time spent well

Hello everyone well i have been a busy bee As you can see above we had an all day craft day a few weeks back and we started making an angel doll which if liked can be tied to the top of

the tree.. we all managed to succeed in sewing her head up and body and some of us got the head attached to the body as well as making her bloomers legs and arms.. but finished them at home . we had a great laugh as one lady sewed her head on upside down another stuffed the bloomers to much and looked like she had water retention and one lady broke her leg because she forgot to sew the front of her shoe on .. lol all in all a wonderful day and i think she turned out so good i made another one and will make one on and off until a christmas fayre takes place then perhaps i will sell some for some charity or another..

The next item is this wonderful pillow.. the picture does not do it justice.. a friend from our craft club Mo passed away last year bless her and she was a wonderful person.. her husband gave a huge amount of craft stuff to our club and Denise our manager decided to ask for donations for anything we took which went to a charity. Well amongst the craft stuff i found this beautiful tapestry which she had delicately attached some wonderful beads and it looks stunning i stitched it to a pillow and it has pride of place in my front room.

And finally i have finished my dreaded cheetahs lol.. they look stunning and just have to get it framed which i think i will by the frame ect from eframers again and attach everyhting myself to save money liam is really pleased and i am surprised how quickly i finished it once i started it again two months ago. i think it is stunning and i am really pleased.

I am now subscribing to the art of crochet part magazine and have been practising crochet the last few months.. as i pay by direct debit i recieve four issues every month and recieve a ball or two or wool and some wonderful patterns sometimes i recieve free gifts and at the momment i am making a lovely evening silver scarf which i will finsih soon and post a picture in the near future.. each weekly issue provides you with a crochet pattern for a square to create a blanket eventually whilst learning new stitches.. and embroidery detail.. hopefully i will be creating some wonderful crochet pieces. Anyhow i think that is it. i am done .. i hope to catch up with you soon .. take care everyone and watch this space lol

God bless

tammiexx

hiya all well here we go this is why i have been so busy my task this year is too finish all my ufos this year.. and i have a lot.. where i keep doing things for pressies for other people. Although i will still make things up for others for pressies for birthdays and thankyous but i have been working on this wonderful gorilla tapestry called peeping by dmc .. i brought it from a craft show last year i think started it had a cold and put it on hold and then started other things. But low and behold it was opened and i got it for a bargain price and then found recently that not enough threads were inclosed so i have just had to buy more at a very good price.

And whilst doing the tapestry in the evenings i had also realised that i had promised five year old Ethan a scooby doo jumper so i have nearly finished this as you can see i have done back front and one sleeve i am half way through the other sleeve and then its just sewing it up and and making the collar .. and i think it looks great .. lol

And on top of all this i have made several other things including a wonderful crochet bag that i gave to leighs nan for her birthday several squares at leat 25 towards a crocheted blanket and five of the above scarves that is being modeled by 2 and half year old dominic, theyare beautifully soft and silky made of the new pompom wool really easy to make and very long. so far i have made a white one for a friend as a gift and red one as a thankyou, a lilac one for mum for xmas and a black and grey one for my mum in law for xmas. so as you can see very time consuming .. and very enjoyable. i hope you are all well and will make a point this week of viewing all your blogs one morning so i can place some posts thankyou for stoping by and taking an interest ..

love to all and God bless

tammiexx

hiya again

Hello everyone thankyou for your wonderful comments i am really really sorry .. just dont seem to get on the computer too often to post or read your wonderful posts.. very often. anyhow for those of you that are my friends and remain interested in my family and i here we go with an update of what is going on.

knitting is spurring me on .. at the mo.. i am now making a jumper for Ethan he is doing so well at school and all though he now loves ben 10 which for those of you who dont know its a cartoon lol.. he used to love scooby doo.. and still does on the odd occasion and i remember that i had brought the wool for it last year so i am finishing the front at the mo. As soon as the front is finished then i will post photos..

I also invested in a part magazine to teach me the stitches of crochet.. i was taught when i was young but never rememebered what the stitches that i could od was called and then i wanted modern patterns to make things.. i have cancelled my cross stitcher magazine subscription as i now have loads of these that i have kept and hundereds of patterns so i thought i would collect this.

the weather here is fairly cold but a few weeks ago we had a lot of snow .. but although we did suffer a little with shops not recieveing things and no buses running for a few days i count my blessings when hearing about hiati.. and pray for help for them and survival ect.. and i ask you to do so also.

ali is still doing well studying textiles and art at school and he is also taking guitar lessons again so very well done to him.. liam can play the recorder really well and now has decided to start taking flute lessons at school so i wish him all the best .. and ethan we were advised if we wanted him to learn the guitar we should start with a ukelele first so we have now brought one and i am teaching him even though i dont know how to play it myself lol.. but we have a good beginners book lol so lets hope he learns well.

anyhow i hope you are all well out there

and will definitely post some picts next time good luck wiht all your projects

all the best and God bless
tammiexx

dog had to go

Well my dream of getting a dog was short lived ... i know that a dog is for life and not just for xmas but i do take good care of my animals.. but max decided that it was good fun to bite.. me .. anyhow although i was trying to take something off of him.. he drew blood and my thumb did swell.. i needed no hospital treatment as it was not really severe.. but i felt that i could no longer trust him with my younger sons so we rehomed him the tuesday before xmas and he now is owned by a couple with no children or other animals.. so hopefully he is okay .. we will get another dog but i th ink we will wait a few years.

i have been knitting quite a bit lately just cant seem to get in to stitching at the mo but then sometimes for some reason i stitch in the summer and knit in the winter.. dont know why. i also want to take up crochet.. so that could be somehting to look forward to doing.. i have just recently finished a pair of leg warmers but i am not sure if they have come out okay yet as they seem to wide for the leg .. so we will see.

i hope that you all have a great new year and that we can forgive and forget anyhting wrongs anyone may have done you.

love to all my friends

tammiexx

hiya all wanted to tell you that i have recieved a parcel in the post for the last pif from jennifer from sweetpeastitches and my oh my what a wonderful box of treasures.. i dont know if i can remember them all but there were teabags and drinks .. pedicure set shopping bag.. notebook ribbons diary material in favourite colours.. soap notelets crossstitch kits and many more items plus a lovely stitched scissor keep with my intials on although i have now become t.v or mrs varty lol.. but it is just beautiful..

i do plan on getting back into all my crafts i seem to have had a break with church activities thriving and things at school ethan is doing really well in his reception year and is now doing the year one work instead of recption work .. ali is working toward gcse in textiles and art.. and liam is thriving in maths and woodwork.. so we are all succeding only prob is there is no time left.. and now with max ( yes we changed his name to max instead of rex) i am even busier then ever.. but he is keeping me fit.

Max has just had his second injection and is learning to sit stay and hopefully come when called (but he is like the boys and chooses to listen when he wants.. to .. lol) anyhow thats it for now i think i am making a xmas pressie for my secret santa gift for my craft club and hopefully i will post that on here when she has recieved it.. so happy xmas and love to everyone see you soon ..

tammie. xx

my new dog.

my new doggy rex who is four months old and just had his first injection he is a cross alaskan malamute with a collie according to the prior owner but everyone thinks he is crossed with a german shepherd. he will get a little bigger but only a few inches .. and has already learnt bed and sit.. lol.. we got him monday after a two hour journey on buses and trains .. isnt he gorgeous..

well not much stitching been knitting pom pom scarfs for xmas and making a few charity items .. really need to get back to cheetahs but that can wait for mo with four boys and a puppy to sort out its gonna be hectic. lol

take care hope you are all okay ..

tammie.xx

Well sorry folks for the delay in coming on here so much has happened .. And as you can see leigh and i got married at our local church saturday the 17th October and it was such a wonderful day.. the church was full with friends and family and our church friends set the buffet up and cleared up after everything the sun shone and beamed and everyone had a great day.. really wonderful day..and my boys were fantastic.

We recieved a lot of money argos vouchers and a lovely amount of cards and money.. so we have treated our selves to a new settee. A friend from craft club carol made this for us as a wedding gift and although the picture does not do it justice there is a beautfiul amount of white beads on it.. we also recieved a beautiful picture of our church hand painted ... a smoothie maker which leigh loves an assortment of picture frames a set of wedding cups.. towels chocolates biscuits oil burner ect and the list goes on.. i cannot believe how generous people have been.

And out of some of the money i have done something i have i longed to do since i was a teenager. I am now very proud to say i am sponsering a little girl called shirly who lives in columbia. she is only six years old this october and i Only pay £21 a month which provide her and her family with food medication education and anything else they need. http://www.compassionuk.org this website provides thousands of pictures that despartely need sponsering to help them lead better lives.. it works out as 70pence a day.. and they also teach them all about the bible and how God can help them. you recieve a small info pack about your child that you are sponsering.. a couple of forms that you can use to write to them a photo of the child and what you can and cannot send or write about and if in the future youwant to meet your child that can be arranged as well.

these children are in desparte need for help and support and i would ask you all to please just take a look at the website. thankyou so much ..

On another note not much stitching going on i used some lovley pompom wool to make a scarf for a friend which was really soft and lovley and unfortunately i forgot to take a photo.. i am also finishing off a rug that a friend was unable to finish so again many unfinished projects to do..

anyhow thankyou everyone for your well wishes and support

tammie.