Handmade Monday Week 10 - Mother's Day

Welcome to week 10 of Handmade Monday organised by Wendy of 1stUniqueGifts. Well it cant have escaped anyones notice that this weekend was Mothers Day. The only day of the year that your children show just how much they appreciate what you do for them. I got bacon sandwiches, cards , bath bombs,soap and spaghetti bolognaise for tea! For my own mother i wanted to make something special using my new BigShot machine that i bought at the NEC last week. So i used my new butterfly cutter (coz she loves butterflies). The felt cuts beautifully in the machine.

There is a shop on Folksy called PantsAndPaper (my absolute favourite i have to admit) selling beautiful butterfly brooches so i used that for my inspiration.

I know it's not nice to copy others work, even though often classed as a compliment, and i couldnt print on fabric the way Sam does, so i tried to do my own thing and my own design.

I was really pleased with how it turned out. Apparently it hasnt arrived in the post yet so my mum has yet to see it!

I loved making it so much though that i decided to make a few more today. Not sure yet whether they will be brooches though, i may use them in other ways.

Also for mothers day this week i was asked to make a phone case for an i phone4.

And 2 pen cases.

And finally i had my 3rd sale in Folksy. This gorgeous Lilac and White Kanzashi Brooch will be winging it's way to Manchester in tomorrows post. What a lovely feeling!

Thank you so much for popping by. If you want to see what other crafters have been up to this week pop along to 1stUniqueGifts blog and click on the links.

And if you are interested in seeing what other beautiful items PantsAndPaper have on offer please follow the link to her folksy shop.

Until next time.

xxx

Craftjuice Tuesday - ACEO's

Welcome to this weeks craftjuice Tuesday.
This weeks subject is ACEO's.
So what is an ACEO?
In short, collectable pieces of art always measuring 2.5ins by 3.5ins but created in any medium, paint,pencils,inks and now wood,fabric, clay etc.
Their size is of importance as it's the size of a standard trading card.
They can be displayed on mini easels, or hung or even just collected and stored in albums.
Not something i would probably collect myself but some on craftjuice have certainly caught my eye recently.
Below are my favourites this week.

PANTSANDPAPER on Folksy has a few ACEO's in her shop. Pop by and take a look and while there have a look at all her items. By far my most favourite shop on Folksy.

Another lovely fabric designed ACEO by Bodkinandbead again on Folksy.

This one has a rather nostalgic feel to it with an old fashioned printed photo,vintage buttons and ribbon. Anyone for tea? This tea pot is one out of a set of 5. Check out Handcrafted ACEO's on folksy for the other designs.
Love daisies. Love the colours of the meadow.

LOVE this Daisy Meadow ACEO by Lynnwoodcrafts on Folksy.

And finally this campervan is absolutely brilliant by Beadsbydesign. It can be found her shop on on Folksy under her shop name Ra RA Bazaar along with some other lovely pieces

Thanks for popping by.

Until next time.

xxx

Loving April

I LOVE APRIL!!
It's my favourite month of the year.
The nights are light, the grass gets its first cut, the washing sees the line rather than the tumble drier, and i always become a year older!
With my birthday in mind i thought i would have a peep over at folksy to see what i could find to dream about.
Now I've never thought of wearing a brooch before though they seem to becoming a rather fashionable accessory and when i saw the vibrant colours of this butterfly brooch by Polka I knew i had to favourite it. Pinned onto your mac or cardi will give you a fresh look for Spring.
My 2nd item is from Pantsandpaper who sell one of a kind purses, brooches and other gorgeous gifts, most featuring vintage imagery. If only this purse had space for credit cards!

Now i'm not normally a jewellery girl but i do have a passsion for bracelets and this, by Lilac Moon Designs

caught my eye in the week and i absolutely adore it. I think it's the colours in the beads that attracted me to it initially.

Finally can i say if i wore glasses i would definately be buying this case. Once again from pantsandpaper another unique design.

All the above items can be found to purchase on folksy. Talking of folksy can i just mention we had two sales this week- Yippee!! What a lovely suprise that was.

Sunday sees our next craft event and really looking forward to that. We have ordered new grid walls to attach to the table so as to hang our wreaths and our new name hearts (see below). Heres hoping they arrive in time. The fair is in Northampton so if you are in the area pop in!!

Our new personalised hearts.

LOVING APRIL!