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!

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Sunday, 29 June 2008

Birthday Card For Sarai

It was my friend Sarai's birthday on Saturday and I made this card for her. I've been desperate to use this stamp for ages and finally I've done it!

I kept the card simple and used papers that I've had since I first started crafting and I can't even remember who makes them! The Happy Birthday, which you can just see if you look carefully in the bottom left hand corner, is a rub on and the stamp is by Imaginisce.

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Josh's Birthday Cards

Ellie was supposed to be making a card for Josh for his birthday but at the last minute changed her mind and asked me to make one for him. So this was a quick card that I whipped up for him.

The papers, ladybird, letters and numbers are all from pack by Hot Off The Press. The "Josh" was done on my Cricut.

And then I remembered that I hadn't made him a card from Max. I quickly made this one for him. You can tell I made it in a rush as the sticky ribbon isn't straight! Doh!

The stamp is by Whipper Snapper and coloured with Twinkling H2O's. The sentiment I did on the computer and the ribbon is by Dovecraft.

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Glamorous Granny

This card is for a friend of my Mum's whose daughter gave birth to a baby girl last weekend. So Doff has now become a Grandma! I made this card for her as I thought it would make her laugh.

The lady stamp is by Art Impressions,
The papers are by K&Co
The wording was done on the computer
The safety pins are done with my Quickutz, the bottom part of the safety pin is silver mirror card and the top matches the middle patterned paper.

Thursday, 23 August 2007

Harry the Dog

These past couple of days have been a big manic - too much to do and not enough time to do it in! Plus a couple of unexpected turn ups which have thrown a spanner in the works, so to speak. One of which was a "do" over the MOT for my car, which long story short, meant the kids and I spent between 3pm and 5pm yesterday waiting at the garage for my car to pass it's MOT. Don't even ask!! As a result, I haven't had chance to make anything or put anything on here and I feel a bit neglectful.

I was, therefore, determined that I would squeeze in a quick card before the day was out yesterday and I got my chance in the evening as Peej was working late, Ellie was in bed and Josh was quite happily playing on the computer.

I used some free papers I've had for a while, some red ribbon, a Happy Birthday rub on, some brads, eyelets (set using my new crop o dile!!) and my "Harry the Dog" stamp. I'm quite pleased with it to say it was done in a 20 minute time slot. Although I have to say the dog was already coloured in so that made it much quicker to make.

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.