C'est Magnifique

Check out these totally vintage heart magnets that mum has been busy finishing over the Easter weekend. This was a project we did at our last craft day and we love them so much that we've made some more and will be selling them at Home Sweet Home Furniture. This shop is located in East Grinstead for anyone nearby who might want to check it out. They sell a whole range of vintage treasures such as hand painted furniture, vintage tea sets and shabby chic home accessories. They make a perfect gift, very unique and a lovely adornment to any magnet board.

Vintage Dress Up: More Inspiration

Another mannequin finished, which means more inspiration for you! This time with different techniques and colour schemes. This mannequin is mums and she designed her mannequin with a ballerina theme in mind. Paint was still used as a base coat and then stamped designs on tissue paper were layered up around the bodice of the mannequin before finishing it off with a tutu and intricate trims, gorgeous. More close up pictures are below:





Happy Easter!

Vintage Dress Up Inspiration

Hi bloggers, I hope everyone is feeling inspired by our new upcoming workshop, Vintage Dress Up, and I just have to post this YouTube video so that you can get some inspiration for how you could decorate your mannequin. Its a video from Paper Clipping showing the Ranger Design Challenge at CHA 2012. It includes mannequins from Tim Holtz, Dyan Reaveley, Jenni Bowlin and many other inspiring designers. So check it out and let your imagination run wild. There is so much you can do with a mannequin that I really want to make another one.........

Vintage Dress Up

Be inspired by our new workshop, Vintage Dress Up! We are so excited about this project because there is so much you can do with it. I have created a very girly mannequin using pretty lace and ribbons and have carefully used punched out butterflies to create the bottom of the dress on the mannequin and I have placed butterflies also at the top of the mannequin so that it seems as though the butterflies are travelling up the bodice. The mannequin comes in a very plain format and then you can decide how you want to paint it or decorate it. I started by covering the mannequin in a layer of white gesso to make the surface of the bodice smoother and it makes an excellent bottom coat. I have put more photos below to provide a zoomed in image of the different areas of the mannequin. We hope everyone will like this project and if you are interested then don't hesitate to leave a comment or get in touch with us.



So what did we buy?........

Hey bloggers, well wasn't today a gorgeous sunny day, just what we need to get us in the spring crafting mood. On the drive to Farnborough, the blue sky was mesmerising and just in time for our annual trip to MAKE-IT at FIVE (a private airport). One day when we have our own craft business and our own line of craft products we will be jetting off in a private jet from there (well we can all but wish!!) Anyway to the important stuff, what did we buy and did I buy anything that was on my list. The answer to the second question is .............well.....no! What a surprise, self control, no! I did buy 3 12x12 scrapbooking papers, so that was kind of on the list but otherwise the main reason I didn't get what was on the list was because they didn't have those products, so I had to compensate.

1. Indigo Blu Stamps - these stamps are very similar to Tim Holtz stamps and I would assume stamp just as nicely.

This stamp would be perfect for using in the corner of a 12x12 scrapbook page

All these stamps were bought from Samuel Taylors crafts if you want to grab yourself some today

2. A few embellishments....

Prima flowers, Melissa Frances flowers and large bottletops

These vintage embellishments were bought from Just Scrapbooking who organise weekend workshops set in the surroundings of beautiful Cornwall. Sounds right up our street!

3. Tim Holtz die cut

Mum's had her eager eye on this die cut for some time now and she finally has it. Can't resist anything sewing related

4. Scrapbooking Papers

Beautiful Prima and Bo Bunny papers

So that is the sum up of our spend today.

Next is a glimpse of a few things we ordered off QVC during their craft day. First is the set of crackle paints which are a very good combination of colours. Have a look.......

Next is the Anna Griffin stamps that mum ordered which had a sewing theme, funny that! But well worth the money - 3 sheets worth of stamps

So with all these products its about time we got crafting to get our money's worth!

MAKE-IT at Farnborough

So I've got Sunday off work this weekend and we're are definitely making the most of it because we are going to the MAKE-IT craft show at Farnborough. This is an annual event and is probably one of the best craft shows in the South East, though we have still yet to try The Big Stamp & Scrapbooking Show at Alexandra Palace which is in April this year, so maybe this is the year! Anyway, priorities are to make a list and stick to it! which can be very hard to do when you want to buy almost everything. There are certain things I'm looking out for, (1) any Anna Griffin products - after seeing her latest products on QVC, I really am craving some of those flowery papers and embellishments. (2) Anything scrapbooking wise - including some gorgeous new papers and embellishments, (3) Prima flowers (4) Tim Holtz glassine sheets because they look so cool and maybe (6) a Tim Holtz storage box if anyone has a good deal on them.

I'll report on all our purchases over the next few days.