Name it Win a Prize!

Hello there ...well this has been the longest break taken from posting since I began blogging over a year ago!I've been busy with markets and mayhem! My daughter, Jade is studying for her finals beginning on Thursday and when they're finished she will have accomplished her Arts Degree! I'm so utterly proud & impressed by her. When I had her 21 years ago I was living in Hammersmith in London. I was a kid really and was a little all over the place to be honest. Being so young and proud I was aware of people ,older and 'together' people making judgements on me. Judgements that only served to reinforce my determination to do everything myself which isolated me even further! -the silly bloody eejits! I made a promise to my little bundle that I would give her a good life and guide her into becoming a happy well educated young woman with options in life-and here she is -EXACTLY that! She's a precious, funny, smart ,kindhearted ,down to earth gem! (she will CRINGE when she reads this!)But this is waht Mothers DO eh?

At the time ie during the 80's I shared a large London townhouse with a big bunch of biker dudes and dudettes and artists & when Jade was born -(in this pic she is only 1 Day old)they were only alowwed into the ward two at a time by the nurses. It was SO funny seeing all these so called'tough ' guys standing in line with chocolates and flowers ! Real gentle giants. These were a couple of good friends of mine at the time Michael and Les. They were so good..they would babysit and not joking they would rock her to sleep in their bike helmuts!

- I didn't actually intend on writing about this but now that it's I have ah sure I'll leave it here to share with you my friends.

I had to really pull out all the stops to get her to allow me to put this picture of her up - She's usually a converse and jeans girl and was doing me a huge favour by modelling this vintage outfit for a shop pic. I think I bought her a ticket to the Roskilde Festival in Denmark in return for the favour!lol

Here is a new O*O*A*K (one of a kind) 'Steampunk Fantasia' piece that I've created using ONLY watch & pocketwatch parts -(NO charms)(except for the bail holding the chain). I was staring at the thousands of tiny pieces of watch parts and then saw the shapes I needed to make a bird come together(that's what happens when you drink two heaped spoons of coffee in a about 6 tablespoons of hot water!,- I can tell you that I nearly went cross-eyed putting this little piece together. So it's done now and I'm quite happy with it. I'm submitting this piece into the Steampunk Inspirations Book thing and who knows?- it may be in the published book. So mey dear Baggleys I'm wondering whether any of you could suggest a name for this piece.? There'll be a prize for the winning name. ..ah go on go on go on give a girl a breadroll for gawds sake!

Congrats to the giveaway winners and to all who entered my litlte bloggy prizegame. I know you haven't received your prizes as yet 'cos I only posted them the other day didn't I ...I'm an awful procrastinator -I know..but hopefully you'll be pleased when you three eventually receive them! TFE tomorrow sweetness you should get your T shirt! Katie & LuLu possibly Friday petals!

Thanks to Sharon at Plumrose Lane for the little Robin Button! You should- for those of you who haven't already - pop over to her site you won't want to leave it being filled to the brim with beautifully designed free graphics and tutorials!