WINTER DOOR WREATH

I started this little project of making door wreaths last year after admiring the gorgeous creations in America. The idea isn't new to them but one we only seem to uphold around Christmas. 

They have houses with verandas or enclosed front doors giving protection from the weather to their wreathes, whereas, most of us cannot admit to that luxury. I certainly can't and unfortunately, my front door faces south west and therefore is susceptible to the rain and wind. We all know how much of that we have endured these past weeks.

With that in mind, my wreaths have to be weather proof or as near as I can make them.

So, this is my first wreath of 2016 - winter.

I really wanted some 'snowball' bush flowers, but not being able to find any I settled for plastic gypsophyllia. The greenery is plastic too. I found 3 pine cones in my stash and sourced the pale willow wreath from Home Sense. 

Despite hanging on a white door, it actually stands out and I'm very happy with it.

2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2016 crept up didn't it?  What happened to 2015??

I haven't Blogged much for ages, Facebook seems to have taken over my life. Also, the fact that my computer is so old now means I use my iPad all the time, and I mean ALL the time. Ok you might say, you can Blog from your iPad.... yes I can, but if I have to copy a link ie the link to a blog post, then I'm stumped and that led to some problems for me over the last couple of months when trying to enter my tag into #timholtz 12 tags of 2015. 

I can copy and paste but that doesn't copy a link just whatever you happen to highlight. I need to sort that if I am to continue with 12 tags this year. 

Mr Mojo needs finding again certainly as far as paper crafting goes, and I hope to enjoy more sewing, especially finishing the patchwork throw made from all the left over fabric from my outside cushions. 

I hope you all achieve your goals in 2016 and above all, stay healthy. 

7 YEARS HAVE GONE BY

It's that awful date again - December 17th. 

The date we said goodbye to our precious boy. It seems like yesterday but 7 years have passed and we still miss him terribly. 

Toby was, to us, the perfect cat. He never ever scratched in the house, he said "hello" when he came in and always sought a knee. He purred for England at the satisfaction of being near us and came with us all over the country on our travels. 

My scrapbook page for today is simple for no other reason than both his books are getting too full to accommodate more 3D pages. 

Xxx

12 TAGS OF 2015 - DECEMBER

Well, another year of 12 tags is over. How the times disappear. As usual Mr Holtz worked his magic and came up with yet another super tag for my collection. I love the effect of this tag, the hessian (burlap) has a lovely rugged appeal and for once I sprayed distress stain through a stencil without it running all over the place - result!! This is my effort:

I thoroughly enjoyed making this tag, infact, I thoroughly enjoyed making all 12 this year:

A big THANK YOU Tim Holtz for the 12 tag excitement for 2015. May I hope this continues into 2016???

12 TAGS OF 2015 - NOVEMBER

I am using my iPad to post my tag as I have lost internet connection on my computer. The trouble is, I'm not sure how to link. Can I just request you go to Tims blog for all the details because believe me, this months tag is fabulous. I cannot believe that he keeps showing us a technique every month that makes you rush to your stash and have  a go. For me this time it was the background. It is stunning.

#timholtz you rock.

Here is my effort.

I used the mini blueprints pumpkin being the only one I have, but the technique worked just fine in miniature! I also had to improvise with the foiling. After watching Tim live on Periscope these last couple of nights, he mentioned that the foiling would only work properly with the Ranger items. He had tried other foils but the glue stick was only compatible with their product. I only have some metal foil in jars which works perfectly with red tape but I can tell you, that it isn't very good with the Ranger glue stick so I used a mixture of that and a tape runner. It's lovely actually. 

Well, if I figure out how to link this to Tims blog I will be happy because I have taken part almost for the whole of the 12 tags years. Please let me sort it out.