Hi Everyone

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I am part of a brand new Design team for a blog called http://funthegame.blogspot.co.uk//

We are a bunch of friendly like minded people which was set up by Susan over at http://piecesoffatesusan.blogspot.com//

The premise of the blog is game related challenges. Our first is inspired from the game TIC TAC TOE and will be up on the blog on Sunday the 13th May. Please come on over and join us in the fun.

The other design members are
http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/ Stacie
http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/ Capree
http://craftingforever-anita.blogspot.in/ Anita
http://spiritdogstudios.typepad.com/Crislyn
http://dezinaworld-junesartyretreat.blogspot.co.uk/ June
http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/ Tori

Please visit them and our blog which we are all excited to be part of.

Fairy Belle

Hi Everyone

I have just ordered a new paper line from prima called Fairy Belle.  I am so excited to start creating with what I have brought.  I thought I would share the video I did when I got my package this morning.  Certainly cheered me up and brightened a gloomy wet day. 

I am just finding myself getting used to the new blogger look.  I dont know whether I like it or not yet.  I have only just found started my way around it.  I guess its like everything, its different until you get used to it. 


http://youtu.be/nTe1NC-fVMg

A Present for a friend

Hi Everyone

I thought I would share a present I made for a friend.  She is mad on Panda's so I hope she likes this for her birthday.

Hope you like it please leave a comment on my youtube channel if you do.

ladysarauk is my channel.

Back from Hospital.

Hello everyone.  I wanted to let you all know that I am back from hospital.  Unfortunately things did not go very well.  The two procedures I went in for are still beiing needed to be done.  I arrived at hospital on the 15th and in the early hours of the 16th I became very ill.  I suffered a massive heart attack and needed to have an angiogram.  The doctors discovered during this that I had two arteries that had joined together and then tore.  This has never happened before so I made medical history.  Then just after (I think) the angiogram I suffered another smaller heart attack.  The decicision was made to put 3 stents in.  I was under sedation for nearly 24 hours and came round Friday afternoon.  I am over the worst now and have been home a day and a half.  Feeling very week and tired and very emotional.  My Cardiologist said thank god I was in hospital or it may have been a very different story.  I had the best level of care I could have ever asked for, my consultant even came to see me on a Sunday.  I am doing ok apart from as I said tired and week and lots of brusises from when they tried to take blood from me.  My angels certainly came through for me last week.  Though I admit at the time I thought they had abandond me.  I still need to have the pacemaker change that I was originally in for but that wont be for a little while yet, they have no idea how long a full recovery will be from this heart attack.  I am not in a hurry to go back in anyway.  I am looking forward to spending some time relaxing and crafting and getting back to full health. 

Something for a friend

Hi everyone

I have made something for my best friend Emma. I am off to see her in March I cant wait. She is an Audrey Hepburn fan so I made her this mini album/journal. I have never done anything in black and white, now I love working in those colours. Let me know what you think. Also just to let you know I am off into hospital on Wednesday. I am having a little heart operation. They are going to Oblate me again. It will hopefully make me feel less tired and breathless. They are also going to replace my pacemaker as its battery life is almost up. It will be under general anethestic so I wont feel much and hopefully should be home in about a weeks time.

A video on Youtube

Hi everyone

I have uploaded a youtube video on a lace haul I got from Etsy.  I paid something like $10.00 for a load of lace, it was a bargain, I had to share with you all. 



please comment if you like the video.  I will just say that I absolutely hate my voice when I speak on the camcorder.  I dont know why, its the same on the telephone and mobile but I sound like a ten year old.  I often get callers asking if my mum or dad is there.  I find it amusing sometimes but then as my dad isnt alive anymore I can get upset if I am having a bad day.  Still I hope you enjoy the video.

My Garden is Alive

I am so relieved.  I looked at my garden the other weekend and thought, hmmm where are all my spring bulbs.  Normally they are at least shooting by now.  Especially the snowdrops.  So off to the garden centre I went to get some potted bulbs that were shooting up already.  I had to wait til today to plant them.  WIth one reason or another I didnt get time until this morning.  Armed with new bulbs and a trowl I set to work.  I was thrilled to find that my excisisting bulbs are still there and shooting up nicely.  They had been hiding, waiting for me to discover their magic.  I am not sorry I brought the other bulbs though.  After the loss of my beloved lavender tree/bush, that had gotten destroyed in the recent winds we have been having, I was worried about the rest of the garden.  It was so very sad to see the lavender gone, but has opened that space up for new opportunities.  I have brought some Jasmine, I am planning to put that there instead.  We will see.