tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246758312024-03-13T04:48:23.171+00:00Crafty or CrazyCome see what I'm up too....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-8925994187657259862015-03-09T19:47:00.001+00:002015-03-09T21:11:28.778+00:00More DIY flooring fun.We have been struggling a bit as time goes on. This is what we have been up too in the Living Room.<br />
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I've been pulling up the cracked concrete from our floor. There have been a few repairs in the past that were a bit thrown together....not that ours is going to be terribly professional either! It is only cracked in front of the windows in the front and back and a bit on the outside wall. (This has been funny because Rich and a couple other people think when I say outside wall I mean Outside THE wall....funny.) I took the hammer and a couple of bolsters to the floor and made a tidy job of it I think. I realized that I needed to put a barrier up and decided the best thing was cement board, so I bought Aqua board used for tiling. I cut it to size and used this foam adhesive to glue it in. This is what it looked like. Not a great pics.<br />
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This work brilliant in the front window, but not so well in the back....there was some weeks in between and the foam adhesive seized up. Rich took a little screw driver to it....and yep you guessed it foam adhesive ALL OVER THE PLACE. We ended up putting it in a black bag in the garden.....that was one full bag of foam! I went to buy some more and they didn't have what I needed, so I went for a regular adhesive like sealant.....stupid! The foam worked so well, because it didn't matter how level the area was....but the sealant did! Plus, we didn't have a very good gun (again with the scrimping!) and Rich ended up busting a blood vessel trying get the stuff out of the gun! I have now bought the most expensive gun Screwfix had! It is WONDERFUL!<br />
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Then I started to pour the self-levelling compound......not as well as I thought. I made a bit of a meal out of it. So now what to do. It wasn't too bad, but I forgot to prime the area again with PVA after the first layer. It bubbled really badly because of that. Then for some reason it buckle a bit. So how to fix. I've been thinking it over and decided to block off the whole area that I'm going to tile with the tile frame I was going to use anyway. I'll glue that down with more adhesive sealant (at least this time it make sense) and I'll put the self-levelling compound the whole way. This will help anyway, because as I was taking the old tiles up, I found more areas that weren't very level.<br />
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While I've been doing this, Rich as been painting, painting, painting...... Three layers on the inside wall at the moment. We have also had some guys out to give us quotes on windows....and found another problem outside with the wall above the back French doors.....needs a new lintel and more mortar.....ah well. All this fun stuff to do!<br />
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So what else have we been doing??? What Dawn and Rich...isn't the living room enough??? NO! <br />
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Because the builders are coming back on the 16th to plaster over the Artex on the wall in the hall way and re-plaster the little bathroom downstairs, we needed to do some re-arranging. We recently bought a really nice Arts and Craft looking dresser for the kitchen remodel. This has been in the hall way but we needed to get it out of there. So this meant: <br />
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<li>Take up nasty lino from years back and also the carpet because it was too dirty to clean after years of not being able to get under the cupboard and dryer.</li>
<li>Move dryer next to stove.</li>
<li>Move frig against the wall were the cupboards were. (Not that great a fit, can open all the doors, but not fully and condenser dryer water reservoir can't really be taken out....will have to think about that one!)</li>
<li>Move VERY HEAVY dresser into the kitchen....couldn't have done if it was in two pieces!</li>
<li>Now take out plates etc from the cupboards that were left up and put into dresser. </li>
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If nothing else, this will cure me of hoarding. I'm so tired of getting rid of stuff and wading through stuff that I need to find a home for. Not bad stuff, just don't have room for it! Sigh.....<br />
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Anyway.....that is where we are now. Next weekend will be pour more self-levelling compound. Gutting the little bathroom leaving only the toilet. More wall patching. Tiling - finally! I've got a few days off with the builders, so I hope to get a lot done. Especially, since we got a call from the furniture place and our couch and chair will be ready this week. They said they could wait a week......hmmm........<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-73453260948672439812015-02-11T15:36:00.000+00:002015-02-11T15:36:15.824+00:00The Wall of Damp DoomAs you can tell I'm enjoying coming up with the titles for these posts!<br />
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So we called in Heber Crawford the builder and he recommended pointing the outside of the wall, as we do have crumbling mortar between the bricks. But the big thing was to keep the damp from coming through to the inside wall and stay on the outside so that it can evaporate that directions. He wanted to take off the plaster from the wall a meter down to the floor all the way to the inside brick work. Then he would clad it with a damp proof membrane and put back on a thick coat of plaster. <br />
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We also asked him to fill in a doorway we had that was redundant. In a small house like ours, you just have to have as much wall space as possible. We had furniture in front of that door for years now, and it just seemed stupid. I'm sure that when the house was built in the 70s, you didn't want people walking into your kitchen but we don't mind now. So the door is now gone! That one took a bit of talking about with hubby. He wasn't sure, but I told him that we can't put the book cases back on the outside wall as we need to watch the condensation this can cause. So the book cases need to go on the wall with the door and it looks silly to have a door behind furniture. I think he was just being his cautious self, which is another way we balance each other out.<br />
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We had a problem though. Heber and George started to work on the walls and did a damp course just to make sure it was OK. This was an injection method. Heber called us in and told us he was worried about the old plaster. The original builders had used something that turns into dust when you manipulate it. We have been battling this for a while, as we have a hard time hanging heavy shelves and stuff due to the poor quality of the wall. He was afraid that it would cause so much dust that it wouldn't be healthy for them but especially me. So we decided that it would be better to put the damp proof membrane on the wall with out digging into it and he would then plaster over that. They did a good job and left us with the painting and filling in of the last few holes etc on the other wall. The outside didn't get done because we kept having rain. So we will have to get him out again later in the year.<br />
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Rich spent his time taking the wallpaper off and I took off the radiators. <br />
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This is where some of the fun stuff comes in. I've picked new radiators as I wanted to have them on the walls with the windows and have tall thin ones. Rich advised me on the BTU's we needed so that we have the right amount of heat still and I picked these beauties: <br />
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We had a bit of trouble with delivery as they used a company that hasn't come into the 21st century and can take the time to let you know when in the day they will be delivering. But they are now in our garage waiting to be put on the wall. I LOVE plumbing, so I'm looking forward to that!<br />
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Well, now back downstairs to do more spray painting.........Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-40176597346390547962015-02-08T13:23:00.000+00:002015-02-08T13:32:26.779+00:00DIY - The Living Room YearsOk, so I hope it doesn't take a whole year....or years....<br />
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Rich and I have been married for 12 yrs and some now and all this time I've been sort of living in the house as it was when I moved in. With me being sick we have only managed to really do up 3 rooms. Our bedroom is the same, except I took down the curtains, from the people who lived here before. The carpets are falling apart.....well I could go on. I've felt a bit overwhelmed and my depression doesn't help this. Plus, I know that Rich and I sometimes get on each others nerves when we have done the few projects we have done, and if you know me at all you know that last thing I want to do is fight with my husband. <br />
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But this year I've bitten the bullet and decided that we have been married long enough to withstand a full remodelling of the whole downstairs. Rich is keen, especially as we found out we had mould on our living room wall caused by damp coming in for the outside wall (we are an end-terrace house). I've started having asthma problems for the last couple years and this was causing some of the problem. <br />
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I'm the project manager on this, as I'm the one that has both the practical bent in our relationship and the interior design ideas. Rich is the patient one that can spend hours sanding down until totally smooth and paints so well I can't even try to compete. So we are actually I pretty good team as long as we are patient with each other. I started contacting companies to come and give us some advice on the wall. After two came in and gave me conflicting ideas I was stressing. I was sure the second one was fobbing me off a bit. I just felt like he wasn't taking it seriously. Then I remembered that I had bought a book a few years ago called<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Damp-House-Causes-Treatment-Dampness/dp/1861269668/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423400772&sr=8-1&keywords=the+damp+house"> "The Damp House" by <span style="color: #0066c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Jonathan Hetreed</span></span></a>. Yes, I bought a book about DIY......anyway. I read this book cover to cover and learned so much about houses in the UK that I never thought about. I learned the following important things:<br />
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<li>Brick is not waterproof</li>
<li>Houses need to breath</li>
<li>Condensation (which is always on our windows and the mould that goes with it) is caused because we don't let our houses breath.</li>
<li>Cavity wall insulation isn't as great as you think....and causes a lot of the condensation and damp problems we have.</li>
<li>What a damp course is...and why ours was fine and not the problem as the first builder said.</li>
<li>Why our problem wasn't condensation on the particular wall, but penetrating damp where either builders rubble or holes in our insulation are causing the dampness.</li>
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Well, this meant that I needed to call in a different builder and this one took in that I knew what I was talking about and we came to an agreement on what needed to be done. His team did a great job and he has helped us make decisions about other stuff we need to do, like problems with the floor etc. </div>
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Here is a pic of me just to make you laugh.......The DIY QUEEN on her throne.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-40302682056301610952013-05-01T17:35:00.001+01:002013-05-01T17:36:05.132+01:00GeminiA finished project! Yeah! I like making T-shirts since England doesn't get that overly hot like Illinois can. This is my second, but first in cotton. Last year I used linen, which was lovely, but when you knit something with out seams joining the ends is hard. Linen and cotton aren't as forgiving as wool. I ended up with a huge hole when I joined the linen on the sleeve. Well, I decided to ask someone who had designed t-shirts how they joined theirs, and she said with a really tight knot and the cut off the ends. Hmmm Well I gave it a go with mixed results. I love the Cascade Ultra Prima yarn though. It is sooo soft. I have enough leftover for a child's sweater.....so which of my "adopted" nieces of 4 and under to choose......<br />
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Seems I have to be careful how many pictures I try to download. So I've had to edit this post a bit.<br />
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I've been suffering from my IBS really bad last few days. We went out to eat and had spicy Jamaican food and I've been off work, so I've been finishing off the embroidered pin cushion. (See rest of pictures.) This has been so much fun! I not only enjoyed the stitching, but the sewing up was magical. I didn't really know how it would get it's shape but it automatically does it as you sew it. Very cool. I used left overs from spinning to fill it up. Lots of crappy spinning from first few weeks have been useful! <br />
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Well I've decided to give it another go on my iphone. My pictures aren't going to be great and I'm not going to spend hrs on it, but I will try to post what I'm doing so that I can keep better track of what I'm up too. As many of you might experience, I feel I don't get anything done....when actually I've been very busy! So this will be a bit o of this and that. <br />
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Recently I went to the Knitting and Stitching show at Olympia and picked a several new embroidery projects. This is one I picked up from Sue Hawkins Needleworks. She has a lot of very traditional kits for pincushions and scissor keepers along with some interesting accessories to buy. I like the spring colors of this and have been beavering away at the stitching. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NY7r2S7gOdV1vV91DwYXNqAIcOWG9uo0-gZQspwUG2OaEbwE3ibM3saz6pOXjDi7ZITJOJm4iA9Dvn1nAOWGo0UfFjyLdiIW-7My64grbhXQTqbCinIBCHM4daQNiJyQEIwE/s640/blogger-image-1070846483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NY7r2S7gOdV1vV91DwYXNqAIcOWG9uo0-gZQspwUG2OaEbwE3ibM3saz6pOXjDi7ZITJOJm4iA9Dvn1nAOWGo0UfFjyLdiIW-7My64grbhXQTqbCinIBCHM4daQNiJyQEIwE/s640/blogger-image-1070846483.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTa1gfaiIhu0jiY8GdwJ9YcCCwHDFBOIDQzFkdisxKfg7GkAXXY-wMBpaVqK_DKvcQ9DBcmwfC0KfqS4lfR5d2LlA-dZ64iCZq5Gb96zUxnsjnPr7KjnwaqfY8sWCilDYc7Uq/s640/blogger-image-306449163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTa1gfaiIhu0jiY8GdwJ9YcCCwHDFBOIDQzFkdisxKfg7GkAXXY-wMBpaVqK_DKvcQ9DBcmwfC0KfqS4lfR5d2LlA-dZ64iCZq5Gb96zUxnsjnPr7KjnwaqfY8sWCilDYc7Uq/s640/blogger-image-306449163.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-59260823459110252892010-10-02T21:22:00.002+01:002010-10-02T21:45:42.404+01:00Finally Some crafting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7a9hE6Be1hQpZt38GVu_90T2u4niGFKhIVQbw0Ow5oVdtBdUN5X0QFCgR4MVIQD_TIEMV_g9z-I-OSaUvGLUs5bhTCijMopH7YGJplaXHrmtVZ1oC3cCMIu4-EUd5A5giDm8/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7a9hE6Be1hQpZt38GVu_90T2u4niGFKhIVQbw0Ow5oVdtBdUN5X0QFCgR4MVIQD_TIEMV_g9z-I-OSaUvGLUs5bhTCijMopH7YGJplaXHrmtVZ1oC3cCMIu4-EUd5A5giDm8/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523548986088069202" border="0" /></a>Here we are...finally getting to sit in my beautiful craft room and remind myself that I am a crafter...not just a knitter and crocheter but a crafter!!!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr9wPUT8nSP-e_0ZaoN5SGeu7n5DDX4c66QBh99YVD5XqzDezoL8w8zBl28EHACnPor7ifvUCR_AD3pIAHFPqp8lXly30LRxnNWMqJaxZTdt-yBBueLNgEGzKfuwNvtSiEbzB/s1600/photo-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdr9wPUT8nSP-e_0ZaoN5SGeu7n5DDX4c66QBh99YVD5XqzDezoL8w8zBl28EHACnPor7ifvUCR_AD3pIAHFPqp8lXly30LRxnNWMqJaxZTdt-yBBueLNgEGzKfuwNvtSiEbzB/s320/photo-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523548979397891746" border="0" /></a>I just found out the other day that Bloglines is closing down, which gutted me because I have been with them for years and really liked how simple their feed reader was.....but the point is...I had a lot of patterns clipped on there and had to go through them and do something else! Well I came across this pattern from the blogger <a href="http://madewithlovebyhannah.com/WordPress/?p=80">Knick Knack and Rick Rack</a> which I have been holding on to since 2008. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5azdF0lO8d6yAoUw1ruUiYYYTIj_1y0RuT8U40MubyJ3mFtBJxUZtgyM5QB0yv3CYaV_q61BxqB5-o7D_b9RcANWecqTAFyXfsyCqRjkabpoftmJpQI5BwW20ecKBqueyFjy/s1600/photo-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5azdF0lO8d6yAoUw1ruUiYYYTIj_1y0RuT8U40MubyJ3mFtBJxUZtgyM5QB0yv3CYaV_q61BxqB5-o7D_b9RcANWecqTAFyXfsyCqRjkabpoftmJpQI5BwW20ecKBqueyFjy/s320/photo-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523548982825056002" border="0" /></a>It is a testament to buying things that you don't know what you are going to do with them...because I've had this rick rack for a couple of year, the felt is bits I had left over from other projects....see that is why you have stash!!! Tell my hubby that next time you see him!!!!<br /><br />Anyway, the only thing different I did to her was I put card inside the two circles of felt. I decided that I need the strength because the rick rack is the large type and was very stiff. The thin rick rack was to small for this project. I bought this stuff on a trip to London, so there are lots of memories for me! <br /><br />Well, this is the start of a beautiful relationship with my new room. It isn't totally finished yet. I've got some more organizing and decorating. Though that is true, I found it so good to be able to find things easier!! Looking forward to having some friends over to do some craft fun soon!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-53863751049093685532010-02-03T16:34:00.007+00:002010-02-03T17:09:40.085+00:00Writing for Historic CraftsMy dear friend Eddie (Henriette) has asked me to contribute to a new website called <a href="http://historic-crafts.com/">Historic Crafts</a> that her and a friend are setting up. I thought I would post my first blog post that she asked me to write. The topic is my first crafting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">experience</span> that I remember. I had to be a bit broader then that, but thought that I would post it here and hope that you visit the website to see what others have to say.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5Mz9SE4cpdv0N2YvwGQH0mi2f4_JnSDvfscKzoOx1uHZQNZt-zDRfAz0FPXYWDyTFXWw2_-uLYwa6n6J6mYsqxPVSjXMIKVaGEgkgxt2R-JXAunRyArnG4UcfMOHIDMGLLiU/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5Mz9SE4cpdv0N2YvwGQH0mi2f4_JnSDvfscKzoOx1uHZQNZt-zDRfAz0FPXYWDyTFXWw2_-uLYwa6n6J6mYsqxPVSjXMIKVaGEgkgxt2R-JXAunRyArnG4UcfMOHIDMGLLiU/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434061914319596562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eddie is one of the wonderful people I have met though the knitting group I go to on Thursday evenings. We use to meet at Borders, may it rest in peace, but now we are meeting in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ikea</span>. This is one of the pictures I took on my phone of my lovely friends all knitting and chatting away. I use to hate Thursdays, but because of them it has become my favorite day of the week.<br /><br />I'm crocheting away thanks to <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/">Attic24</a>. I've had these ideas for ages and she just has got me off my butt to do it! Thanks to all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bloggers</span> out there that make me remember that I am a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">crafter</span>, not just a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">stasher</span>. Well off to write a review for Eddie, she is sitting next to me and keeps asking what I'm doing! Need people like her to keep me going.<br /><p></p><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-89804568412293213352010-01-20T19:49:00.002+00:002010-01-20T20:03:59.411+00:00Something for my new room<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0qD6FaMyIdvwz-plUL_KinhZ3ZypqWVjlFbdXxTSgTeoH1dFX6lkPn-xRiW4MMPXYOWC4Biygk9FFAYdZus0l1mbkrWvJL-B60GU0YnBqRmQ5ERszKH0HRg0RmvHls11axDd/s1600-h/sewing+table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0qD6FaMyIdvwz-plUL_KinhZ3ZypqWVjlFbdXxTSgTeoH1dFX6lkPn-xRiW4MMPXYOWC4Biygk9FFAYdZus0l1mbkrWvJL-B60GU0YnBqRmQ5ERszKH0HRg0RmvHls11axDd/s320/sewing+table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428912134666899298" border="0" /></a><br />So what have I been up to? Well I've been buying stuff to go into my new room....that is finished yet. But I couldn't pass up this sewing table. It is my first ebay bid that I've ever done and I won it. It was just about 3 miles away so it would have been terrible if I hadn't won it. Sorry the picture is crappy, still learning how to use my new phone. <br /><br />I've not taken a picture of the room, because there isn't anything to photograph really....once we get the lights in the room it will be easier to take pictures. It has been great because my favorite blog has been doing a month of craft room posts...<a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/">check them out</a>....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-11373564440760812252010-01-06T18:22:00.000+00:002010-01-06T18:22:42.231+00:00New Phone<a href="http://pixelgirlpresents.com/node/7255">Gradient Waves Wallpaper (iPhone) | Pixelgirl Presents - Only the Coolest Desktops, Icons & iPhone Wallpapers!</a><br /><br />I have a new phone...I'm so excited. It was a bit of a struggle getting it up and running. Problems with our main PC and the new phone not unblocking like it should have, but a call to the supplier fixed that. So this is one of the pictures I've just downloaded to my wallpaper. One of my favorite blogs <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/">How about Orange</a> talks about this website a lot, and I've used the pictures for my laptop wallpaper a lot. Oh well...back to playing with my new toy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-33524865216109828502010-01-03T19:33:00.004+00:002010-01-03T19:43:01.220+00:00Sketch Book<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aW_OuinG5IhocAXYka5Z2NWzNdByTTKMFl3kGWXpKouldDjdPcunB-MX7sl1oWPXaYz8jlwP6VsUVwy8XTXlsSJlVZxRgRhHhPMX37TVwMjaXBn7lpi3dq62hxPiXuwQSW96/s1600-h/moleskine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aW_OuinG5IhocAXYka5Z2NWzNdByTTKMFl3kGWXpKouldDjdPcunB-MX7sl1oWPXaYz8jlwP6VsUVwy8XTXlsSJlVZxRgRhHhPMX37TVwMjaXBn7lpi3dq62hxPiXuwQSW96/s320/moleskine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422599261226659474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">picture from Amazon.co.uk<br /><br /></span></div>I found my sketch books that I've been hoarding. No, not a surprise to people who know me that I hoard! A couple years ago I tried to get more<span style="font-size:100%;"> arty with my craft so I went around buying different notebooks. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Journaling</span> is something that is very difficult for me. I had a bad experience in my teenage years and I find it really difficult to trust writing things down that I feel. The first devotional in my new book (see last post) is to buy a journal, so instead of taking the opportunity to buy yet another unused book, I searched out this lovely notebook that I already had. No it isn't very pretty, but I've peeked and I see where we will be decorating them in the future anyway!!!<br /><br />Had a really nice last day of the holiday. Saw my great friend Erika who moved back to Sweden last year. She is now living settled in her own apartment and Hubby and I were talking to her about the trip to see her in the spring...I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sooo</span> excited!!!!<br /><br />New blog to check out....<a href="http://dutch-blue.blogspot.com/">Dutch Blue</a>....Lovely pictures and ideas!!!<br /><br />3 posts in a couple of days...this is a record!<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-73035311296972397932010-01-02T21:26:00.004+00:002010-01-02T21:37:21.366+00:00Crafty goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJsPSqgDIWV5hJMMODCvkX28lPYXTAFvFLpN4dlf7j9jIfTKILaeHpGEpI5HFedFR1WeMmrLs2LVzgfN6gpdzfWwUMsGpa5At3EyomCsmqtz65aqhjU1rWsO4pEaouUP_qb-8/s1600-h/crafters+devotional.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJsPSqgDIWV5hJMMODCvkX28lPYXTAFvFLpN4dlf7j9jIfTKILaeHpGEpI5HFedFR1WeMmrLs2LVzgfN6gpdzfWwUMsGpa5At3EyomCsmqtz65aqhjU1rWsO4pEaouUP_qb-8/s320/crafters+devotional.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422257246483573586" border="0" /></a><br />Well, well....new year and more crafty goodness to be done. More felt, more knitting and more sewing. My craft room is getting closer to my moving in. The walls and woodwork are done, except the doors and closets. I'm planning furniture and flooring at the moment. Hubby and I have decided we just have to throw some money and time on it. The last few days we have been cleaning up the house and organizing the chaos that happens when you are working all the time. I hope to working more with my friend Layla and<a href="http://www.lilapod.co.uk/"> Lilapod</a>. My Mom bought me the above book for my birthday. I've been waiting until Monday to start working through it. I'm not good with this type of stuff, but I'm going to try and have a good time with it. I hope to post what I manage to do and blogs and stuff I encounter more in the future.<br /><br />That being said I have been so motivated by this blog <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/">Attic24</a> that I have pulled out the Rowan Handknit Cotten I've had for my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amigurumi">amigurumi</a> (see cat duck in the photo on my profile). I'm using it to make her <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html">hexagon blanket</a>. I've had this idea for ages, and I was glad to use her pattern to get it going. It looks so pretty and I'm just playing with the colors I have. (OK, I did have to buy a few more.....but I bought most of them on sale!!!) <br /><br />Hopefully pictures in the future. Sun is hard to come by this time of year, so the first thing I'm making in my new room will be a light box!!!! <br /><h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading"><br /></h1>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-44136905578903864242010-01-02T21:07:00.006+00:002010-01-02T21:26:26.684+00:002010Wow a new decade is upon us!!!! The last decade was the best in my life, even though I have spent 5 years with clinical depression, left behind my animals and my country, and gained lots of weight. On the plus:<br /><br /><ul><li>Married LOVELY husband</li><li>Moved to England</li></ul><ul><li>Have had lots of lovely rodent pets and now have 2 wonderful cats</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIdmI9TbygEgEYOxYp8XlJfTzmL6gycHsQZ6EUXvtfhhuPCw1khcKwAU-QedYRDEmYYfgIUlzGC72CSoFNLcx_TBvMdk6Mf29rWFhHhF_zGrzmdwK0NViW22nCccTeLlYrkb8/s1600-h/what.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIdmI9TbygEgEYOxYp8XlJfTzmL6gycHsQZ6EUXvtfhhuPCw1khcKwAU-QedYRDEmYYfgIUlzGC72CSoFNLcx_TBvMdk6Mf29rWFhHhF_zGrzmdwK0NViW22nCccTeLlYrkb8/s320/what.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422254925750783106" border="0" /></a><br />Poppy after the Collared Dove <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">incident</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3fUPwOCvz6HOGnBh8ftsRlmtFFfK1jE0rndfQitCPDpqLlLlSqZXaMykCqDl44hEfzXImnIGG8YwEOoUQw97FJ8iVZt5NU7DYcdgZNYkW4fQEHEWDP_791CJ0YijUA8KiGXU/s1600-h/DSC00275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3fUPwOCvz6HOGnBh8ftsRlmtFFfK1jE0rndfQitCPDpqLlLlSqZXaMykCqDl44hEfzXImnIGG8YwEOoUQw97FJ8iVZt5NU7DYcdgZNYkW4fQEHEWDP_791CJ0YijUA8KiGXU/s320/DSC00275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422254922341260770" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Have 1 crafty <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">niece</span> and 5 sort of crafty nephews who seem to love us visiting, even though it isn't very often (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">That is hubby above getting <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">massacred</span> by almost the lot...told you he is Lovely)</span></li></ul><ul><li>Have the largest group of friends outside of work I have EVER had, and they all seem to really LIKE me. And the kicker is....THEY CRAFT. It is amazing!!! Now don't get me wrong, I've always had friends, but they were connected with work which is different. I have my Guild that I joined, I have the National Needlework Archive that I volunteer for, and my Thursday night knitting group who are THE BEST!!!! (Wish I had a picture of them!)<br /></li><li>I've learned so much about Europe and have made great friends from different countries who I can visit in the future!</li><li>Married the most wonderful husband IN THE WORLD....oh...did I already mention that????</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Dawn/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-78552051799889311362009-08-17T18:32:00.000+01:002010-01-03T19:43:08.851+00:00Paige learns to finger knit<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo0t7G7BkkpAvA9mDAAKinaFHlVYzU-ZQBXrqpm_gnWFeBjuJKybocIUo5IuZP9Dw8MuzTDQK6JRm1G7AyO4TpVfbGO1XPfU2aD5H3h9gyitoLYNoxP0ekdswY5KFJy1fJ3xf/s1600-h/DSC00175.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo0t7G7BkkpAvA9mDAAKinaFHlVYzU-ZQBXrqpm_gnWFeBjuJKybocIUo5IuZP9Dw8MuzTDQK6JRm1G7AyO4TpVfbGO1XPfU2aD5H3h9gyitoLYNoxP0ekdswY5KFJy1fJ3xf/s320/DSC00175.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbIZwGwK5jcNL2xT8ltxk9jwT_VjPoLxsp0GPh_83sZnF5J-affks9Ra9JO9Dvb9f7IuF9Fis8gGMH0opHE7pQeEJ1roPwq_vMRoa5mJGmdR8EyVPCrr7PdhbxXotByPIduH_/s1600-h/DSC00176.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbIZwGwK5jcNL2xT8ltxk9jwT_VjPoLxsp0GPh_83sZnF5J-affks9Ra9JO9Dvb9f7IuF9Fis8gGMH0opHE7pQeEJ1roPwq_vMRoa5mJGmdR8EyVPCrr7PdhbxXotByPIduH_/s320/DSC00176.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-47088042309365239572009-08-17T18:31:00.002+01:002009-08-17T20:16:59.215+01:00Shrewsbury Flower Show<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTM9zjgax-VeHsEuyYRoGHJ4BA1H2eb1etKP4N3JnPotLl7ebBDhn5P1azkroh3Cq3E49N7fwsh_7wBBNvyyED411C2Rjzi4qhPChGo_Kp_XeOQYA9NmXOgp246lZifESNZhY/s1600-h/DSC00210.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTM9zjgax-VeHsEuyYRoGHJ4BA1H2eb1etKP4N3JnPotLl7ebBDhn5P1azkroh3Cq3E49N7fwsh_7wBBNvyyED411C2Rjzi4qhPChGo_Kp_XeOQYA9NmXOgp246lZifESNZhY/s320/DSC00210.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Can you believe the look of this? There is such care taken and everything is so big. Nothing like my moth eaten tomatoes etc that I have outside!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbPx2g-YPXc8k1Tv5EAd56s42ca9z9n_tjYTZiPTi5G9zx_RyFMOapYCRULwDowRm9r5Ghyr7zgKp0iv7Rxv2Do9aoORltFydN6WrIhrEeSvJjDkCojdWibr2C7k0nQiPXEjf/s1600-h/DSC00214.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbPx2g-YPXc8k1Tv5EAd56s42ca9z9n_tjYTZiPTi5G9zx_RyFMOapYCRULwDowRm9r5Ghyr7zgKp0iv7Rxv2Do9aoORltFydN6WrIhrEeSvJjDkCojdWibr2C7k0nQiPXEjf/s320/DSC00214.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Love these flowers so much. I'm hoping to find them...but don't know if I really get them to grow..stupid slugs<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ2Wa9VwIy0Db4kbSE4uht74uXDm50S1mr7JBwNejk2c-jrAJkKkzKdo3JbMcuLUou8FEv_fjvpSGj9QWur1jlfNWXT4YkdJy6lU0qGxSSRyJ1yftXxLpiNVN5UOq2eGJCD38/s1600-h/DSC00218.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ2Wa9VwIy0Db4kbSE4uht74uXDm50S1mr7JBwNejk2c-jrAJkKkzKdo3JbMcuLUou8FEv_fjvpSGj9QWur1jlfNWXT4YkdJy6lU0qGxSSRyJ1yftXxLpiNVN5UOq2eGJCD38/s320/DSC00218.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This where as big as my head...no kidding....<br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPTzx3VtgjhrKfcvG1VLvIYfxmX-73sI23k-J-8m6bBQJDZXohyphenhyphenIcNvamQiH9Ec7dHw_P_apPhDL_LIkgE7LU-tDGvENwJfHoGs-yQgcAS3OcyL9pKuVASL5pbzr34lKIu6Fj/s320/DSC00219.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I like leeks...but not sure if I could eat a whole one of these!!!<br /></div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-48946677201673926692009-07-29T20:22:00.002+01:002009-07-29T20:28:43.706+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbyYpzulW1zbSif74XQSOjxzjRfPk2qk9FUhFS-GMpnqRwQE7DczuZ38NXtsGbIotsXDC00UhY07xKWzCXMulupe0ZNeZPPCkWu6JUyUD2Pv1zjbbULYa5uaM9BOsM6KbLr3C/s1600-h/Sascalia+picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbyYpzulW1zbSif74XQSOjxzjRfPk2qk9FUhFS-GMpnqRwQE7DczuZ38NXtsGbIotsXDC00UhY07xKWzCXMulupe0ZNeZPPCkWu6JUyUD2Pv1zjbbULYa5uaM9BOsM6KbLr3C/s320/Sascalia+picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363964794652887794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5990617">Sascalia</a> makes these beautiful pictures. When I saw it on the front page of Etsy.com I knew I had to have it! It was going to go into our entrance way, but now that we have painted a wall in our kitchen yello, I think it will relaly go well in there. It is a print mounted on wood which I think is an interesting. It is nice not to have to frame it.<br /><br />I went to the doctor today and found out that I've pulled a muscle around my ribs by coughing and that is why I'm having so much pain. I mean a lot of pain. She gave me an anitbiotic which I was surprised about and a cough syrup with codine. Hopefully this will help. I didn't get the sewing done I wanted to because I find it hard to move my left arm around much. But I've been wanting to post about that picture so I did do my promise of posting!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-73650153512538416742009-07-28T16:39:00.002+01:002009-07-28T16:44:51.745+01:00Making promisesHmmm...wonder if I can keep promises to myself yet. I can keep them to others no problem, but to myself? Yesterday I said I wouldn't get on facebook and play games...but I did. Spent most of last night doing it. What am I suppose to be doing online??? Maybe looking at blogs and getting inspiration to put some crafting goodness on here and some book reviews on my book blog??? <br /><br />Right I need someone to promise to, so I'm putting it on here and hopefully anyone that reads this will comment and kick me in the butt to get things going here. I mean really, what use are the stupid computer games when I have lovely fabrics, buttons etc to be playing with!!!! <br /><br />I've got a room to decorate so that I can do lots of lovely crafts and get back to being the kind of crafty person that I love, instead of a computer game slob. So I hope to blog a bit about what I'm crafting, the decorating I'm doing (hopefully picture of my new yellow wall in the kitchen maybe!) and some great stuff that I've bought too! <br /><br />So don't give up on me! I'm promising that every Wed I will blog about what is going on and lets have fun again!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-88578494961446416082009-06-03T18:22:00.000+01:002009-06-03T18:22:22.226+01:00Finished project<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBK5L0OJStiOp5B03Wfa1x-aWIBsIsyVkPY8ctQbpkFRJ0B6jS4xHMx3X4T0euPwxzW8tpD4fiMvTFysz_-ODwPCvG8EYjfevZ_eut1WItqLU7mq1Mwa9j0cfx4_e4UJi6f_H/s1600-h/DSC00090.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBK5L0OJStiOp5B03Wfa1x-aWIBsIsyVkPY8ctQbpkFRJ0B6jS4xHMx3X4T0euPwxzW8tpD4fiMvTFysz_-ODwPCvG8EYjfevZ_eut1WItqLU7mq1Mwa9j0cfx4_e4UJi6f_H/s320/DSC00090.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Yes, this is finally finished. I actually knit it last year and even did the sewing...but then I took my time getting the ends sewed up. The yarn is great, but since it is like a tube of cotton, just weaving the ends in wasn't enough. I used sewing thread to sew up the ends and that work great. It is a bit tight, but I'm losing weight (I hope) so it should fit better soon.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-81488282705781804862009-03-25T17:08:00.000+00:002009-03-25T17:08:43.053+00:00Kiki Mariko rug<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WPcd2zqLWa3agodSYnUNQz46fBYlTKnl7_nRzzZkiCMQfByuYInv4fo2HTMvEArYexKkdrNK5v356hnkHT6ClQN5_2pD4ULfizMFdHX-IdZF0UUJrOvnkv-3v90_JJsVLq5X/s1600-h/DSC00065.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WPcd2zqLWa3agodSYnUNQz46fBYlTKnl7_nRzzZkiCMQfByuYInv4fo2HTMvEArYexKkdrNK5v356hnkHT6ClQN5_2pD4ULfizMFdHX-IdZF0UUJrOvnkv-3v90_JJsVLq5X/s320/DSC00065.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I'm having a great time working on this rug...rug you say...it looks like you are doing it in the round....well I AM. How cool is that. The pattern is from "Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines". I've had this book for awhile and I love the Fair Isle patterns. So, when my friend Kate and I went to a Fair Isle workshop I figured it was about time. Plus, the place we went (Get Knitted in Bristol) had the yarn it called for so I thought it was a sign. The workshop was great and I'm so proud...I CAN KNIT WITH BOTH HANDS!!! I never though I would master English/American knitting...but I can now and it has made this rug so much fun to knit....oh and the knitting in the round. Well it is much easier to knit the stitches with two hands then purl, so doing it in the round you don't have to...but you do have to cut your work apart. AAAHHH...I figured that since this project is to be felt first it should make it a bit safer! <br /><br />I like the colors, though I was really limited to what they had. I think my color sense is getting better! <br /><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOcfBHgSZggOpRHbUHqluJxBYMnI1nSKvbkYoANDaFFmOl3f_1BSa-qpmZxxkREeYKGcVzGYcR2dWbVsZ2HtB3speOX5L7G1SC9YEWUetgNAg8saMvDJId6ybrpxIqyHxcafH/s1600-h/DSC00066.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOcfBHgSZggOpRHbUHqluJxBYMnI1nSKvbkYoANDaFFmOl3f_1BSa-qpmZxxkREeYKGcVzGYcR2dWbVsZ2HtB3speOX5L7G1SC9YEWUetgNAg8saMvDJId6ybrpxIqyHxcafH/s320/DSC00066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-21004346828888822082009-02-11T21:00:00.001+00:002009-02-11T21:04:59.530+00:00Wednesday is craft day!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm very happy with myself today. I actually crafted! I saw some work by some ladies where they took bluejeans and cut them up and made material out of it. I liked the idea, because I've been wanting to recycle and jeans can look a bit....well....naff in some projects. I've been wanting to make a bag that I could carry my embroidery around with me. I had a freebie that worked really well, but I needed to replace it. So here is what I've been doing. All material is from the same pair of jeans, just one side. I wanted the checkerboard effect more then the stripe, but though both sides don't have to look the same! I've zigzaged around the outside and then used a thiner zigzag on the horizontal lines. I don't want it to be perfect and so I've left the vertical so it can fray. My idea now is to use a fabric for the top and use another piece of jean to sew the bottom together. I want it to have a bit of a box like bottom to it. My scary part will be the zipper, but I found a good tutorial I've been saving <a href="http://http//myhalfofthebrain.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/how-to-insert-a-topstitched-centered-zipper/">here</a>.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXidcZuc9TiBvm5L8y7SfjsHAYPcfirP7OQPDk7kZkqq7xS8sygVM-v2iAZCMWMA0Pj3sUru0MFZdpe0pdM-GSdEcLEjtXLiq9ssBkfu8HgB2SqTbE_kbal9KxGFYk8u3uMFZ/s1600-h/DSC00049.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXidcZuc9TiBvm5L8y7SfjsHAYPcfirP7OQPDk7kZkqq7xS8sygVM-v2iAZCMWMA0Pj3sUru0MFZdpe0pdM-GSdEcLEjtXLiq9ssBkfu8HgB2SqTbE_kbal9KxGFYk8u3uMFZ/s320/DSC00049.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoAOVqStioORJCEbSPGtc8Z3yuKEeEzkmhSSuWNzQmZwIYH1ERoEj3_jR_uZc7VU-e5zjXnPs7mnWeaqxr97vrHfDYOEry1ZXP81W4KPFjjDjrQ_fh9E-X6KDb51XnV57W_c7/s1600-h/DSC00042.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoAOVqStioORJCEbSPGtc8Z3yuKEeEzkmhSSuWNzQmZwIYH1ERoEj3_jR_uZc7VU-e5zjXnPs7mnWeaqxr97vrHfDYOEry1ZXP81W4KPFjjDjrQ_fh9E-X6KDb51XnV57W_c7/s320/DSC00042.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleVzvL5EGFWi28KarybytgFpLGh3MmIgRvjd8CQ6jQEmE7LG6o5BH5XsqSQUt_NegwO835RXuVpUitFPeW2FqfoKiMMZeiajXHV8OUCCj8NLd5YroRzb0f9hkIDn5QCBRkmb1/s1600-h/DSC00044.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleVzvL5EGFWi28KarybytgFpLGh3MmIgRvjd8CQ6jQEmE7LG6o5BH5XsqSQUt_NegwO835RXuVpUitFPeW2FqfoKiMMZeiajXHV8OUCCj8NLd5YroRzb0f9hkIDn5QCBRkmb1/s320/DSC00044.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div> So Hurray for Crafting Wednesday!!!!!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-39779687362419816622009-02-03T20:47:00.002+00:002009-02-03T20:52:18.427+00:00Snow 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCvCqozQBAo9w9zGAAM1PEeN4dIyi93oy-U73wfqp2Rcvw1wJ3g3MDNivkwgij397fLt7s4M8UZCVFTjBxftwn29ajJ0nOfwTYhheb8Ke_SY2RGkk3tFsr3tdnziguS-5qhdt/s1600-h/DSC00036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCvCqozQBAo9w9zGAAM1PEeN4dIyi93oy-U73wfqp2Rcvw1wJ3g3MDNivkwgij397fLt7s4M8UZCVFTjBxftwn29ajJ0nOfwTYhheb8Ke_SY2RGkk3tFsr3tdnziguS-5qhdt/s320/DSC00036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298676287756860338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpt9CgjvH6K9tMWRsaHCHTrAQvNtitxyqK-YI2ZiHGgLoBWQqE4FfA53hFNES1Pu-MWxQtom_oelr909awOWvEWqcx6OTzm89YdmxEzu94dh4shheBB6yCzQ0eZij-8Vt35ze/s1600-h/DSC00030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpt9CgjvH6K9tMWRsaHCHTrAQvNtitxyqK-YI2ZiHGgLoBWQqE4FfA53hFNES1Pu-MWxQtom_oelr909awOWvEWqcx6OTzm89YdmxEzu94dh4shheBB6yCzQ0eZij-8Vt35ze/s320/DSC00030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298676281843475346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMcPWM3Pp8KlnJNt_XcAs_XPfa2GWGz_5v-u1voR8GMgt529my6xwzna5q3D_vHVKC_2zMl71jp9o_d1XBZxjp8yzUHCVBPX8luzvmhZkm7CMzB1FFgSxx-fKvbZ0qUTP4dS/s1600-h/DSC00029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMcPWM3Pp8KlnJNt_XcAs_XPfa2GWGz_5v-u1voR8GMgt529my6xwzna5q3D_vHVKC_2zMl71jp9o_d1XBZxjp8yzUHCVBPX8luzvmhZkm7CMzB1FFgSxx-fKvbZ0qUTP4dS/s320/DSC00029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298676280453500130" border="0" /></a><br />How cool is this??? Was so surprised when Rich said there was lots of snow on Monday morning. Just walked out and was amazed by how beautiful it was....of course I'm bored of it now! Now that I've had to walk to the train station in it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-86347477196000180562009-01-18T15:18:00.005+00:002009-01-18T15:31:57.873+00:00Right....it is about time I get on the stick....I'm starting to sort myself out. Since I'm feeling so much better, the house is getting a bit on my wick....but we are getting there. I can't believe that I've lived in this house for so long with out redecorating more then just the bathroom!!! And that took about 4 years......<br /><br />I'm going to try and get back to crafting again. I've actually went through my room and cleaned it out, I was so impressed by how little time it actually took. I got rid of just a few things. Now I'm starting to think of how I'm going to arrange the room when I move it to the big room...so watch this space. Wednesdays are the days. I've had a lot of stupid appointments on Wednesdays and with the boiler not working...seemed like I never stayed home long enough to actually craft.<br /><br />I have been knitting like crazy for Christmas, but no pics....<br /><br />Few things to tell you about though.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFyWR5hPe1-7VVm6dSW04a8g9RDBUPBVyIh6Z6x3TGDvvC3afCDARWR5cZvdycAd_DnUdsvtKyliKrkJ7ldm5dbemyxEdFJhBu7WE4l-Ppr6AaSEjrXRVK2rSKsvy4pcyePCv/s1600-h/175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFyWR5hPe1-7VVm6dSW04a8g9RDBUPBVyIh6Z6x3TGDvvC3afCDARWR5cZvdycAd_DnUdsvtKyliKrkJ7ldm5dbemyxEdFJhBu7WE4l-Ppr6AaSEjrXRVK2rSKsvy4pcyePCv/s320/175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292656033305513890" border="0" /></a><br />Met this <a href="http://www.lilapod.co.uk/">Layla </a>in Much Wenlock and fell in love with her stuff. We hit to off and I can't wait to work with her a bit. I bought the above print for one of my nephews. They are so lovely.<br /><br />Well, off to try and get some more embroidery done!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-78651300119958838212008-11-28T16:52:00.002+00:002008-11-28T16:53:12.727+00:00World unraveled.....This is awesome...you must see it......<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d6RcFZVD8AA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d6RcFZVD8AA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-53306886160185851062008-11-14T18:40:00.002+00:002008-11-14T18:53:40.700+00:00Franklin Habit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e1vi3xtDKCw-LA-VAZKUmn7FXe7qipQh60087v90Jrz2L5C9e_pMSlNCUVA4StXfRELZFawqfwA0lCXNaclNep6ssOieiJbml3e6BYPDp5DJ8BRGCmOL5fWtbQEJHXs6KYI4/s1600-h/511Fe63xC4L._SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e1vi3xtDKCw-LA-VAZKUmn7FXe7qipQh60087v90Jrz2L5C9e_pMSlNCUVA4StXfRELZFawqfwA0lCXNaclNep6ssOieiJbml3e6BYPDp5DJ8BRGCmOL5fWtbQEJHXs6KYI4/s320/511Fe63xC4L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268588297124602258" border="0" /></a><br />Last night was the best. Went to London and had a bit of shopping and then to I Knit London tot to meet Franklin and Tom and have my book signed. It was wonderful. Here is a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iknitlondon/3027913729/">pic </a>taken by the guys at I Knit to prove it....<br /><br />It is a small world as always, turns out Tom has family that live around Mattoon where my Grandfather has owned a cabin on the lake there for ages. So it was really good for me to get a little of Illinois for a very homesick girl!<br /><br />I bought stuff of course....couldn't resist. I'm going to make this <a href="http://www.interweave.com/needle/piecework_magazine/">hat </a>for one of my sis's....(scan down a bit and see the red hat.) I also bought some orange yarn to make me some gloves. We saw some really nice ones at Liberty's....but I just couldn't buy them when I can make them......especially at that price!!!!<br /><br />Sorry no real pictures. I'm going to get myself a more compact camera so that I can actually carry it around with me more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675831.post-47006120711849577942008-11-04T15:05:00.002+00:002008-11-04T15:14:18.075+00:00Websites to check outWhile sitting here all covered up in upteen blankets and clothes I've been trying to catch up on some web goodness. I've found a couple things I want to pass on....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yarndex.com/">Yarndex Yarn Directory</a> is a website where you can look up yarns and see patterns that go with them, reviews and also substitutions. It looks like a great help. I need to do a bit more scouting around but found out about it through <a href="http://www.cast-on.com/">Cast On.</a> <br /><br />The other cool site is the<a href="http://knittingscholar.com/"> Knitting Scholar</a>. This has reviews of knitting books and should be a really good source for those of us (yes me!!!) that should go on a bit of a book and yarn diet......I found out about this through Franklin Habit's blog <a href="http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/">Panopticon</a>. I can't wait until next week. I'm going to go to the store I Knit in London and meet him!!! He has a new book out called "It Itches" which feature his cartoons. I love his work...and well....he is from Chicago...so is a bit of home. <br /><br />Oh I'm so stressed about the election. I hope that everything turns out ok....nail biting stuff.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03404979394696184273noreply@blogger.com3