Kumihimo

Here You all go, I haven't totally abandoned you all.. So sorry Im still having so much problems with this laptop!! Grrrr I feel like throwing it out the window!!! It just wont let me Up load any photo's what so ever!!! GRRRRRR it starts to and goes through all the motions only to stop loading anything at 87%!!! Its Just LAUGHING at me ......

But Im just letting you all know what Ive been up to...... Im still Crafting... Im still in Daily Pain.. (as the last Op Didnt work..) .. But I have been Learning Very S-L-O-W-L-Y A Whole NEW Craft To Me!!!  ......... KUMIHIMO

 (Pronounced COO-ME-HE-MO)

And Im LOVING it!!!! 

It is Truly Sensational!!!! The More I read And see What can be made!!! Its Just Mind Blowing!!! My only downside is That I have to guess at sizes of Kumihimo Stash!! But I did say IM LEARNING ha ha ... And The New STASH takes so long to come as I DONT have a Bottomless BANK ACCOUNT!!! I just wish I could Find a local supplier..... 

Let Me See If I can Paste A Borrowed Image From Marisol Suarez To Kinda give you an idea of What its likeThisis Just A Basic 8 thread Cord.. But You can do more and much more complex!! Ive Been Threading Single Seed Beads onto Cords.. And Weaving them too!! The Results is ASTOUNDING!!!! I so wish I could Share you a photo!!! 

Beaded KUMIHIMO

New Web Site Ive Found!!!

I have just found a Web Site And I have FELL IN LOVE!!!! 

Well Worth a Visit!!! You Will Be AMAZED

at this ladies super talent!!!! 

Here Is the Link http://sherribaldy.blogspot.co.uk/

WOWIE.........Im In LOVE FOREVER!!!!! In super AWE OF HER TALENT 

YOU WILL BE TOO!!!!!

Hello Everyone.. Long Time No blog!!!

Ive had that many health and computer problems its been Unreal!!!!

Im BACK!!!!!!

I have been trying to craft in between trying to sort things out .. Ive been Knitting!!! Well, if you knew me .. Knitting is not an easy task!!!..

But I managed to knit loads of baby items for my friend Who Had her beautiful Baby Sophie on the 5th March!!! Yes Ive been "All Loved up"...ha ha... 

I have even knitted myself a beautiful scarf !!!

Its a pattern from a free Web site!! Called Pattern is called "Flutter by" for obvious reasons... It Flutters!!! Ha ha... I chose a wool from my "stash" That had a Silver thread all the way through To add a Bit of Glitz!! and you know me with Glitz!!

Ive now Moved on to attempting A Poncho!!! From the same Free web Knitting Patterns... 

http://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knitting-for-Babies/22-Free-Baby-Knitting-Patterns/ml/1#Baby_Knit_Hats

I even added some pretty Knitted Flowers To use Left over wool!! I hate waste so much So Im glad to use it!!

At the min I cant upload any photo's so thats another bit I HAVE to fix!! GRrr

Wedding Anniversary

Last Thursday was my 22nd Wedding Anniversary... How has he put up with me All these years? You may well Ask... I simply dont know...............Im enough to turn the sanest person round the Bend with my Crafting!!! Ha ha ha ha....... 

When we First told friends we were getting Married Most of them said ..........We will give you 3 MONTHS Max!!! Some Friends Huh!!!!!..... 

But NOW I KNOW ROMANCE IS DEAD!!! 

Most Husbands If they know whats Good for them get their wives Something Romantic as a Present Or In my case CRAFTING GOODS!!! 

BUT NOT MINE!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR........

What did I get?.........

Now Please Dont Laugh...............

I GOT A PARROT!!!!!!!!

Good job for HUBBY'S SAKE I like BIRDS.. and YES he is still breathing.. ha ha ha ha....

So HERE IS ALFIE my present SENEGAL PARROT

Now WHAT SHOULD I TEACH IT TO SAY?.... Cameo machine or EBosser?.... HE HE HE HE HE!!!!!!.... 

New CHALLENGE

There Is  a BRAND NEW CHALLENGE

Over AT CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGES2

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/

THEME : A BIT OF BINGO!!

Great Prize to be had 

Just Follow the BINGO BOARD for YOUR creation!!!!

Here is Mine for the DT Card That I made... 

As You can see.. I chose the line Blue Stamp & Emboss!!!

I couldnt make my mind up with the Emboss so I done Two Kinds HA HA.

I Dry Embossed using my trusty Cuttle bug and Snow Flake embossing folder  and Used a Do-Craft Creative Expressions Stamp no HH108BD

With both Blue Card and Blue Mirror card

I stamped 5 Times and Heat Embossed with Colbolt Blue Embossing Powder... Cut he Image into decoupage pieces and layered up with 2mm foam pads!! 

Added 3 peel off snowflakes that I colourd Blue with permanent pens And HEY PRESTO All done!!

Special Occasion - NOT birthday

Right Everyone..... A NEW Challenge for this next fortnight over at http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/

THEME is: 

SPECIAL OCCASION- Definatly NOT BIRTHDAY

So Any BIRTHDAY CARDS ENTERED WILL NOT COUNT!!!

SPONSORED BY http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Here is My Dt Card for this time..... 

Now Please be Kind.... ha ha.... Ive not long Had an  Operation and am still in Recovery..... 

For This I chose The GORGEOUS PEA POD Digi from Bugaboo Stamps

Coloured with Promarkers and Spika pens... Edged with pale Pink and pale Blue Chalk Inks... 

Added Flowers from Meiflowers.... And A couple of Bows That Ive had since ?... added some Pearls and Lilac gems from Meiflowers... Cut the Mats and Layers out of Lilac Glitter card and Holographic silver card on my Robo.... Cut out the Word TWINS and Off set TWICE to cut the Matts out for the word... Punched out some Butterflys in White Glitter card

Folded Pink Pearlencent card into 3 

And

                        HEY PRESTO!!!! 

HOPE TO SEE YOUR FANTASTIC ENTRIES FOR THIS CHALLENGE!!!! 

WHAT WILL BE YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION???? 

"THIRD" Blogoversary

Can you believe its The THIRD Anniversary  at Creative Craft Challenges!!! WOW

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/

SO The NEW CHALLENGE IS ALL ABOUT 3

SO

Have a 3 on your creation or 3 of something??

 Whatever you like as long as we can tell what

 your interpretation of "3" is.

FANTASTIC Prizes.... From Sponsors of :

Lily of the valley

 Offering you a £10 gift voucher

Stampin dragon designs

4 Images from thier store!!!

Crafty emblies

£10 voucher to spend in store

Robyns fetish

5 digi images from thier store

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And the top 3 will all get the offer of a GDT spot !!!! 

WOWZIERS!!!!!!

Here is MY DT cards that can be found at

 

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/

Right Hop on over and add YOUR's