BETWYS Y COED

Well here I am in North Wales at Betws y Coed (don't know how to pronounce it!).
We drove up yesterday in the TVRs; Stuart and I, Richard and Julie (organisers extraordinaire of the weekend), Nick and Carrie, Richard and Chris and then joined later by Andre and Nina.
The trip up was fabulous, North Wales is BEAUTIFUL.
Spent a pleasant evening in the bar and retired at 10 so everyone was refreshed for today.

The group got their little packed lunches and set off at 10 this morning,I stayed at the hotel as I am not in to fast driving.
What was I going to do by myself all day...mmm let me see, what did I do.

I walked up the road from the hotel and found some wonderful shops to browse in, did I just browse? Of course not lol.
Another member of the TVR group who is arriving today is celebrating his 40th so I found a nice gift for him.
I got myself some Welsh slate coasters...to alter of course

and some sweet little hearts to use in my crafting somehow.

A bargain purchase of some photo frames, reduced from £48 to £11, silly not to get them!

Bought some Welsh cakes

The weather is being kind so I am happy, chilling, no housework...what could be better.
I have no idea what time they will all get back to hotel, but not bothered really..used to being by myself so doesn't worry me in the slightest.

That's it for now will post more on the weekend as it happens, take care xxx

PIMS O'CLOCK

Had to share another item for the Art Is...You auction, this time the items were donated by Cathy and Terry of the Manor Farm Barn 1st donation was some Pimms paraphenalia - some bunting and then some stirrers with a Pimms jug.

And some Pint glasses with the Guinness logo on...

 Thanks Cathy and Terry you are helping a great cause with your donations.

Had a great Royal Wedding/Bank Holiday weekend. Took a trip down to Hastings for a Fish and Chip Supper with the TVR group.

 You can't go to the seaside and not come across Rock...

 The lovely Cathy and Terry who donated the Pimms and Guinness lots for the auction.

 Huts at the seaside.

A girl had to have ice cream to help the fish and chips go down.

And in finishing A toast to the brave men and woman who helped bring Osama bin Laden down, it is not normal to celebrate a persons passing but hey this person was evil personified so GOOD RIDDANCE!

The morning after...

Wow! what a day yesterday was, how amazing was THAT wedding. I cannot believe how relaxed the HAPPY COUPLE were, they were so confident in their LOVE that it made every part of the day so SPECIAL.
Here is the Wedding Cake

Detail on cake


and the alternative cake - Rich Tea biscuits and chocolate that William loved at the Palace as a boy.


and the people came...


and so the Happy Couple partied in to the night as did I, a wonderful end to a beautiful day

maybe not a Royal kiss but a kiss from my Prince none the less.
Thats's all for now - can't wait to hear where they will honeymoon, me I never had a honeymoon couldn't afford it lol, but through the good times and bad times we got to where we are today x

ROYAL WEDDING DAY

So we have a new Princess in the Royal family and what an addition she is. William and Kate/Catherine are so obviously in LOVE and married for this reason alone and I am so HAPPY for them both.
Their day was amazing, she looked so beautiful, he was so handsome and together they are amazing!
Princess Di made the sun shine on her boys day, she wasn't going to let anything rain on the parade and it didn't.
It was a pleasure to witness and to share the moment especially on Facebook and Twitter. Just some quick pics will do another post with fave images later


the Queen and Prince Phillip with Pippa, Kate's stunning sister

Charitable causes

Time flies I have discovered, before you realise it Poof! it is gone...So Easter has been and gone, the weather was glorious and it was so nice to relax at home with the family.
We went to an Ovarian Cancer fundraiser at the Manor Farm Barn on Saturday. One of the staff, Craig volunteered to be waxed for £10 a strip... he was in a bad way...

and for all his bravery he ended up looking like this

 - I would not recommend getting waxed by anything other than a qualified waxer! So sore!!!!
I joined in a swap in the Latest Trends in Mixed Media Yahoo group, my 1st for a while... had to make an ATC which had to have handwriting and ribbon, here is what I created

More goodies to add to the Art Is...You auction

Mind the Gap tin sign...love this
And one of the Brit items was Liberty fabrics so here are a few lots....

 These 2 packets have 10 assorted 12 x 12 Liberty fabric pieces

 2 random pieces

and the 3 smaller pieces have what it says on the label, "30 Liberty scraps" so hopefully they will go towards boosting the funds for the Charity Sarah's House a worthy cause.

I think I have everything sorted now for the donations to the Charity, I now need to work on swap items...
So instead of staying on here, I will head off to my art room.
Have fun and enjoy whatever you have to do today xxx

EGG-CITING PACKAGE & ART IS LOTS

Today the postman arrived with a package from the U.S. of A.

This was the address label - Betty Boop, with the sender, Betti Zuckers address, THANKS for that Betti, made my day x
And what was inside the package? Let me show you...

EASTER EGG

This egg is covered with all things Dr. Seuss, this is the theme for Art is... in October, so everytime I look at this darling egg I shall be thinking about October.

 Then there was another Easter egg, beautifully decorated and holding a secret inside. The paper bunny.

 Not just a solitary bunny hopping across the pond, but a bunny with a host of friends... so cute, Love it.

AUCTION ITEMS

I have some new additions to the items I am putting in for the Auction at Art Is... and here they are

TEACUP AND SAUCER

This will be accompanied by some tea bags.. well we English do LOVE our tea - not me though I am allergic to it, truthfully I am.

 And it was funny that over on the Art is... forum how many people mentioned "MIND THE GAP"
This comes over the tannoy on the Underground to warn about the gap between the platform and the train...so

I found this game, it is a bit like Monopoly - you have to visit London sites and shop, eat, go to theatre etc... so I hope it is enjoyed as an auction Lot.

I will have other items to share over the next few days... I will show you more each day.

The sun is still shining, we had 24 degrees here in Kent today, absolutely heaven..I wish for you the sun shine we are experiencing because the sun makes everyone happy bunnies...

Till next time, take care and Thanks for visiting.