A couple of bag charms and some earrings

Good morning all, great title isn't it? lol. Couldn't think of anything else so that's what we got today ha ha.

Anyway it does describe very well the content of today's post. I finally got around to making the earrings for Jude with the left over beads from when I made her the bracelets weeks ago! and I used up some odd beads to make a couple of pretty bag charms. One for me and one for Jude :o))

These are the earrings

My bag charm

and the one I made for Jude.

What do you think? hope you like them too.

Take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

500 posts

Good morning all. Today we have reached the milestone of 500 posts. That's an awful lot of waffling for us lol. 

But today is also the day where we say goodnight to dad. I won't go in to detail but dad's favourite colour was yellow and he loved elephants so I have made a little gift for mum to wear today.

They are simply yellow/gold pearls, a large yellow stone and some silver spacers with a small elephant charm. Then earrings to match.

But they are very pretty and mum loves them so that's all that matters.

Hope you like them too.

Thanks for stopping by again. Take care.

xxx

Birthday Goodies

Morning all :)

 

As Jen said, yesterday I had a biggish birthday.  I'm not quite old but quickly getting there!

 

We had a lovely day doing crafty shopping, a fabulous lunch with cake, then a massive Chinese takeaway and cheesecake in the evening.  I think that's a pretty good way to spend a birthday :-))

 

This is the stashly goodies purchased with my birthday funds.  Starting with 2 fabulous paper pads.

 

 

Some kraft card blanks, pearls and cosmic shimmer (my fave glue)

 

 

The most recent Hunkydory magazine  and free card pack.

 

 

A new 8x8 Embossalicious folder called Elegance.

 

 

A set of yellow Spectrum Noirs and a Versamark pen.

 

 

I can't wait to start playing with them!!

 

I also got some non-crafty gifts too.  Jen made me a gorgeous bracelet with matching earrings (I'm wearing them so can't easily get a photo)

 

 

She also gave me some no7 goodies (another fave)

 

 

AND I got my favourite perfume as well.

 

 

I was thoroughly spoilt - but I deserve it lol.

 

TTFN Jude xx

Beads and bangles

Good morning, hope you are well today. As Jude said yesterday we are still busy merging the two craft rooms, but I have been able to grab a little bit of time and space to do some beading :o))

 

My son and his girlfriend are off to Thailand for a couple of weeks soon, so I have been making Staci some jewellery to take with her.

 

 

Every time she comes round she has a look at my bead collection falls in love with more beads, and puts in another order lol. But I love making them, and it's fun to make for other people.

 

 

She has gone for some classic styles and then some more fun beads, well when your only 22 you can can't you? lol.

 

 

There are some really lovely colours around for beading, so you have to give them all a try lol.

 

 

Hope you like them too, thanks for stopping by today.

 

See you soon

 

xxx

 

New Jewellery

Good morning folks. Hope you are well and having a good week. Alan and I are both on annual leave this week so we are trying to make the most of it and get our house sorted ready for Jude moving in! Over the last few years since our kids left home, we seem to have spread out to use every available inch of storage space! including the fitted wardrobes that Jude will be using - eek. So I spent the best part of yesterday going through clothes and deciding what needs to stay, what needs to be binned and what needs to be recycled! It's difficult to get rid of things that have hardly been worn lol, but I am a bit of a hoarder when it comes to clothes, shoes and handbags! Jude would probably put it a lot stronger than that lol.

 

Anyway, to get over the pain of losing clothes I have had to make some more new jewellery :o)) well it doesn't take up as much room does it?

 

 

I really like these red beads they are so pretty.

 

 

The earring blanks are my favourites yet, I like the teardrop design.

 

 

Nice summery colours, green and yellow.

 

 

and finally some new porcelain beads with pretty flowers, some look quite oriental.

 

Hope you like them all, thanks for stopping by today.

 

See you soon

 

xxx

 

 

I am entering the multi-strand bracelets in this months challenge over at Beading Friends Forever:  http://beadingfriendsforever.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/june-challenge.html

 

 

 

 

New jewellery......

Good morning all. Hope you are having a good start to your week. I have been beading again so thought I'd share some with you today.

 

 

I bought these freshwater pearls a while back and I just love the green ones. I think they have made a lovely set. So I think these will be staying with me lol.

 

 

The others may end up as gifts but not sure who to yet!

 

I'm ranging between simple and fussy at the minute, not sure what sort of style I like best. But I know I really enjoy playing so that's all that matters ha ha.

 

 

Anyway hope you like them.

Thanks for stopping by today, see you soon.

 

xxx

Monday again so soon.....

Good morning all, well that weekend positively flew past lol. I think it must be my age ;-) and it's Jen here blogging again! I know anyone would think Jude's spending most of her time at the hospital with Joe wouldn't they??? oh right, she is, well I suppose I can let her off today - ROFL.....

 

While we were at the Dabble Day on Saturday, a very lovely lady named Jane, who was one of the demonstrators, gave me a packet of beads to make something for Jude. She had just said how much she liked the colour, and Jane gave me a packet for her :o)). Anyway, seen as how she's had a rubbish kinda week, I thought I would be the very nice sister and make her something yesterday.  So here they are. What do you think?

 

 

I just added in some pearls and pearl spacer beads.

 

Then the findings for the earrings and necklace, and all finished.

 

I have to make the bracelet stretchy for Jude! as she is terrible for catching them on things and breaking them lol.

 

Anyway, that's all from me today, thanks for stopping by, and an ultra big thank you to Jane.

 

See you soon

 

xxx

 

 

Good luck gifts...

Good morning, hope you have all had good weekends. I've been trying to be crafty, but this horrid niggly cold and sore throat that I have been trying to ignore for the last couple of weeks, finally hit me like a brick on Saturday :-(( so unfortunately the list of jobs I wanted to complete didn't get half finished. But, I did manage to make my daughter a little something as she starts a new job today :o))

 

 

K has wanted to work with young people with special needs since she was little, growing up with a cousin with multiple and complex needs, had quite an affect on her, probably with her being the eldest cousin, and more able to understand when Joe was poorly. But anyway, this year her dream is finally coming true, she has managed to get a job, as a teaching assistant, at the best specialist school in Sheffield. We know this because it's where Joe goes to school, lol. So today is her first day and we know she will be brilliant at it.

 

So these are just a couple of small gifts that I made for her to wish her luck.

 

 

A simple bracelet and earrings in her favourite pink tones, with a couple of matching hair grips.

 

Then a plain bag decorated with some felt flowers.

 

I do love those tattered florals, and I think the more layers you put together the better they look.

 

What do you think? hope you like them too.

 

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.

 

 

xxx