My first go at a Handbag.

Hello Folks,  What is this weather playing at. Sunshine and Snow at the same time today.    Hospital appointments  have been my priority lately,  luckily not for myself,  but Andrew.   He has now been scheduled for June,  so hopefully this time the op will go ahead with no further problems. 
Sorry to say that I have not created a card,  other than the one for CCC.    However, I have finished a multitude of other things that had been started and never finished.    Now I have some presents made for this year.    My recent accomplishment has been a Handbag that I made for Annie's birthday in May,  but she gave me the OK to put it on my blog.   I have made bags before,  but never a handbag,  complete with zip and inner pockets.
 I am going to sort out my stamps tomorrow and see if that inspires me to make a card.  
Thank You All for bearing with me , but I promise I will be back.    Take Good Care of Yourselves meantime.    Hugs Rita xxxx

Christmas Card Club Challenge 9: Stars

Good Morning Folks.   Another 2 weeks have gone by since the last CCC challenge and sorry to say that this is the first card I have made since then.    The Challenge was chosen by the lovely  Mrs A and she has chosen Stars.  I know I have some star stamps,  but could I find them, not even after spending hours searching.   However,  I opted for an embossing folder that had stars and then another one that had a scene.  So here is my finished card,  not my best, but I really think Mr Mojo has gone on holiday this time.    Hope you are all well and finding time to craft.  We have had beautiful days for over a week now and mostly I have been tidying up in the garden. 
Hope to see you soon.  Take Care.   Hugs Rita xxxxxx

Birthday Card and my Shetland Vinstrik Lace Shawl

Good Morning folks.   Hope you all had a good weekend.   Today is sunny but cloudy at times.   However, I am doing the ironing today,  so it won't make that much difference. 
Today,  I am sharing the card I made for Louise on her 23rd birthday,  and as she is an avid reader I made a bookmark to match the card.  
After 3 months of knitting in the evening I finally finished my Shetland scarf last week,  it was a chart only pattern that was in the book of Shetland Lace that was a precious gift from my friend Jennie along with the Cobweb lace wool, Thank You Jennie.   As you can imaging it was like knitting with thread ,  and as with most Shetland lace it was very intricate too.   But I love it and now I am knitting socks ( boring after this beautiful lace ).
  For now I am back to the ironing board and I'm on a mission to finish it before lunch.    Hope you are all managing time to craft and I will certainly try and keep up with all your posts.   It's a very true saying that ' Time doesn't stand Still.    Have a Good Week everyone.    Hugs Rita xxxx

Christmas Card Club Challenge 8 . Vintage

Good Morning Everyone.    Hopefully you have been enjoying the gorgeous sunshine over the last few days.   Mostly I have been in the garden, something I never attended too before.   However,  I have enjoyed it and apart from some potting I will soon be finished.    I have also been sewing and knitting a lot recently, hence my absence from blogging.   I did finally finish my Shetland Cobweb Lace Scarf and now I am knitting men's socks.   Will put a picture of my scarf in tomorrows post as today is all about CCC.
 Rachel chose Vintage as our theme for this fortnight's challenge .   Sorry Rachel,  it was a bit last minute as I forgot it was this weekend.    However, I managed to make a card and it actually looks much nicer in reality than the picture shows.  I used one of my friend  Astrid's  free images from a few years ago,  and it has always been a favourite of mine.   I decoupaged the little birds , and added a cinnamon stick and some tiny pine cones highlighted with treasured gold.   The stamp was a freebie from a magazine and I finished the card of with a hessian bow.   Enjoy your Weekend.   Hugs Rita xxx

Happy Easter to Everyone.

Hello My Friends and Fellow Bloggers.    How on earth did we all arrive at Easter week-end .   I think I must have been sleeping and just woke up.   I do love springtime and this year it has come round so fast.  Shrubs and plants in the garden are appearing every day now and my miniature rhododendron is in full flower.  After 5 long years my Camellia has decided to bud with lots of new flowers waiting to show themselves.
This card is Especially for all of you , and hopefully you will enjoy a relaxing time  however you care to spend it. 
Hugs Rita xxxxx