Sunday 27 February 2011

A Bit Of Some Feminine Touches

Good Evening All
Hope your all well...and the sun has been shining for you
today...its certainly been shining here...and
what a difference a bit of sun makes.
Line full of washing,housework done and dusted earlier
in the morning!
So while hubby was pottering about in the garage
with his motorbike!
I made this gorgeous(if i must say so..lol)
bunting...to hang in our bedroom,at first wasn't
sure where to put it...but its now hanging
on my new bed..yes new..its about 2weeks
old....and Ive been wanting a metal bed for years.
The bunting is made from tea towels(the rose & blue check fabric)
Yes tea towels....
from the famous bargain shop
B&M's...at just 1.99p for 2 towels.

Last weekend i also treated myself(hubby didn't have a say
in it..lol)to the gorgeous Rose Patchwork Duvet Set
from Argos at just £12.99...you can just see the pillows!
So as you can see...a bit of feminine touch in the bedroom!!!
Living with 3 males is hard..in our house its not football or Rugby
(Well Done To The Welsh Boys Today...Oggy Oggy!!)
its motorbikes,superbikes and rallying..so what do you
think...a bit of pink & floral??

Here is a close up of the bunting
I'd not even ironed it yet..couldn't wait to try it out..lol

Here are the tea towels from B&M Bargains


Also this afternoon we had to pick a few things up from the local
Sainsburys....and while walking round...a light bulb came on
and i remembered about this magazine the lovely Lynda - Hookin' With LaaLaa
Had mentioned about on her blog yesterday.
And i must agree with Lynda..its a great read..lots of projects in there
and you get these lovely free stamps...look at that cupcake stamp,and
the bunting stamp...as I'm a card maker as well....these stamps will
defo be used on lots of cards!!
Also walking from the checkouts on my way out
there was rows of shelves of reduced CD's,DVD's & Games
so noticing the big round orange stickers on the CD's
i couldn't help myself and stop to have a look..and i found
tucked away behind Take That,Boy zone...i find The POLICE
album..OMG..i just had to have it..got it on tape
and just love it....my fav has to be Message in the bottle..lol
So at just £3 i couldn't leave it there!
Right that's me off...fingers crossed for the lottery
good luck to all those that do it!!!
Happy Weekend Hugs Clare
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Edited-The jammy sod of a hubby just won £40 hotpicks
on the lottery 34 36..woo hoo!!!

Monday 21 February 2011

Blog Award & Some Fabby News

Good Afternoon all



Hope you've had a lovely weekend!



And that your all well!!!






Its the start of half term week here..so this means a week



off work and



(hopefully)lots of crafting time...!!









Back last week i was awarded this



Stylish Blooger Award



From the lovely Rebecca over at






So Thank you sooo much Becky for passing



this award on to me!









So, the recipient of the award needs to..



1.Thank and link back to the person who awarded you.



2.Share 7 things about yourself



3.Award 15 bloggers



4.Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.









OMG...7 things about me...here goes.....






1- Im a born and breed Welsh Lady



From South Wales Valley's



(No Sheep Jokes please...lol)



From the home town of the Manic Street Preachers



And the Welsh Boxer Joe Calzaghe



Went to the same comprehensive school as them!!






2- Im the only female in the house...3 males!!



Tried to make it a bit more femine on the weekend...



i bought i new duvet cover for our bed



It was from Argos...the patchwork quilt like one



Its gorgeous...with pale blue & white dots on the



reverse...only £12.99 for a double!



So i showed the little J it and he said "What about daddy.....



I said "why cause its got pink flowers on it....and he said



"yes...daddy's not a girl.....lol



So this is what ill get now....every time i put a bit of pink



around the house...lol






3- I love riding on the back of hubbies GSXR 600 motorbike



riding thou all the welsh mountains,meeting up with other



bikers..also love going to bike shows with the family!






4-I love wearing my jeans and a hoody....give



me a pair of jeans any day....the last skirt i wore



was my school skirt..many many years ago....the last dress



i wore was my wedding dress....lol






5- My/Our Dream that one day we will get to



move to the other side of the world Australia to live for a better



life for the boys.....if we had the money



now..id be gone tomo!






6- I hope that one day i will get to learn to drive...Ive had



loads of lessons over the years...but then gave up!!



But walking everywhere is great exercise...lol






7- Twice a year i take a trip toBirmingham to the NEC hobby craft show



To meet up with blogging friends...Ive been doing this now for about 4yrs



this is my 4th...and i love it...Ive meet loads of people...and I'm still



friends with now....and hopefully ill get to meet up again in march!






Right now I'm suppose to pass this on to 15 blogging friends



but i know that loads of you have already had this award



But if not feel free to take it....as we would love to hear



7 things about you!!!









Also on the weekend i found out i was the lucky winner



of not one but two blog giveaways....How



lucky is that!!






The first giveaway was over at the lovely






Take a look at the gorgeous goodies



Ive won....if you've not been over to Hannah's



blog....i highly recommend you do...you won't be disappointed!






Thanks So Much Hannah xx












My 2nd win was over at the lovely






Sarah is celebrating hitting 200 followers



and for that has started running a monthly freebie



on the 1st of every month....and i was lucky



enough to be one of the lucky winners



of her 1st freebie giveaway....and just look



at all that felt & gorgeous buttons Ive won!!!






Thank so much Sarah xxx







Also i would like to thank all those that commented



on my post below regards to me learning to knit...



loads of encouragement from you all....but Ive got to



say...its bloody hard work...my stitches keep dropping



off my needles,i keep dropping the needles....lol



I'm blaming the needles...i think i need different ones.



So I'm hoping that when i go to the hobby & stitch NEC show



next month....I'm going to buy some new needles



and look out for some one to one advice....lol









So until next time....hugs Clare xx







Sunday 13 February 2011

The Art Of Knitting....!!!!! Or Is It???

The air is blue in the Wilkinson's household this weekend
I'm learning how to knit.....lol
Yep....Knit
Hubby bought me The Art Of Knitting
For Valentines Day when we went
when we went shopping yesterday.
The first issue is 99p and then £2.99
every week....OMG every week I'm sure it didn't say that
when advertising on the TV....lol
So Ive now learnt to the art of casting on
it only took me all of yesterday....lol
I'm now learning The Knit Stitch
And the air is blue.......

I really take my hat off to all those that can knit!
Wish me luck....