The Crafter’s Companion stamp set from Creative Stamping 100 really did make it easy for this year’s Christmas cards. And, with talk of a 67% chance of a white Christmas (I think that’s what I read somewhere), I thought I’d share a snowy sort of card. The snowflake stamps came from the sensibly-named Glittering Snowflakes… Continue reading Card of the Week: Let It Snow
Notes From My Office: November 2021
This last month has had a lot of time thinking about and planning for Christmas. Here, with the updated Advent calendar and considering back-up plans in case of sudden restrictions (especially now with the Omicron variant), and in the Office with Christmas lunches and all the other festivities of the season. In some ways, I’m… Continue reading Notes From My Office: November 2021
Nature Notes: November 2021
Winter is definitely on its way now. The weather’s turned cold – the magnolia and fig tree have now been wrapped up in hessian in case of frost – and it’s getting dark from about half 4. On the other hand, the winter-flowering crocuses M planted last month have been and gone already. He’s going… Continue reading Nature Notes: November 2021
Card of the Week: Sparkle All the Way
Following from last week’s Peace on Earth card, using the Crafter’s Companion Nature’s Garden Nativity stamp set, this week’s card uses stamps from the Crafter’s Companion Enchanted Christmas stamp set. Like I said last time: a good stamp set. It covers all bases, from religious to cute (there’s a quarter with snowmen and penguins, which… Continue reading Card of the Week: Sparkle All the Way
Emma vs Bridget: The Battle of the Hooks
Last month, I made Emma the Bunny from Edward’s Menagerie. I used a Women’s Institute Premium Acrylic DK 100g ball of yarn with a 3mm hook, as suggested in the pattern. But the yarn suggested that a 4mm hook should be used with it. Since I had another couple of balls of the same WI… Continue reading Emma vs Bridget: The Battle of the Hooks
Card of the Week: Peace on Earth
So far this year, I’ve only bolstered my festive stamps by a couple of kits. Partly because I still love the ones I collected last year, and partly because of the variety provided by the Crafter’s Companion double set which came with Creative Stamping 100. I was particularly pleased for the religious-themed quarter of stamps,… Continue reading Card of the Week: Peace on Earth
Advent Calendar Wild Cards
Last year, it occurred to me that my Advent calendar doesn’t take into account that, sometimes, Advent begins in November, like it did then. I used mini stockings as make-shift counters, but they didn’t quite fit with the rest of the calendar. And they weighed the ribbon down, since I filled them with Lindt truffles.… Continue reading Advent Calendar Wild Cards
Card of the Week: Mice Making Popcorn
Most of my card-making at the moment is for Christmas cards, but there has been the odd birthday card too. Including this one, made using a House Mouse stamp from Stampendous, and coloured with pencils. A very simple sort of card: just stamp and stick. And colour. House Mouse stamps are very good for cute,… Continue reading Card of the Week: Mice Making Popcorn
The Crafter’s Life: November 2021
With just under two months to go before Christmas, now is the time most card-makers will begin to panic about Christmas cards. Unless they’re the extra organised sorts of people who have already made all their festive cards. Some crafters might be thinking about making gifts, although those take longer so should have been started… Continue reading The Crafter’s Life: November 2021
Nature Notes: October 2021
If I get a new craft room, it’s only fair that M gets a new garden. This time, it really is a garden and not just a balcony. And it came with a handy evergreen hedge. Not all of our plants and trees from the balcony came with us: some, like the cherry, were in… Continue reading Nature Notes: October 2021
Life Ever Crafting 