Well, time has passed since my last post hasn't it.
My first words have to be, of course, about my lovely baby Jacob, who should have been two years old last Wednesday. It was a sad day. The kind of sadness that sits so heavily in your chest it almost crushes your lungs. We went to where his ashes are scattered, the little willow trees they planted for him are still there, growing strongly. Sadness takes so much energy doesn't it, a total drain of all your reserves, physically and mentally.
Yesterday wasn't as bad (he passed away 2 years yesterday). We were both okay, me and Nicky. In fact quite up-beat. I didn't do any work I'm afraid, I had to do something to make the most of the sunshine, so cracked on with the garden. I know it's late Joanne, but I have finally planted the bulbs you gave me - thank you!! You never know, they might come up this year (always the optimist) - if not it'll be a lovely surprise next year.
Craft day was a toughie. I was sad, so not my normal self, and the long day loomed ahead ominously. It was a heavy one as well, with Dawn being on without much time inbetween shows. It did me good though, as the normality of it all got me back into the swing of things, and the lovely wonderful Paula came in to help, and covered for me so I could get home a little earlier. We all managed to have a laugh as well, it's damn good to laugh isn't it!
Apart from that things have been trotting on as normal. I was on air today with Charlie, who behaved with his micro dots (Dawn will never forgive him for ruining hers!!), and made a pretty good pop-up card. Been working, trying to crack on with my Uni stuff - and stuff!! Haven't got a clue what I've been doing actually.......mmmmmmm. Oooh, haven't been on here since the show with Tim and Suze (name dropping or what!). It was great, love watching them both in action. It's Nicky's Birthday at the weekend, so off buying his pressie tomorrow, then my sister's 30th on the 9th - party time!! It's a fancy dress, any idea's anyone? I wanted Nicky to be Forest Gump, and I could be Jenny, but he's having none of it. I love Forest Gump, boring sod eh. I'll get him in a wig of some description.
Well, I'm going to load some photo's on the Flickr account of cards and pages I've been working on recently (just to prove I have been doing something!!). I hope my posting hasn't been to sad, I know sadness can sometimes been misconstrued and interpreted as negativity, and there's times you feel you have to shut it all away and pretend your all happy and wonderful (which can sometimes have a positive effect and lift you out of it) but I think to shut it all away can just be bottling up trouble for a later day, so you lucky readers... I'm sharing!! I am looking forward, my plans to do a parachute jump to raise money for SANDS and When you Wish Upon a Star are striving ahead, even the advert scares me - hahaha. If people have sponsored me I'll have to do it though won't I!! That's the plan. Wonder how many people have accidents of the bowel/bladder variety when jumping out of the plane? I think I may leave you with that thought xxxxxx I know, how rude......
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
ATC Club Members - change of addresses
Hi folks. QVC was good today, lots of bargins to be had! I've now whipped of the heels (no-one see's them, why do I bother!! And my feet were made for "proper shoes"), and am settled in my jammies - ah the glam of telly!
For those of you in my ATC club I need to let you know about the change of address to send your trades to. I'm sure most of you will know Dawn and the Topaz team have now moved into the design studio, so post should now be redirected there:
Dawn Bibby Design Studio & Store
Market Street Works, Market Street, Church, Accrington.
BB5 0DP
Alternatively, when I was raising the charity money I did set up a PO Box so you can now also send your ATC post there (please only use this for ATC things, not orders or anything for Topaz). This address is:
L Pujol
P O Box 1027
Canterbury
CT1 9GW
Seems abit silly having it there all empty and sad. Lets fill it with lovely letters. The benefit of this will be I can collect the letters a little quicker, and it helps the girls up North who have to sort through all the mail to make sure there arn't any customer orders or letters to Topaz.
Well, I'm off to do some ATC's this evening......hooray.
xxx
For those of you in my ATC club I need to let you know about the change of address to send your trades to. I'm sure most of you will know Dawn and the Topaz team have now moved into the design studio, so post should now be redirected there:
Dawn Bibby Design Studio & Store
Market Street Works, Market Street, Church, Accrington.
BB5 0DP
Alternatively, when I was raising the charity money I did set up a PO Box so you can now also send your ATC post there (please only use this for ATC things, not orders or anything for Topaz). This address is:
L Pujol
P O Box 1027
Canterbury
CT1 9GW
Seems abit silly having it there all empty and sad. Lets fill it with lovely letters. The benefit of this will be I can collect the letters a little quicker, and it helps the girls up North who have to sort through all the mail to make sure there arn't any customer orders or letters to Topaz.
Well, I'm off to do some ATC's this evening......hooray.
xxx
Monday, 26 January 2009
Chairty
Okay, I know it's my blog, but that doesn't mean I have a clue what I have previously written - and there's no way I can be bothered checking! Did I tell you the grand total of the fund raising for the Prince's Trust? I think I did didn't I. Duh, dunno. Anyhow, we raised £346.69. Tremendous! Hugh thank you to everyone who helped. mmmmmm, the more I write the more this all sounds spookily familiar. Groundhog day....
Ah, but the total the whole event raised, that's the bit I forgot to tell you wasn't it - and I can't remember!! haha. I'll have to look it up..........back (there was a short interlude there whilst I went through my horrendous backlog of emails - yep got to catch up on those as well). Altogether the fund raising made £82,209.22. Pretty good going I recon.
Mmmm, now I've picked up this blogging business again it would seem it's tricky to put down again. Think that's it for the evening, I'll let you know if I think of anything else.
xxx
Ah, but the total the whole event raised, that's the bit I forgot to tell you wasn't it - and I can't remember!! haha. I'll have to look it up..........back (there was a short interlude there whilst I went through my horrendous backlog of emails - yep got to catch up on those as well). Altogether the fund raising made £82,209.22. Pretty good going I recon.
Mmmm, now I've picked up this blogging business again it would seem it's tricky to put down again. Think that's it for the evening, I'll let you know if I think of anything else.
xxx
QVC
Of course we have been QVCing. I want to do a quick post to update everyone. Dawn and JJ had a brilliant holiday in South Africa, made me so jealous, it sounded beautiful. Had a great time with Clare after her TSV the other day (mmmm, dunno what day that was, but it was smashing!). I'm on tomorrow as Dawn's doing the trade show in LA - loads of new goodies, jealous again!! Picked up some new beads, which I managed to get my hair trapped in within minutes. It's okay, untangled without losing a strand!
Righto, hows that for a major catch up! Now it's to late to get on with my ATC's, need to break the late night late morning, or there'll be no telly tomorrow will there!
ttfn
xxxx
Righto, hows that for a major catch up! Now it's to late to get on with my ATC's, need to break the late night late morning, or there'll be no telly tomorrow will there!
ttfn
xxxx
Uni stuff
Uni has been great, okay this new section isn't producing any wonderful inspirational pieces as yet, but we live in hope. We have been having a good giggle, and learning stuff of course. Of course!
The last section was printing and book binding. Loved it. Still have a Bag for Life stuffed with books on making books! Of course I'll get through them all, don't really want to give them back to the library though.
There are so many techniques which are covered in printing which can be combined with card making, workshops here we come! We are planning to do a book of techniques, and obviously bind our own book. My buddy from Uni will be running the workshops with me, Ashley. She is so talented, and comes up with some brilliant idea's. She works mightily quickly though, so if you've ever been to one of Dawn's workshops and thought it was fast, just wait till you meet our Ashley!! I know I've been babbling on about my workshops forever, but we are committed, so it will happen.
Letters to Santa
This is the cover. I downloaded a picture of Santa and printed him onto my cover. The cover was decorated using texturising acrylic mediums mixed with acrylic paint.
When the cover was opened it revealed my paper cutting work. I removed the middle of the pages of the book to give depth, then stuck in the layers of paper cutting. The scene is of Christmas trees, people snowballing, and a snowman. The cottage has a light behind it which gives the glow.
I had a play with embedding a small dictionary in melted wax, but wanted one word to remain. I covered this with acetate so it would be protected, then placed an ice cube over the top whilst I poured in the melted wax. Great fun!
The last section was printing and book binding. Loved it. Still have a Bag for Life stuffed with books on making books! Of course I'll get through them all, don't really want to give them back to the library though.
There are so many techniques which are covered in printing which can be combined with card making, workshops here we come! We are planning to do a book of techniques, and obviously bind our own book. My buddy from Uni will be running the workshops with me, Ashley. She is so talented, and comes up with some brilliant idea's. She works mightily quickly though, so if you've ever been to one of Dawn's workshops and thought it was fast, just wait till you meet our Ashley!! I know I've been babbling on about my workshops forever, but we are committed, so it will happen.
Letters to Santa
This is the cover. I downloaded a picture of Santa and printed him onto my cover. The cover was decorated using texturising acrylic mediums mixed with acrylic paint.
When the cover was opened it revealed my paper cutting work. I removed the middle of the pages of the book to give depth, then stuck in the layers of paper cutting. The scene is of Christmas trees, people snowballing, and a snowman. The cottage has a light behind it which gives the glow.
I had a play with embedding a small dictionary in melted wax, but wanted one word to remain. I covered this with acetate so it would be protected, then placed an ice cube over the top whilst I poured in the melted wax. Great fun!
Catch up
Ooooh, I've been a stranger on here for ages! I'm afraid Christmas took the wind out of my sails as far as inspiration for doing anything has been concerned, but I'm getting myself back and starting the big and scary catch up. It's the backlog that makes it harder to face things isn't it. However, once I've got cracking I'm sure it will get easier - especially after I've been able to tick something off my to-do list! Then add another 10 things to it.
Well, where do I start. I think wishing everyone a very belated Happy Christmas and Merry New Year would be the perfect place. Thank you to everyone who was so kind to send me a card, I received so many beautiful hand-made cards it was lovely. Thank you.
Before crimbo of course was our fab holiday to Wales. We got there in the dark, middle of no where, and obviously convinced the sat-nav was lying (who actually trusts those things!). The cottage was so cute, but hell was it cold! The burnt embers of a once toasty fire teased us in the grate - other than that the heating was left in the hands of wall heaters, and they weren't up to the job! We did however, have an elecy blanket - nice one!
Once we had the fire roaring, the cottage heated up a treat. The views were stunning. The dogs loved the open fire, the walks, and the garden. It was fantastic. Perfect weather as well, cold enough to get wrapped up and do some good long walks, but only one rainy day, the rest were clear and crisp. Fab. Definitely recommended. The cottage is called Watch Cottage and is rented through Quality Cottages.
One of the deserted beaches.
A view from a window (well, out the front door actually, pretty damn nice though eh!)
A roaring fire, two cosey happy dogs. Awww.
Well, where do I start. I think wishing everyone a very belated Happy Christmas and Merry New Year would be the perfect place. Thank you to everyone who was so kind to send me a card, I received so many beautiful hand-made cards it was lovely. Thank you.
Before crimbo of course was our fab holiday to Wales. We got there in the dark, middle of no where, and obviously convinced the sat-nav was lying (who actually trusts those things!). The cottage was so cute, but hell was it cold! The burnt embers of a once toasty fire teased us in the grate - other than that the heating was left in the hands of wall heaters, and they weren't up to the job! We did however, have an elecy blanket - nice one!
Once we had the fire roaring, the cottage heated up a treat. The views were stunning. The dogs loved the open fire, the walks, and the garden. It was fantastic. Perfect weather as well, cold enough to get wrapped up and do some good long walks, but only one rainy day, the rest were clear and crisp. Fab. Definitely recommended. The cottage is called Watch Cottage and is rented through Quality Cottages.
One of the deserted beaches.
A view from a window (well, out the front door actually, pretty damn nice though eh!)
A roaring fire, two cosey happy dogs. Awww.
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Ooops
Sorry, I've been a naughty blogger recently haven't I!! Been rushed off my feet - okay nothing much to show for it but the time went somehow!
I've been attempting to catch up with my new ATC kits (printer broke though, so got held up), busy with QVC kits and also working on my Uni project. Really chuft with that, as soon as I take photo's I'll share it with you. Considering I'm definately not a big fan of doing decoupage, or cutting out for that matter, I have decided to do a Christmas siloette, all cut by craft knife. I'm quite chuft with it. I have cut into a book to create my frame, and set a light in it, which glows through the little cottage window!! Tomorrow I'm doing a screen print, so I will have a flat piece as well as the 3D image. It's brilliant to do something so completely different.
We are going away for a week tomorrow, so I thought I'd better do a quick catch up. We are off to Wales for a week. My wonderful mum and step dad have booked us a week in a cottage, the dogs are going with us so we will be getting lots of good walks in, eating and chilling. There's no TV, so I'm taking Uni work to play with, and lots of games and books. Can't wait. When we come back it's craft day, so straight back into the thick of it! Already been working on the TSV, I like it.
Well gang, better get some sleep, up nice and early.
xxxx
I've been attempting to catch up with my new ATC kits (printer broke though, so got held up), busy with QVC kits and also working on my Uni project. Really chuft with that, as soon as I take photo's I'll share it with you. Considering I'm definately not a big fan of doing decoupage, or cutting out for that matter, I have decided to do a Christmas siloette, all cut by craft knife. I'm quite chuft with it. I have cut into a book to create my frame, and set a light in it, which glows through the little cottage window!! Tomorrow I'm doing a screen print, so I will have a flat piece as well as the 3D image. It's brilliant to do something so completely different.
We are going away for a week tomorrow, so I thought I'd better do a quick catch up. We are off to Wales for a week. My wonderful mum and step dad have booked us a week in a cottage, the dogs are going with us so we will be getting lots of good walks in, eating and chilling. There's no TV, so I'm taking Uni work to play with, and lots of games and books. Can't wait. When we come back it's craft day, so straight back into the thick of it! Already been working on the TSV, I like it.
Well gang, better get some sleep, up nice and early.
xxxx
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