Sunday, July 7, 2013

What better way...

Hi folks...a very good morning to you all and oh boy what a glorious weekend it's been...wall to wall sunshine doesn't half make you feel good and what better way to end a fabulous weekend than to watch Scotland's golden boy...Andy Murray fulfill his dream...a truly momentous and full of emulsion 3 hour match played in sweltering heat and I was blubbing like a baby when he lifted the Wimbledon Men's Singles Trophy skyward...
heart in the mouth 4th match point stuff...a battle of the titans between 2 champions...true sportsmen...great ambassadors and role models for their sport but hey the best man won through in the end...Scotland and Dunblane are so proud of you Andy.
But my morning alfresco chill out session with the crosswords...coffee and my bestest furry buddy didn't quite go according to plan...flew completely out the window in fact when I arrived home on Saturday evening to find a parcel of new dies from Fiskars...
reminding me that I only have a few crafting days left to prep samples for my Hobbycraft demo in Glasgow this coming weekend...so I hit the road and took a trip to my local Hobbycraft to stock up on supplies...
I've taken my lovely buddy Anne's advice...going down the "don't over-egg the old pudding" route...fixing all the die cut birds onto a ring and woohoo...a few more to add the flock...balsa wood, foam and polystyrene...
and my favourite of the new dies has to be this gorgeous frame and the paw print letterpress plate that comes with the die...
how could I resist having a play to whip up a "Buddy" frame die cut from what you might think would be an impossible material to work with...knitted stretchy type fabric but the evidence is right there before your eyes...
finishing it off just seconds before Mr Murray and Mr Djokovic walked out onto the hallowed turf of Centre Court...talk about (forgive the cheesy pun) cutting it fine.  I can't quite believe my tennis guilty pleasure is over for another year and the DIY stuff is back on the agenda. 
See you all tomorrow
Hugs Kath xxx