Bashful Fairy ATC

I made this ATC using a picture that I have taken of a toadstool in my garden.

Using my Adobe programme and using 'Layers' I was able to

remove the background and other eliments of the original Fairy picture, and place her on my own picture of my Toadstool.

Now I can say there ARE fairies in my garden, LOL.

I had great fun doing this and I want to experiment more, so........ watch this space LOL.

The garden taking shape

I moved into the bungalow on the 19th of July.

The council removed three large trees from the garden, as there were far too many, and several overgrown hedges and shrubs, were either removed or cut back allowing more light into the garden.

My son in law has put some of my favourite shrubs in for me and dug the border shown in the picture, Which I put my plants in today.

The inside of the bungalow is lovely with a large spacious lounge, decent sized bedroom, and I now have a small computor /craft storage room, which I didn't have before, so I am a very happy Bunny. LOL

Part of the garden to my bungalow

The picture is a small part of the garden to the bungalow, There is evidence that it once was a very beautiful garden, it has character and cries out for someone to love it. I do, and fortunately so does my son in law Tess and the twins, who have all promised to help make it beautiful again.

I haven't added anything to my blog for ages, as I have had a lot to do getting ready for my move to the bungalow. The bungalow has only one bedroom, at present I occupy a two bed roomed flat.
I am/was a hoarder, so accumulated "junk" had to be sorted.
Have I used it in the last year? no, so out it goes.
Not as easy as it sounds. for instance regarding a big bag of pieces of soft leather.....have I used it in the last year?, Yes. how much have I used? two small pieces. Am I likely to need it again? Yes. So with tears in my eyes LOL I sorted a few good sized pieces of different colours, into a tiny bag in comparison, and binned the rest.
This very slow method of sorting, finally achieved my aim of getting everything into one shelved double wardrobe instead of two, etc, etc,.
Not everything was binned, Some stuff would be useful to Angy's art and craft club at the school where she works, for instance several large oval or round shaped pieces of mountboard, Hoards of papers, most of which I had already scanned and saved on my PC, Beads etc etc.
I became a regular visitor to the local Sue Rider charity shop, and only once failed to resist buying new stuff to take back with me lol, and that time it was a pair of unworn comfy shoes, for £4.50 which proved to be a good buy, as they are blissfully comfortable, a rarity indeed for me.

Another view of the bungalow garden

This view shows a bit more of the garden looking from the opposite direction from the other picture, but there is loads more that runs down the side of the bungalow.
At the side near the front, there is a piece of garden enclosed by an unruly hedge, the council have promised to remove the hedge to give me more room to get my scooter in and out of the bungalow.
I intend to buy a shed which will go where there previously was one, near the fence but just out of view on the picture.
I will also have access to loft space to store such things as my Christmas tree, decorations, suit cases etc, being in a ground floor flat at present I don't have use of loft space.

Garden Blooms Needlefelt ATC

Here is my second attempt at needle felting. A bit more of my untidy embroidery this time, but as Nature isn't always tidy, I think I got away with it this time. lol

Now my brain cell is hurting, as I'm thinking what my next NF should be! Should I try a sea scape or maybe a tree Who knows!

One thing is for sure, I find it very relaxing, it's a bit like painting but with fibres instead of paint, so less messy lol.

Soon in the next 2-3 weeks I shall be moving to a gorgeous council bungalow, with my very own proper garden.

I will have to pack up all my other crafting gear for the move, but my needle felting box will stay by me, as it doesn't take up much room, then I can continue crafting in my spare moments between sorting and packing.

Hillside,

My first attempt at needle felting

Since Connie showed us how to needle felt, I have been itching to have a go.

Here is my first attempt, and Connie is right, it is very relaxing, and quite easy to do, and I didn't even mind doing the bit of embroidery on it, lol. Embroidery is not my best subject, but I am quite pleased with how it has turned out.

I hadn't got any of the coloured woolly stuff, except for some white kindly given to me by Connie.

So I found out my suede brush and some oddments of coloured felt, and after a couple of hours brushing, and a sore finger and thumb, lol, I had sufficient to get started.

Now I am eager to start another one, and see how the next one looks. Watch this space. lol

A day at Connies

left to Right. Me, my daughter Angy, my sister Brenda, Helen, and our Hostess with the mostest, Connie. Connie's lovely hubby John took the photo for me.

It was a lovely day, and we spent the whole time chatting about crafts, eating cakes and drinking tea, we ended up in the garden as the weather was kind to us.

Then Connie gave us a demo on needle felting, and now we're all itching to have a go.lol

Thanks for a day to remember Connie.