Cherry pickin'

Hi there,
Hubby and I, oh and the dog went cherry pickin' on my friends abandoned old farm in the local hills nearby to where we live, once on his land you can also see the sea about 12 kms away.

In the photo above as the day was nice and clear you can see the Adriatic sea, photo below our friend's abandoned farmland.

Every year he lets family and friends go and help themselves, hubby luvs it as he's like an over grown child climbing up the trees, the dog our greyhound gets all excited as she can see the small furry hares running around and can't wait to get at them !!!!

As you can see from the photo there were lots of cherries to be picked....and hubby did pick.

Next pickin's going to be strawberries on the farmland next to where I live, everyday when there is a breeze you can smell the strawberries.

Have a greyt day

ciao ciao

crafty

NATASHA'S CUPCAKES

Hi there. Trust you are all well, here it's hot and sunny. Well I've gone crazy over cupcakes and can't get enough of them in any form whatsoever and have started to collect them. These are my first faux cupcakes I've bought, please don't use this photo it's copyright and I had to ask the owner if I could use them so please be kind enough to respect this.

I'm over the moon because my faux cupcakes from downunder ( Australia ) have arrived from Natasha Burns. I met Natasha via kari's spring tea party in March, she left me a msg on my blog wishing me happy spring so I returned the compliment, so glad I did because I have made a blog friend in Australia. Natasha also has Italian heritage and was here on holiday last year and she would love to come back, she used to speak Italian with her grandparents when she was young but has now forgotten most of it, maybe we can do a swap because I would dearly love to visit Australia.!!!!! I could brush up on my English and she could do likewise with her Italian.!!!!!! LOL.

Natasha is a very sweet person and above all a great artist I just love her work. The cupcakes I've received are just greyt,and in a fast shipping time too, the photo on her website doesn't do them justice, can't wait to buy more goodies from her...............next on my list faux sweets and lavender strawberries and the best thing of all they are all 0 calories !!!!!!!!!!!!.

Please drop by and give her a visit and leave a comment to let her know you passed by.

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Questi sono faux cupcakes che ho comprato dal Natasha Burns in Australia. Lei e una persona dolce e un'artista bravissima, ha anche parentella italiana parte dei nonni, era qui in Italia l'anno scorso. Vai i visitare suo blog i lasciare anche un commento cosi lei puo vedere un po di visitatore dal il bel paese Italia.

per piacere non usare il foto non è mio e anche copyright, grazie

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The Kiss

Here are some earrings that I was commissioned to make, I scanned the image from some vintage postcards I have and then downsized it to put into a round blank charm. The miniature hearts are silver as the silver earwires, a precious pink stone and semi glass bead drop smokey antique pink.
I hope they will be happy with them.

ciao ciao
crafty joan

SILLY GIRL DOLL

This is a doll I made for a very dear friend. It's from a free pattern by Missy Ballance, I think she came out just fine and I know my friend adores her.
Missy Ballance makes raggedy dolls, doll patterns and bears, over the years I have bought many of her patterns , go and give her a visit and please leave a comment, I know she'll appreciate it.

Una bambola fatto usando un modello gratis da Missy Ballance. Vai e vedere i suoi stupendi lavori anche lascia un commento per cortesia, lo so lei sarà contentissima di sapere avuto visitatore da il 'bel paese' Italia

ciao ciao
crafty Joan

FLOWER GARDEN CHARM BRACELETS

These are some bracelets I made Saturday evening, I actually made 8 flower charm bracelets.....going thru a fad of using these flowery beads. The one with the charm and vintage photo I actually made myself by using blank charms and vintage postcard images.
tata 4 now
crafty joan

Queste sono alcune braceletti ho fatto sabato sera, invece ho fatto un bel 8. Mi piace tanto questi tipi di ciondoli di fiori.
ciao ciao
crafty joan

HOT HOT HOT

Here in Italy today it's been very hot and sunny. I'm not one for hot weather, feeling hot and sticky for me is a horrible sensation, If I sunbathe I get burnt and get a skin irratation too.........time for me to hibernate !!!!! LOL.

Here is a foto of some flowers that I have made over the years. Some are made with beads using the french and victorian beaded methods. The others are made using the Ganutell method which is using very fine wire and rayon floss spun together and then worked onto a thicker wire. Ganutell is popular in Malta there is a wonderful lady called MARIA KERR, and on her website she explains the history of Ganutell and has some wonderful photos, her work is to die for. I hope one day to be even 1% as good as her.

These are the only flowers or plants that survive when I'm around........artificial ones..!!!!!!!!!! I don't have green fingers and nearly everything dies rather than be handled and cared for by me. How I admire all those people who photograph their wonderful flowers and plants in their gardens and then share them with us on their blogs.

Off to cool down
ciao ciao
crafty joan

Questi sono fiori di perline tecnica french and victorian beaded e ganutell fiore fatto con filo di ferro sottile e rayon. Questi sono l'unici fiori che non morire a casa mia !!!!!!!!! non ho pollice verde.
huga
joan

AATC

Hi there,

What's an AATC you are asking ?............ I call them Altered Artist Trading Cards. I made this PINK ATC last year and have never been 100% happy with it so last night I decided to alter it by adding some rubberstamped images. Feel a lot happier with it now.

Have to go as a thunder storm is on its way, everthings become very very dark.

ciao ciao

crafty Joan

Cos'è un AATC, io ho nominato loro ALTERED ARTIST TRADING CARDS. Questa ATC ho fatto l'anno scorso non ho mai piaciuto, adesso ho aggiunto un po timbri di ali e scritto di firecracker designs by Pamela. Adesso sono contenta con essa.
ciao
joan