Autumnal feel

Autumn Crafting

I just find it hard to believe that I am here in Autumn again. What happened to the summer! I think I blinked and missed it. I am still hanging in there with my Stamping Up and as you can see from the photo I have been busy preparing for some autumn workshops. The new catalogue is winging its way to me and giving me sleepless nights in anticipation. Oh I know I am a true craft addict now!!

So I am onto blog 3 , and I have become aware of all the wonderful crafty blogs out there...and maybe that is where this will all come in useful. I am building up to it obviously. Reflection and crafting seem to go well together.  And I could get used to this. Iphones are a great help for snap shots of inspirational crafting moments. So I may be snap happy too.

I have settled into my Folk Festival position again and I have to say being part of the 2011 festival was such a buzz, and the easiest festival I ever did. They were very gentle on me, and it was fabulous to have my week being a fully fledged crew member and no children in tow. Soul food if ever there was, beginning to end. We move on now to prepare for the next year, and it has all begun again. I need to go and fill up my data stick with lots of homework. Much to look at.

My family problems roll on and its hard looking to an elderly member of the family, but we continue to do our best for my dad  in his poor state of mobility. Its been the hardest road of my life so far, but I travel it with my sister and we are holding hands all the way.

So I look forward to the shortening nights because it will be filled with candles, crafting, friends and no doubt coffee, nibbles and wine. Lots of functions throughout the community and wider afield. Its a busy time in Shetland in the Autumn!!

New Year , New ME?

Well things have changed a little this year, unpredictably really. I gave up a community commitment to the local hall because of pressures of family and the stress the two things made on me. But then moved onto other projects. Have returned to an old love of mine, The Shetland Folk Festival and its like I am putting on a hat that I have worn before but feels very comfortable. Old faces and old colleagues that feel like I just worked with them yesterday. So lots of excitement ahead on that front.

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I have upped the crafting anti by signing up as a 'Stampin up' demonstrator. I am going to try a few workshops and demonstrate card making techniques and see if people want to buy some of the lovely products. So this is a new project, may last may not, but who knows. Its something I love and so will see if I pass on my enthusiasm on to others.

My boys, husband and family will always come first and so we move on as a unit this year, working to complement each other and make sure we are all fufilling our lives as best we can together.