More surprises :)

Hello and welcome back to Manda's Challenge's :)
Today's a day of work :) so what better way than to spend it sharing with you what's been flying of my hook till this present day hehe
hmm where shall i start? haha
The pin cushion's have been hot off the production line hehe

The lilac one is for a lady at work and the other well urmmm hmmmm my lips are sealed hehe
I know one thing though they are being graciously recieved hehe

This is the pic of the pincushion  i sent her xxx
Did you wonder about tht camping granny? how it was coming along maybe? wether i'd found time to work on it a little..... well Yes!! it's getting closer nd closer to it's tadahh lookie

Not a good pic at all but you get the gist :)
I recieved another fabulous parcel yeserday! Look what the lovely Maria sent me i am being spoilt x

More fabulous squares for my friendship afghan xx and a sweet sweet angel pin awww thank you soo much Maria, it was a lovely surprise after a hard day's work.
They're really coming long now arn't they and i simply can't thank you enough to all who are contributing xx
I really am truly grateful xxxxxxxx

I caught up with a few more bamcal squares too

I will catch up ~ I will catch Up ~ see if i say it often enough i'll be all caught up, and waiting for the next month's blocks to be released hehe

Have a lovely week and until next time take good care of yourselves xxxx

Ooh lookie

Hello and welcome back to Manda's Challenges:)
Just a quick post today to Thank the lovely Mary for sending me these Gorgeous Squares today!
Aren't they Beautiful :)

Did you spy the little stitch Markers in the rainbow flower? Gorgeous! Thank you Mary xxxx

I also whipped up the May filler square for the 2011 bam cal over on Rav :)

This is called the Butterfly Garden by Chris Simon aptly named don't you think hehe
I also whipped up this little beauty hehe

Until next time take care my lovelies xxxx 

Troubled Times

I don't know about a lot of you, but what do you do when you're having Troubled Times?
For the last few months i have hidden away,, almost ashamed to write anything jolly because inside is a dark spot that is scared and crying out for help i guess,
i shut myself away from my online friends?
Last year i had more or less the same and crochet got me back round from that dark spot i wouldn't wish anyone to visit!
I was really hoping and praying that this year was going to be soo different, i think i'm overdue a break in this vicious circle, There was a car crash, my son got shot in the head there was a cancer scare, and we're only half way through this year, besides the hospital trips with my other son, i really would like a break from bad news,
Then i sit and think and think and sit and go to work and sit and  think some more when i return, and you now what developed from all this thinking?
That there are loads of people out there in a much worse position,
So sooner or later you have to in round about fashion STOP and think about all those less fortunate than yourself, it's not easy but eventually it breaks through ever sooo slowly.
I don't want this to be a sad post gees i've had enough of that, i will win through, i have let down a lot of people by my not being around especially on Ravelry and i'm building up the courage to log in and return so to speak :(
So please forgive me for not being around i never forgot any one of you the truth is my happiness spell expired and i didn;t have the heart to pull you down with me, or burden you with my tragedies that were unfolding almost on a weekly basis:(
I'm not out of that neck of the woods, life has a funny way of springing unpleasant surprises on you when you think you're done with them all, But i am going to try my darn hardest to win through and crochet is going to help me!
So without further ado i present to you all my latest hooky going's on :)
Sibol has always remained a special part of my crochet work and although i never used to post before they were received i have an urge to break the habit hehe this one time just to let Sue know that i am back  hehe Forgive me Sue for breaking my habit they'll look completely different in real life :)

This is where i got up to as of Friday Evening hehe
Want a couple of close up's?

 There may just be a few more before i pop them in the post hehe :)
Untill next time take care my lovelie's xxx