I am so excited ... I have just bought a loom off eBay ... it hasn't arrived yet and I am hoping we have room for it! Here it is ...
 ... it may need a bit of cleaning etc, but I can't wait for it to arrive!

I have been doing a little more on my inkle loom ... making a bag strap for one of my mums bags ... all good practice .... not my favourite colours, but they match the bag ...
It is nice to make something for something, not just cos I want to do a bit of weaving :)

And tonight was class 4 of my weaving course, last week we warped up the looms ... that's putting very long threads on them ... and this week we had a go at patterns and textures ... this is mine so far ...


The natural wool at the bottom won't stay there, that is just to get good spacing at the beginning.
You can just see some of the patterns I have done, I am really pleased and it makes me even more impatient for my loom to arrive.
Next week is the last week :( and we will be doing more patterns and then taking them off the looms as little samples.

I had so many ideas for this week, but the week seems to have flown by and I realised I hadn't taken one photo of 'hands' so decided I would just take one this morning and that would be it no matter what it turned out like .... its my dad putting up shelves in the garage.

I came across this fun 30 day blog challenge the other day, and thought I would do it during April. My Friend Teri, from Rainbow Days is also going to have a go, so please check out her blog too.
Each day has a theme for your post … today is day zero, so please pop back on the 1st to find out more about me!

Anyone else fancy the challenge?

Day 0: The 30 Day Challenge Explanation and Description
Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3: Your first love
Day 4: Your parents
Day 5: A song to match your mood
Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7: Favorite movies
Day 8: A place you’ve traveled to
Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend
Day 10: Something you’re afraid of
Day 11: Favorite tv shows
Day 12: Something you don’t leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you’re looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What’s in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Songs
Day 24: Something you’ve learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge

through the eyes of my iPhone

Instructions:

This is a close up of the stitch.

I would love to see any squares you make x

Having always used a laptop and never a computer that has a permanent place, I use a trug for keeping my bits in, like hard drives, camera lead, memory sticks, usb hub etc. It is really useful for just picking up and carrying into another room and keeping all the bits I need near me. The only problem that I have with it, is that it gets dusty ... we are a clean household, but it is moved round so much and plonked on the floor where ever I am.
Today I made a cover for it ... I am really pleased with it ... I crocheted it with some of the cream wool I had that I used for my weaving, and added ties to keep it on.
I am so pleased with it, although I do feel like I should be skipping through a wood on the way to my Grandma's with it full buns.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

This week Collection from Folksy is some just simply some lovely bits.

A ~ Damson Hair Pins by JEWELLERY BY BINA
B ~ Floral Gown by FASHION COUTURE
C ~ Brass Flower Earrings by RUBY SPIRIT DESIGN
D ~ Petite Rose Ring by LAZY GIRAFFE
E ~ Summer Solstice by STORM IN A TEACUP
F ~ Purple Sunburst by DOORMOUSE DESIGNS

I hope you will pop along and visit these lovely shops and see all their beautiful goodies x

It's my dad's birthday today ... 65, officially an old man ... but the best old man ever .... I can honestly say I have the best parents ever ... as a child they were fun, strong, wise, safe and always there. They made a lovely home for us to grow up in and my dad is the sort of dad who can make and fix anything.
Me & dad, taken about 10 years ago.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD ... I LOVE YOU LOTS & LOTS X

these are the other photos I took ...

You remember letters, they come through the post from friends and family, full of news from their lives .... I used to do it quite a lot, then emails, texting, facebook and twitter came along and suddenly it was easier to keep up with people on line. Don't get me wrong, I love all of the above and facebook especially means I can keep up with people the other side of the world and its lovely. But I miss letters and worry that I will soon forget how to write them. I tend to only write letters twice a year, thank you letters after my birthday and Christmas and the odd postcard to by beautiful niece.

I have a box of letters under my bed, sent to me throughout my life .... I keep letters more than emails ... why? cos they seem more precious ... I could never get rid of the letters Nanny sent me or my Gran or great auntie ... letters my little brothers sent me when I went to America at the age of 18 ... precious memories.


One of my New Year goals was to keep in touch with people more and one way to do that is writing letters, so I am going to really try hard and write some letter before I forget how!
So watch out for the postman!!

I think Summer has come ..... too hot to wear a jacket while walking Dilly-Dolly-dog today ... and I was squinting in the sun too! I saw the sweetest ladybird walking on a branch on her way back to her home after a day out doing whatever ladybirds do
...... aren't ladybirds lovely and slightly magical!

I really hope this lovely weather is here to stay ... it made me want to dig out my flip flops (I don't do shoes ... its either boots in the winter or flip flops in the summer) .... and paint my toe nails!
I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine!


here a few snaps from my phone this week ...

Instructions:
This is a close up of the stitch.

I would love to see any squares you make x

I just downloaded a very cool app for my iPhone .... it is called OldBooth and it can add you to old photos, making you look like you were from 100 years ago!
I can see hours of fun ahead!


Here are a couple of me ...

I have been having fun with a bit more weaving today ...


So this week Collection from Folksy is COLOURS ... the colours in my weaving ~ teal, brown, pink, green, grey, hot pink!

A ~ Teal Pearl Charm Bracelet by SARAH'S DESIGNS
B ~ Soft Brown Crochet Hat by MARYFAIRY DESIGNS
C ~ Pink Rag Bracelet by BOXOFTRIX
D ~ Green Bird by LILAC MIST
E ~ Wee Grey Bunny by QUERNUS CRAFTS
F ~ Pink Flower by DIANA BROOCHES

I hope you will pop along and visit these lovely shops and see all the beautiful colours!

I went to my 2nd weaving class today, had great fun using an Inkle Loom ...
 I know, it looks like an instrument of torture and very complicated, but its actually ok! It is for making narrow weaving like belts, straps, bookmarks, things like that.
This is what I made ... and yep, I am hooked ... I fear I will have to get me an Inkle Loom! hehe


It's my mum's birthday today and I just want to tell the world how wonderful she is and how when I grow up, I want to be just like her ... she is patient, generous, fun and beautiful.
~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST MUM IN THE UNIVERSE ~ I LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS! ~

more steps

my poor baby ...


she saw a poorly bee on the patio step a few days ago and went to check it was ok ... and it stung her!!

she woke up the next morning with a very fat lip ...


she looks like she has had botox in on one side ... it is very sore and hot ... I think she will leave bees alone in future!