Dinocorn Dave xx

Happy Wednesday everyone

Hope you're all well? Has it started to heat up where you are?? Its been dull, wet and windy here but warm! Today we have sunshine again tho the weather isn't promising for the weekend AGAIN! Thats not stopping me getting out tho.......... yes I can go out!! Only for a walk just now but WOOHOO!!

Over at Use Your Craft Stash we are still working on Anything Goes with the Letters C and D and I was stumped for my D!! I thought I had something and searched all over my craft room for it but nothing?? But a happy accident happened when one of my craft books landed on my lap .....

and here is my little Dinocorn Dave! Yip a Dinosaur Unicorn

He is from a super pattern in this book

When talking to the girls we weren't sure he needed the flowers?? I thought he still needed something so I made them on a hairband instead so it would be interchangeable! Plus he's so adorable with them hehehehe

I love his little spikes but those legs are the BEST! I can't stop thinking they look like little chicken drumsticks hehehehe

So here is my D crafty bits

Dinocorn or Dinosaur

Denim Colour Wool

Dusty Pink

Double Knitting Wool ??? Ok that ones pushing it

I have some other very emotional HAPPY news! One that seen me sitting in a pile of happy tears on Saturday when the post arrived

Yes! That there is me, swollen eyes and face from crying but so happy that I couldn't help but share!

My lovely editor Lee asked me a way way way back if I wanted to feature as Meet the Maker in Papercraft Essential??? Well at first I was just like NO, too nervous for people seeing me as ME and not just the craft. Hubby pursued me and here we are now! Its in issue 188 and I still can't believe it, little me as a feature!

Well I best actually do some work, I mean being a Maker means I need to do the making

Huggles Mel xx

Let's start again ....

Wow! It's be a very long time since I last blogged, almost 2 years exactly!

So much has happened, so many changes, sadness, happiness and endless trying to get back to where I was. Last week I decided it was time to start all over again and that means restarting my blog, my place to share and show my crafts, life and adventures

So le's start again ....

Hi my name is Mel, I live with my amazing hubby and spend my days doing what I love! In October 2018 I became very ill! It was the day before my husbands Birthday and I spent almost a month in hospital

Over the following days weeks and months I have learned to walk again, talk again and get back to crafting all while being left blind in my left eye. I still struggle to walk somedays, word full sentences and use my left side but I do try and that's what matters

While I was recuperating those first few weeks I tried to crochet as I knew anything that kept my hands moving would help. I created a crochet blanket using whatever wool was in my basket and learned a new stitch for each row along the way

It might not look pretty, the colours may clash but that there was something my body produced after all the drama!! Plus its sooooo heavy, the weight would kill me to move! It is 2x2 metres

It was sad every morning walking by my craft room so I closed the door but could always feel the need to go in! Things slowly got better for me and I stepped back in and got back into my magazine work, taking on one or two allocations at a time. It was just what I needed to get me back into work and the enjoyment of being in my craft room again. 

We had many days out away from public and crowds and I slowly started to try hill walking again. It would exhaust me so easily and would spend days after just trying to get my body to want to move. But I did it and by October and the anniversary of the of becoming ill I was standing slightly lopsided and talking better! We even had a charity bake day in the house while hubby abseiled of the Forth Rail Bridge. Between us we made over £1300 for charity!!

Sadly in November we lost our fur baby Tillie. The arthritis was taking over her poor baby and she began to struggle. We had one last adventure with her up to Glencoe and made some memories before we took away her pain. 

Although it was so hard to do it was the best thing for our girl and when I look back I know she hung on longer for us! I miss seeing her lying at the bottom of our bed while the sun shines in, snoring away and having puppy dreams!

We started 2020 up in Glencoe with fireworks and beautiful scenery, walking some more and building up my mobility. Planning and trying to be positive 

The year started amazingly up until all this craziness began, a trip to the Isle of Skye for my Birthday,  trips to our favourite place working on more fun pieces and trying more walking! Making plans to go here and there and looking forward to my brothers Wedding. Now bam!! I'm stuck at home but it just means that all the adventures and plans will just have to wait! We WILL get there, see places and do all the things! Plus find a way for my brother and his partner to have an amazing day, whenever it happens!!

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After all that, are you still there??

Want to see some craftiness now?? I think it's time ........

My lovely friend Angela has started an fab little Facebook Challenge Use Your Craft Stash!. And exactly like the name, that's what we want you to do! Dig out all those crafty bits you've been hoarding and try using them.

And with Angela, Carole, Karen and myself we want to get you all crafting again 

This weeks theme is Things with Wings

I used a SVG file I have had for years and wanted to try Boho Butterflies, some very very very old Core'dinations core 12x12 cardstock, vellum coloured with my trusty Spectrum Noir pens and used Gilding wax that must be at least 5 years old to add bronze details

I feed some lights up in inside the stem of the body and bunched them in the lampshade and its all set to go. The lights are some fab wee ones I got from Amazon meant for wine bottles and just perfect for this

Hope you will join in the challenge and dig into your own stash of goodies to create something!

Thanks again for staying and reading this HUGE "first" post and I do hope to see you again soon!

huggles Mel xx

Mr Hoppity ...... who???

Afternoon all

Thanks for popping by today and maybe saying a wee "hello"!

I'm enjoying some for crafting for me today and even popped open the Christmas stuff ekkkkkk its not long now! Got to get started some time 

One of my lovely friends a fellow Die'sire teamy asked me to crochet her a wee bunny character for her granddaughter! Of course I jumped at the chance but I had never heard of Mr Hoppity ............. but I love a challenge!!

So it turns out this wee guy is from a kids TV show and very popular too!

The pattern I found was not the best and at times made no sense, so good old "make it up" came into some of it! Not bad if I do say so myself heee

 

 

Before I posted the wee guy off I made a wee card of course to pop in the parcel and even got the Spectrum Noirs out to colour it!

 I've been practising ..... can you tell??

 

Papers used were Simple Stories Life Documented from the fab Hey Little Magpie and the Spectrum Noir colours I used were

Skin - FS2, TN2, FS5, FS6

Hair - EB8, EB5, GB10

Others - DR7, DR5, TN9, TN5, JG3

 I would like to enter the following Challenges

Cute as a Button - Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons - Layer it up

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers -  Anything Goes

Well off to make something a little bit Special

Huggles Mel xxx

Ohhhh Hello there ..... its been a while xx

Hello out there

What a long time its been since I've been blogging, I know its bad but when your in pain every day it just gets to that point you can't do everything!

Well, I'm on the mend!!

For those of you that I've read by blog over the years know my pain was constant and docs just tried new medication to ease it! Will under 4 weeks ago I had the operation to stop all that and believe it or not IT WORKED! Although I have the the operation aches and pains (plus an infection) to get over I'm already feeling better! Once I get over the tiredness I think I'll feel like "a whole new women"!!

I've still got to take each day one at a time and try not to run before I can walk but I'm looking forward to getting on with it and making sure 2015 is the start of a better pain free life!

Today I thought I would share some crafty creations and moments that happened last year that I didn't get the chance to share last year! So grab a cuppa and sit back and enjoy the pictures

Last year I found a fab crochet pattern for Mermaids and I loved it so much I Have managed to make at least 12 of the cuties!

This is my first attempt at the Silhouette Cameo SVG Cuts Box cards, I made for a friends Birthday

Here's a wee Birthday card I was asked to make in November, I adore Some Odd Girl Images and always find them so much fun to colour

When my crochet mag arrived in November the pattern for this wee cute guy was on the front! I just had to make him and then got asked to make some more

Here's 2 more that were gifted to some lucky people on Instagram

As you know I turned 30 in March last year and for part of that I was gifted a visit to The Making of Harry Potter which I decide to leave till it was all set for Christmas! 

The best part was seeing the Hogwarts model all covered in snow! It took my breath away AGAIN! Can't wait for the next visit!

I always Challenge myself to make something Special for a Christmas card and this year I made this wee house from the SVG Cuts

even added a faux flicker candle!

Plus my wee granny and granpa needed something special to add there Christmas Vouchers into, so there very own bus was created

Christmas was a fun time to get decorating and newly decorated living room and new fireplace

Just an 8ft tree by about 8ft that needed to be cut to fit in!

The rural Christmas Show went to see Wicked in Edinburgh and yes I was in tears!

We enjoyed and still so many nights in front of his fire with the dog enjoying it too!

My first card for January was this fun 30th one with extra sparkle

and them this one for a lady who loved her horses, I had never coloured horses and thought I did OK for a first timer!

lastly I made these lil baby booties, not knowing if there were the right size or not heee

As you can see the last few months have been busy and including lots of fun and mixture of crating plus lots of Design Team things for Crafter's Companion!

I hope I will be able to keep the blog more up to date this year with lots more crafting and adventures I'm on with the Hubby and the dog!

But I bet you need a break

Till next time

Huggles Mel xxx

hubby and Tillie enjoy the fire snoozing away xx

A lil evening round-up xx

Evening all

Ohhh isn't this weather lovely, tho I'm stuck in the craft room working away! Its still nice in the evening to sit with a nice cool drink in the garden, right up till 10pm! But if your like me, its a struggle to sleep in the heat BUT I'm not complaining lol!

So what have you all been doing? Getting set for the school holidays are just indulging in the hot weather? We enjoyed a wee BBQ tonight, but I tell you mu hubby can eat a lot! Not that you would think that looking at him! A burger, 7 sausages, half rack of ribs, salad stuff then a quarter pineapple grilled on the BBQ too!! Where as I had a burger, salad things and the pineapple! Typical man heeeee

Tonight I thought I'd share some of the projects I made in the past months, as I sit here in the garden with my second Jeremiah Weed! Its sooooo tasty and easy to drink lol

I made this lil basket of flowers for my lovely friend Grace, who still has it sitting on display for all to see since May!

Id like to enter this into the following challenges

Bunny Zoe's - Pink and White

Cupcake Craft - Anything But Square

4 Crafty Chicks - 3D Projects

Crafty Ribbons - Anything With Ribbon

Crafting with Dragonflies - Unusual Fold

Penny's Papercraft - Pink

As some of you know, I taught myself to crochet at the end of last year and I've found a whole new LOVE lol! This is a lil brooch pattern I found through an IG friend

Here's another wee card I made for another lovely lady a few months ago! She was more traditional so I stuck with "lace and pearls" style

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Lots of Layers

That Craft Place - Ribbon and Lace

Love to Create - Ribbon and Bling

Card and Scrap - Use Lace and Ribbon

Well I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and the sun stays shining where you are! We're staying home this weekend to enjoy the sun and to finish everything for the fayre next week!

Ekkkkk only a week to finish the last bits and price up everything!!

Hmmmmm maybe hubby could do that heeee

Till next time

Huggles Mel xxx