Tuesday 8 November 2011

New computer!!

Thanks to amazing UPS my our new PC is already here Smile

Hopefully by the weekend I’ll have got everything uploaded and downloaded and it will feels like ours and then blogging will continue.

I have been working on a new venture…Make up tutorials, which will be uploaded to YouTube soon, as i am training to be a make up artist i love creating looks and hopefully documenting them will help me.

Much loves

Kim xxx

Sunday 6 November 2011

Techno techno...

Hi all sorry I've been away aaages!

My laptop stopped turning on and then I dropped a drink all over fiancés!
We have a brand nes shiney desktop being delivered on Tuesday, so as of Wednesday 'handmade with love' will be up and running again!!

Mucho love
Kim xxx

Sunday 9 October 2011

26 before 26

So turning 25 made me realise that this year hasn't really returned a lot, I just muddled through lol
By the time I'm 26 I'd like a feeling of achievement, like I'd actually done something with the passing year :)

1. Photos lot with fiancé
2. Learn to crochet
3. Complete a patchwork quilt
4. Have a mediterranean garden
5. Read a book a month
6. Knit an item of clothing
7. Grow my hair
8. Become a make up artist
9. Get drunk on NYE!
10. Fill the massive photo frame that has been empty for a year!
11. Make decent cookies
12. Stay brunette the whole year
13. Book wedding venue
14. Talk to bestie every day
15. Learn spanish
16. Take more photos
17. Wear every pair of shoes I own
18. Do at least 100 blog posts
19. Be out of overdraft
20. Go ice skating
21. Eat outside whenever possible
22. Learn how to use my dslr
23. Own a piece of MAC make up!
24. Get back under 8 stone
25. Get eyes tested!
26. Cook at least 3 times a week

There we go, not mucho exciting stuff, but it'll be an achievement if I do it all.

Bought something super exciting yesterday, which I'll post about another time, still need to take the picks of it!

Loves
Kim xxx

Friday 7 October 2011

A-Z of...me!

So I am back and addicted to blogging lol was going to try and break the back of my dads scarf but kitten will not allow knitting to be done without a fight, so am waiting for his nap!

In the meantime have been inspired my other bloggers to fill in an a-z list about me, why I have no idea, but it keeps me busy!

Age: 25
Bed size: double
Chore that you hate: washing up, hoovering
Dogs: 1, jack
Essential start to your day: silence!
Favorite color: hmmmm.....atnthe moment it's burnt orange
Gold or Silver: Silver
Height: 5’ 4
Instruments you play: teensy amount of piano and viola
Job title: apparently I run a business
Kids: None
Live: Buckinghamshire, England
Mother’s name: Yvonne
Nicknames: Kimmie, bobley, kimbobley, princess, oi you, baby

Overnight hospital stays: Virus at 10 weeks old, yup that's it!
Pet peeves: people saying pacifically instead of SPecifically!
Quote from a movie: Bubbles, bubbles...my bubbles
Right or left handed: Right
Siblings: none, unless you count mums cat!
Television: Glee, 16 and pregnant, any American reality show really
Underwear: Matching
Vegetable you hate: Carrots
What makes you run late: nothing
X-Rays you’ve had: Foot
Yummy food that you make: Lasagne
Zoo animal: Leopard, lion and penguins

Hmmm maybe lasagne tonight.....lol

Loves xxxxxx

Thursday 6 October 2011

I'm back!!!

Ok, so I have been missing for agessssssss!

I think I've kept myself too busy, I opened my own beauty room in a hair salon, which is ok, but not really bringing in the money so I may have to look for a proper job!

Also......we got ENGAGED!!!!
So so happy, and have used an spare time to plan plan plan!!

I now have redound my love of crafting so will start updating again, I have started making a scarf for my dad as a Xmas present.
We are hoping to have more of a homemade Xmas this year so I need to get on it!!

Kim xx

Monday 9 May 2011

Monday already???

Woah time is going so fast and i can't believe i've negleted this blog for so long :(

Not a lot has changed, except for our new addition :

His name is Frank, after my Grandad, who would have loved him :)

And he is beautiful, so friendly and outgoing, loves naps and playtime...wait this sounds like a personal add lol
no really he is lovely and keeping me very busy.

Today is handmade monday over at Wendys blog here now although there is nothing handmade on here today i wanted to share why i have nothing to show you...Frank :) please pop over to Wendy's sight and see who else has entered with hopefully something more handmade than my entry lol

Kimberley

xx

Thursday 28 April 2011

Mmmm Pretty....

So have a shared how much i love my garden?

My Grandad was a gardening genius and i like to pretend that i have the genes, however its not a completely natural thing for me.
Although this spring has been amazing, all the hard work last autumn has paid of and i'm actually proud of my garden lol


Not normally a tulip person but i chose them to add height and colour, and i was amazed that i fell in love with them, i mean, look how gorgeous they are and the colours are divine.

Pretty in pink next to my daffs which are my favourite spring flower.

I've just been amazed by how beautiful this Spring has been, watch out Autumn because many more Springs like this and i may have to change my favourite season......

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Catching up...

So i suddenly realised i still have yet to blog about my holiday i had 4WEEKS AGO... :D
lol it seems like a distant dream now but the weather was glorious the food divine and spending 7 consecutive days with beau was pure bliss :)

We stayed in Puerto Banus but weirdly i only have pics from our day trip to Gibralter lol

This is the view from the top of the Rock of Gibralter, very pretty :)


Me trying to look cool, not realising my hair is awful and i have a flag behind me lol

Davey and Ape who wanted to come home with us...


Me also pointing at same Ape...


And same Ape who decided after all the pointing he wanted nothing to do with us... :(

I promise you i didn't spend all my time mixing with Apes :) did a lot of shopping and sunbathing too...Bliss.

Kimberley xx

Sunday 24 April 2011

Handmade monday..

Hey all,

Have been missing the last 2 weeks due to holidays and just general lazyness... :) This week i am back to my old self and enjoying getting my hands dirty, if you want to visit other blogs also taking part in Handmade Monday just go to 1stuniquegifts and browse away....

This week my handmade monday is an Easter Basket we created for my mum,


I decorated the basket and filled in with lots of choccies :) i also made some homemade bath salts and put them in a nice jar and just in front of the big egg is a smaller pale yellow egg, which is actually a handmade bath bomb :)

Super proud that i managed to put some homemade lovelies in there that she'll enjoy using :)

Right back out to clean up garden and run bath for very muddy boyfriend lol

Kimberley x

Thursday 21 April 2011

Lost my job...:(

Today, officially...sucks.

Today, I lost my job.

Don't want to go into details but let's just say it has a lot to do with my depression and whether I am therefor capable of my job, apparently they disagreed with myself and my Dr when we said I would be...

So a big weekend of job hunting...yay!! (NOT!!)

Trying to look at positives, don't have to get stressed over going to a place I don't like, and more time to craft, garden etc and not even thinking about lack of money, thinking about it won't help, I just have to power on and find one I do enjoy and pay my bills!!

Love
Kim xx

Wednesday 20 April 2011

My Amazeballs Boyfriend :)

Today i have been thinking alot about what i take for granted, last post reminded me how much i love my mum, now its time to spread the love of my wonderful boyfriend Dave.

I am spoilt rotten by this man, he's the first man i've felt safe and secure with, and he has my heart and soul for the rest of our lives.

I wanted to showcase some little pieces he's treated me to over the past few years, hopefully so i can look back in down days and remind myself how truly lucky i am :)

How beautiful is this?? I think this may be the only piece of jewellary he's picked that i haven't pointed out, and boy did he do good, he knows i love most things that come in little blue boxes ;) but he certainly surprised me with this beautiful bracelet.


He bought me this cute cushion on our last holiday, we had a night flight and i was desperate to sleep on the way home, a bit of eyelash batting and i have this pretty disney cushion that is so so so comfortable and no memory of that flight as i was out cold lol


We saw these on a shopping channel in gold and silver, i commented that i liked the gold but would love them if they came in pink....found these in my christmas stocking, PINK with swarovski crystals, love him :)


This perfume is one of my favourites 'Versace Bright Crystal', and before we were even dating he searched through my handbag to make sure he got the right one, what can i say he's great at wooing me :)


This is my favourite headband EVER..leopard print is my guilty pleasure and he treated me to this when we were in Gibralter...Oh and the camera..also a gift from my lovely, and i promise i will learn to use it properly one day ;)


A trip to the west midlands safari park were i fell in love with the new leopards they had, such beautiful animals, and my Davey spent ages finding me this, the only leopard in the gift shop.


This is my favourite winter scent, and although i don't ever remember mentioning to him it ended up in my christmas stocking...:D



My newest piece, a gorgeous swarovski mushroom charm (the pic does not do justice to just how many crystals are on this thing, and a bracelet to wear it with, i adore it and couldn't stop smiling. Its such a happy piece that i fall in love with every time i wear it.


And last but certainly not least, this, 'omgod i have to have this bag' bag, which he treated me to in Marbella, i adore Mango bags and this one is definately top of the list :)


So as you can see, i am treated like a princess.
I did this post to say how thankful i am to have him in my life, not because of the materialistic things, but because he knows me, i have no fear about us, we know each other inside out, i adore everything about him (ok the snoring and constant Call of Duty may not be counted in that) but he's my world.

So here's to Dave, and all the great boyfriends/husbands/Fiance's/girlfriends/lovers out there, our heart, soul and inspiration.

My Love.

K x

Sunday 17 April 2011

What are mothers for...

Woohoo found it :) Found what i hear you ask? My Mojo, My inspiration, my creativity...IT'S BACK :D

Woke up to the glorious sun (and noise from the Chinese Grande Prix, but hey thats because i live with a boy) And took my beautiful JackyBoy to the woods with my mum and aformentioned boy. It was sooooo lovely, everyone was in a good mood, Jack didn't get attacked or growled at this time and it was nice spending time with my mum.

When i dropped her off she gave me all her knitting supplies as she hasn't found a pattern to inspire her lately so she's gone back to cross stitch.
OMG sooo much stuff, needles that i nearly bought several times and so much of this gorgeous deep red yarn that would look fantastis as a small throw in our lounge. I'm looking through this big bag of goodies and all these ideas are flowing, Yay :)

So at the moment i am attempting something with some amazing yarn i bought a few weeks ago for no other reason other than i LOVED the colour, super super excited to get started :)

Hope everyone is have a super weekend like me :D

Kimberley xx

Saturday 16 April 2011

Twitter :)

Hey just wanted to say that i am now on twitter, you can follow me with username handmadewl
Would put a little buton thing on the side of my blog but blogspot keep saying that that doesn't work at the moment :(

I'm not above begging for friends PLEASE PLEASE FOLLOW ME :)

Kimberley xx

Searching for inspiration..

Hey everyone,

As you know its been a hard couple of days, but we've looked into everything and with A LOT of juggling everything should work out, it'll just mean major sacrifices to recover for a while.

So with that taken care of as much as it can be i decided to focus on crafting again, however my imagination has dissappeared and i have lost all my ideas :(

I've been trawling the internet for pretty things hoping to kick start my crafty side and found what i think are the coolest things since, well..EVER...

 You can get them here: Liberty Well i say that however they are all sold out, which for me is good because of lack of pennies :)
How pretty are they?? I showed them to my boyfriend and out off all the designs he said he knew these would be the ones i chose, ahhh he does listen to me when i drone on about pretty fabrics and designs :)

Well i'm going to go back and search for more pretty things and then hopefully i can make something of my own to make me smile :D Ooh and eat the  delish cupcakes my lovely boyfriend just made..Yummy :)

Btw i just want to thank everyone over the past few days who have given suport and advise, it was so lovely to know how many people were out there. THANK YOU :D

Kimberley xx

Friday 15 April 2011

As the thunder rolls in...

Ever get a feeling the world is not your friend?

Made it out of the house yesterday, went to the library for knitting books (need inspiration lately) and looked at the local selection of yarn (not a lot)
Felt positive, thought ok I'll go into work tomorrow, if I don't last all day well at least I got in.
Came home and there's a letter from work, written down is what I've said on my phonecalls in this week, well some of them are wrong, I never said antibiotics I said I'd doubled my dose of antidepressants!! Also that they hadn't received a medical certificate for this week, well I'd already put it in the post so they should get it.
Woke up this morning, hardly excited but willing, only to check and find out I hadn't been paid, nothing, nada, not a penny!
My amazing ability to see the worst in everything means I was floored, how are we going to pay the mortgage? My insurance goes out tomorrow I can't not pay that! My credit card and phonebill etc my boyfriend earns more than me but definately not enough to support us both!!
I have left a msg (albeit a shaky one) for my H.R advisor asking what's happened, can someone please explain this etc also pointed out that there are certain things in the letter that are false.

I am now of course freaking out, I just don't know what to do.....

Kimberley xx
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Thursday 14 April 2011

Never thought this would be me.

Hey, first off I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone that commented, you don't realise what that meant to me :)
My boyfriend is being supportive, I realised that my previous post maybe didn't explain that very well! He explained he's just trying different tactics to try and help, that was tough love apparently!
He doesn't realise no matter how many times I tell him, that, he can't fix me, only I can do that, and there are going to be times when I'm not strong enough.
I phoned in work today, tried to explain everything I'm going through, and the stress of worrying about work and pay, but I need to rest or I'll come in and won't be able to cope. My H.Rs answering machine was very supportive!
Today could very well be a day in bed, I spent the entire day mass cleaning yesterday just to stop my mind thinking!
My dose of anti-depressants has been doubled so hopefully I may be a bit more with it soon.

I just never thought this would be me you know? I was strong when I was younger and so happy and now I'm this person who can't even cope with getting dressed for work.
There is such horrible judgement on depression, a third think your faking another third of people think your crazy and everyone else is depressed like you.
Just admitting that I'm on medication for it is tough, people get embarrassed for you!!

Anyway I'll stop filling my blog up with long rambles.
Hopefully some arty crafty inspiration will hit and I'll be kept busy by that!

Kim xxxx
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Wednesday 13 April 2011

:'(

I'm in such a down mood today, i don't think i've mentioned before but i suffer from depression and anxiety,i was off work for a few months with it last year. This year i was determined to not let it hold me back, i got back to work, started excercising and picked up my crafting again, and it worked, for a while.
It's back though (i hate saying that because it never really went) but it feels like i'm back in that place, i can't sleep, i'm barely eating, i'm always exhausted (obviously) and i can't bring myself to face work.
I text my boyfriend to say sorry for being like this and i've let us down, he text back saying, that he knows i'll get through it and will be with me forever and support me but he can't commit to me until i commit to work, i literally feel like my heart is breaking, we've talked about getting engaged, he's even bought the ring and now to find out i've messed it all up...i'm just gutted.
I know i should be focusing on myself and not some ring and day but i felt like the only good thing i had was our relationship, and the only thing i've been good at for a while was being his girlfriend.
To find that i've messed that up too, kills me.
I love him so much, and hate myself for putting him under this stress.

I just don't know what to do anymore, where to turn or to who. I literally feel lost in my own life.

I'm sorry to ramble and moan and complain but i literally don't have anything else that can get my feelings out like this.

Struggling Kimberley

xxx

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Handmade monday/tuesday....

Hey everyone, back from spain, bit of a whirlwind the past few days but i'll blog in more detail about that later.

Just wanted to get my handmade monday out there, even though its tuesday lol


Sorry about the quality of pic, took it in a rush to upload lol

Yay its my headband, and its finally finished, *sigh* bought some more wol at the weekend so will be doing some more in different styles.

Please visit Wendys blog on Handmade monday and see what other crafters have been up to :)

Will update on what i've been up to this past week later on, but right now i'm going to catch up with Lily Allen Riches to Rags lol

Kimberley xx

Monday 4 April 2011

Testing, testing...

Just trying out to see if I can use mail-to-blogger that way I can blog away from home!

Kimberley xxx
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Saturday 26 March 2011

Viva Espania!!

Hey lovelies,

Sorry for the delay in posting, been mucho stress around here!

Just thought I'd check in because in about 7 hours time I will waving goodbye to England for a week!! (thank god, I really need this holiday!!)

So everyone have a great week and I will hopefully check in with you all next Sunday :)

Mucho love, Kimberley xx

Monday 21 March 2011

Halfmade monday :)

Morning people,

As you can tell from the title my handmade monday is incomplete :( However considering i had to unpick it so many times, i'm just glad i've got into the flow of it finally..
It should eventually be a headband, just have to keep going until it fits round my big head :)

Workspace today is very untidy:

Had a big glitter mishap that has gone everwhere, i am putting off cleaning it up sooooo bad :)

Later on i may make some scones, pic willl be uploaded if they don't turn out looking like muffins again....oops.

As every monday i want to thank Wendy for running handmade monday always a pleasure to take part, and please click on the link to visit other crafters who take part :)

K x

Friday 18 March 2011

WooHoo :)

Finally finished the boyfriends card, changed it sooooo many times but i actually really like it and i know he will do to, although my mothers day card is my favourite card i have done :) (gosh blowing my own trumpet a bit today aren't i?)
To bring me back down..i failed miserably at my knitted headband last night :( However... I am not a quitter so i will be attempting it until its right :)

Below are the pics of the cards :)




Woo big weight off my shoulders with these down, boyfriends birthday is next saturday and then we fly back from our holiday on mothers day so there is only a week left to complete, but its done know so can breathe :) next birthday is my dad's which is 8th April so i should start that before i go away, or at least start thinking of ideas for it.....

Kimberley x

Thursday 17 March 2011

Moving along, dare I say slowly!!

Hello lovlies,

So mothers day card is done, will get a pic up by the weekend hopefully, but boyfriends card didn't turn out as nice as I wanted so may have to go back to the drawing board on that one, with only a week to go until the big day eek best get thinking cap on!
Tonight I'm starting a cable knit headband, first time cable knotting so I will be going slow and steady lol

Hope all is good for everyone else :)

Kimberley x

Monday 14 March 2011

Handmade Monday :)

Hey all, yep yet again its Handmade Monday,in case you don't know this is a concept of Wendy's over at 1st unique gifts where blogs across the land upload makes that they have done this week. Hit the link to go and be nosey around others worlds :)

Finally i have some finished easter cards, only 2 but its a start and one is cross stitch so that took a bit longer to complete:





As always please leave comments, i like to know what others think of my designs :)

Today as i am off sick due to this blimming stomach issue i may get a start on the boyfriends birthday card, or my Mothers day one.....bum..into...gear..time :)

Hope you've all had a fab weekend, i'm off to be nosey around other peoples handmade monday posts :)

K x

Saturday 12 March 2011

My thoughts...

Been a few days since i was on here, been feeling a bit sick so I haven't accomplished anything crafty, hopefully that will change tonight as I start on my easter cards. Also trying to figure out how i want my mothers day card to look, have a few ideas, just need to get my bum into gear and do them :)

Also most of yesterday was spent staring and complete devastation on the news, poor poor Japan :( I have never been there but its somewhere i have always wanted to go, I love the culture so much, my house has so many Japanese touches to it (and i love the food) that my heart was just breaking watching everything unfold.
I was getting updates from my twitter friend in Japan who was surprisingly calm considering every fifteen minutes she was reporting another aftershock, luckily she was in Tokyo where it appears that they were relatively lucky, unlike those poor souls in the north of Japan, watching thoses cars and houses drifting away all i could think was how many people were caught up that we just could not see? Then it came out that the coast guard found 300 bodies along the coast, just heartbreaking.
The spirit of the country moves me, the prime minister being very calm but definately presenting compassion for his people.
All in all i think that country is very lucky to have its people their spirit will keep it as Japan.

Today we have moved our upstairs around, my beauty room (i used to be a beauty therapist) has become a lovely quaint guest room, just what i've always wanted.
And my closet room now houses my beauty stuff i still usethe wardrobes and dressing table that was already there....and all my craft space :D
I'ts so nice to have a dedicated room now, i just want to do so much!

So i'm going to love you and leave you, hope your all having a fab weekend, i'm going to pick up boyfriends birthday present ssshhhhh!!!
K x

Wednesday 9 March 2011

My gorgeous baby :)

Hiya,

Been feeling a bit sick the past few days, and it turns out that i have damaged my stomach lining somehow (ewww) now on tablets for a month to control acid production so it can try and heal itself, meanwhile i have to limit fruit, spicy food, alcohol (aghhh) and dairy :( tbh im just glad i have an answer, was starting to think i was imagining it!

Thought i'd upload pics of my gorgeous Westie Jack on his weekend walk, he cheers me up when i'm down with his big smile :)



Isn't he lovely?? :)

After seeing these pics my mum has offered to knit jack some jumpers (remember she doesn't know i've learnt to knit!) does anyone have any ideas on where i could find some patterns, kind of wanting an easter one hehe he made a cute santa so why not a chick :) (by the way this is not animal cruelty, we have to hide his coat otherwise he drags it to me to put it on him!) but failing that just ordinary dog jumpers would be cool, i'm sure i can customise them!
Off to my first W.I meeting tonight, eek, bit worried that i'll be judged as quite possibly the youngest one there, but one of my new year resolutions was to stop my fear of new things holding me back, so here i go.....lol Anyone else a member, would love to hear what you've got up to??

Anywho i'm rambling now so i'l go, would love to hear your thoughts!
K x

Monday 7 March 2011

As promised.....Ooh and its handmade monday :)

Hey all,

So here it is my very first knitting project and my mum's mothers day prezzie :)



Not too bad i think, in fact i'm incredibly proud, just hope my mummy is too :)

Don't forget to check out Homemade Monday with Wendy, i was premature and put the link up on saturdays post, but go on and have a look at other's wonderful crafts.

K x

Sunday 6 March 2011

Please be gentle with me....

Hey,

Been a goood day today, took my gorgeous little westie to the woods with his brand new jacket, he looked sooooo adorable :)

Also thought i'd post the pic of my first card, please be gentle i know its nowhere near good :(

I have so many ideas on what to do next, the next one i'l do its a mothers day card, some of my easter ones should be completed within a fortnight but they are cross stitch ones.

Don't forget its handmade monday tomorrow where my scarf should be uploaded :)
If you wanna join  in the link is on yesterdays blog, head over to Wendy's site, she has some amazing things on there :)

K x

Saturday 5 March 2011

Sneaky sneaky ;)

Ok so i was going to post pictures of my scarf that i have started buuuuut i just found handmade monday on this blog: 1stuniquegifts.co.uk handmade-monday
Sooo in the teasing fashion that is genrally me, i have decide to hold back on the unveiling until monday :D

Speak to you soon :)

K X

Friday 4 March 2011

Started....on something else!!

Ok so I may have got a bit sidetracked, my lovely boyfriend took me to Argos ( I know romance is dead!) and while he was buying some car thingy I ended up purchasing a card making starter kit!

It is pretty basic but the price was good and the papers are very pretty :)

So tonight I made my first greetings card! It's not great and I doubt anyone will receive it but it felt good being creative again and it's made me wanna get better!

Tomorrow we are off to hobbycraft to buy the can can yarn for the scarf so I can start that, who knows my mum might be getting a personalised card as well!!

Will try putting up pics but it won't let me from my iPod so I'll have to transfer to laptop.

Kimberley x

Right so my first project is.....

A scarf!!

I know sounds pretty basic, but I'm going to knit it with a can can yarn so it turns out frilly.
Hopefully it'll be ready for mothers day, my mum always tried to teach me knitting and u never got it, so I know she'll appreciate it :)

K x