My Crafty Life

I have set up a new YouTube channel. It's called Craft at Home With Allyson. There isn't very much on it at the minute but I am planning on changing that soon. I'm going to put all of my tutorials on there in future. I may put some product reviews, and Craft hauls on as well. Anything that may interest a crafty person like myself. If you would like to take a look just click here  Craft at Home With Allyson  to go straight there. Please subscribe and then you will find out everytime I post a new video. I look forward to your company.

I have made my first Memory Book in a while. You know I love all things Egyptian. I made the album using a Pink Frog Kit. As well as the standard page fold I used some 8x8 card folds to make fiffetent pages. I decorated the album with an assortment of papers and toppers I had in my stash. I also used some papers printed from some of the digital collections I own. If you would like yo see a video walk through of this album click here Egyptian Memory Book  to view it on my new YouTube channel 

   While I have been out of action I have done a bit of knitting. It's all I could be bothered to do. I love purple, but you probably already know that. I'm trying to lose weight so I thought I should get knitting so I have something to wear. We are going to Verona for a week in May. I made this cardigan in case it gets cooler in the evening when we go out. I made it in grey so I wpuld still wear it when we get home again. I have been looking for a pattern like this for a long time. It's knitted in a mesh stitch so quite transparent. Luckily I have a few coloured vest tops that I can wear underneath it. I have another top on the needles at the minute but it's not finished so you will have to wait yo see that one. Until Next Time Happy Crafting

I have quite bad arthritis in both of my knees. The extra weight I am carrying about is not helping them at all. Its time I took action and got rid of the extra pounds. I am going to do this by simple calorie counting. At present I cant afford a Slimming group, but I know if I am in the right place mentally I can do this, I have done it before.   We get a Wonky vegetable box delivered every week so I am going to be cooking healthy low calorie food using the items in the box. I have all of the Pinch of Nom, Slimming Eats, Slimming Foodie, and Sugar Pink Foods cookbooks so I will have plenty of choice.     My food is planned out for the next week, and I will be recording everything on my Samsung Health App. It always helps me to record everything.     I got of to a good start as I have lost 2lbs this week. Fingers crossed I can keep it up.          

    As you know I had covid at the begining of the year. Although at the time I only experienced heavy cold like symptoms the aftereffects have not been so good. I suffered extreme fatigue and am only now starting to feel a bit better. I still get tired easily but I am getting better.     Of course my crafting took a bit of a hit. I've not done very much at all. Now I am feeling better I intend to change that. I'm getting back into the swing of things and will be making regular posts again.     I hope you will join me on the next step of my crafting journey.                       Until Next Time                       Happy Crafting