Multicrafting

 

🌼As I see it Linda on Linda's Crafty Corner blog is practically a try-anything crafter. She has a  creative soul and her posts on her blog are vastly interesting. I am constantly amazed at the endless amount of crafts she knows or is actually learning about. She has inspired me to try my hand at another sort of craft. Last December I saw some very intuitive Youtube videos and pages which teach you how to make stitch markers so last Christmas I asked Father Christmas "pretty please" if he would bring me the following:

and he did...bless him. 

As I had numerous Crochet WIPs demanding my attention I couldn't sit down and try out this new craft until just last week.

I went back to one of the really easy tutorials on HeartHookHome and with the bits and pieces that I had in my hoard of bits... you know those sort of bits  that one thinks will come in handy one day... I am sure you know what I mean! I managed to make these three basic stitch markers.

 I must admit I was all fingers and thumbs using those tools and had to discard several jump rings because I opened them too much and they snapped or I squeezed them together too much and the ends overlapped! I also noticed that the flower and owl jump rings are rather big but I didn't have anymore of the smaller ones that I used with the elephant.  Still I am pleased with the results and would like to try out making keyrings or purse charms with some pretty charms and beads. I do need a cutter though and I am not going to wait to until next Christmas either to get one because I have seen that Sr P has a cutter in his tool box! Now Sr P does not like anyone messing with his toolbox but I don't think he'll notice the cutter is missing as long as I remember to put it back 😎

Stormy day

A blustery morning stroll along the Cabo de Huertas beach. It wasn't the nicest of days but it was a good walk and we enjoyed it. We returned home totally refreshed and ready for a hot plate of soup.

Cabo de Huertas rocky beach

Footpath around the cape

Tiny dingy out there braving the rough sea. 

The Cabo de Huertas lighthouse.

Watch out for the waves!

A better view of the lighthouse

Doggy braving the cold water to get his ball back

on our way back the sun came out!

They arrived safely

They, as in my blanket that I made for my great niece and sent to Brisbane in January and my great niece herself Charlotte Christine born on 1st March.

Her Mum has given me permission to post these photos

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Happy Blogging

Amanda 👼

On the cliff tops!

First of all I'd like to welcome my new followers Gilly at Gill makes and A load of old Tat. Thank you for visiting my blog and your comments on my last post. I look forward to seeing you here again :-)


 It has finally rained, not much but at least it has cleared the air. That suffocating heat has dispersed thank goodness and the sensation of having to drag my body around throughout the day has disappeared. It continues to be hot around about 26 to 28C but I can cope with that.

We decided to go for one of our favourite walks across the cliffs at Gran Alacant towards the Santa Pola lighthouse this morning. We hadn't been up there since mid June because it gets far too hot up there and there is very little shade.
Its one of our favourite places because we would like to buy a house in the El Faro housing estate there.......its has the most fantastic view and there is a footpath down to the Carabasi beach. Thats a bit of hike and a steep climb back up but well .......walking is good for the body!

 We never tire of the wonderful view from these cliff tops! It was a very clear day and we could see for miles and miles along the coastline.

As always I peeked into the El Faro housing estate to see if any of the corner houses had a for sale sign on them but not yet tch!

 I used my zoom on my camera to catch this plane coming in over the beach down below and for once the picture wasn't blurred. The buildings you see along this part of the coast are situated in the outskirts of Alicante City.

We decided to continue on a little more...on past the lighthouse. You can in fact walk for miles along the cliff tops and I imagine end up in Santa Pola however we've never been that far . I do like to take photos of the coastline and also Tabarca Island which is frequently hidden behind a mist .
I was lucky today.

Tabarca Island is a marine reserve and the waters there are crystal clear....fantastic for snorkel diving. There is a small village ,wonderful restaurants which serve fresh fish and seafood of course and seafood paella which is delicious. No cars are allowed on the island. There is also one very nice hostal (I've stayed there) which over looks the sea, in fact part of it is built on the rocks. You can only reach the island by ferry. The children go to school on the mainland in Santa Pola and of course get there by boat.

Walking back we noticed the para-gliders were out gently sailing through the sky over the cliffs. These cliffs are very popular with the paragliding club so its not an unusual sight . However this one made me stop and stare, I was a bit apprehensive for him as I thought he was going to collide or get tangled up in the radio tower .

but he skillfully avoided it...phew!!!

Seeing this cruiser shimmering in the heat and sailing away to an unknown destination and considering that it was getting hotter ,we decided enough was enough and a nice cold glass of white wine and some tapas seemed a very attractive option to finish off our Sunday morning stroll.

Hope you have all had a wonderful weekend

Amanda :-)