Snookery Walks

By The Sea

There's nothing quite like a walk by the sea, especially if the weather is good.  It's refreshing, calming and of course good exercise and it's something I love to do.  Sometimes, I'm on my own and it's a chance to go beach combing, finding things that might be useful for crafting while at the same time just listening to the sounds of the waves lapping along the shore.  It's a time for reflecting on life too and I quite often pray as I walk, it's so good to talk to the Lord about life, knowing He is walking with me and understands where I'm coming from completely.  These are special times with Him that I love.  

Sometimes I walk with my friend and she brings her dog with her too.  We usually are good and just walk and talk, but walking past the little hut selling ice creams and snacks by the beach is sometimes just too tempting!

This photo was taken when the sun decided to shine and it looked lovely across to the Isle of Wight with the white sails of yachts in the distance.  You could easily think I was in more exotic climes!!

Yesterday was more of a cloudy day and the wind was a bit brisk as we went for a walk.  It's hard to believe we are in June, where the warmer beach weather has got to I don't know.

However, you never know exactly what you will find and find we did, just look at the beautiful foliage and flowers that grow above the high tide mark, so pretty and in bloom right now.  I do love this colour too.

If any of you reading this love to walk by the beach too, I'd love to hear about it.
Happy walking.

Snookery Crafts in June

Fayre in Sarisbury Green

June is a good time for an English Fayre and this year we decided to be a part of one in Sarisbury Green, which isn't too far from us.  I certainly wouldn't say that summer has fully arrived yet, but at least the day was dry and sunny.  The wind was a bit of a problem, but the gazebo managed to stay up (just).

My lovely husband helped me get set up along with my daughter-in-law who also kept me company.  Free strawberries and cream were given out from St. Pauls Church which was rather yummy and a multitude of other stalls, bouncy castles, slides, dancers, ice-creams and burger vans and much much more.  

Soon the fayre was under way and many people and excited children were every where.  It's especially nice when people come and chat and look at what you have made and maybe buy something, it makes all the hard work worth it.

I have made quite a few new items recently, but you will have to wait until I have a few photos to show you.

Snookery Crafts

May's Crafty Nana Makes

I usually have different craft items I'm making, on the go.  Some of them have been on the go for a few years, while others I finish quickly, depending on the artistic frame of mind I'm in I guess. I hoard a lot of stuff too just in case it's needed, and invariably it does.  I've had quite a bit of time on my hands recently to craft, so at last I have finally finished some of them which is a great feeling, especially if it is up for sale or a gift for someone in the family.

One of my recent makes ended up being for me.  My daughter came home with a picture no one wanted at work and was given permission to keep it.  A large square hardboard box frame with poppies painted on it.  In the end no one wanted it at home either, so it ended up lying around waiting to go to the dump.  

Then recently inspiration hit me and an idea of what to do with it came to mind.  I painted over the poppies with white acrylic paint to tone it down a bit first of all.  Then stapled burlap and lace over it with the words, "The greatest of these is love" and a heart shape in the middle with buttons.  It looks great over the bed in the spare bedroom, very happy.  It's quite big too, about 2ft squared.  So if you have any box frames hanging around, try it out.

Other makes include these lovely birds and flowers which would look great hanging up in a child's room.  I have 2 of them for £10 each.  Let me know if anyone is interested.