What you can get done when you put your mind to it

I was asked to make a necklace for a child at school by one of my lovely mum friends. I have to admit to forgetting about it over the school holidays being to busy with the opening of my new Slimming World group. So when asked for the necklace i had to get a Rigel on. I came home not knowing what i was going to do and go lots of beads out on the playroom floor hoping they would speak to me. Well they did in volume. Would you believe I forgot to photo them before I took them to school so the one Mary bought I don't have to show you, SORRY. I can however show you the others I made all on Wednesday evening.

This first one is swarovski butterflies and crystals on a sterling silver chain.

I have kept this one for myself i loved it so much. very naughty I know I'll never be rich will I. it is a wire choker with silver plate beads and swarovki harts dangling down in Pail pink & clear crystal.

This one is a mix of lovely pastel beads & crystal.


My final one of the evening a funky on trend yellow & black necklace there are lots of bright colours around for this summer so I thought i would make something to reflect those colors.


Well as i said earl ya I have been sooooooooooo busy with promoting my new slimming World group at The Royal in Scunthorpe. I opened on Tuesday with a disappointing 10 new members. I was however given lots of support from my lovely manager Roz and a great big hug. THANKS ROZ !! I posted on my face book my disappointment with the amount of people I had through the door & was sent some lovely messages form friends & family who all said once people had come to the group they would spread the word as I am a great consultant & have a very some great bubbly happy group already. I am sure they are right when they tell me it will grow I was just disappointed on the day but I will get it there.

And finally you know when you suddenly realize you have a birthday you have forgot & only 10 minuets to come up with something well this is what I came up with on such an occasion. I had forchanetly been playing with some of my stamping up stamps the day before. I had painted the flower & printed the happy Birthday button I had also glazed them. I used my lovely new circle cutter bought from Running with scissors to mount up the flower & punched out some butterfly's. Quite a funky card for a young friend.

Hear is to spending more time playing with my lovely craft bits in the play room (mine & Elizabeth's lol)

Take care

Victoria

A lovely day with family not seen for 23 years.

What a lovely day. Roger's dad suggested we go crew to visit some family myself and Elizabeth have never met and Roger hasn't seen for 23 years. We arrived at Tracy's and immediately were made to feel at home. It was a bit like Roger had seen her yesterday and we had all been friends for years.

I went to visit Cathleen and Graim last time I was in Wales but they have moved up to Crew now to be nearer family. Roger was so pleased to see them all with being an only child and his farther an only child he really doesn't have much family. Roger and Tracy share the same Great granny.

Elizabeth thought it was just great to have 2 more cousins Jodie & Lauren (twins) are just a year younger than Elizabeth so they all got on famously and have promised to keep in touch. I believe they have sorted between them that they are going to come to us for a visit in the summer holidays.


The Roger and Paul did a BBQ lunch which was absolutely lovely. I few glass's of wine were shared just to help the party feel along I still can't believe that Roger hasn't seen them for 23 years. I don't think that will happen again.


Cath & Brian live in Australia most of the time so it was a real treat to be able to meat them.


Life is to short to let it slip by. If you haven't seen a family member for a while pick up the phone to say Hi. You never know when they will no longer be there to say hello to.

love as always
Victoria x

A very proud Elizabeth with her new bike. They are doing a bike ability coarse at school Elizabeth took her bike in to be checked and was told hers was to small.

Grandad came up trumps with a new one for his special girl.

Being a only child Elizabeth has enough toys to open her own shop.

So when her favourite set of twins (fortunately they had there hair different today so I knew which was which) come to play they spend most of there time playing with sticks on the field at the bottom of the road and then in a box in the garden. Bless them.

I love school holidays

Victoria x

Mad Mandy's Birthday Party

Mandy's parties are always great every body just lets there hair down and has fun.

Roger can't resist a big hug.

Steve recently cut his hair to what for him is short! only thing is we all kept saying he looked like willy wonker lol. So just for all our amusement he went and bought a pair of white glasses to finish of the look. Roger with a bit of orange on the inside of his coat thought he would be an umpa lumpa. Don't think he really pulls it of especially being 6ft 4"


This is a close up of the lady i painted on Mandy's card. Mandy is mad on purple so i tries to use purple & blue colours. I wonted to sparkle up the chin down her back & really could of done with some black stickles but I didn't have any so I used by black & silver glitter eye liner.


I also didn't have any blue or purple flowers so i sprayed white ones with glimmer mist this gave me the colour I needed and added a bit of shine.

A big Happy Birthday Mandy thanks for a great night as always.

Victoria x

Auntie Gail's 60th Birthday

Here as promised are a few of the many photos taken at my aunts birthday.

She had a great evening with some lovely family and friends and as always has us all in stitches.

Bless no body dare put 60 candles on so 6 would have to do.

Hubby is obliging with the birthday kiss.

thinks one is mum and auntie Gail together xx



Hope you all had a great Easter weekend

Victoria xx

What a fab few days!

Tuesday I went to the gallery to display all my lovely jewellery & crafts for sale. I made up a few gift boxes my thinking was you may as well get all you bits in one place.

I made pillow boxes from a template Tracy lent me some time ago and decorated them using bits out of my ever growing stash of yummys.

I painted this lovely lady earlya in the week.
I Just hope now that people like my designs and think there worth parting with there hard earned cash for.

I went strait form there to the Studio in Cleethorpes Market place to meat a few of my yummy mummy school friends. There was 11 of us all together and was much enjoyed by all. It was a great way for us all to have a break before the children start there 3 week Easter holiday.

The school breaks up at the end of term at 1pm to allow any borders to get home. The children there for don't get lunch this day. Tracy and I decided to take the children for lunch at pizza hut and met a few more school friends in there it was quite chaotic but the children loved it. General consensus for the end of summer term is to go for a picnic in the park so the children can burn of some of that excited energy they all seem to have.

Friday Happy Easter every one !!!

I've been to my scrap booking class this morning at Running with Scissors
and made 2 lovely scrap booking pages. I would of stayed for the crop but Roger was home alone waiting for me. (Elizabeth gone to my sisters in laws with my nephew for 2 days) I got home to be taken out to lunch which was a nice surprise and then had to get on with my birthday card for my aunts 60th birthday.

I bought the stamp & embossing folder from Running with scissors and the papers are K & CO.


Here is wishing you all a great Easter weekend were off to mum's now for Auntie Gail's Birthday party photo's to follow.

Victoria xx