Happy Birthday to Me...

What a long time since I last blogged, but I have been busy, honest. Here are some pictures of my newly painted house (before and after). It was done over several weeks and I painted the dark red bottom myself. Then had to go through pain and suffering as my back objected very strenuously. However, it was one of the projects Bert and I had put down for this year and I'm so glad to have it off my list.

In between doing this, I have been making small items for my friend at Devon Petals and also some 'shapes' in silk and velvet as experiments. You'll be able to see what she does with the bridal horseshoes I wrap with ribbon. She also makes hearts in a similar way.

Another thing on my list was to get back to my challenges. I wanted to be creative again and this week's Mixed Media Monday was 'Buttons'. I looked through my buttons and came acrosss some gorgeous twinkling flower buttons and I would never use, so I wired them up and put them onto a neck choker in red velvet ribbon. Hopefully this does the trick for this week and I must make sure I leave time for further challenges after next week.



Today is my birthday too, and I'm looking forward to travelling to Plymouth to see two of my sons and spend the weekend with them. I have been given a lovely Pandora bracelet and asked my offspring to let me have beads for it to make it extra special. The beads they have chosen are really lovely and somehow I can see each person in them. It will be a joy to wear.

I am also thinking of Christmas and planning presents. I love to give handmade items then because they are more personal and unique, but sons are difficult to plan for and I'll have to do some searching to find appropriate presents for them.