My Left Foot =Ouch!

 Below is my cousins dog, called Atze.  He does have TWO ears, but the wind caught one ear which made it stand up!  He is almost  a year old, and is full of fun and loves to run!  Look at his cute bow tie!

 Below is my left foot, looking very swollen and very sore.  I have just been to see my doctor and he thinks I mat have a broken bone or two.  This was caused by the stupid woman who run me over on her mobility scooter on Boxing Day last year.  Both my feet are sore, but the left foot is the worst.  I now have to go and have my feet x-rayed to see if any bones are broken.  I have been hobbling around since the accident, and my foot has slowly gotten worse.  This photo was taken last night.

 

In the photo below I have my feet on my cats cooling gel mat!  It feels really nice on my sore foot!

 The last two photos are of the Sky Tower and some of Auckland City.  The skyline is on an angle because I was standing on some very loose gravel and I  moved when I took the photo!  Of course, I didn't realize this until I got home and looked at the photos on my laptop!  Oh well, the second photo's not bad!

I haven't done much craft work lately, with my foot being so painful I can't concentrate too well.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

"Crash!", and Butterfly!

I was lying on my bed with a cold wet towel over my left foot and knee, trying to take the swelling down.  Suddenly, from outside there was a loud "CRASH!"  I jumped up, grabbed my camera and went outside.  These photos show what I saw.

 Smashed ceramic tiles all over the road!  What a mess they made.

I gave the guys from the truck my broom and spade so they could clean up the broken tiles.

(My broom, below, now has a starring role on my blog!!)

Apparently they had no idea there was any tiles in the bags.  The only thing that should have been in there, was the tree branches and other foliage rubbish.  

 Below is the truck the tiles fell off.  It took some time to sweep the road and pick up all the broken bits.  

 Below is one of the butterflies I cut out.  It is made to sit on the side of a glass.  I have other ideas for it.

Below is a close up of it, on the side of a champagne glass.  (No champagne, sadly!) 

The butterfly measures about 4 1/4 by 2 1/2 inches.

I have decorated this one with some clear gems that I glued on.  I covered the slit piece with some bigger gems.  You could easily use the butterfly on a card, or add it to a wrapped parcel.  

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Chinese New Year Celebrations

 

Last Sunday I went to the Chinese New Year Celebrations at a local park.  These are some of the photos I took.  I love thee orange flowers some of the ladies were making, and I would love to learn how to make them!

 Above and below is some kind of head gear.  I had hoped to get a photo of someone wearing it, but it was for display only.

 Above is a photo of the Bonsai display.  Some of them had miniature people in the display as well.  I think there is some in this photo, if you look closely.

Below is a "Caterpillar" rid for the kids.  The train went all round the park, following some of the many pathways.

The cups in the photo below represent a local business called Crown Lynn.  They used to make crockery (dinner plates, cups, saucers etc) using clay that was sourced from nearby.  This clay was THE best, and people came from all over NZ to buy the clay to make their own pottery.  Crown Lynn was very famous in it's hey day.  They are no longer there and have been closed for many years.  The Crown Lynn crockery has now become very collectable and sought after.  These cups in the photo are about 7-8 feet tall.

In the photos below are some of the kids who were doing different dancing and singing. 

Some of them had masks of different animals, and were mimicking the sound the animal made.  It was fun and the kids had a great time!

I am not sure who the guy in the photo below was supposed to be.  He was very popular and had a long line of people wanting their photo taken with him. 

The songs the ladies and kids were singing was all in Chinese, but it was still really enjoyable.   

These girls were fun to watch!  They looked so pretty in their pink costumes! 

It was an extremely hot/humid day that day, and sadly, there was not near enough shade.  I left earlier than I would have liked because of being so hot, plus the fact that my left foot and knee are still very painful and swell up like balloons.  As it was when I got home, I had trouble getting my left shoe off because my foot had swollen up so much.  I have to see my Doctor next week to see why it hasn't healed and is still so swollen.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)

Happy Valentines Day!   

Fairies and Valentines Day Gift!

I made the fairy (above) some time ago using some modelling clay.  She got put aside because I wasn't sure what to do with her!  Then, just before Christmas I found these wood slices in my local $2 Shop.  She fit perfectly onto the largest size, which is 41/2 inches diameter.  I used some contact glue to stick her to the wooden slice, and added some coloured star to finish it off.   The photo below shows the clear adhesive "thing"  used to hang it on the wall with.  I say "thing" because I have no idea what you all them!  I bought them sometime ago, also from the $2 Shop.  I knew I wold need them, one day!

On the wood slice below, I have stamped the words, "Believe in love".  I used a Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.  The ink did not bleed and it stamped clearly.  I added some tiny gold sparkly stars and a red felt heart and it was done! 

I used a new stamp and die set for the words on the envelope below.  I like how the "hugs" die cuts out the thin bit as well.  Sorry, that didn't sound right, did it?!  I am sure you guys know what I mean!  And I totally "forgot" to take a photo of the card I made:-(  I blame my bad memory (and everything else!) on the heat and humidity we are having.  I'm not complaining about the heat, but it is really getting to me.  Thanks to having M.E. and  CD, my energy levels are just about depleted.  I struggle to do ANYTHING!  I don't sleep well at night either, which doesn't help:-(

 Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)