Crafty Little Rat

I apologise because todays post will *not* be my best work. I had an interview this morning, I think it went okay- I’ll hear back next week. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Today is all about photography. I must admit I’m a big Instagram fan, and LOVE that they’ve recently brought out an Android app so I can actually create photo’s rather than drool over my friends who have iOS’s photos. I do however have a real camera and I love it. (Photo from Amazon) It’s a Panasonic Lumix TZ10; and yes I do have the red version. I’ve been a Lumix fan since Christmas 2008 when I bought a TZ5. These cameras are not cheap, and even though I was very rough with my first one it’s still working well (he has a home with my sister). The secret to the TZ series is that hidden in the small shell is a very long zoom. I can fit the camera in my jeans pocket with ease, but there’s a 12x Optical zoom in the TZ10. I took some amazing shots with the TZ5, but upgraded to the TZ10 because of the manual funct...

  It’s 3KCBWDAY1 ! This is my first year participating and I’m so excited! “Colour Lovers Colour is one of our greatest expressions of ourselves when we choose to knit or crochet, so how do you choose what colours you buy and crochet or knit with. Have a look through your stash and see if there is a predominance of one colour. Do the same with your finished projects - do they match? Do you love a rainbow of bright hues, or more subdued tones. How much attention do you pay to the original colour that a garment is knit in when you see a pattern? Tell readers about your love or confusion over colour.” I must admit, I do have a tendency to stray towards the same colours in my knitting and crochet; heck I tend to stick to the same colours in life! Teal and other shades of blue play a very predominant role. I’d say potentially 3/4 of my T-Shirts have a blue hue in them somewhere, my living room has lots of various shades of blue. I love my living room curtains. The fawn seems ...