Notice Board

Well, I appear to have been on a bit of a roll today. This morning I made this noticeboard using a bit of mdf I found in the shed. I padded it with quilt wadding, attahced the fabric and ribbons, securing in place with a few buttons. I got the idea from Simply Homemade magazine. I am really pleased with it - just need to find somewhere to put it now.

Just Magnolia - Sentiments

It has been such a long time since I completed a card for a challenge blog so I am really pleased that I managed to do this one. The challenge was to include a "funny sentiment". I did a bit of research to find a quote that would fit with one of the Tilda stamps that I own and finally found a lovely one; "Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse." This was written by Robert A Heinlein, who I believe is actually a science fiction writer. This quote seemed to fit well with Tilda and her butterfly wings.

Noah's Ark Clock

I made this a few weeks ago. I got the idea from the simply Homemade magazine. It is now hanging proudly in Maddie's room.

Baby Play Mat

I wanted to post this a few weeks ago but didn't want to spoil the surprise for my friend Lynn. I made this play mat for her baby girl Freya, who was born on the 9th December. It was made using a kit I bought from Bicester Wools (formally The Stitchery). This is the first time Ihave attempted anything like this and I am very pleased with the finished product and I am sure that Freya likes it too.

Forever Friends Christmas Cards

I have to make a load of cards for the stall I am having at Maddie's Pre-School Christmas Fayre at the end of November. This is my first load of cards made using a Forever Friends bumper kit I bought from Create and Craft a few weeks ago.

60th Birthday Card

This is the first time I have made a side stepper card. I had a few difficulties trying to get the measurements right as I made it from a piece of A3 card and all the templates I could find only had the measurements for A4 cards. But Igot there in the end. I then decided to have a black and white theme for the card. The images came from Craft a dream and were downloadable decoupage type images.

I'm back!

I cannot believe that it is over 6 months since I last posted on here. Wow! Well it has been a rather difficult 6 months with lots of changes, but things finally seem to be settling down. I have moved house and am now living with my daughter and my parents; not ideal but needs must. I have given up my job and am no longer working as a teacher, although I do hope to return to teaching sooner rather than later. As the last 6 months have involved so many changes I haven't had a great deal of time for any crafting, but now that things are settling down a bit I hope to try and do a bit more. I have loads of projects to do, so watch this space...hopefully.