Hi everyone
I have exciting news ....... I have been asked by the lovely ladies at Crafty Emblies http://www.crafty-emblies.org/ to be on their paper crafting design team - wooohooo. This is new team and will cover ATC's, Scrapbooking (which is great as I need the push to get back into this) and cardmaking (which I must admit will be a bit of a challenge for me as this aint a big thing of mine .... but who doesnt enjoy a challenge???) I am so honoured to have been offered this chance and cant wait to get started. The other challenge I will have to overcome is my terrible technophobia :S which might be harder to do lol. I might be able to suss out the problem with putting photos on my blog posts eventually but in the meantime I have put some pics in the tab under home on the left of my page which says Crafty Photos so please have a browse at some of my latest creations :)
Anyway that was just a quick post today
cya all soon x
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Brrrrr - its freezing :S
Hiya folks, Lordy where has the week gone, Tuesday again lol.
I have been crafting mad this week, made a couple of altered canvases, altered a couple of mini chest of drawers and I have even found a jar big enough for a fairy scene I made a couple of years ago lol
I made it for my friend Vikkie but made the mistake of making it before having a jar to actually putting it in lol. She might be across next month (all being well) so she might have to fit it in her suitcase, lol I think she might faint tho as it is a standing joke that she aint got her captured fairy yet :S
I was away at the weekend with hubby and the neighbours and had a really nice time. The hotel was gorgeous, very oldie worldy and the food was top notch, really enjoyable. Just a pity it was only for one night as the neghbours couldnt get a baby sitter for 2 nights. Now that is one really great thing about having teenagers now, you dont have to worry about babysitters :D
The weather here is "baltic" - so cold. We have been lucky I guess in that we havent had much snow compared to parts of the UK. I quite enjoy the snow tho,I love how it makes everything so picture perfect and when it is a nice sunny day I love going walking in it. The north east of scotland seems to avoid heavy snow fall tho which is a shame even tho it is cold enough for it.
I am still trying to work out the situation with uploading pics on here and might master it yet lol. I really need to remember to ask Vikkie the next time I am talking to her on skype as she is my computer ghuru.
Anyway hopefully there will be crafty pic soon. I am off to the supermarket for a couple of things before I sit down to craft this afternoon.
Bye for now
Tracy x
I have been crafting mad this week, made a couple of altered canvases, altered a couple of mini chest of drawers and I have even found a jar big enough for a fairy scene I made a couple of years ago lol
I made it for my friend Vikkie but made the mistake of making it before having a jar to actually putting it in lol. She might be across next month (all being well) so she might have to fit it in her suitcase, lol I think she might faint tho as it is a standing joke that she aint got her captured fairy yet :S
I was away at the weekend with hubby and the neighbours and had a really nice time. The hotel was gorgeous, very oldie worldy and the food was top notch, really enjoyable. Just a pity it was only for one night as the neghbours couldnt get a baby sitter for 2 nights. Now that is one really great thing about having teenagers now, you dont have to worry about babysitters :D
The weather here is "baltic" - so cold. We have been lucky I guess in that we havent had much snow compared to parts of the UK. I quite enjoy the snow tho,I love how it makes everything so picture perfect and when it is a nice sunny day I love going walking in it. The north east of scotland seems to avoid heavy snow fall tho which is a shame even tho it is cold enough for it.
I am still trying to work out the situation with uploading pics on here and might master it yet lol. I really need to remember to ask Vikkie the next time I am talking to her on skype as she is my computer ghuru.
Anyway hopefully there will be crafty pic soon. I am off to the supermarket for a couple of things before I sit down to craft this afternoon.
Bye for now
Tracy x
Tuesday 15 January 2013
43 ugh!!!
Howdy ho,
Well the crafting has been going resonably well over the past few days. I am having a bit of a problem with putting photos on here, ie I cant seem to find an easy way to do it (told you I am a total technophobe) I am sure you didnt have to put a photograph up using an url when I first started blogging :S ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED XX I will try again after I have finished typing to see if I can work it out for myself but I aint holding out much hope :P
I made a couple of 12 x 12 layouts and altered a wooden birdhouse, which I hope to show you.
As you can see from the title of my post I have had a birthday. I got a lovely surprise phone call from my bestie in Norway wishing me a happy birthday first thing in the morning which cheered me up no end. I didnt do anything, I aint really that big on birthdays to be honest it is another year older which depending on how I am feeling mentally or health wise will depend on how I take it lol
I aint growing old very gracefully (which I kinda thought I would be able to do) I keep getting tattoos (more about them later) cut my hair pretty short and have dyed it red. This has been a gradual process like, I didnt do all this on Monday for my birthday lol. I am pretty sure most people think I am having a mid life crisis (some have actually voiced that opinion)
I havent been looking after myself particularly well since Christmas. I suffer from depression. I have done for A LONG time but I have only been taking medication to help for a couple of years, when eventually I got to the point I couldnt pull myself up. I have had spates of "the blues" since my eldest was born (19 years ago this year) but I never liked to admit how down I often felt. I felt I couldnt confide in anyone as I have always tried to act like I am a super being that can manage it all (which I still do :S just me I guess) My mum (unknowing how I felt) used to always tut tut about people with "depression" saying that they just needed to get a grip, so of course because of this I was reluctant to admit I was feeling as bad as I was. For the most point over the years I had always been able to pick myself up relatively easily, but a couple of years back I just got to the point I couldnt do it and with encouragement of my best friend I went to see the doctor. I think if I didnt have other health problems which make me feel tired and unwell I would be pretty good but as I have MS too, sometimes the fatique I feel makes the depression feel worse, a vicious circle really.
Anyway on a cheerier note, I am going out with hubby and our neighbours at the weekend for a meal (neighbours birthday is tomorrow so him and Mal cooked up a plan to have a joint celebration at the weekend.
Right I will go try to upload some pics, if that fails I will just put in link to my YouTube where you can watch the videos I did of my crafting efforts over the weekend.
Thank you for stopping by and feel free to comment at anytime, I would love to hear from you all
x
PHOTO FAIL lol - here is the link to my Youtube instead http://www.youtube.com/user/faeriecrafts/videos?view=0
Well the crafting has been going resonably well over the past few days. I am having a bit of a problem with putting photos on here, ie I cant seem to find an easy way to do it (told you I am a total technophobe) I am sure you didnt have to put a photograph up using an url when I first started blogging :S ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED XX I will try again after I have finished typing to see if I can work it out for myself but I aint holding out much hope :P
I made a couple of 12 x 12 layouts and altered a wooden birdhouse, which I hope to show you.
As you can see from the title of my post I have had a birthday. I got a lovely surprise phone call from my bestie in Norway wishing me a happy birthday first thing in the morning which cheered me up no end. I didnt do anything, I aint really that big on birthdays to be honest it is another year older which depending on how I am feeling mentally or health wise will depend on how I take it lol
I aint growing old very gracefully (which I kinda thought I would be able to do) I keep getting tattoos (more about them later) cut my hair pretty short and have dyed it red. This has been a gradual process like, I didnt do all this on Monday for my birthday lol. I am pretty sure most people think I am having a mid life crisis (some have actually voiced that opinion)
I havent been looking after myself particularly well since Christmas. I suffer from depression. I have done for A LONG time but I have only been taking medication to help for a couple of years, when eventually I got to the point I couldnt pull myself up. I have had spates of "the blues" since my eldest was born (19 years ago this year) but I never liked to admit how down I often felt. I felt I couldnt confide in anyone as I have always tried to act like I am a super being that can manage it all (which I still do :S just me I guess) My mum (unknowing how I felt) used to always tut tut about people with "depression" saying that they just needed to get a grip, so of course because of this I was reluctant to admit I was feeling as bad as I was. For the most point over the years I had always been able to pick myself up relatively easily, but a couple of years back I just got to the point I couldnt do it and with encouragement of my best friend I went to see the doctor. I think if I didnt have other health problems which make me feel tired and unwell I would be pretty good but as I have MS too, sometimes the fatique I feel makes the depression feel worse, a vicious circle really.
Anyway on a cheerier note, I am going out with hubby and our neighbours at the weekend for a meal (neighbours birthday is tomorrow so him and Mal cooked up a plan to have a joint celebration at the weekend.
Right I will go try to upload some pics, if that fails I will just put in link to my YouTube where you can watch the videos I did of my crafting efforts over the weekend.
Thank you for stopping by and feel free to comment at anytime, I would love to hear from you all
x
PHOTO FAIL lol - here is the link to my Youtube instead http://www.youtube.com/user/faeriecrafts/videos?view=0
Sunday 13 January 2013
My crafty items this weekend
Here are my 2 crafty items I have made this weekend so far, hopefully by the end of the day there may be more to add.
They are both altered canvasses, the first (music themed) I did for my youngest daughter she is mad on music. She plays piano and is soon to be sitting her Grade 4 exam and in the past year she has self taught herself to play guitar just by watching youtube for tips. She sings also, so you can imagine when she is around the house is never quiet lol. I had a very large canvas board in my stash but it was a bit large so I cut a piece off it (very carefully) using a craft knife, and decorated it with a music based quote as the inspiration.
The second is made using the offcut piece of canvas board.
They are both embellished using crafty emblies wooden embellishments http://www.crafty-emblies.org/index.aspx?pageid=1809241
If you would like to see the projects in more detail stop by my youtube channel and watch the videos :) http://www.youtube.com/user/faeriecrafts?feature=mhee
Anyway here are the pics
They are both altered canvasses, the first (music themed) I did for my youngest daughter she is mad on music. She plays piano and is soon to be sitting her Grade 4 exam and in the past year she has self taught herself to play guitar just by watching youtube for tips. She sings also, so you can imagine when she is around the house is never quiet lol. I had a very large canvas board in my stash but it was a bit large so I cut a piece off it (very carefully) using a craft knife, and decorated it with a music based quote as the inspiration.
The second is made using the offcut piece of canvas board.
They are both embellished using crafty emblies wooden embellishments http://www.crafty-emblies.org/index.aspx?pageid=1809241
If you would like to see the projects in more detail stop by my youtube channel and watch the videos :) http://www.youtube.com/user/faeriecrafts?feature=mhee
Anyway here are the pics
Saturday 12 January 2013
Note to self - MUST GET BETTER AT BLOGGING
Happy New Year all, I am disgusted with myself at how much I have neglected my blog in the past months, should I make the New Year resolution to attend to it more or will that be a wasted effort like many resolutions of the past??? lol we shall see :S
I had a quiet Christmas which was nice. I felt like I was turning into a sloth by the end of 2 weeks tho and have to say it is nice to get into a routine again.
Craft wise I have suffered a bit of a dry spell, will only a few altered projects completed. I hate it when your mojo runs off and leaves you. I have done better this weekend so far, so hopefully the drought is over lol. I have moved my craft stuff into Iona's bedroom since she is at university and not at home all the time, I didnt see much point in the room being totally unused, much to her disgust. I have tried to do it subtly tho, one of her bookcases still has her favourite novels in, the other has my craft stuff. I have comandeered half the built-in wardrobe space :S and I have a corner of the wall space round about my bookcase which has crafty wall art. I wonder how many of you think I am a mean mother lol
I have another tattoo being drawn up and hope to get it shortly.
Anyway this is a late nighter for me and must get my head down, kinda wish I could hibernate as I hate winter with a passion. I wonder if I could fatten myself up enough for next winter for that to be successful. Hedgehogs def have the right idea
cya all soon
Tracy
I had a quiet Christmas which was nice. I felt like I was turning into a sloth by the end of 2 weeks tho and have to say it is nice to get into a routine again.
Craft wise I have suffered a bit of a dry spell, will only a few altered projects completed. I hate it when your mojo runs off and leaves you. I have done better this weekend so far, so hopefully the drought is over lol. I have moved my craft stuff into Iona's bedroom since she is at university and not at home all the time, I didnt see much point in the room being totally unused, much to her disgust. I have tried to do it subtly tho, one of her bookcases still has her favourite novels in, the other has my craft stuff. I have comandeered half the built-in wardrobe space :S and I have a corner of the wall space round about my bookcase which has crafty wall art. I wonder how many of you think I am a mean mother lol
I have another tattoo being drawn up and hope to get it shortly.
Anyway this is a late nighter for me and must get my head down, kinda wish I could hibernate as I hate winter with a passion. I wonder if I could fatten myself up enough for next winter for that to be successful. Hedgehogs def have the right idea
cya all soon
Tracy
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