Relaxed Decluttering

I am not one for minimalistic living , how I live is pretty much how am I am very relaxed despite being a very shy and an introvert , and I panic ( and my words and thoughts just run away with me ) see what I mean <<<<<

I have tried Kon Marie in some form or another , you don't if it doesn't spark joy it goes , I really did I even tried applying this technique when I was trying to buy a watch for myself at Christmas


"It's not sparking joy " I declared at every single jewellery shop that we visited resulting with me with my nose pressed up against the window , and you know what I still haven't managed to buy myself a watch I am going to have to relay on an old fashioned method of telling time by yourself:

"A freckle just past a hair " *


* It's a sayings thing


 

 The kitchen is just one area I've to tackle a bit more that's when I'm not battling against Rollie about where he should be sleeping ~ he's a rebel bless him ( grits teeth )  and see yet again I've got distracted by something else , let's blame the cat ~ yes let's .

Another area is sorting out the living room ...

 

Arrrrgh the cat again thwarting me at every turn , dust sort and tidy !

Right let's get this post back on track to relaxed decluttering rather than a comatose day one !

I've placed a box in the hall way which I'm going to take to the charity shop at the end of the month , it's full of the stuff I'm not putting on EBay . 

 

Don't let it be said I won't spark a tidying revolution ..

 

  

Right I'll just wait to tidy the table ~ 

10 Amazing Craft Ideas for Your Old Lottery Tickets

10 Amazing Craft Ideas for Your Old Lottery Tickets

If you have a lottery hobby, then you surely have quite a few old lottery tickets lying around the house. Instead of binning them directly, you could try out some lottery ticket crafts and put them to good use. In this article, we will tell about the 10 best craft ideas for your used lottery tickets to give you some insight into what you could do with all of those old lotto tickets and scratch-offs. Take a look!

1. Lottery Origami

Origami is the single best way to turn those used lottery tickets into charming decorations. Depending on how many lottery tickets you have played lately, you can take on simple origami projects or you could try your hand at complex models, such as the one in the picture above. Let your creativity roam free and you will get to see just how relaxing origami can be.     

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2. A Good Luck Flower Pot

This model combines a little bit of basic origami with some simple crafting techniques to create a wonderful good luck charm. Remember to make the flowers first to find out exactly how many stems you need. Then you can glue them together and place them in a flower pot to get a wonderful decoration.

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3. A Lottery Flower Bouquet

If you’re looking for an innovative idea for your next gift to your significant other, then look no further because a lottery ticket flower bouquet is bound to make an excellent impression. As for the previous model on our list, we recommend you start by making the origami flowers. Use the lottery tickets as your base paper because these will provide you with an impressive colour mix. When you have enough flowers for your bouquet, you can use wires or skewer sticks for the stems. The final result will be a charming paper flower bouquet that will look fantastic.    

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4. A Lottery Love Handmade Gift

This is an adorable gift idea for your significant other. If you’re trying out handmade gifts, then this is an excellent idea to try out. You can combine the used lottery tickets with colourful candy or paper hearts to add a bit of diversity, but the key element is the card that says “I won the lottery when I met you”.  

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5. Lottery Ticket Wrapping Paper

If you are tired of the generic wrapping paper you find in stores nowadays, you can try making your own gift-wrapping. Lottery tickets are excellent for this project because they are brilliantly colourful. As far as lottery ticket crafts go, this one is unbelievably simple. All you have to do is use some transparent scotch tape to put them together in a large rectangular shape and, in a matter of minutes, you will have a piece of lovely wrapping paper.     

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6. Lottery Ticket Wrapping Ornaments

When it comes to gift-related ideas, there is even more that you can do with your used lottery tickets than wrapping paper. Instead of using traditional ribbons, you can use your scratch-offs to make some colourful wrapping ornaments that will make your gift-wrapping style unique.

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7. A Lottery Ticket Christmas Wreath

If you want to make a different type of Christmas wreath this year, then you can make use of all your used lottery tickets. Follow the model in the picture below and you will get a wonderfully colourful wreath that is bound to impress your friends.

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8. A Lottery Ticket Christmas Tree

If you want a small Christmas tree this year, then you should consider using your old lottery tickets to make a very special model. As you can see in the picture below, it is extremely easy to put the lottery tree together and we guarantee that you are going to have fun making it.

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9. Money Tree

A money tree is an excellent luck charm to have in your home. You only need a flower pot, some sand or pebbles to fill it, a few tree branches, and your used lottery tickets. Put the branches together to build your tree and then hang the colourful lottery tickets like Christmas ornaments.

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10. Lottery Ticket Art

If you have a longstanding passion for playing the lottery, then you could consider starting a long-term lottery art project. You will need lottery tickets of various colours that you can combine to create pattern-based models. The picture below should give you some idea of the complexity that your art project could reach if you are willing to put in the time.

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As you can see in the pictures above, there are so many things that you could do with your old lottery tickets. Explore your creative side and try out these amazing craft ideas. We guarantee that you will have a lot of fun with them!

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My Sunday Photo My Pashley

 

It's been 3 months since I've ridden my Pashley and anyone 'who ' knows me knows I love my Myfanwy ( so name after a John Betjamin poem ) . The reasons for not writing my bicycle were illness and an accident , I wasn't harmed but a car so intend on not driving into myself instead drove into a parked car. Then yesterday at the same spot my inhaler dropped out my pocket and a car crushed the plastic casing , luckily I managed to rescue the inside bit before that bit the dust.

So it was only a little cycle but it means more to me than you could possibly know.

Win A Champagne Afternoon Tea Taste Box From Keelham Farm Shop

At Christmas my very good friend Jane who blogs over at Onions and Papers gave me a Yorkshire Tea Taste Box from Keeham Farm Shop for Christmas  and I was so impressed I in turn send one to my mother. My mother was over the moon with her Yorkshire Tea Taste Box and if my 'mother' is impressed then you know you are onto a good thing.



So thanks to Keelham Farm Shop you have the opportunity to win a very special prize , oooh I am excited for you ! you will invite me to tea won't you now !

Photo credit thanks to Onions and Paper Blog 

Keelham being featured on next Tuesday’s (17^th Jan) episode of ‘Our Dancing Town’ on BBC 2 at 9pm

Keelham’s Champagne Afternoon Tea Taste Box contains:

Champagne Lallier Grand Cru Granade Reserve Brut 

Taylor's of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea Gold 

Cream mug & mini cake stand

Keelham Raspberry Jam 

Monty Bojangles Choccy Scoffy Truffles 

Cartwright & Butler Strawberry and White Chocolate Biscuits 

Botham’s of Whitby Rich Butter Fruit Cake 

Keelham’s Taste Boxes can be ordered online on www.keelhamfarmshop.co.uk with next working day delivery anywhere in the UK on orders made by 2pm Monday to Thursday (£6.99).

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This competition is just my cup of tea , it's a real shame I can't enter !

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King Prawn Tomato Pasta

WHEN you need to do tea in about 15 minutes then this is recipe is ideal , it will keep those hungry wolves from the door.

Ingredients

200g of Spaghetti

2 packs of King Prawn

Chopped red onion

Either a jar of Passata or a tin of chopped tomatoes

1 tea spoon of chipotle

a squeeze lime

2 cloves of garlic ( crushed ) 



Method

Boil enough water to cover the spaghetti , boil for 10 -12 minutes

While this is doing fry a chopped red onion


Next add the King prawns , teaspoon of chipotle , cloves of garlic , squeeze of lime

Also add the  tin of chopped tomatoes of passata ( with passata you will get a smooth sauce either than or you can blend the tin of chopped tomatoes before you add the pawns )

Drain the pasta and add the sauce / prawns .