Hobbies and Crafts

Hi Sarah... just had a little nose..... and wow!! I loved them..... I think maybe I am trying to stuff far too much into mine!!

Love

Daff xxx

Great Sarah, just had a peek. Have not done any scrapping myself lately as I want to get my Christmas cards out of the way. Then this weekend we are away looking after our two youngest grandchildren and the intention is that while OH takes Grandson to watch football Saturday 7 year old Granddaughter and I will do some crafting, hopefully card making - any tips????

Daff, your layouts are fine, we each have our own style and yours could never be minimalist. Added to which your style will evolve and what you do on the littlies LOs will be different to what you do on F History LOs.

Lol Ann.... not a minimalist type, am I? lolol I do love to see that, though.... and yours have a lovely calm and flow, without detracting from the energy.

Wait til you see the photos of my Christmas tree.... a shrine to glitz, glitter and OTT-ness, lolol

What about face paints? The children loved them when I worked in the school...... they often come now with *patterns* to follow....... easy peasy-ish... and of course, maybe S could have a go on Granma and/or Grampie ;¬))

Love

Daff xxxx

Thought you had gone to bed!!

Face paints Hmmm, maybe, I have got some bubbles, she loves bubbles. Actually she isn't bad at amusing herself but I will see, she does love anything to do with crafts.

We arrived home from Anglesey at the weekend...great weather.

Daff I was thinking about you as we visited the Butterfly Palace on the island...wow some beatiful tropical butterflies.

I took many photos only to find that half of them were rather blurry...I didn't realise my camera lens had misted up with the heat of the building....doh..lolol!

I have started on my next family history project....I am doing a photo of my nan and my gt aunt (taken in their 20s) at the moment.

Linda

Linda, I have to admit that I have done that in a butterfly house as well, annoying isn't it?

Took several photos of Granddaughter doing her craft 'work' at the weekend so hope to find time to scrap them soon.

Hello Ladies

Sorry, haven't been on Genes in a while - wasn't going to renew my membership but having had a short break I'm back again.

I've been very busy on the patchwork front - looking after my friends quilting shop for a week (some quality sewing time in between customers), sorting out mini projects for the Thursday evening patchwork group, and sorting out the programme for the main quilt group for the next year. I've also done a brilliant workshop on hand applique (something I thought I'd never be able to master) and am now happily appliqueing a set of radical roosters!!!

Am hoping to get a scrapbooking craft day in with my friends either next weekend or the weekend after - have a couple of layouts almost there which I just need to finally stick down and embellish a bit.

Hope you've all been well and have been busy.

Hello Ninja Lady, I missed you. I am just about to start scrap booking again having finished making about 145 Christmas cards and put all the Christmas craft stuff away. I have a few pages in my mind to do. Spent a lovely day last Saturday with 7 year old Granddaughter, she made several cards and 2 scrap book pages and was so proud of them. I took her lots of bits and pieces to use.

Hello, Nija Lady, we missed you, nice to hear you are back ....you sound as though you have been quite busy, I have never tried patchwork,used to do machine ebroidery, and hand embr...I havent done any scrapages or cards for a while, due to refurb...we are away whilst it is being done so I am taking my tote with me,hopefully to get some cards done,and yes, Ann, I have taken stuff out to make it lighter...a bit....lol....love to see your pages when they are finished, please....


love Jean x

Whoaa Ann - 145 cards is a true labour of love!! My friend Ricky offered to make cards for her mother in law last year - thinking it would be 20 or so - and ended up doing 150. She regretted making the offer not long after she started!!

It's lovely to do craft stuff with the little ones isn't it. I borrow my friend's grand-daughter from time to time to do papercrafty stuff with - she uses at least one of every embellishment in my quite considerable stash on a single card!! Her enthusiasm is infectious though.

Jean, patchwork is my first love - have been doing it for 21 years now and am still learning new techniques. I've also been teaching it for a few years now.

Has anyone tried pergamano? One of my friends keeps nagging me to have a go but it seems awfully intricate and time consuming.

I had ago when I used to make cards as an income, but so fiddly and I am not good at going slow, have to say though, they looked lovely but never did them again,I used to watch QVC and a lady used to do it, wow, they were wonderful...the lady who used to do my hair makes quilts, she also bought an embroidery sewing machine, I wish they had been out years ago, I would have loved one, too late now, no body to sew for, would have been great for little ones clothes....Happy stitching...

love Jean x

Good evening ladies, just thought l'd pop on to let you know that in my local paper there was a leaflet from Lidl's supermarket in there and l noticed that from Monday 26th October they have a pack of arts and craft set ( 40 pieces ) for £2.99
Set includes : craft felt, coloured corrugated cardboard, patterned paper, stickers and much more.

Thanks, Mummo, worth a look....always handy...someone says Netto gets some craft stuff in now and then....


Jean x.

Thanks for that Mummo, always handy to know these things.

OH remarked today that no matter where we shop I always manage to find craft bits!!!

Please tell me what pergamano is.

Ann, it is parchment craft, very delicate,try googling it there are lots of designs, you use tinta ink, and the parchment is usually a pale grey colour although you can add suble tints...

jean x

Just had a look at some of the sites on Google for Pergamano. There are some beautiful designs, but they look very intricate and time consuming.

Ann, like you I had never heard of Pergamano, until tonight.

Love, Sallie.xx

That probably lets me out then, I don't have the patience for time consuming!!!!

Started a page on Granddaughter's craft day today, not sticking yet but fairly happy with it so far.

Finished it now. Pleased with it too.

Aw that is lovely.... I had a look at that Pergamano.... gosh it looks sooooo beautiful.... and detailed... like filigree.

Love

Daff xxxxx