On our holidays....and some felted flowers!

We have just got back from visiting Reuben's

Dad and Step-mum in Somerset.

We had a day out at Lyme Regis above

perfect weather and lovely and quiet as it wasn't

holiday time there this week.

The kids had a great time at the pottery.

Reuben's dad is a potter in a lovely village

called Queen Camel

If you fancy a wee look- I've put a link here.

I'm not good at taking a complete break from my routine

so smuggled away some hand dyed fibres

and my needle felting bits to make some 

embellishments while I was away.

Reuben's dad and Jennie with the kids

down the garden.

We also discovered before the holiday that Caleb has another

nerve related problem this time with his eyes.

I think he chose well!

Busy, busy.....

Have been really busy with card orders recently

which is great, it's helping alot

with having an empty house during the day now

all the kids are at school!

Using my doodle

Swirly bird and flowers

The gorgeous Mo Manning image - I love!

And really you can't beat

Leanne Ellis - 

Love these Basic Grey papers!

More cards.....

The ever so cute Snookums.....Moshi Monster

for Hope's friend Ophelia.

Using my

Art Nouveau Sleeping Princess doodle

My minds eye papers and some lovely resin flowers.

I do so still love a shaped easel.

Ice Cream Sundae reminds me of

times spent in Nardini's in Largs

It's a hard life!

More felting......

Hi ho Hi ho it's off to felt we go!

I am now having a wee textile class once a week 

and this week we were making the bases for some

Felted cushions!

Merino, Hand dyed silk and BFL

I love this Kelp like effect with warm gold shades.

This is just so soft a Merino  and hand dyed silk mix.

Looks quite bulky but in fact is very light weight.

Peacock or what!

Merino, Hand dyed silk and hand dyed Alpaca

has to be my favourite colour combo!

Ooooo I do like a little bit of felting!

More fun felt scarves....the composition a better mix now!

Hand dyed Bluefaced Leicester, Merino, silk and alpaca.

I love the BFL locks then needle felted as a fringe.

This one was for my Mum's birthday yesterday!

Recent cards.......

I don't know where the time goes to,

but thought I'd add in some of my recent cards.

This Wedding card uses my

Art Nouveau Vases doodle.

Paper pieced with Prima papers.

Poppy's 6th Birthday card using a fab

image by the Stamping boutique

Tulip Fairy

Another Wedding card using

The Polka Doodles cd

Love and Cherish

My model Hope ...... and my latest project

Hope does like to pose for the camera

unlike her Mum!

This is my first attempt at a felted scarf.

Combining wet felting and Needle felting.

I hand dyed the Wensleydale, silk, Bluefaced Leicester

and Alpaca myself.

I really love the colours but need to make a 

slightly softer mix....even I admit it's a wee

bit itchy scratchy..... merino or perhaps

more alpaca would be a good combo.

I'd like to share it with

Anything but a card - Texture!

Rudolph and his red nose.....Polka Doodles

Polka Doodles are looking for song titles!

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer......predictable I know,

but you can't but love this handsome fella.

All goodies from the new Christmas cd

Picknix collection 2 - Gingerbread twist

Coloured with promarkers and some added stickles,

of course don't forget those googly eyes.

Polka doodles - Just a little Christmas wish

Birds are the focus of the Polka Doodles challenge

this week and how delicious is Nikky's gorgeous Robin 

on the new Polka Doodles cd

Here comes Christmas

Robin coloured with Promarkers.

All other elements printed in colour.

Cracked Ice from Stampendous - 

What great snow effect!

Still struggling on a bit with Caleb

and now the added challenge of school

is back in the mix!

Hope everyone in blogland is fairing well

and who knows maybe I'll get a wee

chance for a visit this week!

Polka Doodles have it all stitched up

Polka Doodles are looking for stitching in your

project this week.

So I dusted off my needle and thread for my chevron stitches

and a little french knot at Millie's waist.

I have used the very lovely Millie's Birthday by

Emma Canning.

Emma is having a DT call at the mo

so you have until the 31st August to apply here.

I have used paper and flower from

the Studio 12 Cd. - Picknix 1

to create my tag with Emma's lovely image

coloured with Promarkers.

We'd love to see your projects including

stitches over at Polka Doodles this week!

Benjamin's Dedication.....Also back to school!

Using the wonderful image by Mo Manning - 'Ben'

a card for Benjamin's Dedication.

Hope started school last week

But so far not noticed all this extra time I'm going to have!

They were more keen to go to school than

have their photo's taken.....

Polka Doodles - Celebration

It's coming to the end of the Olympics

 and over at Polka Doodles

we are looking for some Celebration cards

Celebrate in style with a bit of Dress up!

Pollywitchy doodles is a fab and fun 

download bundle by Nikky.

Don't you just love Franky!

Come on share your

celebration projects with us at

Polka Doodles!

Crafty Creations - Olympic ring colours

Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Black!

Yes it those Olympic ring colours

for this weeks challenge at

Crafty Creations.

And we warmly welcome

A Day for Daisies

as this weeks sponsor.

I have used the very lovely

Miss Clair Clown for my card

a sixth birthday for Hope's wee friend Poppy.

A little bit more felting.....

All the fluffy soft fibres dyed and carded.

This is a mix of Zwartbles, Merino,

Alpaca and Silk.

A bit of elbow grease lots of soap and

alternate hot and cold water.

Voila another piece of felt.....this I hope to use as the greenery on my

felt picture.

A few cards.... on catch up.

Don't know where my time is

going to at the moment. 

So thought I better add some cards 

that I have made over the last few weeks

so you know I am still

making cards!

I love Mo Manning babies and this was a double sided one

with a cut out frame so baby can be seen

on the inside too!

A fun card for a lady retiring as a classroom assistant

from a private little boys school!

A 30th Birthday ...I am still loving that Marianne die cut

ivy frame and of course the gorgeous

Leanne Ellis image!

Bus Stop Toy Shop raising money for CHAS

In Duncan's own words:


BIG NEWS: I'm excited to announce that on the 1st to 3rd of August, Ben Miller, Duncan Conner, Sean McFarlane (all United Kingdom) and Christian Olsson (Sweden) will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon Playing a Boardgame, at Bus Stop Toy Shop, Largs, Scotland. The current World Record stands at a smidgen under 54 hours - jeeps that's a long time - but we're all gunning to go past that mark.

And for my part - Claire that is...........I am off to do a witness shift 7am - 11am this morning at the 

Bus Stop Toy Shop


Where they are raising money for CHAS

(Children's Hospice Association Scotland). It costs £7M every year to do the vital work they do - perhaps we can put a tiny dent in that for this year?

Step 2 Felted picture......

Next I trimmed 3 of the felted cloth edges straight

to give me some extra pieces of felt fabric.

I used this to create 3 felt flowers.

Two with stamens in the centres.