tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54860963321238709502024-02-19T23:46:47.672+00:00Willowlane DesignsMy thoughts & my creations,hope you like them both.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-21783246020999291952013-06-17T10:41:00.003+01:002013-06-17T10:41:38.100+01:00Remember why you started<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was 20 I picked up a cross stitch kit to pass the time while my then boyfriend played cricket on a Saturday afternoon. I really enjoyed it and bought another one and then another. Cross stitching passed the time and rekindled the love for being creative that i subdued in school because I assumed that if you couldn't draw then you weren't artistic.</div>
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A few years down the line I started designing my own patterns with a computer program. Nothing huge but i was please with the result. My most prized pattern at that time was one I designed for my Share sisters. Share was a site that helped me after the loss of my 3rd son Adam. At this point I had two sons (Evan & Adam)who had passed away during pregnancy and one healthy three year old called George. I went on to lose another little boy Ryan. Then we were blessed to have Daniel. I carried on designing patterns.</div>
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This is one I made for a friend. I have yet to stitch one for my three Angels.</div>
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Then came the sewing machine, I used an old one to try and make a camel costume for George when he got a part in the school nativity when he was four. It wasn't very good and I didn't manage to do the head but I was still proud I managed to make something without a pattern. It even had a little hump lol.</div>
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I started my facebook page to raise money to pay for a headstone for my boys and I managed to do that. By this time I had tried many different crafts and was really enjoying making and learning. The bonus came when I got to help pay the bills and buy some treats for the family. I work many more hours than when i used to "go out" to work but I love what I do and if I need to I can drop everything and go get the children or whatever needs to be done. </div>
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So now i come to the point of the post. This weekend my children were both ill so there was no working at the machine. They needed me at the drop of a hat. I was so grateful that this was possible due to me working for myself. I have a four year old and an 13 year old but both of them needed their Mummy to look after them and give the cwtches. I didn't have to rely on someone else doing this for me.</div>
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While they were sleeping I picked up a crochet hook and logged on to you tube to do something I have been wanting to have a go at for a long time. I made a little flower first and was really pleased so i looked at other tutorials. Slowly between looking after each child and making dinner for my husband and father I made the butterfly in the top photo. Its not huge, it took me a few hours but I was so pleased with it. </div>
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While everyone slept I sat downstairs and thought to myself that although the reason I ended up crafting something for myself wasn't the best I loved learning and having something to show for it.</div>
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From now on I am going to make sure that the only crafting I do on a Sunday will be something for myself and my family. The thrill of knowing people want to buy your creations is wonderful but remember why you picked up the needles, the hook or whatever you use in your craft and make something for yourself.</div>
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Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-39443049961481684032013-03-31T20:27:00.000+01:002013-04-01T21:35:02.820+01:00Win a forever memory panel of your child's drawing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>Forever Memory Raffle</u><br />
I have really enjoyed doing these and thought as a way of saying thank you to all my followers on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WillowlaneDesigns75" target="_blank">facebook page</a> I would run a raffle. The idea started when i saw my four year old draw a family picture of us for the first time ever. I wanted to put it up on the wall but then i noticed that the old ones that my 13 year old son had drawn as much as 7 years ago (yes I still kept them up) were starting to fade.<br />
Wanting to keep them forever i decided to spend a few days over the Christmas holidays doing some freehand machine embroidery. I have no had a few commissions and have really enjoyed making them.<br />
Places are now being booked as far ahead as Christmas.<br />
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I know they are quite a luxury item price wise so i wanted to give people a chance to win one.<br />
So how will I do this? I have asked a few people and doing it on facebook was a risk I didn't want to take having worked on my page for quite a few years.<br />
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Now for the boring bit, terms and conditions.<br />
1. This raffle is not supported or endorsed by facebook or any other 2nd party.<br />
2. You may purchase as many tickets as you would like.<br />
3. Ticket numbers will be allocated on the time stated my paypal account.<br />
4. Tickets will cost £1 each, paid by sending gift payment lane.mummy2angels@ntlworld.com. Please put contact details in the notes so i can let you know if you have won.<br />
5. Post and packaging is free anywhere in the UK however any overseas winners will incur additional postage costs.<br />
6. Willowlane Designs reserves the right to ask for an alternative drawing and can not be held accountable for differences in the final product if a poor copy of the drawing is sent.<br />
7. Raffle will be drawn during my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/509867769059505/?group_id=0" target="_blank">Market Night</a> on the 14th of April at 8.45pm. If more than 40 tickets are sold I will add another prize.<br />
8. Winner will have the option to have panel made into a cushion cover.<br />
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<br />Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-73628451106861414792013-01-16T14:34:00.002+00:002013-01-16T14:34:20.919+00:00To dye for?<br />
Now I know this isn't really a craft post but it has had me thinking for some time now.<br />
For those of us out there who dye are hair, why do we dye it?<br />
At the grand age of 37 (until May) I have been dying my hair for over 20 years. It started because i wanted something a bit more exciting then brown. Now it has become a must to cover the white hair that is taking over my head. Just before Christmas was the last time i hide the truth but I am either using the wrong dye or my hair is fighting me because with in weeks the colour fades and the dye seems to come away from the white hair.<br />
So I got to thinking what I would look like if I just grew it out and faced up to the fact that I will be a white hairs lady before i thought. Right now it looks about 60/40 or 70/30 if I want to be kind.<br />
Should I keep spending all this money trying to stop time or should I just jump in and see what it looks like. I can always dye it if i don't like it right?<br />
My plan is to have a hair cut so that i cut lots of the old dyed hair out and that it hopefully doesn't look so bad as I am growing it out. I tried stripping the dye off but it just turned my hair Ginger, not that I don't like ginger, in fact i spent years trying to get that colour if I had only know all I needed was a box of colour stripper I would have saved a fortune.<br />
Would you do it if you were me? Does anyone want to join me? Would anyone like to see pictures as I go along? or should i just go get some dye and wait a few more years?<br />
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Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-83704177283999652422012-11-28T22:05:00.004+00:002012-11-28T22:05:51.294+00:00Fabric "paper chains"When I was a child I used to love making paper chains. I wouldn't just link coloured papers i would also colour in my own designs. So when i was looking at some scrap fabric a few weeks ago the two merged into one in my head.<br />
I made mine and I love it. I am looking forward to putting it up. For me to make it for someone else might be just too expensive so i thought why not share how i did it because it really was fun to make and it looks great.<br />
Please forgive some of the photos my camera was on its last legs. I now have a new one.<br />
Some of the fabrics i used have been in my stash for a while, the red fabric, the reindeer fabric and the bauble fabric were given to me by Rhi @ <a href="http://www.thesewingboutique.co.uk/" target="_blank">The sewing boutique</a> you can order it from her if you wish to use it in your chains.<br />
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<u>Step 1</u><br />
Decide on your fabrics. It really doesn't matter what you use as long as you like it. I would say about 10 to 12 inches long and about 3 to 4 inches wide for each piece. I then iron on fusible interfacing to give them a little more stability.<br />
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If you have the fabric in large pieces you now need to cut them to size, fold them in half with the right sides facing and pin. Sew up one short end and the long open end.<br />
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Once you have sewn the all the strips, turn them all the right side out and the fold in the raw edge. Iron all of the strips.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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You now need to make the first link for the chain. I like to sew a small square box on mine to make sure that the link is strong. If you wish to then add a small cross from corner to corner of the square. </div>
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Take another strip and feed it through the first link before you sew it into a new link. Repeat this step until you have used all the strips. You can make the chain as long as you like. When you have the chain the length you want tie a length of ribbon to each end to allow you to hang the chain from the ceiling.</div>
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The end result looks fantastic and will brighten the home for the festive season for years to come. The best part is you can add to it each year.</div>
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I always intend to practice my section of the songs I sing with a group I sing with at home <a href="http://www.mellod.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mello'D'</a>. Then before i know it Thursday is here and I have to go to singing practice and the tape recorder hasn't moved from my bag.<br />
Then there is my Zumba dvd that hasn't seen the dvd player for months, its a good job i get to class at least once a week.<br />
Lastly (for now) there is the up keep of blog posts, i promise to do smaller posts more often. Yet here i am with a long post planned to let you know what's been happening at the table of Willowlane Designs.<br />
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First of all one of my favourite things was the next design team pack from <a href="http://thesewingboutique.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Sewing Boutique</a>. I opening up my pack to find a FQ of their new fabric. Michael Miller's Mod Blooms and some lovely turquoise spotty ribbon. this Fabric called out for me to make something to wear. The first thing that sprung to mind was my friends little 3 month old baby girl Maddison. I had some polycotton that would go really well with this. The plan was to put some ribbon bows onto the skirt too but as i know my friend doesn't like things too "faffy" as we both say I decided not to add them. This just means I have what's left of the fabric and the ribbon left to make something for me. So here is the finished product, i like it that much i might start making them to order on my page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WillowlaneDesigns75" target="_blank">Willowlane Designs Facebook Page</a>.</div>
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I also organise craft fairs around my local areas and in June I was at a new venue for the Blaenavon World Heritage Festival. It was one of my biggest event yet and was a very busy and eventful day, best of all I made some sales. For this event i took some of my new thank you teacher cuts which seemed to go down really well with one not returning home with me and an order for two more.</div>
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Then finally for the last part of my makes for this blog. It seems to be selling like hotcakes in the UK and i am currently enjoying the 2nd book. You have more than likely guessed it already but the books in question are "Fifty Shades of Grey"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QnPOXOxP9kQ3543XO1MBhcmozR86AEVq1mZgJKMhiSZg6iPAf6Vtpfs6hXeqgT_Jl1AJwOy4CVtAwu6iZt096pH3pgLxmupAVyGif7ybSRPXZ0_F0VZyobj9r20f5wnvglBpZgnIfNU/s1600/SDC14792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QnPOXOxP9kQ3543XO1MBhcmozR86AEVq1mZgJKMhiSZg6iPAf6Vtpfs6hXeqgT_Jl1AJwOy4CVtAwu6iZt096pH3pgLxmupAVyGif7ybSRPXZ0_F0VZyobj9r20f5wnvglBpZgnIfNU/s200/SDC14792.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
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With this in mind i set about making some items for my page. When i find the time i will be making a t-shirt for myself too :-) All available to order, there is even a maternity range too.</div>
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<br /></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-64314544943672738272012-06-19T14:57:00.001+01:002012-06-19T14:57:19.952+01:00Latest makes and other things.The sun is finally starting to win the battle over the rain and it make such a difference to everything. Not heating, no lights and best of all washing outside on the line.<br />
The sun also lifts my mood which is good as i think i may have been in a slump for a while. Last week i decided that enough was enough and the excuses had to stop, the reason i wasn't losing weight was down to only one thing, ME and the fact i was putting more in then i was working off. I have decided that there is to be NO snacking between meals and no biscuits, sweets or chocolate at all. This resulting in a slightly grumpy me while i get used to less food but also a 2lb weight loss on weigh in day. This week is the hardest one i think because i always seem to do well first week and not the 2nd. Plus i have to weigh a day early due to seeing Bruce Springsteen the day before weigh in and being in a different city.<br />
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So now down to the crafting. I have made a few things since the last entry and got a few orders in my book which i like. Working for yourself is sometimes strange. Of course its about the money but i think when you make things its also about people liking what you do.<br />
I finished Miss Colette and i am very happy with her. She will be going on a long journey next month all the way to America.<br />
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She has a dress to change into and of course some knickers. Her little boots also come off.<br />
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I did a craft fair that i didn't organise for the first time in a while, it was good to sit there and relax. The time went so quickly. I learnt i need to plan my table more and have since bought a few items to aid my display.<br />
I made up lots of peg magnets and a few oilcloth bag charms/keyrings.<br />
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These little bag charms I really enjoyed making these. They were a little challenging on the machine, i think i have an idea on how to stop them sticking, when i make the next batch. This is my first step into working with oilcloth and i am hoping to make some bags with some material that i bought ages ago.<br />
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I have had a little go at a new item this week too, while out shopping for supplies to help the look of my stall I found some really nice plates. There was two of one type and one of another but i thought they would look lovely as a cake stand. So off to the charity shop i went and found the perfect glasses. Its the first time i have had a go at this sort of thing but i have to say i am really pleased with the way it turned out, the best part is someone else liked it too so it has been sold.<br />
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The theme was jubilee colours so there were 3 sheets of lovely thick felt, a button pack, some blue gingham bows and a Union Flag button.<br />
I sat down at my work table with a pencil and some paper and had a think about what to do.<br />
The day before i had been to a craft show in Cardiff where Rhi from the boutique just happened to have a stall and i bought some keyring hoops so i though about making a keyring. I am a lover of them and have more keyrings than keys on my fob.<br />
Now i am not the best drawer but like to have a little visual sometimes so i cam up with a few sketches to work from. These are my little drawings.<br />
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Owls seem quite popular at the moment so i thought i could mix the two.<br />
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I thought i better try and take a photos so you could see how lovely the packaging is and the items i got. As you can see i also had to sew bits on and cut off at the ends to make sure i had it just right.<br />
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This finished designs aren't too far away from my drawings so i was really happy with them.<br />
I haven't quite decided if i will make more of these as they took about an hour each to make but i might offer them to order on my page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WillowlaneDesigns75" target="_blank">Willowlane Designs</a> for £7 plus p&p.<br />
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The next to come was the mini bunting. I thought it would look cute in the back of my car. I needed a few more bows to finish this off so i made them myself with some ribbon. I am rather proud they don't look too different from the ones in the pack.<br />
This is now hanging in my car and i love it. I haven't seen anything like it and am going to expand on the idea some more. If you would like to order one of these with a name on or just as you see it please use the link above to my facebook page.<br />
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So these are the makes from my first Design Team Pack. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get going on the next one. It made me think about other items i haven't made before and i think i even got a new product out of it :-) Thanks Rhi and here's to the next one.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-804327966312702472012-05-24T14:58:00.001+01:002012-05-24T14:58:16.058+01:00Back to fabric this weekWell as much as i have been enjoying the paper cutting it was time to get back to fabric things. On the list are two welsh dollies and a patchwork wall hanging. I finished the wall hanging lastnight and i am really happy with it. I have never made one before with patchwork so i kind of made it all up as i went along.<br />
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I also started with the dollies. One of them has a face and has been sewn up, I shall stuff her this evening after everyone has gone to bed and left me in piece. I think she is quite a pretty little girl with her big brown eyes. Her name is Colette.<br />
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No paper cutting for me this week but i have to say although I am itching to have a go I am still enjoying all my fabricy things. Colette will be getting brown hair and a welsh girl outfit over the next few days and a dress to change into when she doesn't want wear her traditional outfit.<br />
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I am also eagerly awaiting my first design pack from the sewing boutique who picked me to be on their design team. What to make with the items is taking lots of my thoughts. I love creating things but always get nervous for the reveal.<br />
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I have decided that i would really love to take a GCSE in textiles so will start looking around to see if any of the local schools do an adult course. I just hope i am still able to study after years of no study.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-28612640563924746942012-05-14T23:15:00.002+01:002012-05-14T23:15:41.684+01:00<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-88341561466350300032012-02-24T09:49:00.002+00:002012-03-04T17:06:38.564+00:00Changing timesThe regular blogs haven't quite worked out the way i planned. I am going to say that its because i have been so busy crafting, which is sort of true but i have also been trying to find a way to be one of those really interest bloggers that i follow.<div>I like to think that I am quite witty...my friends tell me i am...or maybe they aren't laughing with me just at me lol.</div><div><br /></div><div>So March is here and I have had a few changes in my life. Sadly my mother in law passed away on the 1st of February after 9ver 8 years of fighting Cancer and the after effects. We will miss her so much. Its hard to talk about her in past tense, its sad to think my youngest son will never remember her or how much she loved her grandchildren. She was like a real mother to me for the 18 years that i new her. As we all morn her loss we also have to watch her husband, my father in law start his 2nd battle with cancer. Life is truly so unfair at times.<br /><br /></div><div>I am still trying to make my little at home business work. Now i know the time i put in to the items doesn't reflect the price in the way that some products are alot of work that if i worked out the hourly rate i would be on about 25pph, but i love making things and its nice that my hobby pays for itself with some left over for a few treats for the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>The last change so far is the looking after me part. I am making more time to exercise and trying to make better choices with my food as often as i can. This has resulted in me shifting 5lbs over the last two weeks. I really enjoy the extra Zumba sessions and the few miles i have tried to walk once a week.</div><div><br /></div><div>So hopefully this is the sign of things to come.</div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-44996820267039885392012-01-08T11:28:00.002+00:002012-01-08T11:44:57.740+00:00My new year begins tomorrow.Tomorrow is the 9th of Jan but I am counting that as my new year. The reason for this is food, I have rubbish will power so not eating all the goodies that were left over after Christmas is NOT an option for me nor is throwing it all away. So i decided to extend my holidays until the food was gone.<div>I like to plan ahead so i have stocked the kitchen with healthier options for myself and have committed to getting 8 Zumba classes in by the end of the month. If you haven't tried Zumba i highly recommend it. If i had the time and money to do it every day of the week i would.</div><div>My other promises to myself are to be more organised around the house. As a crafter it is sooo easy to just leave what ever project I am working on across the dinning room table which doubles up as my work space. This isn't an option now as we have also committed to making sure we eat as a family around the table. Daniel does much better when we all eat at the table, he is even making less mess and staying put til he has finished now and that's after just 2 weeks.</div><div>My last task is to read four books on the British monarchy by the end of this year. i have two lined up...as soon as i finish the twilight series :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am a mother to boys so have a little bug bear with shops of any kind. If you want it in pink not a problem but blue or green no chance. Boys clothes always have less floor space then the girl section. This has spilled over in my crafting too. I have been making bandana style dribble bibs for my little craft page. Material for girls is so easy to come by and doesn't cost the earth but boy fabric is like gold dust and just as expensive. Until today that is......ebay searching paid off and i have ordered some really cute fabric for my next batch of bibs. If you have the same problem and would like the link just let me know.</div><div><br /></div><div>So back to the dining room table i go to do the thing that keeps me out of the kitchen ans away from the fridge.</div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-86367311734644586102011-12-31T11:58:00.006+00:002012-01-03T14:32:26.662+00:00A year in a dayI always have every intention of keeping this blog up to date then before i know it months have gone by and i haven't written a thing. Then i wonder if i should just give up as i have no idea if anyone actually reads it. Its like a vicious circle I want to be a loved blogger but if i don't post then why will people check back.<div>I am a facebook addict and i see lots of blogs on peoples craft pages that i enjoy looking at and then the green eyed monster comes out and i want to be as clever with words and crafts as they are.</div><div>So today i will do a year in a day with the promise to myself that i will blog more often in 2012.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3UeGHZu30idv6NQN3FLtgdq_zXLNY8KJwvOzhn90t54RykjrXK-N6aluYkIB93_oNrssCs-W_jQiwgswu1pQX2ZIAUaCS4k2u_fiLPU_gzYCqVs2PeNTL05tNGMtfwtKu2yr7SITJWE/s320/The+boys+stone.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692265402155468114" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div>I decided that I couldn't take one more year without my boys having a headstone so i spepped up my crafting efforts. I also came in contact with a group on facebook call Ambers Angel World. The ladies who run it were really supportive and held an auction to help myself and another lady get the final funds needed for our children's headstones.</div><div><br /></div><div>I organised another walk to remember and it was attended by lots more people. It was sad that these people had to come together because it meant they had lost a child or children but it was good that we could all get together a support each other. For many of these families it may have been the first time that they had heard someone else say their childs name.</div><div>My husband, son and father ran a 5k to raise funds for the items we buy for the hospital and we were able to supply Nevil Hall with a new camera/printer, moses baskets and more.</div><div>We will be trying to raise funds for a cold cot for the two local hospitals over the coming year/s.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOtXohuNC_MVjPIY5dPyyEg0ZI2VLrY1CXdQmSbb6wlvpHfjHKrPW-WmzfTnQ2wN-i5YVX_LLb6WGBKMOPga9SLzhz5jI23sgxXR5PAQg-LxyOLqzCvDCvoDwmtOUyluHbd3I0n68KQI/s320/SDC14068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692264669347017090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>I learnt some new craft skills this year and gave quite a few handmade gifts at Christmas, I hope the people liked them. I learnt to make jewellery, intricate hand embroidery and book binding. I will do more of it this coming year if people take an interest in it on my page. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxS-LquIHCEP0SXECCZCrNi14cncZQSQEl4n858YERxr0nXSutAQkxGolXRTEPfzcPmlZAbMz5FBqVkmqXa0Py9PyM9GB5l27jnqLncV2BJ0q1d2tfVCDEdcOXimUBAZ9woIXsSd5_R60/s320/Kindle+Case.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693412783416540434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcLqIUVlRd9HcmPB4BYLrjUJ03R3WnTCUdDNAMD5FlMpA49JhVdshBDV0T-2gIW5w5HJu6KkZqNxpgBpukgsbYzPITuwqT95jHeGS8Q9B1GEo7YQpk39PwCnbFeZWh7BZpe-MinVs5k0/s320/SDC14106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693412788117290626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 320px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM41CTXJo62Nn21QozzyU17TpGPS9WxWYJ6k33AthAl965Njyr7eMYUXiaoFqmEBr9PXp6UlFMjJ6Re6teNnMjlyWJu5vNTGK78dHEZm0QtH-hmgaXyBNos8KC0FQZ49u86Z9EFo1_oos/s320/SDC14064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693412797357727618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px; " /></div><div>I am meant to be on holiday from the sewing machine but as i had asked for a few accessories for Christmas i have been naughty and started some of my orders for the new year early. I put an idea in to a facebook page that was looking for a vintage style banner, i was so chuffed when they decided to commission me to do the job because it meant they liked my idea. So this week I started the job and learnt how to mitre a corner when joining a boarder with four different materials to the main panel.</div><div>Once i am able to plug the printer in when the children go back to school i can start crafting again.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-35729518454643333122011-02-21T21:40:00.003+00:002011-02-21T21:51:55.012+00:00The ABC's of Me.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><div style="text-align: left; ">Wow three posts in one day.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">I have seen this everywhere, so I thought I would participate as well.</div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">The ABC's of me</div><div style="text-align: left; ">A - Age: 35</div><div style="text-align: left; ">B - Bed size: King Size</div><div style="text-align: left; ">C - Chore you hate: ALL of them, but any type of housework</div><div style="text-align: left; ">D - Dog's name: Lucy but that was years ago, it was short for lucifer as she was mental.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">E - Essential start of the day item: Toothbrush & toothpaste, can't eat or drink a thing till i have cleaned my teeth.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">F - Favorite colour: Any shade of purple.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">G - Gold or Silver: Silver</div><div style="text-align: left; ">H - Height: 5'5"</div><div style="text-align: left; ">I - Instruments you play: None however i do sing in a ladies harmony group.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">J - Job: F/T Mother</div><div style="text-align: left; ">K - Kids: 5 boys, two who walk on earth and three who wait for me in heaven.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">L - Living arrangements: In own home</div><div style="text-align: left; ">M - Music you love: Take That, Michael Jackson and anything i can dance to.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">N - Nicknames: Used to be called Cookie as a child, Lenny as a teen and now because of my married name and maybe because its true i get called Lippy.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">O - Overnight hospital stay at hospital: Yes lots first one when i was a little baby and needed an operation at just a few days old. Last one was when i had my youngest son, i was in for almost a week.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">P - Pet Peeve: Rude people, theres just no need.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">Q - Quote from a movie: Two weeks!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left; ">R - Right handed or left: right</div><div style="text-align: left; ">S - Siblings: Sisters 2 , Brother 1 all older then me.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">T - Time you wake up: When my 2 year old wakes.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">U - Underwear: comfy pants</div><div style="text-align: left; ">V - Vegetable you dislike: Parsnips Yuk!!</div><div style="text-align: left; ">W - Workout Style: Loving Zumba as its not like a workout. I like to feel like i am hanging after a workout.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">X - X-rays you've had: Not sure, not that i can remember.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">Y - Yummy food you make: Hungarian Goulash.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">Z - The best place to visit: I can see the twist...Elland Rd home of Leeds Utd.</div></span>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-6038459399275962772011-02-21T08:52:00.006+00:002011-02-21T09:19:42.109+00:00A few crafty thingsI have been making a few bits and bobs this past month and thankfully some of these have been orders so i have been paid for them. This means we are a little closer to getting the boys their headstone. I have even got the knitting needles out this past few weeks and although i have had to frog one item several times due to knitting while tired i have really enjoyed knitting again.<div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEK2SUyap4j31vCbr1RzZ5pMsMbaiJ6nAygAgZpGzSZgxCnha62L5KaBNm6ICbpUj9O3uXBmKRtN81ojUEaQRbA0C6yr2euQbUwqy56ocsJttun1TPVzCH8vZ7Lx7nkl7sKGviuuWRak/s320/SDC12585.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576064353973254130" /><div>This is a little craft bag i made for a friend who likes cats.</div><div> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjH2CAbdP7YXWNHkW0Z2kB7JWqT9YrIHr9ztt4yuje3chLvzHGgQg94mm5RuNx4oIdNRyNOxkyAcOhOGkvqGkB54So20DQnkD6p0-3e6WzMFS6Zz9gNxvp3pec43TbChqJDAvjzvVQys/s320/SDC12599.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576064347553986818" /></div><div>This my first attempt at an angel cape for little ones who are born too soon and too small for clothes. I hope to make a few more before Easter.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUlVKSGe52dyOXeaVgKenRW-2Xue18Nr9FYQAMivsVQELX723UeXXL5q5WjeMXlhuMxNH-bj-YAB3rgJuY45fljtLNvDXVEubEccxW_UIld3eZKve-1XpHkpeAL-QbdWWD0JxQ311oLc/s320/SDC12596.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576064357816471522" /></div><div>This is a weighted blanket. A friend ordered it to aid the sleep of her son that has ADHD and although he's not too happy with it, it works and they are both getting some much needed sleep now. I was really pleased with this because i didn't have a pattern for this i just got to see a sample for about 10 minutes and took a few photos. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vxoQ8ETW1UWBMzqByOyO0IhEwr4HbR-QCUeKwFMIMhzoLVI6T3jZNfhSoCxXFXsevTVGjD-sFhe0a3yFvcS32k4y4R-VdIZXSn2pEYGnUcWWDkSoBwWqjx2O1nAI3AdZ_vOEI65Zcaw/s320/SDC12600.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576064344718424722" /></div><div>I made the this one for my niece on her 13th birthday. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPkcKD_b5rNyup9mkkPv0x7KSDuxbgKN4fkFdKltPCkdwlB6nYIOEiohiGXGv8UIV8E3tleJ8afH4lPc2cdRh2bNaA1rIPH864nIAq0bOW7jUrjpfg-F7GogS6HadKu5KCVrXgtp9XiY/s320/SDC12578.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576064343734235986" /></div><div>This one I made for my friends daughters 10th birthday.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi8saAAsAvicFvmCNp8_ruYWqQN7Ys_kAMfaK1yNTkweRTIc2XEo3k7-gJmlkOhfw-3VSLcEGRsgRaOL7LoKBKloAtlY7XFHhQdk1ighvX5HszmN7nchOodar6JgAVmkA4gYHyMdQOyc/s320/SDC12613.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576067219328227170" /></div><div>Finally my first attempt at making welsh cakes turned out rather well. The recipe made a few more then i was expecting though 96 in all although you can't see 96 as we all had a few as the were coming off the bake stone. Most of these were for my Father in Law's birthday.</div></div></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-79509867920735217432011-02-21T07:35:00.003+00:002011-02-21T07:55:12.413+00:00Need motivationI have fallen off the weight watcher wagon again so this week i had the weight gain i knew was on its way. I just can't seem to stick to it, i think maybe its been so long that i am just fed up of counting all the time. Their new system is great and if i could stick to it i know i'd be almost at my goal by now. To top it all i have found some workouts i really enjoy but my tendons at the back of my ankle doesn't agree. I have forked out on new trainers and inserts so hoping that helps. Oh how i envy people who say they can eat what they like and not have to exercise but are still a size 10 (8)or 12(10). I would kill to be a size 14(12) and stay there. I know in reality i can blame nothing but my own weak will power for this. I have lost 35lbs so far and i have 15 to 19 to go but itfeel like the other way round. I think as i write this i need to kick my self up the behind and remember what i have achieved. I could be on target but the summer if i work hard enough.<div><br /></div><div>I want to share with you what exercises have finally got me wanting to get of the sofa. 1st is Zumba, i love it. Its fast, energetic and doesn't feel like a chore. I go to a class once a week and have dvd's at home to do when i can. I then discovered the 30 day shred by Jillian Michaels. Its a 20 minute workout that works you hard. I haven't done it every day like you should as the rest of my life gets in the way too, but i already feel stronger and feel some changes in my body. Just need my ankle to play ball now.</div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-62846682339755350652011-01-31T22:50:00.005+00:002011-02-21T08:05:48.178+00:00Before we get to 2011After the walk i wanted to continue doing something and though the best way would be to try and help the ward where two of my children were born. As they were under (1 by just a day) 24 weeks i didn't go to the labour ward. With the help of some of the members of CWtR (cwmbran walk to remember) we managed to get a lovely donation together. On the day of delivery the weather was awful and what is normally at 25 minute round trip became almost two hours. It was worth it though as the nurses on the ward said that their ward can sometimes be forgotten when donations are made. The main aim was a camera as their had broken a few weeks before and the staff were having to use their own.<div> </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlg394OMg1-nrRm13gmjTbXB9hQ2e_iV1dkqMS-XXZi3M0ZggmnHUwoiZW1VoBFI85Lfxn07TQTikjCfP0lxd5jseFYjr5B3ap0lDi5fJF8X0E4bjb_Z8mRhmcicLhLuTiw07qSsKfw0/s320/SDC12431.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568490575661642130" /></div><div>I also wanted to do something around christmas time to remember my boys and invited anyone who wanted to join me to come and launch some paper boats with a name and message on for our little ones. The weather was against me again and it was too cold and icy to meet up with anyone, so me and my oldest son took a walk to the local canal to try and find a bit of unfrozen water to see if we could launch them. Although it was cold it was a beautiful day and the sun shone off the water and the snow glistened.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNije0aygm8Spo8w6HkN4vko_gwEljL_padScdZVt4mhqqhqtPlWWthvNfgjPVMMQTO5O4ye2SnuBFbgQ1z2Y6yGdB6Zn90_Qwl7MDQ0hf5Hw2MmEDMG6n5dG6NWWU97NX5m7kkmZ0U3I/s320/SDC12386.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568490578139756834" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BMDLoL2bSIWHFd_J33TVT8l7rzNfgV7UvBXVgnX0uOXXuyrekoaDeow-YYpl83BLAFye8wbnbM_TLwFKykrZjEgE9ChodJnN5WUy96W3bAFgQ3EyCH-s0GfPmHpXg1K2rgnDm8cd0dU/s320/SDC12395.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568490585169766466" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJg99Tsgs1E5rNWyAEru_KHjS2tdYExcuAQ12x0OezEXhCFENUoXHsIClJHGsyZXIS5dJ6Z9gi3tE_gkEllWgVtfEFW4mQXwMVfMViwu0xHydGr1QdCi6gzB-Wtic-2JEyrNQvLIWHq7w/s320/SDC12396.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568490594261816434" /></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-66054395983276946682011-01-05T20:52:00.005+00:002011-01-05T23:07:34.626+00:00September & OctoberTwo months I do not enjoy one after the other. They always creep up on me and slap me in the face, like I'd forget what happen, as if I could, as if any of us who has lost a child could. Its weird in a way because July and August are happy months and then the crappy ones come along.<div>This year Evan turned 12 on Sept 28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, and i felt as alone as the first day i met him and had to say goodbye. Then on October the 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> Adam turned 7 and just as the mist starts to lift it begins all over.</div><div>Now don't get me wrong, when i say alone i don't mean that no-one mentions my boys because i have very good friends who always send me a note or a text and my DH comes the the cemetery with me and helps me sort it all out. All this is very comforting and if i didn't have that support I'd be lost but unless you have experienced hold a baby you can never take home you can only imagine the agony. Many of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">BLM's</span> live far away so just getting together to talk about things isn't an option. After being in this club for so many years the people who think i should be "over it" by now as i have 2 healthy boys.</div><div>Then there is the matter of October the 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> National <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Babyloss</span> Awareness Day, every year i have wanted to attend something or do something and every year i did nothing. So this year i decided that this year i wouldn't let it pass. At first it was a little idea borrowed from a larger event that my good friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">terri</span> organises in Canada. A walk to remember. So i created an events page on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">facebook</span> and invited some of my friends. The response was more then i expected, so i told my friends they were welcome to invite people too, which they did and numbers grew again.</div><div>So then i thought why not see how many more people felt as i did and invite them, I contacted the local paper and they ran a story and more people contacted me to see if they could attend the event too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ideas kept running through my head about what i wanted the walk to be, all of which needed money which i didn't have. I got my cheeky head on and phoned a few local businesses and asked them to help, which they did. The banner, the candles, the balloons and the awareness ribbons were all donated.</div><div>When the day came I wondered if people would turn up as i walked over to the boating lake. My family were all there to support me and help with the setting up. Within about 10 minutes people started to turn up, everyone took a ribbon and those who hadn't contacted me before the walk added their children to the list to be read out after my small speech and poem reading.</div><div>It was quite nerve racking but i did it without crying. We then all walked round the beautiful lake and when we return we released the balloons we had all written messages on. As people left i present them a copy of the poem i read out and a little candle to remember the day.</div><div>So many people said they were glad i had organised it and that it was good to know they weren't so alone. So the plan is to try and do it all again next year.</div><div>I was grateful to all those that remembered our babies with us, including my oldest sons under 12's rugby team along with some parents and the coaches.</div><div><br /></div><div>and that is where the rest of all the things that have happened to me started which i will fill you in on in the next part.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gKqYRmTEA3yHj-LfiAixJpV_MDKWkRVTdDZu_YrDdZFzTaKRG6lvMg0vhtPm5qH-hWBQfG9AjkA6dCtcojoUG49K-YhHHwoItO6z_8mOjRFfXcoXHFho4H2EsDigQ37k2nelWadTZHo/s320/SDC12141.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558839903582662226" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50wR-aXBgeyWe1CXH_kDeIGmjfI-E4pljuiXK2MuoZ8F_FeM0n5solCefppMzgg43GRJGxx2FM-HAuBgnx9YXS9YSTqyYqz9aYiS4pVwPd64NKyN96CqPGUSkBGsnikuCxU3Ux_7wOWI/s320/SDC12144.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558839906214698466" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoj5KKuH_qveYTkV_iHKhMmh3IzWalHItAK_H3jw5CcYk8OUNzjomX42XXeveJsaEZLYmVD4k-5U8T1nNPMAv4c_zo3mfbxGjEn0yCXL3zrb2SqkfdT8P7KcyZodElWADGhf1DDyQyHU/s320/SDC12149.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558839912735344114" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nUj-XUMmN2Dqyo1WRIn-ZTBNB2DR_8xYKUsk7uMZsM9UKSWj-f0DCjnb5NMucN5uEbP37DgY6UipiCCc4swb4noOhrE_gHnU7kxr621ryUXZIdpFJAXMizAwPIptPc2G5IDD-VjODp4/s320/SDC12160.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558839919015027586" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXg1sfQdD7YpvrN-7ehlqfeBMLMN2fWKBqGJYHx5P951HRYr1sLryu8TLasnBjUPU5pZ9_3v2cTRNutoZCJyYr7TbOLNQeFdrHG8CyUKyTXpHOsYoQ9_BUuHJ_4m4_K_3I6aElUOBOeE/s320/SDC12166.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558839927789703842" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeOp31wIIQmPBA8oL-GgxBi0mSZzCflGnpAdTRX_5o3aNWF9dltkLr_1CYTsxTAijByFOD2v7VQFrK8rtKRliAR62r0Tip-mZu6mTLTnvZRZutsbg6cE2MI-WOq7sQkc_1awApg4e-LE/s320/SDC12167.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558841747854999634" /></div><div><br /></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-8813454234897153612011-01-02T10:42:00.002+00:002011-01-02T12:33:16.876+00:002011 already!!!Wow it seemed to have crept up on me. I haven't blogged for ages but then I think i have a good reason for some of the times I didn't post. So now do i spill out my last four months all in one post and risk boring anyone that on the odd chance is actually reading this. Or break it up into sections. I think maybe the later is the bast way to go as that way i won't get bored either. So off i go to do a what i did last winter assignment for you lol....i could be sometime.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-77959019079445671432010-09-07T20:54:00.002+01:002010-09-07T21:21:23.467+01:00Another member to this crappy clubIt never gets any easier, when you hear about someone else joining this crappy club I'm in. It is even worse when its someone you know, a good person. I wish so much that I could fast forward time for them to when its easier to survive. The thing is I don't know my friends wife and as a man he is guarded with how much he talks about. Theres that I am meant to be the strong one in this. I think its hard because I have done the time and I remember so many of the "I wish I'd known about this." or "I wish I'd done this." but of course those things can't be forced on you at that time. How do I help, why do i not remember what to do to make things easier. I guess the answer is that i can't make anything easier. I hope though that i gave him an insight into how he can be there for his wife.<br /><br />Then its the selfish part of me that comes up where i remember how i felt when i said goodbye to my boys and some of the scars crack open a little again. Its all enforcing my need to do "something" to try and comfort others in my area.<br />I know a lovely woman who lives in Canada who started a great project for greiving parents. The idea is simple but very effective. A little bear called patches who travels around the country and visits those parents for a while to bring them a bit of comfort.<br />I'd love to do something like in the UK but not really sure if it would work as well over here. Its another thing that i will think about for some time. Maybe i should just give it a go and see if it takes off, nothing ventured and all that.<br /><br />I am waiting for the phonecall to tell me that the memorial steak is ready for me to pick up. I hope it is ready before the 28th.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-5373701751720173072010-09-04T11:42:00.006+01:002010-09-04T12:02:09.063+01:00I am Terri's follower of the month & my list<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnZySR3CpgSGPBQ3A5i1yjay26bI7vmranFUydcxA5V0AvNTXCjX5f1uLDr0iWq8aYzq4BZQj-WMCuM77g3rRhkO-2RboXa24AdObfmsxInHTyg5aNRrZu13Xjhcg8-eF1l0Q5Ikmef4H/s1600-r/blogheader2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 353px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnZySR3CpgSGPBQ3A5i1yjay26bI7vmranFUydcxA5V0AvNTXCjX5f1uLDr0iWq8aYzq4BZQj-WMCuM77g3rRhkO-2RboXa24AdObfmsxInHTyg5aNRrZu13Xjhcg8-eF1l0Q5Ikmef4H/s1600-r/blogheader2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I am follower of the month of my dear friend Terri's blog. If i do have any followers/readers take a look at Terri's blog and say hello.<br /><a href="http://waaoms.blogspot.com/2010/09/follower-of-month-lane.html">http://waaoms.blogspot.com/2010/09/follower-of-month-lane.html</a> </div><br /><div><br /><br />I also actualy did some of the things on the list that i wrote yesterday. I phoned the hospital and got some details of who i need to speak to and have also found out about a parent panel session. So hopefully this will mean that I can get Angel RAE's off the ground.<br /><br />I then went to town and placed the order for the memorial marker for the boys grave, which we can place on Evan's Angelday that is coming up.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://waaoms.blogspot.com/2010/09/follower-of-month-lane.html"></a>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-42723528831556587532010-09-03T11:15:00.002+01:002010-09-03T11:36:00.821+01:00As another year goes by.Will it really be 12 years ont he 28th. Where has the time gone that my Son would be 12 this year. I am an old hat at this now and yes i can goes weeks now without that pain. I think of all by boys daily but that feeling that my heart is turning to stone as its so heavy doesn't get me as often anymore. In someways i am so thankful for that but in other i think i hope they don't think its because i am "over" losing them...that will never happen.<br />Many of my friends are going through their anniversaries around about now, thats probably because we all seemed to find Share at the same time. Thank God for Share! and my "sisters"<br />So ihave been reading a few more blogs lately and the heavy heart is back, not just for my sorrows but when i think of all the pain my friends are going through. I wish i didn't live so far away from them or had lots of money so i could go and see them. They are my insperation and if i could achieve some of the things they have i will be a happier person.<br /><br />My dad always called me a "gunna" when i was younger, as in "I'm always gunna do this and gunna do that but never quite get round to it." Well he was right really as i have so many things i want to do but they are all still in the "to do" pile. Angel RAE's is just a post on my blog as i don't have the money to buy things or the time to make them right now. I started to crochet a small blanket to hopefully get one box to the hospital for Evans 12th Angelday.<br /><br />Maybe if i put my to do list on here it might spur me on to get some of them finished.<br />1. Contact the hospital to see if there are any other organisations helping the ward that delivers the Angels.<br />2.Take at least one memorial box to the hospital.<br />3. Order the memorial stake for the boys grave (12 years and i still can't bare to put a stone down)<br />4. Get my house in order so i can start some Angel Rae things going.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-3364840155345223282010-08-09T11:27:00.004+01:002010-08-09T11:53:47.523+01:00Food..feelings and missing my boys.This week i finally hit my 2 & 1/2 stone or for any overseas readers 35lb weightloss milestone. It's taken me a year and 3 months to do this. I have another stone and a half or 21lbs to go but i am finding it really hard going.<br />The joys of being an emotional eater i guess. I have always turned to food when i was upset for as long as i can remember. The last 12 years of my life have been the worst with each time i have found out i was expecting a baby and each time i had to say goodbye before i got to say hello. Yes i now have two lovely son's so people who don't get it think well you should be ok now. It will never be ok because ever aspect of those boys lives reminds me that half my family is missing.<br />A dental trip today could have been 5 boys all waiting to meet their new dentist and arguing who went first and everyone trying to get Danny to open his mouth for the dentist, it wasn't. A school uniform trip last week as George gets ready to start secondary school for his first year, should have been less worrying about my little boy going to such a big school because i would have had experience from sending Evan the year before...it wasn't.<br />I don't talk about this with people because I feel it's not something they want to hear. I should be over it by now is what some people think..well of course I'm not, i never will be. On September the 28th my oldest son should be turning 12....yes he will still turn 12 but i won't get to see him open a gift or blow out candles as will i not see Adam turn 7 this October or Ryan turn 6 next March.<br />I have been on this crappy road for almost 12 years, it's so hard to believe but thats the fact. Twelve years and i still haven't placed a head stone...I had a beautiful grave marker made but it's in my room i can't bare to take it there. I have found something else that i want to go there in the mean time so will make sure it is ready for 28th of Sept.<br />All this leads right back to the kitchen, because for a few seconds food makes it better. Then weigh day comes and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I have a problem saying no to all the stuff that makes my clothes shrink yet I can't say no because i have to eat to live...it's just all the healthy stuff isn't as nice.<br />I have to get more control of myself and get to target, if i aim to lose 3-4lbs a month it should be off by March. So there it is i have written it down, lets see if i can do it.<br />If there is anyone reading this and you have any tips leave a comment or just tell me to step away from the fridge...after all fridge pickers wear bigger knickers.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-64390235610732741322010-06-21T15:30:00.005+01:002010-06-21T15:58:20.474+01:00Ink<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; ">Last week I bought something for myself that will remind me of my boys every time I look at it. It might seem strange to some people as I am not what the stereotype person is who has what I bought. Well not what my family deem to be the type of person. The gift was a new tattoo. All my tattoo's are in some way about my children. Each time I have had on its been in a place that I only get to see when walking past a mirror after a shower (with another 24lbs to loose that's not something I like doing ). So I got the lady to design it for me so it will be a one off. It's all healed now and I love it. I love the fact that it can be seen, because when someone asks me about I get to talk about why its there which means I get to say all my son's names.</span></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcdY5RiQoaJi_5hVfmdkNoOjILLtw7r1xacO5jjWQNxBoxUNVLtlMDFw0slKfgkA2sTsNV9rZkmehhxu0n2fA2qo2Mvt8ECKK6Ap4JXRBC-53_aJGgbePahZebI-canExgyaCa4jgYjY/s1600/Koi+2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcdY5RiQoaJi_5hVfmdkNoOjILLtw7r1xacO5jjWQNxBoxUNVLtlMDFw0slKfgkA2sTsNV9rZkmehhxu0n2fA2qo2Mvt8ECKK6Ap4JXRBC-53_aJGgbePahZebI-canExgyaCa4jgYjY/s320/Koi+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485238950811200450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Koi symbolizes courage, the ability to attain high goals, and overcoming life's difficulties.<br />Legend tells of how any koi that succeeded in climbing the falls at a point called Dragon Gate (on the Yellow River) would be transformed into a dragon. Thus it became a symbol of worldly aspiration and advancement.<br />The Koi is about achieving my dream of a family. The 7 cherry blossoms are for my 5 boys Evan, George, Adam, Ryan & Daniel, Ian (my husband) and my Dad.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-16924882625026402010-06-07T17:34:00.000+01:002010-06-07T19:07:52.692+01:00And another thing....<div>Well as usual my intent on trying to update more often has failed in spectacular fashion. That said I put the blame entirely on Face book. I go for a quick look round and before you know it hours have passed, I've farmed, nightclubbed, cooked in my cafe and played too many card or word games to count.</div><div><div>Well what's been happening with me. The weight loss has slowed right down. I know the reason for this and that is I have zero will power right now. I seem to be OK for half of the week but the other half goes down the pan. It's like the food calls to me and I have to eat it. So far this week I have been bad on Thursday and Friday, good(ish) on Saturday, better on Sunday and on track today.</div><div>I have discovered a great way to keep fit, Zumba. If you haven't tried it you should, I always feel fantastic after a class although very sweaty.</div><div>This is a big year in our house. George my oldest finishes primary school soon, then goes up to comp in September. I am just as emotional about it as he is. He's got so big and is so far away from my little boy, yet i still think it will be a big shock for him, like the big shock i had today when he bought the uniform price list home. Don't you just love that a school can dictate to you what your child wears right down to school coat and bag, then charge 3 times what things would cost in normal shops. Now don't get me wrong I'm all for uniform but what's wrong with a colour and a badge you can sew onto a jumper. Can't believe I am going to say this but here goes...When i was in school it didn't cost you almost £100 just for school clothes. They even tell you at what time of year you can wear types of shirt for god sake. It's a school not the bloody army you know.</div><div>Well rant over time to talk about the bits and bobs i have been making this year. I have had the sewing machine out more the the knitting/crochet needles so far this year. Made quite a few bags for friends children. Had a go at making a cushion cover which after a little folding trouble turned out great so i made another and put some appliqué on it.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Cushion for a friends little girl. I am told it went down very well as it goes everywhere with her.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dU6mRYtJi9ALV0SOHu95CDQnNFHsYfFRL8o2a-8W4DbfvMayawP8TbgP2xXo8gcdwEgiLUBtbVzW8NOva0_uiwLJ2wexL7g7uDSAwqfmc4MzVsK4Clgss8bb3DQF-3-Zp3mX0DXTSZA/s1600/Cushion+for+Freya.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dU6mRYtJi9ALV0SOHu95CDQnNFHsYfFRL8o2a-8W4DbfvMayawP8TbgP2xXo8gcdwEgiLUBtbVzW8NOva0_uiwLJ2wexL7g7uDSAwqfmc4MzVsK4Clgss8bb3DQF-3-Zp3mX0DXTSZA/s320/Cushion+for+Freya.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091960271317186" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dU6mRYtJi9ALV0SOHu95CDQnNFHsYfFRL8o2a-8W4DbfvMayawP8TbgP2xXo8gcdwEgiLUBtbVzW8NOva0_uiwLJ2wexL7g7uDSAwqfmc4MzVsK4Clgss8bb3DQF-3-Zp3mX0DXTSZA/s1600/Cushion+for+Freya.JPG"></a>Crocheted scarf in Liverpool and Wales colours for my other friends son.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI_UAUpfG38vGFZD3QLam6EXhF7O1s1iqB0l7ujd1z9dbo3b-Z575gjyHGfUAmPdOktAkv9Nqag1YnaTaSOTOUjoLqQZPMHZbSLuUyd5GQZGVLYtYxk7fz2In4VAr4Xn3XLmq4fRDd90/s1600/Scarf+for+Lewis.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI_UAUpfG38vGFZD3QLam6EXhF7O1s1iqB0l7ujd1z9dbo3b-Z575gjyHGfUAmPdOktAkv9Nqag1YnaTaSOTOUjoLqQZPMHZbSLuUyd5GQZGVLYtYxk7fz2In4VAr4Xn3XLmq4fRDd90/s320/Scarf+for+Lewis.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091955073474882" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI_UAUpfG38vGFZD3QLam6EXhF7O1s1iqB0l7ujd1z9dbo3b-Z575gjyHGfUAmPdOktAkv9Nqag1YnaTaSOTOUjoLqQZPMHZbSLuUyd5GQZGVLYtYxk7fz2In4VAr4Xn3XLmq4fRDd90/s1600/Scarf+for+Lewis.JPG"></a>I made this for the brother of the little girl who had the cushion, the snake has been as far as Portugal too lol.....its a good job the scarf comes off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvpiMIPTJKb5NQeh4ZSip5oaBppk0cVODnDgE8iWQwDwKIdiIxy1b_7y8LXadWlAYd9fFzXlzAhhmWSgNm0pQYCbueGZhgHLpZW5oQ5F_WmNsOK0sDumkm0U_Hmq5heP1iQ7b7Bh52H4/s1600/Nathan's+Snake.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvpiMIPTJKb5NQeh4ZSip5oaBppk0cVODnDgE8iWQwDwKIdiIxy1b_7y8LXadWlAYd9fFzXlzAhhmWSgNm0pQYCbueGZhgHLpZW5oQ5F_WmNsOK0sDumkm0U_Hmq5heP1iQ7b7Bh52H4/s320/Nathan's+Snake.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091947910314914" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvpiMIPTJKb5NQeh4ZSip5oaBppk0cVODnDgE8iWQwDwKIdiIxy1b_7y8LXadWlAYd9fFzXlzAhhmWSgNm0pQYCbueGZhgHLpZW5oQ5F_WmNsOK0sDumkm0U_Hmq5heP1iQ7b7Bh52H4/s1600/Nathan's+Snake.JPG"></a>These bags were from my friends daughters dance shoes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V-FbH2Td6WgRqmgwe9uWfiXeVUwdqLFaNx_KaTHn_Z0bqSk_2gIYyFSjVLSoAOvjjND15b4L5ltiKVPFdhbAvL8vZa9_tbydwt_iv6NFAgvoldjSsKQHR1NWcdW_4T-SdA9791Kw8m8/s1600/Shoe+bag+for+Freya.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V-FbH2Td6WgRqmgwe9uWfiXeVUwdqLFaNx_KaTHn_Z0bqSk_2gIYyFSjVLSoAOvjjND15b4L5ltiKVPFdhbAvL8vZa9_tbydwt_iv6NFAgvoldjSsKQHR1NWcdW_4T-SdA9791Kw8m8/s320/Shoe+bag+for+Freya.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091936845619474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurP_vlU2wfUOoN3PBMeeG964_UMsRDpJ5oRSzSc9fQglL9lGnu57aVsW_vKki_5zq8c8gMWCeOL-1qgkOeb4ML7q9pKJ8dAFUWWsDjjTp0CMV_AYB-IcZGS3yDf3n69Hg_NrWp-QAbh8/s1600/Shoe+bag+for+Jess.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurP_vlU2wfUOoN3PBMeeG964_UMsRDpJ5oRSzSc9fQglL9lGnu57aVsW_vKki_5zq8c8gMWCeOL-1qgkOeb4ML7q9pKJ8dAFUWWsDjjTp0CMV_AYB-IcZGS3yDf3n69Hg_NrWp-QAbh8/s320/Shoe+bag+for+Jess.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091923709177218" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486096332123870950.post-45306349352072158302010-01-09T12:25:00.000+00:002010-01-09T12:36:44.042+00:00A new yearWow two years has gone by since i made a post here. I have had so many changes in my life. We were lucky enoughto be blessed with another baby. Since we last got pregnant they had discovered a few more things that might have led to me losing the boys. I had a blood test and they said i had something called Factor S deficency, something to do with clotting. I was prescribed 150 mgs of asprin every day and a self administered shot of Clexane every day. I also had an ultra sound of my uturus and all the vessales feeding it. This resulting in them finding out i had poor blood flow to the uterus which was also something that made the babies not make it.<br />To cut a long story short i had Daniel at 36 week by c-section on 10th July 2008. He's a great little boy and his big brother George loves him to bits. Our family will always be missing three little boys but Daniel has helped us heal more then we ever thought we would.<br /><br />So my plans for this year....loose more weight. I lost just over 2 stone (29lbs) before Christmas but had three weeks off and ended putting 6lbs back on. Back on the wagon now (well most of the time lol) and I'm going to try and get another 2 stone off this year and then try to keep it off. I am doing this by following weight watchers points system, wii fot and roller skating dowm my local park weather permitting.<br />More crafting, cleaning and learning. i also want to put my Angels R.A.E's program into action. You can read about that in the panel on the side over there >>>>>>>>.Lane aka Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961889449551121728noreply@blogger.com0