tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84696591381258264632024-03-06T03:39:22.238+00:00Muddy Puddle CraftsMuddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-7958593229531206352013-01-24T14:04:00.001+00:002013-01-24T14:07:12.990+00:00Going Chunky!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A while ago my Hubby acquired (as men do) some oak blocks of wood. Although he mentioned it in passing and I was half aware of him having fun in the garage with his log splitter I took little notice. I did notice however our new style kindling wood sitting pretty by the wood burner. Then one weekend he arrived home with more and this time BOY I took note!!!</div>
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OAK! lovely OAK, Chunky OAK, Blocks of OAK not scrappy slithers of off cuts that you'd burn!!!</div>
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Before he got the axe out I helped myself to the nicest bits and stashed them away on the shelf in my studio.</div>
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I look at them daily and have ummed and aahhed about free standing plaques? or cutting them into stacking blocks? </div>
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.......then a commission came in........a commission for one of my House Plaques.....</div>
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I have done this design for a while now, its an adaptation from my doodle houses I turn into New Home Cards. I love doodling houses, flowers and gardens...they remind me my childhood tv days, watching Playschool and programmes like Rainbow where life was innocent, detail didn't matter, flowers could be bigger than windows, colours were vivid and birds always sat chirping on Chimney pots.</div>
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So I got busy......and Muddy Puddle who is generally quite 2D got CHUNKY!</div>
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These are the first two......My theory behind them is everyone's house is a different style and has a scheme, we all have a colour palette that sums us up. Our décor in all the 5 houses we've owned has always been reds, plums, creams and greens. My mum on the other hand is blues, teals and terracottas and my friend red, blue and cream.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">From a blogger who </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hasn't</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> blogged for the last 10 months, it only seams appropriate that I put 2012 to bed by saying farewell to Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you may know I am truly obsessed by Christmas.....I love every minute.....from going decorations over board, to hanging up stockings, to leaving Santa a snack, to sprinkling reindeer food, to making sleigh tracks in our gravel, to eating turkey for days on end, its just the best! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today we took the tree down and boxed up all the decorations. So to cheer me up I have just down loaded the contents of my memory card. Over a cup of tea I have enjoyed a truly red, white and green slideshow over and over a good few times!</span><br />
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My kitchen table is looking rather Fun, Fresh, Bright & Spring like this morning after a bit of impulse buying this weekend. Believe it or not I don't really like shopping and like it even less at the weekend when its busy, but needs must when your daughter comes home on Friday with a hole in her school shoe!<br />
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So off we popped to Worceseter yesterday, I'd rather have been at home enjoying the sunshine so I only parked for an hour. But didn't we do well, as well as the school shoes I managed to grab a few bits for me! On on route from car park to shoe shop and back again I couldn't resist......some new (rather funky) pumps for me for when the time comes to ditch the boots, a Cheery Cherry Blossom Mothers Day Card for my mum and the brightest yellow flowers I have ever seen!</div>
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Love the feeling that Spring is in the air, enjoy the sunshine x<br />
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As a Member of The Kuretake Design Team I have been called on to get doodling with their pens! They are hosting a new challenge over on the <a href="http://kuretakezig.blogspot.com/">Kuretake Blog </a>this month and the theme is 'Doodle Mania'.<br />
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To get the challenge under way the Design Team have been doodling mad in every way they know using a variety of their pens.<br />
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I decided to keep mine simple.....<br />
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5 pens, 5 colours, 5 minutes<br />
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I had great fun filling the page!<br />
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The whole thing was created using their <a href="http://www.kuretake.co.uk/painty-range.aspx">Painty Pens</a>.</div>
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Do pop over to the <a href="http://kuretakezig.blogspot.com/">Kuretake Blog</a> over the next few days where you can see more of the design teams work and find out more......</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm sure some of you out there have a vision that I dress head to toe in Polka dots, I have to say I've thought about it.....but other than a few Dotty Scarves and a Polka Dot Sun Dress thats it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">This week I have kindly been awarded the Liebster Blog Award from </span><a href="http://dinkidots.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Dinki Dots</a><span style="font-size: 100%;">. I have to say I was a little surprised as my blog was very </span>neglected<span style="font-size: 100%;"> last year. </span>There's<span style="font-size: 100%;"> no excuse I just lost my way a little and never seemed to find the time to write a decent post. I wasn't sure how many of you out there I was actually reaching these days. So thank you Dinki for having faith in my blog, I'm now doing quite well with regular posts </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">& I </span>receiving<span style="font-size: 100%;"> this has given me even more </span>reason<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to keep it up!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Like I say having been a bad blogger last year and being out of touch with some of you thinking of 5 has been a hard one. My first thoughts were my good old faithfuls that I have followed for sometime on here & on face book. I love their products, am inspired by their success and have even made the odd purchase or two! I straight away thought Sara At Kitty Eden, Becky at Dots & Spots, Kirsty at Sixty One A and The fish (not) at Crafty Fish, but these are all huge success's with huge quantity's of followers so are unable to receive the award.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When I came down stairs on Valentines Day to find my hubby had left a little pile of pressies on the kitchen table I have to say I was surprised & flattered (a card would be pushing it some years!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Then whilst he was in the shower she picked his clothes (with a little help from me swaying her off the idea of a tie!) and laid the menu & clothes out on the bed. I in the maentime created the table and began on the food.</span></div>
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</div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-16864134098908827112012-02-12T22:33:00.003+00:002012-02-12T22:59:22.427+00:00Spotty Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoAJuY16oWwAGGdm__tEcBHG6d6yUqA9G34r4L9ipfX-BxGIqaZeqdY279uqjtRXcnoCcYzIpDrqjwJvPxv3-jDd6VzOSI09a8gQg3C0ASLZyF-MDXHN2hHUQ3sYkFWFKgliRSX6tC2s9/s320/DSC06784.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; " /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">My Daughter turns 8 this week and today was her little party. She was very specific with what she wanted and it was all very sophisticated & grown up. A friend of mine has a <a href="http://jennyspampering.co.uk/">Pampering business</a> & came round to pamper her & 4 friends. It was all very nice, so pink, so girly & so glittery. At times I was a little sad as I feel the days of a class full running round like nutters, doing pass the parcel & insisting on themed paper plates may be behind us.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzIvUpovvOVLz-R50rD_UKFFIymlkLKz6OTJMysCj7lWZW1e17juvsCRapjcEYw1Iwl0naXpHVq_E-kOs7nbo81JYHnWFGTqLyt06ho37zAz398r-x7ShTsc3TXP36Arh0Kg6v9kD9Ibv/s1600/DSC06779.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzIvUpovvOVLz-R50rD_UKFFIymlkLKz6OTJMysCj7lWZW1e17juvsCRapjcEYw1Iwl0naXpHVq_E-kOs7nbo81JYHnWFGTqLyt06ho37zAz398r-x7ShTsc3TXP36Arh0Kg6v9kD9Ibv/s320/DSC06779.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">She wanted the cakes to be pink, blue, spotty, girly & have hearts galore!</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AT99Z37nlTNrkBpVlI9ta5IHOni1CEmsmHd99ZQKeIZiEC_kyADx2FyofwUARfavDnqrwGOaokU4eFK86mF1LEUSMO4Z6293brFWbhOT6sxdSncQJddpUrpTi76PDDim1KO7EDEuYTr9/s1600/DSC06780.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AT99Z37nlTNrkBpVlI9ta5IHOni1CEmsmHd99ZQKeIZiEC_kyADx2FyofwUARfavDnqrwGOaokU4eFK86mF1LEUSMO4Z6293brFWbhOT6sxdSncQJddpUrpTi76PDDim1KO7EDEuYTr9/s320/DSC06780.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We had great fun making made lolly </span>butterfly's<span style="font-size: 100%;"> for the party bags, an idea I got from Pinterest</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ2ds2_TyDIn41bjQ5hWqkIwte-xOIVTZWKXpGVZiarwXpbeE4XHSrM-27o5ZUZSC-JrYHIlocZNl3bdEUXwq2V4TiY062niFKoSacXiBt641gkPygeKZ8RdILzGQcdfzld_1ah47W3TL/s1600/DSC06782.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ2ds2_TyDIn41bjQ5hWqkIwte-xOIVTZWKXpGVZiarwXpbeE4XHSrM-27o5ZUZSC-JrYHIlocZNl3bdEUXwq2V4TiY062niFKoSacXiBt641gkPygeKZ8RdILzGQcdfzld_1ah47W3TL/s320/DSC06782.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHnJe5a8z0yqol9ctEIZwbd30fG59co8Ajbg0Kmd_QpMqzFs1UasmChFQRE5amH11DBn6MR-9fCHVVSlRINy5A7QsxyqC3AlHKIogbanp_OxChrkn1UU_VUgY70sVRheiXQF6LMHwZjhe/s1600/DSC06783.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHnJe5a8z0yqol9ctEIZwbd30fG59co8Ajbg0Kmd_QpMqzFs1UasmChFQRE5amH11DBn6MR-9fCHVVSlRINy5A7QsxyqC3AlHKIogbanp_OxChrkn1UU_VUgY70sVRheiXQF6LMHwZjhe/s320/DSC06783.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">She wanted 8 cup cakes rather than a big cake (that one will be on her actual birthday) so her friends could each take one home.</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9poFf3zD2wHqyTTTcacfSI2mQF2vnrRJkIY6y4MPG3BvxsSos4BUp52KUhyOS8aU_3_uHDrXHZu8klwl1BnJ_txK7EDNoTikrlWCF5Zktddp5Rnu_SPbLxxOXY14cIvVrEcj_kLmgydL/s320/DSC06785.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The pampering went down very well & she has gone to bed very glittery, very curly & very happy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe14pzbDEnIK6RPdnyf91FXWImLgildR1SwgmFeJ042UOdk-IO0rXoj8JvbCQzk7oZ6cDp3ygVbRL7ep3gHfhm22-IL6S2mHWK2n8UkTAC_GGquk3708zreFkkLp88q-0IoCOpPXHSrAM/s320/DSC06817.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; " /><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; 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Call it a good thing (because I love it) or a bad thing (because I give my time for free) I guess the requests will keep coming when I am mum with a creative business! The school is very small, we only have 65 ish pupils at the moment, so I love to help where I can. The best thing about getting to do what I do is their smiley faces and their enthusiasm. As we only have 3 classes it's also possible that every child can get involved and I don't think I've ever had a moaning one! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">My first project back in 2009 was murals for the toilets </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://www.muddypuddlecrafts.blogspot.com/2009/10/master-pieces-are-finished.html">http://www.muddypuddlecrafts.blogspot.com/2009/10/master-pieces-are-finished.html</a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Then we painted the hall wall. The theme was the schools architecture and the memories of the pupils that were leaving for high school in 2010</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://www.muddypuddlecrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/crafty-sunday_21.html">http://www.muddypuddlecrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/crafty-sunday_21.html</a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Then last year I painted a bench for a local competition</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.199849020051087.43672.115187628517227&type=3">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.199849020051087.43672.115187628517227&type=3</a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><b>This year its 6 OWL MURALS for the new changing rooms!</b></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96PeE7-jMu9ePSptdn_U1fuXl6xDZC2gUR6UIZip4UQPHefrcX-5uLHN0MmJVRyUyBMyzuqiPhBTcCfkzH4xyJQVWiO45Jnwmzxul3qDPogxmz0mpQ4bmR6a5co76avMCWLhclFLFUN2J/s320/Desktop.jpg" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I am doing them over 6 afternoons (2 with each class) and ultimately 6 boards will be produced, 3 for each changing rooms. First to finish have been the big ones. The top class has 24 puplis mixed across years 4,5 & 6. Look what they produced, I'm very proud.....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcmhEm8nQsm81Th74m2tAtMP4E7tfstuI0VeEIuBXLXYj-AtToDCjFVpXUhB5T6J3kDHmMUP0TICvdPC3PEBdcTXY3c1MCb_OJ11A2E1nBMRw2tigiGm0CxdLlXs_JfhfTRuhtTaMZpkC/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">On 2 3'x3' mdf boards I drew a rough outline of a Snowy Owl, a Barn Owl and a Tawny Owl. Other than helping them to mix colours I really did leave them to it!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBYN27H_pMEirR6xrWcSfPUQwqk9p-r5-eAFPD6verJc8nb9CsMVlEEjED7l8WZLZTH-WsIsbSpEZ6-K4umRrJv0y7R_Z8B5gHFiGKWqOCE38ULTn1kBUuRM9G8qbQtjkqDYv9TnnLURV/s320/IMG_0021.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lVpshOTLOD-7Q2wOoQteud1YQ93P2rnt98IRNVqTjW0sVcedJGIXr9oiqJhCcP3uojVD9-sKbaPdx-XXEUXDrSgOZWcuwC6cF5tVjrmSGCRqP5gi7uyv9nRkcRBBXhCae_17xmuJ7l5x/s1600/IMG_0027.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lVpshOTLOD-7Q2wOoQteud1YQ93P2rnt98IRNVqTjW0sVcedJGIXr9oiqJhCcP3uojVD9-sKbaPdx-XXEUXDrSgOZWcuwC6cF5tVjrmSGCRqP5gi7uyv9nRkcRBBXhCae_17xmuJ7l5x/s320/IMG_0027.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUuut_2Bs9o-6lF8OQVnr1nIwQnX_zaz5zWKe5TtzbdWBT3RvYY-iL2BS7FSs0T5jqvlPjEGQzRpopLtWdnMzdPrkVbqwJvaPqClnki-osBAGt7o9SySvK-TqVHqMhni-V4iIgIEFrLW5/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG" style="text-align: center; "><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUuut_2Bs9o-6lF8OQVnr1nIwQnX_zaz5zWKe5TtzbdWBT3RvYY-iL2BS7FSs0T5jqvlPjEGQzRpopLtWdnMzdPrkVbqwJvaPqClnki-osBAGt7o9SySvK-TqVHqMhni-V4iIgIEFrLW5/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYszsxsL4llMAdpRBjahfmvONaW_MZmxSyhJaCTzSgvsvNmUFEbtmA9Jf3uwKdRHUczsvpiU3hkgoGJJtr3U1kFFRgaBNTkMOoWWi3rggsIoN3G5wDmofh5uwYr1RPkmnvgp4IbQBcLn9P/s1600/IMG_0041.JPG" style="text-align: center; "><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYszsxsL4llMAdpRBjahfmvONaW_MZmxSyhJaCTzSgvsvNmUFEbtmA9Jf3uwKdRHUczsvpiU3hkgoGJJtr3U1kFFRgaBNTkMOoWWi3rggsIoN3G5wDmofh5uwYr1RPkmnvgp4IbQBcLn9P/s320/IMG_0041.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The less artistic ones researched facts and wrote them on the boards, which look really good</div></div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97rpe8byrj31wB9BPT20U20tP0cgnUo71SqlGoeM8OXwXnlMfM986Km2xanwnvZ6qsRG3sPzsCzb0YHudFOGrlfL6GlwFELxj1g1XuABdAipwOgiZepTSzsK6vLNem2O-0aRMKR1e_s9g/s1600/IMG_0042.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97rpe8byrj31wB9BPT20U20tP0cgnUo71SqlGoeM8OXwXnlMfM986Km2xanwnvZ6qsRG3sPzsCzb0YHudFOGrlfL6GlwFELxj1g1XuABdAipwOgiZepTSzsK6vLNem2O-0aRMKR1e_s9g/s320/IMG_0042.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPn4W3VoReKVIOotly_YNPN0laLD7ZjRdj7q2lMBWTK5HxHhVUBgC6eCBQg-r4aI1Pb5IGFz5NG9ZGRlZHCy5gz9Sd_wJnf44n0PdfTg27OxcvBpIwegvipPFv0GRlktilY_2TsqKVTIb/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPn4W3VoReKVIOotly_YNPN0laLD7ZjRdj7q2lMBWTK5HxHhVUBgC6eCBQg-r4aI1Pb5IGFz5NG9ZGRlZHCy5gz9Sd_wJnf44n0PdfTg27OxcvBpIwegvipPFv0GRlktilY_2TsqKVTIb/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaiVOyytHsNiyFrKi-rnsJmEZf-RwqbW2kLKzDfCr0TYqRpuNDfBdXzc896A_4ViegOJOz5fWRGLqflDd5YC9sxTLPHDxF-vsok9avCVdIRygq3-TPJi0jkKED24PxVUGBIlDqJWw2F8v/s320/IMG_0039.JPG" style="text-align: center; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow & Tuesday I've got 20 year 2's & 3's, wish me luck! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-8289462660563919922012-01-22T22:19:00.002+00:002012-01-23T09:56:53.480+00:00One Week at A Time!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">Having flown round like a headless chicken during November & December I decided to start the year in a little more organised & structured way. With orders, Christmas shopping, school plays, concerts, hubby's 40th birthday & loosing our poorly dog Libby there were times before Christmas when I didn't know which way to turn.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">I decided that had to change (at least for a while) in 2012. One really important aspect of Muddy Puddle is that it fits in around my children & family life. Knowing that half term & my daughters 8th birthday will be here before I even get used to writing 2012 I made a plan......</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><b>Week I - 9th</b> - <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>design, suss & make Valentines stock</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><b>Week 2 - 16th</b> - design, suss & make a start on Mothers Day stock</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><b>Week 3 - 23rd</b> - TAX RETURN from start to finish, with no excuses (boo) THEN start work on Owl Murals that I am doing during 6 afternoons over the next 3 weeks at my kids school</div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">Well I've impressed myself (so far so good)...............taaaaa daaaaa!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/8e4f4c99684b99b8.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/8e4f4c99684b99b8.jpg?size=320" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCkxRaZy1UoWWGRsHxYpv4ehUp5jDJmJvH51Z4q7U3SLr9-D4aZkB14xivjECVJdu-WT7F3-XCnRnbyEYp8bYSqAz71uxkcWejLfGvDADTgwB8IUqYxy2KHDL15JBO_adrAyU_bUcuL3j/s320/DSC06114.JPG" style="text-align: left; " /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">3 new designs added this year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftTxUbf2PQ2fm6UfssQlp7gR51fjv8H8WTuimrXZ7MZlK31YcyzDVfyJSFOPdV8UlOulODg_0sz1IA1Zrm-ayiVgczrWnmBLOGW17phu_5iwSpUJVwsy_uxolZE-HAqm8mfK9KSGVIE3b/s320/DSC06685.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/71f371b6aa6624f7.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/71f371b6aa6624f7.jpg?size=320" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">3 card designs made, put in the shop & listed on the website!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/bc416d881bdb1d3b.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/bc416d881bdb1d3b.jpg?size=320" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfh8KThPSp7yrONUZf7a-1b2Nh1AYgfRDp1Ws0cu0Sj0ljOG8G1zvz2wD3IZ84LLanBcHNM6Ig03a0NjWLynpe8BAfitpunQqsRfdsMZVGkrETKxgrxfE0Mkou5d_pU5OzGZq0ySAeJnd/s320/DSC06689.JPG" style="text-align: left; " /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp8cGOiY6_l27SUAmIvlYUnn07C2fBPCV0udclDhOfV-lN8LKaWOJIsybk_AsMYbECi-W5BeWhugSvlsUpc1TogYTznnV2Rut70RA_ytsEsfoEcoBhnddvPUA7tZzzzA3j8wcmfyby-iO/s320/DSC06686.JPG" /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/97381c404daad1da.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/97381c404daad1da.jpg?size=320" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaLseSRmCL1lvL7G_Dt_9mT5ufi286wbuLzYlM4YunRWCJKHTrCbeq8ODs4pv1kt-KThN6a6PJEfcZzN-RB-EnNre67E31aZv_5sXBSCFJZYhcJEccYbVorE-5I8n9ypFW9QmNP2gRh-K/s320/DSC06692.JPG" style="text-align: left; " /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Mothers Day Design 1</div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/37212a9f5078d123.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/37212a9f5078d123.jpg?size=320" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdBTMmYy6hXQRfmYLwPJW_7DOyYoQl-_EL-7JPJbxYFkciHq5txgxNIFXeeMm2L5Ve3-hKM3Z3ykF6J_oi1sdGSoJpOsGrsK6RpQstRjoZW_1q5-v4SXAGCCTfB-fy0biV-cf8Ojh8sPG/s320/DSC06693.JPG" style="text-align: left; " /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mothers Day Design 2 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vWXjy9sgbZQ6-CVWEVMg7JfuM_84L6NlXSXYcw9o1L8U-njFX_c-zAfploTZhq_g6-httZhVT6erRd2VUz7g5xKBxMXIvui8uF4bygUNVNIrGEFqUKZcKqFPF6isZG3gO3ih30VKIaeP/s320/DSC06691.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/506e2f286ae11a2b.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/506e2f286ae11a2b.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mothers Day Design 3</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/8e42be9d1ed51e5b.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50422/3035e6b0b4bff65ec6b207a51a5bfe9f/image/8e42be9d1ed51e5b.jpg?size=320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9080OrcWb3M-5D9p_bZdoPEegpFelEw6DeT2pkCGMRFYeoxFdNNoh7IQfk9Y0-REiUwWyr2sxHhRXfAC3ddNlekOv46gDTZUIXXt38KGDxPyo0i2qfJGo5SAtG2ctqTGZLEZP0UeFMkft/s320/DSC06690.JPG" /> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So onto this week....boring paperwork looms, booooooo, wish me luck :(</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-70550727240478193752012-01-08T21:35:00.003+00:002012-01-08T21:52:21.192+00:00Oooh Knitwear!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrkx4jXcdZT29ZTjBd_yPUAOK-SSW-3pJGq964NKARcCRzGsvtDWz3s6X0ddH-fYSoaN__laNmbXhkxQzkPIiNdYdCW3CwKip6CjO6YuzHSgeaZNbfPJO9dBZzziCxcFNl8973kBH0NoC/s320/71072500339147377_s0O2t2oE_b.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RXptthqi9iViHxQTJGANyn998HmeNNe7bJkYJ52XoyvFkUvjk7Mhg4-KIr7EjdF20srDcSaD_6S0OfQZcbZQu8ApCr8XsoIn5MV7qJE21cm2BjSD7bTR_jjVyVTh6Hdjg8T6_sTS9DnG/s1600/71072500339147451_P0y3pjR3_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RXptthqi9iViHxQTJGANyn998HmeNNe7bJkYJ52XoyvFkUvjk7Mhg4-KIr7EjdF20srDcSaD_6S0OfQZcbZQu8ApCr8XsoIn5MV7qJE21cm2BjSD7bTR_jjVyVTh6Hdjg8T6_sTS9DnG/s320/71072500339147451_P0y3pjR3_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378548646847458" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not really a jumper kind of girl but today I am converted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I much prefer the whole layering look and dress for comfort. Having items you can put on & take off is such an easy way to dress. Take today for example I'm wearing a vest, a top & a dress with leggins. Add to that a scarf which has been on & off all day and the cardi I threw in the car earlier but never wore & I'm sorted. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now jumpers on the other hand are just jumpers, you cant throw much on top of them and what do you wear underneath in case they have to come off? But tonight I have flicked through my new NEXT Directory and they have a whole range that are right up my street. I want them all...hearts, stripes, spots, simple pattern I'm in heaven!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.next.co.uk/" style="text-align: left; ">http://www.next.co.uk/</a><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaaz3sqUxPrDeQbrWcKGwOclG-P4Ann96aIctuB14U4XTLPGReqX846CkmRA57_3ghLm2eQmPeAaeGETiPbb_IDRygTbKcpnFmHFKRAK290_Og-VBwXPRdVOPdzTLTrxS1kXV6oJ62OI_/s1600/71072500339147398_4odJqEfF_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaaz3sqUxPrDeQbrWcKGwOclG-P4Ann96aIctuB14U4XTLPGReqX846CkmRA57_3ghLm2eQmPeAaeGETiPbb_IDRygTbKcpnFmHFKRAK290_Og-VBwXPRdVOPdzTLTrxS1kXV6oJ62OI_/s320/71072500339147398_4odJqEfF_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378529168881666" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vDoSy_tFZXsBZohMKmseM7hAbHwFVvg6NMrMdbUFWvp146UFdRZE6GBT9mYcEAM9thLzn4_mPNbhSsA6_NIgi8m0PmT4rKkvlpLyl2ulMCkNkiAfd1SoAz0uQ-qZhmoYywsVQjuH2gJN/s1600/71072500339147362_dC0Fx8LQ_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vDoSy_tFZXsBZohMKmseM7hAbHwFVvg6NMrMdbUFWvp146UFdRZE6GBT9mYcEAM9thLzn4_mPNbhSsA6_NIgi8m0PmT4rKkvlpLyl2ulMCkNkiAfd1SoAz0uQ-qZhmoYywsVQjuH2gJN/s320/71072500339147362_dC0Fx8LQ_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378210262314370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aNxk6Jzdu7hRFQojFv7cGb_fFNmCyyjsXYBONZwkuQH6tZtxsT6WkHKy5VF6_ZP_we2WihZcidINhrvmrGpsEH1hOGHczrUeoQG_zDJSzhUw0o405w6PJuJYSMiuCkj0Ewrct4-Hhnrm/s1600/71072500339147343_vChdG2b3_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aNxk6Jzdu7hRFQojFv7cGb_fFNmCyyjsXYBONZwkuQH6tZtxsT6WkHKy5VF6_ZP_we2WihZcidINhrvmrGpsEH1hOGHczrUeoQG_zDJSzhUw0o405w6PJuJYSMiuCkj0Ewrct4-Hhnrm/s320/71072500339147343_vChdG2b3_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378206806792994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttYl8ZZTbp__TaU-yshIBE5heSPO3dDdxFs0VcQ3dUoyJF1Xv8Kg-iqW-B5cet1GH1QxWl3R5-f6vV489yjbxjnnP22pCcqivIZRniDrXDqPWgjN4KOwN8v6VjkVCIORa4bZI9MfZq56D/s1600/71072500339147333_uvzmllaK_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttYl8ZZTbp__TaU-yshIBE5heSPO3dDdxFs0VcQ3dUoyJF1Xv8Kg-iqW-B5cet1GH1QxWl3R5-f6vV489yjbxjnnP22pCcqivIZRniDrXDqPWgjN4KOwN8v6VjkVCIORa4bZI9MfZq56D/s320/71072500339147333_uvzmllaK_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378200227849314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhHrL5UxpEsXuAJGZn5-P0edxZNf-wxFz-LzVtDXxB7a6gPgX9BxXmE-jgDdUz41p1L7Ds8rxs5dosg8yH2doM_z-59JuhcPB3C8xJmI1yG6VwLGue5Ud9QNkopI04kX1Q0wFfbpq6k0a/s1600/71072500339147317_wztw44I6_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhHrL5UxpEsXuAJGZn5-P0edxZNf-wxFz-LzVtDXxB7a6gPgX9BxXmE-jgDdUz41p1L7Ds8rxs5dosg8yH2doM_z-59JuhcPB3C8xJmI1yG6VwLGue5Ud9QNkopI04kX1Q0wFfbpq6k0a/s320/71072500339147317_wztw44I6_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695378199214950450" /></a><br /></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-33779071200860646232012-01-04T23:23:00.001+00:002012-01-04T23:38:05.438+00:00Goodbye ChristmasWith the tree taken down yesterday, the decorations boxed up safely for another year, homes found for new gifts & the kids back to school I guess thats it. <br /><br />I LOVE Christmas but when its all done & dusted I always feel a little lost. I think its got something to do with the need to find a purpose....I thrive on planning, excitement, organising, arranging and December was certainly full of that. But other than having a major spring clean and doing the dreaded tax return I have nothing as such to do. So for now until I find my 2012 feet I'll keep pottering & slide showing my Christmas & London Photo Albums!<br /><br />Happy New Year Guys x<br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmgzPX4A1kO3pwConv0CIWBz3LJSnzko8nj2wXkKwxETZ-BPkwOAZjIUL0_lO_Do9VBFc2VNKot3dKrNGiIdcMMghso9i8rgnwUvcULmvLMRxoKV_eItBswsEnl38sp_vTPtuUo4UlXBE/s1600/DSC06216.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmgzPX4A1kO3pwConv0CIWBz3LJSnzko8nj2wXkKwxETZ-BPkwOAZjIUL0_lO_Do9VBFc2VNKot3dKrNGiIdcMMghso9i8rgnwUvcULmvLMRxoKV_eItBswsEnl38sp_vTPtuUo4UlXBE/s320/DSC06216.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidk652AsSHFAst8vxsLjy09JJ8VWiIG1tQIJriqQP-k2OBKIsShaQUJtxjKMi3e4Aq8950TmvBHxlAYFWVil6oergDRtxXX-8cxNn2ZTvD8AMhDVwmYL51KaWQkRuU2s04QgFt7BA01Bqc/s1600/DSC06221.JPG'><img 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Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-21679284509135885932011-12-31T00:15:00.006+00:002011-12-31T00:32:40.979+00:00Get PersonalMerry Christmas Guys! hope you all had a good one and are still in the festive spirit? I had a great Christmas thanks and have at last been finding some time to edit my photos.<br /><br />With the 25th well and truly behind us and all my personalised orders given out I can at last share a few of them with you. Judging by the amount of 'special' orders I had and the fact that I even ordered a few personalised pieces to give myself I get the feeling it may have been the year to get personal and give a gift that meant alot. <br /><br />From teachers to babies to newly weds to grandparents to kids to men to women to friends to mums & dads and to even house names....I think I did them all....and I enjoyed creating each and everyone!<br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQBcCzXxCTWRwaiOW44XgU1XTbZ-h_GpGVNnhPe4p_NJpmQ_4nQDY87H9WkiCB98YnnHYvtQVAHL5dtZgeNfZfrCoT00VRBTd8F0eIPM-kfyK8stL3J5BWNxTIMuqmqVO2OWbA_9G1ki7/s1600/commissions.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQBcCzXxCTWRwaiOW44XgU1XTbZ-h_GpGVNnhPe4p_NJpmQ_4nQDY87H9WkiCB98YnnHYvtQVAHL5dtZgeNfZfrCoT00VRBTd8F0eIPM-kfyK8stL3J5BWNxTIMuqmqVO2OWbA_9G1ki7/s320/commissions.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnUiSiRwVuyX3RQE4MbduSugF5zb_tbd5dCOBCDH0cvqeUbrbTtjLjKOdofdvu1kJHq3KnyBMYUxZGYM2GdvVMjhyphenhyphen06oYUr1VViFq92_kzWNuyWiTrc4WxOS4Slti30Cv_1-WuNg94PZw/s1600/commissions1.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnUiSiRwVuyX3RQE4MbduSugF5zb_tbd5dCOBCDH0cvqeUbrbTtjLjKOdofdvu1kJHq3KnyBMYUxZGYM2GdvVMjhyphenhyphen06oYUr1VViFq92_kzWNuyWiTrc4WxOS4Slti30Cv_1-WuNg94PZw/s320/commissions1.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYzy9gakMlhQgQu4wgxq_iHoJdNVviTsMAw8UxuHYDmU7_iNGl75Ps-7Ugjj9QFbeYh5nTzY3A-tBlnBg0Db14D8nFkn4MZMH6ILLEUHW2j6Cp0MjZ4YS-yYB-yF7kinCrdSfXQYuZXzI/s1600/commissions2.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYzy9gakMlhQgQu4wgxq_iHoJdNVviTsMAw8UxuHYDmU7_iNGl75Ps-7Ugjj9QFbeYh5nTzY3A-tBlnBg0Db14D8nFkn4MZMH6ILLEUHW2j6Cp0MjZ4YS-yYB-yF7kinCrdSfXQYuZXzI/s320/commissions2.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-8o6bVpQUlwcP1mRELsy1ekyrDoa2mR-IRG3jST1Z7MK2r4yPqYIyusJMkzEPe9Fmb9hsuS53wAUCPaaRYB66k_JArEqJXCauJYiwGUyJVIRpwpNRI_U-pvUpA2jyj03gm49BA95OZt0/s1600/DSC06168.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-8o6bVpQUlwcP1mRELsy1ekyrDoa2mR-IRG3jST1Z7MK2r4yPqYIyusJMkzEPe9Fmb9hsuS53wAUCPaaRYB66k_JArEqJXCauJYiwGUyJVIRpwpNRI_U-pvUpA2jyj03gm49BA95OZt0/s320/DSC06168.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-<br />background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Have a great New Year guys & I'll be back in 2012 xMuddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-7580760584868487872011-12-21T16:56:00.013+00:002011-12-21T18:08:46.704+00:00A Gingham or A Gold Christmas?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9lr3vLyohETcm76jazBw8HjEr_K-PzmZq-vji7YSn4P7gezy7goeZfifECF59pyg_urZxqJjWFDOmzoA2AWJC8pahs2__s5MlqDTGgkTpHRAUbJhEzULkhgw6Af5WPigCuRIdVHZ39Np/s1600/DSC05594.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9lr3vLyohETcm76jazBw8HjEr_K-PzmZq-vji7YSn4P7gezy7goeZfifECF59pyg_urZxqJjWFDOmzoA2AWJC8pahs2__s5MlqDTGgkTpHRAUbJhEzULkhgw6Af5WPigCuRIdVHZ39Np/s320/DSC05594.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />For those of you who know my 2011 Christams Collection you will be familliar with my Block Tree Decoration in greens & reds. These colours are very me and sum up everything christmas and are just the done thing at this time of year in my house. Wheteher it's buying paper & cards, wrapping presents, decorating the house, icing the cake or laying the table the theme in my house is a very traditional red, green & white. I struggle to get my head round purple at Christmas and find gold & Silver a bit old fashiomned & dare I say naff? I also dont do tinsel on my main tree, is that just being a spoil sport or are you with me?<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtvGZsF5LeteSRiesyOcQA1V4i4u5ft5U8vdOB203-_tiRexK1JGV7ypxqjr6QMKsA2HxY6zwBq6WfnlLIF8iBp_Mvm1xHKe-QAgYj0-qAzh5vQtS47DfB218rI6Nl9TiUJFv86jkKH3H/s1600/DSC05597.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtvGZsF5LeteSRiesyOcQA1V4i4u5ft5U8vdOB203-_tiRexK1JGV7ypxqjr6QMKsA2HxY6zwBq6WfnlLIF8iBp_Mvm1xHKe-QAgYj0-qAzh5vQtS47DfB218rI6Nl9TiUJFv86jkKH3H/s320/DSC05597.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8otrTq8V2FXNaxPym-VquvKGOsDH7pNUTDBe096wWJrR2BtiIoY0fIq3SBJSjpvZi4f_VM4soIEjkm9nOkXlfFsZ6VMLCqpuJEHJ2-PgJ8l8hbnDJR_9Qr8_ZEK_7z7ftUXXmJVzLIdL3/s1600/DSC06314.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8otrTq8V2FXNaxPym-VquvKGOsDH7pNUTDBe096wWJrR2BtiIoY0fIq3SBJSjpvZi4f_VM4soIEjkm9nOkXlfFsZ6VMLCqpuJEHJ2-PgJ8l8hbnDJR_9Qr8_ZEK_7z7ftUXXmJVzLIdL3/s320/DSC06314.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />When I was asked to make a Block Tree in Calamine, Cream, Gold & Black I was a little scared! It was explained to me how its resting place would be the contemporary & trendy flat of young couple. I was told about the black sofa, the stripped oak floors, the calamine walls & the cream accents and it all made sense. Working with such lack of colour and pizaz was really not me. However at the end I actually could invisage it in its minimal surroundings and was really pleased with it. <br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWinMYIQUlB5Zl5I1vwY5GqHYs9Doz8VD1HsgnXObe-7e5UDp2oa20tXIflowJr-_OQkqq3DRXgUBJXl8G0xSv4VhnmvzgdhLOn2BFTn0QtxVFl22v5zOYq8TT4uLXbJYF7Ucgg_9cgXZ-/s1600/DSC06316.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWinMYIQUlB5Zl5I1vwY5GqHYs9Doz8VD1HsgnXObe-7e5UDp2oa20tXIflowJr-_OQkqq3DRXgUBJXl8G0xSv4VhnmvzgdhLOn2BFTn0QtxVFl22v5zOYq8TT4uLXbJYF7Ucgg_9cgXZ-/s320/DSC06316.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />So what look are you, does your house have a theme?<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGAsW0FiVUyHBfWVdY643aqNXrIWQ6pUMCXGJ5OI1i81UM5paXit9UidJwBLln-dQzR9HpzA8WLXKWHq34RxVRMkwHda05OWYnzH6FrFP1GXOkRrkNWhl5t8WFoerrJog4dwR1o5LVEvv/s1600/DSC06285.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGAsW0FiVUyHBfWVdY643aqNXrIWQ6pUMCXGJ5OI1i81UM5paXit9UidJwBLln-dQzR9HpzA8WLXKWHq34RxVRMkwHda05OWYnzH6FrFP1GXOkRrkNWhl5t8WFoerrJog4dwR1o5LVEvv/s320/DSC06285.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />I doubt you have a red & white santa made out of a log (by my daughter aged 3) but does the big red & white man put in an appearence in your home?<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvoZSdHvPl0C_tyOwpe9GBfopfCPzeIA7aA-tHP6yyWsIqU1WmWuG5UIwtvS57uVRrMe2VqUlcS8rs7a9u0XQZ3Pt-zbQYyklLu8cMsUUF0rVq7jH4nTFQ7sHDcpBdV-zBhR9FSvzilRG/s1600/DSC06144.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvoZSdHvPl0C_tyOwpe9GBfopfCPzeIA7aA-tHP6yyWsIqU1WmWuG5UIwtvS57uVRrMe2VqUlcS8rs7a9u0XQZ3Pt-zbQYyklLu8cMsUUF0rVq7jH4nTFQ7sHDcpBdV-zBhR9FSvzilRG/s320/DSC06144.JPG" /></a> </div><br /> <br />The look of these snowmen at the German Christmas Market make me feel all fussy inside & I wish I had a display full of them. And the minute I do my red & white fireplace I'm in the Christmas mood!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AyM-Ade3DQ7ATHEiUapbOYs6xRFKVqDj6-JsDXT7orlZQM-5n8cnErD2lTid477EiLYOqNjp1t6hyphenhyphen1tTiJ7HGNkY3_7iMllpWO3LUe0oR5ks1donnZimLhD7h11RYzpIFYEMfHOu50vi/s1600/DSC06221.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AyM-Ade3DQ7ATHEiUapbOYs6xRFKVqDj6-JsDXT7orlZQM-5n8cnErD2lTid477EiLYOqNjp1t6hyphenhyphen1tTiJ7HGNkY3_7iMllpWO3LUe0oR5ks1donnZimLhD7h11RYzpIFYEMfHOu50vi/s320/DSC06221.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Now I associate garlands on fireplaces like this with the 80's and garden centres. Its someting that I'm sure looks ok in some modern houses but in my cottage above the wood burner, on the cast iron mantle? now thats just not right.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI1oDPk-JKA48-bcwcVclzjQTnxH0HVZSoDky2M8tX6PmEkMn1cjVhkQKyoPpyURI0-TPfj_4E9wxeXAGoHkNGzcDeunjdlgeT4UFozMyf30QZddlRJyPy2TLvFuyijvmgUqNOeJZ7pr8/s1600/gold.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI1oDPk-JKA48-bcwcVclzjQTnxH0HVZSoDky2M8tX6PmEkMn1cjVhkQKyoPpyURI0-TPfj_4E9wxeXAGoHkNGzcDeunjdlgeT4UFozMyf30QZddlRJyPy2TLvFuyijvmgUqNOeJZ7pr8/s320/gold.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br />My red & white tree just about has room for this gold & lace angel me & the kids made at school last year but her wings are the nearest we get to tinsel on our tree.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QZGTMQLp-slsZj_zPL1k6buFIrB1g_fyQPl8bMTEeQk8IOIwe4z6GJVCnkxDWtyfGsNuJISlhYZDRG5YtegV0-nxGYL4g8T7vb5s6gmByj90oxGaIiC5GxYjVfqWNngxUAj0CiLIyETy/s1600/DSC06287.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QZGTMQLp-slsZj_zPL1k6buFIrB1g_fyQPl8bMTEeQk8IOIwe4z6GJVCnkxDWtyfGsNuJISlhYZDRG5YtegV0-nxGYL4g8T7vb5s6gmByj90oxGaIiC5GxYjVfqWNngxUAj0CiLIyETy/s320/DSC06287.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />Then there's this lantern, created by my daughter at school this year. Now you've gotta love kids & glitter creations but this really doesn't appeal to me, black for Christmas? <br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uSMBx7uiCgifuGBJ80yIUTtQTUJcJ1VsRvH2Ve_OytXW-EKyYCS_8MAcDiKj2E18Gm2JA2OqiLTq1Hw3r3H0rHA-47U97wfbUTCHqdcf83rXcGQvWFIYtx1wTb2q-yFfdAYI_XqaLqNr/s1600/DSC06284.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uSMBx7uiCgifuGBJ80yIUTtQTUJcJ1VsRvH2Ve_OytXW-EKyYCS_8MAcDiKj2E18Gm2JA2OqiLTq1Hw3r3H0rHA-47U97wfbUTCHqdcf83rXcGQvWFIYtx1wTb2q-yFfdAYI_XqaLqNr/s320/DSC06284.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br />So how about you?Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-73831409423749349342011-10-02T22:17:00.002+01:002011-10-02T22:35:19.352+01:00Autumn in The Sun!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Today we enjoyed a family day out to the near by National Trust site Croft Castle. On any other 2nd of October I'd be prepared for all autumn eventualities & throw into the car a flask, the raincoats, the fleeces & the wellies. However today we left in short sleeves, with sun hats, bare feet, a picnic & plenty of cold drinks. I'm not complaining but what is that all about?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6kwz4vnemPt1f7U6DXsEZ5bX2DdG61RRf6WgBcobipxLJkg5ZdVtr4WAIOHWDr62W3QlEQr1PqqJsbqV-okl_QwCNtZCWIueE88BZQa__bbSGbuEGTu8_sE6FB_H9QI5GbS_a828J58Q/s1600/DSC05755.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6kwz4vnemPt1f7U6DXsEZ5bX2DdG61RRf6WgBcobipxLJkg5ZdVtr4WAIOHWDr62W3QlEQr1PqqJsbqV-okl_QwCNtZCWIueE88BZQa__bbSGbuEGTu8_sE6FB_H9QI5GbS_a828J58Q/s320/DSC05755.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Its Summer....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYYVkaiMhifqwX7JeJOuI2o1c6daURJQ7BE0Un98hgJDbrv6eOc0Gk4Aows0OP0VeFiJRKluuO8-rOM_8XlPWywaUYd4mzaWK6_xt9q1g5YerhCOsUKEXB-UqkLldjKScHkGtztFOx_wQ/s320/DSC05799.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Or is it Autumn....</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDoKaXR2lerA8_CWlk2Zewq8KyaEcRDn7haeMNhkU8A-l5Rec0qzUKkFWDtdccRvMq3k6fOytxrojenCRuKp_GFoFbiot-XihR6EjkZsef8dedvuX1O0vHiQdvp1O6GEKuPI4f0r2EXqe/s1600/DSC05756.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDoKaXR2lerA8_CWlk2Zewq8KyaEcRDn7haeMNhkU8A-l5Rec0qzUKkFWDtdccRvMq3k6fOytxrojenCRuKp_GFoFbiot-XihR6EjkZsef8dedvuX1O0vHiQdvp1O6GEKuPI4f0r2EXqe/s320/DSC05756.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Definitely Summer....</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyV_lL-aq30PHJltZ8jAfWFu-DV_mqYXxBUGsLdNVQ9VewH26jsdNVwikVKVQUyPOIHBjb9b8SyUvRCVjimHw5RSny3CI1ON3YcOtp3iXcal2uwpBi-w79Y_DsHYpFJDEBNRKHnj8K5U7/s1600/DSC05765.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyV_lL-aq30PHJltZ8jAfWFu-DV_mqYXxBUGsLdNVQ9VewH26jsdNVwikVKVQUyPOIHBjb9b8SyUvRCVjimHw5RSny3CI1ON3YcOtp3iXcal2uwpBi-w79Y_DsHYpFJDEBNRKHnj8K5U7/s320/DSC05765.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hang on Autumn....</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5KK7IMlU6gtYp-MXHMmGzWwVrCLMk_ukPaNIHtNnkIInBq1qdboag6AawDy8CpyntA_1CRHONMV5PClWgTAi9p1HY33oT0fknyehf_zLAumjaVx3f0inaz_2lyJSaSTo0DhW7el3cOhm/s1600/DSC05776.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5KK7IMlU6gtYp-MXHMmGzWwVrCLMk_ukPaNIHtNnkIInBq1qdboag6AawDy8CpyntA_1CRHONMV5PClWgTAi9p1HY33oT0fknyehf_zLAumjaVx3f0inaz_2lyJSaSTo0DhW7el3cOhm/s320/DSC05776.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">No Summer, thats a picnic....</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vMliWYQbv27e3ICqM6Ke0MxFSkTwaX4wvD10VRHofYukaFErFGDc6lI-eNar5DbEkrbqL88e07Z9ItOaQLF9EOZifX2P56FM4ZD44w0KQUzeY_pTJ19YbPbshXlyszIp8UlTgN-XqE2C/s1600/DSC05812.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vMliWYQbv27e3ICqM6Ke0MxFSkTwaX4wvD10VRHofYukaFErFGDc6lI-eNar5DbEkrbqL88e07Z9ItOaQLF9EOZifX2P56FM4ZD44w0KQUzeY_pTJ19YbPbshXlyszIp8UlTgN-XqE2C/s320/DSC05812.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">but look ripe Autumn apples....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZFKi4F4gwc7Hg1o-nyNx1FNg7KGoZitrDRR_-DC2BMikHIXkq7x24Jyu15MlloC1NwPllvZ7E2GF31jd6AUIQmDWFqG0iu3zYJ01-OdFX0lftLndFTgX52xqz0UYswm80lNckiWUE5R_/s1600/DSC05819.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZFKi4F4gwc7Hg1o-nyNx1FNg7KGoZitrDRR_-DC2BMikHIXkq7x24Jyu15MlloC1NwPllvZ7E2GF31jd6AUIQmDWFqG0iu3zYJ01-OdFX0lftLndFTgX52xqz0UYswm80lNckiWUE5R_/s320/DSC05819.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ok leaves, Autumn it is....</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWjH4-WJTpLC9Bm89D5yloIPhiwvA1zOINO-8VZq-gygjCT61RcT4ODU2K61_vC8nO3HSRN6qqzOz6j4ZUAC7KdyqRT84xeIF4qv7sEWfkYd4rhVBTl6TM4tLIem8q60fKX1WxQ0Nr37V/s1600/DSC05817.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWjH4-WJTpLC9Bm89D5yloIPhiwvA1zOINO-8VZq-gygjCT61RcT4ODU2K61_vC8nO3HSRN6qqzOz6j4ZUAC7KdyqRT84xeIF4qv7sEWfkYd4rhVBTl6TM4tLIem8q60fKX1WxQ0Nr37V/s320/DSC05817.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">but why are we dressed for Summer?</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-22143623345548504542011-09-02T21:31:00.003+01:002011-09-02T21:58:12.768+01:00A Taste Of France<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nDD_UUVztU9ilNw37CT4Nw8_HyaVHYuVtDILy2wKL0bN7SF4Djb61ol4vB0t3PTVkRZ9hsvB9lrDRn7LXz7MhxH98MleLnmD2B5Z2WzUceV9uPedJwpvs7nF_66YQUqOCjxngRTd_lRY/s1600/DSC01998.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nDD_UUVztU9ilNw37CT4Nw8_HyaVHYuVtDILy2wKL0bN7SF4Djb61ol4vB0t3PTVkRZ9hsvB9lrDRn7LXz7MhxH98MleLnmD2B5Z2WzUceV9uPedJwpvs7nF_66YQUqOCjxngRTd_lRY/s320/DSC01998.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi all, its been a while (sorry). I wont even go there with excuses this time but with all the things I have to share from the summer I hope to make up some ground & get this blog back on track. I have just cleared approx 500 photos from my memory card so I have no excuses to get posting! </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">You may be aware my parents live in France so we are lucky to enjoy many holidays there. I never tire of my passion for wondering around villages eyeing up the architecture and searching out interesting doors, windows and shutters. These are just a snip-it of this years favs, I'll leave my ramble there tonight as the photos say it all......Splendid!</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEEbuFlWvKdSAV6R7HvZK7YJ9k8GFhqk66qSIEEpVLIIL5Yy85kX58NQAb7Sbz2xPNnVgFSnHLUdRj-BHq1lTZ-hTDSlRV1n_VbhD-bQDRtydlOnrbCejWhPwJkCR76HfVRZj1tY7XErY/s1600/DSC01979.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEEbuFlWvKdSAV6R7HvZK7YJ9k8GFhqk66qSIEEpVLIIL5Yy85kX58NQAb7Sbz2xPNnVgFSnHLUdRj-BHq1lTZ-hTDSlRV1n_VbhD-bQDRtydlOnrbCejWhPwJkCR76HfVRZj1tY7XErY/s320/DSC01979.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mirepoix</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m-3v90xE7A485KQRZRmLDydHaI7hQcdBC5P7yV5zmz1EAJiE0hnBfgaKXkxo46gGuPoE_O0ZNWaboH250Vs5j-22s4VWQM_WotoPZZZwiAcOcwUM3dpn910BJM1vLqxkFaqGFWbhpk14/s1600/DSC01986.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m-3v90xE7A485KQRZRmLDydHaI7hQcdBC5P7yV5zmz1EAJiE0hnBfgaKXkxo46gGuPoE_O0ZNWaboH250Vs5j-22s4VWQM_WotoPZZZwiAcOcwUM3dpn910BJM1vLqxkFaqGFWbhpk14/s320/DSC01986.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mirepoix</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfU8Fy8Vt-WPWJyzhCMdeUO1q6ExXbWY2onjjqGE2EZOeg4QcpqSa0M3sSOMCSD8T3-sH2sCRT9i3xeL875eYjLAn2Zvcvd-dsRbFaPxrv8un1VQOuCIFPTrq8MS0psASgtqnN9JbPdXE/s1600/DSC01993.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfU8Fy8Vt-WPWJyzhCMdeUO1q6ExXbWY2onjjqGE2EZOeg4QcpqSa0M3sSOMCSD8T3-sH2sCRT9i3xeL875eYjLAn2Zvcvd-dsRbFaPxrv8un1VQOuCIFPTrq8MS0psASgtqnN9JbPdXE/s320/DSC01993.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mirepoix</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTkLPFCENHSa2hZuCgaVBWpWr9IsFWrXiy62wGHVSyeYppbgxwOGeizl4d9fABJmDmiwcfMVICX9hgQtZfjBvJWkfqCkri4sjMm35kLbJ8pgM6IlM7GFwHhAv2nTvvxIODeve6dDyh3_L/s1600/DSC04941.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTkLPFCENHSa2hZuCgaVBWpWr9IsFWrXiy62wGHVSyeYppbgxwOGeizl4d9fABJmDmiwcfMVICX9hgQtZfjBvJWkfqCkri4sjMm35kLbJ8pgM6IlM7GFwHhAv2nTvvxIODeve6dDyh3_L/s320/DSC04941.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Rouen</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxbMFj-W7zJc5W7MZyx1CJkbhEvV-snAdCAvFuxQfQUKondsMzUDFrAjkLlJ580P4bgCAV-1R33Y2EuKxFmThyphenhyphen0XQKh-5L8amztnP85BFWFKbpR-f1p3OfE2pZs5s0oyJuQQm4oLn-s3O/s1600/DSC04832.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxbMFj-W7zJc5W7MZyx1CJkbhEvV-snAdCAvFuxQfQUKondsMzUDFrAjkLlJ580P4bgCAV-1R33Y2EuKxFmThyphenhyphen0XQKh-5L8amztnP85BFWFKbpR-f1p3OfE2pZs5s0oyJuQQm4oLn-s3O/s320/DSC04832.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Honfleur</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ECpKGGvgAcVNYgBipIVxTxYFj2b7c0LoqEHqKiDV7vlRaNta4huFYMq12F9A2evBCND6adRIYNB_M8MWTqcbiyxZvt-YcR-U1I-8YBgitHYIMn68pYyPC1o_F3TCS9K9gkjESASufsfA/s1600/DSC04890.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ECpKGGvgAcVNYgBipIVxTxYFj2b7c0LoqEHqKiDV7vlRaNta4huFYMq12F9A2evBCND6adRIYNB_M8MWTqcbiyxZvt-YcR-U1I-8YBgitHYIMn68pYyPC1o_F3TCS9K9gkjESASufsfA/s320/DSC04890.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Near Rouen</div>
<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96PYCfRCLuKXN1mj_bgi5xm5tQhWbkoPlXpnYqaP3rvlF7zSp3s9OO_2zEayrfcNw5zhsLkKMXlXLeMF9RB5MTCloZPjUQYsAP_iPtejBiE8i5FHI953a5CRfToYfuOaKutZ9l5tXjMR9/s1600/DSC04897.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96PYCfRCLuKXN1mj_bgi5xm5tQhWbkoPlXpnYqaP3rvlF7zSp3s9OO_2zEayrfcNw5zhsLkKMXlXLeMF9RB5MTCloZPjUQYsAP_iPtejBiE8i5FHI953a5CRfToYfuOaKutZ9l5tXjMR9/s320/DSC04897.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Near Rouen</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-42918378982272608172011-06-08T09:47:00.005+01:002011-06-08T10:10:03.437+01:00Buttons, Hearts & Pink Cake!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZGvp-MRDuJEFyBhORBFaCSLDWrmhBE5ixNGvMJb0JbNVo73dS5EpY8XkIUZzPXrhivMeRJlhQ-cxjcG4j1o3p6P4TgyK-zno4XyJlZhSaIy-roQn90WpLFwo0OHYz_w62KGpsNm_8Qrc/s320/DSC04366.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Yesterday was my birthday, the last one before the big 40 next year which is very scary!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It began with a girly meal out the night before, I spent the day just chilling out & painting in my studio, followed by tea & birthday cake with the kids after school then a nice evening in with the hubby & a few wines!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I dont want to boast but just had to share my wonderful pressies with you. It doesn't take much to get to know me and work out what I like, in fact you only need to read the side bar of this blog to see things I am passionate about. I think every single pressie had ME written all over it and for that & am truly grateful and a still a little excitable today! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNA14tsS3funFkNAjobbdTcdE0mNgXC7BHZ7urgtyKAGEU0NlOlx6JR5Dfv3GRue_mtMeekM17VNkX1-lLViBj0JPGmFVlEYp_-QYskeggDxLecCOwSUGju6Dl_hbhKqadti43SnOOUgo/s320/DSC04358.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">BUTTONS!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD3sD7407yrA0yhqZHoANbHSwRU23lpnrZmNMgMmFf4FQ74OFzRfNJcyQpuTVt7f2nA7FllKo4p10uBG0oRUZsK2_4roj0pqxYUkp1JUXd5pTFNvSY6iTXpQx2mwQoCTKf2hlzJufs1E4/s320/DSC04359.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">HEARTS!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8sHHF8MH0TLr2TmhAJ9NpQx2yD45fplBGr7jyZKJNRopp0ujW00s0Ic3b3qsEvhdMCyQ9Fsy55NK0719I30EFSBB367NPl2jA9_m2zLnM2r0TBXiYw5Pa7j4ohs3uEuY-WlbFVoS9sTO/s320/DSC04362.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">CATH K!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUym3z4fAe_xW87_T-zJ6t547F-YOe8cYM3Qtc06XWwIXWjPAKAfgFxf6ubCVqlQv-Z1quLJo_aH5qaXcPpah_C2IyhdiFdvgNSnpOoiaLJbytxy9eJwstiWjN1jJgXdY5f8sNBqI9vwKF/s320/DSC04361.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">EMMA B!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBSjDJnTdJKDnaFGbNwfGhyphenhyphenMYHsTUupCVBcI9i11jg0zDa_a82ku4wGMp2PUS4HJeVMTNhIV-aTdM51A3Ay6280NLx62-eaUSIINBUYUSXT59-Fb1HZVVDuliewKDSTquvD3vh_xn9ec9/s1600/DSC04364.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBSjDJnTdJKDnaFGbNwfGhyphenhyphenMYHsTUupCVBcI9i11jg0zDa_a82ku4wGMp2PUS4HJeVMTNhIV-aTdM51A3Ay6280NLx62-eaUSIINBUYUSXT59-Fb1HZVVDuliewKDSTquvD3vh_xn9ec9/s320/DSC04364.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">COLOUR & PATTERN!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkTRKxZjvG_0M8nigYl9v58vqSgUezMzFq5SNL1kUy5LOVZkTh1DO3jJKKHQ5DC9qdnySqNLe56XzFqNsgwOrit6TuRuMO2xP60usnLdWJKa6oUHPn4oSP6-PneTsQCJTwSNKZXz3fsdm/s1600/DSC04360.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkTRKxZjvG_0M8nigYl9v58vqSgUezMzFq5SNL1kUy5LOVZkTh1DO3jJKKHQ5DC9qdnySqNLe56XzFqNsgwOrit6TuRuMO2xP60usnLdWJKa6oUHPn4oSP6-PneTsQCJTwSNKZXz3fsdm/s320/DSC04360.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">CERAMICS!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYQQ2o7yTgAhWPWCqTXvoms4vIsl3qnkZKiq-Y6-jtuD_abESDZU852HNpBJEuesX2rXYXkQLcwIwdskX6dYwI1JJk_ZV4nzvvi3giff5l0xiX95AVgelj84UgL0UiibKwW03bcPFLtQW/s320/images.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MUSICAL THEATRE TICKETS!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpPHNGbXJ9z7vxD0sCDLnl7lKoKMpRDBC9-zxJxEOtdtSJ0MYBxgnKqaqcJwFh6KZg5Kcw-ap2wWQYdHHxYxtXaSl0Q6kXr_5caCJ3Gq7Rzc05UjTafmY8bOo-ze06-6UhqnKSHoS_73C/s320/DSC04371.JPG" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">PINK CAKE!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-80977495217321988932011-05-26T22:43:00.001+01:002011-05-26T22:46:52.063+01:00In the Spotlight - Muddy Puddle Crafts<div>Evening guys, the lovely Tracey over at Blueberry Barn has featured me on her blog!</div><div><br /></div><div>Please go and check it out? dont stop at reading about me, its a lovley blog with loads of links, have fun x</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://blueberrybarn-countrystyle.co.uk/http:/blueberrybarn-countrystyle/in-the-spotlight-muddy-puddle-crafts/">In the Spotlight - Muddy Puddle Crafts</a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-29369103640078272132011-04-13T13:08:00.002+01:002011-04-13T13:41:21.353+01:00Juggling!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/6958c4914c8ac13e.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/6958c4914c8ac13e.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div>I am all in a bit of a mess at the moment, maybe its the sun? maybe its April? I dont really know but life is a bit too manic. I'm not even that busy in Muddy Puddle land so I dont know what I'm on about, I only have a few orders here & there coming through. We have put our house on the market and are having a lot of interest, I think I am sub conciously focusing on that too much and have put life somewhat on hold. With viewers coming its a constant battle to tidy & shove things in cupboards & not start doing anything major just in case? <div><br /></div><div>Thats it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I dont seem to properly start or finish anything...I start it, put it away somewhere then I dont finish, in fact some days I have so much to do but dont want to get stuck in too much I dont even know what to do first. I tried yesterday to do so much but feel nothing actually got achieved. This is the job list I made myself last night to spur me on, its not all I have to do today...add to it the Pta cake sale, the washing, the ironing, the phoncalls etc, my ceramics class & you may be just about there. The kids break up tomorrow so thats even more jobs out the window as I enjoy the holidays with them. Grrrrr, thats it moan over, roll on May so I can put<div> this month behind me.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/33b8de4ecc28c476.jpg?size=320" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I took part in a 'Heart' swap back along with fellow bloggers and was paired with the lovely <a href="http://bekisbloggybits.blogspot.com/">Beki</a>. My gorgeous parcel of all things hearty arrived over a week ago, all wrapped in pink paper. I ripped it open, ooohhhed & aaahhhed and quickly stuffed it back in the envelope. You've guessed it, we had a viewer, so it was shoved in the under stairs cupboard. And there it stayed, how bad is that? so today its come back out, been photographed & oohhed & ahhed at and I have taken some time to give it all homes. </div><div><br /></div><div>The sewn house hanging is perfect! I recently gave my loo/utility a makeover with this heart I won in a previous giveaway as the inspiration. I teamed it up with my house plaque I made at ceramics class, hey presto a spring fresh look was born. Well now it has been joined by Beki's masterpiece, perfect co ordination or what! </div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/90d70c5321b87e10.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/90d70c5321b87e10.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div>The gingham heart now lives in my conservatory where it matched with the sofa cushion! This was another gift from a fellow blogger, again perfect match! I am beginning to think you lot know me too well!</div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/a4e246de283e8f4d.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:50722/2cd219044b84162accb75b91a09d278c/image/a4e246de283e8f4d.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Anyway I'm off, things to do, another task crossed off my list! no doubt it will be May till I blog again, so toooodles x</div></div></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-81000540019686244032011-03-26T21:19:00.002+00:002011-03-26T21:58:17.561+00:00Are Flowers & Chocolate Really Enough?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">With Mothering Sunday a week away and Easter Sunday just 3 weeks later I've been a busy bee lately running up some pretty hand painted goodies.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">What do you normally give on Mothers Day?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Flowers? Lunch at the Pub? Smellies?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSrTTyLNZHbRBXLzVg7jxIAAs5KLYFe4R1w_fza-L9oZ9JTdVMZQiNE6uZ_iANXo7UeR_r90B2_KNGFE6eBFRrjbaSD1kcOGujTuAT0Q5E2veP8Cg8yt5uiYIfsA69P77fXqbEN1nBAqq/s1600/DSC03417.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSrTTyLNZHbRBXLzVg7jxIAAs5KLYFe4R1w_fza-L9oZ9JTdVMZQiNE6uZ_iANXo7UeR_r90B2_KNGFE6eBFRrjbaSD1kcOGujTuAT0Q5E2veP8Cg8yt5uiYIfsA69P77fXqbEN1nBAqq/s320/DSC03417.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">A plant and smellies are what I remember from my childhood. Dad would take my brother and I to town for a potted chrysanth from the fruit & veg shop and some talc & bubble bath from M&S! He normally gave mum the plant & my brother & I fought over the smellies!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq82CIhIdbdWgGsguvRzQTAXzl92HCp3t7c3rUClcu3WxW_JeQaEP2zDX1sPKDtOWz9iD3PuQ0uS8yHN0HickMMKQM4EaYEPumWdd8araOwOD3gTms49VfCIJe6oX5EclhyGBUbvC0MqRs/s1600/DSC03423.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq82CIhIdbdWgGsguvRzQTAXzl92HCp3t7c3rUClcu3WxW_JeQaEP2zDX1sPKDtOWz9iD3PuQ0uS8yHN0HickMMKQM4EaYEPumWdd8araOwOD3gTms49VfCIJe6oX5EclhyGBUbvC0MqRs/s320/DSC03423.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Times seem to have changed, even Tesco had half an isle of what I can only call 'Tat' I noticed today. Basically anything mass produced that they could stick mum on was displayed along side the cards. Its a shame really because to me Mothers Day is time to give a well thought out little something that comes from the heart. The card you made at school with normally a daffodil on meant so much!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTac3rloVpw637SbqbpHKCAJORgZy-vHsJrGofqCttIMX2o7aA1SUbTH5aZ0Bixjk0wOXz3wLTlD1dqf_AwWGv5aTep2queNV6gNd2Be_08Hg6bm4MuDlWF5lRc5jGaBonObskYfVci08J/s320/DSC03419.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Then there's Easter, what does it mean to you?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Religion? Chocolate? Family Time? 2 Days off?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq82CIhIdbdWgGsguvRzQTAXzl92HCp3t7c3rUClcu3WxW_JeQaEP2zDX1sPKDtOWz9iD3PuQ0uS8yHN0HickMMKQM4EaYEPumWdd8araOwOD3gTms49VfCIJe6oX5EclhyGBUbvC0MqRs/s1600/DSC03423.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm0-Nt6T6xwrKMTe4oOuUH9W_S_UMKDssBbPRhIlm2_dTp7PumszxAxWfYx_HSw42X2b4KX1asQkvW-Ac88QqnxKhyphenhyphen_hq5tBWSL7-HbmXIg_hc3DI6N2xtm71NrAyClfPpXMGwqSgB2Og/s320/DSC03664.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">As a fairly non religious family it wasn't about going to Church for us. However looking back we did things quite traditionally. Fish was always for tea on Good Friday, we baked Easter Biscuits with Mum and she always made a Simnel Cake (which the kids refused to eat).</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwp8JMWM-3yt1SRMJN2uv0Kmzlo6RWnZxM9j4pE0EUy5FiTcWoa2o8DIKX8Y9isvBQ0BxAafBaQRKuo_os5pe1Ghz2XS07ki3bqwmVIlSxvYsVvErhwqxXqKqprXHfQNEjELD3csSBuGO/s320/DSC03654.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We also had a big family lunch not far off the scale of Christmas dinner with turkey and all the trimmings & a special Chocolate themed desert.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvlOpiQa61w5KB44pXHBoAuZN7I1Zwn2Fx_KYl57tofQDm7FXzdWHm7fC52eZlnfj2vzO52HTIfpmyqPaMXuzOQRkiGEa6OXpw7NQyq8S9nBp9Ick9zKPN4vntkuADODfayuhuPgTXx5B/s320/DSC03657.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I of course remember the eggs, but when I was little they were huge and I didn't get that many. Maybe 4, from M&D, grandparents and Auntie's.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">How times change, it seems all its about now is eggs and how many you get</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">3 for 2 here, 3 for £5 there and only £1 everywhere.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Whats that all about? yes of course I buy them for my kids but only 1 £1 one and some mini ones to have a hunt.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">What do you do to celebrate it? We also do an Easter Tree, buy the kids a decoration, make nest cakes, do some kind of craft activity and have some good old family fun.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">xxx</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-87997849421831046852011-03-15T20:32:00.002+00:002011-03-15T20:56:31.883+00:00and the WINNER is.........<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nZTyGo3QXRrdG4hH-64mho7eZdxzqlYKKriNfmVm_oLgZOpFIwqSLVzd4AsZVR7Q-Qg7kmosgD0KE5mqdclK5-LW4nf6c-18EC0qbovqIo0jZcUncjbM8mGgWzbe4Bgan4bTyVfu0P3g/s1600/polka_dot_balloon.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nZTyGo3QXRrdG4hH-64mho7eZdxzqlYKKriNfmVm_oLgZOpFIwqSLVzd4AsZVR7Q-Qg7kmosgD0KE5mqdclK5-LW4nf6c-18EC0qbovqIo0jZcUncjbM8mGgWzbe4Bgan4bTyVfu0P3g/s400/polka_dot_balloon.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's how it panned out...............</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;">2 entered via FB as blogger wouldn't let them leave a comment (Caroline & SJ Cupcakes)</li><li style="text-align: left;">44 comments were left on here, but 1 was duplicated so 43 on here</li><li style="text-align: left;">Thats 45 in total</li><li style="text-align: left;">I called upon my Muddy Puddle Mini's to choose the winner</li><li style="text-align: left;">Muddy Puddle Mini Daughter, 'pick a number between 0-4'........ she chose 3</li><li style="text-align: left;">Muddy Puddle Mini Son, 'pick a number between 0-9'................he chose 1</li><li style="text-align: left;">Winning comment is no. 31</li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thecraftytrundler.blogspot.com/">The Crafty Trundler</a> YOU ARE MY WINNER</li><li style="text-align: left;">I do believe thats YOU Sharon!!!!! please get in touch x</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A huge thanks to all who entered and to all 1575 facebook fans and 150 blog followers who have decided to follow my progress. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it.......your support, comments, advice & always being there gives me a real buzz & keeps me motivated.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Jo xxx</div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo_TXZsuXghMX4hiQ8kb7O6zK6bmLAL0fR5kB-6xoEg5XEknUk5_2jZGAsbQ0DayIucWRAxyIY2cenKk0oCMAZ4qALO0XUrBZojXO_pnzQ2saaeHIp-2s0JDGuQM-7Q8j6PQLg-ahowMl/s1600/mud+pud+crafts+badge.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo_TXZsuXghMX4hiQ8kb7O6zK6bmLAL0fR5kB-6xoEg5XEknUk5_2jZGAsbQ0DayIucWRAxyIY2cenKk0oCMAZ4qALO0XUrBZojXO_pnzQ2saaeHIp-2s0JDGuQM-7Q8j6PQLg-ahowMl/s400/mud+pud+crafts+badge.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-87363350430040190412011-03-14T18:04:00.002+00:002011-03-14T18:29:59.205+00:00Finishing Touches!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We are in the process of putting our house on the market and I am having a ball! I know it wont last for long as soon the stress of viewings & fees & finance will set in but until then I'm having fun. I've put my Kirsty & Phil hat on & mixed in a bit of 'Changing Rooms' and am busy pottering from room to room adding little somethings to catch the eye of a buyer We are nearly there with the boring bits like filling in holes, tidying, de cluttering & re painting & now its finishing touches time. I am loving it, think I could actually do this as a job, maybe I should call up Lawrence and re invent Changing Rooms as Muddy Puddle Makeovers?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9k47CyZXFChN5VlkWrjK56cuB3yqwbv1Rm3aiQnYSAbqcMdBnN-Ny62aFJ757Iij24S9_mb5a4Ac8UGl2Dnmd5TDReNpD5WaRmmC20tEYjeVUsd5FNe8pHAvMlShHuqzrihJzS35v8mm/s1600/stuff.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9k47CyZXFChN5VlkWrjK56cuB3yqwbv1Rm3aiQnYSAbqcMdBnN-Ny62aFJ757Iij24S9_mb5a4Ac8UGl2Dnmd5TDReNpD5WaRmmC20tEYjeVUsd5FNe8pHAvMlShHuqzrihJzS35v8mm/s400/stuff.jpg" /></a></div>The downstairs loo now has a 'garden' theme going on......pretty bunting, a new room spray & tissue box, a new soap dispenser and a heart (courtesy of Oh Sew Lovelys Giveaway). The bathroom gets a Cath bar of soap that I had for Christmas & cant bear to open!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTnEl_K8SN4PHaX4q-fH79BQCVtT8hQpSGRV_4sTu9J77YzfqB81uVpZkMGu-Djhkje0uveZLce9KDV1Ytimw_Ns8kEH_mlnOvJUk8UEhQ5zN1dtZcnlQimwLIr44Xtf6GcsgToq4n02V/s1600/stuff2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTnEl_K8SN4PHaX4q-fH79BQCVtT8hQpSGRV_4sTu9J77YzfqB81uVpZkMGu-Djhkje0uveZLce9KDV1Ytimw_Ns8kEH_mlnOvJUk8UEhQ5zN1dtZcnlQimwLIr44Xtf6GcsgToq4n02V/s400/stuff2.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The hall now has a dinky oak table I found in a local junk shop and the plaque I made at ceramics class looks fab by the back door. I have made a feature of one of my hand bags rather than chucking it in the corner of my bedroom and the lounge gets a rug to cover the tired carpet (courtesy of John Lewis vouchers we had as a Christmas gift)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1tgMVMVzKA2oF1jpYScPexXCFFJbwodL2p-UuRpiqlz-JTJSQJ4MpNo92MIF6yVbR1ipnBf2OriJpRDwZsCSOMBvpt3NhggJ6f3gWIs89Knoo6An99em1AB0RsUCLSUXGkB91MIUI5ll/s400/stuff1.jpg" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The driveway now has 3 little pots hanging on the garage to greet you, as does the front door. The conservatory has been treated to not only a new plant but a free pot too and the kitchen window sill now has a jasmine hoop which is just showing signs of flowering!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Hope it all helps, just need the fresh flowers on viewing days and hey presto, buyers I'm ready for you! </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-63363967086779041112011-03-08T18:48:00.005+00:002011-03-08T20:52:10.205+00:00The Story of my Profile Pic & Giveaway!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoWI0el2K5IXcFVm3qq_GNZIOuIN15rRSnTLgK7WFVN7grqow7UzAvzSsDFnBYbTnUrOaqwZCj-oSrrBTBpXjxJlPR2fZCkk1PTkDi1CHkqEeQsqu8SSNuvt_1LMRktMXbxIDuMXgJEq7/s1600/chunky+hearts1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoWI0el2K5IXcFVm3qq_GNZIOuIN15rRSnTLgK7WFVN7grqow7UzAvzSsDFnBYbTnUrOaqwZCj-oSrrBTBpXjxJlPR2fZCkk1PTkDi1CHkqEeQsqu8SSNuvt_1LMRktMXbxIDuMXgJEq7/s320/chunky+hearts1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Its been a while since my last post but just when I have 2 things to share with you I discover the timing of this post is mighty strange.....I have achieved 2 things today, 1500+ fans on my facebook page and the comeback of my 'Dotty Chunky Hearts'! I find it a bit weird that just as I share & celebrate a whopping amount of fans I also & write about a bunch of hearts that have played such an important role in growth of the business. And there's more.....this is my 100th post, now thats freaky!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJaKLNo9b_kRyBjgehl5p_ExALZsjmotxZAo-ujvqjVWz5weXKgRxya20KAaIhhF1u8iBsW1RxErjR5lMT4IIt-fm0tazcD2PyEKprKkdvIbGCcEIyZzXRWouIrqFZVqaifrZqBuL-nWg/s320/PICT1967.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Way back when when I first started Muddy Puddle I came across 11 small & 3 large papier mache hearts stuffed in the back of a box in a craft shop. Having only painted flat things I had to have them! The 3 large ones were painted up straight away and given to 2 friends and my daughter. The other 11 just got painted as and when depending on what colour paint pot I had open. Their colours weren't exactly planned they just happened. Each little one then traveled around with me from crafts fair to craft fair, they brightened up my stall no matter how I displayed them. They hung on branches at Easter time, the red one hung with the Christmas decs, the pastel ones sat with my pink & blue baby products & gradually they sold. I never intended to repeat them but as they summed up all things colourful & dotty I decided to use them as my online identity picture. Frequent comments came along straight away with oohh's and ahh's asking how to buy one. But with no supply of blank ones I turned the custom away.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1qZgq8oZJqvg8Cav4bbFitzYQfcuttb1jKtmeJr5s57X-3jd0OSbe7fVOo163LjyuIlTS_7gBgIdxSKAJ9zKjVp05f5rpbM-Pa347jKE6EAq377bBp-0Rf89Su1lIhXaL4kPau56g_1B/s1600/DSC02257.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1qZgq8oZJqvg8Cav4bbFitzYQfcuttb1jKtmeJr5s57X-3jd0OSbe7fVOo163LjyuIlTS_7gBgIdxSKAJ9zKjVp05f5rpbM-Pa347jKE6EAq377bBp-0Rf89Su1lIhXaL4kPau56g_1B/s320/DSC02257.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Then last summer while on holiday in France I came across almost the exact same scenario. In a craft shop at the back of a shelf were 10 random hearts! They were the sameish size but wooden rather than papier mache. I of course bought them and turned them into these above. This picture has now become me! I have opted against using my logo to identify myself as these have served me so well!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFaLisrisPB-dY22lQp2iDCDYVEPhyS50QHnjy5QzyumzqIB-vq7g4xc7GzBn3f4jmng6XT-rQBpeQ0L6CzY_01qjCqaBlSpldVUOSrAn3if13b0QDgV0F205EVP4pN3kwFWEgJYNZztn/s1600/DSC03434.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFaLisrisPB-dY22lQp2iDCDYVEPhyS50QHnjy5QzyumzqIB-vq7g4xc7GzBn3f4jmng6XT-rQBpeQ0L6CzY_01qjCqaBlSpldVUOSrAn3if13b0QDgV0F205EVP4pN3kwFWEgJYNZztn/s320/DSC03434.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So back in France last month I headed straight to the craft shop. They had them in but again had very low stocks. I bought a dozen which today became these 12 above! 7 of them were pre ordered and posted out today so that just leaves these.....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfrK77rT7H36vmAAocJcS3JNLdXLcF8ulEMO3cZownbdHFAOjgNZbhFhT5fRzo8epgBrMA7fgjLYUrIpS7xx6WVixN60JmzEdv_EqOcKtjJsUNBJSP7u4t73cOBwrP2WU3QDk3VZsZb2-/s320/DSC03459.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So with a giveaway to sort and a product to keep alive I call on your help. Each time I paint them I try to come up with a few new colour combos, the 5 above are all new.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">139 blog followers + 1506 FB fans = 1645 of you.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So my giveaway prize to one of you is £16.45 worth of free Muddy Puddle products!!!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">To enter please leave a comment telling me the colour combo you would like to see in the next batch of hearts!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Good luck, the winner will be chosen at random in 1 week x</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-60215183373431560172011-02-25T21:09:00.002+00:002011-02-25T22:00:47.741+00:00Studio Space!<div>There has been much talk lately on facebook about studios space. Fellow crafters have shared with us their 'sewing rooms', 'crafts rooms' & 'studio's'. I've seen converted attics, conservatory's, summer houses, spare rooms, even sheds. The location may vary but each one has had one thing in common....A SOLE PURPOSE, A ROOM ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO CRAFTING!!! As if thats not been enough each little room has then been given a personality to add comfort, inspiration & the wow factor! I've seen cushions, pictures, bunting, comfy chairs, shelves of colour coded fabric, rows of ribbon.....I could go on but it makes me green with envy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Having moved from the end of my dining table to an actual desk some time ago I thought I had a 'studio'.......me now thinks not.......</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l7-dj2Rgr3S_z1_a8qXVQKNgmkc7xsvrdL6FluOn6X5vd3cEHAwqymUsWDtxVDo8k13-D8ZBa5ZXheFXaF7QbWlood1FOOFR9vLeYAGB3Skdr9LwUu3pNT9t1Nlk9Yzk0EVlzwc9h_Iw/s1600/DSC03250.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l7-dj2Rgr3S_z1_a8qXVQKNgmkc7xsvrdL6FluOn6X5vd3cEHAwqymUsWDtxVDo8k13-D8ZBa5ZXheFXaF7QbWlood1FOOFR9vLeYAGB3Skdr9LwUu3pNT9t1Nlk9Yzk0EVlzwc9h_Iw/s320/DSC03250.JPG" /></a> </div>I work in my hallway.....its quite a big space but its also a way to the lounge & kitchen, it has the front door & staircase in it & I share it with the dogs & the drying washing!!!</div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Kn_pHCM77-wDZhlR1nRRl6Do4MCVnGQ_GqBbJg6WSj1SZ3kYxdYODZJfBmeB49AmmtEoGZ8jGlcXZo9B7K_CeAIKc-odEFxr4qFjbvCJXKAmo3rigRTlUsaMIEgZe5acLSoJw_todRh/s1600/DSC03252.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Kn_pHCM77-wDZhlR1nRRl6Do4MCVnGQ_GqBbJg6WSj1SZ3kYxdYODZJfBmeB49AmmtEoGZ8jGlcXZo9B7K_CeAIKc-odEFxr4qFjbvCJXKAmo3rigRTlUsaMIEgZe5acLSoJw_todRh/s320/DSC03252.JPG" /></a> </div>My little Ikea laptop desk is literally 2.5 ft x 1.5 ft but it does extend to kind of double its size!!!</div><div>Thats great but when I do that it prevents the door opening!!! The postman truly thinks I'm crazy but gets it now & just signals through the glass that my parcel is on the mat!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO-Wc1kvihyqyzaMBPs1SBZy3Qv_1Wt4WYGdiH52m7LPWwpTp7iV02zsSui48JxUqDmtos6RLL7aY2veO3LtHTlDh3-mjMaPBj5_g3zNVTloL6GzoDJ3t6bhczot6Q7rJl-SMMy8kgnSK/s320/DSC03271.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0miIfK7eJR4E46tiC5CjKbmI7Kxofz31_DwdX3I5inObL7OCEdTn3XY877P8D3IAPJsg8nrhXBlInQwlEl0Dh7GDxIIolhrGlWbiy9k0B1GXJDxuntPHKfEupAH6IJA93tl8KwD4vfNT/s1600/DSC03253.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0miIfK7eJR4E46tiC5CjKbmI7Kxofz31_DwdX3I5inObL7OCEdTn3XY877P8D3IAPJsg8nrhXBlInQwlEl0Dh7GDxIIolhrGlWbiy9k0B1GXJDxuntPHKfEupAH6IJA93tl8KwD4vfNT/s320/DSC03253.JPG" /></a> </div>My tall Ikea drawers contain all my paints, tools, beads, buttons, papers etc & are a life saver.</div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51HZnEyvcFMv5A9nuNhvhTEd32tbCZMKYt5VGfW1TBbuHnzdaHMYi4IgFWsV3PVK9N8g042KGl_lpRLFqerb07BUe-ss8Lx04IhtfV7SVdXVpIyTRUWJSUnAkLSxAVAUpOMIjZqPfrxfJ/s1600/DSC03254.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51HZnEyvcFMv5A9nuNhvhTEd32tbCZMKYt5VGfW1TBbuHnzdaHMYi4IgFWsV3PVK9N8g042KGl_lpRLFqerb07BUe-ss8Lx04IhtfV7SVdXVpIyTRUWJSUnAkLSxAVAUpOMIjZqPfrxfJ/s320/DSC03254.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I'm a bit of a tidy freak & love sorting my jars of beads & buttons!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVydwuTHco5ogZ6w5lg6I6gdSFuTYSXBkUo4nQmRjB3S6n6_vr3Oq_1m0QomHuTSfC9jsNp6SeRbtL9N2lOQg6o4NW9eTN7pNwDdqFTg7Lnbt6BlugOnQ9frrJ1-Ic5I6HQzw3dS92_JJ/s320/DSC03268.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I love the old chest under my desk that contains all my ribbons.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6-_Z0EZ_TTvnePYPnDPd1ZbG3wwPGmU8PZrrjbAQNo2bzBVZpM9Gn9y3tU5taHbOcsDKC4c-5frbIuFp21DXHIPwfibyGKUorOHENkvsnXGbpBqQWRAiU7R2xZHEqFQARebUTNGqffmd/s320/DSC03262.JPG" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The final thing I love about it is the company! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I am still dreaming of a devoted room that I can keep messy & just shut the door on when I turn from crafter to mummy but until then at least its a SPACE to call my own x</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469659138125826463.post-63248991958821949122011-02-10T20:21:00.002+00:002011-02-10T20:41:21.734+00:00Last Chance For LOVE xxx<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97DfNPOjS5gW2I8I2_yTJCTCpr8Zf8nkE8wFmOdH6UJUuYSwPTT7M7UDrnWz7rzZv9O7abuVtw-E5HPLnHzgq_tdQC5D3Tl-Ysm0uDLN2VWK44xbzqi1FfL7VODbZv-hVd4wzb07J2EaP/s1600/Search+results+for+valentines.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97DfNPOjS5gW2I8I2_yTJCTCpr8Zf8nkE8wFmOdH6UJUuYSwPTT7M7UDrnWz7rzZv9O7abuVtw-E5HPLnHzgq_tdQC5D3Tl-Ysm0uDLN2VWK44xbzqi1FfL7VODbZv-hVd4wzb07J2EaP/s400/Search+results+for+valentines.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">With only 3 days to go thought I'd best share my 2011 Valentines creations with you.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Have you sourced your little something yet to say what you need to say to your loved one on Monday morning?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">What sums it for you?..... I love you, for keeps, be mine, we 2 are one, truly madly, kiss me quick, crazy in love ????</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Guess tomorrow will be the last guaranteed posting today so why not pop over to Folksy to check out my shop and all the others on there selling that perfect romantic gift?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/MuddyPuddleCrafts">http://www.folksy.com/shops/MuddyPuddleCrafts</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Muddy Puddle Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028394593639371568noreply@blogger.com0