WOYWW 184 & Angel Ariella

Here is the evidence of what's hanging around my breakfast table where I have settled to craft due to the cold weather. 
WOYWW is the result of Super Girl Julia's amazing brainwave to invite the crafters of the world to own up to what they are doing, where and also to confess to the messes (or occasionally tidy spaces) where they create.

There was another fluttering through my letterbox this week as Ariella landed, very elegantly to claim her rightful place amongst my host of angels. I was thinking of putting a sign outside my house "ANGEL LANDINGS" but they have almost all arrived. A couple of them have gone missing in action but I'm hopeful they will arrive in time to take their starring roles on Christmas trees around the World.

Thanks so much to Shaz of silverwolfcards blog who created Ariella for me from a riot of purple and black feathers with bejewelled acetate wings. So beautiful and such a treasure!

 I've been amusing myself in short bursts decorating the pages of a tiny blank "meander fold" book I made some time ago. I just do a page at  a time with no thought of a subject until I begin and there isn't an overall topic. Free spirit crafting! 

There's a clock themed acetate page here which inspired the addition of the words which were written with my lovely new Letraset Metallic Markers.

 On this page I added strips of washi tape, a simple addition, which I think works well.

 I'm enjoying this little exercise of nipping in and out of this tiny book and adding a little bit more each day without knowing what I will add to it each time.

 My super prize of this set of Metallic Markers, in a lovely colour palette, from Letraset arrived really quickly after I won them via Darcy's blog candy draw.

Thanks to Darcy for hosting it and to Letraset for supplying such a generous prize. If you pop over to Darcy's blog here there is another set on offer along with her fab table tree project.

I have only had a little play with the markers but they work really well on most surfaces and the bonus is that they will blend well with water. I love that they don't make me cough as most marker pens do.

 My in car crafting has been crochet hats and I've been experimenting with beret shapes which are great to wear and can be pulled down to keep the little ears warm when it is really cold... LIKE NOW!

Last night we went to see Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band. 

Each Christmas they tour the country with their seasonal show of Carols & Capers. 

Usually we have to travel quite a distance to see them but luckily this year there was a date in Liverpool.

This one is especially for LLJ who has provided us with some lovely carols recently! Here's a lovely one for you Jan!

The highlight of the show this year for me was when they sang Poor Little Jesus. Beautiful harmonies so take a listen to the YouTube link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3OZcT-RlI