What a lovely sunny day it was indeed which carried on into the afternoon. My afternoon was spent at the Northampton Cricket grounds where I had a small space stall  selling little hearts and some little crafts in the Lady's area. Met some lovely people and even a lady with ties to South Africa. The atmosphere was lovely and lively, but alas, this crafter knows zero about cricket so could only understand it when I hear the people clap!

What a lovely day with all the friendly people I met (and the Hunks I saw on the pitch....) How lovely it was to sit out there with the sun streaming through the window and I carried on with my hand sewing. I even got to hug the Mascots (Steelback / Bears). Northampton was playing against Warwickshire for the day. I tried to read this morning how the score ended...but do not make out head or tails about runs/wickets/overs etc...so is just happy that it looks to me that Northampton won. Well I even hugged the opposition (the 'little bear)  and the dog was more Northampton....with the Rose on his cap♥ Well, lots to do today so will crack on with it in the pouring rain (the weekend weather was fantastic with SUN), pick more snails out of the garden and get crafting! My grandson is 16 today..how time flies! Happy Joyful Crafting in the Sun or Rain Today! Luvvies

What a joy to wake up and the sun is shining! After a bit of a stressful week yesterday was spent almost doing nothing,  but running around trying to catch our little toddler...run run as fast as you can -you cannot catch the Gingerbread man...well, I was the Gingerbread man,  but soon my dough came apart and I had to stop to catch my breath and reach for a cuppa and another 'tea party' with him whilst taking in the beauty of nature and its colours right in our back garden. More inspiration for my little projects. Another joy is that hubbie has been given the green light for his health. What a relief♥

Soon the poppies will be my RED inspiration, but for now it is the Iris....

How I love to sit back and listen to the bird song and just relax....(whilst sewing by hand)

As mentioned before (in about me) two of my sisters can do anything! Although the one is left handed, she can build and make anything. Apart from the scrapping / quilting /weaving / pottery / etc etc they can do anything! Herewith a lovely cupboard that was made a short while ago by them (without the help of a man hehehehehehehe...(please this is only a joke♥) we never throw anything away...out of the old comes the new. recycle recycle recycle♥




Where there is a will there is a way. Where there is an odd plank around...you can make and build something out of nothing♥

Well done my crafty sisters♥♥

Another gloomy day here today - it is kinda getting depressing now, not to have seen the sun since Sunday....to keep us sane (we are all kinda crazy...) a funny photo emerged in this gloom yesterday. Grand children playing around with the internet which made us laugh so much...

Bring out those crazy lazy days of Summer...... In between the play and real work there was time to finish off some hexagons... I think I am addicted  in making them. 1. stress reliever and 2. keep my fingers busy all the time ....3. keep on with my  'free project. I am happy to report that hubbie is doing fine which is also a stress reliever. What fun it is do do something you like♥ Herewith a new batch made from scraps received from all over... Happy crafting wherever you are and I do hope the sun will be shining wherever you are to brighten your day♥

Inspired by these little bells in our garden...

How I love these in the garden ..stunning year after year....

The weather was so lovely on Sunday (is Summer here at last?) that I ventured out with little grand son and we had a 'tea party' outside. Oh dear, I just realise now that it is almost Wednesday and I have not gone into hospital from drinking some of the little garden water fountain that occasionally got mixed with the juice served up in his little tea cups.....I sat sewing whilst the little one was running around catching butterflies  (with Nemo on his head....)

Lovely weather to sit outside and sew (and drinking tea) This was the view from a window at a place where I did cleaning today...the different shades of green....STUNNING♥

Herewith a 100% handmade little pin cushion made solely from scraps and odds and ends. I also tried my hand at embroidery and bead work combined ♥

Free as a butterfly....

I just fell in love with little hexagons and with some of the scraps that I was so kindly sent by Heather Hasthorpe , came forth this pincushion - the rest of the hexagons are going into my Scrap Hexagons for a quilt.

100% handmade with love from odd pieces of materials

Luvvies

Wow, what a tense few weeks our family has had...hubbie was in ICU in a far-a-way country and I was told not to worry -not to fly out there - everything is / will be OK. Big jubilation and praise - he is on the mend now and through prayer and meditation for me (and medication for him) life is returning to normal.. sigh....of relief...

It is in times like these when one has to reflect on life. We take too many things just for granted (health) is one example. Here is my lovely grand daughter, taking a breather and relaxing moment - ''time to smell the roses''

A time to sit back and relax and reflect on life....

It was during this time that I threw myself completely in robot mode and carried on with life with a hope and prayer in my mind 24 /7. The craft stall already booked - went on as usual - if only people knew my anguish, but it was lovely to get out of the house and talk and breathe a different environment. A change, like they say is as good as a holiday!

The lovely Heather Hasthorpe sent me some lovely scraps / beautiful cards of her quilts - and it was like a fresh infusion of creativity that entered my tic tok brain during this time. I was inspired by the kindness of a stranger - which gave me a new lease on life to be strong for hubbie. It is with happiness in my heart that I can now say he is on the mend and sounds so much better, soon he will be home♥

Lovely craps of material arrived in the post♥

Soon they were cut out and ready to go

A craft fayre where my mind could be diverted...

p.s. cannot get the PC to put this in the middle of the page ? Oh dear....

A lot of little love goes a long way...

Our house / home filled to the brim with heart full gratitude

I was an early bird this morning and was already on a train at the lovely hour of 06H05. Was at the airport to say good bye to hubbie who is on his way back to the desert...It is always sad to say good byes, but I am sure the blue skies and lovely weather makes it more bearable than standing in the snow and rain and dark waiting for a train light to approach the station.

Another bonus for being so early on a train as well, is the fact that you are able to sit your back side down and not stand swaying from side to side like an orangutan swinging on a branch with a bag clutched between your legs. By the time the hour of standing is over it is with difficulty not to feel sea sick when the swaying train stop.......How lovely are trains with seats available♥

On the home journey the train passed lambs frolicking on the green green meadows, cows enjoying the lovely warm sun and hundreds of blossoms in all shades and colours! How lovely! That put a spring in my step and I am ready to tackle another day full of ideas and colours in my tic tok brain. I will do my best not to let depression and sadness take over my tick tok brain, no matter what!

Yesterday I had the luxury of stretching out on the grass and enjoying the blue skies! Here is proof of it...how lovely is this and what an inspiration is this!

enjoying the blue skies....

More beauties from our garden

This year, late to bloom but what colours!

I had a few minutes to spare to finish off some more love hearts in between making more hexagons..and getting hubbies washing sorted for his trip!

Little hanging hearts to melt your heart

An edge around your heart...

Rich colours to bring warmth into the home Have a great weekend   and  Happy crafting  and may you be blessed  with ideas and love♥ Luvvies x

Long light summer evenings with birds singing and the sun shining! What a glorious first of May it has turned out to be! Our neighbour's tree is in full bloom (see picture dd 06.04.13) although a month late. It is now covered with hundreds of blossoms and the bees are buzzing around like mad and it is such an enjoyment looking out the window, seeing it. The blossoms usually only last for about a week, before they, the white blossoms make way for lovely green leaves and soon it will be an oasis of shade♥♥

Sorry...but I just cannot help admiring the beautiful tulips in our garden. First thing I do is click click click and take pics. I actually took a chair (and of course my cuppa) and went to sit next to them just looking...and looking....amazing♥ Some bees were buzzing around working very hard and a few butterflies were fluttering by which made it so...perfect♥ They must have come out in full bloom in celebration of the sun.

It was also a productive day and I managed to sew some more little scraps of material love hearts together. What fun it is to see without planning what is going to come out in the end!







A few more hexagons were sewn together last night whilst watching my Eastenders (soapie) and then the wonderful BBC 4 with some history  - how archaeology came to life as we know it today! I am a lover of history so found this quite fascinating - also a lover of Latin which I took at school (alas I failed it) but it does not deter from my love for it. Hopefully, a few hundred more hexagons and I will be there....I just make and will carry on as this is fun to 'scrap' some materials together♥

A little group of scrap materials....which became love hearts...

Alas, the decisions are still hanging in the air for poor hubbie...we are now waiting to hear when the next flight is out to the desert for poor hubbie...now the waiting game...