Some handmade christmas ornaments

Hi Everyone

I have been busy making some christmas ornaments after seeing a tutorial over on youtube which inspired me.  I have never made my own ornaments before and I really enjoyed it.  I shall definitely be making some more.

I think I enjoyed making the beaded snowflakes the best.  I am so pleased my new glue gun works properly.  I dont know how I managed so long without one. 

Barn Owl Halloween and a recipie

Hi Everyone

I am bunged up with a cold at the moment.  Its on its way out though thankfully.  I have been busy crafting and have some new things on my Etsy site.  Just thinking about getting ready for christmas.  I cant believe it is coming round so fast already.  Looking forward to Bonfire night on the 5th November.  Here is what we have been up to lately. 

The weekend before Halloween we went to our local garden centre and they were giving a talk on Barn Owls.  One of my favourite birds of prey.  They are such amazing creatures.  The people were from secret world a charity that take in injured and sick birds and animals.  We have done lots of charity events for them withing our bike club. 

Then on Halloween Mum, me Carol our neighbour and the dogs Dolly and Holly went for a walk and it was amazing.  We went through the old graveyard and some of the statues are so  amazing to look at.  The church itself is the oldest on Portland and made out of our very own Portland Stone.  The same stuff that St Pauls Cathedral is made of.

On our way back home we saw (what I think is a Kestral) this.  It was hunting and we watched it for ages before it caught its lunch and took it to this post to eat

This Recipie is my version of cheesy veg bake.  For this you will need

Carrots

Parsnips

brocoli

cauliflower

Cheese

herbs

cheese sauce granuals.

Layer the sliced veg and then add a layer of grated cheese.  Make a cheesy sauce with the granuals and herbs of your choice.  pour over first layer.  Layer the veg again minus the cheese and add rest of the sauce.  Place in oven (ours is electric 200oc) for around 30 minutes.  Take out and add another layer of grated cheese on the top.  Give it another 15 minutes then take out and serve.

We had ours as a side dish to Pie I brought but it would be fab with a salad and crusty bread.  You can very the veg used as well, add potatoes, courgettes whatever you like.

Its Yummy

Halloween makes

I had ordered a fab halloween kit from fiona.  Jennings644 on youtube.  She is a great person and has some really good tutorial videos.  Well I had this old jar hanging around for ages and decided to do this with it.  It was a bit hair raising but I got through it and used stuff I already had as well as the kit.  The writing says 'hubble bubble toil and trouble'. Hope you like it.

Halloween kit

Hi Everyone.

I made this youtube video of a halloween mini flip album that I will be putting on Etsy soon.  I know I said it was my first video on the clip and its not strtickly speaking true, but, it is my first video I did for something I made to put up for sale.  I forgot to mention the price.  It will be £5.99 plus postage when I have worked out how much that will be.  Let me know what you think.  I will be putting more videos up soon as well.

The first day of October

Hi everyone.  Well the countdown to Samhain has begun.  I didnt do a post yesterday because we were busy.  Rob and I are both big fans of the film Mutony on the Bounty.  The one with Antony Hopkins and Mel Gibson.  We have watched that film so many times, it is one of Robs favourite Tall Ships.  So when we got wind of The Replica of the HMS Bounty ( the very one that was used in the film, and also starred in Pirates of the Carrabian) sailing into our very own harbour at Weymouth, we hot footed it down to have a look.  It is such an impressive ship when you see it so close.  We paid to go and have a look on it and we were awestruck by its beauty.  Not too mention that we were treading on the footprints of so many stars.  The ship was made a third bigger for filming purposes and parts of the ship have obviously been restored.  Here are some of the highlights of the trip.  It is sailing for America on Monday where it will be moored.  I was so thrilled to get a lifetime opportunity to see it.

Yesterday and today

Hi everyone.

Yesterday was a lovely day.  Rob had a Monday off which we spent having a lazy day.  Lunchtime we went to our local Macdonalds for lunch.  Not healthy I know but I do love their fries.  We pulled up in the carpark and ate our lunch in the car.  This was our view

A mother swan and her seven signets came on the lawn to show off.  That is exactly what they were doing.  But arent they so gorgeous.  I love swans I never tire of them.  THen we went to Matalan and did our weekly shop in Asda. 

                                                                     TODAY
A drery foggy day which I spent doing housework and crafting.  That was until my glue gun decided to blow up on me.  I've only had it a week.  Fortunately I wasnt holding it when it happened so avoided electric shock.  But the noise and the sparks were enough to get my heart racing.  I have written and clmplained so will see if I get my money back.  I was enjoying making my halloween flip mini book.  I will have to wait until I get another glue gun now.  Still.  I went into the garden and I found to great delight that my Peace Rose bush that I brought in tribute to my nana as it was always her favourite flower Had a full rose on it.  Last year it all but died and I reluctantly give it a harsh pruning but it did the job. 

I love the slight delicate shade of pink that is on the tip of the rose petals.  Nature is such a wonderful artist dont you think?

Practical magic post

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage! - Aunt Frances Owens

ITs funny but that quote means a lot to me.  I was always wishing I was normal growing up, because of my health issues.  My mum said pretty much the same thing to me.  Now who I am is ME.

The house, wouldnt you just give anything for that house.  All that magic in the garden, the love spell, I love how the roses floated up past the moon.

Practical Magic.  You know I just love that film.  It has always been one of my favourites.  I love the aunts.  I think they are such great characters.  I adore the wacky costumes they wore.

When the girls realise he is the one and they go all that way to get rid of the potion Gillian had made to make him go away.  Its a shame that he came in only half way through the movie.  He's just gorgeous, dont you think?

I just so love the ending when they do this and everyone is watching in awe. 

so remember, plant lavender for luck and always toss the salt over your shoulder