Handmade work

Thought it was about time i uploaded my handmade jewellery and bookmarks, hope you like them as much as i enjoyed making them

All items are for sale

Rosemary Bracelet £6.00

 Rosemary Earrings  £3.00

 Claudia Bracelet   £6.00

 My Bracelet not for sale

 Bells Bracelet   £6.50

 Fleur Bracelet £6.50

 Samantha SOLD

 Pink Flower Earrings  £3.00

 Lilac Earrings  £3.00

 Angel Earrings  £3.00

 Pink Angel Earrings  £3.00

Lrg  Dragon Bookmark  £4.99

Sml  Maple Leaf Bookmark £3.99

Sml  BlueBell Bookmark  £3.99

  Sml  Blue Angel Bookmark  SOLD

Sml  Mermaid Bookmark £.399

 Spring Bracelet £7.50

Sml. Yellow flower bookmark SOLD

  Sml Skull bookmark SOLD

The Cupboard

Just a quickie today (trying to get myself motivated) thought i'd tell you about  The Cupboard, Chrystal Rose Design Crafts, a great little shop where i get alot of my jewellery making goodies, Chrystal is a lovely lady who is very happy to give help & advice, her little shop  is in a  Norfolk village,  she also does 'mail order' for those of you that are to far away to visit here is the link makes a great cup of coffee too.
Please follow the link and have a look you'll be amazed as to whats in there  :)
Blessings
Jay x

Brighter days ~ I hope

Yesterday was the forth anniversary of my husbands death, 'they' whoever 'they' may be say things get easier as time passes, time heals, but this is not always the case not for me anyway.
Yes, time takes away the initial hurt but the emotions get stronger, well thats what I have found anyway.
But today is a brighter day for me...its the beginning of my New Year...I can now look forward to a beautiful bright Summer with warm breezy days, the delight in finding new flowers in the garden (have you seen my garden lol)  the sounds of birds & bees and the new life that blossoms forth.

My daughter wrote a little piece on her blog about how she felt titled  Belief, her words are wise and can be read here if you would like to read them, her blog covers many things and is well worth a peep :)
I find it hard to 'open up' on my blog but i am trying, so i would like to thank you for reading and i look forward to reading your comments
Blessings
Jay x

The Mention Of Your Name

Do you make them laugh up there?

Does your smile bring them good cheer?

Do you make the sun shine brighter,

Like you did when you were here?

The very mention of your name,

The memories of your smile,

The little things you said and did,

Are with us all the while.

You meant so very much to me,

There’s nothing left to say,

Except that without you here

There is no perfect day.

For no one knows the heartache,

That lies behind our smiles,

No one knows how many times

I have broken down & cried.

I want to tell you something

So there wont be any doubt,

You're so wonderful to think of,

But so hard to be without...

Author unknown

What do i write

Morning everyone,
So what do i write about in my blog?  I've noticed some blogs are about there projects how things are made & some  include blog candie  :)  Others seem to write about all and sundry my daughter being one of them, you can see her amazing blog here where she talks about her life in Oxford, crafting and other things.
Me, i seem to get stuck never quite knowing what to say, tend to keep my posts short and to the point, maybe its time i started to 'open up'  a little..shall have to have a think on that one  :)
Keep warm & safe
Blessings
Jay x

Purrfect

Goodmorning one 'n' all, its a beautiful morning lovely 'n' bright still no sign of the snow...but cold brrrrrrr
Just one or two cards this morning...made these during the last few weeks, been keeping myself busy.
Made this one for my DIL birthday which isn't until March, she is mad about cats and i just luv this one.
Stamped and embossed which was fun for me as i have never been to good at embossing but think this one has turned out just 'dandy' with the little paw prints stamped as the background.
Thought the corner scroll look fab with the little gems in and the added butterfly & pink ribbon finished it of nicely.

Here's the second one 'Teddy in a bag'  oh dear i'm terrible really can't remember where i got the decoupage from, something else i need to 'brush up' on  there really is alot to this blogging lark ... isn't there? but i'm still learning and shall get there in the end i'm sure.

Any really helpful/constructive comments that will help me with my blogging will always be appreciated!

Must try harder

Well here it is the lst February, whatever happend to January?   I haven't been the most prolific of bloggers in the past but am going to try better ( lol, sounds like on of my school reports)
I have made quite a few new cards & have had a go at making some bookmarks with charms etc' will get round to photographing them and getting them up as soon as possible.
Maybe a few more of you will take an interest in my blog if i actually did something with it hahaha.
It's been blooming cold here in West Norfolk as i guess it is pretty much anywhere else, so i'm glad to finally be tucked up indoors for the evening :)
Whatever you are doing stay safe and warm, see you soon.
Jx

Reminiscing May 2004

Ok...you're all going to think I am totally mad and I probably am but here goes...It was such a beautiful sunny morning in May 2004 that I decided to take a stroll along the embankment near where I live and the thought popped into my head
"I wonder what it is like to be a River" so I asked it and the river told me
" I am all powerful ~ the giver of life I travel far through all terrain, I have the power to knock down empire's ~ yet I am gentle and eager to dance with nature ~ I am a never ending journey ~ the peace and calm thats within but can be full of turbulence and emotions that man cannot understand...when will he listen and be at peace"


I thanked the river for sharing it's thoughts with me and promised to return to her soon.

An update...Well I have been back to the river quite a few times since then, the last time being just a couple of weeks ago, it was a bright sunny 'quiet' week day afternoon, I was feeling rather down and needed to be as close to water as I could be...so off I went with hubby for a walk along the rivers side, we were greeted by ducks & swans, one of which seemed to want to walk with us, well who am I to tell a swan that he/she can't do that ~ it just sooooo very strange having a swan following you as you walk...anyway eventually we went past a huge flock of swans and decided to rest and just watch the world pass us by, ~ much to my amazement, the swan that had been walking with us just came and laid beside my hubby and drifted off to sleep, I have never experienced this before, but it was wonderful.


We stayed for a while until my spirits had been lifted ~ then returned home