Kikki the pin up girl

Kikki the pin up girl, a photo by Lynn Holland on Flickr.

So proud of kikki she is the cover girl for the Papillon Rescue 2014 calendar. We got kikki last November as a rescue dog and she is an absolute delight.

Calendars are available for £9 incl pp within uk/ £13.40 USA & Australia with all proceeds going to Papillon Rescue UK .

Contact : suedugan@sky.com

Kikki the pin up girl

Kikki the pin up girl, a photo by Lynn Holland on Flickr.

So proud of kikki she is the cover girl for the Papillon Rescue 2014 calendar. We got kikki last November as a rescue dog and she is an absolute delight.

Calendars are available for £9 incl pp within uk/ £13.40 USA & Australia with all proceeds going to Papillon Rescue UK .

Contact : suedugan@sky.com

What's on your workdesk.....

Inspired  by my friend Mo I created this tag for the TAG TUESDAY challenge.

 Can anyone tell me where I can get some of that stuff they call MOJO from please

as I can't seem to find any.

 This is the first thing I've done for weeks.

 Have a good creative week everyone

More desks to look at here

What's on your workdesk

What's on your workdesk.....

Inspired  by my friend Mo I created this tag for the TAG TUESDAY challenge.

 Can anyone tell me where I can get some of that stuff they call MOJO from please

as I can't seem to find any.

 This is the first thing I've done for weeks.

 Have a good creative week everyone

More desks to look at here

What's on your workdesk

Cupcake Bags at Sunnybank

 The craft club group at Sunnybank Day Centre had their cake and ate it today.

 Using these lovely bags that Susan got from a pound shop they firstly coloured in some cupcake stickers using felt pens.  Then after cutting around the shapes and using foam stickers on the back we glued them to the pink card strip, then attached the strip to the back of the bag.  Are'nt they pretty.

The group were then given a cupcake each to put in their bags. 

 You can see how happy Lily was with the result.

The morning would not have been complete without some of Susan's famous facts and today she stuck to the subject in hand.  CAKES 

1. Cakes have been around for centuries in one form or another, it was originally a flattened hard bread.

2. In Roman times eggs and butter were added to give it a softer consistency.

3. A medieval Epiphany cake would feature live birds and frogs bursting out of it.

4. A burial cake was kept close to the head of the dead person and you had to have a piece of cake in your mouth when you looked at the body.

5. It was said that if you made your own wedding cake that you would work for the rest of your life.

6. Prince William and Kate's wedding cake had eight tiers with 17 different blooms of flowers on.

7. Originally cupcakes were so called as ingredients were measured by the cupful.

Believe what you will of Susan's famous facts, we never know whats true and what's made up

Cupcake Bags at Sunnybank

 The craft club group at Sunnybank Day Centre had their cake and ate it today.

 Using these lovely bags that Susan got from a pound shop they firstly coloured in some cupcake stickers using felt pens.  Then after cutting around the shapes and using foam stickers on the back we glued them to the pink card strip, then attached the strip to the back of the bag.  Are'nt they pretty.

The group were then given a cupcake each to put in their bags. 

 You can see how happy Lily was with the result.

The morning would not have been complete without some of Susan's famous facts and today she stuck to the subject in hand.  CAKES 

1. Cakes have been around for centuries in one form or another, it was originally a flattened hard bread.

2. In Roman times eggs and butter were added to give it a softer consistency.

3. A medieval Epiphany cake would feature live birds and frogs bursting out of it.

4. A burial cake was kept close to the head of the dead person and you had to have a piece of cake in your mouth when you looked at the body.

5. It was said that if you made your own wedding cake that you would work for the rest of your life.

6. Prince William and Kate's wedding cake had eight tiers with 17 different blooms of flowers on.

7. Originally cupcakes were so called as ingredients were measured by the cupful.

Believe what you will of Susan's famous facts, we never know whats true and what's made up

Salt & Pepper Pot Table Arrangements

 Look what we made at Sunnybank Day Centre Craft Club

 We used salt & pepper pots that I got from Wilkinsons for £1.50 set, cake decorating sugar balls, a bit of knitting wool, some imitation flowers, a cut up crotchet mat and some paper flowers and butterflies. http://www.wilko.com/

 Everyone was delighted with their little vase

Susan gave us some of her wonderful factoids, this week they were about AUGUST.

Birthstone - Peridot.   Flower - Gladioli & Poppy.

The Anglo Saxons called it Weed Month as its the month when weeds grow most rapidly.

1st August is Lammas day marking the beginning of harvest.

Why shouldnt you tell a secret on a farm ?

Because the corn has ears and the potatoes have eyes.

6th August 1762 - The Earl of Sandwich asked for meat to be served between slices of bread  hence the sandwich was invented.

13th August 1941 - last person to be hanged at the Tower of London

(also my birthday, not the year just the day)

28th August 1963 - Martin Luther King made his famous "I have a dream" speech

Salt & Pepper Pot Table Arrangements

 Look what we made at Sunnybank Day Centre Craft Club

 We used salt & pepper pots that I got from Wilkinsons for £1.50 set, cake decorating sugar balls, a bit of knitting wool, some imitation flowers, a cut up crotchet mat and some paper flowers and butterflies. http://www.wilko.com/

 Everyone was delighted with their little vase

Susan gave us some of her wonderful factoids, this week they were about AUGUST.

Birthstone - Peridot.   Flower - Gladioli & Poppy.

The Anglo Saxons called it Weed Month as its the month when weeds grow most rapidly.

1st August is Lammas day marking the beginning of harvest.

Why shouldnt you tell a secret on a farm ?

Because the corn has ears and the potatoes have eyes.

6th August 1762 - The Earl of Sandwich asked for meat to be served between slices of bread  hence the sandwich was invented.

13th August 1941 - last person to be hanged at the Tower of London

(also my birthday, not the year just the day)

28th August 1963 - Martin Luther King made his famous "I have a dream" speech

Ladies In Lavender & the Eiffel Tower......

The Sunnybank craft group led by Susan made LAVENDER SATCHETS today.

 Using a plain envelope, a butterfly stamp and gel pens members coloured in the butterfly.

Here's Lily making a satchet for her friend

Mrs Shaw helping with Harold's satchet

Next up we pricked holes in the envelopes and put in a couple of tablespoons of lavender before sealing them on the back.  We added a bit of sellotape to make it more secure.

Harold did one for his lady friend Peggy who lives in Blackpool. We all laughed as the little animal stickers he put on said "Take me home" and "Cuddle me".  Wonder what Peggy will think of that.  Harold is in his 80's.

Pat, one of the care assistants, helped Mona make hers so I quickly made one for her with a Doodly Bird on.

 

Along with Susan's factoids on SUMMER it was another great session.  Im not sure that I believe the one she told us about the Eiffel Tower being taller in Summer than in Winter.  I will leave that one with you.

Ladies In Lavender & the Eiffel Tower......

The Sunnybank craft group led by Susan made LAVENDER SATCHETS today.

 Using a plain envelope, a butterfly stamp and gel pens members coloured in the butterfly.

Here's Lily making a satchet for her friend

Mrs Shaw helping with Harold's satchet

Next up we pricked holes in the envelopes and put in a couple of tablespoons of lavender before sealing them on the back.  We added a bit of sellotape to make it more secure.

Harold did one for his lady friend Peggy who lives in Blackpool. We all laughed as the little animal stickers he put on said "Take me home" and "Cuddle me".  Wonder what Peggy will think of that.  Harold is in his 80's.

Pat, one of the care assistants, helped Mona make hers so I quickly made one for her with a Doodly Bird on.

 

Along with Susan's factoids on SUMMER it was another great session.  Im not sure that I believe the one she told us about the Eiffel Tower being taller in Summer than in Winter.  I will leave that one with you.