Monday 29 April 2013

April Scavenger Hunt

It's time for this months Scavenger Hunt which is run
by green thumb at Made with love.

1. Six
6 star war figures in Norwich, no idea what they were doing there
but it had everybody humming Darth Vader's music.


2. Night Light
Cromer Pier after having been to watch Strictly's 
Pasha and Katya dancing


3. Big



4. Plastic


5. Texture


6. Curl 



7. Pink

8. Take off
Part of an art exhibition in Norwich.


9. My Town
The church which sits in the middle of the town.


10. Sport
The spotlights at Norwich City's ground

11. Dinner
That was the dinner that was!

12.Something I collect
My small collection of houses most of which are money boxes.



It's my Birthday on Friday so I'm trying to get together a little 
Giveaway to celebrate. 

So see you soon.

Gillxx

Friday 19 April 2013

My Week in pictures









1. Chewbacca? in Norwich !, 2.Just a little green house, 3. Tangled but lovely, 4.I don't need help from a tree Thank You. 5.Spring at last, 6.Vintage fabric from M-I-Ls stash.  7.Ready to go to Sew Scrumptious For "dress a girl from around the world", 8. Roses from the lovely Mr T.

Sunday 14 April 2013

We Won!!!

The Norfolk Horticultural Society has just had it's Spring show
and part of that show is the Cator Cup.

This is a craft competition for sections of 
Norfolk W.I. which the 
Erpingham and Calthorpe section entered and 

We Won!!!!!!!




This is what we won.


 If your section wants to enter then you have to choose 5 different crafts 
from the given selection  and to make them to fit in with the 
theme for the year.

This years theme was Seasons and we choose Autumn.

We decided to do 
1. A Handmade card
2. Floral exhibit (i think everyone did this one)
3. A hand knitted article
4. 5 homemade biscuits
5. A Photograph




This is how our entry looked 




With the card which picked up the colours from
the photo beautifully, 
I also made a card but we all decided this one
went better with the other items.




The knitted tortoise was getting ready for hibernation


And our fabulous floral exhibit which scored 20 out of a possible 20



So it was only right that the lady that did it should collect the cup.



This was the entry from  Caston which came a very close
second just 1/2 a mark behind.
 Their season was Winter.


This was third, the stump work embroidery on this was
fabulous.

This one was fourth and won the peoples choice award.
I think it was my favourite as well as the
toadstools and leaves at the front are all sugar craft
but looked so realistic I really had to look twice.


It was great to see everyone's different take on the theme
one of them did the football season which I thought was very clever
and the work was amazing-

so many clever and talented people.

We are now feeling very proud and of course had to have a glass
of something to celebrate.

Gillx



Monday 1 April 2013

Scavenger Hunt March

Before I start I would just like to say Thank you for your kind messages 
after our sad news.



I struggled  bit with some of this months list
as you will see at the end.

1. Shoes-- 
My daughters new shoes for a job interview
(which she got) Luckily we take the same size.



2. Dessert 
 I had to try it first of course.



3. Gates  
 to Chapelfield Park in Norwich.



4. Green 
 Aldborough Village green

5. Eggs
And lots of them

6. Water
Looking a little muddy at the moment


7. Toys
I used to love these machine when I was little.


8. Bridge
An old railway bridge which is now a footpath.


9. Bubbles
For hands that do dishes.


10. Someone in uniform
Struggled with this one and this was the nearest I could get.



11. Three
3 primrose flowers.


12. Empty
another one I had problems with so here are our empty
veg beds.

Hopefully I will be more organised next month.

See you soon.

Gillx