The wedding invites have finally gone.......

and I am a little sad to see them go if I'm honest. I knew I was going to enjoy making them as they were for my beautiful cousins wedding in May this year, but I really did enjoy making batch cards - something I've not really done before as I've nearly always done one offs, you know - unique jobbys. I'm now thinking that I'd like to do more wedding stationery....but I'll show you the picture of Jenny and Rafes invites and let you help me in my decision if you would

Just in case you can't tell from these appaling pictures, the card stock is pearlescent pale blue and the ribbon and embossing powder that I've used are both silver :-) So please let me know what you think honestly and whether I should add it to my items that I will make to order.
Thanks and nighty night
Sam x

First day at work

Evening all.
Nothing crafty from me today as I've been doing my new job at the school. I was asked on Friday afternoon by the headmaster if I would like to look after one of the little boys in class 1 until the end of the school year, as some funding has just come through for him to get some more help to get him up to speed as he has various problems. He is such a sweet little chap I had no hesitation in saying "Yes I'll do it", so I started doing that today as well as my dinnerlady job, so I've been at the school all day today with all those kids....and I've actually enjoyed myself barrels.
Anyway I just wanted to pop in and keep the blog going as I'm not having many visitors due to me not being on hardly at all while James was off with his shoulder. I'll have something for you all to look at sometime this week I reckon so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Take care now and I'll see you all soon
Sam x

WHOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!! My ACEO has been featured in a blog :-)

Good morning you lovely lot and how are you all today. As you can tell I'm a little happy that the first ACEO I made (an ATC that you sell) is being featured at Uniquely Yours along with some other (in my opinion) much better mini pieces of art.
Here is a piccy of said ACEO

and here is a piccy of my latest one with is based on the design of my cousins wedding invites that I'm making at the moment.

I hope you like them both and they are both up for sale in my Folksy shop HERE if you would like to sneak a peek and possibly favourite my shop (yes I know, blatent begging but it works on hubby when I want something new hehehe).
Right well I'm off for now as I really should get dressed, catch you all later
Sam xx

Blue baby blanket and an update .....

Evening all. Hopefully this is the start of me being back in blogland more often once again.
Well, lets do the update first. Hubby has managed his first week back at work for 3 months with no incident. He's definitely known he's been at work though hehehehe, he's been aching like no-ones business and very tired to boot, but it's been lovely and quiet here though ☺.
Now then onto my baby blanket. This little creation has just been uploaded to my Folksy shop at the price of £20 + P&P and is made from 100% acrylic yarn so it's lovely and snuggly and warm for little ones.

Also I'm hoping to be doing some ACEOs soon to sell in my Folksy shop (for those of you that don't know an ACEO is an ATC that is sold as opposed to swopped and stands for Art Card, Editions and Originals)
Anyway, I hope you like my blanket and I'll see you all again soon.
Bye for now
Sam x

Happy New Year everyone!!

Yes I am a bit late, but it is my first posting of the year!! Anyway, first things first, update on hubby. He is now back at work as of yesterday so I had a very productive day of.......housework. Saying that though I've had hardly anything to do this morning so it's not that bad now is it.
I did get one bit of crafting done yesterday though, albeit only sewing up the two pieces of ribbon crochet to the cotton crochet to make this lovely assemetric stole (assemetric because the ribbon ends have a different amount of rows).

I think I'm going to give it a wash and try to block it so that it doesn't have the wibbly edges, but once draped over your shoulders, I doubt that it'll notice to be honest. Not sure of a price for it yet hence the reason it's not in my Folksy shop yet. I'm redoing my website so I doubt it will go in there for a while, if at all.

I'm also working on a blue baby blanket, n between doing my cousins invites for her wedding. I'm over half way through them now, so she'll have them by the end of this month and I'll show you pics when she has them all sent out.
Well I' think that's it form me at the moment, but I'll be back soon.
Take care now
Sam x

Update on James

Well, we're back from the hospital and he's been signed off for another 6 weeks but he has to have an MRI scan before his next hospital appointment (oh goody goody) as they're unsure as to why his shoulder isn't getting better yet. So he has to have this scan to see if it is healing in the wrong position and if it is he'll have to have it re-dislocated and put back in again or have it pinned, so either way it will be an op of some kind and then more time off for it to heal.
So, no real answers until the MRI scan results, but we do know it'll be quite a few more weeks of him being bored at home.
Thanks for all your well wishes peeps and I'll update you again when we know anything. Oh and when I've finished my cousins wedding stationery I'll put up some piccies of them too.
Take care now bodies
Sam xx

Humph!!!

I think the title really says everything. Well since hubby dislocated his shoulder the day before my birthday, things haven't really got any better. Sure, he can now get dressed and get in and out of the bath without help, but that is as far as it goes. He's still in an awful lot of pain and I am technically stronger than he is now, so I'm still doing all the heavy stuff but that isn't doing my knees any favours.
I've just had an x-ray on the right knee as that's the worst one, painkillers are helping me manage the pain day to day, so that's good even though they are still hurting. Just got to wait for the doctors to let me know when the results are in and if there is anything obvious.
I've also shut down my online stores for the moment, as I haven't got any time to do anything if anyone did want anything. Yes I could manage small things, but I have my cousins wedding stationery to do first, so I'm just going to disappear until the New Year and see how things go.
On Monday hubby has an appointment at the hospital, so I think quite a few questions will be asked, so if I get a chance I'll post an update if any of his questions get answered.
Oh well, enough moaning for now I think. Take care in this weather peeps and with any luck I'll be back soon.
Sam xx