Shabby Giveaway

[OK it ain't much but its suffink]

These Genuine Artgecko bits are from the inkers finest cache of ..erm .. bits.

They date from the rubbishesque period and have kerb appeal.

I have brought you these from the depth of the dustbineek.

If rubbishesque is your bag then leave a comment here or on the *Shabby Chic* site and a groveling poem, and i shall put the bestest in a hat and draw the erm fingy on the 1st of January 2009.

You will see a rich assortment of mingingness from Enameled green birds to Enameled pink/orange birds.

Broaches, Earrings, Cameo necklaces, there is also a yellow/orange CRAB!

Anyhow, you know what to do if you want them.

Happy New Year

and

Have a wonderful 2009

XxXxX MWAH XxXxX

*Wordle*

Its good fun............do ya fink mine looks like a hammer!

Thank you for all your comments and abuse over these last few months.

Have the Bestest Blessed Christmas.

Love and hugs.

angel.

MWAH

X

Lace Hearts Thank you. X

Do you have Fantastic blog friends?

One of my fantastic bloggers is Lace Hearts.

She is kind, loving, caring, and a really great friend.

Thank you Lacy

Love you to pieces.

I am such a lucky Bunnie :-)

Look what Lace heart sent me for the Shabby Chic December swap.

Go on feast your eyes and drool

Notice the Crunchie...... burp..... all gone. :-)

*Biscuits* *Chocolate* *candles* *Christmas kitchenalia*
*Gold Purse* *Christmas Vintage Baubles*
*Christmas Cookbook*



*Christmas Cable mug* *CK Bag* *CK Soap* *Crackers*

And a special *Lacy Bucket/Bag* was i spoilt or what.




Thank You lastic
May your Christmas be filled with love and Blessings.
I love you This Much.
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and back again.
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Thank you Vintage tea.

Look at what Vintage Tea sent me........... Whoohoo.

Am i lucky or what!

all so pretty in pink.

There is so much look at it all............wow

3 lots of Chocolate yummy!

Candy canes, Luxury Hot Chocolate and mini marshmallows

and a so sweet mug to drink it in.

A book that's gunna make me a better wife......... Yea Right.

Look at the sweet ickle pot, ooh i love it.



Ballerina slippers, a snugly white Pashmina....... lovely.
A handmade Page marker [well done VT I'm impressed] two CK pencils. *smile*
Even a Key chain heart!
Thank you so much Victoria,
You have spoilt me rotten.



All these lovely PINK-GIRLY-DISNEY wonderful pressies...........I'm gunna have a great night in.

*HUGE SMILE*

Oh, Christmas tree.

Christmas ditty

* A little song that i shouted during "Christmas with the stars" at the Royal Abert hall 2007*

I thank you for your indulgence, Mestro please.

hum hum hum hum, tra la la la, ok i'm ready.

This is a beautiful little song entitled

"Oh Christmas tree"

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree

i bet your looking down at me,

My bum looks big..ig in these jeans

Now i know just what that means,

a di....et i must do

so to you fat, i say toodloo,

so after the 25th....th

all that weight i will shift

Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree

Remember i still own thee.

Its only a week till Christmas day

I would like to say to all my blogging mates

"Merry Christmas"

&

"Happy new year"

You are loved and cared for by your own Shabby angel.

X x X x X x X x X xX

The above tree is the very tree my daughter was proposed to under last Christmas midnight.

[did that make sense]

Thought i would sling a couple of pictures in to keep you all interested. *smile* [are you still there?]

Maureen Dawn Hamilton

12-12 2007

RIP

OK not a great subject to be blogging about but this is my sister Moz.

She was a beautiful woman, as nutty as a balm cake but beautiful just the same.

She taught me so many things, how to dress elegantly, how to apply make up,

How to get as much out of life as i could, without working to hard for it.

She was a tough old bird, she could take Artex of a wall just by looking at it.

She would tell us storeys that kept me up with nightmares every night, she knew how to manipulate any situation to work to her advantage.

She was a stubborn woman who had princes and sheiks dripping off her arm and pledging their undying love for her yet kicked them to the kerb.

She was a glamorous woman who had the world at her feet.

She died a very painful and distressing death one year ago today and she was all alone.

The one day i couldn't go to her after years of sitting by her bedside waiting for the end.

She took the hero's stance and refused to have anyone contacted.

She even chose the time of her death! well i like to think she did.

She died at 12 noon on the 12 day of the 12 month.......

You old boot you could have died in 2012 because that would have been well dramatic.

We are parted for a moment, but one day i am gunna bug the life outta you for going so soon.

So older sister, i will see you again and i will slap you really really hard for leaving me.

The article is about her if you want to read it, but beware its hard hitting.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-503220/This-cigarettes-warns-anti-smoking-campaigner-hours-death.html

Thank you Heather. [again]. Mwah

Oh i just love my Shabby Chic mates.

My mate Heather

From

[Biker boots and chicken feet]

Sent me the most amazing November *Sparkle*swap.

Can you imagine getting this big box of goodies from a strange man on the doorstep

who is telling me "Don't open it til Christmas Mrs or bad muck will befall you" bad much what has muck gotta do wiv anyfing...

Anyhow i digress.

Snatching my parcel from the postman and hastening to the kitchen.... i found the 12inch carving knife and squirrelled myself into the conservatory, shutting all the curtains, while closing them i noticed Mrs Nora O'S'Ea twitching the nets, silly woman as if she will be allowed to see my goodies... Mwahahahahahaha..... NEVER I SAY.... NEVER!........*for dramatic effect*.

Dampening the lights i ripped off the wrapping in a snarling tigress kinda way, revelling in the beauty of the cutest wicker basket delving inside this is what i found.

Eight pressies all beautifully wrapped in gorgeous thick paper...... scrummy.... i have a thing about paper, i lurve it............... soooooooooo much.

Lookie what was inside.

First thing i noticed was the wonderful smell coming from a little white bag filled with *Sparkle and shimmer* Vanilla fragrance beads..... oww wow we should have smellablog..... its delish.

There was cute pink glittery slippers, a stunning hand made Christmas stocking that must have taken ages to make.

An angel hairband [that i shall be wearing at the Christmas dinner table] with two baby angels dancing on it, so sweet.*smile*

I also got a very..... very posh bottle of dishwasher sparkle aid

[flippin dishwasher never had it so good] lol.

Look at the picture above, i even got a dog collar..... that i shall be wearing on

New years eve

No I'm not going to a party but i like to dress up on occasion...... lol.

Look what i shall be wearing to Lincoln market on Sunday
My very own angel hat.....
YAHOOOO.





Last but not least, this card, that i shall treasure forever.
Thank you so much Heather you made my day.
Bless you for your generosity and love.
X x X x X x X x X x X

Ps, anyone know how to get muck outta me coat? i slipped on the ice and a bucket full of muck fell of the builders ladders that was parked next to the postman's van...... hummmmmmmmmm ..... what was it that man said..... *whistling*........ lol

Tagged

I Have been tagged by Sharie from *a view to a hill* and *Mel Mel* go look at their blogs they are both Fantastic and funny.

I have to write something about myself that is strange.............. i'm thinking .......... giz a minute .............. i cant think of a single thing ........... i am so normal ....Dont laugh, i am................... and i have no flaws ...................WAIT.............sheesh ...... patience please ................ s'not easy ya know........... i'm still trying to fink......... ok i have thought of a couple............

1) I have 10 toes now, but for sometime i had as many as 40! though not all at once.

2) I can see with both eyes at the same times............ i know freaky aint it..........

3) I can cook without a recipe .......... yeah i just sling it all in the oven/pot/pan and out it comes all done.

4) I have 3 children .............. 1 of each.

5) I cannot drive the car without watching where i'm going.

6) I have been married 3 times, widowed once, and married the same man twice.

Now what do i have to do......erm .......... tag everyone that reads this ......... lol, consider yourself tagged...............

Fanx girls that was fun.:-)

For our Icklie's in Kenya.

Been slogging away for the last ....... well seems like forever...... making stuff for our Church Bazaar, this lady was called upon to run the Cake stall, this was on Thursday evening when i suddenly realised that although we had advertised a cake stall, i had forgotten to ask anyone to make cakes! luckily for me Bonnie to the rescue........ not fazed a bit she got on the phone called a friend a hey presto she pulled it off and we had 30 something cakes.... Yahoooo fanx Bonnie.
This stall raised £90 pounds for Kids in need [KIN] Then came the Raffle table, we ran out of space to put this table as so many stallholders turned up [more than we had actually invited!] so it ended up on the stage, it was crammed full of stuff, i had made a few hampers up using baskets and boxes that i had gathered throughout the year, the large Hamper in the center was won by a lady who was in tears [of joy] ............a very worthy lady........ Ooooh i love this bit of our day.

This stall is called "The Grace" table, its made up of gifts given over a couple of months to help raise money for our Icklies, people give us some lovely stuff someone donated a Gold bracelet! as it was donated specifically given to this table we knew it had to be put on it ........... Oh but i was so tempted to Auction it off............ norty shabbers...... lol..... the point of this table is that every ticket is a winner.......... whether it is a Gold Bracelet or a cuddly toy.......... all it costs is £1 ......... yup a Squid....... i know............. unberblimminlievable .......... and yes the Bracelet was won ................... by .......... i dunno i was to busy selling the flippin raffle tickets for the ...erm.. raffle.:-)

Here ya go this is the labours of what i have been making............FOREVER ......... or so it seemed, yes there was loads of nicked idea's and a few of my great friend *Bloomin Myrtle* gifts for our kiddlie cause [please go look at her blog, as she has amazing talent]

There was every bag you could think of, loads of Pinny's & Mother and Child pinny's..... cant see them in the picture, but they were there somewhere............ Cushions, blankets, Peg bags, bags for tights, stockings, pin cushions [thanks BM] in fact there was so much stuff that the table was groaning under the weight [we had given up our table and purloined the music box bit in the corner of the Church hall] so sorry Ben for nicking ya centre..... yo yo yo [that's MC DJ talk, init, janowaimean].

So what i wanted to tell you all is that we made a grand total of £400 Squidddddddoooda's ........ YIPPEE..........

Thanks to everyone who helped bring this all together i am forever inbebted to you all, i also want to assure you all that every single penny will go to the Children in Nakuru.

Makesit & Spensive

Its Gunna be like this tomorrow.

YIPPEE

I have got me sledge out, the *Westies Huskys* are all harnessed up.

Should be a great weekend.

"Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas"

That reminds me.

I went to the mega 20% off sale at Markit & Spensive yesterday.

Did any other eejits go, or was it just me..... Hummmmm

I was pushed pulled and even dragged into aisles i have never ventured into before!

It was a mad house, and i become part of that madness!

Its amazing how much you really, really, need that size 8 multi coloured Reindeer cardie, even when you are a size 16 and it cost £45 squid BUT IT HAS 20% Off! Bargain....... and it WILL come in handy.

Yer never know i might befriend a *skinny bint* or lose 14 stone by Christmas day.

Whajafink, will i, wont i?

My M&S Christmas Tree.

Poem.

[no its only supposed to look a bit like a flippin Christmas tree it ain't real]

*

Ahem.

I began to feel icky

Bit Sweaty and dizzy

Waiting in line to pay

For 300 sock a yellow pillbox

600 knickers, 400 slippers

a pigeon for dinner

sprouts and some stuffin

In other words i came out wiv nuffin

A basket of stuff some of it rough

Me and son Paul are doing a stall

Down in a market, where we will park it

Sell all me stock for a pittance of what i paid

I wish at home.................................... I'd stayed

Do you know how hard it is to make things rhyme,

I'm doing my best to make it funny,but i fink I'm loosing the plot,

So that's

MY

lot.

See i made it look a bit like a tree.

Use your imagination, Beaches Dollop Lacey Sharie.

Its only a blog not a flippin national daily..I ain't getting paid or nuffin.

.......... sheesh...........

This crowd is harsh

and

I am only ONE

woman

..............................................

Shazza, Vintage Tea, and Dollop.

Me mate shazza has just bought a website! called http://www.neverneverneverland.co.uk
So its up to me to come up with the goods for it, well as you know i am not one to shirk my responsibilities so i am on the case, i need to make this webbie fingy a "Harroads" "Selfishriges" type shop, the only problem i have is.... i ain't no Fido and i don't have that much dosheroonie to supply the UK with utter rubbi.......... erm ........quality items......... so i need ideas for shabby shazza [who is the least shabby person i know] in fact she makes that bird off the telly look shabby, whats her name........... no not her, the other one......errrrm.....ooh...... you know that posh bird who tries to sell insurance........... oh whats her name......... fingy................ it will come to me....... so if anyone has ideas leave me a message or not if yacantbebovvered....s'okay i wont bite.... Much. GRRRR. *smile*


Now the other thing that has happened this week is a great swap idea from MelMel and lesley [see sidebar] we have to send our swap partners 5 wonderful thingys that they would hate to receive......... i think i have that right? anyhow my swappie person is Vintage tea [go and look at her blog its brill]..........and gosh she's another posh bird! So i have amassed a massive amount of cra................... crazy stuff. There is worn out lippy, a pair of the OH socks, well not exactly a pair but the same colour......... well nearly........ some old watered down shampoo that someone got me for Christmas about 5 or 15 years ago, a lighter that has run out, i found it at a local car bootee for ......... well i found it so its free, just need to spit on it to get the mud off, a used black bag. i thing Vintage will be pleased........... whatjafink? am i class or what.*Titter*

Lastly, I have met some wonderful people while blogging and one of them is Dollop from Dolly Dollop or is it Daisy Dollop? oh just look on my side bar.......... she is there somewhere *shrugs* Anyhow, she is a beautiful lady with a heart of pure gold, she has helped and cared for others and shows a love of family and friends in her posts that is unsurpassed, she is getting Married in March, its official, Yeah..... so Honey go on that journey of love, on that road to happiness and fulfillment. Claire i want to wish you,Love, Joy, and a lifetime of pure Happiness........ you are one in a million. We all LOVE YOU. Mwah X x X x X x X x X x X x X

OH I REMEMBER JOANNA LUBLEY.......... thats the posh bird i was finking of............

Wedding Dress Duty.

Went up the *Big Smoke* today.

.......................................BIG UP to the big Smokey type fingy.............................................just a bit of london talk...............

Anyhow i took my Darling Daughter Dan to have a fitting for her Wedding dress [well she actually took me *shame*].

We got in the shop and waited a few mins for Daniel [he's the one who is gunna make the dress].

It was heaving with rain and as we waited we were saying "oh poor people out in this torrential downpour" yeah right, no we weren't really we was killing ourselves laughing at them all...... lol.... for getting soaked [evil titter]............ lol. No you had to be there it was funny honest lol ho ho ho ho...lol ha ha ha ha....... Anyway then this little streak came diving into the shop absoblimminlutely *Drenched* plimsoles squelching and all slippery we giggled and gave him marks out of 10 for drenchedness...... then had a squid's bet on how quickly he would fall on his botty while trying to negotiate the slippery wooden floor............... giggle............. Ooops ...... only turns out to be Daniel.......... oops again sorry Daniel! we dont want you to damage yourself now do we! ....hummmm.... well not till you have made the dress at least.

It was funny seeing him taking all the measurements with his Plimmies all squidgy...lol.... every time he walked he made a funny noise........... squelch squelch flop, slup slup plop............. no you had to be there honest, it was funny..... no it was honest............. lol

The shop is called "The Fairy Gothmother" they have a good website so go and have a reckie ..... though its a bit rood in places they do some wonderful Basques.

We came out of there and headed into the square for some Dinner and guess what? Yup......... we got ............ ABSOBLIMMINLUTELY
DRENCHED..................... i bet that was the Norty Gothmother fairy telling us off............ squelch slop flop plop...................... mutter mutter..................... norty angel............ yeah but i'm gunna get that fairy and when i do i'm gunna knock her block off .............. flip flip flip "ARRRRRRRCHEW" anyone gotta tissue............ snot all over me screen now........ewwwwww................

Shabby to the rescue.

I was minding me own business, as i do.... [leave it lactic] ......when a flippin car decided it was time to leave the road and head for the big knackers yard in the sky and thinking it could take its occupant with it......... tsk tsk.....not on my watch... you just know ya cant leave someone bleeding and making a mess on the upholstery of the car apart from the stain it gets into all the nooks and crannies......... ewww ..... and not even one of athriftymrs potions could get that out of a good shag pile.
Well the car couldn't be saved but thankfully the man who was inside could be.
Now i am no hero but for some strange reason all my training kicked in........umph..... i was out of my car first aid kit in hand and through the stricken windscreen like a ninja on speed .......... [for those that know me that is no mean feat] ....... looking into this mans eyes bought back some memories and autonomy leaped into action, getting a neck collar on him and getting under him so i could take his weight, then undoing his seat belt and lowering him out onto the ground was all done on Adrenalin............ why did i go into that car? why did i get him out? why did i hurt my freaking back.............i dunno, all i know is that when someone is hurting we do things that we wouldn't normally do........... why did i post this.......... because, even though i worked for years as a paramedic and saw things like this and worse every day............ i am still shaken by it and needed to get it out.......... feel better now, who wants a babysham they are on Dave he is OK and promised me a drink, i excepted saying "only if i can bring me shabby mates with me" see even when I'm doing me wonder woman act i am thinking of yous lot.............. funny that.......... oh and Dave broke a Leg and his Arm and needed 24 stitches in his head, so apart from that he is OK.

Get better soon Dave and don't forget the drinks are on you...........

Happy *Bloomin* Birthday Friend.

*Happy Birthday*

*Special lady*

*Bloomin Myrtle*

I have never met you yet you've been a special part of my life for at least 4 years now, i am so glad we met i couldn't imagine my life without you in it.

You have always been there for me, never told me off [though you probably wanted to on many occasions] Your shoulder is always ready for me to cry on. [bet its sopping wet by now].

There is not a selfish bone in your body you will give time and effort to those who need it.

So Elaine, Thank you for being my friend for caring for loving for sharing and for always giving more than necessary.

One day we will meet [and hate each other................ lol] till then i am proud to call you FRIEND.

May you be Blessed in all you do, loved by all who know you, kissed by the gentle wind, warmed by the strength of the Son.

Much love to you today on this special Birthday and always.

X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X X X x X x X x X x X x X x X x X

Heirs to my Cardstock..

Oh no! apparently i look like my nan, whatjafink, do i!

Stop posing B, you do look like her but dont worry she was a bit of alright in her day.

I wonder if i'm are in her will.

Who knows, but keep smiling co's i have a feeling you could get a curly wurly outta her.

Do ya fink she knows she has a boger on the end of her nose.

Oooh i cant look anymore.

Nor can i but i'm sorta mesmerised by it.

These little cherubs are my darling Grandaughters, aint they sweet.

Goodbye Cake.

I wanted to show you a cake i baked last month for friends who are moving back to Australia, i don't for the life of me know why they would want to they have been here for 30 years! And there are all sorts of igly wigleys in Australia *shudder* some people don't know when they are well off.

I have refused point blank to visit, no way do i want a fourteen foot Tarantula climbing up the dunny whilst I'm having an ablution! they are a little lala if they think they are gunna get the shabby over there.

Anyhow, this is the cake and i am going to demonstrate how not to upload pictures onto blogger................. in reverse...........Stupid angel. tsk tsk.

This is it when cooked

This is it in the Mixer fingy

This is it in the packets.............dont laugh, i was doing this as a favour, and this is how it was given to me, i would have made it from scratch but the person [who shall remain nameless TINA] didnt have faith in me making it from scratch!!!! so she bought PACKET MIXTURE ........ lol

These are the utensils i erm used, well i couldn't remember if i had to use the dough hook, the whisk or the other fingy so i used all three.

I would just like to say to Dave and Jill, Bon Vouage, Bon Vouch, Bon Vouche... erm ... sod it ........ GOODBYE from good Old Blighty.............. hope it rains in ya Summers and snows in ya Winters i also hope you get the lurgy and homesick and have to come back here co's we is all gunna miss you........................ [well not me bloggin mates co's they don't know who the heck you is].......... all the rest of your mates wish you Happiness for your new life, without us. *sticking tongue out*

WIN......... Doh

I Thought you may like to see what us WIN ladies get up to.
We like to get the Oldies together at least twice a year, mainly so we know they are still alive .... no don't look so shocked, its a shame to miss a good *Wake* for no reason, if its a Crisp and Sarnie Wake we sometimes send our apologies, well its not worth the shoe leather on all that gravel, see those old girlie's up the back of the tables [i think they are all still alive] they are the eldest members of WIN the eldest is our Margaret she is 86 and unless she is off gallivanting on holiday, comes to WIN every week, ain't she sweet. *smile*
Anyhow, we have 4 official WIN meals a year Spring Buffet, Summer Sizzler, Autumn Buffet and Christmas Shenanigans [i just made those names up! Gosh I'm good].

I think the youngest member of WIN is only 21 now and she has been coming for two years!
I have to say they are a wonderful group of women and i can honestly say they are all my Mates.
Look at that scrummy food and you may note how i have taken that first pic's from the Pudding end, lol.
These evenings are always funded by us we don't ask anyone for money, our girls bring there friends along [all free] they stuff there faces and get a few glasses of wine down their throats and then i sting them into buying a raffle ticket, *Pand a strip* is my cry *git ya Many aaat* is another and it works, we raised £150 for KIN [Kids in Need] last month, yippee.
This is some of them turning up for the fun, they needed to get in early so they could get all the bestest seats.
Now to pay for all the things we do all year we have to raise funds, we do this in a number of ways. On of the things we do is snag some unsuspecting person to host one of our many fun days [its not much fun for the host as we trash the house and garden. lol] they usually make cakes and biscuits and put out doily's and stuff! mistake, because all the oldies come out of the framework for those sort of goodies............... funny how oldies can eat.
This lady opened her Garden for us [she has been a part of WIN for about 3 years] the things she is guarding are all donated for us to raffle off .........*Git ya many aat..... pand a strip* .....local artists came and bought their wares to show. About 70 people came that day! A 20pence entrance fee was collected and everyone enjoyed their time with us. So that's a bit of refinement in the Shabby window of life , oh and a we made a eck of a lot of money that day. Thank you so much Sue. and errrrm sorry about the mess and all those beer bottles.............s'nuffin to do wiv me.........

Shabby swaps

Over on the Shabby Chic forum we do a monthly swap, i usually put pictures up on the forum but thought you might like to see them, so here goes.

This is from Annie C, i was so excited because as you can see everything is wrapped so neatly and prettily in Gold, Whoopee, see the envelope the Gold one, well inside that is the most loveliest angel, she is so sweet and she is mounted on a easel, how good is that!
Under the envelope and tissue paper is so much Gorgeousness, there i a lovely Blue plate and a scrummy hand made bag there is even a Welsh Cookery book.
I think i have been spoiled whatdayoufink.................. lol........... thank you so much Annie, I LOVE IT ALL.

Quilt for Kids in Need.

Thought i would show you what i have started on, yes its a quilt, yoohoo, i am making it for KIN [Kids in Need].
I want to raffle it off and make loads of money for these little ones, but as i am pants at making stuff i thought if i told you all about it you would keep reminding me to keep at it.
It's funny how i always assume it will be Minging and nobody will want it, :-( and that gives me an excuse to stop doing it......... so please nag me to bits about this as i know what i'm like.




Thanks for your support.
I took a couple of old Christmas cards and cut out the templates for this project.

I then took my monthly bit of Yummyness book, I love it cos its the only bit of style that comes through the post box, well this and the nectar points catalogue............. lol. :-)

I then cut all the boring bits out of it and made little bits for the middle of the fingy fings.

I then chose the colour, all scrummy pinks............. 1 shirt, 1 pair of jammy bottoms [knicked for DD and she dont know yet, well i have only taken one leg off, tsk its not as if i have used it all] and a shirt from my Ds1............... he wont miss it and its the perfect colour, i just had to have it.

Shame cos he loved that shirt. LOL

Last but not least a piece of dark pink fabric i purloined a few years ago.

Those scissors are what Bloomin Myrtle sent me for my Birthday, and i lurve them so much.

PLEASE NAG ME TO KEEP IT UP.

Love and hugs to you all and fanx for visiting. Mwah. X x X x X