thought I would just share the photos of Olives latest adventures ... they have mostly included being in the garden or out in the countryside but she has had a lovely summer :)
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can you believe its nearly the end of August and the summer ... I love the autumn and am looking forward to what it will bring, but I do feel sad that the summer is almost over x
its getting to that time when I am starting to think about Christmas presents .... WHAT!! I hear you say ... well when you are on a budget and like to make a lot of presents you need to start early so these simple coasters are a great gift :)
1. you needtiles, all purpose glue, felt and scissors
2. cutting
cut the felt just a little bigger than the tiles
3. gluing
glue the back of the tile, spreading the glue evenly all over especially at the edges and corners
carefully place the felt over the glued area and with your fingers gently press down, especially at the edges and leave to dry
4. trimming
once the glue is dry, using sharp scissors, trim the felt around the edge of the tiles
... and there you have it ... simple hard wearing tiles :)
I would love to see any you make so please leave a link in the comments below!
Last week
mum and walked a little more of Offa's Dyke and we started off at Kington, which has quite a few charity shops so we had a little look round and I spied this pretty hand made lace mat ...
it was only a few quid and is beautifully made and in great condition
it will either look lovely on my table when I have visitors, or it can go on the sideboard
there is just one tiny bit that needs a little mending ... it also needs an iron, but for now its tucked away waiting for me to move :)
Please pop over to
MissieLizzie's blog to see more great bargains and links to other MagpieMonday's.
yesterday mum and I did another little stretch of Offa's Dyke. We wanted to do the fill in bit of Kington to Dolley Green ... we didn't quite get to Dolley Green though, and stopped at Evenjobb instead. It was a lovely day and apart from getting a bit of sun (in the wind!) stroke and ending up with a stonking headache and some pretty red parts of me, I really enjoyed it :)
You have to walk up a lot to get on to the Offa's Dyke path (as you seem to from any point you want to start at) and the Kington part starts at the golf course which is apparently the highest golf course in Britain and it has the most stunning views!
we stopped for a cup of tea at Rushock Hill and enjoy the beautiful views. It was full of pretty harebells in among all the grass ... as well as lots of thistles!
it was so high up you could see a full 360 degrees ... I took a little film of it ...
leaving Rushock hill we headed toward Radnor Forest ... it was so dramatic ... black mountains covered in trees with a valley behind bathed in sunlight ... the lighting was really weird and we really felt like we were on an adventure walking into an un-known land! ... an un-known land that I will soon be living in :D
it is a pity we didn't quite make it to Dolley Green, but it will be easy to join up from where we left off :)
this boy here is a scamp, a cutie, a friend for dilly, a lover of ball cocks (don't ask!), a hider of pieces of wood, an affectionate one, a water lover, a slipper eater and companion when you want a walk!
Steve's mum keeps chickens and I had a lovely time last weekend taking photos of them! The cockerel can be quite noisy but they are fun to watch :)
