I'm back!

Well, its been a while since I had the time to write anything but I've finally found a few minutes to sit down and let you know whats been going on!
My cancer treatment is now finished; thats mainly why I havn't been on here lately as I spent 5 weeks away from home and without access to my computer!

As many of you know, I have my fundraising store on Folksy http://www.folksy.com/shops/MacmillanFundraising

and since I started my treatment, that has raised just over £200 for my local Macmillan fundraising group here on the island. I want to say a big "THANK YOU" to everyone that has bought items from the store; donated items for me to sell in the store or sold items in their own store and passed on the proceeds!

I am doing some more fundraising for Macmillan here on the island. It is our local arts club exhibition in a couple of weeks and I have been busy making some items to sell in aid of Macmillan.

As you might expect from me, there will be lots of lovely jewellery!

I have been busy making lots of beaded bracelets - I even took a huge bag of beads and findings (plus my pliers) with me when I went to Glasgow for my treatment!!

Inspired by the lovely Sue at http://www.folksy.com/shops/susiej who made me a lovely hat when I lost my hair due to the chemotherapy, I started to make some woolly brooches! Trouble is, once I started I couldn't stop! I crochetted some to start with then I found a little device on Ebay that I remembered from my childhood! Its a bit like a round weaving thing and it makes lovely delicate flowers!

So far, I've made a couple of dozen, and as its still 2 weeks to the exhibition, then I could end up with a few more!! I've been wearing a couple around town and quite a few people have said they like them so I'm hoping that they prove a sell out for Macmillan!!

Over the weekend, I finally got round to doing something that I've been planning for ages but never got around to (isn't that always the excuse we use!!)

I got my stash of glass nuggets out and plugged in my soldering iron and made a couple of lovely suncatchers!!

I am really pleased with the way they turned out, and am hoping that they also prove a big hit!

On top of all that, I have also made a few items for my local Cancer Research UK shop here on the island! Its really nice to see people walking around town wearing something that I made and donated to the charity shop to raise funds! I don't suppose that many other Folksy sellers would have that as I guess its the fact that living on a small island means that we all know each other!!

I have something bigger planned for a fundraiser for Macmillan in the near future, but its still in the planning stage at the moment!!

Well, its good to be back home and finished with the treatment!

The hair is almost back and looking respectable now so the scarves are a thing of the past!

Here's to the future!

It never ceases to amaze me!!

There are some truly wonderful people out there in Folksy land and today the postman bought me a couple of lovely surprise from 2 of them!

The first parcel was from a lovely lady called Lisa (who I loved straight away as thats my wee sister's name!!)
Her shop is http://www.folksy.com/shops/sweetpyroangel and she, like me, had taken part in a recent swop organised by Rachel at http://www.folksy.com/shops/chulscharms

Lisa had sent me not 1, but 3 pairs of lovely earrings! She must have known about my earring fetish!!!

The second parcel was from a lovely lady called Tracy from http://www.folksy.com/shops/DKCrystalDesigns

She has put a beautiful crystal suncatcher in her store for my Macmillan fundraising http://www.folksy.com/items/522989-MacMillan-Fundraising-Suncatcher-Aqua-Teal-Crystal-Window-Hanging-?shop=yes

Even more wonderful was that she sent me a beautiful one to hang in my window!

I tried to take a good photograph of it, but I can't really do it justice! It is a lovely item.

So, once again my faith in the love and kindness of people has been restored!

I'll be away from my computer for the next few weeks (well, at least Mon to Fri) as I'm off to Glasgow for my radiotherapy treatment so I won't be around much on the folksy forums!

Will pop in at the weekends for a nosey around and to see what lovely new things have been listed!

Take care of yourselves and love one another. x

More Goodies for Macmillan

The Macmillan fundraising is on going! After a short lull since I reached my first target of £100, the amount is stating to creep up slowly towards the second £100. Thats my new target for when I finish my radiotherapy in mid July!
I've made a few new items and some of them have been listed in my Folksy shop that I set up especially for this purpose.
http://www.folksy.com/shops/MacmillanFundraising

This lovely bracelet
http://www.folksy.com/items/530037-PRETTY-FLOWER-BRACELET?shop=yes
began life as an old broken necklace that was given to me by the lady who runs our local Oxfam shop. I dismantled it all and made a couple of these bracelets! I gave one back to her and the other is being sold for Macmillan!

This bracelet is made up of about 4 old necklaces and I had

great fun making about 3 or 4 similar ones using different

beads and chains!
http://www.folksy.com/items/532113-SHABBY-CHIC-BRACELET?shop=yes

I've also got a few items that have been donated by other

lovely Folksy sellers.

A lovely bracelet was kindly donated by Frances at http://www.folksy.com/shops/DesignedByFrances and she is also selling a lovely necklace for Macmillan in her store aswell!

Trish at http://www.folksy.com/shops/moodycowdesigns

donated some pretty earrings

I've been busy making lots more lovely items to go in the store so why not pop along and have a look!

I start my radiotherapy on 2nd June and finish on 7th July and would dearly love to reach the second £100 target by then!

I hope you like the selection of goodies that I've selected to show you and please remember that Macmillan are a charity and rely on fundraising in order to carry out the wonderful work that they do!

Oh dear!!!

Well, after blogging a couple of days ago about having a good clear out - what have I gone and done?
Only bought a huge job lot of beads from a lovely lady over on Folksy! And when I say a huge job lot - I mean HUGE!!!!!
Hubby will go nuts when the parcel arrives - mind you with any luck it will come at the end of the week when I'm over on the mainland at the hospital!!!
I should be able to get away with it by telling him that I will be putting all the lovely items to very good use and making (and hopefully) selling items to go towards my fundraising for Macmillan.
Just need to find some space to put it all now! :-)
If anyone is feeling sorry for me and would like to take some lovely goodies off my hands to free up some space then have a look here!

http://www.folksy.com/shops/ButeBitsandBobs

Oh well, back to the sort out!!!

Still clearing out!

Oh dear, I'm still trying to clear out some of my craft goodies but the more that I look, the more stuff I seem to find!! Where has it all come from?

I must admit to having a liking for wanting to try allsorts of things but its not really practical when we live in a 2 room flat!

So yesterday in another of my rummages I found some plaster moulds that I bought about 4 years ago - think I used them once!!! They made too much mess (or rather I did!) and because they took ages to dry out properly they were all over the kitchen worktops for about a week!
They have now been listed over in my destash store on Folksy!

http://www.folksy.com/items/509085-PLASTER-MOULDS?shop=yes

Then I found a stash of lovely glass pendants that I bought ages ago and again never got round to doing anything with so they have also been listed!
http://www.folksy.com/items/509001-GLASS-PENDANTS?shop=yes

There are 4 lots of these listed!

Also have loads of card blanks

http://www.folksy.com/items/326889-CHRISTMAS-CARD-BLANKS-PACKS-OF-12?shop=yes

and handmade paper envelopes!

http://www.folksy.com/items/327057-HANDMADE-PAPER-ENVELOPES?shop=yes

There are also lots of charms and beads and jewellery findings for sale so why not come along and grab a bargain!

One thing I do have that I havn't got around to listing is lots of assorted tumblestones! If anyone is interested them give me a message on Folksy!

All proceeds from these sales will be going into my Macmillan fundraising kitty! I have already handed over a cheque for £100 and am now on the second £100.

Right, guess I better get back to sorting out again!!

Have a great Sunday!

Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi!

Well its that time of the week again!

So here's my selection for Folksy Friday! This week, I'm following

a fungi theme!

As most of you know by now, I have a liking for funky earrings so these ones really caught my eye!

Made by Helen at Glamorous Glue.

My next offering is this wonderful mad march hare!

By Pixie Doodle Gifts it is a lovely print of an original watercolour

and pencil illustration.

Looks like this fun guy is having a great time!

Even though its now almost mid-may the nights can still be a bit

chilly, especially up here on the west coast of Scotland so this cute

hot water botle cover would be ideal!

Made by rainbow fairy dust, it comes complete with a brand new

bottle and a lovely sachet of dried lavender that you pop inside the cover to release the soothing fragrance that will quickly have you drifting off to laa laa land!

This lovely mushroom charm bracelet is made by Jacqui at Making Moments.

Made with cute glass mushrooms I think

this is a lovely bracelet.

Next up is this really lovely pin brooch featuring a cute caterpillar

and some toadstools!

Made by Fluffsstuffs.

My final mushroom offering is this lovely little coin purse.

Made by Valerie of Girl of the Sixties.

I hope that you like my little selection for this weeks Folksy Friday. I must apologise for not being able to give links back to the shops but my computer refuses to copy and paste this morning and my brain is too fuddled to write out the links myself!! If the computer behaves later on, then I will come back an add the links!

Really sorry!

Climb every mountain!!!!

Its not often that "normal" people get to climb a moutain so I guess that when the chance arises, some people grasp the opportunity with both hands!
But I never really thought that my sister would be one of them!!

In October 2010, Lisa and her partner Rebecca will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to help raise funds for Motor Neurone.
In 2008, Rebecca's Mother was diagnosed with MN. She sadly passed away on 20th August 2009.

To read more about the story please go here http://www.justgiving.com/Rebecca-Keating-Kilimanjaro?ref=nf
If you can help in any way, I know that they, and I would be very thankful!

I'm just wondering what Lisa is planning for next year? Last year she ran the London marathon, so I have no idea whats going to happen next!! I think maybe turning 40 (sorry Lisa!!!) has addled her brain a bit but hey, every respect is due to her!!! Only joking sis, really!!!

Do you think if I plan a sky dive to raise funds for Macmillan she might be interested?

So if you can spare 5 minutes and a few quid then please check out the page that Rebecca has set up and pass the link on to anyone else!!

On behalf of Lisa and Rebecca, many thanks!