Gift Box

I covered a plain gift box with sticky-back glittery paper then overloaded the lid with lace, wired beads and pearls and golden glass baubles...

...and a big organza ribbon bow...

...add in a few clear crystals and a lone leaf and there you have a lovely gift box...

. ...♥... .

Twig gathering ...

Last week we took a day to walk in the woods and gathered some fallen twigs and branches.  With some coaxing and wire-binding (and a fair few twangs in the face!)  I managed to get a heart shape...

...which I finished with a lilac gingham bow.

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Then I made another one for on my front door...

...with a neater top but a much nicer, tatty, longer bottom.

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Personal Scrapbook

I had a special request to make a personal scrapbook for an 18th birthday present recently.  

On the front cover I used soft lavenders, lilacs and pinks, with skeleton leaves in dark cerise and a dried rose.  The name letters are cut from lilac glitter card and stuck on purple shimmer card...

...the second page was all connected to the actual birth date.  There are details on the star sign Pisces, information on birthstones, star stones, birth flowers etc.  The hanging tags in the middle are all famous people who share the same birthday (although born in different years) and there's a gold envelope with Oscar winners for the year she was born.  In the bottom left envelope pockets there's a small newspaper with top stories from the year she was born and also stories from her birthday in history...

...followed by a page devoted to angels, with angel quotes and sayings, scrolls of angel quotes and poems, 

 

and lovely pictures and tags of angels...  

...then a couple of pages all about Hannah.  With childhood memories and things she loved... 

...and a mini photo album tied in between the two larger pages... 

...and a page to inspire...

...followed by a page devoted to her beloved family dog... 

...then a wire~work family tree, with little envelopes of family quotes... 

...before finishing with a page of butterflies... 

. ...♥... .

Bunnies

It would seem that bunnies have been popular in my craftings of late.  Here's a look at a couple of little decorative felt bunnies, hand sewn with a blanket stitch in contrasting thread.

The pale lavender bunny has pearl bead eyes and a gingham hanging ribbon.

And the pink one has french-knot eyes and a hanger made from plaited embroidery silks.

The arms and legs are sewn on with tiny white flower buttons.

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Remember...

...that Summer project from last year?

My old dresser that looked like this...

...now looks like this...

only the bottom half finished, but filled with stuff!

The top shelves are stripped, they just need sanding and a final finish on them.

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Sheep!!!!

Following on from my rabbit success, I also made a sheep.  Daughter Holly made one, too.

This is mine...

...and this is mine and Holly's...

...and here they are with the rabbits.

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Little Rabbit FooFoo...

...running through the forest...

 ...scooping up all the field mice...

...and bopping them on the head!

The Versatile Blogger

I've been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award ~ Yay!

Rules are that you thank the giver of the award and link back to them.

          Thank you so much to Rustic Vintage Country.

Nominate and notify 15 blogs you have recently discovered.  (I'll be doing 5 per week over the next 3 weeks).

           1. Finally Made It

           2. Moo and Mouse

           3. Dottie Designs

           4. Made to Make

           5. The Cookie Button 

Finally, you have to share 7 things about yourself.  Here Goes:

          1. I've been a Kate Bush fan since the age of 11.

          2. My favourite colours are green and purple.

          3. I hate Marmite.

          4. I love blueberry vodka with lemonade and margarita's.

          5. I love to go mud-slurpling in my wellies.

          6. I am a cat person.

          7. My favourite song of all time is The Who's 'Pinball Wizard'

***added note***
Of the next 10 blogs I chose, 7 had also recently been awarded and 3 requested no awards so I will leave it at 5 for my nominations.  If you want to see which blogs I enjoy please see the list of 'I like to look at' on my homepage.

Wallpaper Envelopes

My latest Country Living magazine arrived this morning and as I was having a nice little flick through its contents I came across the 'Make of the Month' ~ Wallpaper envelopes.  I always have samples of wallpapers - some I plan to decorate with but never get round to doing, some I just like the look of and others I use in craft projects.  So instead of planning to make wallpaper envelopes sometime in the future I set to and started making just a couple there and then.
A lovely afternoon of cutting and sticking and 36 envelopes later here are the results...

...florals...

...shiny patterns... 

...blues, pinks and browns...  

 . ...♥... . 

Fabric Tags

An order for 60 fabric gift tags...

...all done and ready for dispatch.

. ...♥... .