Although the leaves I can see from my office-window are mostly still green, they are beginning to turn orange and yellow at the edges, and the garden below is beginning to disappear beneath fallen leaves. The weather is wetter – a welcome relief after the dry summer – but the temperatures are still fairly mild.… Continue reading Nature Notes: The Bluster of Autumn
A Relaxing Cup of Cocoa
It’s been a little while since I last used a House Mouse stamp. Which is a shame, because they do make for very easy and cute cards. Just stamp and colour. Of course, the trouble now is to find a suitable sentiment which isn’t the “I’m dreaming of a white (and red striped) Christmas” one.… Continue reading A Relaxing Cup of Cocoa
The Autumn Squirrel
Over the last month or six weeks, the squirrels have been returning to our garden. We haven’t seen them much over the summer, but now there are hazelnuts and acorns to gather – and the fat balls back in the bird-feeders – they’ve returned. And left acorn-cups all over the patio. One of the things… Continue reading The Autumn Squirrel
Dew Drop Sleigh
Having rediscovered the Dew Drop Dash, I wondered how it would work for a Christmas card. I also wondered about using VersaMagic Dew Drops rather than the Memento ones of my previous Dew Drop cards. Of course, with the VersaMagic, I’m a bit limited with colours as I have far fewer of those. I have… Continue reading Dew Drop Sleigh
Rediscovering Forgotten Craft Supplies
According to the ante-natal class I attended a month or so ago, one of the early signs of labour (or perhaps just of imminent labour) is an irresistible desire to clean and tidy. Quite honestly, it’s getting hard enough to just get up off the sofa, so I can’t imagine being able to manage a… Continue reading Rediscovering Forgotten Craft Supplies
Oh, Hello!
Sometimes, you learn a new technique or come across a good way of making cards and you make a few, and then you move on to the next thing and forget about it. A few years ago, I came across the Dew Drop Dash, for an easy background, and made a few cards. Then I… Continue reading Oh, Hello!
The Advent Jigsaw
Now that the nights are definitely drawing in – it’s dark by about half 7 these days, and getting earlier every night – I’m beginning to think about other festive crafting. I’m not feeling so far behind with the card-making that I can’t take a little break from them. What I’ve actually been thinking about… Continue reading The Advent Jigsaw
Notes From My Office: October 2022
October is going to be an interesting sort of month in my office, I think, for several reasons. Firstly, I’m beginning the wind-down of the day-job and the handing over to my replacement. The count-down is now ON. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Secondly, I have to get my act together to make sure that… Continue reading Notes From My Office: October 2022
Autumn Thanks
The end of September is usually accompanied by Harvest Festivals, a time for giving thanks for the food to see you through the winter. At least in Northern Hemisphere farming communities. And assuming that it was a good harvest. Can’t imagine they were particularly popular in years of poor harvests: not much to be thankful… Continue reading Autumn Thanks
Autumn Birds
There’s a chill in the air now that the seasons are changing. Definitely autumnal, although the leaves on the trees still seem to be green. We've put the feeders out again for the birds. The stamp set I pulled for this week was the Fabulous Feathers stamp set with the co-ordinating stamp and die by… Continue reading Autumn Birds
Life Ever Crafting 