#884 17th-anniversary of WOYWW!?

17th Annerversary of WOYWW!?  Sorry not to get around to you all last week, I'm still, upto my eyes in pulling down sheds and filling skips...and looking after dogs....yes I know I retired from that over five years ago. But I will try tonight to get round this weeks and last weeks!  

   Well, it is the 17th anniversary of WOYWW!? So I just had to be here! (even though I'm really late!!) I know I've missed a few but was here near-enough at the beginning! (about the third week I think) On my table (as my craftroom is still too messy to use) you'll see the start of my ATC's. Made from scraps from that messy Craft Room. If anyone wants to swap let me know....or if I have an address I might just send you one. On the table too are other peoples ATC's and some of my past years WOYWW ATC's, which were in the same box.    

 

Well, that really is all I've done so far....there really isn't enough days in the week, or hours in the day! The skip goes tomorrow, the electriccian on Friday, the shed men of Saturday and Little Lola for the weekend, plus Remi and Bronte on the Sunday...phew!! Have a great 17th year in WOYWW!? and see you all next week. Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWWednesday! #871 Another Receipts Master Board

 Morning! Happy Wednesday peoples. Here's my WOYWW island in the kitchen where I'm still House/Dog sitting. So much for me promising birthday cards and even a freebie last week. Sorry, things got a little bit hectic here for a few days! Tyres getting punctured, twice in two days, because of our very pot-holely roads (Not mine luckily!) Then poor Bronte woke up limping. It wasn't her paw, maybe a pulled muscle. (which it was)Trying to get permission from her owner in Spain back to the vets, for me to take her to the vets, took all day! Anyway, once that got sorted, off we went to the vets. She's been given medication. (the only way she would take it is with chicken and rice for their evening meal. (Remi got rice and chicken too!) Then, me and the dogs, Remi and Bronte, nipped upstairs to another appartment, to sit with Annie and Max the dog, while her hubby was getting and fixing his tyres. 

Having cups of tea with Annie and Max 

 The next day poor Annie fell and an ambulance was called and yesterday I walked Max around the garden (It's a very large garden) with the girls looking very puzzled and barking, from the sunroom. Today, Annie should be home from hospital. Above is Max. He knows I have treats in my bag. 

Back to the crafting, which I have managed to do....using till recepts, plus a parking ticket (I've done this before) I'd grabbed a 12x12 paper pad from home, containing mostly papers I probably would never use, so I can scan them in once I'm home, and use them to make other 'things'... I noticed the dates on some of these tickets go back to 2013/14! I really must have a throw out when I get home! 

I'll tidy it up a bit later and save it as an A4 or- take it to the stationers and have them print/scan it full size...then all the lumps and folded bits are flat and smooth. Like the one below.

 Tomorrow I'm nipping out to walk Dexter, and on Saturday, Lola's coming for the weekend. (I have retired, honest!) I'll be home then, and will start on the 'clearing things out'. 

 Above, carrying on from last week, I have made some more Christmas Tags. Sorry not to get around to all of you last week, will try harder this week. Have a great day. Coming up next is a birthday card  for Josh that I promised ages ago I'd post when it was finished. Happy WOYWW! Pop over to Sarah's Crafty Shed and join in. Thank you for stopping by!

#It's WOYWW Time #862

 Back of Finished Folder

 Morning Peoples! Yes I'm here today. You wouldn't believe the month I've had. Disaster in every corner and its still not over yet! So many things going wrong-far too many to list here. Let's just say I have spent HOURS and hours/all day, three times this month just waiting at the garage to get things fixed. 

 

The main one, was that my car got 'recalled!' Something 'dangerous' had to be checked! Anyway! Enough of that already, as it's WOYWW time! So pop over to Sarah's Craft Shed and join in!! 

Pictures show what I've been doing this week, (inbetween everything else) cutting up and fixing together one of VectoriaDesigns freebies.

I also bought a set a few weeks back...then had an email stating an extra 60% off and I thought, I think I'll buy that one, not realising it already had 70% off so, in the end I paid more! Tinne did warn us in the email.... And guess what??? A few days later I had a refund of the over payment! Thank you Tini! 

 Inside the folder

The one I bought I haven't finished cutting up yet, so I'll show you that one later.

Also, in the pictures above,  you can see I've also cut up one of my masterboards, using the banner of my digis and a 6x6 paper pad. I don't think it came out too bad....will be better when finished. Well, that's is for now, as I'm off to walk Frankie. They've just moved house... from #25 to #13...how strange is that? Have a great WOYWW day!! Thank you for stopping by! 

Its WOYWW #858 plus other missed Wednesdays!

  Morning everyone! Hope you are all well and crafting Christmas things like there's no tomorrow....which is often the case with me. Happy WOYWW, pop over to SarahsCraftShed and join in! Yes, I know, I disappeared again, been doing all sorts, including dogs and house sitting. I'm off doing that again tomorrow for another week.

 

 This time I will take my laptop. The two pictures from above are from my last house sit, where I didn't take my laptop...bought some half price mags that I didn't have and there's some tissue papers ready to cut up and stick down.

At one point I cut up my digis and made a master board with a 6x6 pad I got for 50p from a crafty charity shop. 

    

..And last week bought this 12x12 for £3.00 from The Works 

 

 Once home I had a play with printed out papers...The sheet in front was actually a very large paper bag, where Emma (daughter ) had bought a coat from The IOW (Isle of Wight) The coat had to go back so I scanned it.  (The bag I mean, not the coat!) Too good to miss! Then I was gone for a bit, but... 

   made another master board, which is THIS week's WOYWW!  

 

Well, it keeps me from making more mess doing something else. I'll add more things to it and cut it up later...

 

 but will also scan it like I did my last one from a while back go here to download it.  I printed these envelopes on smooth 250gsm paper so nice and strong!  

 Dexter

Here's Dexter and Frankie. Waiting for the ball!

One last thing! Happy Heavenly Birthday to my Dad, who would've been 99 today! Have a great WOYWW, catch you all later! Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWW!? #854. A bit of a mess

 

 I know it's been months....I've been down in that dark pit and lost the ladder to get out...but it's not all bad! I actually haven't put my laptop on  for weeks, poor thing. So, seeing I had this mess on my 'worktop'  I thought I'd join in...Happy WOYWW-hope you're all well and crafty fit! A few weeks back, I did do a terrible YouTube video of my untidy Craft Room in the hope that it would make me do something about it. Anyway, I was asked, by my neighbour, to make a card for Josh who would be 18... so, out came everything, I covered the table in the living room, and got started with a 'cars and golf' theme, so the above picture is the making of that card....not quite finished yet. I'll show you when it's finished but you might spy it in the top left corner! Happy WOYWW!? Pop over to Sarahs Craft room to see more! Bye for now!

Just Remembered, it's WOYW Wednesday! With a touch of Tuesday too

 I know, where have I been? Anywhere but popping into BlogLand or joining in with WOYWW. Sorry I missed the ATC swap on Tea for Tuesday's Anniversary, (although I did make some ATC's) but, as I've said before, life gets in the way!  I've had new plugs fitted, a new electric fuse box, the loft ladder is still broken, a man turned up unannounced, said he'd be back the following week...never showed, and, I had to hunt for a mouse for my laptop... I couldn't get onto the internet or sign in with my password as my mouse wouldn't work! And the whirling thing you work with your fingers, I've never been able to master that! I couldn't type in my password...

 Anyway!! A lot of expence later and I'm here at last!! And today I have a small shopping hull from a charity shop. Two Edith Holden  books, two 10p magazines, to cut up for when I ever get time to make glue books or use them for journals, etc...

  plus another Maws Broons cook book, which looks like its been hand made with scraps of everything! But, its not! 

  And, a new Sizzix die, never been used, plus a little magnetic box/book, (which once probably held soap, and will be just right for hiding 'secret things' in) all for under a fiver. Yes, I know I already have those  books, but now I have more I won't mind chopping them up, and keeping the better ones. 

And here's my drinks for T for Tuesday....not sure what they are though! Have a great week, think of me digging, chopping, mowing, weeding, prunning, watering, cutting and planting! Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWW!? #823-Happy 16th Anniversary! UP DATE

   Happy WOYWW!? #832 and Happy 16th Anniversay! Yes, I have made some ATCs, but as I've been looking after cats and dogs again they're not finished yet!..I also have some ATC's from other years too...(If I can remember where they are!) So, if you want to swap, or not, just let me know....dragonsmoore at googlemail dot com. I sat in the sun room yesterday, where I was dog sitting again, and made a start...the dogs were snoooozzing so they didn't mind as long as everytime they wanted to go out and chase about, we did. (The doors were open but they still like me to go out with them) They have an enormus garden, plus woods, and fields beyond, so there's lots to sniff!

I got home too late to do any thing more to the ATC's and then, gone midnight, decided I really wasn't sure I liked them! Most peple liked the flowery ones best so I'll probably finish them and make more...watch the space at the end of the post for a new picture.

 Anyway, five o'clock this morning, I spread what I'd made so far out onto my  wonky butcher's Bar in my kitchen and took these pictures of what I took with me and all the bits and scraps I had, so I should be able to finish some ATC's today!  Then I started playing with those cats scraps...Mmmm....not sure yet! Below is a picture of Bronte, just before the grass was cut! Love the smell of cut grass!

Bronte

 

 

 

 

 

And Remi having a rest indoors. 

 Remi

 That's it for now...unless I take pictures of the finished ACT's! 

Flowers in waiting

  I have the living room wall to finish painting and flowers to add to my hanging baskets and tubs today...

 I just have to add this Rhododendron, bought from Tescos a few months ago for £7.00 and now, three pots larger...in bloom. Fabulous!

That's really it now! Pop over to Sarahs Craft Shed and join in! You'll be glad you did! Thank you for stopping by!

 UP DATE  

 Here's a picture of all the ATC's (I didn't do the 'map' ones) at least 9 of these have gone off already. I made 12 and then added four more...so I can still make more. They all have numbers, and names...ie 'play', 'create' or just click and save if you don't want to post OR,  the next post is my favourite, with a tiny bit more added and large enough to copy easily!!...BFN!

House dOg Sitting WOYWW #828 And A Tea For TUesday!

 Hello! Morning, afternoon! Sorry I haven't been around! Not enough hours in the day!! Happy WOYWW!? As for the coming up ATCs swap for the Anniversary, I'm definitely joining in with that!! I'm house/dog sitting for at least another week and a bit. So>>>not a lot of Crafty stuff done...although I have been stamping with a new stamp and die bug set by AALL &CREATE< which arrived in the week with other crafty stuff...and made a 'no cutting' box, hmmm yes...I nipped home on Monday and took dogs with me, to fill my garden waste bin...only to find out later, that I hadn't paid for this year...so they didn't take it....how mean!? It's still April after all....never mind, it's all  'bin' sorted out now. 

I really like the stamp and die set. The bugs are quite big. The only thing is, when you die cut them, the Fig number is a little too close, so on some of them and bits get cut off.... 

 
I'm joining in with Altered Book Lover's T For Tuesday with my cup of Ginger and Turmeric Oraganic Infusion...quite tasty. I've actually saved some of this tea in a jar...was going to show you that last week, and some T dying, but with the Kitchen still an on going and the dogs I ran out of time...

Lola in the sunroom in the pram

WELL, it's very hot in the sun room...so it's time to go do something else. And seeing I'm dog sitting, I'm taking them all (Lola's here too) back to mine, to do my other bins, ready for tomorrows rubbish collection. It's all go here!...Thank you for stopping by. 

WHats On Your Worktop Wed--no-Friday!#825

Happy VERY Late WOYWW!? Go visit Sarah's Craft Shed to find out more!! In spite of all the chaos with the kitchen refit, I have managed to do a bit of crafting, so there is something on my craft bench... It's only cutting out, glueing and making folios with a few freebies from VectoriaDesigns. Go visit! Get email reminders. Worth it!! 

The freebies, showing balloons at the top of this picture come via SevenPlaza from her Ko-fi shop, it's for the #MassMakeMarch. Another challenge I wanted to join in with this month. The other papers are VectorianDesign.

 The kitchen is still on going...painting, flooring...a hiden drawer to fix inside a larger drawer...and my loft ladder trapdoor won't close properly, as they didn't realise it was electric and pulled on the hatch door...ohhho-n-no no-no-no! 

I have started in the garden, but  just haven't any, what's it called?? Motivation? Brotheration?? So, I'll show you that next week, if anything changes. Then the neighbour, at the bottom of my garden has an ovrt hanging tree, which has slowly began ripping off all the roof covering on the shed half of John's Man Cave...I texted her, but she said, 'it wasn't her tree'??!! O...K. So who's tree is it then? The man in the moon!? So I sent a picture. She said, if it was her tree she would fix it...but that was nearly two weeks ago....I know why, it's because I haven't made a contribution to her new fence yet..but quite honestly, she's asked for a lot more.  If only I can find that money tree!! 

Old Breakfast bar...all my own tiling!

I have been very naughty and ordered a 'rolling butchers work bench, with drop leaf' so I can sit in the kitchen and eat...as the worktop there has long gone. That should be coming today...just watch me try and put that together...I hope it's easy!

 Dexter Hunting for the ball

I had Dexter in the week to take out for a walk...in his case, a charge about everywhere with the ball, he was pleased to see me. Hope he's not missing Duke too much, they were such great buddies together. 

Here's an old picture of my gel-plate to remind me to find a space somewhere so I can join in with Ceri the Crafters #MixedMediaMarch25 , cos it's nearly over, and I haven't even started yet!  Time waits for no one...
That's it for now, someone's just texted me to go let their dogs out... me thinks they must've forgotten to ask me earlier...Have a great weekend....The clocks change here this weekend (Mother's Day too), I think. That'll be fun! Happy WOYWW!? Thank you for stopping by! 

**Up Date Butchers Bench has arrived... 😕 more on that, later!