General Chat

Von there are lots on ebay. Also did a google search and lots came up there at different craft shops. Hope you can find some.
Joxx

Jo Jo
I've just had another look and I've found some now.
Thank you for your help
Von

Must admit I rarely by tri fold as I prefer to put the backing on myself find it sits better depending on what is in the apertures.
Joxx

Hallo all,
What a heatwave. I certainly am not doing much this weather. I managed to buy a Cuttlebug machine on internet so can sit in my hobby room under the ceiling fan and play with my new toy.
The only commitment I have is twice a week at the physiotherapist at the moment.
Thank goodness football is over as I was sick of all the noise that seems to follow football supporters these days. Tooters, drums, you name it they have it.
Am trying to book another boat cruise for Johan and I, perhaps in September, which will be nice before the winter sets in.
Thinking of you all, love Sylvia xxx

Evening.
Well the grandchildren have gone home and I can honestly say I have a lovely time with them and not too exhausted. Having a rest next week as going to spend the week at other daughters to look after her garden and all her animals whilst she is on holiday. Normally would have all the animals here, but this year they have one of the ponies at home in the paddock at them moment so it will be easier for me to move in for the week. Will be strange being there on my own but will at least have the dogs and cat for company. Might just take my dog as well!!

Sylvia sounds like a good idea to book another cruise as you had such a lovely time on the last one.


Well the weather here has broken and it is cool and today we have had so much rain, still the garden certainly needed it.

Hope everyone is keeping well.

Joxx

Hi all
Glad you enjoyed your time with the grandchildren, hope the animals are as well behaved next week, you are much in demand!!!

Sylvia, hope it has cooled down a bit for you there as it has here.
I bet there was gloom and doom there after the football result on Sunday.

Sorry that Jac is leaving us, we seem to lose members and don't recruit any new, strange isn't it. Still there are still 28 of us, plenty of cards to make!!

Hope all are OK

Ann Glos

Ann, I have had several enquiries but the minute you tell them how many are in the group they don't want to be sending cards to so many!! As you say 28 is a nice number.

Joxx

It is not that many spread through the year is it?

Well I don't think it is I do tell them they are spread out but the ones that contacted me thought there was only about 6 of of in the group!!

Happy Birthday Ros, hope you have a lovely day.

Good morning and hope everyone is keeping well and a good weekend planned.
I spent last week on the Isle of Man and after complaining about it being 40 degrees plus over here, it was wet, windy and chilly on the Island !!
Going to spend a day crafting as need to get some projects sorted for this weeks workshops, will put a good DVD on and shut myself away in the craft room.
Thinking about making an effort and doing a few Christmas cards so not to have a manic rush at end of year plus one of my groups want to do a few so will have a go at something different that still comes under our 20gram 70 cents stamp weight to the UK.
xx Jill

Jill, our postage for cards is based on weight, size and depth now, so cannot do many layers of decoupage and only use 1mm pads of fine layer of pinflair glue other wise they go into the large letter category.

Part way through my house sitting for daughter, was a little apprehensive since she has moved house, as this one is almost in the middle of nowhere with only a farm close then the rest of the houses are quite a way away. Have come to look after all her animals and water the greenhouse and her vegetable plots. She has lots of rain water barrels all over the place that the previous owners put in, but with all the dry weather they are beginning to run low, still they have forecast rain for later so will only have the greenhouse to water. Seems very strange being here on my own, but have brought some crafting to do so am keeping myself busy. Took the dogs for a walk at 7am this morning and now I am off now to pick raspberries and strawberries as she wants it making into jam and the rhubarb making into pies to go in the freezer, so will be busy for the rest of the day.

Issy I hope my ATC’s arrived safely, sorry that they were late. Can you let me know what the next lot of topics are.

Sylvia, will hopefully get back to you later toady.

Hope you are all keeping well
Joxx

Jo, your daughter has the right idea. Not only looking after herhouse but making her jam and pies for her too. Wish you'd been my Mum!!!!

Try and make time for your crafting though.

Well what a day I had yesterday, got up in the morning and checked the hamsters as they are upstairs, both fine and fast asleep, plenty of water and food. Then let out the dogs, fed them and then fed the cat, all going well so far. Walked up to the pony field and the cat had very nicely left me two half eaten mice to clear away, job I hate. Then on to pony who is laying down and will not move even though I had his food, here’s me thinking he had died in the night, and panic began to set in. Walked up to him and up he jumped, could have killed him myself!! Mucked out the pony. Got back to the house and thought I would have a shower and wash my hair only to find the cat had been sick all over my bed!! So stripped off all the covers only to find the duvet was also wet through, went off to find the cat to see he had been sick on granddaughters bed as well! Was just about to strip this bed when I realised the hamster cage was open and the cat is sitting just below it now I really did panic all I could think of was telling granddaughter her hamster had been eaten by the cat, began to wonder if that was what had made him sick, but he was staring at the bottom of the wardrobe, so shut him out the room, then spent the rest of the day trying to get the hamster to come out from under the wardrobe, finally did it at 5pm, but at least he was safe and well. The doors on his cage now have pegs holding them shut. Wondering now what else can go wrong. Apart from this I am having a lovely time.
Ann, Jam and pies all made, must admit I really enjoy making jam.
Off now to watch the last of the crafting sale shows on C&C.
Joxx

Well you can come and stay and make jam for me any time Jo!!!!

hi ladies

sorry i havent been about much as i dont come online much now adays
i hope you all are ok

just want to say a big thank you to all that has sent me a birthday card

Good morning and Happy Birthday Tinky, hope my card arrived in time.

I had some great news on Sunday, I won a Cricut machine :)) I had entered some projects from an on line craft mag onto my blog and my name was drawn, I was over the moon:)) It will come in very handy with the craft workshops and holidays and will get a lot of use.

Made a couple of Christmas cards over the weekend, partly as projects for today's group, and also a couple of cards using doilies. They made pretty backgrounds and can be coloured with a variety of different paints, shimmers and inks.
Hope you all have a good week planned.

x Jill

hi jill yes ur birthday card did come in time lol

wow congratulations on winning ur new circut machine

Feeling quite virtuous as I made 6 cards today. Suddenly realised that we are away all September and there are quite a few birthdays both on here and in the family in September October.

Congratulations Jill, how fantastic what a lovely piece of equipment to win.

Ann I am feeling very virtuous as well, while at my daughters I made all my cards for the Birthday Girls for the next year! Now just need to catch up on all my other cards I have to make, 3 grandchildren have birthdays in September but cannot decide what type of cards to make, they seem to want something more spectacular every year and I am running out of ideas. Have the new pop up card cd from Rob Adams, but nothing jumps out for the children, lots for men though. Really shouldn't buy cd's don't use them often enough.

Tinky pleased that you had a lovely birthday.
Joxxx

Jo, no I don't use CDs much either. Another thing I am lazy about is using stamps, have loads but it is an effort to get them out and the inks etc.

Jill sorry forgot to say well done on winning that, great and vry useful for you. Hope the classes are still doing well.