The Clock

I finally found a way of gettng photo's on here, so here it is...

Inside where the pendulum should be in a real Gandfather Clock, is where I've hidden my album...

It's simply decorated to fit nicely into the space.

Of course, you can see the drawer at the front - but it's actually two drawer spaces, not one. Under where the large album goes is also a little secret compartment for a mini-album.

It's very sturdy, and keeps wonderful time too :)

Not bad for a project made up of almost entirely leftover pieces of cardboard and chipboard. In fact, everything came from my stash except for the clock workings.

Post-Holiday Humdrum

Christmas is over... and NOW we have snow forecast...?! How typical! Well, seeing as I live on a very sheltered part of he coast, the likelihood of it actually laying snow anywhere near me will be pretty remote.

I had been taking photographs ready to write some posts over the Holiday season... but time just ran away from me! We had a huge houseful on 'The Day', and yet I still managed to cook enough for everyone to eat a full plated dinner for three days in a row! Christmas Eve was a scream! My daughter and (hopefully-soon-to-be-) son-in-law came over and arranged a 'pass-the-parcel', with "Truth Or Dare" notes in between layers of wrapping... At one point, Hubby was barking like a dog to the tune of 'White Christmas', whilst Dan (son-in-law) was showing us all the face he'd make if he recieved a pressie he didn't like, and I had to admit what the worst present I'd ever bought was.

I've still been working around the house, and have started making scrapbooking boxes and albums again... Yay!

Here's the boxes I finally finished for the shelves I painted in the bedroom:

The only problem was that I had a lot of leftover chipboard bits that were 5x12" and 7x12"... so I used all the leftover bits and started to make a new box and album... I'm really pleased with this one - it's a grandfather clock, that will actually have a working clock in it... I'm so excited!

 

Ever Had One Of Those Days...?

ARGHHH!!!

This is the strangled sound my neighbours can hear this evening, coming from my house. I really have had "one of those days" - well, evenings, to be precise.

I had a chipboard birdcage, and I've been meaning to put it together and decorate it for quite some time now. I gesso'd it a few weeks ago - made it look sort of shabby-chic - and I couldn't wait to make it look extra pretty. Out came the gcd collection "Paris Nights", and I chose a french-themed advertisment-like paper to cover the roof - inside AND out too. I made little paper roses from the collection papers, and even went out to the garden to pick a few little branches from one of my Lilac trees to decorate this birdcage.

I had almost finished it, when I decided to take a few photographs of it (in the kitchen because the light is best in there) - like a work in progress.... and then it happened... 

I dropped it in the kitchen sink.

A sink full of used washing up water.

I was quick... but not even Scotch Quick Dry Glue can cope with a quick dip in warm soapy water (especially when the glue hasn't had a chance to dry properly).

All my hard work.... wasted.

The centres keep falling out of the roses, the bird inside the cage has straggly feathers (and I spent ages glueing them on!), and the chipboard has distorted and is somewhat falling apart.

I think the air turned a little blue in the kitchen...

I was so frustrated and angry at myself... so I decided to finish the darn thing anyway!

I don't think my sniffles and tears helped as I tried to stick on pearls and brads *lol*

If it dries out well, and is salvagable, I may add to it in the future - I'll just make sure that if I photograph it in the kitchen, the sink is emptied first *lol*

I was thinking maybe a few bright olive-green accents ... flowers and chipboard pieces ... just to make it a bit brighter (though it won't match the colour scheme in my front room then).

Or maybe I'll just add a few more neutral-coloured embellishments...?

Of course, it may just fall apart and I'll not have to make any decisions about it at all *lol*