As usual I have made her cards:
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
Something a little different
I wanted to make some place name settings for our Boxing Day Christmas table. As I mentioned yesterday, friends were joining us to experience a typical English Christmas and I wanted to make it as special as possible for them.
I began with a basic Christmas tree and added the names inside:
These were designed and cut using my Craft Robo.
Once I had cut two frames for each name I glued them onto white tissue paper and then trimmed them.
The frames were then stuck onto a battery operated tea light using double sided tape.
End result:
I began with a basic Christmas tree and added the names inside:
These were designed and cut using my Craft Robo.
Once I had cut two frames for each name I glued them onto white tissue paper and then trimmed them.
The frames were then stuck onto a battery operated tea light using double sided tape.
End result:
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Crackers
As you know, every year I make my own Christmas Crackers and this year was no exception. This year I had to make a few more as friends of ours were joining us for Boxing Day, to experience a typical English Christmas.
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Catch up time
It was a busy time on the lead up to Christmas and I ended up making more than I usually do:
I made an oversized gift tag for a gift for my friend’s dog – I’ve not gone mad, it’s just easier to buy for his dog than him!
For my friend I made some Asian Chilli Jam from a Lorraine Pascale recipe
I made an oversized gift tag for a gift for my friend’s dog – I’ve not gone mad, it’s just easier to buy for his dog than him!
For my friend I made some Asian Chilli Jam from a Lorraine Pascale recipe
Friday, 6 January 2012
Happy New Year – not a good start
Hope you all had a lovely New Year. We had a great time New Year’s Eve – nice family dinner; silly games; Jools Holland on the TV and celebrating New Year twice. We can’t help ourselves – we have to watch Big Ben and the London celebrations as well. We had a lazy New Year’s day – so, all in all, a good time.
Sadly, the good start did not continue. In the early hours of Tuesday morning I woke to the sound of the smoke alarm going off. We all charged out of bed, down the stairs and I discovered smoke pouring from the hob. Somehow, it had developed a fault and turned itself on. As it had heated up, it had heated the protective glass plates that we keep on it (to stop the cats turning it on by accident!). DH phoned the fire brigade and turned off the electric for the hob , DS grabbed the girls and we all got out safely. We must have looked a sorry sight standing on the street in our jim jams! The police and the firemen arrived very quickly and did a superb job in making the house safe. The smoke was very bad and although nothing is damaged, other than the hob, both DH and I have been suffering a bit from smoke inhalation.
We spent the day getting things sorted, from cleaning up the shattered glass, to visiting the insurance people, arranging an electrician and finally a trip to Ikea to get a new hob. The electrician came to make sure that the electric was safe and came on Wednesday to fit the new hob. Everything is now sorted (thank goodness).
Despite being very frightening, we all got out quickly & safely – this might not have been the case if we hadn’t had working smoke alarms. So, whilst wishing you all a happy, healthy & safe New Year, if you haven’t got a WORKING smoke alarm (or 2) please, please, go out and get yourselves one or put batteries in the ones you’ve got.
Stay safe,
Lesley x x
Sadly, the good start did not continue. In the early hours of Tuesday morning I woke to the sound of the smoke alarm going off. We all charged out of bed, down the stairs and I discovered smoke pouring from the hob. Somehow, it had developed a fault and turned itself on. As it had heated up, it had heated the protective glass plates that we keep on it (to stop the cats turning it on by accident!). DH phoned the fire brigade and turned off the electric for the hob , DS grabbed the girls and we all got out safely. We must have looked a sorry sight standing on the street in our jim jams! The police and the firemen arrived very quickly and did a superb job in making the house safe. The smoke was very bad and although nothing is damaged, other than the hob, both DH and I have been suffering a bit from smoke inhalation.
We spent the day getting things sorted, from cleaning up the shattered glass, to visiting the insurance people, arranging an electrician and finally a trip to Ikea to get a new hob. The electrician came to make sure that the electric was safe and came on Wednesday to fit the new hob. Everything is now sorted (thank goodness).
Despite being very frightening, we all got out quickly & safely – this might not have been the case if we hadn’t had working smoke alarms. So, whilst wishing you all a happy, healthy & safe New Year, if you haven’t got a WORKING smoke alarm (or 2) please, please, go out and get yourselves one or put batteries in the ones you’ve got.
Stay safe,
Lesley x x
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Happy 2012!!
Happy New Year!!
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