Book Tag And A Freebie !

I have been tagged - yet again !

By Onedia - from her art blog . She

has been here before , and me not knowing ,

until she left me a comment on here . But it`s so nice to

meet new people isn`t it ! ? And i hope to get to

know you better Onedia !

It`s the book tag , that i have seen people

do , although i may be a little late taking part !

Here goes !

1. Pick up the nearest book

2. open to page 123 .

3 . Find the 5th sentence .

4 . Post the next 3 sentences .

5 . Tag people and who taggged you .


I found this book , at my local charity shop .

even though it was published a few years ago now -

I had no clue what it was about - i just went with the

covers name . But i was so glad that i bought it .

A mans perspective on all things that are

beautiful - with small chapters that you can dip

into when you feel like it .

Divine Beauty - The Invisible Embrace

John O` Donohue .

ISBN : 0593046102

PRICE £ 15.00 - hard back .






In dance the gravity of the body is

released . A fluency and lightness invest

each jesture , and stir the whole body .

Stillness breaks in waves of visible grace .

Now the people who i tag for this are -

Rhonda

Meggie

Sherry !

Of course , there is no pressure to take part .

And i know Sherry has done this beforehand !

But i know you`re a book fanatic ! ;o)

And , with it being the last day of May -

Where has the time gone !! ??

I thought i would give you a free image

from my own personal vintage postcard stash

for you to use !

Have A fabulous Weekend !!!

Thankyou to all who have entered

my giveaway so far ....

Some of you have it correct ! :o) LOL

The winners will be announced Tuesday !

Take Your Pick - 250th Post Giveaway !!

As you can see it`s my 250th post !!

Well , it was yesterdays post , and i

had not realised it !

So , in the tradtion - i am having a small

giveaway - something handmade by me -

and a surprise ! All you have to do is pick the

right answer from below - and the first 2

with the correct one in comments left ,

will win a little goody from moi !

I was told by my mum - that if i were born a boy -

i would have been called what ??

A . - Craig

B. - Johnathon

C .- Andrew

Happy choosing everyone !!

The closing date is Monday 2nd June .

Wonderful Weekend ...

Well , our weather held up , and it turned

out better than the forcast said ! Woo Hoo ! ;o)

What made it better was my friend Rhonda

bestowed me , with not one , but 2 awards !

I am ever grateful to be on the receiving end

of any award . Having touched a person`s life , in

whatever way , makes you feel humbled .

So Thankyou for thinking of me Rhonda - when

like you said , it was a difficult decision to choose

people and leave many out , who deserved it as well .

So i wish to pass these 2 awards onto others that have

touched me .

Whether you have these already - i`m not so sure !!

Meggie - for her zest of life , and living each day ,

and support to myself - thank you
Rebecca - who is going through a difficult time in her

life right now , but still thinking of others .

Amy - who did a first ever swap with me

and offered to do an extra christmas cracker swap

so i wouldn`t be left out of hosting my first one !

Thanks so much dear friend !

Tammy - A nature lover like me , and we have

friendly banter between each other ! Hee Hee !

Of course , there would be Rhonda , and my

other good friend Sherry - who`s love of

life shines in everything she says and does .

But they have received them !

There are others that have touched me , so please

don`t feel left out ! It`s so difficult to choose

as you can imagine !

Yesterday , we went out to Chevin park . A woodland area ,

not too far away from home , and had a walk in the sunshine

although it was very windy !

It has fantastic views - these are a few photo`s .

The walk up to the ridge








To see this ....











And some poppies by the roadside .





The end of a good day .

Sunset taken through my craft room window .

And , i`m sure you`ll get fed up of me plugging

my own shop ! :o) I have done a big stock update

here

Including , a British birds collage sheet , bird muse pack,

buttons , lace and more !

Digital Collage sheet ..

I have just created my first digital

collage sheet to purchase from my shop

They are postcards which i have collected

and want to share with you . It will be emailed to you

in J-peg format as soon as payment has been received .

For use in your own creations only !

And i`m having a destash of my ever increasing

supplies - including some of my vintage button finds !

Coming soon !!

And the rain has not come here yet -

It`s sunny outside now !

Or maybe i`ve spoken too soon !!

Makes And Finds ..

Vintage Baby Plaque

Here`s another baby item i made .

Created partially from an old baby album ,

with vintage baby fabric backing board ,

lace and a seam binding hanger .

I have just listed this in my shop

And this is my newest find !

An old crochet yarn box , filled with yarns ,

small crochet pieces and some assorted hooks !

I spotted it on a stall , bought it real cheap ,

and walked away smiling and feeling smug !

Again here is a bank holiday weekend .

We`ve had a rain forcast - as usual !!

So , if i don`t post for a few days

Have a wonderful weekend everyone !!

xxxxxx

A Small Celebration !

I just thought that i would pop on here -

in between doing so many things here

and maybe emailing friends about my news ! -

Some of you know that i have been unemployed

for a while now . But today , i went for an interview

and got a part time job offer at last !! :o)

It may not be a big deal to some , but for me

it`s a break from the grey clouds that have been

hanging over me . Having to deal with money worries

and some boredom at home . I`m feeling more

positive and it will be great to get back out there

to work and have some money of my now !!

xxxx

French Book Page ...

Here`s my book page for Rhonda`s

French Book Swap.

You had to do a page of something what

France meant to you , with the quote

being in french , and the English translation

on the reverse .

Ville de L` Amour

Which means City Of Love

I have just posted it off , along with photocopies of

it , for all the other participants . So we all get a copy of

each others page , bound in book form .

I cannot wait to receive my book , and see everyones

interpretation and artwork !!

And i have made another Dynamite necklace !

This one is on a purple suede thong , which i am listing in my

shop later this afternoon !

Along with this bracelet - repurposed piece ,

mother of pearl inlay flower , with 6 strands of black

elasticated beads

Tagged ...

I was tagged a few days ago now by

Mary Ann to reveal any quirky things

you have about yourself .So here`s what

i came up with ! And they`re all food related !

1... I LOVE chocolate and mints - but NOT

combined together ! I would rather taste them

separately and enjoy the flavours by themselves !

2.... When i cook a roast chicken - everytime -

i don`t feel like having any once it`s done !

But i do love the crispy skin , and would gladly just

have a load of that instead !

3... I prefer cooked tomatoes to raw ones . At a

push , i`ll have a little piece of raw .

4... I`m a big lover of potatoes ! I`ve been told

i must have some Irish in me ! I can eat them

anytime , a few times a day , roast , chipped ,

mashed . When i lived on my own , i made a big

casserole dish of potatoes and onions in gravy

with cheese on top , and it lasted a few days

for my meals .

5... I have my bread as it is - usually no

butter or spread . It happened when i did a

diet many years ago , gave that up , but kept

this . I do have a little on toast now and then ,

other than that i use mayo / pickle if appropriate

on a sandwich .

So there you have it !

Thankyou to Mary Ann for choosing me -

i enjoyed doing this one , like the others .

I will not pass this on , as it has been around in

blogland , but will do like Mary Ann did , if you

want to say your quirky thing left in a comment ,

please do so !

Dynamite !!

The past couple of evenings , i have been

making these necklaces . My other half

said they looked like sticks of dynamite

exploding !! LOL

So that`s what i am going to call them !

Dynamite Necklaces

Black /White/Grey Necklace

Handmade fabric beads , with thin wire and beads wrapped

around , fibres with irredescent spacer beads ,

on a leather thong .

Pink Fluffy Dynamite Necklace

The same styled beads with pink fibres and faceted spacer

beads on a chenille thong

Brights Dynamite necklace

same fabric beads , fibres , and wooden

bead spacers , on a pale lilac faux suede

thong .

It`s a great way to use any fabric scraps you have ,

and beads , as i`m not really into beading as such -

But i loved making these for a change from what

i normally do !

My Gifts From Rhonda .

Since November last year , for my

Christmas Cracker swap , i met Rhonda

We gelled instantly , and we have become

best friends to each other . We have chatted on the phone

and by email , and she feels like a sister to me .

I was told that she had bought me some

Cavallini & Co birds and nests stickers ,

in a tin . Which i had been after buying for a

while now , and Rhonda said she had posted them ,

along with aload of other goodies for me -

she told me to look in her Etsy Shop , and

choose what i wanted ! ;o)

So here`s all my items she sent just for me !

My birds / nest stickers !!

A couple of cards

Selection of French Cavallini & Co stickers

Pages from her precious vintage ledger book ,

plain and written on . I love the hand writing on these !!

varoius vintage cancelled cheques

Vintage playing cards , with birds , dogs , cats ,

flowers - simply gorgeous !!

Bingo , luggage and raffle tickets

This was a true act of kindness , towards myself .

When someone thought of the things

you like , bought those , and offered other items -

just because - made me feel a very special

person in Rhonda`s life .

So Thankyou so much my dear friend !

Those words are not enough to say ,

and you know i love you , and we will

get to meet in person one day , have a

laugh and a cry , go shopping , and spend

some precious time together .

My Walk With The Blooms

On my way to my local town , spring blooms

are appearing constantly , and changing

the scenery around us . These are just a few that i saw

on my walk there and back home last week .

Daisies

These had grown from a garden ,

through a stone wall facing a main road .

Cherry Blossom tress

In our local park - the bandstand with hanging

baskets surrounded by various pansies .

Bluebells in the church yard .

Forget me nots

More cherry blossoms poking through trees .

I hope everyone out there too , is

enjoying what Mother Nature is

offering to us right now !

Putting My Time To More Creative Use ..

It`s been quite warm and sunny here ,

the past few days .

And i always have trouble sleeping , or getting

to bed . So i made good use of that time , and

came up with these 2 tags last night .

Using handmade paper background ,

vintage wallpaper piece and seam binding .

White paper lily , vintage raffle ticket and

ledger paper snippet .

I hope everyone else is having better weather now !

Later - i have some photos of blooms that are

appearing all around -

Spring has most definately appeared here !

Weekly Challenge ` s

I`m a member of Etsy Cottage Style , and

joined a group for mixed media & paper arts .

The past few weeks Sherry had started a

Fun Friday Challenge on there , choosing

items / words , to create something , whatever

you wished , as long as the chosen subject for

that week was incorporated in it .

This weeks was

Sea foam and Brown .

This is my contribution .

An altered matchbox .

From a free wallpaper sample ,vintage lace

organza ribbon and a brad , on the outside .

The inside has a sleeping / resting Angel image ,

dotted vintage music paper around the sides ,

and a millenery flower and a butterfly .

Last weeks challenge was Roses .

" As Timeless As A Rose "

Matt board covered with vintage music paper ,

gesso and paints . Then an acrylic applique with

tiny seed beads swirled in .

With a fabric rose in the center ,

to show the 3 D effect .

And because Sherry is going on

vacation later today . I have the task of picking

what we do for the next couple of weeks .

Finally - Sherry - i know i`ve sent you a

personal message . Guess it wasn`t as much

of a surprise than i thought it would be ! LOL !

But have a wonderful time , relax , have a drink -

or three ! Shop `til you drop ! Of course tons of

photos !

I will miss you !!

And see you when you get back !!

xxxxx