Happy New Year

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year.  I hope the New Year sees all your dreams come true.

Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving your kind comments throughout 2016.

WOYWW 28th December, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

On my desk is some new craft stash that I got from The Range.

This is a jar of mints I decorated as a little gift.

Happy WOYWW.

Happy Christmas

Wishing all my blogging friends a very Happy Christmas.  

WOYWW 21st December, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

This is a toaster cover I made.  It's card and duct tape. Rather basic, but it does the job.

A Sympathy card.

A Thinking of You card.

Happy WOYWW.

WOYWW 14th December, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

Here's my desk.  The two plastic baskets had Christmas cards in them waiting to be written in and envelopes addressed (actually all done now).

Here are three cards  I made for a Swap where the theme was baubles.  There is only one of the first one, but the other two I made several the same.  The finished cards actually had a shiny gem covering the hole in the silver baubles.

Happy WOYWW

Is It Just Me?

Is it just me, or do other Greyhound owners buy Greyhound things?

I couldn't resist these mugs and have my eye on two more.

I also have Greyhound pictures on my walls, a scarf with Greyhounds on it and some other bits and bobs.

Before I got the Greyhound bug, I had a LabX and then a Jack Russell, but apart from photos of them, I don't have anything relating to their breeds.

Maybe it's just a Greyhound thing.

Now go and hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 7th December

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

My desk this morning, with the gubbins for a birthday card.

The finished card.

The inside.

Happy WOYWW.

Doing What They Do Best

Yep, they are sleeping again.

Honey

Polly

Don't forget to hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 30th November

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

Not much going on at my desk.

This is the third beaded bauble cover I have got finished.  It's purple, silver and orange.

Happy WOYWW

I Love You Malcolm

Honey loves Malcolm the Mallard.  

Imagine her horror when he exploded yet again.

He had to undergo emergency surgery.  

Honey is glad to have him back.

She sure loves Malcolm.

Don't forget to hug your hounds.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my blogging friends over the pond.

WOYWW 14th November, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

My desk this morning.  Not much going on.  I am listening to a Charlie Puth CD and it's case is on the desk.  The jiffy bag has a DVD to post off and that's about it.

Happy WOYWW.

Used Postal Stamps for The Retired Greyhound Trust

Collecting Used Stamps

Fundraising has never been so easy!

Recycling your used stamps is one of the easiest ways to support RGT. It only takes a few minutes to tear your stamps off the envelope, pop them in an envelope or jiffy bag (or if you're a super collector, a cardboard box!) and send them to us at: RGT Stamp Appeal, Park House, Park Terrace, Worcester Park, KT4 7JZ. 

Every kilogram of stamps that we collect can then be sold in aid of RGT and this helps us raise hundreds of pounds to support our hounds each year. Our goal is £1,500 a year which is the equivalent cost of kennelling one greyhound for 365 days.  

We collect all stamps (providing they are undamaged) from normal 1st and 2nd class UK stamps to foreign, special edition and first day covers, so please don't bin them - send them our way instead and help make a difference to the lives of retired racing greyhounds.

Please make sure you pay the correct postage on your parcel as, if postage is underpaid, we have to pay a surcharge which is sometimes more than the value of your stamps!

                                      

WOYWW 9th November

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

On my desk today I have four Christmas Toppers ready for a swap.  Each Topper has a bell on it.

This is the second beaded bauble cover I made.

Happy WOYWW.

Best Thing On A Rainy Day Is To............

The best thing to do on a rainy day is to snooze.

Here's Honey.

Here's Polly.

Yesterday I got a couple of dog blankets out and covered the girls whilst they were in their beds.  I have the heating on, but both girls had been curling up and tucking their nose under them, so I thought they'd be cosier with a blanket.  Well neither moved for some time, so they were a hit.

Don't forget to hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 2nd November, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

My desk this morning.

Happy WOYWW.

Snuggling

My girls snuggling with their cuddle buddies.

Honey With her Winnie The Pooh

 Polly with her Rudi (the Reindeer)

Hope you are having a lovely day.

Don't forget to hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 26th October, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

My desk this morning, with the gubbins of the card below.  The card is for a swap where the theme was Grey with one other colours.

I have left it blank of sentiment, so my swap recipient can use it.

Happy WOYWW.

WOYWW 19th October, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

My desk this morning.

This is the card in the photo above.

Tidy heaps:)

Happy WOYWW.

We Need Our Beauty Sleep

My girls like most Greyhounds sleep an average of 16 hours a day.

In my living room they have two huge rigid dog beds, with  two slightly smaller rigid dog beds in the bedroom.   All the beds have memory foam pads.  Said pads have cool cotton covers in the warmer months and soft warm covers in the colder months, with even a nice fleece blanket thrown in.  When really cold SnuggleSafes  (look like thick Frisbees, but you warm them up in the microwave and they stay warm till the morning) are also put into the beds at night.

In my living room there is also a single thick duvet folded and put into a zip cover, which both girls take turns at using it.

They must be getting enough beauty sleep, as I think they are beautiful , but I may be biased:) LOL

Don't forget to hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 12th October, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

Finished the Christmas toppers.  The row on my keyboard are piles of four, so 24 there and then the ones on the desk.  I've made a start on putting the cards together now.

Happy WOYWW

Fun At The Field Thursday 6th October, 2016

Here are two short videos I took at the field yesterday.

Hope you are looking forward to your weekend.

Don't forget to hug your hound/es.

WOYWW 5th October, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

Doing more work on the Christmas toppers.

Toppers for a swap.  The theme was favourite animals.

Happy WOYWW.

Malcolm The Mallard

Well the girls got a new toy this week.  A Mallard.  We decided he looked like a Malcolm.  He didn't have a squeaker, but had stuffing that made a crinkling sound.  Honey took to him immediately and was quite disgusted when Polly started to play with him as well.

Here's Honey with Malcolm.  I did not stage these two photos, she really was cuddling him.

Sadly when I got back yesterday morning from a catch up with my friend Hilary, I found a scene that wouldn't have looked amiss on one of the CSI programmes.

Alas poor Malcolm he lives no more, as I found his guts all over the floor (should have taken a photo).  I questioned the girls asking 'Who did this?'  They were both quick to insist that they were not to blame.  Then they tried to explain.

Apparently, Malcolm had said he wasn't feeling well, so Honey had given him a good maul cuddle.  He then burped and exploded.  Well I doubted this explanation but their faces were blank,  I think they could have got an Oscar for their performance.

A needle and thread will put Malcolm right, although I think he may suffer the same fate several more times before he will end up being gutless.

Don't forget to hug your hound/s.

WOYWW 28th September, 2016

Here is my WOYWW (What's On Your Workbench Wednesday).  If you want to know more about this weekly event, take a look at Julia's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk

On my desk this morning I have some Christmas toppers ready to be put together.

This morning I have two cards made up from the gubbins I showed the other week.

Happy WOYWW.