All Kinds of Everything

Colletta is having a Valentine's Book Giveaway:
Of course I'd much rather you didn't enter it, but since one of the rules to enter is posting about it- here's the post...and here's the ace review...sigh...now you'll all want it and I definitely won't win...

I've been playing:

'Well m'dear,' sez yez, 'and when are you not?'

But you see I got these great vintage postcard scans from Tricia at French Kissed, Au Bon Marché and Hotel de l'Opéra (I love the appearance of the written word) and I thought I could use them to make shop tags:

Don't laugh, but I fished the pack of little blank cards out of the paper bin in school a few years ago. I printed off the scans, but as the printer is misbehaving they came out greenish so then I tried printing them in black and white. The size of the cards meant I had to cut up the individual printouts, but I think that gives the old handwriting more impact, in some ways.

Then I wrote 'Heckety Beckety Crafts' with silver or gold or green gel pens,

added a bit of glitter on some but not sure if I like that idea

and am adding fabric scraps and teeny buttons on them to embellish them.

I know its only a tag but how often do you keep a pretty tag as a book mark? I do, and thought it might be a nice 'touch'?

Anyhow I'm having great fun! I love cutting and sticking...the child in me I guess! (which is why I still read Winnie-the-Pooh, Dr Seuss, Richard Scarry, Brian Wildsmith, Maurice Sendak- doncha LOVE 'Chicken Soup With Rice'?)

Don't know if you remember but awhile back I ordered online a DIY Desk Calendar for my Dad using his photography (see next door for his photos).
Due to the snow in Britain and the postal system being disrupted it took longer to arrive, but it has turned out beautifully. The photos look even more impressive than on the computer screen as the printing paper is of a very high quality, and Dad is delighted with it.

If you are curious here's the link to the company, I'll certainly be using them again as my sisters enjoy photography too.

After dropping B off at school (she's in the middle of mock Inter. Cert. Exams poor thing) I had to buy dog food and treated myself to a new tea!

I'm Irish amn't I? Besides talking, tea drinking is the National Pastime you know! Although Earl Grey would be my usual treat I really like this tea too. Rooibos I drink all the day, but sometimes I need a change!

Oh, I nearly forgot- Check out here for several new freebie ETSY Banner Designs! As you know I like playing with banners, and I think these are rather delectable!

Apologies for sending you all over the shop today, but I hope you each find at least one useful thing!

Oh one last thing (Proud Mommy Moment here); B got into the second round of a local singing Competition Wednesday night, ma baba!