tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42439098773343540222024-02-19T19:13:11.703+13:00On a tangentThis blog... previously called My Time... is a place for me to blog about what is currently interesting me. Ever since I was a little girl I've gone off on tangents... wondering what could be... investigating what might be... and my mind still works this way. Feel free to join along in my journey... Shell xxShellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.comBlogger694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-67583013642450330302021-11-07T11:57:00.005+13:002021-11-07T12:06:44.868+13:00It turns out that I have something to say...Well it's been a LONG time... in fact its been 2 years, 4 months and 23 days since my last post... and I honestly don't know if there's anyone out there watching this blog anymore... but... this morning I felt like I had something to say.... A LOT has happened in the last couple of years... including the fact that I now have two grandbabies! Miss Chloe is thoroughly wonderful (and Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-26244437353014312672019-06-15T10:04:00.001+12:002019-06-16T09:13:59.070+12:00Sometimes it's easy...... to get caught up with what you're doing!
Although it's been almost a month since my last post I have by no means been sitting here doing nothing... in fact I have completed Miss Doodlebug's Quiet Book... and I'm THRILLED with how it turned out.
So far I've shared the Horse and Apple page HERE:
And who could forget the Umbrella page that caused me so many issues HERE:
So today I Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-18575415204782015732019-05-18T18:48:00.000+12:002019-05-18T19:12:13.128+12:00Well that was fun!Today was the day of the Screen-printing workshop... and it was AWESOME! Krystal and I did the workshop together and we have had a great time meeting new people and learning a new skill. Turns out that screenprinting is FUN!
I didn't take lots of photos during the workshop itself because I was so busy DOING... but I did get a few of Krystal while she was busy. Don't panic... I Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-25912907559653403862019-05-12T16:21:00.000+12:002019-05-12T16:49:37.697+12:00Some days are diamonds...... and some days are stone. Do you remember that John Denver song? Today I'm going to share one of each.
I had a stone day a couple of weeks ago... I was working on a new page for Doodlebug's Quiet Book and everything I did turned out to be a mistake. One day I'm going to listen to the little voice in my head when it says... today's not a day for sewing... but on this day I Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-35279399628864818622019-05-09T20:50:00.002+12:002019-05-09T20:54:35.656+12:00Houston... we have a problem!Apple... snap... bugger... blast and bother! Yep that's pretty much how it went when I was proudly showing a couple of friends the Horse and Apple page I'd made for Doodlebug's book.
As we were snapping the apples on and off... and on and off... and maybe just one more time... on and off the trees... cause grown ups can be kids too you know :) and then snap the snap didn't come back up Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-55888626690415645962019-05-05T09:41:00.000+12:002019-05-05T09:51:11.568+12:00It's all red carpets... crystal bowls... and tiara's around here!Ok... there aren't actually any tiara's... but there is definitely a red carpet and a crystal bowl :)
On Thursday night I went to another Syd Workshop in Tauranga... this one was for making bath bombs, bath salts and face masks.
When Toby and I got up on Thursday morning it suddenly hit me that he was going to be at home... by himself... until I got back from Tauranga... which wouldn't be Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-46774316561314696222019-05-04T18:52:00.000+12:002019-05-04T18:59:07.600+12:00The best packages...... are the ones you forgot you ordered!
On Tuesday I came home from work to discover a courier card stuck in my door.... Yay! Since they weren't shut yet I decided to get straight back into my car and head down there. On the way to the couriers I was racking my brain wondering WHO had sent me a parcel. It isn't my birthday... I've done a few Ali Express orders but none of them were Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-83805446221439943482019-04-28T13:47:00.000+12:002019-04-28T13:47:33.354+12:00Can you say 'neigh'??Like a lot of toddlers... my little Doodlebug LOVES animals! She just loves it when Toby gets all excited when she arrives... although he still doesn't like her 'touching' him. Remember when she was tiny and he used to watch over her??
Then one day little Doodlebug ROLLED OVER and touched Toby... you would have thought he'd been touched by a branding iron! Honestly... Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-75467152058023646112019-04-24T09:01:00.000+12:002019-04-24T09:22:03.754+12:00It's a wrap folks...... a beeswax wrap!
Sorry I just couldn't resist that one!
So... last night one of my girlfriends (Carey) and I headed over to Syd Workshops in Tauranga to do a workshop about making beeswax wraps, sustainability and the whole reduce, reuse, recycle philosophy. The classes are held at 'Our Place' which is a little group of shipping containers set up as individual 'shops'.
I have done a Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-27032960378511942682019-04-23T08:05:00.001+12:002019-04-23T08:32:58.349+12:00So... getting back to the yoghurtI had a message from Krystal this morning: Two posts and you haven't even done coconut yoghurt.
So here we go...
I have recently discovered the benefits for me (being pre-diabetic) as far as coconut yoghurt goes... namely that it's MUCH lower in sugar than almost any other sugar but it still has a really nice flavour. That's not going to help you if you don't like coconut... but Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-7006034180751425922019-04-22T09:40:00.003+12:002019-04-22T12:44:13.409+12:00I'm developing a taste......for coconut yoghurt.
Greetings from my little corner of the universe. I promised that my next post would be about coconut yoghurt and here it is. I can almost hear my friend Nina say... are you seriously going to do a whole post about coconut yoghurt??? SERIOUSLY??? Yes Nina I am... come around and try some if you like :)
So first a little back track... I was diagnosed as being PRE Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-66716425512401108212019-04-21T14:36:00.003+12:002019-04-21T18:22:21.470+12:00She's off on a tangent again!Hi... and happy Easter!
We've had a lovely morning here with little Miss Doodlebug opening her Easter eggs... she clearly said 'mmmm' when she was tasting the chocolate! When Auntie Krystal opened her chocolate Miss Chloe rushed up to her and said 'please'. Auntie decided that no more chocolate would be consumed in front of a certain Little Miss.
I've been thinking about my blog quite Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-51516089712943118062019-03-02T08:14:00.000+13:002019-03-02T08:30:29.210+13:00It's been a whileHey there... remember me?
According to an online calculator it has been this long since I last blogged:
1 years 4 months 4 daysor 16 months 4 daysor 69 weeks 6 daysor 489 daysor 11,736 hoursor 704,160 minutesor 42,249,600 seconds
I don't know who makes these online calculators but they sure do come in handy when you want to find out all sorts of information. I came across the calculator Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-64300186751878728272017-10-29T10:30:00.000+13:002017-10-31T07:06:07.271+13:00Cooking up a storm!Hi there :) I've been continuing my cooking journey with Chelsea Winter's cookbook Eat and I'm still getting awesome results using her recipes. Usually I only cook a couple of recipes from a cookbook but this one really appeals to me and I'm enjoying trying out some new spices too!
You can see my previous blog post HERE where I shared Lightning Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Lemon Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-90419594409342901732017-10-15T11:31:00.000+13:002017-10-15T11:31:02.988+13:00Gotcha!Hi there :) It's a bit quiet around our house today... there's no little muchkin here giving Nana cuddles! Mikayla and Chloe have made it safely back to Christchurch where they're spending another week before heading back to home in Invercargill.
While they've been here we've had a lot of fun and it's been awesome family time! Aunty Krystal and I were pretty sad to see them go Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-26713983724919650892017-10-13T11:35:00.000+13:002017-10-14T17:40:31.083+13:00Cook... Eat... Yum!Hi there... you might have picked up from the title that today's post is about cooking... food and eating! And you'd be right!! On Sunday night, Krystal and I went to Chelsea Winter's book launch for Eat... and we had a really good time. After pondering about buying the book for a couple of days (some things take time) I finally found a signed copy at Whitcoulls.
Photo from Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-78869469402187374612017-10-11T08:14:00.001+13:002017-10-11T20:22:02.409+13:00Chloe had a party :)Hi there :) On Saturday we had a special little celebration... a surprise baby shower for Mikayla and Chloe. Krystal had been wanting to do a baby shower for Mikayla but with her living in Invercargill it just wasn't 'do-able' so we decided to throw her a surprise baby shower while they were here on holiday... they're here for a few more days so Nana is very happy :) There wereShellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-57052243270669615252017-10-08T07:29:00.000+13:002017-10-08T07:47:58.661+13:00The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge - and some more ChloeHi there :) Today I've got the final 10 days of colouring from The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. I totally enjoyed this challenge and I know I'll do it again!
Day 21
This one is a card that I made for one of my friends who organised the scrap retreat and features a chef from my colouring on Day 15.
Day 22
I used one of those unicorns from Gerda Steiner designs Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-49742444558706252452017-10-01T15:24:00.001+13:002017-10-01T15:30:17.450+13:00The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge - Day 11 to Day 20... and a little bit of Chloe!Hi there :) I'm happy to report that I actually managed to complete the 30 Day Colouring Challenge with Kathy from the Daily Marker. Last time I blogged, I shared the first 10 days so I thought it was about time to share the next 10.
Day 11
This was my first attempt at colouring with Distress Oxides and I'm pretty pleased with the results... they certainly blend together nicelyShellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-51155786267449058622017-09-22T06:36:00.000+12:002017-09-22T06:44:29.626+12:00The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge - the first 10 days!Hi there :) I've been taking part in the 30 Day Colouring Challenge held by Kathy R and I'm really enjoying myself. I've actually been getting a lot more time in my craft room and making a conscious effort to be more productive with my crafting... of course, going on a craft retreat last weekend helped as well!
I thought I'd update you with how things have gone during the first 10 Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-77904936674521819162017-09-10T16:01:00.000+12:002017-09-10T16:10:53.934+12:00My Favourite Things - Card Design Superstar 2017Hi there :)
During the Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge I've been having a really good time with my newly acquired 'Witch way is the Candy?' stamp and die set. I've been colouring some of the images in traditional Halloween colours (orange, green and purple) and then I hit on the idea of a monochromatic colour scheme using Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke Distress inks... and I LOVE Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-4036003478358287872017-09-09T06:19:00.000+12:002017-09-09T08:25:38.013+12:00Mermazing cardsHello :) I've been taking part in the Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge and I'm pretty pleased to say that I've actually spent time in my craft room colouring EVERY day. Some days it has literally been for about 15 minutes but most days I've been able to squirrel away a bit more time... which makes me a very happy crafter! You can see my latest colouring creations in the Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-19046892946250547662017-09-03T13:47:00.000+12:002017-09-03T13:57:15.236+12:00Shake, shake, shake... shaker cards!Hi there :)
Remember when I was commissioned to make the space card for a little boy who was turning 3? Well his younger siblings were celebrating their first birthday within a couple of days of him and I was asked to make their birthday cards as well. Since they're twins I made cards that were 'the same but different'... here's the finished cards:
I made the wee boy's card first Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-76290827865383216932017-09-01T16:10:00.001+12:002017-09-01T16:55:52.794+12:00A new projectHello :) Today is the start of a new project for me. Kathy from The Daily Marker is hosting the next 30 Days of Colouring project starting 1 September.
This is not a new project... in fact this is the 8th time Kathy has hosted the 30 Day Colouring Challenge... but it's MY first time joining in. The idea of the project is to colour something every day... even if it's Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243909877334354022.post-16562322974735010492017-08-26T10:05:00.000+12:002017-08-26T15:18:34.657+12:00Space card... tutorial ... and a Chloe update Hi there :)
Today I've got a card to share with you that I was commissioned to make. It's for a little boy who is turning 3 tomorrow. Let's start with the finished card which features a cool galaxy background, stamped images from Gerda Steiner Designs (Blast Off) and a shaker element... I'm super happy with how this all turned out!
I took lots of photos while I was making this Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11991952896700438138noreply@blogger.com1