Where did August go?..............

......August always seems to fly by in the Smifferoo household,

Hectic School Summer Holidays and Double celebrations,

(my Birthday and Wedding Anniversary fall in the same month).

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.... Check out some of the beautiful hand-made Birthday cards that I received....

..... aren't Crafty friends the Best!!

Thank you all ! x

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....and the lovely Jen in Australia sent me a Gorgeous Surprise,

an altered matchbox for my Birthday,

just look at all these yummy goodies she tightly packed inside!

I love everything that she managed to squeeze into the lil box!!

Thanx again Jen x

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....and more Birthday treats...

...here is an awesome Asian themed birthday tag birthday booklet,

that I received from the paper dolls group.

Stunning work ladies!

Thanx again Bee, for all the organizing that you do

with all the Birthday and Challenge swaps etc. x

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Hubby and I have just celebrated our 21st Wedding Anniversary.

...we have been through lots of good times, bad times, happy and sad times together in all those years!!

..but a quote from Julia (who has also just recently celebrated a wedding anniversary)

that I have just read on her blog semed so apt.
'If there was no rain , we would not know a Rainbow!'

How true.....

Hubby is still my soul-mate after all these years,

So, I managed to make a space on my craft table

in my hectic summer-time household

and made him a special card for our mile stone....

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I have also just come back from a lovely relaxing break

(Activity week of climbing, cycling, swimming etc for the boys LOL!!)

staying in a forest lodge in Longleat.

Rained most of the week! (Groan!!)

Good 'Ol British Summer weather!!

...but it was sooooo nice to get away from it all

Our home for the week!

.... Son#1 had a bicycle accident and ended up on crutches after gashing his knee! (argh!!!)

......but we didn't let that and the bad weather dampen our spirits!!
We all had an AWESOME time!

...and I also managed to squeeze in some crafty time,

I booked myself into a Jewellery making class while the boys were getting wet on the 'High ropes'

....Mmmmm, Beads, may just become my next Crafty addiction!! LOL

Here is my first attempt at a beaded necklace and earrings ;) ....-oOo-

Hopefully, Full crafting will resume,

when the boys all go back to School/College and Uni soon!! ;)

Just leaving me and my Craft buddy - Barney!!

Talking of Barney, He has grown sooooo much, (5 months old now!!)

and is still fluffy and cheeky as ever!

(yep, they are my dodgey toes in the pic!!- Sorry! LOL!!)

Thanks for Looking!

Jan x