My Life's Ingredients

Let's try this one properly this year... mmmhh??? ;) You can find the original list and info etc on Eileen's Blog "In my Playroom" . And there is also a Facebook page for it. (I'm just posting it here in my blog as I've just spent about 20 mins searching for that list/Eileen's Blog/The FB page!! :o ) It's December 1st, so it must be time to start the Winter Photo Scavenger Hunt. The hunt wil l run from 1st December 2016 to 21st March 2017, and all photos must be taken between these dates. 1.   layers 2.   raindrops 3.   key 4.   a signpost with an image of an animal 5.   fur or feather 6.   river or canal 7.   glassware 8.   a seasonal treat 9.   diamond 10. winter weather 11. a photo taken outside at night 12. a market or market stall 13. cogs/gears 14.  repetition 15. hands 16. a memory of your childhood 17. a church with a tower or spire 18. tools 19. bird table or bird feeder 20. cold ...

The aspirations for 2016 were.... General/Non-crafting Get a part time job after summer (a bit at least ... to get back into my being "Kat" and not "mummy/mami/mum" etc. ) Actually... Doctor suggested to take 3-6 months out from anything really once girls started school (daily tension headaches have returned ... but I AM looking for a part time job for later this year!!).  Lose another stone (or 1.5 ... we'll see) Bit stuck since WW changed from ProPoints to Smart Points ... but hopefully will get there eventually... Declutter the house After Con and holiday...  paint living room/get new couch That'll be on the plan for June/July sort out girls' "play room" on middle floor That'll be on the plan for June/July Declutter crafts/get craft room/study set up Hoping to get that started this Friday ... will be a long ongoing thing for the year... More Geocaching with the girls! Definitely will do that... it's on the plan and we'...

We don't do New Year resolutions in our household ... but aspirations are fine. ;) Soooo .... what are the plans/aspirations for 2016?? General/Non-crafting Get a part time job after summer (a bit at least ... to get back into my being "Kat" and not "mummy/mami/mum" etc. ) Lose another stone (or 1.5 ... we'll see) Declutter the house paint living room/get new couch sort out girls' "play room" on middle floor Declutter crafts/get craft room/study set up More Geocaching with the girls!  Crafting goals/aspirations 52 scrapbook layouts in 2016 (I think I can manage that ... I think I've done about 12 max per year since the girls were born... :o ) Doctor Who Stitchalong Quilt Harry Potter/Fandom bookshelf quilt Disney Princesses/Winnie the Pooh pillows/quilts for the girls DC Quilt or something for hubby Learn to double-knit and make a scarf for myself (and maybe one for the girls and hubby, too).  USE MY STASH (ok... a ...

Just a quick update on crafty things... ;) I've signed up for another swap on Craftster ... :o But hey ... it's for a great person and fab crafter and I'm looking forward to making items for her (edited - that's already finished and sent - "Back to Hogwarts Swap" for Ant Bee). Whittling down the lists Nursery teachers' presents for when the girls leave in less than 2 weeks (pinterest to the rescue ... I have now found an idea I quite like and hopefully get sorted!)  -  DONE An order placed with  Kat'sGeekKrafts   for bags .     DONE Crochet summer hat for wee Erica Crochet summer hat for wee Finlay (re-do as the wee boy has a bigger head than anticipated!! ;) )  2/3 Done!! YAY Instead of the Wooly ghan below I'll make a FiS inspired something in time for DH's birthday Wooly ghan for hubby's Christmas (?) Wooly ghan for big sis (that will be most likely for Christmas if not next year, not her birthday) OAHPT Swap for Ginny (got...

Another busy week again ... really can't wait for the nursery to start up! :) On Friday the girls were "camping" ... downstairs in the living room, with daddy on the airbed beside the tent. That was the easiest solution for us to have their bedroom ready for the replacement of the old Velux Window on Saturday morning. ;) They liked it a lot, and who knows, maybe next step is sleeping out in the garden for a night ... next year? ;) Of course we had an early morning, not only for Niz to come and replace the window, but also because the girls were due to go to yet another (!!!) birthday party! Seems since nursery broke up they've been to 1-2 birthday parties each week!! And we still have 2 more to go! ;) I myself was very busy last week finishing off my first Kat's Geek Krafts order (!!) of 25 custom bags. I will post a photo after the event, just in case the organisers want to keep the design a surprise. Just can say it's "Shiny" and inv...

... but somehow I forgot to add them! ;) Two requests from hubby for work ... 1 card (Castle TV Show) and a leaving present for one of his colleagues/line managers.  Just quick crafty things which - thanks to my Cammy - I can rustle up in an evening/couple of hours when the Hobbitses are not underfoot.  Still plotting/planning on the swap item and then more crafting after this weekend. 

With some pondering we decided that I'd ask my fellow "cropper" Jenny if she's able to give me a lift today, which would mean hubby would have the car to pick up the Hobbitses and he could go shopping the same day (instead of all of us having to traipse out to the shops tomorrow).  This meant I had to cut down on stuff to take to the crop (usually that involves 3 RuB boxes and several bags!!). So I stuck with 3 bags and my craft tote. I already made a plan yesterday what to do at the crop (1 father's day card for FIL, 1 get well soon card for a fellow Craftster, our monthly scrapbook layout challenge and I wanted to blackboard paint the lower part of the girls' leaving present for their nursery teachers).  So ... more organised than usual (everything but the kitchen sink) I actually got EVERYTHING done bar the Get Well Soon card, but I made that decision already yesterday evening after cinema, as I didn't feel like getting my Cameo (Silhouette) se...

As already mentioned in 2 posts before, I'm planning a Fandom Bookshelf quilt (that's beside all the other quilts/pillow cases etc I want to make from the Fandom in Stitches Website!!!). Now, I had posted this list already on Facebook, but it's easier for me to have it on the blog for keeping track of it. I still have to adjust things... and I'm not sure I'll get all of my fandoms together in my little twin-addled brain (or even on paper!)!! ;) TV/Movies DC (yeah... probably the whole lot!!Cinematic Universe) Marvel (to hubby's dismay ) - Cinematic Universe only, and most likely restricted to Avengers (& individuals & spin offs) and X-men Doctor Who The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (books & movies) The Hobbit (book & movies) Game of Thrones Disney  (anything really!) Harry Potter Thunderbirds Outlander Sherlock Holmes (RDJ & BC) Star Wars Star Trek (in some way/shape/form) Chuck Castle Person of Interest The Librarian ...

Ok, seems I’m doing this every other month maybe. I was thinking a lot about things I did in my kiddyhood and teens that my girls won’t be able to do (for whatever reason). See a movie at a drive-in cinema (the one I’d been to was closed and is now derelict since about middle of the 90’s I think) Camping with friends on a patch of land in the cul-de-sac (now it’s all in back gardens only) Go for a midnight walk in the woods during aforementioned camping (parents wouldn’t allow camping outwith house boundaries nowadays – lots of scare about abduction etc) Go for midnight swimming during aforementioned midnight walk (doubt there are any pools available and it’s too much scare for kids to do this now) Get fresh water for your tea in a well in the hills (not sure if the one in my area in Germany still exists, but don’t know of any around here really) Regular street parties with neighbours (does anyone do that around here? We had that regularly, and it was absolut...

Quick early post before we head off to JKC for training... Found this on Latharia's Blog (and others previously) and thought I'll give it a go to see what I've done already. :) 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland (Does WDW count? :) ) 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (ummm... long time ago. ;) ) 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total e...