I don’t normally send Christmas cards – not just the ones I don’t make, but bought cards either. Maybe the odd one or two, to those whom I won’t see over the Christmas period, but generally, not. But this year, I have a feeling they might come into their own, given that we’ll probably be… Continue reading Making Christmas Cards
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Beginning Christmas Cards
Part of the plan with my card lists was that then I would divide it up and make cards each month, especially Christmas cards, so there wasn’t a mad rush for a deadline. I don’t really like working right up to a deadline, not in the general way of things. Far too stressful. Things don’t… Continue reading Beginning Christmas Cards
Be a Unicorn
Having sat down and made a list of birthdays and Christmas-card recipients, I started my making with the closest of the birthdays. Sensible, right? Begin at the beginning and then keep going. In order to keep me going, I’ve decided to share my progress with both lists, so there’ll be a few more card-y posts… Continue reading Be a Unicorn
TWIC: Ships and Anemones
In the last nine or so months since I took up paper-crafting, I have gathered a reasonable collection of stamp sets, mostly with matching dies or embossing folders. The majority have come from my monthly Simply Cards & Papercraft (SCP) magazine, although occasionally I pick up one of the others (because I particularly like the… Continue reading TWIC: Ships and Anemones
The Crafter’s Calendar
Every year, I promise myself that I will, this year, manage to make all my Christmas cards well in advance, and not leave them until the last possible minute. Every year, I fail. And then cut the list of people who get a handmade card because I haven’t time to make them all. But this… Continue reading The Crafter’s Calendar
TWIC: A Simple Card
I’ve thought occasionally about writing about projects, but I’m not sure. Mostly, this is because I don’t want to be making things purely to turn into Projects. I’d rather bring things that I’ve made for a reason. So, I shall continue to post about experiments and practice attempts, as well as occasional Projects, because whatever… Continue reading TWIC: A Simple Card
Craft Plans: The Unfinished Projects
This year, I have decided, is to be the Year of Unfinished Projects. Mostly, these projects are cross-stitch projects from over the years, some just waiting on the back-stitching before I make them up into something. That is the usual point at which I decide it is basically done and I can justifiably move on… Continue reading Craft Plans: The Unfinished Projects
Crafts: Beginnings in Papercraft
Back about Easter-time, I started to become interested in die-cutting and papercrafts more generally. Partly, this was due to Aldi’s Special Buy for a mini die cutting machine. It was also because I thought it would be good to be able to die-cut applique items for any sewing I might do. I didn’t do very… Continue reading Crafts: Beginnings in Papercraft
Life Ever Crafting 