First of November

Good afternoon everyone, 

Wow, here we are in November. 

A bit of a wet start here too.

Firstly I need to share some very sad news with you, our lovely friend Audrey from Cumbria passed away this week. 

She will be missed and our condolences go to all her family and friends. 

I will be sending a donation in leu of flowers. 

A new month means a new Lavinia Challenge. 

This month our theme is 

Glitter and gold.

You can find all the details on the Lavinia website 

This is what I came up with. 

I do love creating these lovely little pieces of art, and placing them in old tins. 

Not sure if the glitter shows up, or the gold. ( gilding wax ) 

But it is there, honestly..

Eric loves eating the sardines and pilchards too, bless him..

Look this photo popped up as my Facebook memory the other day 

 

We have had a busy weekend, with workshops this morning and yesterday morning .

Plus the little men popped in for our little bubble Event.

We had a pumpkin 

And a bat. 

Oh they do make me smile..

And we all need to smile at the minute...

I think we have a long November to get through,

So sending much love and hugs 

Take care 

Jo xxx

Another YouTube

Good afternoon all, 

Thanks for popping 

Time for a brew , feet up and just relax. 

I am just back from walking Eric, and it is nearly dark...

Oh that hour has made so much difference. 

I have spent today just working on future workshops, 

Just taking my time, no point rushing.

Well, I can’t rush at the moment. 

I have my flu jab tomorrow morning, 

I’m usually ok with it, fingers crossed I will be this time too.

I have had a couple of messaging from Crafters asking for a step by step for this recent design .

So I thought I would make a little video. 

Then you can craft along, 

Maybe try different colours, 

I would love to see your makes .

The YouTube tutorial is here 

https://youtu.be/X_CQV8whJuo

I really hope you enjoy it. 

Oh and thanks to Sheila for a beautiful box of chocolate and to Diane for your exquisite gift , 

they both arrived yesterday 

Take Care everyone 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Shaving foam and stencils

Good afternoon everyone, 

Hope you are having a lovely weekend. 

Such a lovely Autumn day outside, with a hint of sun...just beautiful. 

Today I am sharing some shaving foam fun with you. 

This is such a great way to make backgrounds 

But also fabulous with stencils 

I have created a quick YouTube video to show you how to create this one, 

https://youtu.be/s0mjrt7BnsI

Enjoy 

Time now for a cup of tea and an episode of 

Escape to the country

Thanks for popping in, 

Take care 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Where did that week go ?

Good afternoon everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in. 

So sorry that I haven’t blogged for a week, 

I just don’t know where the time has gone 

Thanks to you lovely friends and followers for you get well wishes, cards and gifts.

Honestly , 

I really appreciate them. 

I am slowly getting better, but it seems to be a good day, followed by a not so good day.

The doctor phoned this morning and is going to try me on some new medication, and send 

me for a chest X-ray. 

With my voice still being a bit husky he wants me to see an ENT consultant too,

I did tell him that Karl is enjoying some peace and quiet. 

As you know I should have travelled down to Peterborough today ,

ready for the HOCHANDA , Lavinia shows tomorrow., but 

obviously I have had to stay at home. 

So Mandy has stepped in.

Thanks Mandy.

She is on at 10am and 2pm

I have a couple of samples to share with you...

And 

Also 

These stencils really do go so well with the stamps 

So many possibilities...

Enjoy your evening 

Take care everyone 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Butterfly Thursday

Hi everyone, hope you are keeping well. 

Welcome to our new followers, it is so lovely to see you here. 

Pull up a chair, make a brew and enjoy. 

Today I am sharing one of my Aall & Create samples with you.

Mr Bossman Abs is on HOCHANDA for the next few days,,,

It is the 4th Birthday celebrations...

and yes, I have sent him cake, 

Even though I have felt so unwell, I have enjoyed creating samples with this new release..

Everything just took twice as long...

I do love butterflies. 

I started with a nice inky stencil background.

Added some stamping 

And then some colour 

I stamped the butterfly out a couple of times so that I could add some dimension to the design 

I love all the little extra stamps too, look how it is all coming together 

Some white paint for highlights , I love the finishing touches, 

Here is a closer look 

  It is lovely and sunny here today...

I hope you have some sun and that it makes you smile.

Take care all, 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

  

Where did that week go ????

Good afternoon  everyone, 

Hope you are keeping well.

Sorry I haven’t posted on here for a while but I have been busy making samples 

for the Aall & Create shows later  this week. 

I still feel unwell, so it has been slow going. 

Honestly it is about time that I felt better and I really Need my voice back. 

This husky noise is really annoying me,,,

Although Karl is enjoying some peace and quiet 

I have put the sneak peeks in groups 

Depending on who designed them 

I love to guess...

Can you guess ? 

And 

The next one is easy...

Enjoy your evening all, 

I’m just off to cook some food, and hopefully chill .

Take care all 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Monday catch up

Good afternoon everyone, 

I hope you are feeling well and that 

you had a lovely weekend. 

It was our Autumn Lavinia retreat, 

Online now...

Although we couldn’t meet up and hug , 

We still managed to craft together , catch up, drink coffee and eat cake, 

Although the last 2 , were probably just me. 

As it was only 2 hours each day my voice managed to hold up and I could rest in the afternoon, 

So I don’t feel to bad today. 

We created some Christmas projects, 

This is how my tryptic arch looks now...

It was so lovely to spend time with such wonderful friends, 

A couple of our group were unable to join us but the beauty of online classes is that they can catch up anytime..

Don’t forget that I have some prerecorded online classes 

They are only £6 per class , you can watch them whenever you want 

and as many times as you walls like 

Just email me for more details...

jrcrafts28@gmail.com

I am off now to walk Eric in the rain...

Enjoy your afternoon 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx