Awards and Birthday Loveliness

I've been a very lucky Twiggy this week, received some lovely pressies, a wad of cash - I always prefer cash for birthdays, January sales etc. and some lovely bits ad bobs from friends. A fab pair of black Hunter Wellies, I've coveted these for a long time and decided after scraping mud off my walking boots for the 100th time, I really NEEDED a pair so Mr Twigs bought me some and Larkrise to Candleford DVD and some books. I also received some Amazon vouchers so will show you what I bought later.

Here are some of the beautiful cards I received from my card making buddies.

Look what my lovely friend Vicky @ Anglesey Allsorts made for me, get some in your Etsy shop missus, totally gorgeous and much appreciated. Beautifully wrapped as always.All my favourite colours.

We had my official birthday yesterday and went to lovely Filey for the day, aforementioned wellies were christened in the sea, had fish and chips at Inghams and of course visited lovely Sterchis chocccy shop for my fave old lady chocs (yes, I know I'm an old lady!) Rose and Violet Creams - yum. Twiglet still hasn't realised if the sea goes above your wellies, they fill up, so got very wet :)

Twiglet and Mr Twigs wave watching.Had to take poor old Mr Twigs to the dentist on Friday, thankfully his toothache has gone now, after having a huge tooth glued back together - urgh!

Anyhoo, while he was there I had a good old rummage in a fab nearby charity shop housed in an old church. I love old fashoined rummagey (is that a word?) type charity shops. Found some lovely bits and pieces.

Jolly red enamel pan.
Fab 70s soup bowls.
Pretty shell bracelet.
Along with a pile of books for Twiglet and the New Ideal Book for Boys feturing a story called `School for Slackers' tee hee - for Mr Twigs. All for the princely sum of £3!

I've been lucky enough to receive a few awards this week, thank you so much they are much appreciated.

Thanks to Josie @ Sykes Silly site and Taz @ Ratbag Creations for this one.

Thanks also to Kitty @ Kittys Bloggy Bits and Julia @ Marmaladekiss for this one.
Right back at all you ladies, I really enjoy reading your blogs. As this is another mammoth post and me being very lazy, I'm going to pass this on to every person who has taken the time and trouble to leave a comment on my blog, it's very much appreciated.

Finally not much to report on the crafting front, (I have been rather busy, that David Tennant phew, what an EXCITING birthday) I'm currently working on a HUGE *************** for my friends wedding in July, which will take a LOT of time. however did have time for a few more brooches (sorry about photo quality).If you'd like to win the one on the left, I've donated it to the Cuteable.com giveaway which I think closes tomorrow. If you haven't left a comment on the Cuteable blog, get over there fast, the basket of goodies is fab. If you're not a winner feel free to purchase one of my brooches from my Etsy shop :)

Righto, coffee time.

Take care

love

Twiggy x

PS I'm on Cuteable.com right now, go take a look!!!!

That's good for a 3............

Hello there, thank you SO much for my lovely birthday wishes, I'll tell you more this weekend :)

I'm sure by now you'll have heard that lovely Tony Hart died last weekend - Oliver Postgate this month too, thank goodness Basil Brush and Sooty and Sweep are still around or I would be one sad Twiggy.

Anyhoo,I used to love his programmes espesh the gallery where he showed childrens art work. I sent mine in, it never got shown but this was rectified when Twiglet and I made a paper plate picture and sent it into CBeebies and was shown by Sid - fame 30 years later!!!!! Of course it was ALL his own work!!!
Anyhoo, it seems that Mr Twigs and I used to shout at the telly whilst watching the gallery when we were v.young , THAT'S GOOD FOR A 6 (or whatever age the child was - does this mean we were destined to marry:) we still do it to be honest so to celebrate Mr Hart and the inspiration he gave many children to get out the tin foil and string. I thought it would be nice to have a couple of pics of Twiglets artworks.

Would be lovely if you'd like to join in and do a THAT'S GOOD FOR A 3,4,5,6,36, whatever, just let us know and we'll take a peek at your blog........

My bus road - by Twiglet.
My holiday house - by Twiglet.

Love

Twiggy x

PS That David Tennant - blimey charlie - promised not to kiss and tell, sorry folks.

Happy Birthday to Me !!!!!

It's the 21st of January, I'm all yours Twiggy...................................








Well it COULD happen!
love
Twiggy x

Exciting times..........................

What an amazing day in history, one that we'll never forget. The spectacle, the hope, the excitement...................................................................................

Yes it's time for Twiggys Birthday Giveaway result :) Drum roll please, all names have been checked and verified then placed in a tupperware bowl, the winner has just been drawn by Master Twiglet.

And the winner is.......................................................................

TORPENHOW07

Wahey, congratulations would you email your address to me please. A big thank you to everyone that took the time to leave a comment.

Can I also say an even bigger CONGRATULATIONS to the new President of the USA, Barack Obama, inspirational man, inspirational times.
In that vein, thought I'd leave you with a couple of my favourite quotes from Martin Luther King.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Take careTwiggy x

I'm in love.....................

Can you remember a while back I said I was in love and promised more later. Well here is Betsy the object of my affections.
Mr Twigs saw her on Freecycle and contacted the lovely lady who wanted to find her a new home. She told him that she wanted her to go to someone who wants to learn how to play - that's me, likes pink - that's me and is left handed - me again. Isn't she lovely? I've just got to learn how to play her now!!!! (she also matches my duffel coat, but that's by the by).

Mr Twigs has a couple of electric guitars and Twiglet was strumming one this morning and came up with this ditty - I wish I could see the real Ivor (the engine) but Mummy and Daddy say he's too far away, see you in the Summer Ivorrrrrrrrrrrrr - working title The Ivor the Engine Blues :)

Had a lovely afternoon with our buddies on Thursday, sadly my camera batteries ran out before I got a good piccy of the boys covered head to toe in mud, they were filthy, had to change their clothes before we could go to the cafe. Sign of a good day out in my book, dirt and lots of it - we have a lot of good days out based on that criteria !!

And we managed a trip to the park with Mr Twigs too, in fact if I've not been at work this week we've been outside.
How lucky am I? I received this lovely little parcel of goodies along with a gorgeous birthday card from MariTrez from the Crafts Beautiful forum, you kind lady, thank you very much, what a lovely surprise. ( I LOVE paper nearly as much as buttons).Haven't done much crafting this week as I've been working, so v.tired in the evening, but I have been working on this which makes me smile whenever I look at it, and for once it's for me - hooray!!!!Just wanted to mention the fab giveaway on Cuteable.com, if you haven't already entered go take a look (link in my sidebar , I MUST learn how to do links properly - doh!).

Finally, I'll do the draw for my birthday giveaway on Tuesday, so get your comments in on the giveaway post if you haven't already.

Have a good week

love

Twiggy x

I'm surrounded by talented men................

Step forward and take a bow Mr Twigs. I bought him a little plastic bloke that we christened Bernard - after the character in the fantastic BBC drama Common as Muck - if anyone saw it filled to the brim with jelly babies. Well this has been in a drawer for 10 years as he always said it would make a great lamp for a childs bedroom. Fast forward to said 3 year old in new big boy bedroom and lookey see what Mr Twigs has made, it's gorgeous. (Fantastic photo taken by said 3 year old boy!!!) It casts a really cosy red glow over his bedroom, just lovely.

Righto, that's me for tonight, being such a drinking lightweight, I've had 2 glasses of red and my arms feel heavy :) so will be back at a later date.

I've decided to do my Miffy draw next week, so if you haven't entered already, feel free to do so.
Love
Twiggy x

PS How come I can go out and drink pints of Black Sheep and two glasses of red at home and I'm away with the fairies, answers on a postcard please. must go, before I start telling you all I love you etc..............................

Lookey Here Part 2

I've just made these and popped one in my Etsy shop and one in my Folksy shop. What do you reckon?

Twiggy x

All Change and a Giveaway................

Tried to take a photo of a beautiful sunrise the other day and this was the result !

Well it's all change round here. Twiglet has started 2 full days at nursery, Mr Twigs is working from home one day a week and I have utilised my time alone to go into a mad cleaning frenzy. Note to self - full days at nursery very bad for my back and diet, is Dairylea on toast and jaffa cakes an acceptable lunch?

Anyhoo, have given away another 5 bags of stuff on Freecycle and an artificial Christmas tree and re-organised cupboards after the BIG bedroom move, feel quite streamlined - well perhaps the house, not me:)

So apart from the Twiggy Towers blitz, we went out with our mates on Monday as usual, in the artic temperatures and pretty snow.

Twiglet made a space train (the yellow bits are it's pistumps - Twiglet for Pistons:)I made a LOT of cards for my Folksy and Etsy shops whilst watching the Barchester Chronicles, Alan Rickman has appeared now, he's delightfully slimey, so lots of Vic Reeves leg rubbing as previously discussed.The ATCs I've made for this months Papercraftersunited swaps.Here are my 2009 resolutions.

1. The usual lose some weight, I look like Baba Papa and I'm going to my friends wedding this summer - must lose weight or they won't see the bride cos of my huge behind.

2. Take up a new hobby, more about this later...................

3. Learn to crochet - again :)

4. Use up my fabric and card stash before buying more stuff.

5. Grow more veggies and actually use it ALL.

6. Make things instead of eating biscuits.

7. Recycle more stuff - inspired by Josie over at Sykes Silly Site.

8. Enjoy my time with Twiglet before he starts school next January.

A very enjoyable list rather than the usual self improvement stuff, thought it would be more achievable.

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my brooch, I'm working on another one at the moment which I'll show you when it's finished.

Now, I'm having a little giveaway as it's my birthday this month, yes 35 again - ho ho. Would you like to win this mini Miffy tote bag? sooooo cute, but I already have 2 Miffy handbags, so if you fancy a little Miffy loveliness in your life. Tell me why you love January.............................

I might even put some stuff inside the bag!! I've always loved January, obviously cos it's my birthday month, I always feel like it's a New Year, new start, clean slate. I love crisp winter walks, dark evenings knowing it's getting gradually lighter each evening, snow, woolly socks and warm blankets.

It's the time for one of my favourite flowers. Just bought myself a little pot from the garden centre. I LOVE snowdrops.

I always start to think about what veggies I'll grow this year when January comes and spend ages looking at seed catalogues. I'm going to try and grow potatoes and garlic for the first time. I'm very pleased with this little potato kit we just purchased as we have limited room in our garden.
Twiglet wants to grow more cress on the kitchen windowsill, egg and cress sandwiches - yum! Don't laugh, but I'm v. happy with this little compost caddy we've bought as we've been using a stinky old tupperware box for ages, so to help with our recycle mania and to top up our two garden compost bins we've got this, complete with charcoal filters to stop the nasty niffs! Finally, I want to mention two lots of postal loveliness I received recently. Some lovely little tea pot post its and mats from Jan @ Daylily Lane and also a little helicopter and Frog for Master Twiglet, he's christened him Ribbit.
I also received a beautiful gift from my lovely friend Jo @ Blissed Out, we were talking about our lovely sons a while ago. I said Twiglet makes my heart sing, well she's captured this on one of her gorgeous silver necklaces. I haven't taken it off since I received it, what a lovely sentiment and what a lovely lady. (apologies for blurry photo).Ok, so get your posts on here and I'll have a draw next Saturday 17th January.

Have a good week and stay warm.

love

Twiggy x

PS Poor old Grandma Twiggy has a very nasty bug so we haven't seen her for 2 weeks so send her some get well vibes please.

Lookey here...........

I'm quite pleased with this, wanted a brooch for my new cardi and liked it so much, I've made two and put one in my Folksy shop. Do you like it? (excuse blurred photo:)
love
Twiggy x

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Isn't it chilly??? We've had several character building walks during the last week and a steam train ride with our mates, wahey!! Even managed a childfree trip to the pub with friends, in amongst the family get togethers. Whatever next !!!!
Young Master Twiglet was VERY giddy at Christmas what with a visit from Father Christmas AND a new big boy bedroom (he moved in on Christmas Eve, extreme DIY from Mr Twigs) and our house is now Thomas tastic, here he is lying on his new track in aforementioned bedroom.

I was lucky enough to receive some lovely gifts, look at this for my viewing pleasure, we started watching the Barchester Chronicles last night. However, we haven't got to the point where gorgeous Alan Rickman has appeared yet. I'll have my smelling salts at the ready (will probably rub my leg, in the style of Vic Reeeves too:)
Also received some cracking reads, the top book bought for me by Mr Twigs, is fab, if you haven't read it. You'll love it. Did everyone receive a copy of MAKE? ohhh Cath Kidston heaven, thanks Grandma Twiggy. I'm super inspired. Mr Twigs bought me a lovely little camera - cos I keep stealing his - it's a really small, cute little Nikon, I must make it a little case. Only problem is, it keeps saying this photo is blurred, want to keep it? How rude !!!

Look what Twiglet bought me, a Daisie Davies original, isn't it lovely?
These are from Silver of the Valley, a fab Etsy seller. See I was good and let Nana Twiggy have the earrings I bought for her, so had these as consolation. Gorgeous.
Here's a photo from the steam train outing, flippin heck we were cold. check out Twiglet and his little buddy in their matching Thomas hats :) Took this photo today, thought the tree looked really pretty with it's bauble like apples.With Mr Twigs and Twiglet being at home and whispers ... no illness for 2 weeks..... it's been really lovely.

My creative juices have started flowing again and I've started making and doing, so I'll show you some pics soon.

Have you all got resolutions this year? I'm still thinking of mine but I'm sure the usual suspects will be there, especially after all the choccy I've scoffed over the past 2 weeks. I'm being summoned now to play Ker Plunk, so bye for now.

love

Twiggy x