GOT BEHIND SO CATCHING UP

Well isn't that the story of my life!! I am always behind, I will NOT tell you what hubby always says when I say that!!! Way too rude.  See I got waylaid by all those Postcards and ATCs and stuff. but here I am determined to get up to speed, right now.

I asked all the ladies on the PP Forum if they would save their stamps from their Christmas Mail, what stars they are, just look how many I am getting...These first ones though are off the cello bags that some of my postcards were in, so I have cut them off and took the cards out of the cello bags, the stamps are needed for a far better cause...

stamps off my postcards...

 I moved the camera before it had taken the photo, but isn't it great!!

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 Di bought me this for Christmas I am enjoying reading it,

it is so funny and so me!!!! Thanks Di...

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 Liz made me this gorgeous scarf for Christmas,

and...

 sent lots of little goodies for Rebecca and me to play with...

thank you Liz...

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 more stamps, some are really pretty,

they will be the foreign ones, ours are boring...

 and more...

 and more...

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 I entered some UFOs in the PP UFO ZAPPING competition

on the Popular Patchwork Forum and I won this prize for being

the Zapper who zapped the most UFOs over the year,

great prize, thank you to the NEW Editor for choosing me...

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 I set a swap for Postcards on the PP Forum - Theme - BLAST OFF,

Jytte sent me these fabulous Fireworks blasting off,

aren't they great, I love it, thanks Jytte...

 this is my BLAST OFF to Jytte,

hope you can read what it says on the background,

 on the nose cone it says JUNK MAIL...

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 OOO I love a parcel and this was huge...

 I had entered a Give Away on Erin's Blog and woohoo

I WON, ALL THIS...

Hubby nicked a chocolate...

 Tissues inside there...

 Will enjoy reading this...

 Wahey I got one of Erin's stylised Bookmarks,

aren't they great...

 and a bundle of fabric...

 great fun, I shall love using this Erin,

thank you so much for the wonderful box of goodies.

I am truly spoilt.

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 I forgot I also got a lovely William Morris card

with the Postcard from Jytte, isn't it pretty...

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Mmm mmm

January with ROBBIE...from Suzanne...

 and ROBERT...treated myself...look at those eyes...

 more stamps thanks Mal...

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Last night, Thursday, there was an amazing Sunset,

I tried to get it but was too slow, but these are not bad for my little camera...

 this is the bungalow opposite with the sun in the top windows,

it looked like it was on fire...

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and Now a Mystery...
I had a small squishy package from CHINA....
I don't know anyone in China!!!
Look closely it says it is from DAVID - the plot thickens,
I do know a David, but know he would not be sending to me as he doesn't
know my address...

Inside was a little voile bag and in that were some CHARMS of

BATS

ha ha ha ha ha

on the PP Forum I am known as BattyJan, I wonder now,is someone

on there having some fun with me????

I am on the case but some help would be great here folks.

Can you see them they are great, so,

THANK YOU DAVID for my gift, I love them,

it is very kind of you but please let me know who you are

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AND MORE GIFTS

Blogger, for some reason decided to leave some of the pictures off I had loaded the other day of gifts I had received!!! Why me!!! Very strange. I have loaded them again and am keeping my fingers crossed. My lovely friend Tonya has told me this evening that STAPLES will check my computer - for free!! I shall have to look into that methinks. Thanks Tonya.

From Suzanne...

Family cards...

Birthday card from my friend Elisabeth...

and from Joan, thank you so much...

Above is the front of ATC, below is the back...

Gorgeous green fabric from Pam, thanks Pam, love it...

Scrummy Kaffe Fassett fabrics which I am now collecting so as to make one of his quilts...

I have ordered a bunch from EBay...

Postcards for Ange, for our monthly swap,

of which I am behind - of course!!!

Can anyone make use of these, they are TOY eyes and noses,

do let me know and they are yours, I don't make toys anymore - thank goodness!

this fabric is also from Joan, great colour Joan many many thanks.

added to my collection of creams I am collecting...

Hooray, I managed to get the pictures on...

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OK, I didn't get Robbie for my Birthday - shame - just putting him here to cheer myself up.

Ahhh, that's better

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DID HE? YES HE DID

Robbie got married today.

Congratulations.

Be happy

GOT ONE

Went to town, met Pat for coffee, she knew Annette was coming cos she read my Blog before she left home!!! AFter coffee we had a good old wander round town, went down to Wilkinson's and WOOHOO, I got the set of drawers I wanted to get my painting bits organised. When we got home, slight prob! They wouldn't go under the table, it has a stupid plinth just under the flat of the table top. So Annette tipped the table whilst I pushed the drawers under. Problem solved as they say. I had a lovely time then sorting the drawers out, bottom one has paints and paint related bits in it. Middle drawer has dyes and fabrics that have been dyed in, and the top drawer, well I just shoved stuff in it for now. I will get them sorted properly after the weekend. Saturday it is my group day again, whew, that one has come round pretty quick, so I shall be very busy the next few days getting everything sorted for that. Meantime, here are my drawers!!! hahahaha

Sorting them out has almost freed up one table...

and yes I know there is a spelling mistake in Cottton...

Robbie

I put a picture of Robbie here cos I don't have any others for you just now, and he is just so yummy to look at. Oh I forgot to say, I found the paints I was looking for which started all the 'drawer' business, they were on a shelf to the side of my sewing machine!! DOH! I have done the journal page I wanted to do last night. Got to wait til tomorrow to have a look to see what has happened to it now.

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MMM MMM

How could I have forgotten this -

Suzanne gave me this book on Saturday,

as you can see, I have started to read it -

Finished, done and dusted,

not my usual colours I have to say,

I expect it will grow on me.

I did this last year at my group for an ongoing project -

This is my version of it.

Have to say I am glad it is done.

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HERE YOU GO - DUFF QUILTING

Dreadful, just dreadful...

Shocking...

Too much to undo, so I've left it, it is only for me anyway.

Lesson learned

CHECK TENSION EVERYTIME

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WHERE HAVE I BEEN????

Just seen that Robbie is getting married...

Good on ya Robbie,

Be happy.

Just going to 'Indulge' for a while....

serious Robbie...

performing/fun Robbie...

just Robbie...

concentrating Robbie...

Yeah, Robbie...

Hi Robbie...

Phwoar Robbie...

OK - that's better

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