It’s been quite grey and dreary for the last few weeks, after the early promise of spring sunshine. Very disappointing. But never mind: dreary outside weather means more time trying to lift spirits by playing with all the colours and glitter of my craft room, for the last cards of the Birthday Season. I’m still… Continue reading This Week in Crafts: Seahorses
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Beginning Christmas Cards
Now that Easter is out of the way, and with it my main birthday season, I’m turning my attention towards Christmas. I know. Early. We’ve barely got over the last one; we’ve only just started with the longer, warmer days; it’s the midsummer End of Lockdown parties first. But given that what I think of… Continue reading Beginning Christmas Cards
Mothering Sunday
Yesterday was Laetare Sunday, or Mothering Sunday. (Actually, Laetare means Rejoice.) Traditionally, it’s a day of relaxation from the Lenten fast, a day of hope with Lent half over and Easter in sight. A day for returning to the Mother Church, where you were baptised, although the term could also apply to the parish church… Continue reading Mothering Sunday
TWIC: Sloths and Macaws
With Christmas now behind us, and the decorations down, I’ve turned to this year’s birthdays. Partly because it’s good to have something cheery to think about, amidst all the gloom of Lockdown 3.0, and also because the first birthdays of the year for me are this week or next. I did actually get these cards… Continue reading TWIC: Sloths and Macaws
Last Minute Christmas Cards
If you’re anything like me, by now (this year at any rate), you’ll have organised your cards and gifts for posting. You might even have already posted them. And you’ll probably have discovered that the Christmas Card List was missing at least one person or family. Maybe even two. I thought my list was complete,… Continue reading Last Minute Christmas Cards
Ink Blended Backgrounds
Earlier this year, I tried ink-blending. I got myself the special blending tools for crafters – different varieties to see which was best for me – and failed to do very well. So I stopped. Turns out, I’m a bit heavy-handed with these things. But I kept finding tutorials and reading things, particularly about make-up… Continue reading Ink Blended Backgrounds
Giraffes and Ferns
Most of my efforts recently have been in the long list of Christmas cards, but every now and then, I get to do something a little different. Because people still have birthdays, even in pandemics, even in the run-up to the Great Festive Season. In my family, lots of us have birthdays in the run-up… Continue reading Giraffes and Ferns
TWIC: Bells and Boughs
I haven’t tested out all the stamps in this set, mostly because I actually started making cards with them. And with the bauble/bell die that came with it. Well I say making cards – so far I’ve made these two, but I really like the set, so I expect I’ll make more. And normally I… Continue reading TWIC: Bells and Boughs
Making Christmas Cards
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
TWIC: Making Desk Tidies
At the beginning of October, I spent a weekend rearranging my office/craft room. Naturally, this involved pulling all of my supplies out of their then-homes and reorganising them. As always with this sort of thing, still a work in progress. But, as part of the reorganisation, I made a few desk tidies. I was originally… Continue reading TWIC: Making Desk Tidies
