Saturday, 24 December 2011
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Yoooooohoooo……
Evening, my lovelies :o)
How are you all doing with your Christmas preps…..mine are going well…..been baking for most of the day today and also tomorrow too. My poor feet are killing me LOL….what are we like eh? All the pressies are wrapped, thank goodness, food shopping coming tomorrow night {totally couldn’t face the masses, so internet food shopping all the way}……so just the cooking to do and we should be there :o)
I have had a number of cake orders to do and one of them was a Christmas Cake. Now they wanted a traditional colour scheme, but left me with free reign of the design and as I am learning to make sugar flowers at the moment…..I thought I would go with some roses :o)
Here is what I came up with….hope that you like :o)
Everything is glittered and shimmered to with in an each of its life LOL……nothing knew there then, I hear you say LOL. The flowers are made from flower paste, which you can buy, but in this case I made it
I have more cakes to share with you, just got to finish them off and take some pictures. Tomorrow is cupcake day, I have many many boxes to fill. Some for presents, but most are for orders, so I will share those with you soon.
Before I go, I thought that I would share a couple of pictures of my little Teddy Bear…….twice this week he has been a naughty little Bear…..up to his old tricks of digging holes in the garden again…..I am at my wits end with him….I have found out why he does it, he is digging up worms…….I know totally and utterly gross…..I found this out as when I went out yesterday there were nearly 10 on the patio in a not very good state :o(……..sad I know as worms are good for the garden. I don’t think he is eating them, but it looks like he is playing with them….poor worms.
Anyway here are a couple snaps of him after the event……..LOL
He was cross in this picture, cos I wouldn’t let him in LOL…….I know mean Mammy, but honestly would you want this in your nice clean house LOL………{don’t worry he didn’t stay out long……I fetched him in and he had to stop in the utility till he was dry.}
Now in this picture, Boss caught him mid-dig……the hole was that big he had his whole head in it LOL…….
He wouldn’t look at the camera or me……..naughty little Bear!
I keep telling him that Santa is watching ALL of the time, and if he doesn’t behave then he won’t get any pressies…….I doubt he will take any notice LOL……..little devil. He knows that something is going off, as I am not doing the things I normally do and he is not getting the attention he normally gets either…..so he is being lot more naughty than normal LOL. He has been a nightmare with the Christmas trees too, he keeps going underneath them, and I have lost count of how many decorations I have had to chase after him for. I have my main tree in the lounge and for a change, we have a real Christmas tree, just a small one in the dining room {never had one before}…….and I kept watering it, but every time I looked the water had gone from the tray………couldn’t understand what was going on, I just thought that we had a thirsty tree LOL………until the other day when I caught a certain furry Bear having a drink out of the tray…..honest to god, I wouldn’t mind but he had fresh water down, but obviously prefers tree water LOL. This is his first proper Christmas as last year he was only 10 weeks old, and didn’t really bother with the trees, just slept, ate and pooped LOL……….can’t wait for pressie opening this year…….he will go mad with all the paper LOL……
I will try and blog again before the big day….I have been pants at it lately…..but once the festivities are out of the way, I shall be back to normal LOL……
Hugs to you all!
Tab and Teddy xxx
Sunday, 18 December 2011
The Ribbon Girl Colour Challnge #14
Monday, 12 December 2011
Magnolia Advent Calander Day 10 Winner!
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Magnolia Advent Day 10
Good Morning my lovelies!
Every day this month Magnolia are giving a prize away to a lucky crafter as an Advent Treat, each day is hosted my a member of the Design Team and as today is the 10th December……. it is my day to share with you an advent creation!
Please visit my Magnolia Blog to see my creation in full and be in with a chance to win a special prize from Magnolia :o)
Have a great weekend!
Hugs Tab xxx
Friday, 9 December 2011
The Stamp Basket – Help Brandon Appeal!
Evening, my lovelies!
Just wanted to pop on, and let you all know that my friend Janet, who owns The Stamp Basket, is also helping out with Claudia’s Fundraiser to Help Brandon and would really like your help to raise some money for such a fabulous cause…….here is what Janet says…….
“We are giving away a Christmas dig stamp 'Love came down at Christmas' and asking people to name the baby elephant that appears in our banner, blinkie and digi stamp. People can get this free stamp by contacting us via our website and suggesting a name in one of two ways - either:
1. via the 'Contacts Us' page http://www.thestampbasket.co.uk/page53.htm (this offer ends at 5p.m. tonight)
or
2. making a small donation via our 'Digi Stamp' page http://www.thestampbasket.co.uk/page7.htm (we will keep this option open until after Christmas)”
So if you would like to take part and grab yourself a lovely elephant digi…..please pop over to The Stamp Basket :o)
Have a fab evening!
Hugs Tab xxx
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
With Love……….
Well I do apologise for my absence…..I have been writing this post for 2 days now and still I have only just published it LOL……shocking……..I kept getting side tracked with other things….but anyway, here I am with a card to share.
I made this card last week when my Magnolia Stamp Club Kit arrived…..and boy oh boy are these new images to die for :o)…….I adore each and everyone of them, and just had to ink one up….I have no idea what she is called yet or when they will be released for individual sale, but I am sure it won’t be long now.
I just love these colours together…….mmmmm delish {it is dark brown and not black LOL}…….and if you noticed I have used some of that fab Tim Holtz Film Stripe in my flowers, took me ages to get hold of some…ordered it from the US in the end and it worked out cheaper, even with postage than in the UK LOL….go figure LOL…….but I am having terrible trouble getting it back in the little tin it comes in……I can’t get it small enough and it keeps popping out my hands and shooting around the table LOL……I gave up in the end as it seemed an impossible task LOL…….and one for a day when I had more patience LOL.
The beautiful cream picot cotton lace, sparkly aqua glitter organza ribbon, sparkly button, button twine, and flower charm are all from The Ribbon Girl.
The flowers and gems are from The Hobby House. The pearl sprays are from my local craft shop. The papers are by Melissa Francis.
I have coloured Tilda in with Prismacolor Pencils, blended with sansodor.
I have added a little bit of decoration to the inside. The stamp inside is by Magnolia too.
Well I think that is all from me today…..
Just to let you all know that, I shall be listing a very special Crochet Cupcake later today in my Etsy Shop…….all of the proceeds from the Cupcake will be donated to the Fundraiser that Claudia is leading for Brandon……it is an excellent cause that is very close to dear Claudia’s heart…..and it has touched many of us in blog land, which was why I decided to make the Cupcake for such a fab cause :o)
Have a great day :o)
Hugs Tab xxx











