I have been busy making bottle cap necklaces for the craft stall that my mother and I are having this weekend. These one are on quality Chinese cotton cords
Some More Vintage Collage Sheets Added
The vintage collage sheets have been proving very popular lately, so I have been busy sourcing, tidying, tweaking and organizing some lovely new collage sheets. You can easily see all the popular 1″ circle range in an album on the
Elegant couch – bargain of the day…
Just Lounging Around… On Tuesdays there is what is usually referred to as ‘the junk market’ in my nearby town. This rather rude name is unfortunate, but there certainly is an odd selection of stalls. I think it is officially
Monsters! But not the scary sort…
My Etsy shop has been invaded by monsters! It is just as well they are very cute and harmless ones. There are 12 toy monsters with their funny little faces and happy grins. They have nice bold outlines so
Scrapping the big things – Scrapbook snippet no 11
We all like to scrapbook the special moments in our lives like birthdays, holidays and family gatherings. But have you tried scrapbooking world events – the big things that affect our lives. After playing a racing game one day, I
Experiment with colour – Scrapbook snippet no 10
Being Brave with Colour For a long time I was very nervous about using colour in my scrapbooking – and other crafts. I knew about the spectrum from school art classes. I knew that there was three primary colours –
Do I use my own products?
Someone asked me today ‘Do you use your own graphics in your crafting then?’ Well – a BIG yes! That is why I started making them, hehe Back in 1993 my sister visited her penfriend in America. On her return
Tin Teddy Vintage – Original antique and vintage dog prints
Yesterday evening I opened the new Etsy store – Tin Teddy Vintage. In this shop I will be specializing in antique and vintage dog prints. Currently the shop has 18 beautiful, original 1935 prints by C. Francis Wardle. I will
Fabricating a page..Scrapbook snippet no 9
Obviously scrapbooking is usually classified as a paper craft, and indeed there is a lot of paper and card involved. But have you tried using fabric in your scrapbooks yet? Fabric is acid free so you can safely include it
My crafting corner needs reorganizing
It’s no good. I can’t deny it any longer. My crafting corner urgently needs a tidy and reorganize. My crafting ‘stash’ lives in the corner of my dining room. Basically it is an old computer desk, a tall bookcase and