Last freebie post of 2019

Good morning everybody....
My rather long weekend begins today 😉
I just came home from nightshift and this was my last shift for two wonderful weeks. I am officially on leave 😋 Hooray !!!!
Although it will be a busy one for the first week...once I caught up on my beauty sleep.
As every year I will be starting the new year with some goals and intentions.(Might make some layouts to remind me of them)  New Years eve morning I will cook and bake us some buffet style snacks and a pasta salad. At midnight there will be the usual video calls with my family in Germany to wish each other a Happy New Year. We watch the big London Fireworks on TV and have a little toast among us, and then to bed. New years day is a day to relax and weather depending maybe a walk in nature. On the 2nd I meet up with some friends and colleagues at our Italian restaurant for a meal and get together.
On the 3rd some shopping to stock up my fridge ...but not the freezer. That will be cleaned out and sorted , as will the kitchen cupboards and the same goes for the other rooms. I do New years cleaning. I don't wait for spring because I want to go into the new year clean and clutter free. Have you ever seen Marie Kondo om Netflix? That woman has a point with her series and books. Get rid of what no longer serves you and makes you happy. tidy up and clean , and start the new year organized. I did that before Marie Kondo ever became known and it has always served me well so far. I tackle one room each day , so I still have plenty of time for other things and time to relax and craft as well.
These are my makes since last post ….

 I finally got that jumper ready 😍

Then I crocheted a scarf ...

  ...made the matching fingerless mittens...

...and finally finished the set with the matching hat as well.
That's not my last project of this year though. I have already started on a gift for a friend and hope to finish it before the year ends.
I'll keep you all updated how things go as usual in my posts 😀

And now to the next two parts of the freebie kit.

Papers
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8vxlayzqnl763k3/srwc2.zip/file

and elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8wyxe4vris8jrpk/srwc5.zip/file

And that's all for this year. I'll be back in 2020 😎
I hope you'll make it all happily into the new one.
Happy New Year hugs

Snowy

New Freebie " Frosty Days"

Hi again,
brrrrrr…..it truly is winter weather here at the east coast of England. Rain , rain and more rain , topped by strong winds which make the roof tiles rattle. It's cosy when you can stay inside , wrap up in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book, but not so nice when you have to go out in it.
Since the last post I have been taking it easy and tried to stay warm. My neck is okay again and I made sure to wear a scarf to protect it from the cold winds.
I have almost finished my Christmas shopping, just a couple of gift cards to get. And my living room looks cosy and festive.

  I definitely have a thing for Tomte this year. I just love those little gnomes:)

In between work, cooking, shopping and other household stuff I didn't get to do much crafting though. I managed a few rows of knitting and played in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro a little. Yup, I got another kit ready :)
Plus backgrounds for two more kits. Apart from that I finished 2 books. Well, I did say I took it easy :)

But I have plenty of previews to show today for the new freebie kit.
It's called "Frosty Days". Last year we had Frosty Mornings and Frosty Nights , so now we get to the Frosty Days.

I have decided not to do a separate Christmas kit. I find that an of these "Frosty" winter kits are just fine as a Christmas kit if you just a bauble or two.
Here more detailed previews.

This kit comes in 7 parts.
Today you get one with papers and one with elements.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/hnx6avc2m7s40u3/srwc1.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/t98v5nk0b11h91w/srwc4.zip/file

Enjoy :)
I will be working all over Christmas , but we'll be having ours on the 21st  and 22md of December again.
I will pop in with the next post and freebie parts as usual again in 2 weeks. That's going to be the last post of this year ....where has this year gone so fast?
So have a nice Christmas all of you and I'll be back before the New Year.
Stay crafty :)

Till then ….hugs Snowy

Last part of Golden Fall

Hi all :)
Let me tell you :Getting old sucks ! Oh , it definitely got its pros as well ,but the creaking, aching bone thingy is not funny. Yesterday I woke up and my neck hurt a little. Not to worry, I have just been sleeping wrong ...it happens. But by evening it had gotten worse and I could barely move my head without pain.
What happened to ageing gracefully, ripening like a fine wine? This is definitely not what I signed up for :)
So I'm sitting here , one of those reheatable rice filled microwave things around my neck, covered with a scarf, a fleece hoodie and warm velour bottoms , wrapped up like going on a trip to the north pole. It's gradually getting better (I think) and it better be gone by Tuesday when I have to be back at work. I'm an active girl. I cycle and walk every day. First these colds and now this. Give me a break, please !:)
On the bright side, the day before I put up my Christmas decorations. I stuck to the " plastic bauble free" theme.

Yes, the tree is artificial. there is a 10 year old tinsel string in it, but everything else is natural.

A mini wooden nutcracker, straw stars, orange slices...

 ...macramé trees...

...pine cones...

and a macramé star.

Little gnomie here got a lick of gold paint.

And my Amaryllis is in full bloom. What a beauty :)
Anyway, let's get to the last freebie part now.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kg9919z4kahuwz1/srgf_elements5.zip/file

Next post is the start of a new Freebie again. Until then ...stay crafty :)
Hugs Snowy

Nightshift lag for new parts :)

Hello ,
yes, I'm a day late again...I call it nightshift lag. That , and the fact my son believes in sharing and has given me his damn cold ! Believe me , it's no fun to sit there, having to stay awake all night with a stuffy head , coughing and your bones aching.
Needless to say I came home and fell into my bed, half comatose as soon as my head touched the pillow.
So with that going on I had no energy to do much.
But there's light at the end of the tunnel for me.... one more night tonight and then I have 6 wonderful days off. Time to rest, recover from nights and cure myself of this cold.
The annoying thing is as usual that I have so many things I want to do, which will have to wait a few more days.
But I got some projects done before the bacillus attack hit me :)

This macramé star is made entirely from leftovers/cut offs from previous projects. I don't like to waste the macramé yarn , so I kept the cut offs in a cardboard  box and used up quite a few on this project.

 And another macramé star (number 3) , this time made of half square knots and I added a tomte ( Norwegian gnome) . Why so many stars?  One will be hung on my door, the other 2 will be window decorations. Still sticking to my " no plastic " natural themed Christmas decoration plan.

And I managed to get this crochet project completed as well.

I did get busy on the laptop as well and started to design a new kit , but so far I only have a few backgrounds done. I'll show a bit of the fit once I have a bit more done.

Talking of crochet: I have added another project on the Patterns page. It's a lovely blanket in 8 parts I found and I posted the links for you. It really looks gorgeous and I'm putting it onto my to-do list for later.

But now to the next two download links for you.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/81pdqbps91d66xb/srgf_elements2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/b4jy67bi92lz09p/srgf_elements4.zip/file

One more link next post , and then another freebie again.
And now I have to get ready for this last nightshift.
PS: Your comments are always much appreciated :)
Until next post , stay creative :)

Hugs Snowy

More Freebie parts again

Hello :)
I'm actually posting a day earlier this time. It's my last day off , tomorrow, on Sunday my shifts start again. So I thought it's best to post while I still have the time :)

And I've been creative again !
We're coming up to Christmas time soon , so I have been busy to make some decorations. My aim is to have no plastic decorations. Only natural and environmental friendly materials. I don't need plastic and harmful tinsel to have a cosy and festive home.

Talking of cosy …..

….my blanket is finally done ! It took me just over 3 years but I'm glad I stuck with it. So worth the patience and work :)

This is also an "old " project from the back of my shelf. It sat there a few years and now I have finally completed it. My Tatty Teddy Advent calendar.

 It's all cross stitch , with little pockets to put some sweet treats in.

Cute , hey?

I made this Macramé Christmas tree this morning. I saw a similar picture on Pinterest but there were no instructions with it. No problem....I made my own instructions and I'm very happy how it turned out :)

And lastly - Whenever I do a Macramé project I have lots of cut offs. Now this yarn isn't cheap, so I don't like wasting it by throwing the smaller pieces away. I actually have a cardboard box where I keep them in.
Today I used some of these shorter pieces to make some hanging tree decorations.
2 slices of dried orange , in-between the macramé cord and a string for hanging, glue together and ready are my new decorations :)
They also smell really good ! And if the smell fades , a drop of orange or mandarin essential oil on each slice will bring the smell back .

Oh yes, I promised to show some vacation pics....

...well , here is one I used in a layout. Or rather 2, because I used the Autumn tree pic and faded it into the background. I also used a warm filter on the main picture to give a real autumn feel to it. Kit used is the currant freebie "Golden Fall"
That's my mother and me during one of our walks on a lovely warm day.

And now to the freebie links

The second folder of backgrounds
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qd59swh6ts4kbuj/srgf_backs2.zip/file

and more elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/816bb66q4d8yr3p/srgf_elements3.zip/file

Enjoy :) That's all for now
Stay crafty
Hugs Snowy

New freebie kit "Golden Fall"

Hello :)
I'm posting rather late today after spending half of the day in bed. I only finished my nightshift at 7 am this morning and needed my beauty sleep :)
Apart from work I have been pretty busy since my last post.
I sorted through my stash shelf and found an almost finished project I had forgotten about. So I got busy and finally got it ready.

A crochet shoulder Boho bag. I love the colours of this variegated yarn 💓

I'm in love with Norwegian gnomes, the "tomte" . I've been browsing the local shops , but could not find any in this town. So I decided to make one myself.
I browsed a few tutorials on Pinterest and here he is. Very happy how he turned out and I will definitely make a little friend for him as well. :)

Then it was a day of wreath making. This is my macramé autumn wreath ….

….and my Macramé Star wreath .

Here a close up with the beautiful pink silk rose I added for decoration.

And lastly , one of my Instagram friends published her first book. It's a 30 day workshop with lovely projects inside.

Of course I had to get my paints and brushes out and get started. I opted for the Diamond made out of lines , but changed the colours to metallic gold and bronze tones. It's a fun way to practice straight and thin lines.

Okay , now to the new freebie and lots of previews for the new kit "Golden Fall"

This has never been published before and is quite a large kit with 7 zip files in total.
Here more detailed previews...

And here the first 2 links for you :
Backgrounds
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3tyijrn7jznag3g/srgf_backs1.zip/file

and Elements
http://www.mediafire.com/file/la99vismvl7c556/srgf_elements1.zip/file

I normally wanted to show some more pictures from my trip to Germany but I think this post has plenty of pictures already , so I'll save those for another post and might even make a few layouts with them :)

So that's all for now . I need to catch up with some more sleep and get back to normal day time routine in the next few days , before my early shifts start again. And of course squeeze plenty of crafting time in between shopping ,cooking and the usual catching up with housework on my days off .

Till next post
Hugs Snowy

She's back with more parts :)

Hello :)
I'm back from my travels and normal day to day work life has already started again.
Autumn is in full swing , including the rainy , wet weather. We also have a few flood warnings in force due to the heavy rain today.
Weather in Germany was definitely better than in UK. Speaking to my mum a short while ago , they have sunshine , but it's colder than here
And the fall colours in Germany were also more vibrant.

Look at that sky as well...not a cloud to be seen :)

Inspired by sunny autumn walks I decided to start on the Floral Autumn Skillshare class. I only had a small Watercolour sketchbook with me , but it didn't turn out badly.

 And some flowers

I also completed another cowl in autumn colours to go with my brown Teddy coat.

During a visit to a garden centre I saw Tillandsia displays and thought "I can do that myself" ….and I did ! A few tree slices, some branch bits, moss , a few rocks and other bits and bobs , and of course my glue gun.
Well happy how it turned out :)

I have a little extra freebie today .

 This is a printable Pattern notes sheet. If you write your own patterns for knitting, crochet etc , or just want to make some notes if you makes any pattern changes , measurements etc , this will come in handy. It's made for letter size paper.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/m1hy14aqhxxib3j/sr_pattern_notes.zip/file

And of course I have the last 2 parts of Hope ,Peace and Love for you :)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/v3t4c7r7zd35iht/sr_hope2.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/vy98bfdmav6w4w7/sr_hope3.zip/file

New freebie again next post .And I have a few more vacation pictures to show.
Until then ….stay crafty as always :)
Hugs Snowy