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
Storage, the perennial crafters’ problem – Part 2 – Scrapbook snippet no 8
Some more ideas for storing your stash of scrapbooking and other crafting supplies. Very tiny notions like buttons, sequins, beads and so on need secure storage, spilling them is a nightmare. I use various things for mine including: the little
It doesn’t have to be straight.. – Scrapbook snippet no 3
When I was a child I was told ‘colour inside the lines’ and ‘keep it neat’. I was told to keep it neat a LOT, I was a very messy writer, hehe. You may well have been told similar things
Baby blocks and little monsters
Two new sets of graphics added to my Tin Teddy Etsy shop today, some collage sheets and a pack of cute clip art. ——————————————————————————– Tin Teddy Baby Blocks Collage Sheets First up is a set of one inch square Baby
But I don’t like journaling…Scrapbook snippet no 7
Many scrappers seem to find journalling one of their least favourite aspects of the hobby. The reasons for this are varied. I thought I would look at a few of the reasons people dislike adding text to their pages.. and
Tabitha gets a new dress
My pink-haired Basaak doll, Tabitha, arrived in a very ugly and badly made red dress, which I hated. She has spent the last few months in various borrowed clothes, but I thought it would be nice for her to have
10 Things To Scrapbook – Scrapbook snippet no 5
We all scrapbook the big things like Christmas and birthdays and the first day of school. But sometimes there is simply nothing ‘big’ going on. Or perhaps you just want to do something a bit different to ‘the usual’. Here