sugar and spice

I'm so excited to announce that I'm going to be on the Jones Craft Design Team, with some fabulous creative ladies out there, hope I don't let them down,. they're pretty darn good….. you can follow them here:- Clare Charvill : mycreativespirit.blogspot.com Hels Sheridan : pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk Lorraine Brown Robertson : craftycoo.blogspot.com Pauline Wheeler : paulinescreativejourney.blogspot.com   Sandra Carey : careyscards.blogspot.co.uk Not only are these ladies fab, but the products Jone's supply are some of the top names out there….. Marion Smith Designs, Kaisercraft, Graphic 45, Ruby Rocket, Jillibean Soup, KI Memories….ohhh just a few, the things we can do :) :) :) You can follow Jones Crafts on Facebook  HERE , so you don't miss out on anything :) :) Happy days ahead… Hugs Marion xxx

You just LOVE/WANT/NEED/Have to have....... Oh I think you do.... Well, I just had to have this die..... 3" x 4" Mini Dot And this.... Hello And then I coupled them with one of these...now on the website....toot toot !!! Vintage Diamontes And created this...... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Why ???? Because we love you :) :) This one's using one of our fabbi little products... Pop a gift card inside, or fill it with candy it can even hold that special piece of jewellery, it's great to pop on the Christmas tree or why not make 12 of them and do the 12 days of Christmas. Oh the ideas....they just keep coming So what are you waiting for....download it and ENJOY http://sugarandspicecrafts.co.uk/collections/on-line-classes/products/glassine-vintage-bag Hugs Marion xxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Our NEW stash ???? Had a fabbi delivery whilst I was on my travels, and the girls have been brill at getting it all out, there's still more to put out, but oh boy there's some yummy stash.....it makes me smile !!! Yes, I gave in and got Project Life, I'm just working on some so I can give you an idea of how I'm going to do it. Well I have to scrap my surprise trip don't i !!! These Tonic dies are rather lush !! Oh Heidi....you do it for me every time (inserts smile) And just look at these super cool stencils, they're just crying out for Sparkle Medium...I mean, who can resist a pair of sparkly specks !! It's official....Christmas has arrived at Sugar and Spice, we have some great little gifts on the table, or you can request your own, we're happy to bag it and tag it for you :) :) just tell us what you want, your wish is our command.... Talking of wishes........ Have you seen we now have a wish list button on our website.... You can check it out HERE S...

We're back !!!!!! But not before I share with you our last day and show you the other side of Vegas... It's not all bright lights, cocktail waitresses and machines that go chink chink......but I still love it !!!!! On the drive back to LA, we stopped off at Peggy Sue's diner for breakfast and even though the place was a wee bit tacky, I have to say it was the best breakfast I'd had all week :) :) I did a little driving, but couldn't stop laughing so had to pull up and let Rick take over...It probably didn't help that I was veering over onto the hard shoulder, which in Calico was a dirt track...yeah....eat my dust LOL !! And to finish the trip off we went to the Garment District (another favourite of mine, I have a lot of favourite places in the states) but not before we saw another side of LA... The Garment District is truly an Aladdin's cave of tack and treasures, I, of course picked the treasures LOL !!! So pop in the shop some time soon and see my finds ...

Yesterday was our last full day :( :( :( When we were out here in January we were lucky enough to meet up with one of our very special friends Jerry, and he treated us to dinner at Fogo de Chao. It's a Brazillian steakhouse that is just AMAZING...the service is impeccable, they make you feel so special and the salad bar is to die for. The Gaucho's come round with different cuts of steak, there's also chicken, lamb, pork and sausages. But mainly you're there for the steak... NOT FOR VEGETARIANS !!! LOL they carve the steak at your table, all you have to choose is well done, medium or rare :) They constantly reload your table with polenta, sweet glazed bananas (apparently they cleanse your palette between meats) and creamy yummy mashed potato. We saved just a little room for dessert and went for the Brazillian Flan, on their recommendation .... And oh boy it was amazing, they knew we were there for a celebration and bless them, they decorated the plate :) :) It didn't...

Yesterday we went on a road trip and ventured out to the Ethel M Chocolate Factory, sorry Ethel, as nice as they were, it wasn't Galaxy !!!! Next to the factory they had a cactus garden.....of course, why wouldn't you :) :) it was all being set up for Christmas and so all the cacti were wrapped in lights ! I had a go at being Santa.. I had the belly alright, but I'm working on the beard !!! One thing you don't want to do is trip and fall into the cacti....jeez, they're spiteful... After our arduous walk around the garden we treated ourselves to some rather delicious ice cream, I wanted Strawberry Cheesecake and Ricky wanted Rainbow Sherbet..... So we shared. I must say it was DELICIOUS !!! Next we needed lunch, ok so we'd had dessert first, but we're on holiday so who cares !!! If any of you have been to the States and had an In N Out Burger then you'll know what I mean by TASTY !!! Seriously, these are the best fast food burgers you'll ever taste, t...

If you've been following this blog for the past 5 days then you'll know I'm now in Vegas. And what an amazing time we're having, although this is our 8th trip here, you could say we love this place LOL !!! This trip has been a little different as it was all a surprise from my lovely hubby. To top it off we got to go see Rod Stewart live at Caesars Palace , courtesy of my two amazing boys, thank you soooooo much Jamie and Luke. The following photos are pure PANTS.... Whilst the iPhone 5s takes great close up's, it is so NOT designed for distance shots...so apologies for the rubbish pics... His daughter Ruby came on and sung solo. She was FAB... Then she did a number with him....one thing I have to say is......he really is an entertainer and he keeps it real, later in the show two of his boys came on stage, they're only 7 and 2 and so cute :) :) Rick was really getting in to it :) :) If I'd have known I'd have bought my big boy camera with me, but hey ho, ...

Yesterday was a day for shopping, we left the hotel at 11am and returned at 9pm.....poor Ricky !!! Ricky's mum (the lovely Pam) I do have the BEST MIL in the world.....#justsaying, gave me some money for my upcoming birthday to get myself something, so I treated myself to a purse from Coach, I love the stylish simplicity from this company. AND it was a bargain...over $250 reduced to $85.... Not bad eh !!! If you ever get to go to Vegas, you have to visit the 'Town Square' it's a lovely outdoor shopping centre, with fabulous shops and we were lucky to be there when they had the Santa parade...Ricky likes the bands LOL.... My boys, if ever they read this, will get that !!! I got to visit lots of my favourite shops that we NEED in the UK...Bath and Body Works, the Container Store, Coach, Crate and Barrel to name a few... By the end of the day Rick was feeling like this..... All in all we had a GOOD day finished off with an In 'N' Out burger, sorry no pic, I was sta...

Well, after a fond farewell to the lovely Donna we left for the next part of the journey and took the long road to Vegas.....I love this place !!! I have another surprise on Saturday, will fill you in when I know :) :) As we left Calabasas we saw a car on fire on the other side of the road, I'm pleased to say.... This pic looks quite tame as the smoke was covering the flames, but can you believe, the road stayed open and cars were just driving by !!! Public transport is NOT big out here, but they do have metro trains and weirdly they run in between the freeways...love that !!! Having been to Vegas 8 times now.....told you I loved it, I wasn't disappointed that Ricky had booked us in a hotel off the strip....we're at the red rock resort....and it's gorgeous. Check out this chandelier as you walk into reception...and look it's got a Starbucks...it had two actually LOL !!! Yes, they are people sitting in the seats, give you some idea of the size... Kirsty would be kill...