Fe-Fe's World Of Craft, Creations and Kids.

This blog was started mainly for my crafting, however I also find myself writing about my family life too and in particular about my son Josh. Josh is just Josh to us and we're used to his quirky behaviour. As I don't want to have to mention Josh's autism every time I post about him, I thought I'd mention it here. Hopefully you will bear this in mind as you read and it may give you a little insight into the wonderful world of the autisic child in a very gentle way!

Thursday, 11 September 2008

New Years Resolution Cards

I have finally managed to make some more Christmas cards and I'm getting back on a roll. I have made more than these two but some I can't show because they are for DT work and others I can't show because I haven't photographed them yet.

These are quite quick cards as I am now quite behind. Although having said that I think I've made about 40 cards now which is 40 more than I had made this time last year! Lol!

For the first card I've used:
Stamp by Sugar Nellie.
Paper by Blonde Moments.
Twinkling H2O's

For the second card:

Stamp by Penny Black

Paper by Blonde Moments
Ribbon which I think came off a box of chocolates or a gift like that last year.

10 comments:

carolann said...: I think these are absolutely stunning hun I love the stamps you have used and the colours are so vibrant well done xxxx; 11 September 2008 at 18:50
Nicki said...: Fe-Fe, these are gorgeous. I love the Sugar Nellie stamp, it's soooo cute! I haven't even started on my Christmas cards yet, I'll have to get my thinking cap on (or rather my stamping cap).
Littleted62
http://littletedcards.blogspot.com/; 11 September 2008 at 20:17
Dee said...: Great cards yet again.... Love the colours and that PB stamp looks fab..................

.......... still haven't made up the ones I painted last time I was at your house!! Must get cracking!

Mum XXXX; 11 September 2008 at 21:07
Anonymous said...: Hi Fe !! Good for you being able to get your cards done, i said the same and still dont have single one made !! LOL ...... Have a great weekend :)

JEnn; 12 September 2008 at 00:47
ScrapMomOf2 said...: 40 cards! That's IMPRESSIVE! I love both of these! You say they're quick cards, but they don't look like quick cards! They're both very nice! Have a great weekend!!; 12 September 2008 at 12:36
Ana Baird said...: Wow! 40 cards! I think I have only made about 15 so far. These cards are so cute!; 12 September 2008 at 14:01
jay670120 said...: Lovely cards fiona xxx; 12 September 2008 at 20:50
Debbie said...: Brilliant cards Fe - you are doing well with your news years resolution. :) :) Just love that wee cat dangling, lol, lol

xxDebbiexx; 13 September 2008 at 20:26
Dawn said...: Aww these are just so cute - love the simplicity of the design - it's perfect! and beautiful colouring too!; 14 September 2008 at 18:53
Deborah said...: You certainly kept to your resolution! Love your cards! Deb; 15 September 2008 at 06:11

Ode to Special Mums

Ode to Special Moms(by Erma Bombeck)

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?

Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth, son, patron saint, Matthew.
Forrest, Marjorie, daughter, patron saint, Cecilia.
"Rudledge, Carrie, twins, patron saint, give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."

The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."

"Exactly," says God. "Could I give a handicapped child to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."

"But has she patience?" asks the angel.

"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she'll handle it.
"I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has his own world. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy."

"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."

God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."

The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"

God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations."I will permit her to see clearly the things I see...ignorance, cruelty, prejudice...and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life, because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."

"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, pen poised midair.

God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

"Welcome to Holland"

"Welcome to Holland" By Emily Perl Kingsley

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."

"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.

The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.

It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss. But...if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.