Tag: special present

First attempt at water colouring!

  First attempt at water colouring, late at night while waiting for a job on the laser to finish. I messed up the face & the printed lines smudged, but pleased for my first watercolour attempt with my new gansai tambi watercolours that I got with a birthday voucher 🙂 The gorgeous image was from ‘all […]

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Hunting for Beatrix Potter Characters

Some time out meant my partner in crime and I, (oh and the dog!) got to go hunt the Beatrix Potter characters 🙂  The school holidays have meant I’m still quiet despite saying I hope to improve on the post front, but I’m sure you’ll all understand that some much needed ‘family time’ is required […]

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New, new home card!

A new design of a new home card. This one was popped in with a customers order, to wish them congrats on their new home  I hope you will pop back again soon for my next post, please feel free to sign up for the newsletter using the box in the side bar or by entering […]

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New pack of 50 Santa buttons added**

As the Santa buttons are flying out again and in big batches, I have now added a pack of 50 (without backing) for those wanting to save a little money, but that are using them in bulk 🙂 Find the buttons HERE  Sam x To keep up to date with the blog why not Sign up […]

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An apology & an update

An apology & an update Well let me first start with an apology! Sorry for slacking with the freebies, giveaways, newsletters and having less posts recently…. Now let me continue with an explanation….Things here have been very busy, both on the business front and the family front. The last few months have been rife with family […]

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Blue hatted Bichon Frise Keyring!

Blue hatted Bichon Frise Keyring!   Christmas bits have been going out regularly since the start of the year and although its only early July, Christmas bits now seem to be leaving daily! The Santa buttons are already selling fast and if its anything like last Christmas we’ll be sick of seeing buttons soon lol  This […]

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Laser cleaning help!

Laser cleaning help!   Incase you missed it over on our Facebook page I just wanted to share a quick photo of my laser bed cleaning helper! I can’t normally clean the big laser bed, unless I let 8 month old Marshall help hehe. I’m not sure how much help it is when he runs of […]

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A magical Enchanted Rose

A magical Enchanted Rose   A special request, resulted in this beautiful design, which has now been added to the store 🙂 The design took a while to get just right, especially trying the names in lots of different places including on the rose and the falling petals, but I finally settled on them around […]

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Oh Dear Veneer!

Oh Dear Veneer!   Not everything arrives as it should! I’m not sure these pieces are going to be much use 🙁 They were intended for some new ideas for beautiful inlay work, but I may have to wait a little longer before I can experiment! Sam x To keep up to date with the […]

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DIY pin cushion sewing project tutorial (and bean bag!)

DIY pin cushion sewing project tutorial (and bean bag!) Use the template and instructions below to create these gorgeous pin cushions or even create your very own bean bag! Step 1. Print the template, which can be found below. Cut out and draw onto fabric of your choice x 2. Step 2. Place the two […]

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Sunday Share – Megan Carmichael

Sunday Share – Megan Carmichael Its time again for another Sunday Share where you get to see some of the amazing customer makes. This week its the wonderful Megan Carmichael, this time with some of her beautiful mugs. Look at those beautiful glittery bases! You can see more of Megans beautiful creations over on her facebook page HERE […]

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Cat sewing project- Neck pillow – Diy project tutorial

Cat sewing project- Neck pillow – Diy project tutorial Here’s your chance to create this adorable neck rest in the shape of a sleeping cat. Black yarn is used for embroidering the eyes onto the appliqued cat’s head and the neck rest is filled with polyester wadding. Step 1. Print and cut out the template, which […]

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Papier-MâchĂŠ Easter Bunny project – Decoupage – Diy project tutorial

Papier-MâchĂŠ Easter Bunny project – Decoupage – Diy project tutorial Here’s your chance to create this funky Easter bunny project, using decoupage! Step 1. Prime the brown papier-mâchĂŠ bunny with white craft paint. This results in the slightly transparent decoupage paper appearing as clearly as possible. Leave to dry. Step 2. Tear or cut small pieces […]

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Chicks and Bunnies from Card – With Template – More Easter Inspiration

Chicks and Bunnies from Card – With Template – More Easter Inspiration With half term on its way, here are a few cute & really simple projects and ideas that are great fun to do with the kids! There is a template at the bottom of the post for you to use 🙂 Step 1. […]

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Felt case – Diy project tutorial

Felt case – Diy project tutorial A cute felt case, perfect for glasses or phones. Template below. You can always enlarge or shrink the template to create a smaller case 🙂 Step 1. Print the template which is below. Use the template and cut it out of thick foam. Step 2. Use a stencil on top […]

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A painted decorated Treasure Chest – Mothers day project

A painted decorated Treasure Chest – Mothers day project Another in the Mothers day project series. Another quick but effective gift for Mothers day or if the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, . Below is the third project, you can find the second one HERE and the first one HERE Today are these cute treasure […]

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Bright Frame with wooden discs – Mothers day project

Bright Frame with wooden discs – Mothers day project Following on from yesterdays post, if you still need to make a quick but effective gift for Mothers day or the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, then over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing some quick Mothers day projects for you. […]

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Candle holders with Bandanas – Mothers day project

Candle holders with Bandanas – Mothers day project Mothers day is fast approaching, but if you still need to make a quick but effective gift or the kids want to make Nanny (or you ;p) something, then over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing some quick Mothers day projects for you. Today are these candle […]

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Easter Inspiration – Projects and creations for Easter

Have you seen the free project booklet available? Click below for details Why not pop over to our FB page to share your creations?

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Heart with quote – Back to work!

Back to work sharing a heart with quote! I thought I’d share a little wave, hello and a recent make this beautiful heart with quote that is now in its new home. I loved the little quote on this! I’ve not really not been working and I certainly have been beavering away behind the scenes. But […]

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