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Having lots of trouble with Blogger so have abandoned for a new Word Press site here.

Having lots of trouble with Blogger so have abandoned for a new Word Press site here.

Life without the Mac

Don't you just hate it when your computer breaks down......?  Week 2 without my beloved iMac and the pain is almost unbearable.  Only almost, because the laptop and various other viewing devices in the house are coping with my insatiable Pinterest and all things crafty browsing needs in the interim.

The biggest problem is photos, as I can't seem to fathom out how to get the damn things onto either my old ipad to do a post or this very old laptop.  I'm working on it, as I have some pics of a little crochet project I've been working on and want to pop them on here for eternity.

Will be back once I've worked out how to do it....there must be a plug here somewhere.....

Nasty wool can be lovely too

You know that problem when something calls to you to buy it?  Well this ball of 'wool' is the nastiest quality in the universe, hasn't been within a hundred miles of a sheep and i'm fairly certain there's some wire wool spun in with it BUT the colours said I had to buy it.  Cheap as chips it was and a gigantic 250g ball to boot which further reflects the quality BUT I still really like it.

The colours shouldn't work right?  But i'm having fun crocheting a 'nothing' blanket in rows of doubles and trebles.  It's probably hideous to you, but it reminds me of a bizarre aran jumper than went wrong but is loved all the same.

Absolutely no idea how big it might get from one 250 ball.  I'm hoping a liberal dousing in softener will make it more cuddly once it's done.  Who cares if it ends up as a dog blanket, it's pleasing to my eye!

 

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all dad's!  Hope you've all enjoyed a great day and perhaps rounded it off with a nice spot of dinner at the local steak house - yum.
Made a card for my dad using this cool Alf & Beer stamp from Digi Stamp Boutique There were so many to choose from I had a hard time deciding but this fitted my requirements for both cards.  I shall be going back there for more though!
This one is for my dad.  Love the colours on this one.

 Made this one for my OH who is a bit of a John Smith's monster so was led by their colours.  

They both went down well anyway!  I'd like to enter both of these in the Here Come The Boys dotty challenge for the dotties around Alf.
Lisa
x

Rush rush

Phew it's been a busy week, and it's not letting up yet as i'm about to spend the weekend looking at residential care for a relative and writing a CV.  25 years since I wrote my last CV, methinks it's going to take a while to get into the groove again!

No time for crafting more's the pity, so I thought i'd share some pictures of the mother's day card I made for mum back in March.  I used Nitwit - Hello Sunshine collection which has such lovely colours and images.  Mum loved it by the way!

 

It was really easy to make and I had a great time.  The inside is decorated too:

 

Picture quality dreadful as always but I am getting better I promise teehee.  

Oh and here's doggie looking handsome:

 

xxx

 

Peeking at the new christmas planners

OK so I was going to give you a peek at the new book style christmas planners i've been working on.....but my camera has decided otherwise.  It's not playing ball at all I shall have to get some super duper batteries and see if that's the problem.

It did let me take a couple of photos before refusing to work though.  This is the front of one of the planners, complete with binding holes on the left side.  They'll make a bit more sense when you can see the inside sections but essentially they will be planners for all those christmas lists and troublesome receipts and calendars and should last 3 years of use.

Here's the front

A close up of the sweet beaded front panel.  

This book has been made with Dovecraft Christmas Fancy papers and once the camera is my friend again will get some pictures done of the inside sections.  I promise you'll love them!  

xxx