Doodle Schmoodle Days 6, 8 & 9....day 7 to follow :/

Doodle Schmoodle Challenge!!

hosted by Bettys Place, check out all the great doodles already uploaded to the Flickr pool!

Day Six (24.7.10)

the theme was 'Im So Clever'

heres the template

and heres my doodle...

Day Seven (25.7.10)

The theme was 'My patchwork life'

heres the template

and im afraid ill have to come back to my doodle for this one....hit a mental block half way through!!! :/

Day 8 (26.7.10)

The theme was ' Where i like to go'

heres the template

and heres my doodle...

Day 9 (27.7.10)

The theme was 'If I were an animal'

heres the template

and heres my doodle...

Bank Holiday

Oh how I love any excuse for a long weekend off work....... It was the Belfast Marathon on Monday and as we live on the last mile stretch, we decided to get away for the day.  We headed up to the north coast to Mussenden Temple and Gardens, now owned by the National Trust, walked down to the dam, through the gardens and up the cliff to the Belvedere, Temple and Downhill House.  On our way we stopped off in Ballymena, took a wee jaunt around the back of the old tech and had a nosey in the window....this is were Andrew and I met, doing our Art Foundation Course, it was strange being back there, seeing our old room and were our desks once sat! .......that was 14 years ago this month. 

On our wee day out we stopped off in Castlerock, drove the car down onto Downhill beach and had a 'garage bought' picnic whilst watching the kitesurfing buggies. 

We took the steep, winding drive up to Gortmore viewing point, you get such amazing views of Donegal, Benone Beach, Magilligan Point (can even see the prison) and right around the coast from Castlerock to Portstewart and Portrush, but the wind up there would have cut you in two.  On the way out to Magilligan.....there are little prefab bungalows all along Seacoast Road which have always facinated me....the backdrop of the mountain and waterfalls and view of the sea to the front.......i think i might like to live in one :)

Folksy Friday #5

"Sum-fin Fishy..."


If I could live on seafood I would... I come from a small seaside town on the North Antrim Coast, it used to be a thriving fishing town, but now sadly its more tourist orientated... so there will be hoards of people poundin' her wee streets this bank holiday weekend...the air will be filled with the sweet smell of candy floss, an escaped helium balloon or 2 & the screams of delight from Barry's Big Dipper. 


My favourite restaurant down home is the Harbour Bar, they do great fresh fish.... I love nothing better than sitting on the wee bench out the front, over looking the harbour, with a cold pint of Guinness in my hand or braving the elements on a stormy day, eating a fish supper on the harbour wall....this is home to me  :)


and so to my fishy folksy friday  (remember pinks the link!)  Hope you enjoy my choices this week.....I know my favourite, been on my 'wish list' a long time!

Fish & Chips by Woolly Duck

'Dad, this is the friend I told you about' by Hide n Seek

Funky Fish Cufflinks by Buff Cuffs

Pocket pal fish and starfish friend by MiaDesign

Original lino cut print "Fishing boats and hut on Faro"  by A. Deegan

greetings card louis and meep fishing art by Simple Kid Industries

give us a kiss fish by Two by Two

Fish Pop-up Birthday Card by Pop-Up Zoo

Sunday Surgery

What a cracker weekend, the sun was out in full effect here in Norn Iron!!  The only downside being that the Open Surf Championships held in Portrush, had to be postponed as there was NO SURF!! :(   ....click the pink link for rescheduled details.

So I took myself off to these 2 events on Sunday afternoon...

FATC Vintage Sundays

@ The Empire      

 &      

The Fashion Souk

        @ The Ulster Hall         

Bought a few wee bits and bobs, mostly ribbons & buttons, had to restrain myself at FATC as there was so much gorgeous Vintage Jewellery on sale, and I fell a little in love with an Art Deco pillbox.

Would also like to thank LYNWOOD for featuring my sewing accessories set in her blog this week :

Also need to mention BLONDE DESIGN as I won a gorgeous tissue case cover in her Facebook Giveaway!  exciting, never won a giveaway before :)  I shall, of course, post the pictures when I recieve it.

Last... but in no means least....VALENTINO ROSSI aka 'THE DOCTOR', little gem, he won the first race of the 2010 MotoGP at Qatar last night, this was indeed what the doctor ordered to finish off my Sunday night on a high :)

Hair today, gone tomorrow!

Hmmm, heading to get my hair cut tomorrow, I hate the hairdressers, I hate having to look in that big mirror for an hour... one of my sisters is my hairdresser, she shouts at me for fidgetting and i get the odd whack round the lug hole with the scissors to tell me to straighten my head... apparently Im worse than a child :/  can't decide whether to have my fringe cut back in or not, always the same dilemma, get it cut, spend months growing it out and think I want it back, then grow it out again... fringes are hard to manage, they need almost daily washing (especially if you footer with your hair as much as me) I'll prob make the decision whilst it's being washed...another thing i hate but wont dwell on!

Right,  finished my craft swap item yesterday and also made a few new gift tags...

First, the Item for the swap

and my latest little trio of gift tags now available in my Folksy shop... I have a few more little pieces on the go, but they will have to be finished on Saturday when I return, should hopefully get them listed on Sunday!