Into the Great Wide Open....

So last week, on Saturday, we had a BIG adventure. And our lives may never be the same. We hauled our cookies all the way to London to see a band we had always said we would go see. Green Day. If they ever came close. If we could wrangle it. I took the leap in September and bought tickets. The boys got floor tickets and me and the old man were up top.

Now I don't know if you are a Green Day fan or not, but please forgive me while I go all silly fan-girl for a few moments. They were AMAZING. All of Emirates Stadium agreed. All 60,000 people. Yep, 60,000 of my nearest and dearest...chanting, singing, dancing, moshing, sweating besties. The band rocked our faces off.

Green Day is back and is a force to be reckoned with. They are as strong and tight as they have ever been. The show wasn't fancy. No pyrotechnics, no fancies, just a great light show, a large pink dancing bunny and a few fans pulled on stage to sing, play and stage-dive.

The warm-up. Softly at first, then getting louder and louder...Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody played to get the blood flowing. Because England still loves Queen and Green Day loves England. Billie Joe even said so.

The boys ended up at the very front of the golden circle. Justin's pics are pretty darn good considering he was more concerned about leaping around than making sure Mom had photos.

Emirates Stadium is clean, organized and the ability of the police to get 60,000 people out of there and to the tube stations was a sight to behold. Bless 'em all for working so hard and doing it with a sense of humour. We were on the tube in maybe 15 minutes. Good thing as we had a train to catch.

Nest Swap

I am such a slacker. Really. I took part in Viv's nest swap and have been just to darn lazy to post photos of what I sent and what I received. A shame really as my partner hit the nail on the head and sent me something that I adore (sorry, Kim)!

I made Kim this cute little nest in a Staffordshire tea cup. The birdie is an old felted jumper (my fave thing to work with these days).

Kim sent me this amazing nest in a seashell, a gorgeous sea-themed tag and some pink goodies...all of which are simply perfect for my pink-filled life by the sea!

Thanks Kim for being such a generous partner and thanks to Viv for allowing me to play along!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I haved two blog winners to announce. Holly of Damita's Pretty Wrap and Carla of Dancing Moon! Congrats to you both!

Hello? Anyone Out There?

Looking for a few more folks to enter my giveaway. Details in previous post here. No need to jump through hoops, just leave a comment or you can email me at scwk0511@yahoo.com.




Just be sure to leave a way for me to get in touch with you, ok?

Spring Giveaway!

In honour of the new season and a much-needed tidy up, I am having a little giveaway.

I think I shall have TWO winners, each getting a selection from the items pictured here. There are some embroidered softies...

some felt birdies and turtles...

and some spoolies...

All you need to do is leave a comment and make sure that I have a way to contact you. I will choose a winner on Sunday!

Easter Swaps....What I Sent!

This is what I sent Chris Little of A Little Creation. I made this little basket out of a peat pot. I lined it with fabric and tucked two pre-made bunnies inside. I hope Chris liked it!

For Meri, I sent her a real hodge-podge of things I made and a few store-bought treasures. I made the big chenille peep, the peat-pot basket and the two tags.

I also made that egg bunny and had a hard time parting with him! I included the little bee, the bunny, the papier-mache egg and the little tin egg.

I also made the Easter prize brooch and the Easter tree.

And here is the spoolie. I wanted it to have the look of something you would have bought at a dime store back in the day. I used a big styrofoam egg, painted it, stamped it and added all sorts of goodies to it. 

I do hope Meri enjoyed all I sent her. Also, thanks to her for letting me use her pics. I have bananas for brains and forgot to take my own pics before I posted her box!

More Swap Goodies and Postal Bliss!

Part two of the Easter Swap saga continues. I was paired with Chris Little of A Little Creation for a great little swap that was sort of a 'choose your own theme' swap. We were to just send something in an Easter theme to our partner. Chris spoiled me with one of her cute hand-painted bunnies, some cookie cutters, some choccies, a few crafty bits...

and this fab birdhouse in a Texas theme. I adore it! Oh, she also spoiled Justin by sending him a big bag of Fritos! Thanks Chris!

And I did say 'postal bliss'...did I not? It happened yesterday when our dear postie brought two parcels for me. The first contained....be still my heart....the cutest crocheted slug from Lazy Daisy Jones. She only started selling on Etsy, but has had a blog for some time and makes the cutest little bits and pieces. I was her first customer, so she sent along that sweet wool kitty and the Easter heart. I won't go into how silly I have been acting with that slug, but suffice it to say that Mr G finally told me to put the darn thing down last night. Some people just don't know how to have fun.

And then this little lady was the second package. I bought her off of Ebay for a song and just love her. I used to collect these Bradley dolls when I was a kiddo. Mama would buy them for me from the dime store (usually TG&Y). She is petite and perfect. Like me (!).

I will be back tomorrow with what I sent to my swap partners. Enjoy your day!