The wanderer returns!

Nothing to do with cards but just had to say that I'm over the moon.

One of my two rescue cats went missing five weeks ago today. She wasn't used to being outdoors, so of course we feared the worst! We put up posters in our road and flyers in most of closest neighbours, but nothing.

Until this Monday - when we had a phone call asking if our cat was still missing. The boys went round, and there she was, a lot thinner but in pretty good shape. They tried to catch her, but she ran off again. So I though 'here we go again'. But we got some more flyers printed and delivered them this afternoon. Within an hour we got a call from someone saying that she'd been in and out of their garden all week. We went round, and there she was! At first I didn't think it was her, but it was.

We waited for about 20 mins but she wouldn't come to us. So we left some food and her box at the house and they promised to call if they managed to get her in the box. Finally at about 8:30 they called! Eureka! So we went to bring her home.

We have since taken calls from two other houses in the same row and it seems as if she's been going from house to house all week looking for food.

Can't think where she had been for the last four weeks, but so glad to get her home again.

We just want to say a huge THANK YOU! to all those who called to let us know they'd seen her!

Hampshire Open Studios

The boys went to Crawley to watch 22 idiots dribbling! So I decided to go out too. Read about Hampshire Open Studios on the Folksy forum, so decided to take a look. So, armed with sat nav, coke and food! Gassed up the car and despite the muggy, unpromising weather had a lovely drive up to Whitchurch.

Must admit I'd never been there before, a lovely little Hampshire village!

I watched Alice Bloor making her felt - I never realised what a simple process this was! I won't be pinching your idea though Alice! I'll stick to my cards.

The Studio is wonderful, I wish I had a little place where I could shut myself away from the world and do my thing! The pottery on display was wonderful and although I didn't buy any, both Caroline's and Penny's shops are being bookmarked for the future!

Anyway, to read a little more about The Studio, read Alice's blog raspberry

Having a Clearout!

I know its a bit late for a spring-clean but I'm having trouble getting into my little craft room these days.

I've been selling the odd thing on Ebay over the last few months but its slow going. What I've done now is to open a second shop on Folksy.com to sell on my surplus craft stash. http://www.folksy.com/shops/DestashCentral

I'll mostly be listing excess supplies from my card making but as time goes on I will be adding anything else that decides to pop out of my drawers and cupboards that hasn't seen the light of day in years!

For instance, I found a large bag of costume jewellery the other day, this found its way here when BIL finished clearing out the house, when he moved in. Its not to my taste, but like most things its too good to throw away. I know that there are lots of crafters out there who take apart old pieces of jewellery and re make them into new jewellery or sometimes completely different items. This is my current favourite:
http://www.folksy.com/items/54449-Saphire-blue-stone-earrings?shop=yes gorgeous blue earrings!

I also know I have loads of embroidery threads lying around, which I will never be able to use up, if I live to be 100! I can't even remember what else I have in my little room.