Help....where am I...???!!!!!

Dear followers, apparently Google has changed a few things in relation to blogging, and I can't make any sense out of it!!!

 

It seems I don't follow any blogs, etc.!!!

 

Until I find a solution, this may be my last post.  If anyone else is in the same boat, but has found an answer, could you please let me know via a comment below.  Don't get me wrong, apart from the changes for blogging, I still enjoy using Google!

 

In the meantime, I have enjoyed blogging, and everyones' visits, so if this is to be my last post, thank you for your blogging friendship, and best wishes to all for the future.

 

Best wishes, and happy crafting,  Jenny

Update.... 11th May:  I have decided to take a break from blogging for a while.  I haven't been doing my usual 'Jaunts', etc. for a while now, so I think a break will be good, and start again fresh.  As I said above, thank you to everyone for your blogging friendship, and maybe I will be back again in the near future.  Until then, best wishes, and happy crafting,  Jenny
 

A cute find for Mothers' Day...

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a lovely weekend.  Our weather has been quite Summer-y during the day, but cooling off in the evenings.

 

I came across this pattern recently, and thought it appropriate to post as Mothers Day approaches.

 

In the meantime,

happy crafting,  Jenny :)



Hi everyone, I hope

you have all had a lovely weekend.

 

I have a bit of catching up to do on everyone's blogs, but before I go could anyone please tell me.....

......are you surrrrre the world is round.....lol...?

I recently took this photo while on one of my walks, and couldn't resist the question...lol... :)

 

Enjoy the rest of your week, and happy crafting, Jenny

 



Recent finishes.....

Hi everyone, I hope you had

a lovely weekend.

Our weather over the weekend has been lovely :)

 

Recently, I have been making.....

 

Whatever you manage to get done this week, I hope you enjoy it :)

 

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Weather for reading....

Hi everyone, I hope

you have had a lovely weekend. 

Wet weather is a good excuse for reading :) 

 

Last week I read.....

The Girl Under the Olive Tree

by Leah Fleming

 

It is set in Crete during WWII.

The time line does travel backwards and forwards from present day, to remembering events during the war, but if you have a chance to read a few chapters at a time, it does 'get you in'!

 

The book is fiction based on true facts.

I found this one quite interesting, and I'm very pleased to have read it.

I'm definitely going to try another one of Leahs' books!!!

 

I hope you enjoy this one too. 

Let me know what you think. :)

 

Happy reading, Jenny

 



Recent finishes.....

 

Hi everyone, I hope your week

is going well.

 

Lately I have made some things for the kitchen....

 

and some....

 

What's been 'cooking' in your craft room lately?

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Jenny's Jaunts.....

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Easter.

 

I know I've been a bit slack with my 'Jenny's Jaunts' this year, although I have done some 'Sew Fine Freebies', but I thought my recent find definitely deserved a 'Jaunt' label!

 

Thank you Kaaren for such lovely designs.  I hope everyone else enjoys their visit  :)

 

In the meantime, happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Hi everyone, I know I'm a few days early, but thought you might find this a handy link for any young ones in the house, or for your own crafts....... click here to find it......

 

 

In the meantime, I hope you all have a lovely Easter :)

 

Best wishes, and

happy crafting,  Jenny

 



 

 

Hi everyone,  how did you go with your last 'Sew Fine Freebies' link?  If you enjoyed them, you might also like to see this,  and this ...

 

I love the lavender one.....which one will you choose... :)

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 



Happy birthday Pam....

noooooo, not

our Pam,

who is amazing with craft and mixed media,

the other Pam,

who is well known for her poems...lol...

 

Either way, I hope everyone had a lovely day, and enjoy visiting both Pams  :)

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 



Reading material.....

Wow!  What can I say about

my most recent read!!

Before I start, have you enjoyed my

Reading Material

posts in the past?

If so, you might like to try

Dead Man's Footsteps

by Peter James

This is the first time I have read any of his books.  The time frame involves the 9/11 tragedy.

I hope this doesn't put people off reading the book.  It is quite an interesting fictional detective mystery.

 

It travels from England, to U.S.A., and Australia to solve the mystery.

 

In trying to describe it for you, without giving away too much detail, it does make you feel like goosebumps all over, but not in a gruesome way, more in the suspense of what happens next!

 

I'm not going to tell you more about it... you will have to read it yourself!

Let me know what you think.  By all forecasts, it's definitely the weather for a good book...lol... :)

Happy reading,  Jenny

 

Hi everyone, I hope your day is going well.
 

As you can see, I have been making some more bags...

 ...some of these prints you may have seen before...

 ....but they are great to use :)

The weather here is... wet!!!

With a monsoon building up north, and possibly another cyclone developing, you can only take each day as it comes, and hope to see some sunny weather.... preferrably before Christmas...lol...

 

Enjoy your week, and happy crafting,  Jenny :)

 

 

Hello everyone,  I hope you are faring well over the weekend.

 

Given that we are in the early stages of a New Year, I thought you might like to start this years' sewing projects with some new accessories.....

 

The hard decision is choosing.....  do you like this one , or this one ?  For something completely different, I love this one  :)

 

I didn't know whether to make this post one of my 'Jenny's Jaunts' posts, so I am adding both labels to it.... I hope you enjoy them.....but while I'm at it, the picture below is also my Chicken Scratch link :)

 

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny :)

 





How to relax when you craft all day.....

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.

 

As you know, I do a lot of craft for my shop, so when it comes to relaxing in front of the t.v., I'm still working!

 

I recently came across a site for a weekly 'yarn along' where you can link what you have been knitting or crocheting during the week, along with a book you might have been reading.

 

I liked the idea, and wanted to participate, but as I said, I needed a project to relax, and not have a time frame. 

I don't do a lot of knitting, so chose it over crocheting, and

decided to 'just knit' :)

 

I started by casting on  35 stitches...

 

...and proceeded to do some  garter stitch, which is sometimes referred to as the knit stitch ....

 

...to date, I  STILL have 35 stitches...lol...

 

I haven't worried about my tension, correct needles, or wool - my aim is to relax, and I'd

encourage anyone wanting to try knitting, to just 'give it a go' .... you can worry about your tension, etc. later :)

Before I go, thank you to 'Jellybeankahler' for signing on as a Follower.... I hope you enjoy the journey :)
 

Have fun, and happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Just because....

 

Hi everyone, I hope

you are having a lovely weekend.

 

Remember quite a while back, I posted about a 'crabby customer' ?

 

 I recently had a 'customer' leap to high bounds trying to get in...lol...

 

....if they had waited a few more minutes, I would have had the door open...

...it WAS only about 7.30am....lol...!!

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Going to great lengths to meet the challenge.....

Hi everyone, how has your weekend been? 

Are you still catching up on Christmas?

 

Guess what I found under the Christmas tree.....?

 

a box of Whitman's chocolates .... 

celebrating 100 years since the introduction of their 'Sampler' box...

...the enclosed book told the history of the 'Sampler' box....

apparently, the messenger boy chocolate was introduced in 1915, and is solid milk chocolate... no soft centres, or nuts.......

..... I had to be sure.... lol....

The book also tells, a 'Sampler' box is sold every 2 1/2 seconds, and was only meant to last a year.....

.....If I received it Christmas Day 2012, and emptied the box late January 2013, does that count...lol...?

 

It was interesting to read the booklet, but unfortunately no embroidery pattern included, but the sampler does get a mention in the history of the 'Sampler' box.

 

I hope you enjoyed your Christmas present too :)

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny



Happy Australia Day....

 

Aussie ....

 

Aussie ....

 

Aussie ....

 

Oi.....  Oi ....   Oi..!! 

 

Happy Australia Day, everyone :)

 

Jenny

 



Feeling old.....?

I did when I saw this lovely blog and freebie designed by... a 14 year old!!!!!

 

The stitch illustrations are clear, and this would be a great project for a beginner, or as refresher course of stitches for any age. 

 

Be sure to visit... so I'm not the only one feeling old...lol.... :)

 

Happy crafting,  Jenny

 

 



Happy New Year...

 

 

 

Happy New Year everyone...

 

I will be back in 'Blogland' on a more regular basis soon...

 

until then...

 

 

Best Wishes, and Happy Crafting,  Jenny

 

P.S.:  Where did I find the clock.....?  I found it here ...

I loved the design but could think how else to use it :)