Goodbye August....

....the month that I forgot all about blogging. There is a myriad of reasons for my absence - not including the broken - but now fixed - laptop and the craft room overhaul - which I haven't been able to use as much as I would have liked!

I started the month with a shift from part-time hours at work to full-time hours, a slightly new role and lots of travelling around the city. Add to that a (un)healthy dose of viral infection complete with dizziness and fainting incidents, studying for a NVQ and an increasingly large pile of ironing - which, let's face it, makes anyone ill at the best of times - and you'll perhaps understand why blogging might have been the last thing on my mind.

So, I'm looking forward to tomorrow. September has always been a month of new beginnings for me - and, as well as settling down to some serious beading - I'm hoping to try and keep up with two new projects. Learn Something New Every Day from the lovely Shimelle and Stashbusting September from the awesome T-Shirt Diaries, both of which kick off tomorrow - bugger the ironing!!!

PS. I must say a really big thank you to everyone who has left comments or e-mailed to check up on me while I've been away from the blog. Your thoughts and kindness have been a real boost. Love to you all!

The New Look Craft Room

At last! It's done! It was a major task - taking me all weekend and most of my free evening last week - but my little craft room now looks how I've always dreamed it could look. I've moved around the furniture, bought some new bookshelves and thrown away at least five bags full of rubbish! But, I'm left with a room that looks lighter, brighter and more spacious - and I can find everything!

I'm sure you can tell how excited I am just by noting the number of exclamation marks I've used in the last paragraph. I'm so looking forward to getting on with some actually crafting.

And it looks as though I'm going to have the time. My poor little laptop has decided that it's overworked and is refusing to charge itself. So, in the meantime, I'm reduced to fighting The Steve for control of the main computer.

If I'm a little quiet this week, you'll know that 'someone' in the house is happily playing World of Warcraft, while I'll be whittling away the hours I would normally spend blogging playing with pretty ribbons and papers. It's a hard life.

Pretty Pinks

The Operation Tackle That Beadstash Team have been busy creating pieces this week to fit in with our new Moodboard Monday feature.

Every other week, we're showing off a new moodboard to encourage the team and, of course, our readers, to create something inspired by the colours, textures or themes of the moodboard. Inbetween, we're showing off our creations. Because that's what we do, you know?

If you could do with some inspiration, want to know how my piece was inspired by the moodboard or just want to see what the rest of the team made, do pop by and say hello. We would love to know your thoughts about the blog and our new features.