Cardmaking

I've not done much today. I visited a friend for coffee this morning and ended up staying almost 4 hours.
This afternoon, despite having an ever growing laundry pile and a house that Flylady would NOT be proud of, I felt some creativity coming on so I made this card for my little niece who is turning 4. I'm really pleased with the way it came out. I used Elzybells teddy heart wreath stamp for the teddy (minus the wreath). The flowers and butterfly are foam.




And don't you just love the back? That Elzybells stamp is so cute!

I'm so excited...

I have blog followers!!! Up to now I have had only two followers - my husband and my sister in law. Today I logged in and discovered that I now have four!
So thank you blog followers for making my day and I hope that each and every visit will be an enjoyable one.

Today in Pictures

I've always wanted to do this...



take a picture of the sky when there is not a cloud in sight. Today was such a glorious day...



our sunflower enjoying the sunshine

And how do you end a lovely day? Like this...



Perfect!

Introducing...

My very own rabbit egg cosy! I know it's a bit late for Easter (early for next!!) but at least I actually finished it. I am very good at starting projects and never finishing them. I had some trouble with the face and getting the head to the right shape and even now it is still not perfect but will just have to do as my first attempt. I am privileged to own a one of a kind, original Little Cotton Rabbit - called Albie. Even looking closely at Albie's head for guidance, I still couldn't get it right. I have a new respect for Julie at Little Cotton Rabbits, she has a busy life and yet still manages to produce such gorgeous little knitted animals.

I leave you with this pic.....the words on the egg cup sum it up....Forever Friends!

Anyone for a snack?

Thought you might like to see what I am having for a mid morning snack!

Have you noticed that quite a few of my blog pictures relate to food?? I LOVE food!

Needlework

Look at what my 12 year old son made in textiles at school


I am so impressed!

I Hate Parsley

I have always suspected that I don't like parsley and I have just confirmed it. This week I bought a bag of baby leaf herb salad. I love salad but on my first mouthful of this salad something just didn't taste right. Further investigation (reading the back of the packet) revealed that the offensive little green parsley leaf was the culprit. See photo below - those are the ones I removed from my salad.



So it's official - I hate parsley!

Weekend Fun

My latest card creation.
Foam flowers, Leaf ribbon - Papertrey, Elzybells flower girl stamp

Happy Valentine's Day!

Every Valentine's Day I like to have a surprise waiting for my family when they come down to breakfast. This year was heart shaped balloons and chocolates (arranged in a heart shape). I like to keep it simple because it's not about how much you spend but how much you love.
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Annual Reminder

When I was outside earlier I noticed something peeping through the melting snow. It may not look like much but to me it is my annual reminder that spring will soon be here - my daffodils have sprung to life! I don't know how long they have been up but it almost seems as if it happened overnight.