Friday, 15 January 2010

Looking after the pennies.

Well Twiglet is back at school today after another snow day yesterday, it seems that we are very short of grit and I can confirm the pavements and roads are scarey this morning. I thought the neighbours might hold up score cards for Twiglet and my artistic merit getting down our road this morning. Eat your heart out Torvill and Dean !!!

Here's how it was in our neck of the woods yesterday. Just check out that video clip. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8458613.stm

Anyhoo, like many of you we are having to REALLY tighten our belts and are on a major economy drive. Yesterday I was about to buy some thank you cards from Snapfish to send out from Twiglet. I had a light bulb moment, scanned his lovely Christmas artwork, printed it off, stuck it to some card from scrapstore, found some envelopes in my crafty drawer and we now have lovely original artwork to send out to kind relatives, for no money !!!! Result. I think I
might punch a hole in them and thread some ribbon through so they can be hung up too.
I've also started listed some bits and bobs in my Misi and Etsy shops. Here are my ATCs for January swaps.
Crafters Corner now have a sister group for ATCs called ATCs4All, it's a very friendly group. If you fancy joining in, click on the link in my sidebar.

We also made some scrummy bread (see above) and cuddled a lot under a blanket :) I got a big cuddle for being a lovely Mummy - bless !!! nothing to do with the chocolate Santa bribe, I'm sure.

Can't wait until my boys are back home this evening, p.j.s on, curtains closed, hello weekend.
Have a good one

Twiggy x

8 comments:

  1. Glad you are all ok - be so careful on that ice!
    Just love the cards - cleaver you, and they would make fantastic callenders, pictures - allsorts! Could you even print them on fabric - some clever blogger somewhere would know how, then you can make cushions etc etc - its such a good pic!
    Not long off the 'Big'birthday now - what date?You doin anything nice?
    Hugs for TwigletX
    Vicky x

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  2. Our ice is nearly all gone but not before I did the splits on the way to school the other day. Highly embarrassing and had a dodgy back ever since.

    Great idea for the thank you cards - it's so lovely to get something they have made themselves :)

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  3. Have a lovely weekend with your family.
    I will take a look in your shops...did not realise you had shops,until now!!
    ;-)

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  4. Help!!! can't see the link for the ATCs 4ALL??? Lucey xx

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  5. Take care on the ice Twiggy it sounds awful
    The cards a re brilliant and what a great money saving tip
    Have a lovely weekend with Twiglet and Mr Twigs

    Hugs Jackie x

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  6. Thats a great idea for the thank you cards it will mean so much more than a photo as the kids have made it...

    ur atcs look fab :):)

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  7. Great idea on the cards, rellies always like that personal touch don't they? ;)

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  8. Great idea the cards. You owe the young man/artist royalties you know!

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