new book ,

hello every one ,

so the bf decided it was time to get a new pet after the loss of his cat .so befor christmas last year he found a couple who where due to have a litter of siberian husky pups and he was sold .he was invited to go met the mum and dad of the pups and the place they would be rased for the start of their lives . he was sold his diposite payed and his heart set.

so from that moment i knew i wanted to keep a scrapbook of blades life . one thing that came to light after he lost his cat was the lack of photo's and things that he didnt have to rember oscar by . and i didnt want that for him with blade and besides scrapbooking was what kicked off my creative life and now i have good reason to start. 

so a quick trip over to http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/ and i bought one of the new scrapbooks she was selling by we are memorie keepers these are fab books . they have a range of pockets and are three ring bound books so moving your pages are so easy. plus you can keep all the photos you dont use in the book all together . see,

 these are the photos in which my bf took when he was invited back after the pups where born to pick his dog and what a litter im sure youll agree . what i like most is you can decorate the pockets with little scrap trading card spaces like i have here with his date of birth.

 or simply add a journaling block or two so you never forget those feelings you had when you saw the litter.

i just wanted to add this pic of further on in his book so that you can see how he has grown alittle . and im sorry for the glare i couldnt get a better pick but what a wolf he is . of course these books also hold the traditional 12"x12" inch pages and i have a few to share later on in time.
hugs vikki

yoyo doll ,

hello every one ,

so i went surfing the net and all those wounderful blogs , omg so dangerous but hey too late. and i came across these things called yo yo (also known as suffoke puffs ive done my reasurch ;) ) and well after looking at all the stunning crations i wanted my very own yo yo doll so i set upon making her body useing a charm pack and well she came together rather quickly and for at least 6 months i had this ,

 then i hit a hole . now what ? now how do i give her some personality? give her life ? i could make a face but my sewing skills are so not up to that . i could make a clay one again my skills are not up to that either . as time went on this was put to the back of the cuboard (pin still in which i totally forgot about and badly found out later ) until a month ago when i was looking threw my WIP'S (work in progress) projects and found her and in a second it came to me EBAY lol . so one my merry search and i found this .

perfect and i got two heads and two sets of hands (ones alittle bigger then the other) for £3 bargin . i finish one project and i can start another fantastic. so all she needs now is alittle tlc maybe a lace collar. her hands putting on and ill have made my first yo yo doll go me
ill post pictures later of her all done .
hugs vikki

pillows up

hello every one,

so my parents went away and left me and my younger sister home. so i thought it was a great time to make those pillows i promised my mum for the sofa. we picked the green layer cake from bunny hill designs called oo la la. and yes once again im new to all this so these are the basci four square 3/4 inch seem square pillows .

 pritty huh. we used two old bean bags to stuff these pillows . we reused the original inner cusions and just stuffed them alittle more. not complicated but ye they look good and feel great to sit on.

i sewed five in total. now here is my snag . how do i put the zips in? any ideas ?
hugs vikki xxx

bruised bannans ?

hello everyone ,

check out what we do with our bruised bannans , mmmmmmmmm

okay so this recipie is for a bannan loaf . however when we make them we just divide the mixture into muffin cases . so the choice is yours . lets get baking 

you will need,

225g self raising flower

1/2 tsp salt

125g buter

150g caster sugar

2 free range eggs , lightly beaten

170g shelled walnuts broken into peaces

170g sultananas

450g bannanas, the ripest ones you can find,

the method,

preheat the oven to 180c/ gas 4, grease a 900g loaf tin sprinkle the inside with flower , or place muffin cases into a baking tray i find this makes 12,

tip the flour into a large mixing bowl, add the salt and mix together. cut the butter into cubes and rub it into the flour with your fingers until the mixture has a crumble like texture. add the caster sugar and eggs and mix thoroughly, then stir in the walnuts and sultananas. mash the bannana in a separate bowl and when they are really sludgified, fold them into te mixture.

spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin (or your muffin tins) and bake for about an hour. ovens vary, of course, so keep an eye on your bannana bread - if it looks black and crunchy you have done a king albert and burnt it. a quick test for doneness is to insert a metal skewer and if it comes out clean the cake is cooked. leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack. serve with ice cream- yum yum- or leave it to cool and enjoy with a cup of tea.

these are delicious and so eay to make a cook i am not trust me lol.we make the muffins because we can then take them in lunch boxes and such. we also sub some of the fruits and nuts as long as its the same weight as the receipies called for then you can have anything you want. 

enjoy xx

old to new friends

so i did a post last month on old friends which leave large paws in our lives when they leave , during that little post i show cased oscar my boyfriends beloved feline mini tiger friend who he sadly lost last summer .  from this the hole in there house was huge, every corner you walked around you expected him to be there . or you would expect him to be at the top of the stairs ready to try and trip you up .

but like i said from old friends departing comes new loves to hold. and from oscar came blade meet my boyfriends choice from a littler of 8 siberian husky pups.  he went in with an open mind not knowing if he wanted a boy or girl  all he knew is he wanted a pup that spoke to him to share his life with and they had to have blue eyes ,

 and here he is  4 weeks old not so much named then but is now Blade , and what a choice he was  hes our bundle of joy. and i knew from this because im here from the start i wanted to make a scrapbook of this pup and his life with my boyfriend so he had something to look back on because they grow so quick.

 so from fabric to paper another passion which i started kinda half half then found a stunning lady over at http://www.merlyimpressions.co.uk/ . chrissy is stunning she is amazing . kind gengerous and an all around it was her website and passion for the kaisercraft products which sparked the need to scrap this journey.

 so this is the small bundle of roses i placed in the corner of the photo for interes and alittle dimention to the page . i used a cheap dog collar to strip the page across the bottom.

and over on chrissy web site she has these pre cut scrap words  so all i did was add alittle glitzs and the phrase was perfect. ill have some more recent picks to prove how quick they grow and alittle more about those blue eyes my boyfriend wanted.
hugs from the uk
vikki vixen xx

one step to far lol

okay ladies gents , ive gone one step to far and its all ebays fault i promise , i mean it , ebay and paypal for making shopping so easy . i really had to pull myself back on this one . i went fabric looking something that i like that shouts to me so here is what i found .

this first lot was a steal from a store closeing down sale , they didnt list the name and the ebayer has closed there account so i cannt post where i got this or what its called but i liked the pale colours and the patterns . i dont do girly but this just shouted to me maybe it was the price?? i dunno but its pritty.

these i loved because of the muted colours the old fashiony look and the patch work with out actually sewing the squares together . im a newbie cut me alittle slack ill learn lol .

 so this is a cotton fabric with just news paper print every where love it , maybe ill make my sis a pillow with this she loves to write , ooooo the crative juices are flowing.

 the red pack on the side unfold to these five prints , ive been seeing alot of something called "red work" latly and love the designs . i can draw  i cannt hand sew but i can draw so ill see where that goes.

 then under the newspaper print is these two muted peaces , they each have five prints on them but they are all one peace longer then they are wider but i loved the muted red and brown . and the script on these are stunning .

 

so my big mistake , i bought with no idea what to make but ill come up with something im sure . any ideas??
hungs from the uk
vikki vixen xx

birthday girl,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE SIS,

the hole point of having a blog is to share my life and today is my younger sisters 17th birthday and here i get to share a double wammy my younger sis and her birthday, and then the dress we altered for her prom last year , we bought the dress on the cheaper end but added alittle her to it made it hers. so here is my sis and mum befor she went off on her prom.

 her she is with her friend who came around to do her make up (yes i am not girly and no i dont wear makeup myself) ooo just alittle hint but the necklace she is wearing i made that :D go me . like i said befor we added the lace to the dress and hand stichted it on .

 and then took it all the way down the back of the dress . it looked alittle simple so we went looking for roses and to match this colur was not easy. but it just so happened my luck was in and bo bunny the scrapbooking firm started bringing out fabric flowers for scrapbooking and they matched . what are the odds  so in design perspective odd numbers and five was it three wasnt enough .

im well pleased , she had a great night . no one els had her dress all winners.

SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE SIS XX LOVE YA 

hugs from the uk
vikki vixen xx