Category Archives: hobbies and interests

Truthful Tuesday: December 1st 2020

Posted on December 1, 2020 by

It’s Tuesday, so Frank sets us the Truthful Tuesday poser. https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/truthful-tuesday-december-1st-2020/ The Question With the exception of blogging (assuming it’s a hobby and not your profession), do you have any unique hobbies or pastimes? I don’t know if you’d class … Continue reading →

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Playing with templates

Posted on November 28, 2020 by

You might remember my mentioning that Hubby had made up a couple of templates for my card making kit and I was looking forward to giving them a test drive. Well, I’ve had some fun today and learned a couple … Continue reading →

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It’s finished

Posted on November 13, 2020 by

Don’t expect something brilliant, as things do tend to look better in my head than in reality, but the box is finished. I had no idea what I was doing, had no guide so made it up as I went … Continue reading →

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Box clever

Posted on November 10, 2020 by

Well, not quite or maybe not, but today has been a better day with my box effort. There seems to be a lot of interest in My Box, and I’m having some fun putting it together. I’ve managed to cover … Continue reading →

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Boxed in

Posted on November 7, 2020 by

You may recall yesterday I said I had an idea for making a gift box as I couldn’t find one for my neighbour’s gift. Well today, I found LOADS of flat pack boxes in various sizes and as I had … Continue reading →

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Take Seven of a different kind

Posted on October 15, 2020 by

I made seven cards today, and would describe it as my Purple Period. I had three ‘gate cards’, ie, those that fold to the centre, and to be honest, I have never really been happy with them. The original trimmings … Continue reading →

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Cards made today

Posted on September 17, 2020 by

I made a dozen cards today. Some of the ideas I had didn’t work, but nothing was wasted and I used up a lot of odds and sods. I love butterflies, and use them a lot in my cards. It … Continue reading →

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The Robin Hood Droop

Posted on August 29, 2020 by

As you know, Hubby and I have a dartboard up in the hall and I get thrashed more often than not. I miss my Tuesday night games, but it is unclear if the league will resume this year. A lot … Continue reading →

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My Hobbies

Posted on August 15, 2020 by

I’ve always enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles, but it’s only since Hubby and I have been together that we’ve actually framed them. In the cottage we had a couple of WASGIJs where the picture on the box was not the picture … Continue reading →

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And so the learning begins…………

Posted on July 15, 2020 by

Oh what fun it was trying to work out how to do previously simple things and getting more and more confused by the second. I made some cards this afternoon and took pictures of my efforts as normal. Trying to … Continue reading →

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