Friday at Last!

The start of the week whizzed by but since Wednesday it's been going so slowly.  Paul has gone back down to the coast and I'm missing him very much.  I decided to keep myself busy though and came up with this LO for the UKS Weekly Challenge:

The challenge was to scrap something other than a person, use a sketch, use ribbon and use bling.  I ticked all the boxes so full points yet again.  I found the sketch on The Scraproom Blog.

I know that this isn't grammatically correct but it's what we always say to Alfie when he's been naughty.  It's a phrase that's used often in this house and it does make us laugh!

This afternoon I'm going to start knitting a llama for Maddie

Ready to Snuggle In

I finally finished Maddie's quilt at about 1:30 this morning!  I hand sewed the edge binding on and my eyes were so sore when I put the last stitch in.  I'm really pleased with it, my first attempt at machine quilting, and I hope she's going to look after it.

She chose the material, something to brighten her room up.

I added the lilac to break it up a bit

I have the top of a lap quilt ready so I might get the machine out and do something a bit more elaborate than just stitching in the ditch.

Another Week Gone

I had a lovely surprise earlier in the week, I got a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my friend Lynne for my birthday.

I went to my crop yesterday and had a great time.  Claire, Chocolate_ee on UKS, did a lovely class for us.  She really is so talented and such a great teacher so I am unable to take any credit for this gorgeous LO but had to show it off.

This weeks weekly challenge on UKS was to scrap an old photo and write about the memory.  I found a photo of me taken 28 years ago!  It was taken in my aunt's garden when summers were hot and I loved to do cartwheels, doing a cartwheel now would surely break my arms!  I used this months Sarah's Card's Sketch Challenge for the LO so I killed 2 birds with 1 stone.

This evening I'm just finishing the hand sewing on a quilt I've been making for Maddie, it's been a lot of fun to do and I'm hoping I'll be able to show it off tomorrow.

Spring Clean Sunday

Ok I know it's not spring but the sun was shining through the window this morning and everything look so dusty so I had a mad cleaning session.  I had planned to scrap all day but I feel better now that everything is sparkling.

I went to bingo yesterday, had a voucher for my birthday but, as usual, I was just there to make the numbers up!  Got down to one number a few times so at least I got my heart rate up for a bit lol

Yesterday I finally finished sewing up a cardigan I've knitted.  I absolutely loved knitting it but sewing up is not one of my favourite things to do which is sort of strange because I love sewing.

I was pleased to find the perfect button in my scrapping stash

I'm half way through knitting the hat that goes with it and I'm hoping to get it finished by tonight so that I'll look like the smartest dog walker in the park tomorrow lol

Happy Birthday to ME!

I had such a lovely day today, I got some beautiful presents too.  PJs and 2 games for the Wii to help me lose all the weight that's been, I was going to say creeping when in all honesty it's been charging back on!  I also got some fantastic stash from my friends at Cheam Crop and I'll be showing you how I use it on some layouts I have planned. 

My best friend took me out for a lovely lunch, a total surprise and delicious.  We went to the carvery

And had a sundae for dessert

Smothered in butterscotch sauce with a flake on the side

I was totally stuffed but my Mum gave me Just Dance for the Wii so I had to have a go as soon as I got home.  I managed 2, yes TWO, only 2 songs and then I was totally done in!  It's great fun though.

Now I'm just going to have a relaxing evening in front of the TV with my knitting just like the old dear I am becoming he he he

What a Grey Day

It's so overcast here today, I've been out and about shopping but it's nice to be home now.

I worked on a layout for the UKS Weekly Challenge yesterday. The theme was 'Forbidden Fruit', mine is cream teas. I love them so much but, luckly, only really have them in the summer.

I'm going to try and get the Happy Hookers Crochet book from the library today, I really do want to master this craft and I met set that as one of my goals for 2010.

I'm off to bingo tonight, really need to win some money so I can invest it in a lottery ticket that will win me millions..............I can dream can't I?!?!?

It's All White

We had another flurry of snow overnight so everything was back to being white this morning.  Took the dogs for a walk in the park, first time in the snow, and they loved it.

Had a lovely, relaxing Sunday and came up with a LO for the UKScrappers January House Challenge.  We had to scrap our habits, good or bad.  Here's my LO and it's bad!

I am an expert at running out of time, daydreaming and not getting anything done, it's all gonna change this year though!  Off to look for more challenges to do while I still have my MOJO.