Birthday wish list.....heres dreaming kid!!

Today is my birthday and I composed this wish list a few weeks ago......what I actually got was a huge imposing chest of drawers for the bedroom...sometimes in life practicality overtakes desire......I had to have somewhere to store my supersized knickers after all!!

1) Kath Kidston satchel bag...just like we had at school but only cuter!! 2) Love Links leather necklace so I can put my Pandora beads onto it and a locket so I don't ever lose my bracelet again!! 3) Websters Pages new die cuts......to die for!!

I am having a lovely day at home with Ben...we are working hard on a new secret mission for a magazine and he is busy destroying my bedroom as always. I am not going to make a cake and I am not going to cook tea ..I am going to take the day slowly as I will need all my energy tonight because I stupidly said my daughter could have a friend to sleep over...duh..what was I thinking!!

Back later with my Studio Calico house but I need to take some better photos of it first....If you can't wait it can be seen here on Bubbly Scrumptious.


Love and many candles
Ruth xxx

Word of the Year - Blessed-Whats yours? Did you know that you could have it personalised too!!

I know it's a little late in the month to choose my word for the year but I have a very good reason.

Last year was horrible lots of hard and difficult things happened and this year I am going to take the time to remind myself that I am blessed.
So with that in mind and an e-mail from Caroline at Bubbly Funk asking me what 7 letter word book I wanted? I looked at this antique print hanging over my bed and thought hmmmmmm eventually I chose Blessed!!

The fab thing about this months kit is that it is personalised....totally individual and all for a set price. So you see you could choose any name you like.......I did think of rumplestiltskin!!


You could choose one of those awkward to spell childrens names...a family surname.....an inspiring word...a place name.......the list goes on.........check out the quality here and get your thinking caps on!!

Love and blessings
Ruth xxx

I UGG my Scrumptious Whooga Boots!!

Actually they are Whoogas as I refused to buy UGGS due to there being so many fakes on the market and I really wanted the genuine thing.

My last pair of Uggs were pure sheepskin from New Zealand and they have lasted for about 7 years with the last 3 years of me wearing them everyday during winter to school and back. So I figured a new pair were worth the investment.

I used the Violette Wings kit from Bubbly Funk to keep a record of my favourite Christmas presents.

The journaling is a bit hard to read but it says: 1) Whoogas, 2) Love Links, 3) Handmade Needle Holder, 4) Crop-o-dile, 5) Crafty Stash.

I love the way the lime green brings out the purple on the layout. Does this mean that I might have to buy some lime green accessories to go with my boots?

Mark bought them for me for Xmas so I have had to wait for a month for them to arrive from Australia. Boy were they worth the wait. They are Aubergine with Purple backs to them and match my coat and handbag perfectly!!

Instructions on how to make these little windows on the layout can be found at Bubbly Scrumptious HERE.

Love and warm feet always

Ruth xxx

I love Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

Cough splutter...watch out you may mess up your screen!!

Q: Did you read that right? A:Yes

So I am browsing in a non-craft shop when I stumble apon this awesome purple trim and for the bargain price of £2.00. Yet the photo of the smug designer in the corner looks vaguely familiar.....could that be because I am hooked on Pop-star to Opera star?

So I bag my trim because it works out to be about 40 p per metre..bargain!!

Debate over the tassles but as it's not pay day yet and I still need to buy popcorn for the movies so I give them a miss. But thats OK because I will be going to the movies far more often now that I have found a bargain shop near it!!

Anyway I did a litttle research on the Trim Craft site and disapointingly it shows mainly card making products and yet Laurence is working alongside Rosemerry Marry on a DVD.....maybe they will design some awesome 12x12 pages...here's hoping.

Love

Lucy-Ruth Philps-Low (thats my full hypened name...I can give Laurence a run for his money!!)

Haiti by Hand- Help for Haiti through Etsy

If like me you have been moved by watching the disaster in Haiti unfold then you must read this:
HERE and have a look HERE. Rebecca Sower has set up an etsy shop to help Haitian ladies that she met just 2 weeks before the earthquake. They wanted to set up a small shop to sell hand crafted soaps etc to the tourists. Then the earthquake struck and Rececca thought lets see if we can still help but from an international perspective.

The stories on Rebeccas blog are wonderful with stunning photographs. They kind of remind me of all the good work my Mum still does for the trade aid shops in NZ. She has spent 40 years of volunteering her time so that women in deprived nations can have clean water and send their kids to school. I am doing my bit from over here.......I have asked my daughter to ask her teacher if they can have a mufti (non uniform) day and the head teacher said yes. So hopefully there will be a biscuit stall too and we can do some baking.

Love and hope

Ruth xxx

LOVE LETTERS-Lets get Shabby Challenge 8 is up!!

This months Lets get Shabby Challenge is to use a love letter. (Check out the blog for the full list of Rules )

I searched high and low through my cluttered house and muddled mind and after discounting some of the kids ones and some vintage postcards...and thinking I didn't have any from Mark when I finally remembered where they were, it was too late I had come up with this idea.

I altered an empty clock case to create a Letter Box for new love letters...it's about time our family started to tell each other more often that we love them!! Inside is a pencil and note pad so they (we) can leave each other sweet nothings whenever we want.

The papers are designed by Brenda Walton for K&CO and feature postcards and love letters all over them.

Finger painting works best with these wings...I smudged on the gesso and the gold paint with my fingers.

The Shabby DT have some truly stunning examples this moth to give you heaps of inspiration so pop on over and give Shabby a go!!

Ruby Street is this months sponsor and the prize is Two Vintage Kits..thats got to be worth a try for huh?

Love and letters

Ruth xxx

Winter Memories mini-book

This delightfully shabby mini-book is made from Websters Pages double sided journalling cards, clear CD wallets and the Violette Wings kit all available from Bubbly Funk.


I have used the CD wallets as envelopes to store spare photographs and to create layers to look through. The front page is simply a clear front page and that's all, as putting anything into it would ruin the look.

I never did get around to doing my christmas journal for a number of reasons but this little cracker inspired me to fill it with snow-day photos and some christmas memories.

My new crop-o-dile worked a treat to punch into the plastic and delicately apply an eyelet to the envelope tab.

Full instructions and more photos can be seen at Bubbly Scrumptious.



Love and frayed edges

Ruth xxxx