ooh just a quick blog

Just a quickie to say thanks to crafterga on the CB forum who sent me a booklet of delicious vegan cakes....ooh, I feel a baking session coming on! And the lovely lady included some crafting goodies.wow, thanks. All I can say is look out for your postie!!

Hubby is playing a gig tonight so I can craft all night whilst listening to Radcliffe and Machonie on Radio 2......hurrah! so cant stop and chat as there is crafting to be done......

happy crafting
lil pidge x

A few more makes

Hurrah! Spring looks like it has finally sprung-boy it was a long time coming. I was starting to think we would never see the other side of all the snow and miserable weather, but the snow drops are out and the crocus are blooming-hurrah!! So I decided to make a few spring inspired makes.

I also finally got round to mounting the new stamp I bought, I love this 'time flies' stamp that I coloured in and added some glaze to the watch face...very alice in wonderland I thought!

mmmnnnn, Alice in Wonderland....really looking forward to seeing it......just to star at Mr Depp!!

need to go and have a lie down for a bit......

lil pidge x

Finally a few new makes

So, you must be thinking that I havent been crafting AT ALL! Well, I have, but I havent got my sh*t together to photograph it. So, a big thanks to my dad who took some photos (with his v. posh nikon slr and light room box) so i can finally share my goodies.

This is a hair slide I made. The flower is made from wired ribbon, with small beads in the centre. I have needle felted 2 leaves and on the left, you can just see i hid a bumble bee!

This is my valentines gift I made for my long suffering crafting widow-husband! Its made from grunge paper, which I cut out, distressed with inks, stamped, glittered, punched holes and added eyelets.
I added a hear pin, some black trim and used a glaze to highlight the 'with love' stamp so it was glossy.

I also decorated the back, adding grunge board wings (glittered, then wiped off to distress them), a grunge board crown that i used a gold leaf pen to add a bit of colour and some more black trim.
At the bottom of the heart I added a chain, shrink plastic winged heart and a skull key to finish it off......1,2,3........aaahhhhhh.....

Happy crafting

l'il pidge xx

Charity Donation

Oops forgot to say that I made my next donation to charity, the profits that I make go to a different charity each time. This time it was £75 for lifecycleuk, a local charity that takes out blind and partially sighted people out on tandems-cycle at speed, wind through hair, blind! What a great idea. You find out more about their work here:

http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/about

A big thanks to everyone who buys my handmade goods-it wouldnt be possible without you.
x

busy, busy

The last couple of weeks have seen me really busy at work (boo-what cant I craft for a living) so not much time for crafting. I have managed to go to the Exeter craft show, so have a few goodies to play with when time allows, and I have managed to make a few birthday pressies, but thought it best not to post any pictures on here until I have given them the gifts!

Meant to working now, but sat here doing ANYTHING to aviod it, hell, I even took up a pair of trousers and am contemplating ironing, that's how much I dont want to do the work!!

Li'l pidge

Well, this is a photo from the back window of my wee garden looking all clean and tidy whilst covered in snow. It stayed like this for nearly 2 weeks but is now back to a muddy mess, though they have given out snow for tommorow, so who knows, maybe I will get to go out and play in it for a bit longer!I have made lots, but havent yet taken photos (or gave then away and forget to take a photo!!). This is a distressed vintage card I made for my mum's birthday with paperartsy stamps and some distressed inks and crackle paint, I also had a go at sewing on the card also, hope you like it.I was really pleased with how this turned out and think I will try combining lace, paint and all manner of bits and pieces again.

Happy vrafting
Li'l pidge x

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Oh boy, have we had proper snow. We have had some of the worst weather that I can remember since I was a kid! Its so cold, sub zero temperatures everyday for nearly two weeks, problems getting to work (a 30 min drive took me 2 1/2 hours by what public transport was running), wearing two pairs of trousers and 2 jumpers (attractive!!), gigs and craft nights out cancelled (boo!) but it does look very pretty.

Hope your all keeping warm and I'll post some photos of my latest makes soon.

Lil pidge x

Watch the birdie

ooh, 2 posts in one day (must be a day off work!!). Well, here is my first attempt at a bit of free hand machine embroidery.

First I hand dyed some calico fabric with distressed inks to age it...


Then I drew a bird cage, front and back and embroidered these adding a red fabric bird and a ribbon to hang it.

I then stuffed it with cotton wool and a bit of lavender oil, and voila!

Happy crafting

Li'l Pidge x

Well, the 'use-up' sessions are going well and creating a bit more space ready forme to play with my Christmas pressies. Here are a few cards, some are upcycled, some using Dreamweaver paste and others using some old card stock from my stash.



So, now I have a bit of space I decided to have aplay with the silver PMC kit I got for Christmas. This is my first attempt, I used a moulding stamp to add some intereting detail and simply threaded it onto some cording. I must admit, I am rather pleased with the results (though there was a bit of smoke and it smelt a bit when I was firing it!!).


Now I am off to play with my machine embroidery foot I also got...........

Happy Crafting

Li'l Pidge x

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone.

So, what does 2010 hold for the nest? Well, its pretty much a given that there will be less money around, so I have started as I mean to go on and have used some of my old stash (including a few things scavagened from the recycling bin!) to create something beautiful and for a change, useful.

In order to save a few extra pennies in 2010 I have made this pretty money box from an old whisky bottle box, I have tried to make it as pretty as possible so that I wont be tempted to cut it open and dip into the cash....lets see how long it takes.

I used some the Rangers crackle paint my parents bought me for christmas, a used paper serviette (the black flower), bit of old text left over from the altered book, some old netting, lots of torn papers and some scrabble tiles to spell out the word SAVINGS - just in case I forget what its there for! Then, I totally messed up-what I thought was a spray can of satin varnish was actually white paint!! So, the colours are a little more muted then they were meant to be-but hey, a happy mistake as I think it still looks quite cool....now all I need is to start feeding it!

Hope you all have a great new year, peaceful for those that wish it, and full of company for those party animals out there.

Love Li'l Pidge x