I've Been Tagged!

Ooh I am all excited because I have been tagged by Kiamyka whose blog kiamyka.blogspot.com is now added to my blogroll. Well I have read the rules and here they are:-
1. Link to your tagger and list all these rules in your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by including links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

Ok so seven facts about me:-
1. I once attended a book launch party for George Best where I got more drunk than he did, introduced myself to him and then dragged his poor aged father off "to meet a few people". Embarrassing!
2. I became a Mum for the first (and last) time at the age of 42 against all the odds.
3. I can't sing in tune but I can muster up a really decent wolf whistle.
4. When I was five years old I appeared on a children's TV show where my sister and I beat the boys team to win a prize.
5. I once sang Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner with Kirk Douglas at a book signing in Harrods.
6. My dream would be to retire to somewhere warm and sunny where I could make jewellery and be inspired by my surroundings.
7. If there were more hours in the day I would spend them reading and crafting.

I am going to tag the following bloggers:- candlesbylisa.blogspot.com, caroleecrafts.blogspot.com, sunrisecards.blogspots.com, lazydaisyglass.blogspot.com, mycalicoheart.blogspot.com, susieQinblogland.blogspot.com, and pennydog.wordpress.com.

Miscalculation...

Ok so I made a slight miscalculation and didn't have enough of these beads to make a necklace so guess what - it is now a very pretty bracelet! Yesterday I had fun making some paper beads which are now ready to varnish and then string.
The next couple of days will be busy as I'm lucky enough to be heading off to Nice for a few days with my good friend Sue. I know that we will spend some time (and probably too much money!) checking out what's new and different in the bead shop there but it will be fun so I can't wait.

Getting Creative

Where does my time go to? Sometimes there are not enough hours in the day to do all the things that I want to do and I end up going to bed with my head buzzing with ideas that I haven't had chance to try out. Well yesterday I spent the morning indulging my passion for books by hosting a reading group but I set aside the afternoon to get creating and came up with this crocheted wire necklace in copper and turquoise. Also under way is a three tone blue spiral necklace, time consuming but I know it will look great when it's finished! Meanwhile check out my blog roll where I have added Craft Forum's Jellybelly-Jellybrain. With Christmas round the corner you'll find all sorts of great ideas from JBJB.

Buttons!

Couldn't resist having a go at making covered buttons. Lots of my fellow crafters on Crafts forum have been creating these so I thought it was high time for me to join in and here is the result - my first little batch of tartan buttons. I really enjoyed making them so I can feel a lot more button-making coming on in the near future!
Meantime I had better get working on some new stuff for next Saturday's craft fair at The Claremont in Rugby town centre. Organised by Craft Forum's Critchley, this one is in aid of Help The Aged so it's good to know that money is going to a good cause and I am hoping to meet up with other forum members there.

I've Been Busy

I've been busy making this gorgeous bracelet. The photo doesn't really do justice to the vibrant colours, the greens and blue work so well together. Yesterday I bought some self-cover buttons which I am dying to play with but haven't found the fabric that I want to cover them with yet. I have all sorts of jackets just crying out for some new buttons to bring them up to date. Apart from the bracelet making the rest of the day just seemed to disappear in a cloud of housework, boring but necessary as the OH is due back tomorrow.

Dragonflies

I just love making these little fellas. I have made some into earrings and some into pendants and my friends love them. They also look great hanging in the window with the light streaming through, I could produce a whole bunch of them to hang up! After a busy weekend of visiting friends in Staffordshire and watching "Kevin" play badminton in Derby, it was so nice to spend some time today making bracelets - photos to follow when they're done.

Time for A Craft Fair

Up and out early to Hatton Countryworld. The new improved layout for the stand looked great - thanks Ted for getting those shelves done so quickly - and Sue and I were optimistic about the day ahead. Lots of visitors, lots of interest but not many people ready to spend. We even had our secret weapon ready, an enticing display just at the right height for those little girls to spy gorgeous jewellery made especially for them. I had to deploy my best sales techniques to ensnare them and persuade them to part with Mummy or Daddy's cash! Lets hope the fairs leading up to Christmas can get everybody parting with their cash.