New find

Hello again,

I wanted to show you the latest find for my craft studio.  I was walking past a shop in Modbury Triangle and this was out the front....HALF PRICE reduced to $50.  I just had to have it.....you know how things just start calling your name.  You know what I'm talking about I'm sure.  Now the thing is I have no idea what I'm going to store in it and I am thinking of altering it by painting around outside black.  I wouldn't be doing anything to the drawers themselves.  Any thoughts would be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by.

Show me the Way!!

Hello and welcome,


Wow!! Isn't this just the best time of year?  I LOVE surprising people with gifts. First I bought 11 lanterns....yes I though that will be heaps.....one for the class teacher....one for the dear pottery teacher...one for the science teacher....two for the ladies in the office.....one each for the daycare ladies......and so on and so on.......and my list became longer and longer. So back to the shop to snaffle me another 7.   Still hoping in the back of my mind this would be enough. Well I managed to control myself if that's what you can call it. I made do with the now 18. There are none left....not even one for me.

Anyway I placed a battery operated tea light in each one, made some snowman tags and hung some ornaments on them.

You will be seeing a pattern here this year....everything is either a lantern or a snowman.
Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Light me up Snowy

Hello and welcome,

I hope you are all well and slowing getting into the Christmas spirit .
Today I am sharing with you some Snowmen I decorated for my daughters class mates.  I made 30 in total....always have to have spares in case there is a malfunction and  a child gets one that's not working....right??  Always thinking ahead.  Well it all went well they looked amazing when I carried the tray into class with all they're little noses glowing brightly.  It was a lot of fun seeing all the delighted faces as they were handed out.
Hope you can make it out in the photo...they have a loop at the top so you can hang them from the tree or anywhere for that matter.  I would love to see a Christmas tree full of these...how cute. Only problem is the batteries only last about 2 days.

Unfortunately I cannot take credit for this idea as I did not come up with it. So in all fairness I am going to give credit where it is due. I found them on Pinterest.  This is the link https://picasaweb.google.com/Stampahowlics/LeadershipSwaps02#5835586672140004226

I will post my Christmas cards shortly. Thanks for stopping by.

Journal

Hello every-one,

I hope this finds you well. I have been having heaps of fun putting together my first two pages of a journal I am starting.





This idea came from a creation Alison put together over at Words and Pictures.....here is the link  http://alisonbomber.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/write-little-more-often.html

I loved this piece so much.....just had to have something similar for myself and I thought what better way to start my journal. Pop on over to Alison's blog her work is absolutely amazing.

This is Alison's wonderful creation........





Ingredients:

White embossing paste
Black Ink
Vintage Photo
Tea Dye
Black Soot
Vintage Sepia Ink
Lindy's Stamp Gang Dark Chocolate Truffle & Afternoon Delight Denim
Glassine
Paper Clips
Various Stamps
Postcard cutouts
String
Key
Old Photos
Stencil

This is my attempt to create something similar....

I hope you have enjoyed today's piece. Would love to hear what you think. Thanks for stopping by.

Antique Tag Tutorial

Hello again,

I have been on you tube and found a video on how to make this tag......if you would like to give it a go here is the link.........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXM5EUQcKxk

I had a great time making this tag using some different techniques. I also added some ribbon a paper clip and stamping to mine.

Cheers for now

Ring A Ding Ding....Lots of bling!!!

Hello every-one.

It's great to be back and feeling myself again after being unwell. So we have another tag challenge over at Tag a Long.....with lots of bling.  Here is my entry...hope you like it.
The link is: http://www.tagalongchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/tag-13-ring-ding-ding-lots-of-bling.html

Have a great day!

Remembrance Day

TIME TO REMEMBER.....

The sun will rise for you.
The stars will shine.
You will be honored.
You will forever be a hero.
You will be remembered.

This Tag has been entered over at http://www.tagalongchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/tag-11-time-to-remember.html

Thanks for stopping by on this very important day of remembrance.

Postal Tags

Hello....sorry I haven't posted in a while been very busy creating Christmas gifts and cards which I will post once they have been received.

So for today's post.....some postal tags......Gone are the days when you heard the posties whistle coming down the road. Not that I remember this as I am way to young......but I hear that's what he used to do when delivering the daily mail.


This Red Tag I entered into a blog challenge over at RheddandRosie.blogspot.com a while ago.

I thought travelling on a train may require a book or two.

Here is a sneak peak into a Tag I have created for my Titanic Book. 

Just a bit of fun creating. 

Till next time....