tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59505896508934001402024-02-20T09:00:53.401+00:00Moonfire MakesMy journey in craft.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-17372398180597897852016-02-19T13:40:00.001+00:002016-02-19T13:40:23.889+00:00Half TermWell it's the last day of half term and my sanity is just about intact.<div>Child number 3 had a nasty accident at school on the last day; face making contact with concrete! He has done a lot of damage to his bottom lip and broken the root of a tooth. The dentist has put a 'splint' on the back of the teeth to see if it will mend, if not, it's a false tooth needed.</div><div>So my week of outings has resulted in a week at home, making soft food. </div><div>What has surprised me most though, is how long the after effects of shock last! He's still getting tired and aching by the afternoons.</div><div>On a crafting note, I have a friend turning 40 today so I dug out the card making materials. </div><div>I haven't made a card for a couple of years at least! But it's amazing how quick you pick up the bug again.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PKNydB7Xuws/VscbQItvMgI/AAAAAAAABcI/HYBwgFbozT8/s640/blogger-image--1636202063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PKNydB7Xuws/VscbQItvMgI/AAAAAAAABcI/HYBwgFbozT8/s640/blogger-image--1636202063.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I'm going to make a couple of Mothers Day cards later and birthday cards for my nieces.</div><div><br></div><div>Always a fan of giving lovely gifts that don't cost a fortune, I made this a part of her gift.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0t48VcFwPxY/VscbRWbPQ_I/AAAAAAAABcM/ZRibh929b_8/s640/blogger-image--635158389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0t48VcFwPxY/VscbRWbPQ_I/AAAAAAAABcM/ZRibh929b_8/s640/blogger-image--635158389.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>That cost me less than £5 to make.</div><div>You don't have to be hugely creative to create personal gifts. A little bit of imagination is all you need!</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-71117554972206075422016-01-28T16:51:00.001+00:002016-01-28T16:51:34.794+00:00Just Because<div><br></div>I took a class today at the fabulous Birds In The Barn, which luckily, is 10 mins drive from home.<div>Whilst, I didn't actually learn anything new and was already fairly well versed in all we did, I loved every second of it!!</div><div>Sometimes doing something just for the love of it gives us the greatest pleasure.</div><div>It was a small group, only 4 of us and Sue the teacher, but that made it laid back and relaxed. Way less stressful than keeping up with a big class doing things for the first time.</div><div>I think, I will treat myself to 1 class a month just for pleasure. Sometimes I will learn new things, sometimes I won't, but even in classes you think you know there can be tips and tricks to be picked up. Never think there is nothing left to discover and remember to do things just because you love doing them!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQeWT9PzU-B4YQttjDBUFzzcRdNWi5CUz0z9TQa4EHOnlwWqQOwRjbauh3DPV9Iorp5jE4RhG__yVi7k2YYzyUY3nkCSpYE5Qm5Q4AfX3SZJz_N7wuOE0q9gMSsJlltm-wE-L1EVNbAQ/s640/blogger-image--1890598059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQeWT9PzU-B4YQttjDBUFzzcRdNWi5CUz0z9TQa4EHOnlwWqQOwRjbauh3DPV9Iorp5jE4RhG__yVi7k2YYzyUY3nkCSpYE5Qm5Q4AfX3SZJz_N7wuOE0q9gMSsJlltm-wE-L1EVNbAQ/s640/blogger-image--1890598059.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aJJtR9gvx2g/VqpHEARV--I/AAAAAAAABaQ/dgnB1uPOOUc/s640/blogger-image--510894152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aJJtR9gvx2g/VqpHEARV--I/AAAAAAAABaQ/dgnB1uPOOUc/s640/blogger-image--510894152.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BzGfQnWb5FE/VqpHC2e_pmI/AAAAAAAABaI/5nQK-d5GfhU/s640/blogger-image--1561151980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BzGfQnWb5FE/VqpHC2e_pmI/AAAAAAAABaI/5nQK-d5GfhU/s640/blogger-image--1561151980.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sNtPLKQyRjQ/VqpHBvogu2I/AAAAAAAABaA/ow8DSGy8yQA/s640/blogger-image-721937644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sNtPLKQyRjQ/VqpHBvogu2I/AAAAAAAABaA/ow8DSGy8yQA/s640/blogger-image-721937644.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-23388193099379792472016-01-25T15:08:00.001+00:002016-01-25T15:08:09.472+00:00Cake flop<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8EMvgGlG1A/VqY6UHgdC3I/AAAAAAAABZg/_GUfsIz8JAU/s640/blogger-image--157836626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8EMvgGlG1A/VqY6UHgdC3I/AAAAAAAABZg/_GUfsIz8JAU/s640/blogger-image--157836626.jpg"></a></div>So today is hubbies birthday. He surprised me by taking the morning off work, which was lovely. Did a bit of food shopping, then popped into town for some errands. But on the way back to the car, we found a lovely little tea shop which had a great atmosphere- very relaxed and bohemian.<div>Nothing like Earl Grey and cake!<br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rWGtrfIDUKs/VqY6WPfCynI/AAAAAAAABZw/CqhFP49R66g/s640/blogger-image-1470260937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rWGtrfIDUKs/VqY6WPfCynI/AAAAAAAABZw/CqhFP49R66g/s640/blogger-image-1470260937.jpg"></a></div>Then we found an old fashioned sweet shop and spent a quarter of an hour wrapped up in distant, sugar dipped memories.</div></div><div><br></div><div>So , he returned to work this afternoon and I set to work on the obligatory birthday cake. I had this great chocolate indulgence picture in my head. - Well let's just say, I won't be appearing on Bake Off any time soon lol.</div><div>I didn't put both tins flat so the mixture in 1 all moved to one side. By the time I realised it was too late 🙄</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PtqlPEOWa-E/VqY6VKJbRBI/AAAAAAAABZo/wNLZQ2deglc/s640/blogger-image-526533427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PtqlPEOWa-E/VqY6VKJbRBI/AAAAAAAABZo/wNLZQ2deglc/s640/blogger-image-526533427.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So I text a friend who cheered me up by saying if I made perfect cakes as well as hand made gifts (previous post), it just wouldn't be fair! I think she was gently telling me to stay out of the kitchen lol.</div><div>I'm sure I can sort of rescue it with icing later - I hope - but it tastes good at least xxxx</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-54873732940484127862016-01-23T20:47:00.000+00:002016-01-23T21:16:30.261+00:00New Year, New Focus<div style="text-align: center;">
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To be fair, over a year since my last post means it's highly unlikely anyone is ready this, but hey ho, you have to (re)-start somewhere.</div>
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So 2016 sees me filled with renewed passion for craft, which after the installation of my new studio at home a year ago, has become a full time thing. Last year was exceptional for me, making a lifelong crafty friend and undertaking new business ventures. But if there's 1 thing a busy year teaches you, it's where to prioritise the following year. So this year my promise to myself is to make time to craft for joy and to share that joy as much as possible.</div>
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So to kick off, here are a couple of projects I have started the year with.</div>
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<br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dBWA1t2s1LY/VqPtrARFCKI/AAAAAAAABZM/poY-hk_dEys/s640/blogger-image--1920661881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dBWA1t2s1LY/VqPtrARFCKI/AAAAAAAABZM/poY-hk_dEys/s640/blogger-image--1920661881.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">First is this sweet little hanging icon. It's not overly intricate or detailed but I love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was made for a friends daughter who very recently lost her Grandad and was having nightmares. She loves crafting and has spent time making things with me in the past. I hoped this would cheer her up and help her sleep at the same time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3cdco0KyWTUBTPkLppsp3A3CfiOvU6Zcs5HoOVpNxUNx_E6k1RfS3OSELgK-PJJ5qSEPZzJxJQuaDgt0vxx3DtzDrvFeKSdMQBLComaYBTibwpDHXAoWQjzMrtWm8xvPRkmWpDr8P1g/s640/blogger-image--543652847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3cdco0KyWTUBTPkLppsp3A3CfiOvU6Zcs5HoOVpNxUNx_E6k1RfS3OSELgK-PJJ5qSEPZzJxJQuaDgt0vxx3DtzDrvFeKSdMQBLComaYBTibwpDHXAoWQjzMrtWm8xvPRkmWpDr8P1g/s640/blogger-image--543652847.jpg"></a></div><br></div>
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Next up is this extra large frame I have made for my husbands upcoming birthday. As usual, the January budget is very tight so extravagant privet gifts are out of the question this year. But the old cliché is true, handmade gifts do mean more. So this year I had each of our 4 kids write down 3 top reasons why they love their dad and used them to create this frame. Obviously for a 50cm frame you can't make a backing from 1 sheet of paper. So I decoupaged pieces of text, map and other paper together onto the backboard of the frame. I then knocked it back with some dry brushed Paper Artsy Nougat paint. I then sprayed black and red sprays with gold perfect pearls spray.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used a clear embossing dauber and silver powder randomly to enchant the tatty, workshop manual, industrial look.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The wooden words cost £1 and were sponged in black. I typed up my kids answers with an tatty typewriter font, mounted them on craft card and lightly sponged the edges with paints to match the ink sprays. Then just put it all together 😊</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope to be back with more work next week. Take care xx</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-69100601588561156202014-09-24T13:41:00.001+01:002014-09-24T13:41:14.156+01:00Disney Distraction<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-th1abEiXkTA/VCK749NAtmI/AAAAAAAABYU/LMClFWchYPU/s640/blogger-image-1835745582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-th1abEiXkTA/VCK749NAtmI/AAAAAAAABYU/LMClFWchYPU/s640/blogger-image-1835745582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_yNzkvVT93FD6xl7VR91rd7jfzqPJDRhBT_Q7TMUw38YUWLFmb3zzEaNaATzU8jQqdi78TJ6CHCK3sVyE5FIkmWKHqkmef_SHh7w_VqZchiB4VgtwDBboOgRhTFbKQoN80EMmF7Nb0/s640/blogger-image-1330021353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_yNzkvVT93FD6xl7VR91rd7jfzqPJDRhBT_Q7TMUw38YUWLFmb3zzEaNaATzU8jQqdi78TJ6CHCK3sVyE5FIkmWKHqkmef_SHh7w_VqZchiB4VgtwDBboOgRhTFbKQoN80EMmF7Nb0/s640/blogger-image-1330021353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Eyb1ZxZvmR4/VCK73jO1rNI/AAAAAAAABYM/-VXqEuiOXeg/s640/blogger-image--1392743008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Eyb1ZxZvmR4/VCK73jO1rNI/AAAAAAAABYM/-VXqEuiOXeg/s640/blogger-image--1392743008.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M_yNzkvVT93FD6xl7VR91rd7jfzqPJDRhBT_Q7TMUw38YUWLFmb3zzEaNaATzU8jQqdi78TJ6CHCK3sVyE5FIkmWKHqkmef_SHh7w_VqZchiB4VgtwDBboOgRhTFbKQoN80EMmF7Nb0/s640/blogger-image-1330021353.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-th1abEiXkTA/VCK749NAtmI/AAAAAAAABYU/LMClFWchYPU/s640/blogger-image-1835745582.jpg"></div>My little girl is off school poorly today and is laid on the sofa watching the obligatory Disney movies. Now much as I love Disney, she is the youngest of my 4 children so they don't quote hold the appeal they once did lol.<div>So here's a few pictures of the pieces of jewellery I've made today to tune out 'let it go' and 'bipity bopity boo'.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7N9Mmu7ZqU/VCK72ZQDLmI/AAAAAAAABYE/lKIdbKusoCA/s640/blogger-image-421497060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G7N9Mmu7ZqU/VCK72ZQDLmI/AAAAAAAABYE/lKIdbKusoCA/s640/blogger-image-421497060.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-50816515037384738142014-07-18T16:25:00.001+01:002014-07-18T16:25:33.201+01:00Escape into Crafting Heaven<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0SwNn5_Vqbd4yEXBfpR5nerUrDIBkhOOJAHKg_6PPOYA0O5yJ42ojM17Vka1QPCFyTiZpUPs4umYdH1uiH7CY4XdGlYjNqqxUt1ODzF2TftRIRCbQ-Zh3AdOA7Q5lqEJYfceas7Z5vg/s640/blogger-image--1253467866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0SwNn5_Vqbd4yEXBfpR5nerUrDIBkhOOJAHKg_6PPOYA0O5yJ42ojM17Vka1QPCFyTiZpUPs4umYdH1uiH7CY4XdGlYjNqqxUt1ODzF2TftRIRCbQ-Zh3AdOA7Q5lqEJYfceas7Z5vg/s640/blogger-image--1253467866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItFjhX07OHMLgRMaMHO3iUJWk2qGVanBkjCOCTgoLWcW8vuFhv0Cb108MGj6gEptup9MclH4QJxc9gLcSAeI42Ib05z4pnONj7IwvgfsluiCokc9ergQ1tmxXMye1rzkoaWRsBICBE4Q/s640/blogger-image--71308958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItFjhX07OHMLgRMaMHO3iUJWk2qGVanBkjCOCTgoLWcW8vuFhv0Cb108MGj6gEptup9MclH4QJxc9gLcSAeI42Ib05z4pnONj7IwvgfsluiCokc9ergQ1tmxXMye1rzkoaWRsBICBE4Q/s640/blogger-image--71308958.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0SwNn5_Vqbd4yEXBfpR5nerUrDIBkhOOJAHKg_6PPOYA0O5yJ42ojM17Vka1QPCFyTiZpUPs4umYdH1uiH7CY4XdGlYjNqqxUt1ODzF2TftRIRCbQ-Zh3AdOA7Q5lqEJYfceas7Z5vg/s640/blogger-image--1253467866.jpg"></div>This is always a really busy time of year, 2nd only to Christmas. I was starting to teach the point where I was no longer feeling the love. So I decided to take a couple of days to create something just for me. 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Lots of orders coming through from Crafty Mums shop in Colchester and lots of workshops coming up in their fab workshop space. 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Xxxx</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-69577027710609506302014-02-01T13:21:00.001+00:002014-02-01T13:21:34.926+00:00Glue!!!Panduro order delivered this morning! 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Well, it's been a very long time since I blogged anything and much has changed for me.</div>
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Life is ever evolving for all of us, for example, my eldest leaves school in a few months, and for number 3 it will soon be time to start looking at secondary schools.</div>
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So having taken everything into consideration, I have given up moonfiredesignsltd.com and no longer run a retail craft supplies website. It was a huge wrench to give this up but I have decided that this year I will concentrate on my handmade gift business and satisfying my urge to create whatever takes my fancy.</div>
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I find it soo frustrating that I stack up ideas that I want to try out but just don't have the time to get around to it.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-84866434822562364772013-09-22T19:46:00.001+01:002013-09-22T19:48:46.279+01:00That time of year again......<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, it's here again, in fact it's already in full swing - the time of year when crafters far and wide start going into overdrive in their quest for the perfect, handcrafted Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway I digress, another reason this is a busy time of year is classes! If you're a regular reader you will know that there is no bigger thrill for me than sharing my passion with others in a class, hopefully inspiring them to create something. That (in a very round-about way) brings me to today's picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is utterly gorgeous (I know I say that about everything LOL), a sample for a class I'm teaching at Crafty Mums In Colchester, (Saturday 30th Nov, 10.30-1pm - call the shop to book £12pp).</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-83012622399545162842013-07-06T16:10:00.001+01:002013-07-06T16:10:41.529+01:00Lazy Summer Days<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi everyone hoping you're all well and enjoying the finally seasonal weather!</div>
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I've titled this post <em>Lazy </em>Summer days because I have an absolute shed load to do but I feel so relaxed and nostalgic in the warmth that I'm being incredibly lazy and not doing any! The kids are splashing about in the pool and it's much more satisfying to chill listening to the fun than dig out the paint brushes!</div>
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Crafty Mums (<a href="http://www.crafty-mums.co.uk/">www.crafty-mums.co.uk</a>) opened its doors in Colchester 2 weeks ago today and the response has been phenomenal! It's brilliant news and is keeping me very busy, along with the usual dramas. Finally got around to having an MRI on my back last week, but still waiting for the results and it's been a real (pardon the pun) pain in the butt this week.</div>
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I love this and I want it LOL. This is a sample I've made for a class in October at Crafty Mums. As you can see, I'm still on a pleasure trip with Grunge Past, Treasure Gold and my Prima Stencil! This time I've added prima flowers and leaves and I've stamped in red 'life' onto the leaves and doodled boxes round the letters.</div>
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I bought some Grunge Past and Treasire Gold from Paperartsy last week and I can't stop playing with it! I have also been on a bit of a mission to find stuff I can re-vamp to use to display my jewellery in a new shop opening soon Crafty Mums. Anyway after spending ages painting this damaged drawer unit I pinched from my daughter in Laura Ashley paint, I decided to add more Impact to them. After adding book text and wash of Fresco Finish paints, I used the grunge paste over a baroque stencil and highlighted with treasure gold classic. Few more details to add and I think it will be suitably unique xxxxx</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-47367980741670059962013-05-19T15:53:00.001+01:002013-05-19T15:53:38.015+01:00New Arrivals In Stock<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLRMRRTPPyd5GCZqyyncw9kZm9x8XoHUwdy-tGiBaUDXcfFR5909AmpK7g8pmc0dKxe8yQAnLNoxPA0Y4ywEOO_M4IIy9aHMvynrGFK1c2Ju2PMfufz4340RNqYKGV4UTars-NM_7aCE/s640/blogger-image-844952400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLRMRRTPPyd5GCZqyyncw9kZm9x8XoHUwdy-tGiBaUDXcfFR5909AmpK7g8pmc0dKxe8yQAnLNoxPA0Y4ywEOO_M4IIy9aHMvynrGFK1c2Ju2PMfufz4340RNqYKGV4UTars-NM_7aCE/s640/blogger-image-844952400.jpg"></a></div>Have today finished this gorgeous sample made with new products available on the website. <div>I have used the Kaisercraft Lulu & Roy paper pack, butterflies stamp & rub-ons, with Prima wooden tickets and an assortment of various flowers and trims from my stash. Hope you like it! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSruhwwxYVpQMGCSTe4Hofj6c90CQ7npx-cRe_36k39GuMxId2x3GxTqgldNZQupyRGGIIKMBOe-Ffh9ABYfufC8JEOHZHjGM2S9kj9K4MmaDxSvmIq6cHUR5fny_IzomZ-yW9FM_3bmo/s640/blogger-image--852203091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSruhwwxYVpQMGCSTe4Hofj6c90CQ7npx-cRe_36k39GuMxId2x3GxTqgldNZQupyRGGIIKMBOe-Ffh9ABYfufC8JEOHZHjGM2S9kj9K4MmaDxSvmIq6cHUR5fny_IzomZ-yW9FM_3bmo/s640/blogger-image--852203091.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW0Wwbao3mkNuqLAMwPFbCFkZqnK5bd3RlmnE69_RHbe90LPeXPOsHMKDlwNQ7WdWkBjXC2wBuRiqqhU_SLGJLXXpSFlE6-s6hwPPwyi_rXu7i-jI4pSmOjyfnMcfxk-IrSeHHGPtYHs/s640/blogger-image--756108494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW0Wwbao3mkNuqLAMwPFbCFkZqnK5bd3RlmnE69_RHbe90LPeXPOsHMKDlwNQ7WdWkBjXC2wBuRiqqhU_SLGJLXXpSFlE6-s6hwPPwyi_rXu7i-jI4pSmOjyfnMcfxk-IrSeHHGPtYHs/s640/blogger-image--756108494.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-32872025703761987602013-04-29T12:13:00.001+01:002013-04-29T12:13:15.677+01:00New new newHello, today is my 1st working day in my new studio. Well sort of working lol. Everything is in it just needs sorting out and putting in the right places. But you know it is with craft - you come across a box you'd forgotten and you'd much rather play than shift boxes about (or is that just me?? - no, I thought not!). So anyway, here's a pic of my newly set up and tidy desk, along with a pic of what's still left to do - ooops!<br />
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Hello folks, been a while since last post. I've had some problems with Blogger and as usual life took over a bit. </div>
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The 1st thing I have to show you today is this lovely foot stool I completed about half an hour ago LOL. These days with a poorly back I have to sit in what I call, 'My Old Lady Chair' and I need at footstool under my feet to sit at the correct angles. This was a project in a magazine and had been on the back burner (no pun intended) for a while.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-28166540707224084852013-01-24T16:01:00.001+00:002013-01-24T16:01:42.474+00:00Life In MiniatureWell not quite miniature, but I have been working on a smaller scale today. This cute little canvas is only 10cm square. It was meant to a set of 3 but I (to put it bluntly) sodded it up by taking a risk I knew wouldn't work. Anyway that's for another time, I'm working on rescuing it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you make any resolutions this year? I didn't as such, but I do see new year as a fresh start. A way to wash away the mistakes of the previous year and try harder to be a better person. My 'theme' for the year is 'share the love'. So I will be doing lots of classes and demos this year. I never get a bigger buzz than seeing someone who thought they weren't 'crafty' create something they love in a class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyway enough sentiment, onto the good stuff lol. With all the festivities over and thinking about my theme, I finished of that project I started the other day. I thought this would make a great class in time for Mothers Day. You could always change the word to a name or add a number for a birthday. I'm going to add a step by step for this ( as soon as I can get blogger to upload photos from my laptop, can only blog from my phone at present).</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-70117280540279702162013-01-05T15:11:00.001+00:002013-01-05T15:11:42.437+00:00Happy new year!Hello all, after 3 days tidying and sorting the studio (yes it was that bad lol), I'm finally back the saddle. This is my 1st project of 2013, not finished but I thought I'd share the progress so far. Xxx <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A-HAzCV2KoA/UOhCqmroKdI/AAAAAAAABFM/BS0xPjFPPvM/s640/blogger-image-1679634645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A-HAzCV2KoA/UOhCqmroKdI/AAAAAAAABFM/BS0xPjFPPvM/s640/blogger-image-1679634645.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6eJ7rldFWEj6eEz9Yo8XuVujAlXSWzbmTZeFG_Ved22s68-kYdoA_901sp-225wWBfEVGkrbokbNBGkz5fKqfpfcDJH0nZTsm9pkVQJSXZ8woNpljc65UFKBSdYkMMHT7uKSpwDBHVc/s640/blogger-image-1819417739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6eJ7rldFWEj6eEz9Yo8XuVujAlXSWzbmTZeFG_Ved22s68-kYdoA_901sp-225wWBfEVGkrbokbNBGkz5fKqfpfcDJH0nZTsm9pkVQJSXZ8woNpljc65UFKBSdYkMMHT7uKSpwDBHVc/s640/blogger-image-1819417739.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14492748589412335802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950589650893400140.post-29231335561515867402012-11-25T15:06:00.001+00:002012-11-25T15:06:18.908+00:00Gotta love eBay!Today's post has little, well actually nothing to do with craft. (Well not yet anyway).<br />
I just had to share my gorgeous eBay purchase with you. It's soooo pretty! I have big plans for this baby. It will eventually be treated to a couple of coats of paint and possibly some stamping.<br />
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