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I can't believe we have got to Wednesday again - mind you at the moment I never quite know which day I'm on!

Bits and bobs of crafting going on this week as I have a few birthdays and anniversarys to prepare for - struggling to concentrate for anyone thing for too long, which is why there are so many part projects on my desk at the moment. These include a card for my friends husband in gorgeous chocolate and cream damask card from Kanban and a part finished matchbox drawer set - just for fun.


I have also taken a pic of what's on my RHS - ie my rather untidy and overstuffed bookshelf.



Well I'm off to have a nosey around the other fun desks on WOYWW - hope you all have a great week and see you again soon. x

Latest Quirky Crafts Challenge

Can you believe we're up to challenge number 31 - no way! The theme for this challenge was chosen by Julia and is 'RIBBONS'. Here is a pic of my card which I sent as a thank you to my friend Ellie for buying me the gorgeous Sarah Kaye stamp - I also managed to incorporate 3 ribbons into it. However definately need to do something about my photography as the colours were much more striking in reality.

Ribbons are obviously a passion of many peoples as the challenge has only been up for 24 hours and already there are many entries.

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Firstly, thank you so much for all your lovely and supportive comments last week, they were appreciated so much.

Well this week as you can see I have got onto a little bit of crafting with a sunflower card for our Quirky Crafts summer challenge, which I will also send to my Aunt for her birthday in a couple of weeks. Actually have several more birthdays and anniversarys coming up so must get on with them.

See also to the left of the sunflower card a gorgeous Sarah Kaye stamp bought for me by one of my very good friends, just because...... I am so looking forward to using it!! (trying to type as fast as I can so that I can have a play)

Otherwise the usual jumble of a 'push-aside' work space! Off to have a nose around some of your desks too at WOYWW. Thanks for stopping by. x

Just a quick post to put up my late card for the Quirky Craft Challenge no 30 which has a SUMMER theme.

My first card since I've started back into crafting again and I found this gorgeous sunflower stamp which I bought last summer and haven't used yet - thought it would be perfect. Yummy scrummy ribbons from Crafty Ribbons too!

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Not much crafting going on here at the moment, seem to be spending most of my time dealing with that ever-growing pile of paperwork on the left.

The only remotely crafty things I have done are the tag to go on his flowers and his order of service, both of which you can see in the pic.

However last night I dreamt of crafting so that must be a good sign - so this morning I got out some of the stamps I want to use to make some cards to thank a few people for their immeasureable kindness and support. I'm actually itching to get back to crafting which must be good, although as is often the case I think it may become a means of escapism.

I wasn't going to post today but after having a look through a few of your desks, I couldn't help it - how can this be so catching? Off to do some more nosing around! Enjoy your day!

If you're reading this and wondering why on earth I should want to nose around other peoples desks then pop over to Julia's blog at WOYWW and you'll be hooked too!

ps - I have just noticed the Egg card at the top of the photo - there is no point trying to zoom in on it - it was his and has already been cancelled!!! (damn - no sneaky crafty spending tee hee)

Phil - You'll Never Walk Alone

As some of you will know, I lost my husband Phil suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday 29th May at home.

This is his favourite pic of us at our friends wedding in 2005 and I'm blogging this partly as a completeness to my blog and partly as a way of screaming my pain to the world (not that I have many visitors - but you know what I mean).

We had the funeral yesterday and I think we gave him the best send off we possibly could. He is buried in a natural burial ground in a woodland very near to where I live and he was taken there on a tractor and trailer driven by his boss. He had worked on the same farm for over 20 years. We had a short service with his best friend doing an amazing tribute to him, then beer and sandwiches (always a favourite of Phil's) afterwards from the back of his truck. In the evening there was more beer and pizza to watch the England World Cup match in front of this huge new telly Phil had just bought - he was so looking forward to the World Cup!
Although the day was difficult and excrutiatingly painful at times I was surrounded by our families and so many good friends that I had the strength to get through it and appreciate their company - and there were many laughs as we remembered Phil in all his glory!!