LSNED 11 -15

It's weird how you go along on a roll and then you lose a day and it throws you all out - I've been keeping things in mind every day

day 11: Hinself's Alice Cooper obsession will never wane

day 12: I love to sit and do a bit of hooking when there is lots going on round me - it calms me.

day 13:Worrying all day about having a troublesome tooth out doesn't help at all !

day 14:I really can't create in a 7 inch square of space in my craft room - I must put  punches and things away as soon as I 've used  them.

Cue embarrasing photo...... perhaps  if I post it small it won't look so bad .....

day 15: my reasons for doing this ...I haven't really stuck rigidly to Shimelle's prompts but this year I'm doing it more as a kind of diary for me and I'm enjoying  it. I really like looking back on these projects year after year to see how life has changed for me.This time last year i was looking forward to seeing Michael Flatley.
 Three layouts from exactly this time last year - has my style changed ? don't think so - and I still love that pale blue and white damasky Jenni Bowlin paper!  do you have one ( or more ) papers that you absolutely love and no matter how old it is you still love using it?

4 x 6 Photo Love *7*

Shimelle is certainly keeping me busy  lately and I must admit I am rather likiing it....
I've loosely tried to keep up with LSNED this week,so will be blogging pages soon.
I certainly learned yesterday that worrying all day about having a troublesome tooth out didn't help one little bit - and the more you worry - the worse you feel so it's best not to.
Here's my July photo love layout - better late than never eh?

Shimelle's Starting Point Challenge

This is Shimelle's starting point ....

and this is what I came up with..

and now I'm off to the dentist's - wish me luck !

Hooky stuff

I still love to sit and do a bit of hooking, it's taking my mind off the fact that I have an appointment at a special dental clinic tomorrow to have the tiny bit of tooth that's left out -I might be a  bit quiet tomorrow evening!

I've been sitting doing some at lunchtime sometimes at work too -it does grow quickly when you get going.

 

It's dark so early now,time to settle down - dog at my feel, hook in hand, cup of tea, lovely!

I really want to have a go at  Lucy's Blooming Flower Cushion  as well, note to self - really must not start any more yet! but it does look fun.....

Alice who ?

Imagine my delight when I got home last night to find a very excited other half beside himself...
My son picked a parcel up for him on Saturday from the sorting office and he hadn't had chance to open it until yesterday.....
There it was spread out - all over the kitchen (where else?)

There was much excitement because he had two posters - one of which had himslef's name printed on it (he's actually highlighted his name in pink highlighter - but I don't think you can quite see it ) the reason for this was if you subscribed to this one off 'special' you got a poster with your name on it amongst x amount of others....apparently it is being framed and put in the lounge ( I don't think so ) Might have to break that one to him gently!
Not only did you get the new album, you got a special magazine,a mask ( to go with the other one from the concert that sits on his memo board), the new album, make up, a special edition magazine, AND -

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear- a rubber stamp.....
My lesson learned today ? At 50 something - his obsession will never wane.....

It's obviously riveting reading.........lol

Lots of layouts and day 10

Wow - where did the weekend go?

We were straight out from work Friday evening.We thought we were going to watch a band play in a pub - but it turned out to be a few different bands in a marquee in the garden of the pub..a charity ball in aid of cancer - with canapes and an auction and we had a really nice time !
Then on Saturday it was off to meet the lovely ladies at the monthly Eclectic Keepsakes crop.
The class in the afternoon was designed by the very talented Ann Freeman - loved these layouts. They were using the very gorgeous My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2 papers..
Here's the first one ...

The second one was perfect to use the latest photo I took of all the men together ....

I had chance in the morning to catch up on my LSNED pages ...

 

 

So - that leads me on to day 10 - I learned that I really like playing with my new Photobooth app that I downloaded to my iphone - willing subjects - Deb - himself and then thanks to Deb for taking some of me for my page.

and today I've been to a local crop and made another couple of pages, I'll share them later..and now I'm off to collapse in a heap and watch the X Factor..

LSNED day 8 and 9

Sometimes you can get spooked two days running....
day 8 .....
I got a little bit spooked taking the dog for a walk a little way away from home and decided NOT to go down the long long path and across the field that I hadn't been to before, sad really that I don't feel comfortable walking the fields and lanes like I used to when I was a child.......but do you ever get that feeling that you are just not comfortable?
the lane was going a long way and was right beside an open field on one side but I didn't like the way it had hugh bushes and stuff each side of it which made it kind of enclosed.....

Then, day 9 - was definitely spookesville last night ....I just had to get a photo ...the moon behind the clouds being blown past it looking from our garden....