sexy sausages

We couldn't possibly turn down a free dinner at the new bar Electrik. They've just started doing sausages - just sausages but damn fine ones!

Jay's company: City Life Electrical, just did the lighting and electrics throughout. Nice project! We admired his fine work over our sumptuous sausages.

It did mean missing out on a bit of crafting at the Manchester Craft Mafia night at The Manchester Craft Centre. There's always next month!

my joyous cards

I've just taken some nicer pics of my cards - lets hope it's at the finest eyecandy level to attract some blog space!

laptop tree bag

I can buy this gorgeous bag - all I need then is a laptop. I love track and field etsy shop. A lover of nature like my good self!
check out more gorgeous things: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5036786

Crafty Thursdays

I battled on through a virus to complete our little clay tree ornaments. They came out surprisingly well! The clay is quite brittle so there were a few casualties on the way. I think the glitter really finished them off. It did get everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE. We all looked like 70's disco queens by the end of the night. Still, I'm loving these wintery creative evenings!

shoe box appeal

We filled 5 boxes for the shoe box appeal this evening. It's so good for the kids to think about what Christmas means to less fortunate children - some of whom have NEVER owned a toy. This was quite a hard concept to grasp, i had to keep repeating it until the cries of, "OOOH this is nice, can I keep it" died down.

I always get them to put something of theirs in with a little letter from us all.

EEEEE, it warms me cockles just thinking about a little person being made to feel special somewhere out there. Check out the website for more info and lovely stories.

This boy was from Serbia, with out sounding too 'Daily Mail', it's heart breaking to see children in such dire circumstances.

If you get a chance, do try and do one yourself - I think the deadlines are up pretty soon so get on with it!

We also raised £90 from our toy sale at the weekend and excess toys will be going to local women's hostels and refugee centres.