yesterday I was making stock and as usual I got distracted and came up with a new little collection of cards ... there are only 4 cards at the moment, but each card is available in a choice of 4 colours and there is pleanty of scope for more blessings ... these few I have started with would be great for engagement, wedding or anniversary cards.


may every year you share find you more in love with each other

I have another niece due any day and I have been very behind in making her something ... so I set aside Tuesday evening to make her a bunny as all little girls should have a pink bunny!
I sewed it up last night and am pleased how cute it has turned out ... just need to wait now for her safe arrival :)
One of my other gorgeous nieces is being Christened soon and Bex asked if I would design the invites ... her name is Odette Rose ... so it had to be swans and roses!
I need to finish doing the wording for the inside, but thought I would give you a sneaky-peek of the outside :)
Hope you are all having a great week x

do you remember the EWE greetings cards I made last year? ...... well I have re-vamped them ... given them a new look ... what do you think?



I am so pleased with them ... especially the Christmas one ... they are £2.00 from my shop.

baaa ;)

last week end I dug out my paints and had a play ... and a little spider popped up in all my paintings ... Sidney the Spider ...




Its been ages since I did some watercolour ... I have decided to keep my sketchbook out and see if any other little animals come and visit me :D

I am really pleased with how they have turned out, and so have made them into a few goodies in my shop.
First I made them into greetings cards ...
my favourite is the Christmas one ...
... and here is what I made on Sunday ... greetings cards, magnets, badges and compact mirrors ...


... isn't he sweet! I have so many more ideas for him!

I decided last week to make myself a timetable so that I could fit in all I want to do and make sure what needed to get done, gets done. I also decided that Sunday was going to be what it's meant to be ... a day of rest and doing what I want ... crafts for fun with no guilt that I should be working on something else.

So that's what this Sunday has been ... and as it has rained all day I spent the afternoon working on my June's Craft Challenge item ... its nearly done ... sorry can't show you yet!

After tea I felt I needed a change so had a little play and made some cards ...
... and a few for Christmas too ... (well the weather's cold enough!)
so what have you been up to this afternoon?

This sweet card is so easy to make and perfect for birthdays or party invitations. It also is great for using up those little scraps of pretty paper that any card maker ends up with.
1. You Need
Pretty paper, card blanks, glue and coloured pens.
2. Bunting
Cut a template out for the bunting from a piece of card
I cut one that is 1.5cm across the narrow edge and 2cm along the longer edges.
I then drew around it on the back of the pretty papers. 
and cut them out, until I had a nice assortment. 
3. The Card
I drew in pencil a few sweeping lines across the greetings card where the bunting will drape.
Using the pencil lines as guides I stuck the bunting triangles onto the card
The lower lines need to have the the triangles on first so the top ones can hang over the top. 
The bunting on the edging will overlap the edge of the card ...
... when all the bunting is stuck on you can trim the edge bits off.
4. Finishing Touches
Using a coloured pen, I drew along where the pencil line was, giving the bunting a nice neat edge .... but didn't draw where the lower strings of bunting goes under a flag from the higher bunting.
If you want to add any wording, you can print some out, or write the wording out along the strings of bunting ... I printed some out and mounted it on some of the paper I used for the bunting. 
I hope you will have a go and would LOVE to see any you make :)

I made some sweet cards this afternoon from the wool I collected on my walk on Sunday ...

... I am really pleased with them :)

They will soon be listed in my shop ... I hope you like them too :)

Here is a sneaky-peek at a few new Christmas goodies that I have made ...
Some Christmas greetings cards taken from some paintings that I did many years ago! They have detachable badges with matching designs ...
... and this sweet set of NOEL magnets
They will soon be available in my Folksy shop :)