tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15702455653081785562024-03-12T20:59:20.446-07:00MAGPIE-PIXIEWelcome to my muses & crafty makesCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-13780731940656155912013-05-15T02:41:00.001-07:002013-05-15T02:41:42.286-07:00<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I`m sorry to say that due to my father being terminally ill & living in Australia while i am in the UK , i have not been feeling creative the past few weeks . I am prepared to fly out at any moment and possibly staying there for as long as 3 months . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So i cannot say when i will be posting on my blog in the near future . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks to all my followers , those who commented in the past etc etc , bye for now . Carolyn x </span>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-21201239604948141072013-03-29T00:00:00.000-07:002013-03-29T01:32:27.407-07:00Vintage Elephant Cushion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this cushion from a children`s vintage sewing book of the 1970`s</div>
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i purchased in a secondhand book store.Approx 12 " and 9" wide </div>
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The face / trunk / ears / tusks / eyes are felt </div>
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He`s stuffed & sewn together , i will just have to wash him as is ,</div>
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<strong>A Happy Easter holidays </strong></div>
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<br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-70723267761552273912013-03-08T00:30:00.000-08:002013-03-08T00:30:04.387-08:00I`m Still here :) <span style="color: black;">Indeed i am ... </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The time has flown by so quickly and my poor neglected blog has suffered in the process , not to mention my creative time . I have no real explanation as to why , i suppose no real excuse`s for you out there .... Just life got in the way , somethings changed , but not my urge to get back creating once more :) Not that it left me , it was still inside .. waiting to resurface .</span><br />
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So i am back and in the final process of completing my new creative space , moving into a smaller room here at home - which has been newly decorated , weeding unwanted items out , ready for me to begin once more - and it feels good . I hope to post something again very soon . Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-45447617964059396732011-07-29T03:47:00.000-07:002011-07-29T05:34:24.019-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3UIoLGUDY8DQ8pxlheMj8cXvUNRfVc0rPF0R6oFRVuSWd1S3-vMkWp37s5jpst_IIZP-tMcJ7vscNCS_VLBqJjaAAPULf54u4ZRR-hKCtiv8y5910fAwiXM-qnf32rRweZDCn38RaWc/s1600/heart+for+dad+0066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634724412907559970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3UIoLGUDY8DQ8pxlheMj8cXvUNRfVc0rPF0R6oFRVuSWd1S3-vMkWp37s5jpst_IIZP-tMcJ7vscNCS_VLBqJjaAAPULf54u4ZRR-hKCtiv8y5910fAwiXM-qnf32rRweZDCn38RaWc/s400/heart+for+dad+0066.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Father In Law </div><br /><div align="center">Passed away on 7/7/11 ..... around 7pm .<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Above is a heart i made for one of my sister in law . .</div><br /><div align="center">From the hankies he used .. stuffed and filled with lavender</div><br /><div align="center">with a small pocket on the back incase she needed to put a </div><br /><div align="center">message in it for him .. </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I`ve been putting off this post .. or even deciding whether to</div><br /><div align="center">hit publish at all .. But i think it`s for the best keeping some</div><br /><div align="center">of my followers up to speed .. so now ... for those who aren`t on </div><br /><div align="center">Facebook will know the sad news ... </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And for those who wish to continue reading .. you can ..</div><br /><div align="center">I am being very honest and say it is my own </div><br /><div align="center">opinion only and experience .. so i do not wish to offend anyone ..<br />Death is something which we cannot avoid .. Whether it is sudden</div></div><br /><div align="center">or expected .. you are still shocked and saddened that it has</div><br /><div align="center">happened to a loved one . Even talking about it in this day and age ...</div><br /><div align="center">We can see it as something which we will deal with later .. </div><br /><div align="center">It`s one of those taboo subjects that people often get edgy about ,</div><br /><div align="center">and think .....i have plenty of time .. we never know how long we </div><br /><div align="center">have .. but to do some preparation for it .. does help your family </div><br /><div align="center">or those that are dealing with it for you . </div><br /><div align="center">As a family .. we are thankful that our father had prepared somethings</div><br /><div align="center">like life insurance to help pay for the astronomical funeral costs .. </div><br /><div align="center">When i say astronomical .. i am not kidding !! I was completely shocked and</div><br /><div align="center">to say the least fuming , at the charges we were given .. It seems that when you die ..</div><br /><div align="center">those left are charged such high prices at a very emotional time and </div><br /><div align="center">are not thinking properly themselves and do not question charges or shop around .</div><br /><div align="center">That said .. of course you do want to give lost ones the best or what they requested..</div><br /><div align="center">But it could cause more worry for those who do not have the money and they</div><br /><div align="center">may end up in debt with it . So .. that lesson gone through .. is to try and sort</div><br /><div align="center">something out for myself .. and maybe you too .. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Death is something i am afraid of ... i will openly admit it ..</div><br /><div align="center">I don`t like heights .. and a few other things ... But this ... </div><br /><div align="center">i can`t get my head around it .. </div><br /><div align="center">It`s probably at least 10 years .. since i have had to go to a</div><br /><div align="center">funeral .. so you do not think about .. you`re too busy trying to live</div><br /><div align="center">your life .. you see things in the media .. word of mouth etc .. and you will </div><br /><div align="center">just stop maybe for a moment and think maybe why .. how sad it is .. </div><br /><div align="center">express your sympathy and then carry on " as normal " ... </div><br /><div align="center">But i think because i am getting older myself .. when a death happens , </div><br /><div align="center">and this seems to have affected me more than any other .. </div><br /><div align="center">It`s actually stopped me in my tracks and made me really think ... </div><br /><div align="center">My father in law died when we should have been away on holiday .</div><br /><div align="center">He was taken into a hospice for the final 5 days of his life .. </div><br /><div align="center">He was only given a bed there .. because a few days beforehand he was</div><br /><div align="center">very fidgety and couldn`t settle , not eating and very confused and we </div><br /><div align="center">could not cope between us to care for him ... Seeing him go in .. was heartbreaking</div><br /><div align="center">as he wanted to go home .. but it was the best place and care for him ..</div><br /><div align="center">Then being told that his confusion .. was the onset of the dying process ..</div><br /><div align="center">when i didn`t know there was one ... was the news we did not want hear ..</div><br /><div align="center">We were all at his bedside . most of the time .. still chatting with him</div><br /><div align="center">as normal and just waiting .. that`s all we could do .</div><br /><div align="center">I was with him when he died .. I had my head on a pillow noddding off in a chair</div><br /><div align="center">close by as i had done a night shift with him and had no sleep for 36 hours .</div><br /><div align="center">I was woken up , amidst the cries for help .. i saw him take his last breath </div><br /><div align="center">.... something that i will never forget .. and he was " gone " ... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Later .. with all of us around him ..... we had a drink </div><br /><div align="center">and toasted his life ... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I was honoured to know my father in law .. ... </div><br /><div align="center">To help take care of him during his last few weeks ,</div><br /><div align="center">never hearing once of him complaining or questioning why he had cancer</div><br /><div align="center">and i can still hear a thankyou Carolyn in my head i got on the</div><br /><div align="center">day before he went into the hospice .</div><br /><div align="center">He was a proud , old fashioned gentleman , who doted on</div><br /><div align="center">all his family ... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">That`s what i want to remember ...<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-74590877960575669392011-06-28T23:57:00.000-07:002011-06-29T00:38:31.662-07:00<div align="center">A couple of weekends ago .. i travelled to</div><br /><div align="center">London to finally meet a blogger and facebook</div><br /><div align="center">friend <a href="http://jasmoonbutterfly.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Aside from going shopping ;o) We went to a park</div><br /><div align="center">which was in the middle of the area she lived in</div><br /><div align="center">called The Rookery , quite an unexpexted piece of gardens</div><br /><div align="center">in a built up area of a big city .</div><br /><div align="center">Just a few pictures are below ;o)</div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623533590429988530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2qqmrmfK5IcYUHVgCqAeD5R2BGqWfLo166szoh7mbaJbtB01Wcgv7xCSqUYJDRWu90ktCqXR1MyC8SLcZZHEcajqLlVwWmoqyyW5qKh9cmDA8YAJxDmB9kbM4Uiq-CAHZiaZLPXs8LA/s400/Missing+You+Already+038.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Tracey taking a photo of me while i was taking</div><br /><div align="center">a photo of her !!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbLAAKzJIkQjnPTCw4YI7J2xtBP2s1uCNAjbzUSJyU_IxXrXzjLyNIC1-ZqjwdfH84OxY6a1liqyf2A0TxZ06QVT3PkNI9R9LjPIRuffu4ldn9B9MdhuemB6hHT31j9c2nzuarVVJfe4/s1600/Missing+You+Already+058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623533320201514530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbLAAKzJIkQjnPTCw4YI7J2xtBP2s1uCNAjbzUSJyU_IxXrXzjLyNIC1-ZqjwdfH84OxY6a1liqyf2A0TxZ06QVT3PkNI9R9LjPIRuffu4ldn9B9MdhuemB6hHT31j9c2nzuarVVJfe4/s400/Missing+You+Already+058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Both of us ;o)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumuvM3RmdWA8S9HPYKzuPNQWrEIXWTNR8IKLYycKVIdpQO4HvhRW3dhKN5Xhp-IgkrdyDCRZ4LkomSDCFPh12wt7SmPS46PAjObXmuUFis2MfnZZFYatGWt_JSuu1mt_0ml7e_3-5tec/s1600/Missing+You+Already+060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623532423188491826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJijBzs6yZsi2xcml5EHITkTZ1UTAu8zoxq5_plsPqoAJ66LT9TI741AjNY6y6bzZL00GI93KWAAQYJV6U6WPw-UV0mJViWJhI6f-RIMokTi0z31hud0q_mQrsaT0c9SilFrEI3PVrdLM/s400/Missing+You+Already+085.JPG" /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br />It was a lovely trip away for a few days</div><br /><div align="center">and i hope to visit Tracey again in the near future ,</div><br /><div align="center">and it was lovely to finally meet you in the flesh !! ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-44969538684175736222011-06-09T23:48:00.000-07:002011-06-10T01:02:57.726-07:00<div align="center">Here are a few select photo`s from our</div><br /><div align="center">couple of days away , which seem so long ago now ! </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">View out to sea from the Northumberland coast</div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616493283973405570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdlbAV3_4NEl4RmIGpuj_r6b6GiDwuwLCiDf_ZIA-zlnqQMtO0ZWZSgW1VZz9663d-ojSASOBBXr9MZaYUOfBXUffzfHSY9S83J_CtG0KFaNizOVoxsSeUFfp-FtiQ_FFLJyZxAbnRec/s400/Matfen+Hall+040.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">We visited a couple of places , this is Cragside .</div><br /><div align="center">The first house to have hydro electricity installed</div><br /><div align="center">and built in 1863 .</div><br /><div align="center">View of the house taken from the iron bridge</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616493038720509922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScrP4GLRkn1zhHhkJags2XYtMmwfRg7TRs_yvYWxvKqe76k8f0zQOfgU_TyQ-qhFUfq57nwp9x_vUaXepNTnv3i6oUntitlb0_YOOioPuFn0NbqUFydHhgndV1sMfBv-UINTq8FgDUgI/s400/Matfen+Hall+102.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />my arty shot of the bridge ;o)<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z6-rBcoVc1UtjSgxNz_UZ3h5-fYHylUTvCcHajVucqF8U66j1kBv7X7ZDsFi2i4Ha6PFnewhOMZIWvokkVPmhnAjqWKXv3IBwY260TLuHN55YO95VHWpwk6rrdNAxg7CEena1Pou2Y8/s1600/Matfen+Hall+030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616492822714058690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z6-rBcoVc1UtjSgxNz_UZ3h5-fYHylUTvCcHajVucqF8U66j1kBv7X7ZDsFi2i4Ha6PFnewhOMZIWvokkVPmhnAjqWKXv3IBwY260TLuHN55YO95VHWpwk6rrdNAxg7CEena1Pou2Y8/s400/Matfen+Hall+030.JPG" /></a><br /><br />You could take photo`s inside .. as long as no flash was used.</div><br /><div align="center">Just one of the many rooms ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616492546845024674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfZmrJIrUo6hlAn8BjyAJAZgFXrrci-3i-LlkMKmE9L4YPuTgLb9y2w2Jx9pmufIZezTkLU3M5fRA0RwIGmN3_vyoQDjlISN_ZX7wqdRQY0hQgYwz88fEHoPi-ugp8kJGvleftd6XKtg/s400/Matfen+Hall+073.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />and the other part of the same room with a magnificent marble fireplace</div><br /><div align="center">and a places to sit inside .. one of the most beautiful things </div><br /><div align="center">i have ever seen !<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616492452660744210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0585TZwmtdvsZxhPBgxU3GY1uimx7zfchjVdneQdvUoYwWTKJRGOofXRQLafPnZtptucK29fOZYJKJdv7484EHrYdoglni_d_kyjZ4m9Go2JpnPxzDeES7OFiN7WdGXMo99X315QwslQ/s400/Matfen+Hall+070.JPG" /><br /><br />Next day was Parceval Hall gardens .. the house was out of bounds</p><br /><p align="center">to the public .. but the gardens were so well maintained and beautiful ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616492147780688578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsbaWknASUtApGAZfR_aBoSw33ChoSGxEtlDtSRa6CpSf-7ZDBNkeKqH76GVuz8wSosNudrKxISvR5tcKF9Gv7YQy9lu0oWfkSI3KEaxhopofUZQiI8yimS5ipIC4k1v9olge-NAKxuc/s400/Matfen+Hall+135.JPG" /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">And with a view like this from the house .. who wouldn`t</div><br /><div align="center">want to live there !! ??<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616492031551595490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaLq1DJp4qtzhKQATpUDeGWuucAFZ2Vja6oJvKGNQ1iBlh4UJz2zWLQeprZ-SXOmHqkhmSaT74HhFD5VMU4KZV5XoPQzIEVT9fgHWQ8E7cWuAw5xfjHXBkl8Zc7GiUNORtWMTLbcekIg/s400/Matfen+Hall+131.JPG" /><br /><br />just one of the many plants in the gorgeous garden ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616491876522008834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAJAgD7MnPOnpRFruSBHZVIR33E4YXkp-qzR_HIQ0c-Z4wKiLe0eblGO124a83_uWDhC3i31NNG0lL4kmJ-44KwQV1cH4kQSZ4q89elhm8ostKmv5i5AzMGedH8XLtOPZk3gJ-fRPKDc/s400/Matfen+Hall+160.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />And it seems everywhere we go .. we see a robin !!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616491665958302690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6Cz-TBPNnlRNarLHTW942memQvh03c9kwOBIqz5a_Uq_xDzV4-WdzTE6OfDKVNRuvKrpYNqMiUQRGw6eFt-zd4eILigGjw29K6ySTRNMfvnAg6yyfsBz0E_bZCEfPHz_NAZdZvBKWEY/s400/Matfen+Hall+381.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And this is the leather sofa i fell in love with</div><br /><div align="center">at our hotel ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616491480591502482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRCAqGHsMcLa18sBtuCO37D_prfwAHHnCieoB_XTlHwkL76koJuHgWFPJ6ToxepYWOq4UEbdOzi6lS-2Gf3U3ycrfP-2T5pOh3UEt9zPI7pr1NK-UUs4heHyefLIPeVjyXxbniZM8BCU/s400/Matfen+Hall+312.JPG" /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Thanks for popping by .. to see my more random postings </div><br /><div align="center">on here lately ;o) </div><br /><div align="center">I am currently looking after my FIL more so now ..</div><br /><div align="center">He was sent home from the hospital earlier this week ..</div><br /><div align="center">His cancer has spread dramatically and well .. to tell</div><br /><div align="center">the truth , it`s basically to die at home .. that`s his wish .</div><br /><div align="center">We`re not sure how long he`s got .. so i know you`ll understand</div><br /><div align="center">my absence fron here ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-804911840493065852011-05-26T01:15:00.000-07:002011-05-26T01:29:30.428-07:00<div align="center">Hi everyone ;o) </div><br /><div align="center">Where has my followers link buttons gone on my side bar !! ??</div><br /><div align="center">Does anyone know how to get it back ! ?? </div><br /><div align="center">Anyway .. i will try and sort it out later ...</div><br /><div align="center">For those who are not on Facebook following me ..</div><br /><div align="center">The past few weeks have been worrrying , tiresome - to say the least ..</div><br /><div align="center">due to my FIL being rushed into hospital with internal bleeding .</div><br /><div align="center">3 weeks on .. he is better and getting ready to come home ..</div><br /><div align="center">He is such a fighter and proud man , and having seen him at his</div><br /><div align="center">worst with oxygen and tubes everywhere .. i have to admire him more</div><br /><div align="center">So i am sad to say .. i have not had any creative time to speak of ..</div><br /><div align="center">We went away for a couple of days recently , once we knew</div><br /><div align="center">that dad was in the clear and i have photos but not downloaded</div><br /><div align="center">them yet .. So i hope to share some with you soon ;o)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Thanks for dropping by .. and i hope to get back to</div><br /><div align="center">normal as soon as !! ;o) </div><br /><div align="center"></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-39650786171933890132011-05-03T23:54:00.000-07:002011-05-04T00:10:36.098-07:00<div align="center">I hope everyone had a good easter break !</div><br /><div align="center">And my international friends got to watch the Royal Wedding ...</div><br /><div align="center">I finally feel like getting back to "normal " after 2 long weekends</div><br /><div align="center">of visiting friends , having great weather and 3 BBQ`s ;o)</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">This is a vintage tablecloth i found .. It had worn holes</div><br /><div align="center">in parts , otherwise i would have kept it whole ..</div><br /><div align="center">So i`ve been coming up with things to reuse it in ..</div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGU37brG_LGvGQ7Wj_YbllVJklBM__mQmcWVYsr1ACs5OJ0HavR_7vCLyJyEmGZaKzHQX3_jjMOKrqZ-2IVf9lWgkxwHeoC6oKAl_5rG5V8kXbmL-4XbfeEqIVpNkR_7X77iGJwXh4OY/s1600/cushion+cover+0233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602751985643613730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGU37brG_LGvGQ7Wj_YbllVJklBM__mQmcWVYsr1ACs5OJ0HavR_7vCLyJyEmGZaKzHQX3_jjMOKrqZ-2IVf9lWgkxwHeoC6oKAl_5rG5V8kXbmL-4XbfeEqIVpNkR_7X77iGJwXh4OY/s400/cushion+cover+0233.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">I cut out 2 circle pieces and made a quick </div><br /><div align="center">pomander filled with lavender ....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602751836356354962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw96Ff3fVqZkiKFffuPwEms_RxNJs7RzvJ58ljEwFlmYIr9EXNxkyo-y06x3uv4bI_azto5RGunLrIH13BJA-RbG12qecgktCZIRUIQO-x-Zv9DZQ704DuTdw6GDfCwAQeoet1DgQVfo/s400/cushion+cover+0033.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div align="center">vintage seam binding hanger</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn5qiKhIycxnASTskau8YbvHFM15mvURzPvRAffc5jiRX_EfDWgFP7DGXEpCiNUwwGyLe2iLrilZIniDxnP41uPOxfPiEfRtj4OY1wmbf4lIfWHyVGwJParoq38cQuhqVgLBIcDLxZfo/s1600/cushion+cover+0077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602751637861392162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn5qiKhIycxnASTskau8YbvHFM15mvURzPvRAffc5jiRX_EfDWgFP7DGXEpCiNUwwGyLe2iLrilZIniDxnP41uPOxfPiEfRtj4OY1wmbf4lIfWHyVGwJParoq38cQuhqVgLBIcDLxZfo/s400/cushion+cover+0077.JPG" /></a><br /><br />reverse side ...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602751412781378002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzBc3oC89up6Xjf3Avbi0aojThknA7kWLMFrVCdeEoDPck13NlMudgJ2QAaNQpIY12DTjusPrMqIwQVBHzg3ytENFGL9pQGete7O2fvlISfoaQBwMySKaCftDVdSAjoSR71wFwUSu8z4/s400/cushion+cover+0088.JPG" /><br /><br />Now it`s time to think of something else to create ,</div><br /><div align="center">as my muse was on holiday too ! </div><br /><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ...<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-47984519037454280022011-04-16T01:54:00.000-07:002011-04-16T07:35:23.765-07:00<div align="center">What do you do when you have a nice summer</div><br /><div align="center">blouse that does not fit you anymore ! ??</div><br /><div align="center">Why you .. repurpose it of course !!</div><br /><div align="center">I hadn`t worn this as it was tight on my arms</div><br /><div align="center">so i thought of a way to reuse it ..</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596102705026262258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocQXHdvUeilVytXyHihbr4N9Tq4tOb-jUPUqXJGLoMifnP4oOBWnm575I0-m0cxoLrnJsS-QEkcpMcXQC54q-FKQ77KyM2uDDUszsdftC1Jh7MiCPpkxdz2USwLD-X0dG9_nQzpE2Yo0/s400/blouse+birdcage+0022.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">And came up with this lined cushion cover !!</div><br /><div align="center">I cut the main body as it had ruching stitching</div><br /><div align="center">and the buttons on the front act as the closure</div><br /><div align="center">at the front - so not messing about with a zip !! </div><br /><div align="center">So easy to do !! ;o) Just cut to size of the cushion pad you</div><br /><div align="center">have then sew all 4 sides up ...</div><br /><div align="center">Mine fits an Ikea " Irma " pad which is 14 " square ...</div><br /><div align="center">I also lined it with white cotton material from a </div><br /><div align="center">pillow case i didn`t use ;o) </div><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596102603570765794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha81UOgi9hwjS6cZiEZPncbXGw9XA590zld-24Ba8kfu6IxqPNEprNaHPIGIU11SsvHw_NlL15ZTCs0ZcSn9T6E79kii1u7URZaidAq_m7S53ynTo5qjC9h3wkkeGG_l1FhEN3lrAuoQI/s400/cushion+cover+0144.JPG" /> </p><br /><div align="center">I then made a fabric flower from circles . some</div><br /><div align="center">folded into quarters and sewed it on , then added</div><br /><div align="center">a couple of hand felted leaves...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596102528158877810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5idY1Tn31KiXmPJZhnWGNkEeXB3x4fEoUyK52-T5n1Hzazs5IQm8WWTAw9QD3VL5pWic8xnGmXoSanTM68uvHtmowz4VZf8_tdlHI9kqwdwDIg2bF-1iTpKu0orcggVa0JzYz2a-0j8/s400/cushion+cover+0199.JPG" /> <br /><div align="center">Back view .. with some ruched detail already on the blouse</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596102412002150386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3Yf-iLhuNVRBxVY4x_050xkNK7uMXc9lw6whRWCWZ6YyykXtU50VD1bS_AY4p5CqcqQBgxxKGQqPYrTmmBVqanfnEPIYGMELSZVfCQUg95QyU4kEcum8ljV20i_oxPwDqw_K92K4Pac/s400/cushion+cover+0166.JPG" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Inside view where i lined it .. it needed </div><br /><div align="center">a lining as the blouse material was thin .. </div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596102343188104402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVg3NjG39G_jTft9_n5-VoUH1PbPZJ7HY6_Ej-jmCDDVGWOKcCAjBtk2GFVBpe636vdGDRDPsG3FkMEtVmr3lNWKEbCXbevq7MpqjI1tAKab4XEsCUFy9jwD5hLrGGd-JPevwJzXhgfgA/s400/cushion+cover+0211.JPG" /> </p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">So ...now i`m offering this to purchase ;o)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">OOAK neutral dotty flower lined cushion cover</div><br /><div align="center">14 " square and will fit an "irma " Ikea </div><br /><div align="center">cushion pad - an excuse to go visit the place maybe ! ? lol </div><br /><div align="center">All cotton apart from linen in the flower i made and i would</div><br /><div align="center">handwash it warm .</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Price includes shipping £ 8.00 </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"><br /><p align="center"><input value="_s-xclick" type="hidden" name="cmd"> <input value="BS8F2CESSZ38A" type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id"> <input border="0" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online." src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110401-1/en_US/GB/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" name="submit"> <img border="0" alt="" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110401-1/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /> </p></form><br /><p align="center">Hope everyone has a great weekend !! </p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-90727762722742235022011-04-14T06:37:00.000-07:002011-04-14T07:00:44.564-07:00<div align="center">Flowers ...</div><br /><div align="center">With the weather being so nice .. I have been</div><br /><div align="center">outside in our gardens trying to put more</div><br /><div align="center">colour into them and along with a general</div><br /><div align="center">tidy up too ..</div><br /><div align="center">New front planter that i stained and created</div><br /><div align="center">and a couple of the neighbours came for a " nosey "</div><br /><div align="center">and said the loved it ! ;o)</div><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595434974185041218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHOz9kuZjveVAY0C1QwRPg6BcOEGMUC0lZgEAixg4AR5rg-0ByzE3YvzQmIqziAhoT4WKMIN4Ajjv4i_p61eBKHGQBFV4wG8O2_wTyStxX9ALJi7BfSDLdMnIA8dDBiA2saP3wt2vxDo/s400/garden+tubs+0033.JPG" /> </p><br /><div align="center">small coated metal container .. made for under a fiver</div><br /><div align="center">now how much would a garden center charge for it !! ??</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595434493430412626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6Ud5zMGGiZDOcAEEJrNfY1o3xQ_oLDsLqXOGkKMsaWS5Kc7DjPZToSnEmlOh5HY8CCv5hfO7dSrEinBq14j-mFNi3yGR3f7c6BjCwL-NuI7-P84F2owGuE2FWlWCOShvcZ7SCo5v61g/s400/garden+tub+front.bmp" /> <br /><div align="center">So with flowers still on my mind..</div><br /><div align="center">I finished this altered postcard ..</div><br /><div align="center">Gesso paint then stamped while still wet ..</div><br /><div align="center">various papers , butterfly stamp and watercolours.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595434212570146866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZHaZfdBY-brYTkMEfgyd2oSBUFix-4hsoi4pkhDsvaPjnWqPYHIrbEnoFSGfT1riNZpOfrkOhyAXlXHMOm6yYRZ1bX3LJpfR9HzWBNa5cearYmz7GmtDw0KPS1WdSGOUswq6_XvEDrQ/s400/rose+postcard+0022.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg100A_6AEMkuA9v8flwU92T5XJHnE-0CukejfXP0P5l6yK2pjcT13uTas-bN_HPxL4JUgpgxTaibtUpk0TTWloNFIKc4d4Wd4QAAR6F0-TisAZszoY0cuEpVh5PSyyNPXKwrhbTJ59lxw/s1600/rose+postcard+0066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595434137042125282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg100A_6AEMkuA9v8flwU92T5XJHnE-0CukejfXP0P5l6yK2pjcT13uTas-bN_HPxL4JUgpgxTaibtUpk0TTWloNFIKc4d4Wd4QAAR6F0-TisAZszoY0cuEpVh5PSyyNPXKwrhbTJ59lxw/s400/rose+postcard+0066.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center">The grid texture below is left over roll from</div><br /><div align="center">when we have some plaster work done .. </div><br /><div align="center">sticky on one side , white and can be painted or</div><br /><div align="center">whatever you think of to do to use a roll of it up !!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNxj0uNmKtxCJM2LQe7I7kSFw40gK12Gm3zGpMZ3ZCqsEZqbJULfwCTXWMos1Zh93FWHYpnZnswuOR0_edKjF3Igv3Uy-xAdOwp7W-xqPus0iAnQ4rhzALFKif5oFBBRiMFyWA94B7rk/s1600/rose+postcard+0077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595433462575216866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNxj0uNmKtxCJM2LQe7I7kSFw40gK12Gm3zGpMZ3ZCqsEZqbJULfwCTXWMos1Zh93FWHYpnZnswuOR0_edKjF3Igv3Uy-xAdOwp7W-xqPus0iAnQ4rhzALFKif5oFBBRiMFyWA94B7rk/s400/rose+postcard+0077.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ;o) </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-71730647703189377872011-04-04T00:41:00.000-07:002011-04-04T00:54:41.542-07:00<div align="center">Spring Bunting Swap pieces.</div><br /><div align="center">I am taking part in a spring bunting swap that <a href="http://www.rubymoonart.blogspot.com/">Amy</a></div><br /><div align="center">is hosting and i decided to take part in it .</div><br /><div align="center">It`s something i have never tried myself so it</div><br /><div align="center">was alittle challenge for myself to come up </div><br /><div align="center">with something ! I decided on fabric bunting , as we </div><br /><div align="center">could do any art media to create them ...</div><br /><div align="center">We send 5 pieces in , then Amy mixes them</div><br /><div align="center">and you get a complete bunting of other participants work .</div><br /><div align="center">sent back to you ..</div><br /><div align="center">I created 3 of these , varying the flower colour / button</div><br /><div align="center">and ribbon</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG47Ix0BNx2HuCFHFh0pdawPo42W43ZOL8j0FmdaJD0lPr9ohc52Hp26mAxCAI7Io29Xsjn-_SwhA-SbpDezFWUwojvOZ5hdbDh-_Kih5v21W5s3M9i5Vgf2NRPcaJPg_BHbJzBR-Xkio/s1600/fabric+bunting+0033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591631172919852210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG47Ix0BNx2HuCFHFh0pdawPo42W43ZOL8j0FmdaJD0lPr9ohc52Hp26mAxCAI7Io29Xsjn-_SwhA-SbpDezFWUwojvOZ5hdbDh-_Kih5v21W5s3M9i5Vgf2NRPcaJPg_BHbJzBR-Xkio/s400/fabric+bunting+0033.JPG" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Then 2 of the same of a pink version</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluVWkRcp-w5hBf4_UC6Lanzhk60FuNRxi4L-wUikBkz78z0BSvCPw5XQlzAAzYgqOn3XkMeZXQGVLn8pr_R3cYny-pRy_sKnM2AHjjPj-X7j1nMBpug6BM04IE5Ard9Uky9xtw1XmiM0/s1600/fabric+bunting+0055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591631173373221634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluVWkRcp-w5hBf4_UC6Lanzhk60FuNRxi4L-wUikBkz78z0BSvCPw5XQlzAAzYgqOn3XkMeZXQGVLn8pr_R3cYny-pRy_sKnM2AHjjPj-X7j1nMBpug6BM04IE5Ard9Uky9xtw1XmiM0/s400/fabric+bunting+0055.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">Something completely different to what i</div><br /><div align="center">create .. and no birds , eggs or a nest in sight !! ;o)</div><br /><div align="center">Thankyou Amy and i cannot wait to get my</div><br /><div align="center">complete bunting back and see all the other</div><br /><div align="center">artists work !! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-75741564366517383212011-03-27T00:58:00.000-07:002011-03-29T14:27:14.567-07:00<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">EDIT .. THIS HAS SOLD !! THANKYOU !!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Vintage Hankie Journal</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Size 5.5 x 4.5 " </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Made using half a vintage hankie sewn on thick</div><br /><div align="center">watercolour paper , vintage seam binding tie with </div><br /><div align="center">a bead / cord page marker</div><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588666577457215138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNnECBMsonqWLdbk7HGhlzDlpio4BYCsuJHneFGrRaVVui6wxAz3QQbqRYLA3hkZMb5bIZmTlelkRgwXpE3A8pCZl0JjKVLeGCXE064azfgS9pBk8HvF9zmcbYt_HH5Z0BZ_rFiA1Kqw/s400/blouse+birdcage02.JPG" /> </p><br /><div align="center">Back view of journal ... </div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588666462538213250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg239DwSJYKvLYT3xVyAvVGaXn9Vj6aU1i07IF0FsKxOp47xAm_XIu2YNiQ6UamBByHKWVIfvKhQJ3WIfY-srPXCpMWw59cwRJ1toGQwOd5H3y0aOQJo0I4PLZp9nrNlB_IyHVFmIGnGM/s400/blouse+birdcage+01.JPG" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><div align="center">Handsewn pages using 140gsm extra wet strength</div><br /><div align="center">watercolour paper . 14 pages : 28 sides not inclu cover . </div><br /><div align="center">Ideal for personal journalling or however you wish to use it !! </div><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588666339490796866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kk3pg8-iVqaY9_H_BIfd0CAgKetaWixWbVzeSlvhGnJ-HRC6wjKdF7A_p22GRsVbNqULKs98mNUDzb02uMY1h9Ffx-tNdalulFaOZgk0YblDjQ3CWBLp6Y9FHsRr3MD1-arh4Px40OY/s400/blouse+birdcage+03.JPG" /> Listed below to purchase ....</p><br /><p align="center">Price includes postage £7.75 - approx $12 </p><br /><p></p><br /><form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"><br /><p align="center"><input value="_s-xclick" type="hidden" name="cmd"> <input value="N75CDYA7UA2LA" type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id"> <input border="0" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online." src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110306-1/en_US/GB/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" name="submit"> <img border="0" alt="" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-20110306-1/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /> </p></form><br /><p align="center">Thanks for looking and i hope everyone`s</p><br /><p align="center">weekend is going great !! </p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-87071926896089699942011-03-23T07:25:00.000-07:002011-03-23T07:40:51.782-07:00<u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><br /><u><span style="color:#000000;"></span></u><br /><br /><div align="center"><u><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span><u><span style="color:#000000;"></span></u>Vintage Retro Holdall .. </span></u></div><br /><div align="center"><u></u></div><p align="center">size 8 x 5.5 " </p><p align="center">Made from a thick wool cloth , the pic shows it more</p><p align="center">blue when it`s a more teal colour !! Nevermind huh ?<br /><br /></p><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587282161202068658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkglUOtmBQ6gqynd9nk-qvojVygTvtQ0zE8kCl5-SBTr17R5EfW3Wag83zWZEW2mXlLC41hCK8k_Yu73d_1Csh1jOdSYn9lLNNZ4oyIzG5z6Z63M9PgPS4TLmEZIcbIFfIFP_FtIFyqIE/s400/pilgrim+nest+03.JPG" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Then i cut out a circle from the wool cloth and sewed a flower piece</p><p align="center">from an old vintage tablecloth that was too worn in places</p><p align="center">to reuse myself .. sort of like reverse applique ;o)</p><p align="center"> And added 2 of my own felted leaves hand stitched ..</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587282077662687970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qKnxzm-LUOlJZfA3pI99vWd8yvzn6PibCzD878imZ2Lal1YvVukpZC2_dOmqASkC68HVmF4PO7RQJ_qkrmgD5r9YiuCdFZa9pKp2-zASO7QCqlnOZfi2g4yvAEHWG5NTc-Q4PEYDawA/s400/pilgrim+nest+01.JPG" /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">And lined with a cotton stripe material ..</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587281998163424626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAiWVFhgVrXQYC-nB8EXC-Evm8_HXKPShMkuQP2ZqgEk6CSF1nraAfKbrK3qUYmNb_65y_WDnOzS-8oPi1fkwD6yGchPUxvSKaJsyjiek0HcezqEkYKiI_9-N1aXJ9cf2HE5F9PmMP1U/s400/pilgrim+nest+02.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Hopefully i will have more time tomorrow</div><div align="center">to list this for purchase along with a few other items ! </div><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ;o)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-62815564421981410932011-03-18T09:17:00.000-07:002011-03-18T10:15:00.647-07:00<div align="center">" Pilgrim`s Nest "</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Wear then store your art ...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">A new idea i had to store part of a piece of</div><div align="center">artwork , which i don`t think i`ve seen before ..</div><div align="center">I could be wrong ;o) </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">For the " house " part .. I used a cardboard inner</div><div align="center">left over from parcel tape !! I couldn`t throw it as it was</div><div align="center">a thick piece of card and i thought it would</div><div align="center">come in handy .. one day ..</div><div align="center">I lined the inner with vintage wallpaper then cut a circle</div><div align="center">of card for the back and stuck vintage ledger paper on .</div><div align="center">The size is 3 " diameter and 2" deep .</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 343px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585456642082663154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rd-HEph_0UhqY_zaSDZQjsxiiYik5CvcSf-XXzo7Nw84ZRPZYxFYioSmTv8SbAKK3TA6u-OBJKopjB8ExJUDqS10QN3d5oFAyQ7Jz8tov00qJhApUw7Q6oRMWQVkH81fo8M7_Ebmnqw/s400/front+view+nest.bmp" /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center">Glued thick paper on the outside and painted the rim of </div><div align="center">the short parcel tape tube a white .</div><div align="center">I hand crocheted a nest in chunky wool, then made a wire one to fit inside </div><div align="center">with 3 vintage beads as eggs .Then sewed a brooch pin on on the back , </div><div align="center">so it can be worn then housed when it`s not being worn ;o)</div><div align="center">Nest brooch size is 1.75 " diameter</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585455971116067218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNC3sQHKWoHtCMvSVPil6lXzU_0aY1v1HYKD9GI7m2sewdAq5xunaE_txKCFhnnLq0uHaleD0vD6P9uycQ0B3pkVJJfYt90ybAGse0qV6IQ-5IlcXT1lJHx27t_KDTC_FArGyoqfNO-M/s400/frontside+nest+view.bmp" /><br /><br /><div align="center">I put some seam binding on the top , to hang it ,</div><div align="center">but it didn`t sit right on a wall .. </div><div align="center">So i came up with it`s own stand !! </div><div align="center">A small jewellery box bottom lid , then sewed 2 small twigs</div><div align="center">so the decorated roll tape wouldn`t roll off !</div><div align="center">Pretty good idea , if i say so myself !! ;o) </div><div align="center">Stand size is 3 x 2.5 " </div><div align="center"></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585455687872120418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TH9nWwkNf6r83iRIDIHZorcYi0CzHjfFrQbhrcFJMIRjlt4-txgjm6Bgi98nFEAfR-yjkeRkSb5bqYMdodv0roh0A9meqA_lYW0wrVC87ifUvJGAttTAvG_Tlx8dAZrEXYhcSvsXe6I/s400/pilgrim+nest+0155.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><br />Inside close up ..</div><div align="center">Vintage text , bleached twig piece , faux moss , vintage flowers<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585455617907792034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQROvo9ozrJbR61B01rA51gAoOw6akG38am_9M1f0VBGaOhRYD7ZekfKXL48R-gIyDyDbpSz2dvHN8WndooQXtshyuFuZ3V42oXgGt0HCcBaqGnybqkWHI_gadM3HXYj7mEzYdDxWW5mg/s400/pilgrim+nest+0133.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div align="center">Many thanks for the well wishes for my FIL</div><div align="center">at the moment things are going good ;o)</div><div align="center">And any interest in the above piece to purchase it ,</div><div align="center">please get in touch , but i will try soon to list it ..</div><div align="center">I`m just short of time right now</div><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ;o)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-20859479096798333612011-03-08T08:25:00.000-08:002011-03-08T08:40:49.214-08:00<div align="center"> " 3 Poppies " </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">canvas size 5 x 10 " </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I`ve had this done for a few weeks </div><div align="center">but with our FIL having health problems</div><div align="center">and another stroke a few days ago , time is</div><div align="center">spent more on him , as he now refuses to go </div><div align="center">into hospital now ! So it is a very trying time </div><div align="center">for us all ..</div><div align="center">Anyway , i thought i`d better show my face ,</div><div align="center">so to speak on here ;o)</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581746506508991474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKd2tPSzpjTAJ9qXTLfaRT5J6OtWE1z3yOCuC8sly6yfT4qQTIwz_6dfehUZVGF-ctA_wCJZDuurRDYKwWmiEqlKw-1j5fa99gtDiYV3F1FqUkshD4kUkzap0qO_7AnCzthwaODN-z80/s400/poppy+canvas+0088.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="center">The textured background is DIY filler ! ;o)</div><div align="center">Much cheaper than textured paste and easy to use too </div><div align="center"> painted with acrylics , 3 dried poppies that i grew in my</div><div align="center">garden last year , a small bark piece from a day out</div><div align="center">that i aquired ;o) which is stuck with the filler onto the canvas.</div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581746411701582498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJX-Z-wWsGX2OVn5bnHeJVeL43eZ_tGfP2NAe8nE6rcgzl97cnDO5rX76ztVHMRvJRZdkkaI8R7xcrTXMU7zmF2-1wJ3VZ7SilVLv5RJT-J0Rqr680MAFTYLRvZKdo3XSxdQ5rJmGsPb0/s400/poppy+canvas+0033.JPG" /><br /><br /><div> </div><div align="center">Inside the bark piece is florists foam to place the dried poppies in</div><div align="center">but covered with dried white moss type stuff ;o) Not sure what it`s called !!</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmbO2b7HXdV3IuVXH1JlOhL5m9FGDGG-RwqxHBQP2KqOvmqdR8_VW6bEX_5GMJh5LjDyNmFn1ZKkl3z21pRFgtt3p53aTYzpmgpcj0c7Gf5K5YHlgS9Wrf-iyily4-2w7cwVrbQ5yyaQ/s1600/poppy+canvas+0122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581746298767193042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmbO2b7HXdV3IuVXH1JlOhL5m9FGDGG-RwqxHBQP2KqOvmqdR8_VW6bEX_5GMJh5LjDyNmFn1ZKkl3z21pRFgtt3p53aTYzpmgpcj0c7Gf5K5YHlgS9Wrf-iyily4-2w7cwVrbQ5yyaQ/s400/poppy+canvas+0122.JPG" /></a><br /><br /> Green Faux moss , skeletal leaf and 2 partial dried acorns<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581746229193820770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8HzpCZv3AOB6IMqPqNR0qcXB-TazzUrMdjYlE-WmsVeeyTmQz8lidcMdiy1-QADyMW6znKSL9eTae4B3tx4WSLN4tRQa4x7XpOgLvdqwsLu-19ub4dqBVu_ntyBXTfkV2yymo66quQM/s400/poppy+canvas+0022.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> I`m still not 100% sure on the colours of it</div><div>though ;o)<br /></div><div>Thanks for popping by ;o)<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-80556240667882702622011-01-25T05:04:00.000-08:002011-01-25T05:18:23.775-08:00<div align="center"> " Mabel in her garden .. " </div><div align="center">Pen / watercolour drawing in an A5 sketchbook.</div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566109063729661042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjYtshXJ9AoiPdyUWIyk60oY9KNBWhgIV2v_3b5OSMIbUO4uZcSE3oUVfAtdCR5AECx53-K_-cmOz5ixPVwoigwagbVjsKBZKxHax-Q6-M1kXM5R4UMxiJD_ADY98cYPIDmJm4QQ_c2k/s400/watering+can+flower+0044_final.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">closer view of Mabel ;o)</div><div align="center">Apology`s for the watermark on there .. fellow</div><div align="center">artists will know why i did it ;o) </div><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566108954583485506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYvFvMUhllX157wiF0ueDNxbtXQk8erBC659yQ0rAbiisa8tVNYjIPh-AC4syq-T8-iL6_bkLmPGHWFhg7djzbkhoLXStmg4uX3VRGz-uMU_Q0dxkR74VmQ3c1vn8cn8U6zOKQ4edzIw/s400/watering+can+flower+0030_final.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">I`ve not done much else ... our father in law</div><div align="center">had a stroke this past sunday</div><div align="center"> besides his terminal cancer diagnosis.</div><div align="center">So we`re making constant trips to the hospital</div><div align="center">he was made stable , having tests as to why it happened .</div><div align="center">So i know you`ll understand why i may not be</div><div align="center">on here or visit you ;o) I will try to though ;o)</div><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-10538439402624149552011-01-21T04:39:00.000-08:002011-01-21T05:02:05.375-08:00<div align="center">Feathered Egg ..</div><div align="center">size .... 2.5 " </div><div align="center">Just a quick project i did , covering a plastic</div><div align="center">egg that i had , which before just had some</div><div align="center">painted design on , and i wasn`t keen on it ;o)</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564621580002620098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62wdep92rijRPHvUoyVd0Xu7I6ig5I6GBvo3AGxB-mm51ow0556z5ZbYhhAWK8DKzpgLJqZnbOJ5RBSROAs42MAIKwIOBwm0xa-hQ7Or7niBR7hSSrhRl__nnjafXo12nMKwvx4N997M/s400/feathered+egg+0011.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Just gluing feathers onto it .. </div><div align="center">really simple and quick ! </div><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564621518804985106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIfc-y9iTqv0aMVfdgSlaRmzTVVm4sNrIaFBZHQKDe1wpwCOytZ1UPPeXdxfv1XMnWSF9X2wo0vI-KrSJhRkJb45facq7LuS53gspR0cebHPgKsZilXeh3uhmBA9QqFULfvWhzZTK850/s400/feathered+egg+0022.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">Thanks for popping by ..</div><div align="center">And have a great weekend !</div><div align="center">xoxoxoxoxox</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-88181638051380724052011-01-17T03:55:00.000-08:002011-01-17T04:04:33.943-08:00<div align="center">Mini Spring Wreath</div><div align="center">Size 3 " dia</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I reused a small christmas willow wreath , </div><div align="center">which i spray painted matt white .</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563122879839167602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCj2_Z4r1G0pGX2YA7TuKG23c7Ic7zid0gMRhIxseVpFcUz9UQqf0q_873k17BqrDiHH4VYWJ3DXpVsBb3bSyPptn2OzObuzeaiP2suAuVBC6ZW7Bm7W-B0qNnaTCqCk4hhklyyuDnio/s400/mini+wreath+0011.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"> And added faux moss , 2 feathers ,</div><div align="center">vintage flowers and a tiny mushroom bird ;o)<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563122824362966162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFIv73OF6Y6oWpOf4My2WoOigr1FtrDzsj1qwaNC9QGOFYk4au675S2biUZRWyIhc3xMB_iYHnAXdVtt5EgY_QU7bKRQau0TXhjvnBY8KeHI9hIcQttHKo23LIk7ZQ1RGDjdZWs2w-CU/s400/mini+wreath+0033.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The top has 2 fabric leaves and i dried the flower head myself</div><div align="center">the yellow ball head , but i cannot remember what it</div><div align="center">is called !! lol ... </div><div align="center">It can be hung , so i used a pale yellow seam binding .</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC_wudU_cMskf479lbsM3im5IpKUHtAuZoDGK_7uIDXK85xdzqlOCUqNZlyUQE0z2WJMN6Cd2hImGUPuLdfYCIf3gT8O5uipU3AiuEsw_2hz4QeqOGqLM0U-8E-CZfDblkZJ0GYxdFKQ/s1600/mini+wreath+0044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563122762590800578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC_wudU_cMskf479lbsM3im5IpKUHtAuZoDGK_7uIDXK85xdzqlOCUqNZlyUQE0z2WJMN6Cd2hImGUPuLdfYCIf3gT8O5uipU3AiuEsw_2hz4QeqOGqLM0U-8E-CZfDblkZJ0GYxdFKQ/s400/mini+wreath+0044.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thankyou to all for my birthday wishes too !</div><div align="center">I had a great day !!! ;o) </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-59653091453049295942011-01-07T00:01:00.000-08:002011-01-07T00:01:02.701-08:00<p align="center">" Happy Birthday Carolyn !! </p><p align="center">I`ll be there soon !! " </p><p align="center">Thankyou David .. and i`m sure you will not</p><p align="center">behave yourself today ... seen as though you`re no Angel !! </p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556748639125632610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvH5j5fxJi07lzQbfYKDmDgLOkgpA2zp3VgUJ9MtBtnDIr_7CG4Jt5OlMxbd23kTpPTNHHrXtMXBs9aVvagMVjJRnPV0vMNI0feH6SO6o1XY8JyCINWE0VSr17JTKR2iNLgKAnQJoPs/s400/david_boreanaz_02.jpg" /><br /></p><div align="center">WELCOME EVERYONE !! </div><br /><div align="center">To my own private island beach blog party !! </div><div align="center">And it is my 500th post ! Wow !! Did i ever think i could</div><div align="center">post that many and keep it going too !! </div><div align="center">Hope the flight wasn`t too long for you all ..</div><div align="center">But here is our own private island for the weekend !</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Whoo Hoo !!! </div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556473658133186610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKGk-S0W4Ma1NhcwyXdoJhBOQ6fo658LfBvJkIty0i_C9kWO3S0A7NQ9-jWrfc57QiQpiQjTcQSvEjcZaqPLJ6MCNv2DdEWtLcdRS3UHZYwIPwI9s1aDyXLs5IoxbzqBtZcLvuQwyxng/s400/kanuhura_view_high.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Here is where you`ll all be staying ...</div><div align="center">Doesn`t it look beautiful ! ??<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdM-0wfvE0CrdAaTfM-Tfc8mmVmA0riITCE447W8HsO0NXvDX47tkNLG17QGhGtOmsHgqw_7JpzNCZzpqPKKvYTrvbyRfSpdJowriyzRJ4MRm3NSV-Ax2SEuteN62HRaSXJf_8ckOuIo/s1600/cove-spring-house-villa-03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556473501097030466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdM-0wfvE0CrdAaTfM-Tfc8mmVmA0riITCE447W8HsO0NXvDX47tkNLG17QGhGtOmsHgqw_7JpzNCZzpqPKKvYTrvbyRfSpdJowriyzRJ4MRm3NSV-Ax2SEuteN62HRaSXJf_8ckOuIo/s400/cove-spring-house-villa-03.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">With views to die for like this ...<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-hVuM8vcbWGdEVZqJ23d0YLo2HEg9HWcP05LzG07Q9-pCDe-GstoKFSNvZDPeo0O4qduZrRcD3Dr2ANpnpsSO4kNHrpBYw5XKImDd5DY92scb_dqQcJQvPCbQrAWC2v6UKCcq1JfPzs/s1600/forest_30.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556473357286497522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-hVuM8vcbWGdEVZqJ23d0YLo2HEg9HWcP05LzG07Q9-pCDe-GstoKFSNvZDPeo0O4qduZrRcD3Dr2ANpnpsSO4kNHrpBYw5XKImDd5DY92scb_dqQcJQvPCbQrAWC2v6UKCcq1JfPzs/s400/forest_30.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here i am waiting to greet you all ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556472982003288258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN88L6J8F1iMtBsvefkRAxAQPaIRdYhyphenhyphenP9JykJbi0_i6NBcyNhUcACkV0CdE9-XU4G8dOeHOw3m1RKwQA7jDpraUE8MoTzloBSSIVGvNsYQbq2VK5fqjmLPNBcnDAEItYm4hyphenhyphen2jsW5gU4/s400/purestock_1574r-07481b_medium.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Grab yourselves a rum coconut drink ...<br />And let`s get this celebration underway ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKixh_TlJCgxj62SLzjnjnMNmKeKNEyGCQvQRZDwzhQH9ut4kQ22NODF_mlGRI034qfM3zHKkV8M6cPvDeubu2YjSgKCJkirsZR-cU2vRJMYr5Ds09MPkX1LVwxM1WeAu37yGDRzEM8oM/s1600/yes+thats+a+rum+filled+coconut.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556472761527980402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKixh_TlJCgxj62SLzjnjnMNmKeKNEyGCQvQRZDwzhQH9ut4kQ22NODF_mlGRI034qfM3zHKkV8M6cPvDeubu2YjSgKCJkirsZR-cU2vRJMYr5Ds09MPkX1LVwxM1WeAu37yGDRzEM8oM/s400/yes+thats+a+rum+filled+coconut.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I`d like to introduce my date ! ;o)<br />Boy have i been waiting for this day !! lol<br /><br /><br />Ian Somerhalder - from The Vampire Diaries<br />Mr sex on legs , with thee most gorgeous blue eyes<br />I have EVER seen !!<br /><br /><br />You may also notice that we do quick changes throughout the day too !!<br /><br /><br />Looking absolutely gorgoeus in the suit Ian , but that<br />won`t be on for too long !! lol ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556472332297430722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnloQLk-xJAUNyaSC5VtZeNlpO7IE_mQ0GwYc-LxftF5UYOpQXBdVBQFKAPAzcz7Lz34nO_ADeQvHrGpzZMKoYIifCnxWDcZsmE_MKdBhC1ktxJb9Jp5_Jkrv_h7nN6Crja1IdXALnhfM/s400/tvd2_003.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ian " Hello Carolyn .. I have been busy getting ready<br />for your special birthday celebration ..<br />checking my teeth , so i can sink them into<br />you later !! "<br /><br /><br /><br />( ooo ..... bite me now...... Ian !! ))<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556472138858431490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhYqmowEOYlJOS889s0BwmItsjCgfnEU_TTFTapDXjrwFoXtoq9zFmzk5R0_vxLFNXweyKZUhlX3KLWTRHVkXxTlOI0az2kg7EgiYLcHQACpZQYcLhuf4q-MI3QXV3vU8VGhkEryYfUE/s400/damonmirror.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />" Plant one here .... on these lips .. "<br /><br />Caz thinks - as if he needs to ask me !! ?<br />Running on over to have a birthday smoochy babes !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556472061422038978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe9kMfmBbJ5ukiK0IvnUQ7M7V0VJvbLY5M1aOLWNhzL5I8FxRWc7qyTop1tTctKEMo-AqwX58Y9JPHh0I8QdBP3oB3PMI-sjQqnIfYAaRUpNzwmszE9-HaJrAKRy94mhCSJUXIV3K3yE/s400/damon+pucker.JPG" /><br />And for a cuddle .. don`t we look good together !! ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556471435926327346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1zz9xp3VmoG4Ydj76flQ80qHPr_AFyogYNcMNMGJgN9Nid81XEj3NoLtP3toSyfSBatiRuDy1odkNxx6ovgH9nghBvfECY1ZyA4t-bT4nAGkfIYvP1ZwZl-EDgwWHVgdUqWkcJ-Bp7s/s400/9a9a07dac1ec167cb.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />here is my main swimsuit .. I hope you like it too Ian ! ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556471186829550690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uStDn8LvPEcnJXWdjgSEMZA7bNpfZg6x2KlAgvuRpYIlWjteUN-RUbntTthCaabz8UgyqjxJ7_C1vo52epE6-yeNOQuEOTMDU1_mTTFj0_YbwsyvrLa65Y1u64PBIVkAX3WOuoX-Hos/s400/black-mess-norma-kamali-one-piece.jpg" /><br /><br />Ooooo .. now where has he gone ! ??<br />I can see someone in the water ..<br />Let me go and have a closer look ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556470880505154322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FAMtkho78ptYdFrN0PzhGb15Bxrhrg8tyRRW6I8kF7EItMizgY1eNGz1yi5JU5pULtLR4WHvR1WgNMyasawKTKzz-1gn7FlQokkbNBJ3bfpZ1u6nFbQnLNngZYxrF0UeXZ8d2Lbam3I/s400/snorkeling-velassaru-maldives.jpg" /><br /><br />OMG !! I have died and i am in heaven !!... lol<br />Knock me down with a feather ....<br />Just look at those abs .. and you`re all wet ....<br /><br />Put it away boy for now . .. i`m having some of that later !! lol<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556470702903711634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhx4rSGgFLcnA3li1sr7EEgOGPnsRZH6_FlezNp0TPWK3kezVeaY2LhPcVCXkb9FOaTiabOhQoo4gMSQ6-Zt9PscVBpGD3gou3aK-gkSgTa20Y6UfAFpqf0Peq9GBfxJPP4iIVt6OXBY/s400/beach004%257E0.JPG" /><br />anyway Ian .... enough of flaunting yourself !!<br />I`m drooling enough now , i don`t know about my guests !!<br /><br />Look where we`re sleeping tonight hun !! ??<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556464378637215362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFq-YGZUyd7kOFdWkqcxsHxeL-vnw-wcnm8gqUU2Imhy8Ry9uXrQoy86kmvoe50XnEUgEtsQE0DbI-5_LQHgpVwr8F_QQs4SEb5sGwCBd5lgtD6C_Ea6d6SdpMPJ41quUec50lBbI5CE/s400/Round_Bed_05.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Aaawwhh , he`s giving me a cuddle now and whispering</div><div>naughty things in my ear ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556464253299215938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphena6dWslPxG7LdTTGjg42firuMUr8vdTkIIpxeuCUGIAREZYGYC6sKmxJZniRbnycAoxmWHvEpq02cNlNWsYVefblhYdC_7485H1I3fbax3upqKieUQstiH4ukmE0oLXN55k4d_DYWbo/s400/101a97dac1ebb2cb.jpg" /><br /><br />Oooo .. you naughty naughty boy Ian !! </div><br /><div>........ Maybe later .... rofl ..... </div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556464137639981314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfKcoTHUIT-o5ZLFf6cO5nPQnMnF0vrIlOdGVGfMxQFAZD9rkZnwr7EOvZ2ZNbYNgKiaeDD4aOcuiwioJaER8lwfOlnqsG0IXoMhwr9pxdXUQ1mnqNpNz2qU3iRgKi3paiOjfvrLWnuo/s400/731737dac1eb3333d8.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><br />So then girls .. How about a dip in the waterslide pool ! ??</div><br /><div>yeee hawww lets go !!<br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B6zW0fKQ83k4pBCOtBPfXevWPWHfsgT6F8BdtTB3EfE3w0ljxPxDzIp1MpHbV_2YMc4n3PthHPKHoFRbjnWrkYkY0HmFCtr7-DvzW9yVcXc2tDaT1IOPpkHQw-OKeY3OI5avfI1jhDg/s1600/1_1254934267_natural-waterslide.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556462684291265938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B6zW0fKQ83k4pBCOtBPfXevWPWHfsgT6F8BdtTB3EfE3w0ljxPxDzIp1MpHbV_2YMc4n3PthHPKHoFRbjnWrkYkY0HmFCtr7-DvzW9yVcXc2tDaT1IOPpkHQw-OKeY3OI5avfI1jhDg/s400/1_1254934267_natural-waterslide.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Oh damn !! this cozzie bottom keeps riding up</div><div>my behind !! ;o) he he ... ;o)<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVICZB9Uxpxzziqr-kJPlZ07DURgPwxt4rkZdq7JT0fklGn-dHOxQtx87p7Zknemn8TVzbH_8VFHl3BRY-bJyC5Z4cY7Ou1IH1TEVs3Tt-oYeibfwMBrqh2zTDEqlYJx6oMKBMlCjNrSU/s1600/bikini6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556462519340081634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVICZB9Uxpxzziqr-kJPlZ07DURgPwxt4rkZdq7JT0fklGn-dHOxQtx87p7Zknemn8TVzbH_8VFHl3BRY-bJyC5Z4cY7Ou1IH1TEVs3Tt-oYeibfwMBrqh2zTDEqlYJx6oMKBMlCjNrSU/s400/bikini6.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Let`s try scuba diving in the gorgeous warm clear water ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556462136744869154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5FgRPgM-le81LG7VraCzbUASoPD8z6CRvgA6q2TjhPlbYa8jP7Fw1WC8u1qPcF1yeMF5R_gVMIXOG0w937HrMXUkIBbzcXAycnLoNWgfMU3-fbrTSTtX0mLfw4xfCIxgffS94bcivg8/s400/scubadiving_zoom2.jpg" /><br />Strike a pose ... he he !! </div><div><br /></div><div>Look no hands !!<br /></div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556462001504466658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuCVjzo8Z8Ks00VarQw5ATwUPDjftvUplCKaoFxSgA2nvRJGT2vjEEpGfmrEMCQxeMcrCijmgVV3ia3eEOCp_DAn0AmEhR3Hztj9EP_Ge34bhHQwYk79h4IxFMsHGwSppFKVjDYnJHXw/s400/diving_maldives_01_mister_tee_flickr.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br />Phew .. just need a quick rest girls .. </div><div>But how about riding a horse on the beach !!<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556458953900734994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul6wIDvcI34UWjD7UV0DGbv5wFH8DAMYEokwVOf6a-fvkfWbBxUnSouT3SCStDidZSES4MNF2KqmimrifeDQotm_vDS9yqh8wjSYHtAlYMfsdHVrRC9lZOIW-eALtqb6aUjM6dY-Kb9c/s400/Bikini_Swimsuits_%2525252F_Underwear.jpg" /> So .. now Ladies ;o) </div><div><br /></div><div>You`re probably wondering who else has come ??</div><div>Let`s see who we spot as we ride down the beach front ...<br /></div><div><br /><br />Super .. Man .. Tom Welling ... </div><div>He can come and save me anytime !! </div><div>Gorgeous ! Sorry Ian !! lol<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556458287568667250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAm3M2ZJ4d1nNzVOTL5P9XzzxtysOotoD_BnQr2eFcCwpuTvNrTWI3XjU2aJlLoohOwqkV-aQo3gA0pcIqh6qQFef8XbYynK-bhQvEcCKtLy7nbCyCupqKmojh0JiloP8r_fEa03baoY/s400/tom_welling_05.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Paul Walker ... Hope he`s not </div><div>Too fast and furious !! lol ...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJmzBRpy3q0LT6IIBZumxh_aueEqkXgXduh8KBi9nZ3wi8JdoNR6cPQ4Pqou6c-GF5JvwkbaekGTmXtGANEXSolAKDNZAIB7bWnM8vUvkhq55D9FJ7DhxwC1xlSZc5rgjZ5YBKDnwT6c/s1600/paul_walker_05.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556458058254598610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJmzBRpy3q0LT6IIBZumxh_aueEqkXgXduh8KBi9nZ3wi8JdoNR6cPQ4Pqou6c-GF5JvwkbaekGTmXtGANEXSolAKDNZAIB7bWnM8vUvkhq55D9FJ7DhxwC1xlSZc5rgjZ5YBKDnwT6c/s400/paul_walker_05.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Jason Statham ...Cranking ..... up the heat up !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinBmUT1WqxdTUQ4ubLIOro871Omq75h9u9-XK184vEQkFBelacVXbSrqq7TuZFgoumyNKuwuQMnq0jw2-TqXfQI9nwwWmpHbOADtMkTWNI-xLwErGy-YsN035vhsYE-OAoMmXOca1cvU/s1600/jason_statham_01.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 378px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457878700642242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinBmUT1WqxdTUQ4ubLIOro871Omq75h9u9-XK184vEQkFBelacVXbSrqq7TuZFgoumyNKuwuQMnq0jw2-TqXfQI9nwwWmpHbOADtMkTWNI-xLwErGy-YsN035vhsYE-OAoMmXOca1cvU/s400/jason_statham_01.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gerard Butler ... Loved him in 300 ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim67tLWYobG5PTWDLxRx0XjmwfKPmOZ1sQS3XaE8Es4gC02giKf1zTBYGGPLOhH7MDAMiE7MlLiRDaC8a2AtanQk115qqkR2A-_AuDUSaNbQP4ZvBr6ECSeOcLg4h3zHCAyeNVjyJodew/s1600/gerard_butler_03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457646977834962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim67tLWYobG5PTWDLxRx0XjmwfKPmOZ1sQS3XaE8Es4gC02giKf1zTBYGGPLOhH7MDAMiE7MlLiRDaC8a2AtanQk115qqkR2A-_AuDUSaNbQP4ZvBr6ECSeOcLg4h3zHCAyeNVjyJodew/s400/gerard_butler_03.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Hugh Jackman ....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygtAN71vOJ_xc5uRx8YkEAUmaQ0zdu-ll_9tqKrS2Ldkmd9FVNx0AqkciPwp6RAU9ZXZXLNgEQmfkalsnWkI1PloGA99bhfHApG2LsYhuVOuWCWB5jx8hR5AA-ixJYPcvgNiaR6ZLmSI/s1600/hugh_jackman_16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457561915421314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygtAN71vOJ_xc5uRx8YkEAUmaQ0zdu-ll_9tqKrS2Ldkmd9FVNx0AqkciPwp6RAU9ZXZXLNgEQmfkalsnWkI1PloGA99bhfHApG2LsYhuVOuWCWB5jx8hR5AA-ixJYPcvgNiaR6ZLmSI/s400/hugh_jackman_16.jpg" /></a><br /><br />James Mcavoy -- looking a little tired already .. </div><div>He may need some help ... any offers girls !! ? </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qMTzGOD3iVAT_rqrBYmiTRqUeN9GT-X2vN1WQ9jm-rDBpsH2V0nW31qun1z5c55yKQChhCBmqN8V8tPTwWp2S5DtWg7s_eLKXlZpAut7Zfyx1tVDrrsQu0GwDuwdYNwqcLgUWhJr-rA/s1600/james_mcavoy_97.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457370131651938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qMTzGOD3iVAT_rqrBYmiTRqUeN9GT-X2vN1WQ9jm-rDBpsH2V0nW31qun1z5c55yKQChhCBmqN8V8tPTwWp2S5DtWg7s_eLKXlZpAut7Zfyx1tVDrrsQu0GwDuwdYNwqcLgUWhJr-rA/s400/james_mcavoy_97.jpg" /></a><br />Bad boy Colin Farrell ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFb9I7Z5JwLiWumAOm3wqtxH0YttAGV4pMlbJi9cOUTJ33BaoJ4RHYVdH0yBm0c8qw0nRupTeCb5XAz5JjlXcTv-yG0ZqLQjC_23dFDSJAfsj0jPBsvDQqcNBal2-YUsUxf3p6Uy2_LM/s1600/colin_farrell_04.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457224772499218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFb9I7Z5JwLiWumAOm3wqtxH0YttAGV4pMlbJi9cOUTJ33BaoJ4RHYVdH0yBm0c8qw0nRupTeCb5XAz5JjlXcTv-yG0ZqLQjC_23dFDSJAfsj0jPBsvDQqcNBal2-YUsUxf3p6Uy2_LM/s400/colin_farrell_04.jpg" /></a><br />And showing off ..... David Beckham !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE1jjZN8uHwWKbOHINTOlReb6L-60fWKHKqrY9nOshHRCnwWlY537GYaDO04dd16aM6QqipOZZU5RbTLYatmPvfJGukmHiFIBCJ2CgRHh27fDVsj2WmLzFwiwJrtHjNz4uxByvitpHrY/s1600/beckham0608armani1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556457115819759986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpE1jjZN8uHwWKbOHINTOlReb6L-60fWKHKqrY9nOshHRCnwWlY537GYaDO04dd16aM6QqipOZZU5RbTLYatmPvfJGukmHiFIBCJ2CgRHh27fDVsj2WmLzFwiwJrtHjNz4uxByvitpHrY/s400/beckham0608armani1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Time for a slow dance me thinks now ... ;o) </div><div>I`ve waited along time for this !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoLFwXTVMZSVI_1V9tFhOLOQj4_yvRhdt_lkF1BpiIVfg8A-gR1xC78zBRLa2OQCqTkguJqbxKbaxFFT5hj8JMDcgnPoh9lfaBDNh40DPkmdAfdMOUtw1JYOPS_YES18-Uola6tiWD4c/s1600/2fc7b7dac1ec1a22bf.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556456666095421938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoLFwXTVMZSVI_1V9tFhOLOQj4_yvRhdt_lkF1BpiIVfg8A-gR1xC78zBRLa2OQCqTkguJqbxKbaxFFT5hj8JMDcgnPoh9lfaBDNh40DPkmdAfdMOUtw1JYOPS_YES18-Uola6tiWD4c/s400/2fc7b7dac1ec1a22bf.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ready to go in again girls !! ??</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556456554738481170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DJV3zPqPg2Ju8GkiyteE4eB9v9-awlNKZflXW_YbBocF3U2b0b_5JPZRkLq9-Mjsdcwzum1Vj4y3AFwHU4E7WliOz7R1LaFvfZlJ2M1Id8vshPPu-xlOqrAwbdxEm9mWwGZJLAKtoR4/s400/caribbean-beach.jpg" /><br />On jet ski`s this time !!<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pJi7InfTzhbNlpPbDXyrByefHVHCkWRDwDX2gSHd3JJT2XbRVgAReTUV295x6gdxFJRDC1imXzJXlQgUjV2CVHVrs6MUIGzvy1oVrL39bz-O8P8pBovFh9ht5zkmKdNs2IR3xiCrafk/s1600/4175174232_314fb421a5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556456385898491186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pJi7InfTzhbNlpPbDXyrByefHVHCkWRDwDX2gSHd3JJT2XbRVgAReTUV295x6gdxFJRDC1imXzJXlQgUjV2CVHVrs6MUIGzvy1oVrL39bz-O8P8pBovFh9ht5zkmKdNs2IR3xiCrafk/s400/4175174232_314fb421a5.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Oh my .. how`s this happened !! ? lol </div><div>Well hello boys ... ;o) Fancy running into you here .. </div><div>Quick now .. let me put some clothes on and run</div><div>to my date .. </div><div>Otherwise he`ll be off !! </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556455993439225490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX0ZOn7KqCNPNOgj7ECEajKoCpmc_OxQgBuvOJdWn43folMBu4hlupuwZ22-e2hiTjf302Eaue4XZdMT8P615uvhSp1uPGIKeJeqdpb2MDRq1JplziTsWyjMkebzaQCMBfsMhJkXCTak/s400/e80157dac1ea335157.jpg" /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>That`s better ... ;o) A picture to remember this</div><div>day .. along with some other of my guests ha ha !</div><div>bet you didn`t think i`d get a snap !! lol </div><div>Just a few to give you the idea !! </div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556455863522297410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nWgne8b7G3KGL_euxK6wevdtdNM10F7TT2MuX2K9RmSkQorvZHgD2Pxbr271j2QHqT2DtcRgzdJhiuRTKRUAztd3TzCRYwVOqoOq6BWgLH1n24R2gVUHPD-EqjAcga05-WMHneynFwA/s400/413187dac1ea213336b.jpg" /><br /><br />My friend Tracey ! ;o) Seems to be distracted ..<br /><div>maybe by all the hunky men ! ?? you`re looking good in </div><div>the red swimsuit !! ;o) <br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556455654929687218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4YvHM6zKP1JE2ndil5xjElOYNTjQPyd_WmCHExZFXyfDoH6pT4J6FoFW3YzEm-PfxiXVE1AaRZ_9FVTzMqhwihIdyA1pjVyYLKaj-YTsHin6JmBFyRi8o1Nkl5oJxy7FrFNF8SC42_0/s400/765087dac1eb2b37bb.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OMG Rhonda !! You`re looking hot girl !! <div>No wonder you`re still with Brandon Flowers !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556455551763864626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3TkR3b648_w417c_UTZhD8_V2DHARMANXwNMLPbJQEtnDQ60LzJkMgBkYyWYtXbvb_30yC0ww5VrNnezaxBqnf232BHkXLqZPJ1USccHk9-AVUmL90eSGZyE9s9zwcnOU-foxG4r5DA/s400/acff87dac1eb331e2ee.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Well . it is near the end of my birthday celebration ladies ;o)</div><br /><div>Time for abit of relaxation now ... </div><div>and to top up that tan ... </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556406082923005954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqjznUW0crLMR_TNNOlpMdAnSbizMBBXqQQhYx4m-BIcMei2jg7B-lGaqxGRONIDF008hZ43fAtzlNGYdsP_TmP3e6b9xhLxSRZTAu1BApcC2gC8JwjH12aQDOES2K7fMJNWkqK_n6V4/s400/Vilu-Reef-Beach-Spa-Resort-Sunbathing.jpg" /><br />While some of the men play a last game of</div><div>beach volleyball ..<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556405344813239202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXIfyG5tt1RwjOX8yyyL6kYy5y0LHaI6xlDYmqNRnztoR-xa2xNB-LqD4q5etNOLmBShQHLB4qzCidX2gwWrWLPD5s15STlW3m9HVU9f4CapLsdjQO4yfS4uKFE0Kd_uUp52VgsTDFX0/s400/silhouettes-of-men-playing-beach-volleyball.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div>So would you all like to join me in a drink ..</div><br /><br /><div>Cheers everyone and thank you so much for coming </div><div>helping me celebrate my birthday today .. </div><div>and reading this long post too !</div><div>And Hope fully it has given you a laugh !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556404819132438514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnpRqvdV36H-nUOVXrO8QdmGNuQbfHvFhyPa9Kr7VP88xWCBaFJ4Kl-gr1kW5-DoSu7hpfKSy6fl66VSvRQtyxgZVYNRsSuR1f3zPaSv9HXjfDhqNzviY3Qdkba7g3aoOFjOIRe4YqEc/s400/Beachfront-Vesuvius-XPIBZ6QTMGKX_51_detail3.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br />Enjoy the sunset on this piece of paradise ...<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXiAVgRiujo17olokbzTgSf0vsAueYZ24xeuNRzK5_71NKWDKK54jlb5TAIXgI_pPBQOR7plnP-nGARTp0duqvtwUE-2qT14NgvBxu0VF3QhJfc06f9d6hnZAB-_XvdnwNyPDp0-uMgA/s1600/pigeon_point_at_sunset-normal.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556404698995894594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXiAVgRiujo17olokbzTgSf0vsAueYZ24xeuNRzK5_71NKWDKK54jlb5TAIXgI_pPBQOR7plnP-nGARTp0duqvtwUE-2qT14NgvBxu0VF3QhJfc06f9d6hnZAB-_XvdnwNyPDp0-uMgA/s400/pigeon_point_at_sunset-normal.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Please also say so in your comment , if you have done a post</div><div>to help me celebrate my birthday - and i will be over to see it -</div><div>I can`t wait to see what you have come up with this year ... </div><br /><br /><div>Thankyou all so much !! I had a wonderful time getting ready</div><div>for this day .......</div><div>I hope you all had a great time too !!<br /><br /></div><div>xoxoxoxo<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-58959981631737131132010-12-30T08:48:00.000-08:002010-12-30T08:57:31.452-08:00<div align="center">First of all i would like to wish my readers ..</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">A Very Happy New year !! </div><div align="center">May you all have love , peace , health and happiness</div><div align="center">in the year to come .. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Also as you will see below</div><div align="center">It`s my birthday next friday !! </div><div align="center">Also it`ll be my 500th post !! wow !! </div><div align="center">So keeping the tradition of a blog party ,</div><div align="center">here are the details ..</div><div align="center">Do a post on your blog , so i and others can comment on it ,</div><div align="center">along with what outfit you would wear - get those bikini`s out ladies !!</div><div align="center">accesories etc.</div><div align="center">Your dream date , and what you would virtually gift me with !</div><div align="center">That`s it , pretty simple .. Or if you`re still busy with the </div><div align="center">holiday season , i hope you will pop by on the day and see what i </div><div align="center">have instore for you all !! </div><div align="center">Fun and some laughs along the way . </div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556518374873384162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy3FxEwOT_sePaZ49wD43KolkGCpFPsFNNWjvVPwXmVOtqavV5sQgYKfB5fVGb6UAUYLeMNeIJYTlqdu2elhjSi8KNdk-03AMR1efq8epXXp-DvW0SSR4aXbTlb8K_vWMDswqcuwSlDI/s400/beach+blog+party.bmp" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Thanks for popping by and if i do not post before my</div><div align="center">birthday , then i will see you here !!</div><div align="center">xoxoxoxo</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-87871423148986794882010-12-24T05:03:00.000-08:002010-12-24T05:05:19.041-08:00<div align="center">Wishing everyone a </div><div align="center">Very happy Christmas !! </div><div align="center">I hope you all enjoy yourselves and spend time</div><div align="center">with those who matter to you the most </div><div align="center">xoxoxoxox</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554233710233341026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4TmEo0Wv3l4wMoNq69wDU8vo__5EBZ32xsZGtABmT5avOcH_Weax5i6NOVJJclVldF8ffd5CMVn3-fNks_ve7RQdSCq697fGiU-wRl1JAtHqONVfHlDdhS1BauLS9yNVAI0PotQwgc4/s400/snoopy_christmas.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-19860934608559678582010-12-14T07:56:00.001-08:002010-12-14T08:23:26.371-08:00<div align="center">Canvas book </div><div align="center">using A4 sized folded pieces from a pad halved to create pages </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This is another on going project ;o)</div><div align="center">I bought a pad of canvas pieces and wanted to make a book</div><div align="center">I painted the outside in green red and gold acrylic</div><div align="center">paints before sticking this sewn piece for the front .</div><div align="center">I would have liked to sew it on , but my machine isn`t working ...</div><div align="center"> Maybe santa will bring me another !</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550570492026382418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjxh05NHe89-5llhFKpICNmKdgBLq8kNPOj_mj3FH35CxpZmsX8uetS66qa0XsMbHFgqwr5IESBEEvTBsSVvPDUTyyinBwkEwqeB86uK4QaYY9_BPtgH-4zVEd6SlKUzJrYMaYQVc2sk/s400/canvas+book+001.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">using white crinkle material , nearly like muslin , with a</div><div align="center">green square crochet mat i found , then added other pieces</div><div align="center">of material . vintage buttons and a bird in a nest with chicks image .</div><div align="center">Also once complete , it has a seam binding closure</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550569800296217746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhD6XC8xvPv3ej3NJTVLKxVNOjBVZ18py61HSe7PsJACicRBTUSaAGg-lw72s70PiHetZ_CVkNsEDUZXe6For5Eqbf2f9mNHNSGG2IijIosw9qeyRLEayd7ENfrDWSVjdL0CrLNbSpy9c/s400/canvas+book+002.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550569140717760882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7VFYyi8nFT0YQ9BaLVjg7uvEU9lPKv5FEHHm0QNfDMhzbo6pOlNQpIdL1fwA5HjJddwwXP4PumFlpm4bOFum3gDr3Em29TwOSv7aTfGNiQ8FFvfN_KERhf80ynUFUDwK6H44NfmjWKU/s400/canvas+book+004.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">My second page , using vintage wallpaper and ledger paper,</div><div align="center">and a house created from material scraps .. I need to do something </div><div align="center">else with this .. but i haven`t thought of anything .. yet ;o)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550569147836613298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHG1vb_riOH5Vcb-bCu8x9zsCLmboKna_V6-iSbK8OWyiKTagWT_o57zT__EuBhhiluh4b6RNkcWfgmhH3M49vsmXXvSqAQ_FyWKBSQnhweSRIrKFw864-9JvFLTdX4SBiSY8HZOZQHIo/s400/canvas+book+005.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">Canvas on a roll or in a pad is a wonderful medium to</div><div align="center">create on , painted , collaged , stitched , tags , postcards etc </div><div align="center">why not have a go yourself ! ? </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-71639679790973579742010-12-08T06:14:00.000-08:002010-12-08T07:03:51.468-08:00<div align="center">Scrapbook journal .. page size 5 x 3 " </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I bought a book of study cards with a wirebounded edge</div><div align="center">and decided to use it and make a small scrap journal ,</div><div align="center">all those small pieces and scraps i cannot bear to throw ,</div><div align="center">you know the feeling , if you`re a serious crafter / hoarder ;o)</div><div align="center">It will be an ongoing project , and below are some of the pages</div><div align="center">that i`ve done .. I will be going through them again to add</div><div align="center">any text or drawings to each page at a later date ..</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548325288982920994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrXKOX8D9hlPs4fW8YmhtUH_hMZBYVmyD3LtLXhdRHDqAJGHtK0ped6W_gpeQGpPcMgNIapgRKYF4WcaGETUtI1gVZxlmhk0CAGLd8jFJqmFV8dEnlYGBLI75UUbIGdMQt6Qnrr4uOx0/s400/scrap+journal+007.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bGGDi5u-50BDBEwiy4nRMWcw3CzRX5vlQ0EQL9fohe9MVPhqdlhLJ4iwvQdDmdYIrumejX2uefQXbY1MJpHh31b6CBL-ZG0G4Jx_GXlKeY68Ljh4SxhHNaIfw9KZ4MW7dvTIjeYwNFI/s1600/scrap+journal+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548324355528287538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bGGDi5u-50BDBEwiy4nRMWcw3CzRX5vlQ0EQL9fohe9MVPhqdlhLJ4iwvQdDmdYIrumejX2uefQXbY1MJpHh31b6CBL-ZG0G4Jx_GXlKeY68Ljh4SxhHNaIfw9KZ4MW7dvTIjeYwNFI/s400/scrap+journal+011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PC9Tgt69gtX1VxJjvFYbWy59rJHfCg7fkMMlSyB77st5aQjMG9hgn5cErFKU9iTLg95MZhv30wJVcB64P8ww1SYXIrKO1EQOE-VqM1RKI5OXGppuoh8bDyhzE2lBFRTcJ0rIqR6DCtM/s1600/scrap+journal+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548323404447266194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PC9Tgt69gtX1VxJjvFYbWy59rJHfCg7fkMMlSyB77st5aQjMG9hgn5cErFKU9iTLg95MZhv30wJVcB64P8ww1SYXIrKO1EQOE-VqM1RKI5OXGppuoh8bDyhzE2lBFRTcJ0rIqR6DCtM/s400/scrap+journal+006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhX4Y9ZnjF6fbUYGAe4QbKcU8yhLdJ5h4GoLg5Jz-6q4txRG7zixAykKPViUiCpZl9ENcI14PrVOy2k1CYVZUkpy9abstw-y7m_CgYVhb4m8NOO-60ZY7-Qsb_VLcR5wA-JGaNDL7Ei0/s1600/scrap+journal+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548323400951119490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhX4Y9ZnjF6fbUYGAe4QbKcU8yhLdJ5h4GoLg5Jz-6q4txRG7zixAykKPViUiCpZl9ENcI14PrVOy2k1CYVZUkpy9abstw-y7m_CgYVhb4m8NOO-60ZY7-Qsb_VLcR5wA-JGaNDL7Ei0/s400/scrap+journal+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXt556eE2iaydEihlebtzyQVrr2fLrHD2Zf9QINUu-5zBcYymmxHNf7dpH2thaKNhmh5IlwGFHsh4-iHBqojwiaaiok1_sAj6FQcvF9dsmIjis90jWnwd1J9DdSYyWTL5uRi0AaTR3V0/s1600/scrap+journal+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548323393891977218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXt556eE2iaydEihlebtzyQVrr2fLrHD2Zf9QINUu-5zBcYymmxHNf7dpH2thaKNhmh5IlwGFHsh4-iHBqojwiaaiok1_sAj6FQcvF9dsmIjis90jWnwd1J9DdSYyWTL5uRi0AaTR3V0/s400/scrap+journal+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PUGX0RTkE7fmkRTwcSYeRIywJ4agOfnW84tE3NoHzFXZ-V7akAwvKZS0AW0I5yds5D9Cs8Iz1zI_dSYlXDuULzqv86U4i-EtqwDqUOtLdtxz_OY_nGZIc6xmwqKHjjsFVJEL8UUAnxA/s1600/scrap+journal+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548323387578451746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PUGX0RTkE7fmkRTwcSYeRIywJ4agOfnW84tE3NoHzFXZ-V7akAwvKZS0AW0I5yds5D9Cs8Iz1zI_dSYlXDuULzqv86U4i-EtqwDqUOtLdtxz_OY_nGZIc6xmwqKHjjsFVJEL8UUAnxA/s400/scrap+journal+002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Many thanks to those who have given me support</div><div align="center">on the news of my father in law`s cancer .. </div><div align="center">At the moment , he is awaiting on an appointment to</div><div align="center">go see about having chemo , which we think will</div><div align="center">be sometime in the new year ...<br />Otherwise , he is doing well ;o) <br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-38171854683590565352010-11-20T00:10:00.000-08:002010-11-20T00:47:02.039-08:00<div align="center"> 2 " Vintage style postcards " </div><div align="center">christmas themed .</div><div align="center">I created these on some free postcards i aquired</div><div align="center">Covering the fronts with various items</div><div align="center">like vintage music paper , wallpaper scrap , angel</div><div align="center">images , green velvet trim and red / gold ric rac..</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547644372256626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExCPW99mlBB8w-xtmwxSShsMJJMszglSzj8_TThwHCPB3s9CWmwUqkFi1Vh6zKGfgi9FEDLKentXn30awFhS50Xve_OfaFn6llcUxgjtR22rvipg7byQ9NQ81duIjuzHiJjJWCf6kMVE/s400/canvas+book+0066.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOuWhoxBlS5j_Go59KtJMVZAEhsQnfYZ-N8rqSCQcvNdSQ_4T27Bkgn9vquMdAjScq4BF9TV2M9n4lQ7tQNo6Gf0wy27yRod0EO8ag0Z9G_E8Q-EB2bnUtaQXQuR4rhjjoYw8Ac03A0c/s1600/canvas+book+0077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541547628896846162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOuWhoxBlS5j_Go59KtJMVZAEhsQnfYZ-N8rqSCQcvNdSQ_4T27Bkgn9vquMdAjScq4BF9TV2M9n4lQ7tQNo6Gf0wy27yRod0EO8ag0Z9G_E8Q-EB2bnUtaQXQuR4rhjjoYw8Ac03A0c/s400/canvas+book+0077.JPG" /></a><br />I have been absent .. once again ;o)</div><div align="center">We had some sad news that our father in law has</div><div align="center"> pancreatic cancer , they cannot operate due to his </div><div align="center">heart problems , so we are waiting on the news of</div><div align="center">what treatment he can have , which is most </div><div align="center">likely to be chemotherapy ... We find out next week ... </div><div align="center">So i have not had that much time creativity wise</div><div align="center">as we are taking care of him ... </div><div align="center">Thanks for popping by once more ..</div><div align="center"> Have a good weekend everyone .. </div><div align="center">xxxxxxxx</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><div></div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1570245565308178556.post-13059067536687241202010-11-06T01:02:00.000-07:002010-11-06T01:12:16.515-07:00<div align="center">Felted acorns ..</div><div align="center">I had seen other artists create felted acorns using the</div><div align="center">wool , but i had none and no proper equipment for it.</div><div align="center">But this way is so easy to do , anyone can have a go ;o)</div><div align="center">Gather acorns and remove the inner ..</div><div align="center">then you need some felted beads , and all you do is</div><div align="center">cut them , i cut them in half then put them inside to see first</div><div align="center">if they looked right if not trim more off .Then just glue them in place </div><div align="center">These are mine ...</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536344364334027330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhI-qUjr03v31dPRLJpj3O9JVZ8HZ95Xy73LUPoZBySK2tZHZ9skY1o-WBzqXQ0pvDoBObgPiDfU2JMXknQE6JmtRYbY4L3mA0gh_kjMqR3hQFYauO_fWbBYHjbyZFW1FfwQdEsSYRmo/s400/felt+acorns.bmp" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Then i had a bead cap lying around for ages ,</div><div align="center">so i used the same technique , but put a head pin in before gluing</div><div align="center">the bead inside , so i can use it as a charm on something .</div><div align="center">How easy is that ! ??</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536344358653060146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXxKCBLd9YqCrkJt8Wn9pK6wszpsum4HNF8g9mpoSEmb8coYZ_bydXGFRFRe4VReLLFs0R6PBLjz5ZFvburg1GNYQZkeNyGWZP4fnMI2y8l1fmfwK6ZTtN7jt5Mjn02bbgTl1G9Rt2Ak/s400/felted+acorn+cap+charm.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Have a lovely weekend everyone !! </div><div align="center">xxxxxxxx<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106609307255331037noreply@blogger.com1