Hobbies and Crafts

Have 'you' got a Blog?....You never told 'me' Tsk!


Can I have the addy please?.

Can I also have your address Ann. I am sure I have it somewhere but it would be easier if you gave it to me again.

I ordered 2 sets of Chocolate baroque stamps by mistake and am determined to get you stamping....You will of course need blocks to stick them to, but this will be a start. :-D

just popping in to say hi, sounds like you lot are busy, id love the blog addy, so i could have a look,

im pretty arty, but dont get time to do aything serius now, just the things i do with littleman, "i usually post the picture of our "makes" on fb,

:-D

Hello stray, lovely to see you on here and of course I will PM you the blog addy.

I can't work out Facebook now, went on this morning to look at the GR site on there and couldn't find anywhere that people were chatting like I used to be able to find. I had enough trouble with facebook before let alone when they start messing it around. :-D :-D

that will be because of the new timeline :-| its horrid,

oh my im impressed the cards are stunning, i paticulaly like your granddaughters ;-)

your a very talented bunch of ladies, xxx

Hello Ann, if you go back to the gr site on f/book, you will see a small box which says " highlights " if you click on this and scroll down to "posts by others " it will then show you another peoples postings, hope that helps, x

Thank you Stray. Granddaughter is turning after her Mum for craft, she loves it and has shown a real talent for making cards. She has also done scrap book pages.

Ann, we posted at the same time,
please read my last message as l hope it helps you, x

Thank you Mummo, I will have a look, but what a weird way of finding chat posts.

Hi Ann

If I didn't know you better I would say you were ignoring me :-D

Could you scroll down and read my post, I think you may have missed it :-D :-D

Sorry Susan wiv, your fault for making all these people mill around, the thread is moving too fast for my brain. I have to say though it has been fun!!! :-D

Thanks for the link Ann

Wow! I am truly impressed. I haven't looked at them all yet and have bookmarked it. Lots there for inspiration.....I shall look at the rest later. I hope to join your blog too.

You are welcome to join when you have some photos. I don't think you can add photos yourself so the way we do it is for you to e mail me any photos of cards etc and I add them. You may be able to add comments, some can some can't. I think you need to register first. :-)

Good evening,

Susan wiv said that I could come and nose around. :-)

I have always fancied the idea of card making, but have never got around to it. I have watched the presentations on the shopping channels but have never sent off for any stock. It looks fascinating.

Memo to self. Blooming well get on with it.
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Maddie

Once you have made a couple MTG you won't look back, it is really addictive and these day with so much stuff on the market it is not hard to do.

Thanks for calling in, good to see you. :-D

Hi Ann,

Must get around to it.

Saying that I do knit, I have made toys and clothes. And I do counted thread cross stitch. I have made samplers to commemorate my childrens' birthdays, and also bookmarks for the London Meet last year.

So not entirely useless.
:-D

Hi MTG

I really admire cross stitch people, I made a small piece a couple of years ago, (its a souvneir ? of the grand canyon ) but was bored before I finished. Now its sitting there waiting to be put in a frame.

what is the best way to frame a cross stitch ? could I do it myself and have it looking straight?

Hello Moonbi,

I make my own designs, I got a book out of the library many years ago, and copied all the letters and designs onto graph paper.

This is how I do it, its all a bit Heath Robinson, but it works for me.

Hem the edges of the counted thread. Pick a piece of stiff card the size of the frame you wish to use. Using a strong thread use to loop the top to the bottom, and from side to side. You should have a lattice work at the back of the card. Wrap the card and thread work in acid free tissue, and place under a few heavy books to flatten. Then frame.

I hope this makes sense.

that makes perfect sense
and its not so hard as i thought it would be

I have got heavy card in my stash, so Im going to give it a try tomorrow.
thank you so much.

I have hesitated so long because Im a bit of a fussy, and couldnt bear to ruin it.

Morning everyone. I have looked at more of the blog and found the quilts - beautiful. I was thinking of a much simpler pattern when I start - like ready cut squares :-D

I have been knitting this morning, then went online and found some 'different' buttons for the cardigans i am making for granddaughter. She is a little 'fashionista' in the making lol - even when tiny she would coo happily as we browsed in Next baby section. She probably won't want grandmas home knits for long :-(

Best kick my butt and get dressed - easy to tell I live alone :-D

I'm off to the Stamping and Scrapbooking Show at Ally Pally tomorrow. OH says if I see something I like he will pay for it for my birthday present - Whooo-hooo :-D :-D

I forsee some serious spending!