RELISTED:BBC Children in Need Charity Auction

Every year, like millions of people across the UK (and beyond, I suspect!), I tune into the BBC’s Children in Need Telethon and enjoy watching outrageous performances, hearing inspiring stories and using a good box of tissues watching footage of children and Groups in communities, who have been helped along by this wonderful cause.
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Thank God it’s Friday!

“Pin-ups” is this week’s theme (at TGIF) and I chose these beautiful ‘Deco’ ladies to adorn the bamoboo dominos on this cuff. I saw some cuffs earlier this year (I’ll post the link when I can find it again!), and I thought they were gorgeous. I do enjoy working with textiles and mixing it up, [...]

Beads galore!

This Thursday, it’s all about… Beads! I have a strong affinity for beads and I use them everywhere! I think they’re fun and once you get used to attaching them to your creations, there’s no turning back!! So this is what I do to relax: I knot bracelets and chokers!

I recycle braided/plaited belts for the [...]

Hats off to the Birdie!

When I made myself a Tote Bag, I had no idea that people would want me to make them one too! I also have been asked to send one to SewSomerset for possible publication. Well, as those of you who read my blog will know, we’ve had a few ‘family issues’ lately, as a result [...]

More recycling!

Seems to be an ongoing theme with me lately! This week the Daring Cardmakers have asked for beads to be used on a card – no hardship at all! Sandy and Heike, who’s on holiday, (TGIF), asked us to show/use a preferred technique with our stamping and I enjoy stamping with acrylic paint and into [...]

Tag, You’re it #7

Weekend Taggers ask us to be ‘pretty and feminine’ this week, so I used another piece of brayered gesso resist packaging  (like the 4×4 background) to cut out a tag – more or less skinny size - and proceeded to embellish it.

The plush flower and ribbon are Paper Pesto; the slide mount image is from Crafty [...]

MMM – music!

Over at Mixed Media Monday, this week’s theme is ‘Music’ – lovely. Here’s my altered CD Hanger – “Symphony Sisters”, as named by my DD!!

Stamped image (?) first in distress ink, then black stazon; Miniature from Crafty Individuals; Beady stuff from stash; Daisies from Jan; paper from MM; vellum scrap embossed with CB divine swirls; [...]

Oh joy – what a coincidence!

Last Sunday I took part (for the first time) in Sunday Sketch Fun and SOYB, making the “Sunflowers for Molly” card. So, last night I looked at the birthday list on Auntys and there is a cluster of birthdays coming up – time for action. This week’s sketch demands a “round”, which was a bit of [...]

Double-header!

Over at Artygirlz, Crissi & Julie wanna see buttons and the DCM little extra want us to show off anything new from Christmas… well, the Crafty Individuals stamp, used for the image was in my stocking (okay, under the tree!) and the flowers are epoxy sticker buttons I’ve had a while! The background for the embossed [...]