Trago is Tops

Brenda really has the bug for card making now, and wanted to buy some essentials to get her started, with a little help from her craft guru (that’s me!)

We agreed to meet both her and her husband Eric, at Trago Liskeard, as there was also something quite big we needed to get if we could.

Having arrived at Trago about an hour before we were due to meet the others, we headed over to the bathroom department.  We need to replace our bath, as it is badly damaged, and this is the place to find a good quality replacement, very cheaply.

Having chosen, paid for and collected the bath, putting it in the back of Pauls cavernous estate car, we had just put the car back in a parking spot, when I had a text to say that they had just arrived.  Perfect timing.

We had a good old mooch around the craft department, filling Brenda’s trolley with glass cutting mat, craft knife, pokey tool (yes that’s what it’s called!), card blanks, double sided tape and peel off stickers.

We all even managed to get a few other odds and sods that we ‘needed’, before heading off for a quick bite to eat.

It was a great day, that proved to be very productive for all of us but soon it was time to head home. 

Our new bath was right at home in the boot LOL!

Jo Anne

Wedding Outfit Hunting...

The event of the year is approaching. NO! Not Wills and Kate, but Paul's sister Karen, and her beloved Dave. I therefore need to find the perfect outfit so that I don't let her down.

Alison and Alison talked me into a big shopping trip so that we could choose a style, length and colour that may be appropriate.

Please excuse the stupid faces - Alison pointed and clicked just focusing on the dress and not the face!

So..... Answers on a postcard please, so to speak

1. Pretty Woman does the polo match, but in Navy with Beige spots.

2. Long length Purple lycra with purple satin jacket.

3. Red Poppies on Black dots with a red jacket

4.Black lycra with purple flowers and purple satin jacket

5. Floral 50's with bright blue jacket

6. Mink net over white satin with baby pink three quarter sleeve jacket

7. Navy fitted embroidered beige stitched floral with navy jacket

What do you reckon? Can you guess which one we decided on?

Whilst I was paying I spotted this at the cash register - Classic eh!

Having found the outfit, we had some lunch and mooched around for matching shoes, before both Alison's and myself agreed we were completely shattered, and therefore it was time to go home.

It was a long but really lovely day of laughter, and many compliments from total strangers, so a great boost to the confidence, despite the dodgy pictures LOL.

Hectic Day

The snow finally disappeared last night due to the rain, and I was able to get my car out of the garage for the first time in over a week!

Not that the car was snowed into the garage - it's just that the garage has a slope away from it towards the one behind it and there was compacted snow and ice causing my little rear wheel drive sports car to slip slide all over the place. There was no chance of getting it out of the garage gully way and down the hill to the main road that was pretty clear, and even if I did manage to get it off the 'estate' there was no way it would get back up the hill to come back on!

At least I was able to get to Falmouth today for a much needed mooch, and a craft demonstration at Trago I had been looking forward to.

I arrived early (9.15am) so that I could look through the fabric and curtain section before the craft demo at 10am. I need some fabric for some new lounge curtains, but as the windows are so tiny on the side and front normal ready mades don't fit.

I had an idea! OMG Not a good thing for me!

I would buy smallish ready mades (If I could find a matching fabric colour) and then split the pair to make two roman blinds. No I haven't done it before! It can't be that hard can it?!

The rear french doors are also smaller than average, so I have bought some 90 x 90 and will take them up and hope for the best, as I need an 83" drop!

Having found a perfect match for the colour, I purchased the correct sizes for what I needed, with a little help from one of the ladies working there. She was so helpful, and gave me some great money saving tips.

The 90 x 90 fully lined curtained cost me £49.95 and the 44 x 54, that I shall be cutting up, were £14.99.

Considering the cost of curtains made to measure these days, I reckon, if this works, I will have a bargain........ IF IT WORKS!

I wandered back downstairs and found Sarah from Do Crafts, and as I was the first to arrive, sat and had a chat. She remembered me from the last time I had been to one of her demos, which was nice.

I had an hour with Sarah and some other ladies who had arrived to join her, to get some new ideas, and then headed out to put my things in the car.

45 min's left on the meter meant that I could treat myself to a cup of tea and a tea cake at the water sports centre (or yacht club as I like to big it up as). Very enjoyable.

Then it was off to Truro. I had a wasted journey, could not get what I needed, and ended up in loads of traffic.

I finally walked through the front door at 3.30pm!

Having grabbed a toasted sandwich for lunch, I was now time to make some Christmas cards....

I managed to do 4, and then gave up. This cough I have left over from the flu a few weeks ago has been tiring me out, and the 2nd lot of antibiotics are not helping, so it's an early night for me..... after Strictly Come Dancing and Merlin of course!