The Craft Room, Derby

Sunday

DAY SIXTY SEVEN - Envelopes and a day out out in Derby

Good morning. We had a day out yesterday, I went to visit our local Market Hall. It has recently been refurbished to the tune of £35m and wow, the building is amazing. They have done a lovely job however, it isnt a market anymore. There are tables but not quite stalls. It used to look something like this

Full of stalls selling fresh fruit and veg, proper prices and such a wonderful, jolly atmsophere.

Yesterday there was an event at the newly refurbished Market Hall and I was expecting hustle and bustle and an atmsophere but was so disappointed.

It felt an empty space, a few folk wandering around and the event was so very disappointing. I felt so sorry for the stall holders that had gone to a lot of trouble to share their makes. We thought we would have a cuppa but to be honest, it was so cold, so clinical and the steats were not inviting so we left. On a positive side, we got out, we had fresh air and I managed to do a little walking before the pain started in my hip. I think I may have overdone it, oppps.

I did manage to grab some lovely hycinths from the large M&S store and today I woke up to their amazing perfume. The whole house smells wonderful.

One of my favourite ways to use up (and share) those gorgeous sheets of DSP is by turning them into pretty envelopes. After all, if you’re sending happy mail, the envelope should feel just as special as what’s inside.

I had a little crafty session and managed to make quite a stack of colourful envelopes ready to tuck my little “tweet” thank you cards into. They’re bright, cheerful, and almost too pretty to post.

The only tiny problem… even after all that envelope making, I still can’t see the bottom of my DSP pile. I’m starting to suspect it might be magical and refill itself when I’m not looking.

It is Kit Night this Friday night (or festive Friday for some). Please do let me know if you hope to come along, it would be lovely to spend some time crafting together.

Well I had best start my day, slowly. Thank you for havig a read and I hope you have a smashing Sunday. x

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I do have a few kits for sale in The Craft Room, Derby should you be looking for one. B

Here is the Annual Catalogue that you can click on and have a browse but better still, why not pop into the Craft Room, Derby and grab a copy of your own.

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE shop. Please do get in touch with me if you would like any help. My contact details are at the end of the post and I really am happy to help as much as I can.

If you would like to receive my newsletter and be added to my email list of friends do let me know. I would hate you to miss out on all our get togethers and socials. Always lots of new friends waiting to be met.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

Thursday

DAY SIXTY FOUR - Custest Crew Thank Yous

We are promised some sunshine again today so after the few household chores, including laundry which I hope to 'peg out' it will be another corner of the garden getting a tidy up.

I had a lovely few hours in the craft room yesterday and made my Thanks Yous for the month

I got out a brand new Stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Cutest Crew. There are birds, dogs and animals amongst other stamps but yesterday it was time to ink up the birds. The cards are 3" x 4", just small ones to say thank you to lots of folk during the month of march. I used various Blend Pens for colouring in, the ones that were closest to me. I feel that I need to use them before they dry up.

Hopefully I will get another couple of hours in the Craft Room today.

Fancy a craft night tomorrow? It is Festive Friday where we work towards our Christmas makes whether it is cards, knitting, crochetting or anything else. Do let me know if you would like to join us.

Well, I am not going to procrastinate today as there is a lot to do. Wishing you a wonderful day and thank you so much for visiting and having a read. Tracey x

Stampin' Up! Promotions

I do have a few kits for sale in The Craft Room, Derby should you be looking for one. B

Here is the Annual Catalogue that you can click on and have a browse but better still, why not pop into the Craft Room, Derby and grab a copy of your own.

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

Wednesday

DAY SIXTY THREE - Derby Dabblers

Good morning, another day without rain says the weatherman. That does mean that I can get some fresh air and another corner of the garden tidied up.

Already the fourth day of March, my goodness. I must be enjoying myself so much that the days are just flying by. I am not spending so much time in the Craft Room but the time I am in there is well spent. I have started refining the space to make room for what is coming next but I do have to get my skates on as, the 'whats coming next' will soon be here.

What a wonderful evening we had at our Derby Dabblers get togther last Friday. 14 lovely ladies catching up with each other. It was lovely to listen to the chatter and the laughter. We had a fun game of bingo towards the end of the evening, all in all, it was smashing.

I am in the Craft Room today as well as well as doing some household chores in between so its going to be another busy day. I have a few birthdays coming up so would like to get the cards all ready and signed just so that I dont have any mad panics....I dont need the drama. My blood pressure is already quite high and I dont want to make it worse. I am monitoring it daily.

My hip seems to be improving each day which is good. I drove last night and havent suffered any consequences which is a wonderful. I wont drive today but will try and do a few more steps and of course, the physiotherapy moves I have been given. Its a struggle to fit everything in every day.

Stampin' Up! Promotions

I do have a few kits for sale in The Craft Room, Derby should you be looking for one. B

Here is the Annual Catalogue that you can click on and have a browse but better still, why not pop into the Craft Room, Derby and grab a copy of your own.

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

Tuesday

DAY FIFTY FIVE - Woolly Friends treats

Good morning and just like that, a week has gone by but wow, what a week it has been.

I cant believe it took me 4 full days to prepare for some crafty get togethers, I must be getting really slow or have forgotten how to do things or getting too distracted. Maybe its a combination of all of them put together but that does mean that I have spent all that time in the craft room and not done a lot more. Oh dont get me wrong, its been a pleasure and I have loved it. We had our first get together last Tuesday and it was smashing crafting with friends again, I did miss it whilst I was away. Then yesterday we had another play.

But today is a catch up day. I shall be opening the windows, finishing off a few chores as much as I can given that I am still struggling with aches and pains from my recent mishap, but improving. As the weather is supposed to be nice maybe, just maybe we can have an hour in the garden and sort out a little corner. Boy does the garden need sorting out. Slowly but surely.

Here are some sweet treats that I created using the new Woolly Friends stamp set, some neutral card stock and a pretty red ribbon. Inside are two chocolates, also shapped like a lamb.

I finally managed to get into the doctors last week after a 10 day wait. I sent off an email, which is the new system in the UK, to get an appointment but heard nothing. I appreciate that it isnt serious but, I wanted to see someone as the hip pain is still there, I cant do a lot of things and by the afternoon, I am shatterd and struggling. So I started again, went onto the doctors website, got down to the appointment section and read 'sorry we are not able to accept new appoitnments temporarily' what. So I telephoned them, got to be caller number 13 so I knew there was a long wait. I went on the NHS site, which is what you can do here, went through all the clicks, and enters onto to be told " unable to make new appointments". Last chance was through the doctors system, which to be honest, I wasnt sure was working but I did get a weeks worth of dates, 'no appointments available'. Extremely frustrating and how do older folk manage? So in frustration I asked CHATGPT, how do I get in to see my doctor, the answer was, please tell me the name and address of your doctor, so I did. I was then given a link to click on, for a rapid response from my doctors surgery?? So I went on to the link, answered quite a few questions and unbelivably, got an appointment 2 hours later???? I couldnt believe it.

After seeing a physiotherapist (not a doctor), I have pulled muscles in my buttock which can take up to 12 weeks to repair. At least I know what it is and am being careful. In the meantime, I shall continue to take things easier.

Do you fancy a crafty get together this Thursday evening?

There are a couple of places available should you fancy an evening of creating a couple of lovely cards using Stampin' Up! products. If you would like to find out more or book a place please, do get in touch. My contact details are at the end of this post.

I shall make an early start on the day, so thank you for having a read and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday x

Stampin' Up! Promotions

Stampin' Up! have a Starter Kit offer on until 3rd March. Crafting is even more fun with community and there’s never been a better time than now to join the team. Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that, like a 20–25% product discount, early access to the latest products and catalouges, the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events and so much more. And for a limited time, new demonstrators will receive the new Stampin’ Positioner tool FREE along with their Starter Kit!

For £99, you can choose £130 worth of gorgeous products, enjoy FREE delivery, plus receive the Stampin’ Positioner and that’s before we even get to the best bit…

You’ll be joining a warm, welcoming community of wonderfully creative people who love colour co-ordination, sparkles, sharing ideas and cheering each other on.

Inspiration is endless, creativity flows freely and there’s always room for a little more glitter.

If your heart skips a beat at pretty paper, perfectly matched colours and crafty possibilities galore, this might just be your sign.

Do get in touch if you would like to find out more or click on the link below, have a read and go for it.

I do have a few kits for sale in The Craft Room, Derby should you be looking for one. But did you know that Stampin' Up! introduce two kits each month? These are the new ones for the month of February.

To find out more about all the kits Stampin' Up! have, just click on the image below and a new page will open up for you. If you have any queries, please get in touch.

Here is the Annual Catalogue that you can click on and have a browse but better still, why not pop into the Craft Room, Derby and grab a copy of your own.

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

Friday

DAY FORTY FOUR - Happy Mail

Here we are, another Friday, my favourite day of the week. Today is no different, I have a wonderul group of friends coming over this evening to create Festive Makes. I organise a get togther usually on the first Friday of each mont to make Christmas cards. I find that this helps me no end as during the month of October I have a stash of cards all ready to put together. I dont stick things down, I just create the fronts of cards using as much of my stash as I can, without purchasing more. The bonus is that I get to do it with friends as we put the world to rights.

So I have started with the refining of my creative space to make room for whats coming next. I have so many pretty things that are not being used as much as they should so I am looking for new homes for them.

I am back to an hour a day sorting out my photos, I have downloaded everything from the phone to computer so now I have to sort them, I havent seen how many there are but its a lot, including videos, yikes. It will keep me out of mischief. I also would like to get back to creating the photo books. They make lovely gifts.

I have had some lovely "Happy Mail". Happy mail is something that has been posted that someone else has made and I received this wonderful card as well as a cute gift inside from Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Development Manager in the UK, Helen Slimm

Such a pretty card. You cant beat getting Happy Mail.

Do you fancy coming along to a card class next Tuesday? Do get in touch if you do as there are a couple of places available. Details on how to contact me are at the end of this post.

Oppps, I had best go and start my day. Thank you for having a read today and I hope you have a lovely start to your weekend. Tracey x

Stampin' Up! Promotions

Stampim' Up! have a Starter Kit offer on until 3rd March. Crafting is even more fun with community and there’s never been a better time than now to join the team. Become a demonstrator and enjoy all the perks that come with that, like a 20–25% product discount, early access to the latest products and catalouges, the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income, the chance to attend incredible training and crafting events and so much more. And for a limited time, new demonstrators will receive the new Stampin’ Positioner tool FREE along with their Starter Kit!