Yesterday was my birthday and I made myself a bag!
It used to be a skirt! It took me a while to get my head around how to sew the bottom as it was a flared skirt and I wanted some nice gathering. Also since I’m a beginner sewer too.
I’m really thrilled with the result and I love the liberty print lining. It’s a very soft feminine style bag.
I’ve really caught the sewing bug so stayed tuned for more creations.
Tags: refashioned handbag, sewing, up cycled bag
I am selling some of my handmade cards on my facebook page. Here’s a peak at what’s on offer….
Head on over and have a closer look!
Tags: facebook, handmade cards
I’ve been following along with Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry class which has been totally worth every meagre penny. Not only does Tim go through many of his products and educate you on exactly how they work and why as well as showing you some gorgeous techniques; he also throws in some fantastic little tips here and there which are so simple yet invaluable. As you can guess I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it!
The class is just about to come to a close (sniff sniff) but I’ve got lifetime access so I can go back and watch any of the videos or download the PDF’s any time I want…forever. Woo hooo. If you missed out on this class do not despair – you can take the class anytime and still gain the lifetime access which is pretty awesome.
Anyway I wanted to post some pics of some of my creations after being inspired by Day 1, yep just day 1 stuff so far. There’s a lot to take in and I didn’t want to rush anything, plus I want to get some of the products that I don’t already own like some Alcohol Inks which I feel a lot more confident about since this class.
This first one was a Brushless Watercolour technique we learnt which looked really pretty. I used the second generation (stamping again without re-inking) for the next card, I just spritzed some more water on and away I went.
I really love the watercolour look made by stamps, makes me feel pretty darn clever.
Same technique using a solid image stamp. The next card I may need some help…I’m not sure if I like it better as a landscape or portrait card, what do you think?
This was my own playing around with the other technique from Day 1 called Wrinkle Free Distress. I used Broken China ink on my craft sheet and spritzed it with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, can you see the shimmer? It’s really an elegant effect. I also customised my card base, there was a lot of black going on so I masked and painted, with the Gold Paint Dabber, a strip along the edge – I’m keen to use this trick again, it looks really nice!
So maybe this class with give me a much needed boost in the creativity department. I have pretty much finished moving my “craft room” out from the spare room and into the family room, I’m already finding it easier to fit in little blocks of crafty time.
Off to watch some more class vidoes!
xK
Tags: Creative Chemistry, distress ink, paint dabber, Tim Holtz, water colouring
I own a copy of the Full Steam Ahead Thermomix cookbook and at first glance you may be forgiven for thinking it is full of really weird recipes…however when you actually read them you discover a plethora of tantalizing meals. This is one of them:
Never mind the fact that I did not read the recipe right and put in too much spinach – it was absolutely delicious. It was super easy too so I can see it becoming a regular especially in the cooler months.
Tags: full steam ahead, thermomix
Alas my craft room is in disarray! I had the wonderful idea of moving it from the third bedroom out to the unused and lonely family room. A great holiday project, or so I thought. I got busy organizing the heavy things for James and friend to lift but then James’ back took a turn so I am in craft room limbo til he’s recovered.
However that was no deterrent for me to get my craft on. I thought a little card would be manageable in the small space I had to stamp so I flicked through my favorite mag – UK Craft Stamper. This is what I came up with…
There was an article on how to colour stamped images with pencils – just the cheap no frills primary school type. This is my first proper effort coloring images this way and I’m rather pleased with the result. The stamp is one of the cover freebies from Craft Stamper, so sweet.
Hope you’re havin’ a fun break 
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I was so excited the other day…
My order from Threadless arrived! I’m so happy with the designs I chose, they look fantastic. If you haven’t heard of Threadless you absolutely must check them out. And look out for their sales as most tshirts come down to USD$10.00 which works out preety sweet for us Aussies. Now I’m set for summer <3
Tags: design, threadless, tshirts
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