Thursday 2 January 2014

How I Spent The First Day of 2014 ….. Fiddle Farting Per Chance?

Lucy and I ended 2013 by going for an Indian meal just up the road with my Father and Brother-In-Law as we have for the past four/five years. I would say it was 9 noms out of 10….. but for me the best bit will ALWAYS be the poppadums and nibbles at the start of the meal …………. I could eat them forever!
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We then came home, I fiddle farted a little bit putting together the first page of my 2014 scrapbook/notebook.

When Lu and I were in Vegas I religiously kept a daily scrapbook diary (above)  …. something I haven’t had a chance to share with you yet …. throughout this year I thought I would try and do something similar ….. not every day, I just don’t have the time, and I don’t lead that exciting sort of life ….. but just days when I do something special or where something catches my fancy.But I digress …….. Then we opened a bottle of Asti while we watched the fireworks (we know how to live!!!), and then both slipped off to bed.
I slept in till 10.00 …. pretty unheard of these days …. I am usually always up with the lark, only to be greeted with yet another very blustery day and yet more rain.
002The house needed tidying (quite desperately)  ….. but instead, I decided to prepare what will be my bathroom mirror for bejewelling ….
bejewelled mirrorjeweled mirror. crafts
It’s not going to be as easy as I first thought because on closer inspection there’s a lot of bevelling and curved surfaces going on which in my excitement of discovering a  “good” find I had not considered ….. but not to be deterred, I masked over the mirror, took it down to the garage and spray painted it white …. so farewell lovely background pattern that I thought would show through any small gaps.
sprayed bejewelled mirrorI needed the sides to be sprayed white as they will be visible when the mirror hung and also the very inside bevel next to the mirror which would have looked odd left with a wood finish …… I might go all round it with flat back gems or pearls (I need thousands of them), or a couple of intact beaded necklaces to save time, perhaps a string of pearls would look good, but they will still need a white background to show through any gaps. I think two coats should do, and while it was all drying I sorted through the “jewels” I have left from previous mirrors!
jewels for bejeweled mirrorIt’s obvious that I am going to need quite a few more …. but I will use what I have first to build up the foundations and then pay a visit to Primark/e-bay/and the local charity shops to see what they have got.
So that was my first day of 2014 ….. riveting,  but at least  I spared you from the little bit of cleaning I did do!!! 

10 comments:

Merry said...

What a wonderful end for one year and a fun start for the new year. Hoping 2014 is a good one for you.

Cheryl W said...

Ooooooh, can't wait to see your progress on this mirror. I am certain it will be another beauty!

Anonymous said...

Hello! I was in the same restaurant on New Years Eve but was too shy to say hello in case you thought I was a creepy stalker!

You might remember us having an email 'chat' on UKscrappers a few years ago when we discovered we were both in Wolverhampton, working in schools etc!

Hope you have a great 2014

Jan

Anonymous said...

Hello! I was in the same restaurant on New Years Eve but was too shy to say hello in case you thought I was a creepy stalker!

You might remember us having an email 'chat' on UKscrappers a few years ago when we discovered we were both in Wolverhampton, working in schools etc!

Hope you have a great 2014

Jan

tilly said...

What a great start to your New Year.........the cleaning will still be waiting in 2015! lol
Tilly

marc said...

its going to look fab you can buy diamante chain and pear trims and lots of lovely jeweled trims on market stalls or good trim shops ebay ect worth having a look at happy new year pal see you very soon big love mac

gardenpinks said...

Looking forward to seeing your work on this mirror. A fab way to use up all the bling!
Lynn x

Indigo Blue said...

My daughter and I like making scrapbooks if we go on holiday. They give us something to do in the evenings if we want a some quiet time and they are fun to look back on too.

jc2711 said...

Hi Helen,

I love the scrapbook pages, what a fabulous idea; I will look forward to seeing more of your pages as the year goes by. Your day was far more exciting than mine was.

Happy bling hunting.

Jackie and Bob

Mrs B said...

Hi Helen. Sounds like you had a good time with special people which is what it is all about isn't it:) Take care.