Amazing Inspiration

So my poor blog has been neglected lately for a different type of altered art - home improvements on my basement and dining room. This past weekend however I was fortunate to attend the trade show at the NEC. Whilst there I was so inspired by Tim Holtz, Claudine Hellmuth and Suze Weinberg that I have a feeling it will not be neglected for much longer!

My First 2010 Creation

Happy New Year everyone! 2009 was not one of the best years for me, so 2010 is going to be brilliant!

And here if my first creation of the new decade. A friend asked me to make a 75th Birthday Card for her Dad with a wine theme.

The image was stamped and embossed in gold and coloured with Copic Ciao pens. I aged the card with distress ink pads, and embellished with some papers and 3D stickers.

It also has a matching insert :)

The Charm of Twilight

Well, unless you have been living under a rock the past year, everyone knows what Twilight is... And being a huge fan myself I was really pleased when a friend of mine asked me to make 3 Twilight themed bag charms for him to give as gifts to his neices.

The most difficult thing about making these - giving them away now :)

Do me a Favour? 60 of them!

Well being so new to beading and the like, I cannot believe how many orders I've had lately. And I have enjoyed making them. Christmas Stockings are going to be full of them this year I think :)

Then a friend of mine asked me to make the wedding favours for her upcoming wedding on New Years Eve. Nervously I accepted the challenge. So I have made 10 of each design below and handing them over tomorrow. She has seen a sample and loved it so that is a relief :)

The ivory beads came all the way from Australia. but were perfect for this selection.

Charming!

Well... after avoiding charms and beads for years, my dear friend Mandi hooked me in - grrr. It started when we first went to the Artisan show and I bought 4 bookmark blanks - that's all. Then after the NEC I ended up with a storage box which is now brimming full of beads, charms and findings.

I am not complaining though as these are selling like hot cakes at the moment as stocking fillers, so I am making back the money I have invested :)

Christmas Twins

Hi everyone

Boy it has been a long time since I last blogged. My mojo went on a bit of a holiday but lately I had to force it to come home - too many orders!

I have to make 60 Wedding favours before Christmas so watch this space for those... And card orders a-plenty. I am now into new things. Decopatch being one - thank god the dogs are always on the move or they would get decorated. And beaded things being the other one - thanks to Mandi.

Anyway as part of the annual order from my dad, here are a couple of cards I made for the most gorgoeous twins in the world. OK I am biased as they are my neices... :) Finally used my copics for the first time. I am sure practice makes perfect. And I have fallen in love with Sugar Nellie Stamps...


As for Twilight New Moon - only seen it twice so far... but going again.. and again... and again... TEAM EDWARD!

I'm a Craft Room and I am 1 Year Old!

One year ago today my craft room was born, so I thought it would be a good idea to blog what it looks like after a year of love. I tried to take similar shots to the ones I blogged a year ago to see the difference. Granted I did tidy it up first but everything is still pretty much organised. I guess one of the biggest differences is there seems to be quite a bit of Twilight stuff in here now :)