I'm a member of a great group of crafting ladies and every year they post their crafting resolutions to the group and keep each other in check. I thought I would take part this year, so here are mine:
* Create items for our home - cushions, blanket and other soft furnishings.
* Crochet for charity
* Make gifts for birthday's etc ahead of time
* Start a new scrapbook and take up to date photos of all the family (including ones of me!)
* Develop my drawing skills, use EDM Challenges.
You are very welcome to join either groups, just click the links to take you there. I'd love to hear your crafting resolutions for this year, come and post them below and we can cheer each other along!
Niki
xxx
January 30, 2009
Ellie eats the winner - Art Vlog
Posted this yesterday and am starting to feel better now yay!
Please leave a comment and let me know what time and day you want to do the live painting and chit chat.
Niki
xxx
January 28, 2009
La la la
So I'm still ill with this nasty cold virus that hubby kindly gave me ( thanks!) so I'm going to be late with this weeks video, but it will be up by tomorrow night yay!
The webcam came yay! so I've just got that set up and will do a intro on BlogTV and then decide a good day/time to start the shows. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...
I've set up a channel on BlogTv so that we can chat and you can see me paint and ask questions etc which I think will be fun. I'm needing your input for the best day/time to do this and what you want to watch/do, so please leave me a comment below and let me know.
Also, I'm starting an art giveaway on my Youtube channel every week starting tomorrow, so if you would like to win please subscribe today to be included.
Ok I'm off to get a cup of tea and try to warm up!
Chat soon
Niki
xxx
P.S Don't forget to check out the new silent auctions at my website, bidding ends on Saturday.
The webcam came yay! so I've just got that set up and will do a intro on BlogTV and then decide a good day/time to start the shows. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...
I've set up a channel on BlogTv so that we can chat and you can see me paint and ask questions etc which I think will be fun. I'm needing your input for the best day/time to do this and what you want to watch/do, so please leave me a comment below and let me know.
Also, I'm starting an art giveaway on my Youtube channel every week starting tomorrow, so if you would like to win please subscribe today to be included.
Ok I'm off to get a cup of tea and try to warm up!
Chat soon
Niki
xxx
P.S Don't forget to check out the new silent auctions at my website, bidding ends on Saturday.
January 26, 2009
January 21, 2009
January 18, 2009
Here they come
These are the pics of my tulip bulbs coming up and I am so excited. This is the first time I've ever planted tulips and it's also my first ever garden so I am really looking forward to seeing these tulips in bloom. I have candy striped ones and lilac ones! I can't see my crocus, snowdrops or daffodils coming up yet, hopefully they will start popping up soon.I have a new video in the works and will have that up for you this week. I've been coughing like crazy the last few days so haven't finished recording, so look out for that any day.
I'd love to hear about your gardening adventures, what you've been planting and if you grow any veggies - that's one thing I want to start this year.
Let me know what you're up to!
Niki
xxx
January 05, 2009
Happy 2009!
Hi Everyone
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations. We had a great time and are very excited about the coming year.
So did you make any resolutions? Let me know yours by leaving a comment, I'd love to hear them!
I made several 'goals' for this year including reading 52 books in 52 weeks, I love books so it shouldn't be too hard lol.
It's time to get back to work now and I will be creating some fun new paintings, so watch out for another video and painting up this week.
Just for fun I thought I would do this little quiz, if you'd like to take part simply copy and paste to your blog and let me know in the comments, so I can come and read :D
Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven't done and don't want to - leave in plain font
1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to disneyland/world - just got back in fact from Paris!
8. climbed a mountain - Ben Nevis with my father in law
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. bungee jumped
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning – can’t imagine anyone italicizing this!
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own vegetables (Grown my own strawberries moving on to veg this year!)
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. hit a home run
32. been on a cruise – not for me
33. seen niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing – loved it!
40. seen michelangelo's david in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted- not painted but drawn.
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the sistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies.
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in london
77. broken a bone - not entirely broken like in half lol but I did chip a bone in my foot last summer.
78. been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible- in progress
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous; Take That before they were really famous, spoken to a few other tv stars.
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one- my Grandparents and my other Grandad.
94. had a baby
95. seen the alamo in person.
96. swum in the great salt lake.
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee – it hurt a lot!
Looking forward to seeing your answers.
Niki
xxx
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations. We had a great time and are very excited about the coming year.
So did you make any resolutions? Let me know yours by leaving a comment, I'd love to hear them!
I made several 'goals' for this year including reading 52 books in 52 weeks, I love books so it shouldn't be too hard lol.
It's time to get back to work now and I will be creating some fun new paintings, so watch out for another video and painting up this week.
Just for fun I thought I would do this little quiz, if you'd like to take part simply copy and paste to your blog and let me know in the comments, so I can come and read :D
Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven't done and don't want to - leave in plain font
1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to disneyland/world - just got back in fact from Paris!
8. climbed a mountain - Ben Nevis with my father in law
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. bungee jumped
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning – can’t imagine anyone italicizing this!
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own vegetables (Grown my own strawberries moving on to veg this year!)
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. hit a home run
32. been on a cruise – not for me
33. seen niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing – loved it!
40. seen michelangelo's david in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted- not painted but drawn.
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the sistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies.
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in london
77. broken a bone - not entirely broken like in half lol but I did chip a bone in my foot last summer.
78. been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible- in progress
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous; Take That before they were really famous, spoken to a few other tv stars.
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one- my Grandparents and my other Grandad.
94. had a baby
95. seen the alamo in person.
96. swum in the great salt lake.
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee – it hurt a lot!
Looking forward to seeing your answers.
Niki
xxx
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