Baby Beanies

Hello All.

Wow we had nearly 40mm of rain last night, it was gorgeous! I am really enjoying the cooler weather, hope it lasts. I see in the USA they are having lots of snow, wonder if it is as nice to live with, as it looks in all the photos you see in people's blogs?!?

Today my gorgeous little boy is modeling 2 beanies I have made for him. The blue one is one I made for him last winter. I remember finishing it, and thinking how clever I was! This winter I will be tackling much more advanced patterns! I finished the cream one just before Christmas. I made it a few rows longer, so it is a bit bigger for him, I am sure he will grow into it, it is still a few months before he will be able to start wearing it. Thankfully he loves hats, so I don't have a problem keeping them on him.

Tomorrow I will post a photo of the thank-you cards I made for my family. Til then!

I started this project this morning

This is what I started this morning. I recently joined a website called Ravelry, it's a knitting site, and it is amazing!! There are so many patterns available, and so many inspirational ladies there. This is a pattern I found yesterday, and started it at about 7am this morning!

It's a rainy miserable day today, just like I ordered, so it is going to be perfect for doing some knitting. As a bonus I have a 20/20 cricket match between South Africa & Australia to watch. Perfect!! If you are not aware, I am a HUGE sports fan, and just love watching rugby, cricket, tennis and athletics on t.v.

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Hope today drags!

Look what I made today.

Did some baking this afternoon, had some really ripe bananas that I had to do something with. My kids love it when I bake (which isn't very often mind you! I am not as competent a baker as I am with the rest of my crafts!), and fortunately this loaf came out quite nicely. It isn't the most picturesque of banana breads, but it tastes delish!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. We have an 80% chance of heavy rain for tomorrow, so hold thumbs that we have a nice miserable wet day!

This is what I have been doing a lot of lately!!

This is a photo taken of me and my sis, sitting & knitting, in our p.j's! I have always loved knitting, but it used to be something I would do exclusively in winter. There is nothing better than pulling out your needles and creating something warm and cosy for the chilly weather! But the bug has bitten again, smack in the middle of our hideously hot summer. I am trying to challenge myself a bit more now, I used to knit lots of scarves, but I have a lovely pattern for a cardi type jersey with a lace pattern, and so far so good. I have taken some photos, but am having a bit of a problem uploading them. So hopefully soon.

Today I am going to post 2 photos of the little notebooks I made for my family as extras for Christmas. They all seemed to like them, hopefully they will be used. The stamp I used is one by Hero Arts, and I paper pieced the cupcake wrapper.

Hope you are having a great week. Wow, it is so hot here, I just want to die! Roll on winter I say. Much better for all my crafting!

I am SO Excited!!

When I opened my e-mail this morning I got such a nice surprise!! I have been chosen to be on the Simon Says Company's Winter 2009 design team!! I hadn't heard back from them for an age, so had completely forgotten about it, so it really was a surprise.

They have such nice stamps, and I am going to so enjoy working with them. Can't wait for my parcel to arrive to get started.

If you would like to check out their site, the address is http://www.simonsaysstamp.com

I have been really slack about updating my blog, over this holiday period, but promise to post regularily from now on.

Speak to you soon!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Thursday, to you all. Another hot day here in Dundee. My 2 oldest boys are looking like real brown berries. They spend their days in their speedo's and nothing else!

Today I am posting a card which I made 2 of. One was for my SIL's anniversary and the other for one of my best friends. They both celebrated their anniversaries on the 16th. The card is based loosely on a card of Jennifer McGuires. She is my real hero and I LOVE all her work, and she seems like such a sweet person too, would love to meet her one day, hopefully she comes to South Africa, because I would definitely make a plan to go and see her.

I am expecting all of my family this weekend, so am going to have 7 extra adults and 2 more kids in the house. Full on! I am really looking forward to it though, and hopefully we can spend some relaxing quality time together.

Finshed wrapping all my adults gifts today, and want to do the kid's things tonight. Look at this absolutely adorable photo of Jamie. I just want to eat him up!

Keep well!

My Knitting Notebook

Happy Friday everyone. Can't believe the first week of holiday is over already, it has flown!!! Hope things slow down a bit, otherwise the holiday will be over before we even know it. Heck it has been hot this week, I have felt so drained and unmotivated. For me to feel uncrafty is something that doesn't happen often at all, but this week I have had almost zero mojo!

I did create a notebook though. I have been wanting to make one of these for a while, and when my stamps arrived from Janel Stamps, I knew this was one of my first projects to tackle.

One of my other hobbies is knitting, I really enjoy it! Can't say I am overly talented in this department (that award would go to my little sis, who is a knitting star!), but it is relaxing, and I can do it while sitting in front of the t.v. I have actually nearly finished a jersey for Jamie, so when I am done with that I will post a pic. Anyway, I often loose track of where I am in a pattern, this this notebook is going to be used to help me keep my place! Isn't this stamp just too cute, she even looks a little like me?!?!

Have a great weekend everybody. To my overseas visitors, enjoy the cooler weather!

First Day of Holiday & First Xmas Card Posted

Hello All. Hope this Monday is treating you well. Here in South Africa it is the first day of the boy's holiday, and it is a perfect Summers Day, 33 Deg. Celsius today, so in fact it's a real scorcher! I will definitely be hitting the pool later.

Today I am posting my first Xmas Card. This is the one I made for our RSA Christmas Card Swap. I had to made 20 odd cards!! I received absolutely gorgeous cards back from the other ladies who took part, and had so much fun opening all the envelopes!

Hope you have a great week. I will be back soon.

Hello, I'm back!!

It seems to be a monthly occurrence that I have some sort of problem with my Internet, and it is really starting to test my patience!! This time I have been without access for nearly a week, so for the few people that follow my blog, sorry!

Life has been fairly busy, Bryce also got the chicken pox and has been home for the last week. I have enjoyed having him at home, and it was much easier nursing him than Jamie. His scabs are starting to fall off and he is back to school tomorrow, for the final week. I can't believe the December holidays are a week away, can't wait!!

The card I am posting it one I created just for fun, and really enjoyed doing. It is simple, but I was quite happy with the way it turned out. The stamps I used are by Hero Arts, and the pp is from a pad of K & Company paper that I have had for ages, and use all the time, I am going to be really sad when it's finished!

Enjoy the week ahead, it is going to be a full one for us, gala on Monday, I have a birthday brunch on Tuesday, Prize-giving on Wednesday, class parties on Thursday and then Break-up day on Friday. Hope you all have a good one.

Speak to you soon (hopefully!) LOL

My Boys!

Just wanted to post a quick photo today. I took this a few days ago, and was so pleased with the way it came out. I love my boys SO much, they complete me in every way.

I will try & post something stamping related in the next few days.

Hugs,

Rene'

Yippee!

Good morning, lovely Monday morning here in Dundee!

The Yippee! title has a double meaning today, it's the sentiment on the card I am posting, as well as the fact that Jamie seems to be on the mend. I am so relieved! It has been a long week, and it is so good to see him smiling and happy again. He still isn't eating or drinking as well as I would like, but hopefully that will improve soon.

The card I am posting today is the one I made for the November RSA birthday ladies. It is a bit different to the type of card I usually make, no cutesy image on it, but I really enjoyed creating it(them, I made 4!). The stamps I used are by Hero Arts, and it's also a colour I don't use very often, purple!! The dotted circle around the stamped "flower" is by Heidi Swapp.

Hope you all have a great week. In the car on the way to school this morning, the boys and I were counting the days until their holiday starts, and it's 20. They were very excited, as am I!!

Oh No!! Chicken Pox

Hi All

Just a quick post. Wanted to let you know why I haven't posted in a while. My sweet baby boy has the chicken pox, he also has tonsillitis and both his ears are red & inflamed. He hasn't been sick in an age, and I guess we are making up for it now! He has been so miserable, but also so good with it. He really is my little angel. Here is a photo I took of him today. Isn't he too precious!

I am also posting the card I made using the scraps from the "My Heart" layout. I think it's a great idea to make a quick card from the leftovers from a page. I am going to try and do it more often from now on.

Hope you are all keeping well!