Pay It Forward

I have taken up a Pay It Forward (PIF) from the lovely Lynda

I was lucky enough to be the 3rd comment.

I so can't wait for my gift to arrive.

PIF is where acts of kindness are done without expecting anything in return, just passing it on, hoping that the recipients will do the same and pay it forward, like a never ending chain of kindness. I will make and send a gift for the first 3 friends who post a comment to this post, requesting to join this exchange, and promising to pay it forward to 3 other persons, etc.... I don't know what my 3 gifts will be, but I can promise I will send them within the next 365 days. What YOU have to do in return then, is "Pay It Forward" by making the same announcement and promise on YOUR blog.

So come on..ive got one comment from the lovely Jillie

Who would like to join in!

So i just need another to people willing to join

in this great idea...and i can promise that i will send them out

in the next couple of weeks....So get commenting!

Good Luck

Crafty Sunday - My First Bunting

Good Evening All

Hope you've had a lovely weekend

How fast has it gone....The weather was gorgeous

yesterday....but clouded here and we've had a little

rain about a hour ago...but the sun is back out!

Right on to Crafty Sunday....Ive seen this on

a couple of the blogs I'm following.

And thought i would join in....so this is a first for me!

Right so here is my make

A boys bunting...and my first ever bunting.

Ive made it for my son Jake for his bedroom.

Here is a closer pic

I made it from

The blue gingham is from a laundry bag i bought

at a boot sale for 50p

And the letters are cut out from a boys child

shirt i also bought from the boot sale

for 20p

I used the name Jake as it was a small name for me to use

first...and now my other son wants one

but lucky his name is only 6 letters "Jordan"...lol

For the letters i used.... large Stencils..you know

the plastic ones....stenciled the letters on to paper

cut them out and pinned on to the material

and cut them out....i also used extra strong

Wundaweb on the back of the letters to help

me sew them on better.(not tried this before)

Im happy with it..and will defo be making more.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Clare xx

Woo Hoo...Look What Ive Made

Woo Hoo....Ive made a UJ pin cushion

my first ever....i know it looks a little wonky

and my sewing in straight lines could do with a little

more practice....and you may notice my button is wonky

as i forgot to add it before i sewed the right way(if you

know what i mean...lol)

Anyway..I'm pleased with it...and i will defo be making more!

I made it about a hour ago....while Dean & Jordan

try and sort out Jordan's TV with built in freeview

for him to watch the football in his bedroom.

As myself & Dean...detest football...Give

us the TT races Isle Of Man or SuperBikes

& MotoGP Any Day...But Football

is a no go in our house...lol

Right just a quick post..As its feeding time at the Zoo...lol

Until Later Hugs Clare xx

My Gorgeous Parcel & Look What I Found

Good Afternoon All

Woo..Hoo Thank God its Friday.....lol

What a busy week back to work/school

and so happy its Friday and the sun is shinning!

So Firstly i would like to share with you some pic's

of the gorgeous giveaway i was very lucky enough

to win last week from the lovely

Lucey over at Lemonade Kitty

I couldn't believe my eyes when i seen my name

as the winner.....i was so excited!

This is my first ever win of these type of gorgeous

goodies....as Ive won a couple of Blog candies

on my other blog....which has been a set of Promarkers,

Stamped images...And a rubber stamp.

But this kind of win is just out of this world!

Also this blog is all new to me...normally Card Making!

So to win this gorgeous giveaway..you can just imagine

my face when the postman knocked on my door and handed me this parcel.

This is what greeted me inside the padded envelope




And here are all my gorgeous goodies.

And i can now say with a massive smile on my face

"I'm a Proud owner of a Kath Kidson item"

And these will never be used or ever see a boggy...lol

I want to keep these forever!

So i would like to say a massive thanks to Lucey

for kindly passing these on to me....its much appreciated

Love them all xxx

Also if you haven't already please pop by lucey's

blog....its gorgeous.

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Also just before i go and do the school

run....I want to share with you my find.

Walking home this morning from my morning job

i was walking down the backs to my house and noticed this

laundry basket outside my neighbours house(couple of doors up)

And carried on walking thinking to myself

i could do something with that....would look great in my bathroom.

So i plucked up the courage to walk back...and just as i was the lady came

out of the garden....and i asked if she was throwing it out

and she said she was just going to the dump

OMG......The dump i thought....So i asked if it was alright if i could have

it...and to my surprise she said yes....Woo Hoo

And here it is....

The Front

The lid

Inside

So as you can see its fab...just needs the lid to be covered

and painted again.

And than it will be placed in my bathroom for the towels

to be thrown in to...by the boys...lol

Its amazes me what people throw away....my dream job would

be to work for the council at the local tip....lol

Just think of the stuff i would bring home...lol

Anyway thanks for popping by...and for your lovely comments

They are much appreciated xx

Right its that time of day again....To pick Jake up from

school...and than popping in to town.

I might even take a look round the charity shops

and also treat myself to a new magazine.

So until next time....Have a lovely Friday and i Hope the sun

is shinning for you xxx

TTFN Hugs Clare xx

Tenby West Wales

Good Evening All

Hope your all well...and having a good week so far!

No makes from me just yet...cause what I'm working on

is for my Strawberry Swap Partner...so you will have to wait...lol

So i thought i would share with you some pic's of how

we spent last Sunday before it was back to work/school

for myself & the boys!

So no Boot sale..as we had to make a 2hour/100mile

each way journey to Tenby West Wales

To pick our oldest boy up from his week

away with my in-laws/His nanny & grampa.

So as it was a such a gorgeous day

instead of going straight home we decided to spend the day there

and spent a couple of hours on the beach

The beach was in walking distance away...about 15mins

from the caravan & camping site...where the in-laws

caravan is sited.

So we took a net and tried out some crabbing...lol

So here we are

Tenby Town in the distance

and the tide was just going back out.

Jordan oldest

Jake the youngest

Myself & Jake

And can i say no crabs were harmed i

that day....as we didn't catch one crab...lol

And after a couple of hours on the beach

we went and had Fish & Chips back at the caravan

So YUMMMMY!

And than it was the 2hour drive back home.

But it was all worth it.....as we so miss

Tenby....We have a caravan..which for 2yrs with the new

van...and 3 yrs with the old van...we sited our caravan

down there on the same site as the in-laws.

But due to the redundancies made last yr and the beginning

of this year at Hubbies works....we have decided not

to site it...just in case we paid site fees..and than dean

got made redundant....but fingers crossed work is picking

up now...and we are hoping to have a week down there

in August and may even site it again next yr..that's if we don't get

a camper van...hubby has been on about this for ages now.

He just loves the thought of coming home from work on a Friday

and pick the boys up from school....and off we go

and just camp where ever it fancies us.

Anyway...might win the lottery by than...lol

We can still dream!

Also i would like to thank my new followers

and for your lovely comments its much appreciated xx

And make sure you pop back tomo

as ive got some pic's of the gorgeous giveaway

i was lucky enough to win last week....its gorgeous!

So until than..hope you all have a lovely evening

Hugs Clare xx

Hanging Cushion

Good Evening All

Hope your all having a lovely evening...

As promised from the post below...Here are pic's

of the make i made this morning....A hanging cushion

With the letter H zig zag stitched on.

Ive also used some Vanilla oil on the stuffing

inside to make the cushion smell gorgeous.

back of the cushion

Both material's used are from my Boot Sale finds
The button is basic grey from my card making stash.

I made this for my lovely friend who's birthday
was yesterday...and i really hope she likes it.
As this is my first make as a gift.....

Thanks for popping by
TTFN Clare x

Bank Hoilday Boot Sale Finds

Good Afternoon All

From a very dull wet S.Wales..where has the sun gone...

But a great excuse to a couple of hours crafting.

But first as promised i thought i would show

you my Bank Holiday Boot Sale Finds

A picnic basket £1.00

Inside it..thought i would use it for my cotton

& needles.

This is brand new never been opened

£1.50p....bargain!

Brown & Cream
check material 50p a massive fat quarter

Child's shirt 20p just to cut up

50p brand new

3 cotton table cloths £2.00 and if you look closer

you can see the circle print on them....

And as you can see this was £1.00

Not sure what its called..but i thought it would look

lovely on my hanging hearts...

And that's it now until next weekend..but as I'm off work

due to half term i might go to the boot sale

in Cardiff on Thursday..with my parents as hubby is back in

work and i don't drive!

So make sure you pop back soon..as i want to show you

my make i made this morning for my lovely friend who's

birthday was yesterday.

So until then...hope you have a lovely

evening!

Clare xx