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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,411 Forumite
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    shala_moo wrote: »
    :rotfl:I'm imagining the Disney movie (Sleeping Beauty???) where she calls out to all the woodland creatures to help tidy her home and they all come scurrying in to help.. but bugs in your case!

    That scene was going through my mind too:rotfl:
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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    shala_moo wrote: »
    :rotfl:I'm imagining the Disney movie (Sleeping Beauty???) where she calls out to all the woodland creatures to help tidy her home and they all come scurrying in to help.. but bugs in your case!
    skint_spice wrote: »
    That scene was going through my mind too:rotfl:

    I wouldn't mind if they'd come to help with the housework! :rotfl:

    Fortune x
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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    Had a lovely day out yesterday with the mums and kids. We dropped them off at the swimming pool whilst we went for coffee and cake and a mooch around the shops. I was relatively good though:
    • I drove so neighbour-across-the-lane paid for parking
    • £7.30 for coffee and banoffee pie (come on - who could resist that?)
    • Salmon Salad Nicoise and a diet cola for lunch. Neighbour-across-the-lane paid for me in exchange for my butterfly painting :T She'd been looking for a birthday present for a relative and thought the butterfly would be perfect :D
    • £4.50 in 0xfam for some picture frames
    • popped into Waitr0$£ and did a little shop. I'm hoping this will see us through until next week's delivery and shave about £50 off the budget :T
    • £10.00 for 2 sets of wine charms made by neighbour-across-the-lane. The first Christmas present purchases this year - sssssh
    • came home to 2 Folksy sales - thank you so much my MSE friends. I can't tell you how pleased I am :jThat makes 3 sales and a swopsie so far.
    • leftover Spanish Omelette and garden salad for supper
    • Step this morning and it was very, very, hard
    • got a commission from one of the ladies at Step - she wants 2 paintings each of 2 butterflies. Better get practising!
    Off to neighbour-across-the-lane's this afternoon. She's run ragged with the children at the moment so I've offered to come and entertain them for a few hours with a chocolate making class (new found skills for the hen party).

    Happy Friday everyone

    Fortune x
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  • greent
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    Just catching up after a few days away - loving the Folksy shop, FS! :) Am going to check with my mum if my nan would like one as a Xmas pressie - they're gorgeous! :) xx
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  • gallygirl
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    Was thinking about you FS when reading posh magazine (3 for £1 offer obviously ;)). They had a matching pair of insect wings which cost a fortune and looked really nice. Quite big. Also have you thought about flowers - or leaves?
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    greent wrote: »
    Just catching up after a few days away - loving the Folksy shop, FS! :) Am going to check with my mum if my nan would like one as a Xmas pressie - they're gorgeous! :) xx

    Hello greent. Lovely to see you. I've been keeping my fingers crossed for Mr greent. Hopefully there'll be some good news soon.

    Thank you for being so nice about the paintings. I hope no one is feeling obliged though - please, please don't buy if that's the case. If people do want to buy, I'm not charging shop costs for friends so do contact me before pressing any buttons.

    Speak soon

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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Was thinking about you FS when reading posh magazine (3 for £1 offer obviously ;)). They had a matching pair of insect wings which cost a fortune and looked really nice. Quite big. Also have you thought about flowers - or leaves?

    Hi Gally

    funnily enough I was doing some sketching of flowers last night - whilst Mr F was watching T0p G£ar (again) :rotfl:and think I'll give them a try. I'm amazed at what some people can charge. Mr F has already asked me if he can retire yet :rotfl:

    Fortune x
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Morning Fortune

    What about flowers with bugs?! My echinops and monarda are covered with bees at the moment :D

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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Morning Fortune

    What about flowers with bugs?! My echinops and monarda are covered with bees at the moment :D

    MWCx

    The next goal MWC - have to master flowers first though :rotfl:May give them a try this weekend.

    Fortune x
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  • greent
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Morning Fortune

    What about flowers with bugs?! My echinops and monarda are covered with bees at the moment :D

    MWCx


    oooh - stinging nettles (in flower) with ladybirds on....... or lavender with or without buzzing bee(s) - I'd be up for those!

    oooh - or bluebells... maybe in the style you see sometimes in books where it goes down to the bulb and roots too.....

    oooh - the possibilities are endless!!! :D
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