Kreativ Blogger Award

Hi there!

I have kind of an extended weekend today and tomorrow, as OH has a couple of days off work. So my morning routine is a little bit out, as I’ve been making the most of spending more time with him than usual! We had a lovely day out yesterday, and then I got spoilt and taken out to dinner too!

Talking of being spoilt, back on the 29th of June, Drama Queen Seams nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger Award! Thank you so much :)  

Like most of these things they come with some tasks:

  1. Thank and link back to the person who nominated me.
  2. Answer the 7 questions.
  3. Share 7 random facts/thoughts about myself.
  4. Nominate 7 worthy blogs for the Kreativ Blogger Award.

Ok, so let’s get started with these 7 questions…

  1. What’s your favorite song?  ~ I like so many songs, so this is a bit of a tough one, but one song that always brings a smile to my face is Who’s Got a Match by Biffy Clyro.
  2. What’s your favorite dessert? ~ I love sweet things! I can’t pick a favourite, though last night I had Sticky Toffee Pancakes, which were amazing, (2 pancakes, toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream and honeycomb chocolate) no wrong there!
  3. What do you do when your upset? ~ I try not to get upset now, but I generally spend a bit of time on my own, watch a film I like, or listen to some music I like, write, it depends!
  4. Favorite pet? ~ I’ve had loads of pets, but currently I have just the one, Sid the cat, so I’m gonna go with him!
  5. Do you prefer black or white? ~ Black, though I like white, black is often more practical.
  6. Biggest fear? ~ Being utterly alone.
  7. What is your attitude mostly like? ~ I like to think I’m quite relaxed, I used to be quite tense and angry, and one day I decided to just let it go. I do get quite hyper and loud at times though!
Now 7 random things about me~
  1. I’m the most indecisive person I know… or am I?
  2. I love Disney, and sort-of collect Snow White stuff.
  3. I pretty-much only drink Tea
  4. I don’t cook… well I very rarely cook.
  5. I can’t stand emptying the dishwasher
  6. I love going food shopping
  7. OH and I own over 500 DVDs and watch films most nights.

I’m nominating (some blogs new to me, some familiar faces):

Cross(stitch) Your Heart

A Stitcher’s Stitchings

Bluebell Stitches

Mrs M Makes

Hannah Ackroyd

Miss Nicky

Maureen Cracknell homemade

A Little Bit of Sunshine

Hi there!

I was prepared to do a crafty post this morning, but my mind was changed when I received a message from fellow blogger SzaboInSlowMo…

Since Monday’s party (see yesterday’s post) which as you can see was a glorious typical summer day (not surprising for June even by UK standards) it has been raining! It is awful out there at the moment, which lucky for me I don’t have to go out anywhere so doesn’t affect me too much, though I’d still prefer to see some sun when I look out the window! 

What am I getting at? Well, going back to this morning, I opened my email to find SzaboInSlowMo has nominated me for The Sunshine Blogger Award! And since it’s a very grey day here, and only set to get worse throughout, I could most certainly use a little sunshine right now! 

Firstly I’d like to say a HUGE thank you to SzaboInSlowMo, and ask you to check out her blog She Can’t Be Serious, which I adore (and I’m not just saying that). No matter what the post I seem to end up laughing or relating to something she’s written! 

The Sunshine Blogger rules:

  1. Include the award logo in a post or somewhere on your blog.
  2. Answer 10 questions about yourself
  3. Nominate 10 to 12 other fabulous bloggers.
  4. Link your nominees to the post and comment on their blog, letting them know about the award.
  5. Share the love and link the person who nominated you

First, the questions/answers:

There are no set questions for this award, so because I can’t think of what to ask myself… way back at the beginning of April I tagged someone in a Tag You’re It post, and they tagged me back. Because I had already done a similar post, I never answered those questions, until now…. 

  1. How did we meet? A tough one I suppose, considering I am now answering at random, though all the blogs I follow, I have found through blogging, either stumbling across a blog by chance, or through other bloggers or comments!
  2. What is your favourite thing to do when you have time for you? Stitching and scrapbooking comes to mind, other than that I like to sit and watch films, read and occasionally bake!
  3. What is your favourite memory from your childhood? I have some really good memories, though to choose a favourite? I don’t really know, I used to go to London every year with my Dad, and just do something random and unplanned, those were great days!
  4. If you could meet one famous person who would it be? And why? I honestly don’t know. My favourite film director is Tim Burton and I guess meeting him could be a pretty interesting experience. 
  5. Were you named after anyone? Why? I was named after a song…Because my parents liked it.
  6. Share a memory of something you got up to in your 20′s…. I’m still in my 20′s! Erm, I’ve “got up to” a fair bit already, though I think my 20′s is definitely a calming down period of my life. Gone are the days of clubbing and excessive drinking! I guess the most memorable thing I’ve done is moving over 200 miles away from my home town! 
  7. What is your favourite song? Why? I don’t know if I have one. I love music, but what I listen to really depends on my mood. I kind of feel like I should say something epic, but honestly, I don’t know!
  8. Are you married? Single? Kids? No kids? Pets? I am, not married, not single either, don’t have kids, and the proud “mummy” to Sid, the cutest cat in the universe! 
  9. What was the last book you read? I’ve been reading all the Sherlock Holmes stories on my IPod, I’m up to “The Return” now! A collection I always meant to read and never got round to!
  10. How many different places have you lived at in your life? “Houses” – 18 “Towns” – 4

The Nominees:

So here goes, in no particular order, 10 bloggers I think are awesome, for various reasons, 

Miss Nicky

Cross (stitch) Your Heart

Lady Barefoot Baroness

The Monster in your Closet

Bluebell Stitches

Jen Maan in Amman

It’s All Fiddle Fart

Scrappin’ with DeeDee

Artist In Training

Deidra Alexander’s Blog

Hope you have a great Thursday!

Happy Crafting!

Where did the weekend go?

Hi there!

This weekend seemed to go by in a flash of near complete inactivity again! I do have quite a lot on my “to do” list today though, so hopefully it won’t make too much of a difference! 

I have been given some motivation though, as (drum roll please)… 


This was quite a cool milestone to reach and of course I couldn’t do it without you! Though, if you haven’t hit the button yet, you still can somewhere over on the right of this page, or you can click HERE to see what’s going on!

My aim this week, is to finish all the projects I have been working on lately; 1 cross-stitch project, the mini album. and course, this weeks ABC scrapbook challenge page, as well as sorting out a couple of boxes of photos I’ve been putting off! This might be a little ambitious, but at the same time, I think it’s actually quite “doable” if I spend less time procrastinating!

Hope you have a great Monday!

Happy Crafting!

“Tag”, You’re “It”

Hi there,

Back at the end of March, I was initiated into the game of bloggers “Tag” or “It” as I remember it (!) by shecantbeserious at first I thought it would be a lot easier, having grown up with those awful emails filled with hundreds of questions all about me, which went back and forth between friends. Now though I did find I had to take a little time, to think through both my answers and my questions. 

Question mark

 

Now I know, some people won’t want to do this, and that’s fine, also, if you happen to have arrived at this post and decide you want to have a go, please do! Don’t feel obliged to do anything – though of course check out the tagged blogs, because they’re great!

So here are the rules:

  1. Post the rules.
  2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
  3. Create 11 new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.
  4. Tag 11 people and link them to your post.
  5. Let them know you’ve tagged them!

1. What is the last thing that made you laugh out loud?

Loads of things, I find I laugh a lot, which can’t be a bad thing!

2. Which sitcom family, new or old, most resembles YOUR family?

I don’t think there’s ever been a sitcom that resembles my family – I think that’s a good thing!

3.  Do you like your first name?  You don’t have to tell what it is–just WHY you like or don’t like it.  And if you don’t like it, what do you wish you had been named?

I don’t particularly like my first name (Kayleigh)  because I don’t like the song, it’s kind of lame to be named after “someone” who has had their heart broken and warrants a musical apology! I don’t know what I’d prefer my name to be, but I’ve shortened my name for years and go by Kay, and I like it.

4.  What’s the last stupid thing you did?

I can’t actually think of anything – I’m sure there are a few things but I’m just oblivious to them!

5. You can have only one of these:  Looks, Fame, or Fortune.  Which do you choose and why?

I used to want to be an actor, or a singer, and I wouldn’t mind fame.

Fortune isn’t something I’d turn down either! I’m happy with the way I look though!

To have though, I think Fame, preferably based on talent! 

6. Name a musical artist that you like, but might cause people to make fun of you if they know that you like them.

I don’t have any embarrassing confessions to make I’m afraid! I like the odd song that’s a bit cringy! I have got Busted on my ipod! Though I think Run With Us by Lisa Lougheed is probably one that might cause a few giggles, more because it’s the theme song to kids tv show The Raccoons! 

Ralph and Melissa Raccoon

Ralph and Melissa Raccoon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

7. What is something you do that drives your significant other crazy?  If you have no significant other, substitute a parent or friend.

He won’t tell me, though I did ask, so I’m going to have to go with the fact I am not the tidiest person in the world, and he is, so it probably is a bit annoying at least when I leave craft stuff everywhere!

8. Name a celebrity that you just wish would go away.

Loads haha. I think pointless celebrities should all go away, people like Paris Hilton, who are just famous because of who they are… it’s just annoying!

9. What adjective would people. who know you most likely use to describe you?  Just one word.

Probably “creative” (might seem a bit obvious).

10. What’s your favorite smell?

I could round it all into “Breakfast” which is pretty funny because I rarely eat breakfast, but I love the smell of toast, cooking bacon and coffee (I also don’t drink coffee!)

11. Make up your question. —-> Why did you start your blog?

This is a question I’m going to ask in a moment, so it seemed only fair to answer it myself!

I started my blog, back in September, for a few reasons. I enjoy crafts, and wanted a way to share that with other people. I liked the idea of building up a small community of like minded people in a little space of the internet which I can call ‘mine’ and finally, I wanted some way of looking back on things I have done, to see how my style changes over time, for example having only started scrapbooking a year ago, I thought it would be interesting to see how I progress over time. There are loads more reasons, but those are the main three. 

And now, here are my questions for you!

  1. Why did you start your blog?
  2. When you were a child, what did you want to be “when you grow up”?
  3. Who would play you, in the movie of your life?
  4. What acronym do you use too often (eg: lol, imho…)?
  5. Where would you love to travel?
  6. How has your life changed, from what you said, or expected when you were younger? 
  7. Do you prefer sweet or savoury snacks?
  8. If we were going to watch a film, and you had to pick one, what would you choose?
  9. What are people often surprised to find out about you?
  10. What is your favourite time of year?
  11. Make up your own question.
And now for the 11 lucky bloggers who’ve been tagged.  I can’t wait to see the answers the authors of these blogs come up with:
Have a great day!
Happy Crafting!

The Versatile Blogger Award

Hi there!

So, after being away for about a week, and finally regaining my crafty “bug” I logged back on to find I had been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award! Which really made me smile!  The lovely Cross(stitch) Your Heart nominated me, calling me a “real inspiration” in the process – which I won’t lie to you, absolutely made my day! I would love nothing more than for you to stop now, and check out her blog, as she is awesome, and if I could nominate her right back I would! She does scarily huge cross-stitch projects which I am so envious of you wouldn’t believe, I have a hard enough time staying motivated to do small projects! As well as this she’s a student, and has a second brilliant blog as well! (I don’t know how she does it!)

 Now, there are a few rules which come with this, so without further ado: 

Here are the rules of the Versatile Blogger Award:

(1)Thank the person who gave you this award. That’s common courtesy. 

(2) Include a link to their blog. That’s also common courtesy — if you can figure out how to do it. 

(3)Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.  

(4) Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award — you might include a link to this site. 

(5) Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.

The 15 blogs I have chosen, quite different, which is kind-of typical of me in a way, as I have a ton of interests! There are a few writers (because, as they say, those who can’t, READ) some fellow creative and crafty folk, and some who simply blog about life in general! I’m not going to go into detail – instead I am encouraging you to take a couple of minutes and check them out yourself!

(In no particular order):

1 http://deborah-bryan.com/ The Monster in Your Closet

2 http://deidraalexander.com/ Deidra Alexander’s Blog

3 http://shecantbeserious.com/ She Can’t Be Serious

4 http://sorchaogle.wordpress.com/ Artist in Training

5 http://fogsmoviereviews.com/ Fogs’ Movie Reviews

6 http://zombiecoffeepress.com/  Zombie Coffee Press (makes my Mondays)

7 http://joannakneilson.wordpress.com/ Joanna K Neilson

8 http://cessology.wordpress.com/ Everyday Footprints

9 http://tonij.wordpress.com/ Lady Barefoot Baroness

10 http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.co.uk/ Scrappin’ With DeeDee

11 http://rhgarza.blogspot.co.uk/ Always a Project

12 http://itsallfiddlefart.blogspot.co.uk/ It’s All Fiddle Fart

13 http://www.shimelle.com/ Pretty Paper, True Stories.

14 http://www.thepinkapronblog.com/ The Pink Apron

15 http://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/ Maureen Cracknell Handmade

Ok, so finally 7 things about me…

1: I’ve been cross-stitching since I was about 7, (when I asked a family friend about a project she was working on) I only began scrapbooking last year, the card making came subtly somewhere in the middle and I didn’t really notice. I try to do a bit of each every week.

2: I love films, I usually watch at least one a day, usually in the evenings with OH.I like pretty much anything, except westerns, unless Back to the Future 3 counts? I am a HUGE fan of Disney, but love horror films.

3: Another of my “Can’t do without’s” is tea, I have huge mugs of tea (milk, one sugar) but always leave some in the bottom, and I have no idea why! I have to start the day with a cup, and have been known to get up early to make this possible!

4: Since I was born, I have moved house 17 times, 12 were in the last 10 years.

5: In comparison, I have only been abroad 6 times.

6: I can’t do French Knots. I’ve tried so many times and still do – I usually end up using beads! 

7: [An interesting last one as I don't think I have mentioned it at all on the blog] My name, is Kayleigh (I was named after the song by Marillion) though everyone calls me Kay (or at least I ask them to).

I hope you’re having a lovely weekend, whatever you’re up to!

Happy Crafting!