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Happy middle of the week ....... It's a wet and windy Wednesday here and I'm so glad I don't have to go anywhere.  It's a craft room day for me ..... I need to pack a bag to take across with me on Friday.  That's if the boat goes on Friday, looking at the weather forecast, it's not good!! I'm trying to stay positive though ..... this is the Isle of Man.  The weather changes by the hour here, you never know we could be basking in sunshine by the weekend ..... or not!! No use worrying about it now though ..... we'll have to wait and see what Friday brings. I've got another tag for the fun festive event that's happening right now.  Yes, it's 12 Tags of Christmas with Loll & Friends Another CAS design for Tag number 2 ..... Inspired by yesterdays tags from Loll and Nancy, with the holly and the lovely poinsettia, I went for my favourite festive greenery ...... mistletoe,  using the pretty  Mistletoe Wreath from Sweet Poppy Stencils. I used G...

Happy Monday ...... A busy week coming up.  I thought I'd start it by letting you know that the lovely Lucy and Sweet Poppy Stencils are back on our TV screens this week ..... yeah!!  Put the date in your diaries, book the sofa and the remote control, or set your box to record. When? ...... Thursday October 18th  What time? ...... 12pm and again at 4pm Where? ....... HOCHANDA (Sky channel 673/Freeview 85/Freesat 817) There's some brand new stencils, designed by the fabulous Tracey Dutton from Lavinia Stamps, all with dies to match.  And of course, all the other fab Sweet Poppy products will be available ..... pastes, glitters, stamps. Here's a little look at a few of the samples I sent off to Lucy last week. There's a little bit of Christmas ....... with the beautiful Holly Tree A gorgeous Christmas tree, so full of detail.  Looks stunning in classic black and white ....... This is simply glossy white stencil paste, sprinkled with crystal glitter and finished o...

Hello there ...... I hope you've had a nice Tuesday. I've heard from hubby ........ he's arrived safely in Melbourne. Only 16 days before he's home again!  I've had a lovely day today, with Lauren and the little man. We had a nice walk around the beautiful gardens up at Milntown.  Alex tried his hand at wood carving .... and loved it. He was a little nervous at first but soon got the hang of it. There was a local wood sculptor, Gavin Carter, in the grounds running a  workshop where kids could 'become part of Milntown's history' by carving out their own handprint on a beautiful piece of reclaimed wood from the Milntown Grounds.  The sculpture will be finished by Gavin himself and then it will permanently stand inside the grounds, displaying all the handprints of the children that took part.  I thought it was a fab idea. Lauren has the photos ..... once she shares them with me I'll put them on here. We had a nice lunch whilst we were there, of course,...

Happy Monday evening ........ I hope you're all well.  It's been a busy few days over here but, finally I can put my feet up, grab a cuppa and check in with you guys. We've had family gatherings, dinner's out, a get together with hubby's work pals, the decorators have been in and the in-laws have been across, which was more evenings and lunches out.  And ....... on top of all that, hubby's gone to Australia this morning, with work.  He's going to be away for nearly three weeks!!!! As we speak, he's on his way to Dubai, for a quick stopover before his flight to Melbourne.  I can't believe he's gone without me!  He'd better bring me something nice back. Next time ..... if there is a next time ..... I guarantee  I'll be on that plane with him! I know I've been a little quiet on the blog front recently but everything is fine, just life taking over as it does from time to time.   I am getting back into the craft room though ........ and I ...