

Happy Day




If you follow me in Instagram or Facebook, you know that I have been very busy lately, making cards. It has been wonderful to try all this different techniques, all these new materials, I'm truly enjoying, just a slight problem, if I didn't have much spare time before, now it's even less, but it's worth it.

Joining Stampin Up has been great, the products are just fantastic, and you can really let yourself go.

And now, and up till the 31st of March, for every £45.00 you spend, you get a free product of your choice, and from today there's an extra four products you can choose, all free.

So really this is a fantastic chance to Join Stampin Up at the moment, there's quite a few freebies going, but if you want more information, please do not hesitate to contact me, or if you just want a few things, that's fine too, just visit my shop and that will take you direct to some wonderful things.

But joining SU also, gives you the chance, to join a fantastic group in Facebook, and there's always so much going on,  great ideas and tips, and if you have any queries, there's always somebody that can help you.

And today this is the group's first Blog Hop, we had to use products from the Sale-a-bration Catalogue and from the Spring/ Summer Catalogue, you can check them on the right hand side


IMG_6957


So this is what I came up with, couldn't think of anything better then a Happy Day Card, you know I send cards, sometimes, for no specific reason, just because I feel like, just letting people know that I'm thinking of them, because with friends all over the World, and Family not living in the same country, it's always so nice to get something in the post, quite rare at the moment, with the internet

And their reactions, when they get them, is worth every single second I spent making the card.

I want to do more, and once I get up a speed or two .....I'm sure I will be sending more

I love the end result of this one, hope you do to, and I hope I have inspired you

And please visit the Ladies that have joined this Blog Hop, great ideas and there's also a giveaway.
Good Luck !!!





We've got some Blog Candy up for grabs - to be in with a chance of winning a bundle of goodies, including the Best Day Ever stamp set, the Best Year ever paper set and the co-ordinating ribbons and buttons, all you have to do is work your way through the hop before midday on Sunday and leave a comment on every blog.  The winner will be chosen at random and announced in the Pootles Craft Forum and here on Tuesday, 3d March





http://www.lilypopcrafts.co.uk/2015/02/stampin-up-mini-handmade.html



These are the main products that I used


Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


15 February 2015

How Life is … at the moment


Almost a month without writing a post. It’s not acceptable.
At the moment Life is jut going so fast, my days are so full, and my lists get bigger by the day, but I feel so blessed with what Life is throwing at me.
A month ago, if you told me where I would be today, I would have said, never. But reality is: I am.
I’ve achieved great things, by simply, being me. By simply letting Life flow and take me in the direction that I am now.
It’s nice when you receive emails, from people, that have never met me, and like me because of what they read. That is the Best.
And then I feel guilty because I should post more, but this is also a personal journey, where I need to be with ‘me’ if that makes sense, to absorb all the changes that are happening.
For the first time in Life, and nearly fifty, I’m letting myself go, several people probably are pushing me, probably my attitude and the way I see Life is changing too
I can’t tell but whatever it is, I want to enjoy every single minute of it.
So what have I been up to?
I’ve been working very hard, busy at my day job at the moment. And I have been creating, I have been trying, testing new techniques, and I’m so loving it
I’m learning, I’m absorbing so much, from videos, from talking to people, it has been Fantastic.
But most important, I’m having Fun, and that’s what I really want in Life, to have fun in everything I do.
Obviously the comments, I have been receiving about my work, have played a very important part, on how I feel, it lifts you up.
Dealing with different people, and some extremely difficult, that unfortunately are in your Life, not by choice, but it’s just reality, you once again Learn
So many times this last month I had to take deep breaths and think, that surely they are in my Life for a reason, even if it’s just to remind me, how not to be. But that’s Life
Not perfect but … it’s up to us to deal with it, and you can be miserable, like them, or you can move forward. The choice is yours.
I clearly choose to be me. Happy go Lucky kind of girl.
I’ve finally finished the baby quilt, I had visions of the baby going to Uni, and I still had that mini quilt to finish lol
And I’ve been making lots of cards, and yes a list of orders to make to, but this post, today had priority.
I’m in the process of doing my craft room, so that means that soon, everything is going to be upside down, again that’s the direction that Life is taking me, and I need this conversion of spare room into a craft room, to accommodate some of the changes for the near future.
I will finish this post, thanking you for being there, thanking you for the nice emails that you send me, and just remind you that Life is Great, just make sure you are making the most of it.
Till next time, please be Happy, and have Fun
I’m going to leave you with a card, made by me, that a very nice Lady is going to get this week. xx

20150215_114324

18 January 2015

My new venture as a demonstrator…

Happy New Year…. wow… how time flies
I hope that 2015 brings you everything that you wish, but let’s just not sit there and write lists, let’s act on our goals and plans for this year.
And that’s exactly what happened here at Simply.
I started last year buying the lovely products from Stampin Up, and because of the quality, the variety, their designs are just great . It really matters when you want to go that step further with your projects.
So I decided to join Stampin Up, in my case as a demonstrator.
The great thing about SU is that there are no huge obligations, you know me and obligations don’t go hand in hand, but with SU you just go at your own pace
Basically I started to buy products for my new hobby at discounted prices, was just too appealing, but quickly that changed and very soon I’m going to selling my cards, who would have thought that I already have requests, if you would have said this to me a couple of months ago I wouldn’t have believed.
So when this started to go in that direction, I thought why not, let’s start the ball rolling
You can have all the help that you need, you have access to information that you may require, and above all, there’s a lovely group of Ladies, that at any time, can help you if you have any queries.
So the product is there, new things coming out all the time, the help is there, the inspiration and motivation is there. What have you got to loose?
Absolutely nothing.
So you want to become a demonstrator, great, you can buy great products at discounted rates, you have the credits, the commissions and all that, or  just like how I started, you want to buy and test, that’s is great too, you can follow the route that it suits you.
Also why don’t you join us in the Sale-a-bration for everything you buy for the value of £45.00 you can choose a free product, from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. If you spend £90.00 you get two, and so on. You can’t buy those products, you can only get them free with your purchases
If you are at home, if you can do with a little bit extra cash, the options are there
As I said I started as a hobby, it has now changed, because I’m going to start selling my cards, I will have some made, and I will take requests for personalised ones, at work, at local shops, people are now appreciating more handmade stuff, so the options are there.
But you might not just want to make cards, probably cards are not your thing. Not a problem at all. If you have kids, fun projects to make with them. How many photos have we got in our mobiles, tablets, laptops and we do nothing with them?
Project Life let’s your imagination flow. You do your own thing, and you don’t even have to worry about matching, because their kits sorted that job for you.
No more leaving those photos abandon in your phone, without recording the memories, the funny remarks that kids usually come out with it. Holidays, time spent with your friends and family why not do something that will be so appreciated in the future.
The choice is yours, if you need any information, do not hesitate to contact me, if you want a workshop, a one to to one, or even if you just want a card, just email me
You have all the information in my page, how to contact me, have a browse and above all let’s kick 2015 and start creating memories..
I’m doing just that….

20150118_104123

20150111_154936

20150110_124634

20150103_225640
This is just the beginning!!
2015 is going to be a great year
x

30 December 2014

Final post of the year!!


Well where do I start?

I have been quiet in the blog front. It’s true, but let me assure you it’s only in the blog.

When I decided to do Card Making, I knew I had to start somewhere, and I thought I would start slowly, well that is not case, the more you want to do, the more materials you need.

And I had to make the decision, to go for it, and get basically, all of it, still haven’t got it all, because I made this decision recently, and with the Christmas holidays most suppliers are closed, so I would say in January I will have sorted most of it.

It has been hundreds of hours watching videos, blogs, and my God, there are so many creative people around the world, and the amazing thing is that you’re constantly learning, and that for me, it’s just the Best!!!

I’m loving it, and the experience has been Fantastic!!

The Patchwork, surely it will continue, but for now is a bit on a stand by.

2014 has been the Best Year for me, in various fronts, but I’m finishing the year in such a good and calming place.

It’s amazing when you sit back, when you relax, when you go quiet…. How many more things you notice, how much more you ‘listen’ … but above all, how important it is to listen to yourself, and let that voice inside you speak, but most important of all, is you listening to that voice.

I feel great, I feel so good about this person I‘ve become, and I’m sure that brings my creativity level right up.

So 2015, has all the ingredients that I need.

I’m sure I’m not expecting all to go smoothly, because Life is just not like that, but I can react to problems in a different way, look after this person, what I want, what I feel like.

Life is good, and I’m going to make sure that 2015 will be a memorable year, just like 2014 has been

Simply the Best!!

Let me take this opportunity to Wish you all the Very Best for 2015, Thank You for being there, and I’m sure that soon the blog is going to me much busier than it is now.

If you follow me in Instagram, or Facebook, I’m a bit livelier there as it is so much easier to post a picture than to write a text, so please do follow me if it interests you

Meanwhile, Be Happy, and look after yourself x

2 November 2014

New hobby and recycling

Most recently and if you follow me in Instagram or Facebook, you know I have started a new hobby.
Bought a Sizzix Big Shot, and there’s no stopping me
This was the 1st card I made with this machine

20141102_103439

There’s just no stopping me at the moment

20141102_103526

Apologies about the lighting but it’s a very grey day in this part of the world
But I was up for a challenge, and if you remember some of my transformations
Dad's shirts and Charity Shop Skirts
You just know that transforming something gives me a total buzz
So yesterday I saw this

20141101_214750

I played with it

20141101_223028

And this is what it became

20141102_100850

I love it.
Have a great Sunday x

19 October 2014

The sewing mood is back on

Sometimes it disappears, for a few instances, whether I’m happy, sad or just with lots on my mind
But it’s back, and nothing better than have just one quilt on hands let’s have two Winking smile
If you follow me in Instagram or Facebook you have already seen the one I started for myself
It’s a very soft, light coloured quilt, and I can already imagine that one finished
I love the two colours basically, and I just wanted something as simple and as effective as this one

20141004_140024

20141004_203732

This will be a very peaceful quilt, for a different state of mind.
I go through stages, don’t know if it’s me, but being a Gemini, change is very important too
So every, so often, the Quilts rotate,according to the moods
And then, well, if there’s not much colour on the previous one, this second one, for a gorgeous little boy makes up for it

20141019_152927

20141019_214746

Choosing fabric to be added on, it’s proving to be a bit harder
So many options, definitely makes it so much harder
But hopefully soon a decision will be made

As you can see the mojo, is definitely back on, and at the moment there’s no more plans to start a different quilt, because there’s a few sewing projects, on the side, that have been started, but yet, to be finished
Just as well I’m not is a rush Winking smile
Have a great week xx