General Chat

Good morning to you all and hope everyone's keeping well.
Ros, I keep my made up cards in a shoebox along with cards that just need to be finished, such as an insert added or I feel something else is needed.

I have about 15 cards made for Christmas, after an early start I ground to a halt:))

Have spent the last two days clearing out two walk in storage areas and at last all our junk has been cleared out. We have decided that we should not hang on to things just in case :)) am never going to be wearing my old business suits plus jackets no longer fit very well so they have to go :))
We bought two new beds for the gite and John insisted we should save the old bases-- why?? they are now on the way to the tip. They were past their best and I would never of used them again as we still have one spare single stored away.

We hit the garage next week !!

I have a friend coming this afternoon for a craft session so hope to get a few cards made in between chatter and chocs :))

xx Jill

Good idea--shoebox but don`t think I have one. Hubby suggested empty ice cream tub -but it`s a small one !!
Ros xx

Hi all,
I bought myself a proper card holder like you find in the stationery shops. This is for two sizes of card and looks so professional. I bought it at a secondhand shop where we take all things we don't want any more. These things are, if necessary, repaired and then sold for those out of work - repaired by them too. I now wish I had bought two of these racks. I have been looking on Marktplaats (smething like EBay) but they want a lot more money for these racks.
Like you Jill I also have half-finished cards and have saved a nice box in which I had toiletries last Xmas, which has a lid where you can see what is inside the box.
Sylvia xxx

where are you going to stand your rack sylvia? I don't think I would have room for one here.

Ann
Glos

Hi Ann,
Some time ago we bought ourselves a new coffee table - long one - and instead of throwing the old one away I have stood this table on top of my working table, creating room to work beneath the coffee table and I have the card rack standing on the coffee table. Is this clear, no, I suppose.
Anyway my rack is so full I have no room for a lot of cards, and certainly not room for Xmas cards.
Today I went to the Garden Centre and bought two Autumn wreaths with Autumn colours and have one wreath on my coffee table and one on the big table. The one on the big table is stood on a cake plate with foot, and I have put a large red candle in the middle of it. I also bought 3 cyclamen, two red which I have placed in identical red pots and a white one which I have added to an agglomeration of plants I have in one pot, some trailing and this white cyclamen creates a bit of colour. I also bought a plant - purple - but cannot think of the English name at the moment..Oh, yes, the Garden Center was full of Xmas things.
I have been enjoying myself, much better than housework!!
Sylvia xxx

Your decorations sounds lovely Sylvia, lovely idea about the card rack, but I think my OH would go spare if I got something large to keep my cards in. At the moment I use some boxes, like shoe boxes that I got from my sister. Never have that many cards in stock!! AND no Christmas cards as yet.


Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Hi all,
Jo, I have so many cards finished now and still lots of ideas. The Birthday Girls Xmas cards are nearly finished and I have birthday cards until the end of the year for the BF.
With my cards hanging in the rack they look real professional!
What lovely weather we are having here. I have had no pain yesterday and today. I asked the doctor for a repeat of the last tablets I had which relax the muscles. Oh what a relief. One day I'm crying in agony and the next day no pain at all - a miracle. Mind you the tablets are only for 10 days. I must phone the doctor before the tablets run out to see what they can do for me. I don't want a repeat performance of last week.
Have a nice weekend everybody.
Sylvia xxx

Sylvia, like you I have made the Birthday Girls cards made for most of the year, but thats about all, really need to get my finger out and start some Xmas cards. Hope the doctor can sort out your pain relief, makes life so much better when you are free of pain, pity you cannot take them all the time.

It is lovely and sunny here today as well, my garden is desperate for a tidy up, think I might need to get someone in as I cannot bend down at the moment with these dizzy spells, have a tendency to fall over!!!! lol

So for me I am off to see my grandson who is one today then hopefully will get some time to make some cards have promised to make 2 boxes of cards for a charity coffee morning for breast cancer so must at least get some started.

Have a lovely day all of you.

Afternoon girls,

Jojo hope you get better soon xx
Happy birthday to your grandson.

Sylvia, omg how many cards do you make :)
My hubby wouldn't let me have a card rack, he says I take up too much room as it is.I've just bought the latest xstitcher mag and decided to get my sewing box out, he's not pleased, as I've yet to clear all my paper off dining room table tut tut :))

Happy crafting everyone

Heather xx

Weather here dry, but windy and cold, but at least I have a line full of washing out drying, I hope!!

Off now to make some more cards for my daughters auction, once I have finished them I will start on my Christmas cards.......

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and the weather is being good to you.

Afternoon girls,

Weather is windy & dull here Jojo.I might do some crafting later, I can't sit for very long at the moment.
Hope your feeling better xx

I know it's a little early, but it is the 20th in Australia, so .............

Happy Birthday Jac, hope you have a lovely day xxx

Heather xx

I have now started my Christmas card, have taken over the dining room table like I did last year as it is easier to spread out there. OH is very patient. I found I had 20 cards left over from last year so that was a good start. They will all have to be the hand delivered ones though as they would need a large stamp (probably why they were left over). Been lazy today though and not done any.

Ann
Glos

Hi all,
Well I have had a nice day making Xmas cards. I think I have made some 10 today. I don't really know how many I have to make until I go through my address book. I know I have 34 for the BGs, but then I have our family and friends.
I have another problem now. The doctor found something wrong with my eyes and thinks I have cataracts. If so, this will mean another op in the not too distant future for me. My eyes are so important to me.
Have a nice evening.
Sylvia xxx

Sylvia, with our hobby our eyes are important. I hope they can cure your problem to enable you to continue doing the things you enjoy.

ann
Glos

Jac, very late but hope you had a lovely birthday with lots of lovely cards.

Sylvia, unless I have miscounted I think we only have 32 members at the moment, if anyone thinks differently, please let me know.

Sorry to hear that you have problems with your eyes, but if it is cataracts I am sure they will soon have them sorted for you, good eyesight is so important.

You all seem to be doing so well with your Christmas cards I'm still making cards for my daughters auction.

Hope everyone is keeping well

Hi all,
I still count 34 members Jo, perhaps, when you have time, we could have a new list, with a bigger letter please.
I spent all morning making cards again whilst the washing machine was doing the washing. I wish my help would phone and say she was better as the flat badly needs vacuuming. She has migraine. I was going to clean the fridge out and the oven but Johan won't let me and tells me that is what my help is for. Ok, more cardmaking, suits me.
Tomorrow I have booked a taxi to take us into town to the market. I hope it is not so cold as it was today. What an icy wind, just like that from Siberia, and it seems winter has come early.
My daughter is making Xmas wreaths already at a course this evening. I think it is a bit early.
Now girls, keep warm, long underwear, don't be shy.
Sylvia xxx

Lol Jo I have got 33!!!
Carole,
Sylvia
Sue Langley
Eagles4Ever
penelope Pit stop
Mandy
Jill
Maisie
Jo
Heather
Margaret kent
Scary Mary
Wor Canny Lass
Issy
Sally Sunshine
Rosalyn
Dizzy Lizzy
Ann in Glos
Looby Loo
Vivky
Patricia
Bernice

wendy
Irish angel
Marylou
Lizz
king cole
Blossom
jac
mrs badcrumble
Dancing Sheila
Joan
Patience
Carol ann


Ann
Glos

Ann, there is 34 on your list!!

The spread sheet I sent out in July definitely only has 32 members.

Eagles left back in May and I have taken Penelope off following her mail in January saying that she had taken time out last year and I have not heard from her since, so I am assuming that as yet she still does not want to rejoin.
So that brings it down to 32, excluding these two we have the same list. I will send out new spread sheets to everyone in the next week just to ensure that we all have the same ones,

Jo, so there are and I counted them twice. I will cross Eagles and Penelope off my list, although I sent them both cards this year. No problem with that it was still their birthdays.!!

Just checked and I had crossed eagles off but the line was very faint. so I have 32 now.

Ann
Glos

Those of you in the UK don't forget not to make your Christmas cards too thick, not so bad with birthday cards but having to pay large stamps for all the christmas cards would be a bit much.

Ann
Glos