Second mini freebie "Countryside trip"

 Good morning :) 

It's another sunny day and my last day off work, so the perfect time to post another freebie and tell you what I've been up to since last post. 

I've been plotting and planning!

Shaun and Beth will be moving out and into their first own home in September. With the kids then gone I will have a spare room. So I've been making plans and browsing the net for room transformation :) 

Others get "empty nest syndrome" but I get "planning and preparation DIY syndrome ". I currently have my bedroom in the smaller one, so after wallpapering, painting and laying a new carpet I will move my bedroom across into the larger one. 

Then the small bedroom will be transformed into my home office/ craft room. Obviously after painting and laying new flooring as well. 

That then leaves the current craft corner in my living room, which is meant to be a dining area, empty. Which means I can convert it back into that. 

So I already picked out a dining table, bedroom carpet, vinyl flooring for the craft room, wallpaper and paint. I've gone for a light natural look with neutral colours. Of course, I will show pictures of the transformations once I start. I'm so looking forward to this!!! It will be a lot of work, but worth it in the end.

I have spent a lot of time caring for my plant babies this gardening season. And it's worth it. 

These are yellow cherry tomatoes. The plant is that full of them that it nearly tips over. 

The other tomatoe plants are nearly as tall as I am and carry lots of fruit as well. A few more sunny days and I will be able to pick the first ones. 

And even my cucumber plants are doing well in pots. 

The first two are nearly ready to pick, and there are lots of flowers for more. 

It's the satisfaction of seeing them thrive and grow, and then being able to say "I grew them myself" when making a salad with all of these homegrown goodies 💓

The cross-stitch project is slowly coming together as well. The lettering is all done, now I have to do the surrounding vines. Only a few more thousand crosses to go 😁

But now to the freebie .....

After the Meadow we're now in the Countryside. 

And of course, you can mix and match everything.

Here's a layout I made with it. 

There'll be more to come, but here is the link for this little part. 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/lpn0tj7k78u2kgy/Country_side_trip.zip/file

That's all for now again and until next time ...

Hugs Snowy  

     

Min kit Freebie "Spring Meadow"

 Hello again 😄

It's been a while since my last post but I'm back with a little freebie for you. 

I have hardly been on the Internet the last few months. I even deleted Facebook and Instagram from my tablet. My laptop was gathering dust and needed a good clean. But it's been great and I will definitely carry on with this. 

I am less tired , have more energy and enjoying having more time to relax without the pressure or feeling the need to post. 

I've been enjoying time in the sun and enjoying the flowers ...

And even made a layout with one of the pictures I took. 

The stitching is going slow as well in the moment. I spent more time with a series of books than working on this. 

And I can't be trusted at our B&M shop , especially when there's a Sale going on. 😁

I have experimented with bright colours, I had the dark Goth time and a phase of the shabby chic style, but now I think I finally found my style and my colours. 

A bit of boho ....

...a bit of natural ...

..a bit of industrial...

.and a bit of "crazy plant Lady" 😂 

I get these tiny mini plants or cuttings , only they don't stay small for long . Maybe I should stick with a cactus ?....they grow a lot slower !

Anyway, my garden plants are growing as well. And I have a few more to plant outside tomorrow. I'll take some pics for my next post. 

But flowers also were the inspiration for the new freebie. 

It really is a Mini kit , but I plan to do a few more of these small kits and want to make them to mix and match . So in the end you'll still have a collection of minis you can combine into a larger kit. 

And I'll post some more quickpages as well. 

Here is Spring Meadow 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/qeanpv3qn43hahp/Meadow.zip/file

Enjoy .... and I'm off now . I have a good book to read and my bed is calling me to get comfy . I will be back with more , but you know....no pressure . Whenever the mood strikes me 😊 the inspiration hits me and I have the time .

Until then 

Hugs Snowy 

Spring QP bundle no.2 and updates

 Hi again , 

Back with more quickpage freebies . I know I said in my last post I would be back before I had to be back to work and I scheduled for it to post automatically , but it didn't post for some reason. So I'm posting it today finally . 

But first some news . I will be closing my store page for now. Spring and summer is always busier with doing gardening and I spend more time outside. So I'm rarely on the computer. I save that mainly for the rainy days . Autumn and Winter this changes again and this Spring /Summer break will also give me some time to gather new fresh ideas and inspiration ,stock up on more new designs, resources etc. 

Later in the year , once I'm not so busy gardening anymore I can reopen the store page. Don't worry, I will still post and have freebies for you, just not as often. 

So what have I been up to since last post? 

I've been enjoying the sunshine and seeing everything bloom and come to life. 

Even the simple little flowers by roadside :) 

I completed the second cross stitch sampler "Spring" 

I have to wait for the Summer and Autumn one to be released later in the year , but the plan is to do those as well. 

In the meantime I have already started another cross stitch project. This is quite a large one , so I expect this to keep me busy quite a while. 

Plus I might carry on in between with the crochet project I started and had to abandon due to my arm and wrist hurting. That will teach me to sit there for hours and do repetitive hand movements....  now I will watch the time and have more breaks in between to prevent this from happening again. 

I also want to get back to painting with my watercolours again. There's never enough time for everything I would like to do. So many plans , so little time ! 

But enough for now... let me give you the freebie and then I will get comfy on my bed and read that book I started last night. 

Here is the link

https://www.mediafire.com/file/63govekh6234a8s/sr_spring2.zip/file

I'll be back with more freebies :) 

Until then ...

Stay healthy and creative 

Hugs Snowy 

Spring quickpages freebie and updates

 Hello :) 

Back with another freebie after a a break of over a month to let my wrist and arm heal. It's worked a treat and is like new . No more pain and the strength is also back . Cutting down severely on my work and project load to give it a rest was definitely worth it.

But I haven't been completely lazy in that time. I just had to stop activities with repeat movements, so I concentrated on some gardening and started some cross stitching instead , which is more gentle on those joints and muscles. 

The spring flowers are blooming :) 

I love all these colourful blooms popping out of the earth in my little garden corner . 

These are the two cross stitch pictures I made so far. The larger sampler is called "Midwinter memories"  and is the first one in a set of 4 (one for each season) and the small one is called "Nature diaries" , a set of 12 , one for each month of the year. 

I have already started the next one. 

But it hasn't all been peaceful here. 

Not only did we have some cases of Covid at work, but my son also brought it home. He got it quite hard, with high fever and could barely make it down the stairs from his bedroom to the toilet. 

A few days later Beth , his girlfriend , also started feeling bad and tested positive. 

So there's me , masked up and armed with bleach bottle , carrying trays of food and drink upstairs to put it in front of their door . Yup, they had to stay upstairs and could only come down to use the toilet. 

It's a miracle I didn't get it myself being in one house with 2 Covid infected. 

So now I have two lovely weeks off work recovering from Covid stress :) 

By the time I'm back to work on April 1st I hope that people there are also healthy again and stopped spreading the virus. 

The last days I have been spring cleaning , sorting through the lighter clothing , washing my curtains , repotting more plants, walking and cycling in the sun and watching some series on TV in the evenings, while doing my cross stitching. 

I'm also trying to get some spring looks indoors. Aren't these bunnies cute ? 

They are cheap resin figures from the £/$ Store and the colour looked ugly , but a few coats of white spray paint transformed them for my table Easter decoration.  

And Spring is also the theme for the freebie today .

I have a pack of 3 Spring quickpages for you. 

Here is the download link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/p6tq0hkq418tjiv/sr_spring_qpbundle.zip/file

Enjoy and I'll post next before I have to be back at work , most likely on the 31st of March . 

Until then 

Stay healthy and crafty 

Hugs Snowy 

 

More Quickpage freebies

 Hi again :) 

I'm back with another quickpage bundle for you. 

The forced break is helping a lot. My arm and wrist feel a lot better already. Still not 100% as I don't have the strength in my hand back, but the pain is gone and I can move my wrist and arm without problem. 

I'm still going to be careful and resting it as much as possible , but I have begun to do some light exercises of stretching and moving . I think in about a week I will start with some light dumbbells to get my strength back .

In the meantime I have been busy with other things that go easy on my arm. 

Some light watercolour painting 

A little lettering with simple painting

Planting some seeds . I even invested in a grow light and heat mat to get better results. Time will tell whether it works  or not. 

And I took some pics of my lovely Amaryllis....

....and Orchid .Stunning winter blooms 💗

But now it's freebie time !

Here is the link for the "Dreams " quickpage bundle 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6q0ws717qmha9e/dreams_qps.zip/file

Here a layout I made with one of them for a little better detail . 

The pic was taken during lockdown beginning of last year. 

I should maybe take a new one this year, but I don't really do the selfie thing very often these days😁

And that's all for now. 

Tomorrow is a day off work and I plan to tidy up my little garden area behind the house ( if the weather allows it ) 

And maybe some more painting . 

Until next time . I'll be back with another freebie .

Hugs Snowy 

 

It's time for some Valentine Memories and a Sampler freebie

 Good morning :) 

Pssst..... it's quiet here. Everybody else in the house is still asleep , so I thought it would be the perfect time to sit at my desk and write this post. 

I don't have any crafty bits to show today. Remember , I told you in my last post I frogged a previously started crochet project and started anew? Yeah well, that didn't go so well. The repetitive movement of my arm while crocheting caused my hand and arm some strain , and as a result it hurts when I move it and I have barely any strength in it . Certain movements ,like gripping items and straightening it are slightly painful. 

So it's a forced crochet and knitting break for me , until this is healed up. I had this before , back when I was about 23 years old , working in a factory back then , and the repetitive movements caused the same. But not to worry, a little break and I'll be as good as new. No designing either because even gripping and moving the mouse is uncomfortable. 

In the meantime I'm reading . I can hold the Kindle e-reader with my left hand 😁  

Luckily I already had my new Valentines kit completed, including a freebie sampler. This is kind of special for me this year . It's the 10th anniversary. It was 10 years ago on Valentines Day when Reggie and I decided to be together and give a relationship a go. After a Valentines e-card and him sending me a song he had composed and played himself , there was no way I could say no to him. It was the most thoughtful and romantic thing anybody had ever done for me. So, happy heavenly Anniversary , Reggie . RIP , my love 💕

😄He never smiled for pictures .He could be laughing like crazy one minute, but as soon as the camera came out , the smile was gone. 

Here is what the kit I used for this layout looks like. It's available on the Store page for $2.99

And then there is the freebie sampler for you ....

Here is your download link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/cv1odentjhsirpn/sr_valentinememories_sampler.zip/file

I will have another Valentine freebie in my next post for you .

Until then , stay healthy and crafty 💓

Hugs Snowy 

First freebie of 2022

 ...and a late "Happy New Year " to you all. 

Hello :) 

we are 16 days into the year and I have already completed my first goal and project . I gave my bathroom a makeover. 

Love how it turned out ! 💓

I chose moonlight white for the bath and shower area . because we don't have a window in this room and needs brightening up. 

The 23 year old tiles are still good , but I filled in new grout .The old one had gaps and wasn't a white colour anymore. It makes all the difference and looks sparkly white , bright and new now. 

The floor got a new look with simple pvc planks. Inexpensive , but does the job :) 

I like feature walls to break up a simple monotone look. For this I chose a textured brick wall wallpaper. 

It goes perfectly with the white and bamboo furniture and shelves I already had. 

Decorating on a budget- The lot (floor, paint, grout and wallpaper) cost me just under £ 70.00/$ 95.00 .

Plus a lot of sweeat and aching bones the next days. This DIY stuff was a lot easier when I was younger 😅

Goal number 2 of 2022 is also done. My 13 year old bicycle was in urgent need of some maintenance. Now, with a new chain , new disc , brake and gear overhaul it's a smoother ride again. Maybe I can get another 13 years of riding out of it . 

As for the art and crafty stuff, there wasn't much time for that, but I got out a crochet jumper project I started a year ago and noticed it was far too large for me . So I frogged it all and started anew. 

Plus I finished my first spring scrap kit. 

Here a little quickpage teaser .Yeah, it has bees .

The second spring kit is already in the making as well .

I had just enough for a quickpage from this one as well. Obviously without the "Snowraven logo" on it. This is just for the previews . 

So, now that I have updated you about my activities ,it's time for the freebie. 

I have so many quickpages on my drive that I decided to give them away as freebies. 

So today you get the first pack of QPs.

These are the "Chilly QPs", befitting the time of year. 

3 quickpages in png format 

And here is your link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/eykxva7h3lievp1/chilly_qps.zip/file

Enjoy and I'll be back with the next pack of quickpages soon. Stay craft and healthy as always 

Hugs Snowy