What a horrid day

What happened to all that sunny gorgeous weather we have had, today is dismal.  Alan and I were going to go out for the day but have decided to stay home instead, Alan is steam cleaning the bathroom.  I am going to finish all my commissioned goodies, ie, 10 Christmas Cards, 2 Birthday Cards, 3 Christmas Candles that is just one order I then have an order for 1 wedding candle and an anniversary card, another order for two birthday cards an order for 1 8 x 8 birthday card  and another for a wedding candle and then last but not least a male card for a 103 year old busy or what my online shop is taking off big time.

I have been trying to learn the art of quilting and patchwork and have had some small successes and some not so good but it's all part of the learning process.

We are going away for a long weekend around the 5th September and am really looking forward to it, it's our yearly get together with friends from the Navy last year was Sicily this year South Wales who know's where next year.  We are also going to Hampshire for Alan's eldest brother's 50th Wedding Anniversary, camera at the ready.

I had a lovely time over with Rachel on Saturday and managed to get loads of cards made but have forgotten to take photo's of two of them as they were needed straight away but will take photo's of the rest of them and post them over the next couple of days.

Well what shall I show you today let me have a think ????????????????????????????

This is my first attempt at patchwork think it turned out quite well really, this is for Sarah's bedroom as she is decorating it in cream and red mostly cream with red accessories as her bedroom furniture is dark mahogany so this will work quite well with it.

I am just going to rinse the dye out of my hair and will be back to start commenting, I am trying to get back into doing my blog and commenting as from today will not go back to comment as I think I need to concentrate on going forward.

Sorry for the rambling.

Love to all Alison

Shock, Horror, I'm here

Afternoon all

Hope you are enjoying the sunny weather we are having today, I am so sorry I have not been around for ages but have been rather poorly but am on the mend now thank goodness.  I have done a little bit of crafting but not too much since I went AWOL, I have made Sarah's seat covers for both her settee's and must admit considering this is my first attempt at anything like this they turned out wonderfully.

Also the pictures below are to make my big sister Trish jealous these are the view's from Sarah's place

From the Hoe

Drake's Island 

We had a lovely time walking along the Hoe with Sarah we took Bella with us and sat relaxing having an ice-cream yummy.   I have some other crafts on the go at the moment and will show them as and when they are finished.  I have had to give up on my two design teams as I could not cope with the amount of work and commenting, I hated doing it but need to concentrate on my health so it was such a sad day when I resigned felt like crying.

Toby is still missing it has been around three weeks now and not a sign of him, have asked people, phoned the vets, rescue places, the microchip company, put posters on Facebook and in our local village shop to no avail.

I am hopefully going over to my crafty mate Rachel's tomorrow to do some crafting am looking forward to that as it has been months since we last played together.  I have lots to do but trying to space myself so I don't overdo it.

On a good note our garden is looking lovely so here are some pictures for Jane

I will try to catch up with everyone over the next few days but hope you are all ok and hugs to those who need one.

Love Alison xxx

New Challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie

Morning All

I am so late with this post I have been really poorly with my Fibromyalgia and can barely move for the pain,I have also had some bad news which has knocked me back my darling eldest brother has bladder cancer and out of all my brother's and sisters he is the one that has always been there for me I am so close to him and love him dearly  Also our darling Toby (little gingernut cat) has gone missing we have not seen him now since Saturday have phoned all the logical places but he has not been handed in anywhere I hope someone has decided to take him rather than thinking about lying hurt somewhere and not able to get home.  

We have a new challenge today at OBAG and the theme is Black and White Plus 1.  This fortnight's theme was given to us by the lovely Francessca.

On a sad not the lovely Janice is leaving us but I wish her all the best though I will miss her.  The card have made today is using an image by Mo Manning I just love her images so without further ado here is my card

I have taken some photo's of Sarah's new settee covers now I have finished them will blog them later this week.  Why not pop over to OBAG and join in the challenge.

Lots of love Alison xx

New Challenge over at Open Minded Crafting Fun

Good Morning everybody this is going to be a very short post as I am having a massive flare-up of my Fibromyalgia, slept from 4pm yesterday until 7am this morning, feeling sick, dizzy and generally yucky.  On a good note I have finished Sarah's seat covers for both her settee's (sofa) and have come to the decision that I should resign from the Cornwood Show as Secretary as it is too much for me, I will see the year out to give them time to replace me which I think is fair.

Is anybody else having trouble opening up google chrome I am having to restart the computer every time I want to go on line stupid machines and technology.

Well today is a new challenge over at Open Minded Crafting Fun and the theme this fortnight is Summer Food (BBQ, Picnic, Lemonade, Ice-Cream etc).  I chose Dad's Ice Cream from Digi stamps 4 joy 
and this is the card I made

Please excuse the quality of the photo but it was quite dark here yesterday with rain etc so could not quite get the lighting right.   

Why not pop along to Open Minded Crafting Fun and join in we have lots of fabulous sponsors and prizes you can also check out the rest of the team's beautiful creations much better than mine lol.  

Catch up with you all soon when I am up and running again.

Love Alison xx

Commissioned Birthday Card

Morning all, I will be on my way to Exeter hopefully by the time this post pops onto my blog that's if my scheduling works out ok.   Alan and I are off to a motability event today and in the afternoon popping over to see Sarah and help her finish unpacking.

I was commissioned to do a birthday card and this is what I came up with used the double CD by Katie Sue Designs (House of Zandra) titled Fabulous Fashion fell in love with this CD and just had to have it.

Hope you are all having a good weekend and that it's not too hot for you, think I am melting.  Will pop by later today to do a little blog hopping.  

Lots of love

Alison x

A Quick Post for Jane

Hi all

I have been promising Jane a glimpse of my garden, now if you know me at all I am not in any way sense or form a gardener but I do like pretty plants and this year I decided I would at least give my garden a chance although it still needs a lot of work.  We need to put some liner down and redo the gravel as the weeds are terrible but that is a job for the Autumn when it is a bit cooler.

so here we go

put this little box around the bottom of the rotary washing line

This is the bank at the back of our property right hand side

Left hand side of the bank at the back of property

Left hand corner of garden at the back 

Right hand side of the garden at the back

Front under our bedroom window

Well Jane hope you like what we have done this year, next year I will use the seeds you sent me and will take more photo's.

I have a funeral to go to at 11.30 today a good friend of mine died of cancer and today is the day we say goodbye.  We are all wearing yellow as that was her favourite colour.  This afternoon I am off to see Sarah as I have made one seat cover for her settee and want to make sure it fits before making three more of them will take photo's for you to see.  

I finally have my new sewing machine and Alan has bought me an over-locker, shame I don't know how to use it but I am sure I will find something on YouTube.

I am off to get ready now have done a bit of commenting but not nearly enough but think I have caught up with most of your recent works ladies and gents and you are all so very talented.  

Love to all

Alison xx

OMG late again

Hi all

So sorry but I am late with this post should of gone out at 09.00 this morning but what with one thing and another things have escaped my life is one busy whirlwind at the moment but hopefully soon everything should be sorted.

today we have a new challenge over at OBAG and the theme this fortnight was picked by Janice and is Fruit and Veg well this posed a real problem for me and this is what I came up with hope you like it.

Why not pop over and join in the fun.  Good luck to all those that enter.

The reason why I am so late and not blogging at the moment is that Sarah has finally moved into her own place and we have spent the last week getting everything from storage and emptying our house of all her goodies she has stuffed all over the place, that left me with space to put all my candles, soaps and everything else for my craft stall so had a good sort out as well.  Today I have been to a charity shop and given a very generous donation of items, then went to the tip with a car load of crappy stuff, then popped over to where Sarah works to hand her some chargers that she had forgotten to take with her.  I came home to start working on the Cornwood Show which is being held on the 9th August to which I am secretary, then ran out of card to do the car passes and show passes so had to go into Ivybridge to collect some more, then started dinner, got the washing in off the line, loaded dishwasher after dinner, fed Bella and Toby and then realised what the day was so thought god better get my DT stuff sorted out.

Sarah managed to buy two very large settee's for £24.00 each the colour was horrid but we dyed the main seating in chocolate brown and the bought some material for the seat covers which I am going to make as soon as I get around to it, especially now I have a sewing machine again.

I had a craft fair in Exmouth on Sunday which went fairly well made a reasonable profit especially as I used some of it to buy a little orange duck for my lounge.

Well guys am off again to catch up with my Cornwood Show Stuff and I do promise to get back into blogging and commenting as soon as things settle down.

Love to all

Alison x