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Not bad for a business lunch!

Attended an inspiring business showcase today, lots of seminars and interesting information. It’s also nice when they serve up a scrummy freebie Buffett πŸ˜‰ What’s everyone else been upto? I’m now wiped out, with a headache though lol, cup of tea and then must get on with catching up with today’s orders. You can follow […]

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Test, test, test

Lots of testing going on, in amongst getting orders done ;p You can follow usingΒ the box below, or by using the box in the the top of the sidebar. Sam x [email-subscribers namefield=”NO” desc=”” group=”Public”] – Code to add in for sign upto blog in post  

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Stencils by the sea shore!

Some recent stencil makes and quick tests with distress ink (although these ones are destined to be used for painting through) This is a new material and so i need a bit more of a play to get them ‘looking’ smarter, but the actual stencilled result is perfect πŸ™‚ So i’m very happy. Thank you […]

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The month for weddings!

May seems to be the month for weddings!! Lots of lovely orders for wedding chopping boards, with May the 28th being the most popular date so far! Hehe I hope the weathers as good at the end of the month as it has been at the start πŸ™‚ I can’t share any just yet, but […]

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Home is built of love and dreams

Another slate heart sent to its new home last week πŸ™‚ I’ve been rather busy for slate hearts recently! But no others I can share yet as they are all special personalised ones πŸ™‚ One is even helping to announce a couple are tying the knot πŸ˜‰ Thank you for taking the time to read […]

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Charlie and the chocolate factory three times!

A recent Charlie and the chocolate factory card order for a special shared birthday πŸ˜‰ Still one of my most popular cards. I’m guessing this was for triplets! It must of been one very busy birthday day! Thank you for taking the time to read my post and if you liked it, why not share […]

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Still as popular as ever!

A recent customer order. These are still so popular and I never get tired of seeing the different combinations of writing, frame and background colours and the background finishes people choose. They are available HERE Thank you for taking the time to read my post and if you liked it, why not share it? If […]

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Paw Patrol to the rescue

Eeekkk ive been so slack with my blog posts! Lots has been happening behind the scenes, both business wise (you may of noticed I have a new ‘toy’, with the mug I posted a little while ago) and with family and pets! But after a crazy day, which included my little girls 4th birthday party, […]

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Paw Patrol mug – Prototype

My first attempt at making a dishwasher proof mug This is for Lilly (my 3 year old), so although not perfect, she loves it. She even decided who was going on it and where they should be! I need abit more practice, but I love the process already Thank you for taking the time to […]

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Easter Bunny

And a little rabbit choccie holder too…. Peekaboo……. Thank you for taking the time to read my post and if you liked it, why not share it? If you want to be sure not to miss out on future posts, with hints, tips and freebies then why not sbmit your email address so you can […]

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Easter choccie!

Well things have been a bit hectic here at Samantha K Gifts and in RL too πŸ˜‰ Which means I’ve been a bit slack on my page posts….. So here are a couple of pics of some Easter choccie holders/baskets that went out at Easter time, they were sooooo cute. Thank you for taking the […]

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Down the rabbit hole… Alice Mirror being made

Through the rabbit hole… Alice Mirror being made Instructions: Β 1. Take your mirror and take it fully apart.     2. Paint the frame with a general cheap white paint (or colour of your choice) the kind you can pick up in DIY stores.   Β    3. After this base coat is dry, apply […]

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A house in the clouds…Tutorial

A house in the clouds…Tutorial   Happy Easter Friday πŸ™‚ I hope everyone has a fab Easter weekend and don’t eat to much chocolate…..not that I will be following my own advice of course hehe… I wanted to share a recent make with you, It is a house shaped wooden shelf system and it was […]

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Finally…My Andy Skinner workshop (CHSI) make

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a great start to the week. I realised very late last night, I said I’d share my Andy Skinner workshop piece with you and I haven’t!! So here it is. I will recreate this or similar very soon and post the how to on here. Thank you […]

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Painting the Millennium Falcon! – Dry brushing technique

Happy Friday everyone πŸ™‚ Before you get to wondering too much, i didn’t need scaffolding for this job! Β hehe…. Although I’m sure painting the real Millennium Falcon would be fun, this is a mini Falcon, that is made from air dry paper clay and was for use on my hubby’s Valentines card. I love paper […]

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New toy!

Just a little share… I squealed when I opened the post this morning!! My new tool has arrived and I’m in love… I can make perfectly sealed pockets/bags and seal things away safely. As you’d guess i was sealing up everything lol. I even had a go at sealing up irregular shapes and still loved […]

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Mothers day makes! – Incld. Card tutorial

Β Β  I want to share the mothers day bouquets and cards we gave to our mums this year. I have also shared the process in making the cards and Flower stick ‘Mums’ To make some extra special, extra large bouquets for my mum and MIL (and to save spending a fortune on flowers buying pre-made […]

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How to wrap like a 3 year old……

I can’t help but share this, Lilly (my 3 year old) likes to package orders up like mummy hehe πŸ™‚ Bless our wonderful post office guy, he took it in and assured her it would be posted (and pretended to put it in the post bag). Her parting words after we had finished were ‘Please […]

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Tim Holtz & Me……..

Good morning everyone, Well today is the first day of my new and shiny blog. You may be coming over from my old blog Little Pear Tree, which sadly became neglected when I really started focusing on my little business πŸ™ This was partially due to the lack of time to blog and more importantly […]

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