Friday 22 July 2011

FREE DIGI-STAMP - IVY FRAME

Here is your latest FREE Digi-Stamp - Ivy Frame

Print out the image (double click your mouse then print out the image) and use the Frame by stamping your design inside. Use the Frame to surround photo's or Calligraphy letters or use it as an insert for inside your cards etc.  I would love to see what you make with it.

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Sunday 17 July 2011

Christmas Decoration Step by Step

 As promised the Step by Step instructions for the Christmas Decoration - You will need 12No. pieces of 2" x 3" paper - 6 of one colour and 6 of another plus two circles. (I used two die cut flower circles using the new Dies from XCut). 

Cut all of the pieces into a point as shown in the picture.
Start your cut approx 1" up from the bottom and cut to point (top centre).   



Roll each piece around a pencil then glue with Anita's Tacky Glue.








Lift each piece off the pencil before the glue is dry and twist to form a
 cone shape. Your cone should be smaller at the bottom than the top.







Stick all these cones to one of the circles using Tacky Glue then turn the whole thing over and add ribbon for the handle.







Stick the other circle onto the cones and leave to dry.








Decorate to finish.  These can be made into hanging Calendars, Place Mats, Decorations, Coasters etc., Hope you found these instructions useful. Any feedback most welcome.   

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Monday 11 July 2011

Demo's at Scrapstore in Yeovil and Otter Nurseries.

Thanks to all that attended the Demo at the Community Resource Centre in Yeovil on Saturday and the DoCrafts Demo at Ottery Nurseries on Sunday.

I hope you all enjoyed the Demo's and will go away full of ideas to make your own creations.
I will be back at the Community Resource Centre in Yeovil in October with lots of new and exciting creations with "unusual" crafting goodies.

Christmas Hanging Decoration
Also, at Ottery Nurseries, I will be back on August 3rd from 1pm - 7pm with new creations for you to see as well as some old favourites.
As promised, I will put the instructions for the Christmas decoration on here in the next few days - step by step -  so that you can all make one for yourselves. It was the most popular item on display so I'm quite happy to share it with you all along with some more ideas on what you could use the techniques for.
Watch this space for more to come very soon......