PurpleHat's shed: 2011

Saturday 24 December 2011

Wishing everyone a Wonderful Crimbo and a Peaceful New Year
J x

Sunday 6 November 2011

My beautiful Grandson baby Byron :)

May the Angels always walk with you little one

Grandson

Hello everyone :)
My first little Grandbaby was born this evening at 6.13pm weighing in at 6lb 7oz his name is Byron....welcome little Byron may the Angels always walk with you.
This is the card i made to send to his wonderful parents Mel & Grant congratulations to you both x

Thursday 6 October 2011

Recognition at last

Hello everyone, some of you may or may not know that I am the Norfolk Coordinator for Operation Shoebox in West Norfolk, I and a few good crafting friends from http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/ have for some time now been making and sending cards out to our troops in Afghanistan, so you can imagine how pleased i was to receive the following from admin at operation shoebox today....its only part of the email because of confidentuality but it certainly made me smile :)

[quote]I thought it would be a good idea to feature the idea and your cards on the web site, just send a photo of one or two and a few words about the group who produce them and I will get something on for you asap. This would let people know just what a marvellous idea this is and it will enable troops out there to see what you are all doing, so you might get some requests for more.

Kind regards [end quote]

Blessings

Jay x

Friday 23 September 2011

Autumn cards

I have entered the two following cards into the Trimcarft Autumn colour challenge I had fun making both of them but have to admit that my favorite is the little girl with the umbrella

Please may I ask you admire my idea's but don't 'take' them as your own, they are all covered by copywrite
Thanks for looking

More bits 'n' pieces

Hello everyone, here are a few more projects of mine, i have taken to beading and loving it, although at times i admit to needing a little help...but i am a 'learner' after all lol

Beaded Angel

Two felt & beaded brooches

Thanks for looking

Monday 12 September 2011

Silk flowers

Thought you might like to see some of my earlier floristry & photography work.

Thursday 1 September 2011

Iris Folding

Yet another newbie to me, have never done Iris folding before and thought it looked complicated but it was really easy to do...hope you like it

Beaded Snowflake

This is the first Beaded Snowflake that i have made and am very pleased with the outcome

Wednesday 10 August 2011

One for the girls....

My favorite poem....Warning! By Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Written by Jenny Joseph

Friday 5 August 2011

Beaded Critters

Hi everyone, this is the first time i have done Beaded Wire work and i am really pleased the way these have come out. Spider, Frog & Dragonflies.

Enchanted Santa

Enchanted Santa took me about 1hr 1/2 just to colour in, coloured with ProMarkers and others, the background is embossed with a cuttlebug folder. The ribbon has twisted red florist wire with beads added just to finnish the card off. Hope you like it.