CRAFTERS NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

CRAFTERS NEW YEAR RESOLUTION?

Twas the week after Christmas,

And all through the land

Crafters were gathering

Their craft stash to hand.

They were sorting and storing,

Even throwing  giving away

The excesses of shopping,

And stuff seen it’s day.

No more would they purchase,

They must use what they had,

They would use it, not stroke it...

That favourite pad.

Those snippets of card

Were all gone in the bin.

It seems such a waste,

It seems such a sin!

They’ve sorted, recycled,

Re-given and tossed,

And then in the process

Found things that were lost!

But now they can settle

A smile on their face,

For everything ‘s done

And back in a ‘place’.

But where did they put?

The right piece of card?

Everything’s tidy

It can’t be that hard!

Oh where did they put it?

They knew it would ‘come in’...

Oh no!.. could they possibly

Have put that in the bin?

So that’s why we keep stuff

We might need it we fear,

And to make us feel  better ?

Same sort out ....NEXT YEAR! 

Hello there friends.......is this you? I thought I would write us a little ditty! It no doubt will be me as I can't see the floor in the craft room...BUT I am aiming for little and often in the hope that I might see it all done ....eventually!............ bet I still won't be able to find something afterwards or wish I had kept something though!

Happy New year to those of you that have missed my previous wishes and did we all have a good Christmas then? Glad it's all over? ....or not?

I have to say as I get older I like to get the decorations down but this year they didn't seem to have been up two minutes and now everything looks bare....hubby is back at work...and dare I say I am back to normal......I know that's debatable maybe.....define normal!

OK here is the card I made for hubby's birthday last year!..........only December , but it was overtaken with Christmas cards so here it is.....

I stamped one of Sheena Douglas's scene stamps and coloured with distress inks (for the background). The canal boat is a Brittania die and I paper pieced the curtains at the windows. The frame was created using Sue Wilson Double pierced rectangles.........a birthday gift from my son... and I placed acetate behind the aperture after stamping the trees and grasses on to the acetate (bit tricky) to give the depth. Sentiment dies are Die-sire. The rest is obvious!

OK well the craft room awaits..... some cards to make..........and a few chores to do too so best get to it! I might pop back later and link this card to any challenges I might come across...if I have the time!...There you go, less than a week into the new year and TIME crops up already! I WANT/NEED this year to go slower than the last one not faster.......and more importantly to ENJOY my time! Make sure you enjoy yours too.

The rain has stopped momentarily here in West Yorkshire....so tired of day after day of rain, and dark grey days and oh how I feel for those poor souls that have suffered so badly at the hands of the floods. The roads round here were flooded Christmas weekend, but fortunately not nearly as bad as some other areas. Personally we are at the top of a hill, but the garden is soaked as the ground cannot cope..............nothing compared to some poor souls where there house belongings are ruined and in their front gardens...............there is always someone worse off than yourself!

Thanks for stopping by...let me know if you agree with my poem........I would love to know   :) 

Take care, be safe and keep well...................I know there seems to be a lot of cold viruses doing the rounds here in the UK so if you are under the weather.....I do hope you feel better soon.........wherever you are in the world.

Crafty New Year hugs all round. Carole xx