Floral Frame . . . . . . . . . .

Good morning chaps and chapesses. Hope you are all safe and well.

Well, here I am again...........twice in one week eh? Just when you thought it was safe to switch on your laptops again.

Testing times at The Pond as it is everywhere at the moment.

It's been a pain in the derriere as my fledgling foot care business has come to a halt. Everything was going well and the patient list was building nicely but all stopped for now.

I'm taking it on the chin (Well, one of them 😁) as there are folk who are far worse off. Fortunately, Mr D should be getting 80% of his salary when they have sorted out the finer points of the furlough scheme. Due to this, there is nothing I am able to claim but it is what it is and as I say, it could be worse.

I'm just wondering what state people's feet are going to be in after 3 - 6 months 😱😱😱.

I am going for walks of 2-3 miles most days but keeping my distance from people as best as I can.

I have also been doing the Jo Wicks workouts and fortunately now remember not to do them bra less after the first day, having not long got up. Wasn't sure which was going to bruise first, my eyes or my knees lol!!!

Mr D has only been off work for one week and has already broken my favourite vase, lost 2 of my earrings and also broken our new loo seat lid !!! He did offer to do the shopping on Monday but I braved it instead as sending him shopping on his own never ends well, even with a list and printed photographs of products.

Most folk were sensible but there are still those who have a problem with keeping 2m apart. 

Fortunately, a few muttered expletives seems to jog their memories along with the thought of having to have a cucumber surgically removed if they don't move.

Now, back to crafty things. I decorated this frame last year as a sample for Mr L with a plethora (love that word) of is floral dies. The frame is a padded card one from Docrafts, which my lovely friend Joy had given me. I painted it white and went from there.

Ingredients

Docrafts frame

White card

JND Camellia die

JND Blousy Poppy die and stamp

JND Hydrangea die

JND Leafy Flourish dies

JND Rose Leaves dies

JND Fern dies

JND Large Butterfly dies

Various inks

Bling

I would love to have gotten some more of these frames but alas, I don't think they are available anymore.

Well, I hope that you are all keeping well in these terrible times. I don't know if everyone who used to pop by still does. Thank you to those of you who are still commenting as its lovely to know that there are still folk looking in on me. If you are still there, please leave a comment just so that I know that you are all ok.

I shall say ta ta for now but with some extra time on my hands now, I shall be back soon.

TTFN and stay safe.

Ang x

MAWTT Challenge 117. . . . . . . . .

Good morning everyone........I'm back and what strange times we find ourselves in since my last post.

I hope that you and yours are all safe and have had no health issues with this devastating and evil virus. So sad to see the rising number of deaths. Its also sad, when on my daily walk, seeing teenagers flouting the social distancing rules, probably thinking that they are invincible but as we see from the new, they most certainly are not.

Anyhoo, onto a lighter subject, its time for another challenge over at MAWTT and this month, its my choice of theme which is.................................................

Use diamante embellishment

Now, this can be a single feature diamante piece or several bits of sparkle.

My card was one I gave to Nesta for a special birthday last year (I won't say which one as she will give me a virtual slap - due to social distancing). 

Ingredients

White and gold linen card

SB Tribal Borders dies

JND sentiment die

Diamante and pearl brooch

Bling on a string

This is an 8x8 card and I appreciate that it will be a bit too glizty for some but Nesta is a bit of a magpie so I blinged it up. The brooch is detachable so its the gift that keeps on giving.

Nesta did love it so all's good.

I'm sure that you are all spending a bit more time in the craft room at the moment so make something schparkly and come and join in at MAWTT or at least pop over and see what we have come up with to inspire you in the bling department.

I will be back in a couple of days with an update about life at The Pond..................don't groan, I will try and make it interesting 😀😀😀.

Meantime, keep well, stay safe and take care.

TTFN

Ang x