Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Look who's nearly here......

My new nephew :D
Not your ordinary scan picture as his mummy had an MRI.  He has Lissencephaly so they are monitoring him a lot to watch his progress but he will be here for cuddles in about 7 weeks.  Hope Mrs C Jnr Jnr doesn't mind her body parts being splashed all over the internet!  Anyway, when Mr Chops was on the way, this verse was very close to my heart

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made
Psalm 139 v 14

So true...look at that beautiful baby :D


Thursday, September 23, 2010

Start the clock....

5 plums were in our veg box this week.  I have just put them in the fruit bowl  Let's have a guess how long it will be before Mr Chops spots them and eats the lot!!! I give them until tomorrow tea time and then they will all be gone.....


Watch this space.......

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Beautiful day....

Just grabbing a couple of hours at home between teaching.  Someone had blocked me in in the carpark (we have been walking to school a lot recently but Mr B was Mr Reluctant this morning so into the car we went).  Anyhoooo, someone blocked me in so I walked home...what glorious sunshine.  It is truly autumnal out there but also lovely and warm...if that makes any sense at all!

Another couple of cards from last weeks frenzy...
First one has Repro Depo printed paper and a Three Birds rub on while the second is an SU! stamp and some cards from a Scrapagogo kit :D

Been making lots if hair snaps and grips for my shop recently.  Unfortunately, or not :D, I am selling them faster than I van photograph them and get them in the shop.  This is a good thing but I need to make more.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

A couple of cards...

Here are a few cards I made the other day.  The computer is playing up and keeps freezing so I will only manage a few and have to do the others another day....

From Waltzing Mouse. These are my new favourites.  The font is simply gorgeous...

I think the spotty paper is from Papermania and the other cardstock is Bazzill textured and Chatterbox.  The pearls are Kaisercraft and the Ink is Dew Drops.

I also finished another one of these....
which is in the shop here

Right, off to make pizza with the boys and then watch Merlin...happy Saturday night!




Friday, September 17, 2010

Lots of things made but no photos....yet!

I have been a very busy bunny.  Yesterday, while Mr C senior fixed all our duff lights (I have to tell you Mr C but the sunshine room now has a flickering bulb!!) I managed to make 10 cards, 5 hair grips and do the ironing :D  Plus all the normal keep the house running things.  Very pleased...and mostly because this set of stamps arrived :D  Having never had Waltzing Mouse stamps before I had heard good things.  And I wasn't disappointed...probably one of the best stamps sets  have EVER had!  And so I am going to make lots if cards and see if I can sell them in the staff room.  I have now had 14 sales, shop and private, for Lucy Made This so I have lots of other ideas in the pipeline for that too.
On the little people front...Mr B is taking a little longer to settle into school this year.  He doesn't like the thought of having to go in all by himself but we are working on it.  Mr Chops has been enjoying swimming in the school outdoor pool...wonder how long they will keep that up?

And OFSTED is nearly over...bar the shouting  Steak and wine for dinner tonight to celebrate.  One inspector  sat through 10mins of a lesson that clearly was not science, was not even in the science block and started with a power point heading with the words Hinduism in it (the clue is in the title!) before she stood up an announced to everyone that she was supposed to be in a science lesson...I rest my case!!!  That's a big tongue poke out to Ofsted!

Right, I must away but will come back with photos later..ta-ra.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

OFSTED....

has descended on this house...I could rant for paragraphs about how divisive and destructive it is but I won't...it is my turn to be the positive one...It will all be over by the weekend :D

And a great big tongue poke out to them!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Now you see them.....














now you don't!!!!!




This is the disadvantage of letting you bunnies roam free!!  The other one is that they make desperate attempts sometimes to get into next doors garden to meet up with their bunnies...hence the various obstacles along the fence.

On the plus side we have lovely lush grass :D  And Jessica sometimes hops in the house, does a quick tour and then goes out again....much to the surprise of some friends who were visiting yesterday.

And they were visiting for a very lovely reason...they are getting married next August and would like me to make their invitations :D  To say I am a little over excited, and honoured, is an understatement.  Will share when they are done and sent out :D

Busy week teaching this week so not much on the crafty front but I did sell my Robin picture and make a few hair grips...photos this afternoon ...... plus a few amusing dramas...'Not involving Mr Chops, surely!' I hear you cry.....oh yes!

Sunday, September 05, 2010

What a difference...

all that rain made to the garden. Everything is looking rather healthy and the rabbits are doing a beautiful job of keeping the grass short. We have only mown it once. Not that unusual in this household but it really does look all nice and short and lush. Well, they have to be good for something...at the moment I am spending far too much time stopping them pulling the tomato plants through the fencing that protects them and keeping them from digging next door to meet up with their bunnies...fur would most definitely fly. Jess is getting rather brave at venturing in to the house and Mr B was delighted this afternoon that she came to visit him in the toilet....whatever makes you happy!



So, here are some garden snaps....





I spy a lovely soup growing.

Barley has performed a miracle with the chives too.  they have never flowered before but this year  Barley has made the pot his favourite spot for sitting in the sun and poohing!!!  Guess rabbit manure is quite good.  Don't think I can bring myself to eat the chives though


 
 Here is the culprit looking like butter wouldn't melt...



Off to put the little monkeys to bed!


Forgot to say...Robins are in the shop :D






Saturday, September 04, 2010

Robins in a Silver Birch tree.....

Don't think I'll get this in the shop tonight as I still have some clearing up to do before Casualty.  Dan has his last night of his play so I shall curl up on the sofa with some Weetabix (what a party girl I am!) and watch the gore.

I made this yesterday afternoon after the window cleaning frenzy...I was looking at next door's tree for inspiration.  I really do love those robins...they are so cute!


And here they are up close...well as close as I could get with my camera......


I took ages stitching on the 'snow' but it looked good without as well so I may not put any on the next one.

All the curtains are now drawn...it truly is September...my birthday month and the start of autumn :D

Robins...

have appeared in my crafting...I shall upload later and then onto my shop :D

Friday, September 03, 2010

Busy, busy, busy...

and too busy to post here :( Boys, all three of them, are back at school and so that means early mornings. Mr C is in his play, Redemption Song, so lots of late nights and early morning make very tired people.


Got to get some more stuff in my shop. Some is photographed but needs editing and some just needs uploading but it has slipped down my list, somewhere well behind cleaning the fridge and the windows :(


Here is something I have made though.....


 
 Something sunny to go with all the sunny weather we are having :D

Oh...and there was muchos excitement from me this afternoon as the postie arrived with my Moo swing tags....it is very strange seeing things you have done in proper print like that.

On the parenting front all is ticking along swimmingly.  It nearly wasn't when Mr B decided to hurl his scooter at the wheels of Mr. Chop's bike on the way home...could have been nasty. They are having a Star Wars evening tonight with next-door-Steve.  I am sure they will all have a great time.

Right...off to get ready.....