A New Completed Rag Rug ~ Pastel Tones

A couple of days ago I showed you this rag rug as a work in progress.  It is now completed and finished off with a pink and yellow edging.
So having completed this one, I raided my fabric stash and riped up blues, and eau de nil fabrics to start my new rug.  This time the design will be an ovoid shape.
These rugs can be made to suit your own colour scheme and size requirement.
You can see previous rugs I have made Here.

Clearing The Clutter ~ Storage Solutions

Whilst browsing on Pinterest this morning, I found some lovely storage solutions for all your crafty bits.

They are the brain child of Lisa Super.

Enjoy this feast for the eyes.

Embroidery silks stored on clothes pegs.

Bowls of Buttons

Sweetie jars of goodies.

veg racks for the habedashery

You can see Lisa's other creative storage ideas on her pinterest collection called My Studio

Birthday Cake Bus

 This is the amazing Birthday cake given to my husband for his 50th by his workplace.  It's absolutely fantastic .

 It  was created by talented cake maker Mike Moore based at The Courtyard in Goole.  He makes cakes as a hobby, but is seriously gifted!

My Latest Project ~ Rag Rug ~ Pastels

 This is the fabric of the curtains that the rug is to be toned in with.

 close up

 The rug and curtains together

More work to do

Rag rugs can be made to match with your colour scheme

www.beadsbydesign.co.uk

Hold Me Jesus

He see's each tear that falls and hears me when I call

I have a Maker

He formed my heart

Before even time began

My life was in his hands

He knows my name

He knows my every thought

He sees each tear that falls

and He hears me when I call

I have a Father

He calls me His own

He'll never leave me

No matter where I go

He knows my name

He knows my every thought

He sees each tear that falls

and He hears me when I call

An Easter Gift

On Tuesday a parcel arrived for me and when I opened it I discovered it was from an Easter craft swap that I had entered run by  Tattooed Mummy.

I received a gift from Helena which is a stunning beaded chick necklace.  Thank you.  The amount of work in this piece is amazing and very much appreciated. Don't have any contact details to say thanks!

Going to the Ceilidh

Ceilidh Time

When she leaves school in the summer following her A level's, Beth is going to be taking a year out to work in Cambodia as part of the Project Trust.  To take part, Beth has been charged with raising money and thanks to many exploits including playing her flute at South Cave Farmers market, she's now well on her way with the fund raising.

In the hope of topping it all off, Beth has been working hard arranging a Ceilidh 

Saturday 5th May

North Ferriby Village Hall (East Yorkshire)

7.15 - 11.00pm

with the Hayriders Ceilidh Band

Price: Adult ~ £10, Student ~ £8 & Children ~£8.

Tickets include a choice of vegetarian meal: Chilli, Curry or Cambodian Stew.

Tickets are available from 01430 421929 or from West End News, South Cave

Change

Change: make or become different:
an act or process through which something becomes different:

Things change, we change, life changes.  The way things were planned out is not always how they will be.  It's futile to resist, instead we need to embrace the changes, to make the best of the situation and to do our very best.

Oh Yes! ~ Candy Creative Displays

 

I Need this tree of my favourite treats.  Doesn't it look amazingly delicious.
You can find out more about this tree and the other candy displays created in East Yorkshire By Lisa Craven Jones

Metal thefts

More and more in the news we hear about metal thieves.  In one local street, everyone's gates were removed by thieves in the middle of the night, In other stories it is plaques from graves and memorials honouring the sacrifice paid by our soldiers of yesteryear.
Our church was recently targeted by lead thieves. They not only took the lead, but also caused damage and that damage and replacing the lead are an incredibly expensive problem.  The insurance company will not cover the costs of replacing it all and the church is left with an almighty shortfall.  The decision has been made to replace with a composite product that has no scrap value, but costs a small fortune to put on.  Whilst the work to replace the lead left behind and repair the damage goes on, further damage is occuring.  The church was modernised and flooring and seating replaced 3 years ago,, the walls were repaired and repointing was done.  But yesterday it rained heavily, the water ran straight into the building dripping into the plaster and causing it to blow, the organ was soaked and has had to be covered with tarpaulins.  The theft of the metal has left a huge scar on the church and ours is not a one off story.

Let Me Be Your Servant

Inspired by the post below

Spread A Little Happiness

A few weeks ago I came across a group on Twitter called Three Sides Theatre who were talking about "Free Cake", well that sounded good so I followed a link to be lead to this video..


I thought this was such a lovely idea and sat smiling while watching it. This random act of kindness was followed yesterday by another great act


You can read all about these youngsters and find out more about them on their website
wouldn't the world be a hppier place if we all took a similar stance! Well done guys!

A Drawing A Day ~ Adrian Mills

I am really enjoying my daily dose of art from Adrian Mills, an illustrator who is undertaking a personal challenge to produce a drawing a day and share them on this site.  Having undertaken  One A day Challenges in the past in the mediums of a sky photo a day and A crafted item A day, I know the commitment needed.