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!

Thrifty! and another of Colletta's Giveaways!

This morning I cut up various old cards, Christmas and other, punched a hole in a corner and tied a short bit of sparkly crochet thread through. I had quite a production line going! Right so! Gift tags for the coming year sorted!
I even stored them in a re-cycled ziplock bag, howzat! One job done off the list...

Colletta is having another giveaway!
In honour of her 100th post (some people are organised and get their act together for these things)...and since I won one of her Christmas giveaway books I really am being greedy entering this but...well...go see for yourself because it's a really great idea she's had!

I also finished the cowl I was knitting but it's quite tight, not drapey, so I'll give it to my sister! She likes things close round her neck, I hate it. Or I might rip it out. Guess my tension was off.

I've just been designing a Calendar online for my Dad's Christmas present, using his own photos, which are on our computer. I use some of his amazing photography here. I'll let you know how the Calendar turns out.

My toolbar has disappeared...how peculiar...

Waahay! Post!

Look what arrived in the post this morning:-
Colletta emailed me before Christmas to say I had won one of her book giveaways. I was delighted, and then the bad weather arrived which resulted in no post for nearly a fortnight. However this morning there was a clunk on the doormat and THERE it was!

I tell you, I was so pleased that I made myself a big cuppa tea, stretched out on the sofa and began reading! Thank you Colletta, I am so enjoying 'Jingle Bell Babies'!

And a day on the sofa has done me good too as I am still far from well, but with the house full of family have been dashing round like a mad thing keeping up with laundry, meals, cleaning, airing the dogs, mopping up snow puddles, etc etc- just usual mother things. So I guess I'm twice grateful!

My favourite mug with Winnie-the-Pooh came to grief this evening, boo hoo. B was very sorry too as she broke it.

The wind has been howling since yesterday afternoon, now with sleet and snow added. It is wearing listening to it but I'm thankful for a warm, snug house (which hasn't always been the case). Sos and B made supper this evening, when I said salads I meant various dishes, but they misunderstood and put everything together in one big bowl, including all the Christmas leftovers!!!