LOVED IT

 I went to the first 'Knitter, Natter with a Platter' event last night in Cambridge.  I thoroughly enjoyed it!

There were around 16 of us ladies gathered around a table, knitting, yakking and having nibbles and desserts. I didn't have any food as I was literally still digesting my lunch!

There is another one next Wednesday night, and I'm going.

ABOVE:  A few happy snaps of our fun evening.

Now, back to today.  I'm going to the mall for a few bits 'n' bobs, though for the life of me I can't remember exactly WHAT it was I needed!  I'm sure I will remember soon. 😅😂

AND ... just like that I remembered.  Fancy scissors.  Ones that cut leaving a patterned edge.

I'm going to try making some paper hearts with acrylic paint effects.

WHY?

When I was in Australia my Mum spent the last few days of her life in Bellingen Palliative Care Hospital.  When she died, the nurse put a heart on her door:

ABOVE:  This was the heart on Mum's door.  It was a lovely gesture, and let anyone passing know that there was a family inside who had lost someone.

I want to make some hearts and send them to the hospital.  I hope they can use them.

So, that's me mission today.  Paint hearts.

And that's it from me for now.  Catch ya later.

Another gorgeous day!  Frosty to start with, but now?  Gorgeous.

I went to The Base to do a few things, and accomplished everything in my list.  Very happy about that.

Then I did a grocery shop, and unlike usual, I enjoyed it!  So much nicer at Countdown, though I do shop at Pak N Save too.  Depends what I'm looking for really.

Now I'm going to put the groceries away, have some lunch then do some hearts.

2 pm:  And I've just done three hearts.

Found out that putting paint on thick card is not necessarily going to work.

The wetness of the paint made the card bow significantly.  So, I'm thinking the paint will run off.  Grrrr.

But for what it's worth:

ABOVE: This is the first one.  Not too bad.  But not spectacular.

ABOVE:  The second one.  I like it, but as the paint is running off the edges, I don't hold out hope it will turn out good enough.

The third one?  A bloody disaster that got wiped off immediately!  Ya get that sometimes.

So, now I'm thinking of getting pre-cut hearts from Spotlight, that are wood.  Might even go get some right now.

5.25 pm:  I didn't go out this afternoon.  Thanks to a nasty tension headache hitting.  So, a quiet couple of hours just sitting still with me eyes closed.  NOT sleeping, much as I'd have liked that.

I just checked on those two hearts and to my delight they have flattened out, and not lost much paint off the sides at all.  Awesome!

I will still go and get some wooden hearts tomorrow I think.   I'm not sure about cutting my own from thin plywood, could prove tricky to get them 'perfect'. 

11.28 pm:  Bedtime!

AND... we just put our electric blanket on the bed, so I'm getting into a warm bed.  BLISS.

Catch ya tomorrow.