Much Ado About Paper

Ahhh, it would seem that summer is well and truly here!! Hope you're all making the most of it! The reason I haven't been around on here much is that I haven't had anything new 'n exciting on th...

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 I seem to have spent most of this past week sitting at a desk (my day job desk and my craft desk alternately) so my rear end is probably enlarging to the size of Jupiter with the lack of physi...

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This week I've had a sick old cat to deal with, extra hours at the day job keeping me busy and an anniversary meal to commemorate the five years that Himself and I have been together.  On the a...

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I don't like to speak too soon but it must be about a week since any rain fell from the sky here!  I've been out watering my pots religiously and I've even taken the chance to do some outdoor t...

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I hate to say it but the weather has been dry and warm here for a few days now - yay! In fact, the ground outside my house was looking a little dusty so I spent part of this morning sweeping it!...

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One of my most lovely customers, Mia, often sends me crafty things she thinks I'd like, such as papers, and when I recently asked her about the crafts she does, she told me she knits mitts. Next...

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Whew, I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things after a whirlwind weekend trip to Krakow, Poland, and what a fab trip it was! We managed to fit loads into our 72 hours there, but I ha...

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Oh dear, it really has been a while since I blogged, I'm very ashamed! But in the hustle and bustle of everyday crafty life it's the one aspect I seem to neglect. I've been working away on order...

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It's a while since I "collaberated" with anyone in the crafty sense, so I was delighted when a lovely fellow Etsy seller approached to ask if I would consider making some sample cards to showcas...

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I don't know if any of you watch that programme, "Secret Eaters"? Well, there's nothing secret about the eating I've been doing this weekend! It seems to have been a main feature of the last co...

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It looks as if spring might finally be poking it's nose over the horizon - wahoo! In preparation for our forthcoming city break, Himself and I have been doing a LOT of walking to build up our st...

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Hi all, hope you had a lovely Easter! I have certainly enjoyed the break and I particularly relished the experience of chomping the ears off this little chap: Himself and I undertook our ...

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Well at least there has been blue sky and sunshine today and I'm not feeling quite so shivery! That wasn't the case at the weekend though, when Himself and I took a walk around Linlithgow Loch. ...

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Brrr! Well, winter doesn't look like letting go it's icy grip any time soon! Never have I filled my hot water bottle as much as I have this last few months! It's little knitted cover is starting...

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Well it's all a bit sniffly at Mushroom HQ today. I'm pretty sure it's an allergy rather than a cold, but what it is  that I've reacted to I just don't know.   Perhaps I've suddenly become ...

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At the weekend there were rugby matches on telly so Himself and Ben were doing this: Which meant I was free to get on with putting orders together, such as this one: and making new...

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Well, the first half of it was; Himself is away at a boys' weekend up North so I had a lie-in and then a leisurely breakfast. But this afternoon I'm devoting to craft time. I have a few differe...

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I have been chained to my craft desk for much of the past week, racing to get two pretty big projects completed. One of the projects was to make samples of all my products for a friend to take a...

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I always to like to hear about other people's crafty hobbies because I know what it's like to really LOVE making things. And I'm impressed when it's a craft that I don't think I could ever have ...

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It's been a bit snowy here, on and off, although it's never come to much, luckily. Most of the weekend was taken up with watching rugby, but we did take the chance to have a long walk on Sunday,...

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My favourite colour has always been pink, so I'm naturally drawn to anything in that shade. With a new health kick beginning I thought I might be more likely to keep to my tone-the-baggy-bits-of...

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In my part of the world we were lucky enough not to get too much snow during the cold snap, but there was just enough to bring out the details on the landscape when Himself and I took one of our...

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It's feeling 00000.1 of a degree milder here today I think, as I am not having to make use of any heating aids in my craft room apart from a cup of tea! Or maybe it's because I've been bustling ...

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Brrr! How are you all coping with this super-chilly weather? I am getting through the days by drinking lots of tea and holding/wearing every heatable item I possess! (That would be hot water bot...

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Some days can really be lovely and leave you feeling that you have lots to be grateful for. Yesterday was made fab by the fact that A) I finally sought help for a sinus infection that has been p...

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