Keeping warm with T!m

I regularly use my sizzix dies for sewing and rarely publish them but in January I decided to go for it big style and started a T!m sizzix quilt.  When I discovered he wasn't going to be at the NEC Trade show in February I put it on the back burner as I wanted to show him it in person but a couple of weeks ago I got it out of the unfinished pile and got on with it.  I had done most of the blocks and had cut out the small squares so it just needed piecing together.  I first put it together with 9 blocks on the front and the text blocks on the back to make it double sided but then decided I wanted a longer quilt with a plain back - so that slowed me down for another week or so whilst I unpicked some blocks and reorganised it so that all the text blocks which were going to be on the back were now on the front and here it is finished:

Here are a few closeups:

had to have cogs on it of course! all pieces are machine stitched - I am just coming to grips with machine quilting but I am pleased with my results - my Bernina doesn't have a blanket stitch so this is the blind hem stitch - its actually grown on me now and I am going to be using it a lot more - my eye sight is making sewing by hand a pain as I usually do it in front of the telly in the evening but too much close work and watching tv is becoming a struggle in dim light - I probably need varifocles.....

obviously needed to make a sewn sleigh out of the sign post die - I was (in fact still am) so excited about all the fuss this stirred up - I had over 3000 blog hits!

I haven't got the witch die so this is actually from the mask - I drew around the outside and then appliqued her on, and lastly but obviously never least:

a few quotes, rather than stamping them (which I have been known to do on my quilts!) I used the wordplay die and cut out and sewed on all the letters individually.

Used some moda fabrics (browns, creams. light grey and blue) and then a plain grey and black, various dies, threads and beads.  Might do some more free motion quilting on it at a later date but for now its done!

Hope you like it - this will keep me all nice and snuggly next winter - although three weeks ago I could have used it couldn't I! but now the weather has turned I will display it with pride draped over my settee until the autumn.

Thanks for looking - all cut out and stitched up from Solihull

April Showers Blog Hop

It's my day - yay!  Thanks for popping on over to see me as usual I had plenty of ideas of what to use for this blog but in the end settled on two.  Firstly this one:

I guess it needs an explanation eh?  Well when I think of April I always think of April Fools day.  Years ago in the late 70's early 80's there used to be a programme on BBC1 called That's Life - and one Sunday evening they did a documentary about a dog driving a car - it was quite a long documentary and quite interesting showing, I think, an Old English Sheepdog driving along in a car all by itself - of course this was an April Fool with an apt title of Lirpa Loof (which is April Fool spelt backwards).  It's funny what you remember isn't it because I would have only been at about 10 years old but I always think of this on 1st April so I have done a mug rug to celebrate the fact!

I found the picture of the dog and car on the internet and reverse drew it onto some Heat N Bond which I then ironed onto my fabrics and then cut them out to place them on the rug.  The letters are from a sizzix die and are applied the same way.  I machine appliqued around the all edges - I am still only just starting out with machine applique and am still not sure whether I like the stitch my Bernina gives or not!

My next one I have actually made two of:

Again I used a sizzix die for the flowers and appliqued them in the same way - I finished off with buttons and have only just realised how creased it is after looking at this photograph! oh well.

Here is a closeup of my machine stitching:

What do you think? It's not quite as neat as hand blanket stitch but it's ok isn't it - think I will keep practising with it for a while.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit here - if it's your first I hope it won't be your last and if you are one of my regular followers thanks for popping over.  Sorry I was late visiting all of the posts last week but I was on holiday in a hotel and the Wi-Fi wasn't working - have caught up now though and love all of the inspiring mug rugs I have seen so far!

Here is todays schedule for the hop:

MONDAY, APRIL 15th

Cathy @ Cate's Linens

Nicola @ Sunshine Reflections (me)

Martina @ Sunshinequilting

Judith @ Frimart

Anita @ Anita's quilts en handwerken

Linda @ Sew Nicely

Kris @ krislovesfabric

Laura Ann @ The Fuzzy Hat Quilter

Carol @ Just let me Quilt

Selina @ Selina Quilts

Mary @ Crooked Gulley Art Quilts

Marisa @ Passion et Couture

 

I would also just like to say a big thank you to Erin and Mdm Samm for organising this wonderful hop - I really have enjoyed putting my mug rugs together.

 

Thanks for looking - Dancing in the Rain from Solihull

Exciting news

I was walking through the Mailbox in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago (it's where the Fat Face Birmingham shop is based and their sale was on....) when I saw two shops called Birmingham Made Me selling local artists artwork.  So a quick chat and a showcase of my blog via my phone was enough for me to get the go ahead to produce some artwork to be sold in the shop.

Today I took in some pictures and cards and they have all been accepted!  Whoo hoo, it's not just the privilege of knowing that my handmade items are being sold alongside the likes of Harvey Nichols, Bang and Olufsum and the fabulous paintings in Castle Galleries but there is also a Tardis upstairs so I am secretly hoping that there will be a visit from the Doctor himself who may pop in and buy one of my items (well you never know and a girl can dream!).

If you want more information about the Mailbox details are here.

Thanks for looking - a local artist from Solihull

Tims March Tag

Running a bit late with this one.....

I don't have the Easter Bunny die so I thought I would go with an egg which then turned into Humpty Dumpty following my nursery rhyme theme!  See how cute he looks sitting on T!ms wall - here is a quick tutorial on how to get the tag made:

Firstly draw a feint pencil line about half way down the tag and ink the top half with Stormy Sky and the bottom half with Tea Dye:

 

Then cut out the brick wall and ink with Scattered Straw:

 

Next make a mask using spare card and the brick wall die and place in position on the tag - hold in place with masking tape:

Remove the first few bricks from the wall and using Vintage Photo lightly ink on the right hand side of the exposed bricks (only the right hand side as you still want the majority of the bricks to be Tea Dye):

 

It will look like this:

 

Replace the first three bricks and remove the next line of bricks and ink in the same way:

 

Continue to do this across the width of the tag:

 

When you remove the mask you will have this effect:

I know its more time consuming but it makes such a difference to the finished tag that it is worth it!

 

Remove the bricks from the scattered straw die cut and place in position - see how more realistic the bricks looks with the extra shadows?

 

Stamp a few birdies

 

Make Humpty - I didn't have a big enough egg shape but I cut out a small easter sizzix egg and then drew a larger version of it and hand cut him out.  I finished him using some of the remaining bricks from the wall - I quite like these as the bobbly bits make them look a bit like elbows and knees!

I drew a face on him so I knew where to position the finished pieces and then covered him with crackle glaze and left him to dry overnight.

 

I added grass to the bottom of the tag - here I handcut out a strip from green card as I don't have the T!m grass die yet (so need it though as I seem to be using a lot of grass strips on projects at the moment!):

 

I finished Humpty off with Santa's boots and hat (I figured Santa wouldn't be using them this time of year!), and positioned him on top of the wall:

 

I added some flowers from the Tattered Flower Garland die which I inked up with various spring colours (I do have some metal flowers but not many spring coloured alcohol inks so I preferred to use these to make the tag nice and bright):

 

and voila - finished tag with Humpty's happy face completed - for this I just handdrew eyes, nose (very fiddly to cut out!) and a mouth onto white cardstock with a Black sharpie pen and cut out the individual pieces and glued them in place.

 

I finished the tag by inking around the edges with Vintage Photo and then doubled up some tissue tape, crumpled it and used it as a ribbon.

 

Thanks for looking - Feeling springy from Solihull

Tattered Flower challenge

Tim has a challenge on his blog to win $100 worth of stuff! all you have to do is use the tattered flowers (from the sizzix die) on your project.  So I had a little ponder for a few days and then I spotted some pompom people and from there I decided I was going to make people with my flowers.  Then, with the idea in my head of somehow creating flower people and being a child that grew up in the 1970s when I used to watch Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men, I got the inspiration to make my own Flowerpot Men.

I sent OH out to buy some tins of beers which we had to drink one night (all in the name of art of course!) so that I could cut out some metal flowers, these were then inked with alcohol inks.  In the meantime I made up some faces using a mould and fimo which were left overnight to dry and then yesterday I got a chance to finally play and put them all together.  I based their names on my two children Oliver and Benjamin and here they are:

I apologise about the poor picture quality - after a few lovely days of sunshine the rain has suddenly reappeared in England and looks to be staying for a while so this is the best my daylight bulbs and photoshop skills can manage!

The flowers are cut from the aforementioned tin cans and coloured using stream, stonewashed, copper, pitch black and peach bellini alcohol inks.  I finished off the men with pen nibs for arms, T!ms muse tokens hanging from chains for legs, an 'O' and a 'B' cut from the Once Upon a Time die with black card covered in glossy accents for a nice shine and two crowns.  The faces I finished by lightly inking them with Spun Sugar and then drawing on eyes with Stormy Sky and Black Soot distress markers.

I handcut the grass out of bazzill cardstock (took ages - so need that new T!m grass die now!), the sign is from T!ms Signpost die and the banner is handcut - both titles are stamped using an old Inspirations alphabet set in coffee archival ink and then inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.


Here is a closeup of Olly:

Both are sat on some old flowerpots that I found in the cupboard (who knew we had those!) - they are nothing like the original Flowerpot Men as they were made out of flower pots hence the title Never Be Ordinary!

Hope you like them! they are a big hit in our house and have pride of place on top of the bookcase in the lounge!

Thanks for looking - A Blossoming Artist from Solihull

A Fun Day

Have had a fabulous day today doing a demonstration at my local Hobbycraft of T!m and Ranger products.  I did a free make and take of this tag:

and here I am demonstrating to two new crafters:

also known as Mom and Dad! they both came along to support me and were my amongst my first few students!  I made lots of lovely new friends though so a big thank you to all my new students and all my friends and family who came along to support me too (and had a lovely play in the meantime too!).

My next class will be at Hobbycraft on Wednesday 20th March at 11.00am - 1.00pm, which will be this card:

Cost will be £10 - booking is essential and can be done by emailing me at sunshinegirl_hillfield@hotmail.com.  I look forward to seeing some of you there!

Thanks for looking - Covered In Ink from Solihull

WOYWW 195

Morning everyone,

Bit of an empty desk for me this morning as I haven't been working on anything much over the half term (apart from our lego project!) and then I tidied up the table on Sunday so that we could eat Sunday Lunch at it and haven't gotten around to mess it up again yet!

Hopefully I will have a play later today though which is why I have put my inks and mat out (at least you have something to look at then rather than a very bold tablecloth!).  You will see I have printed out a couple of pagemap sketches and have the latest copy of Craft Stamper - I am hoping to get the mojo together to do a layout!  I know! I only did about three all of last year.

We shall see!  If you want to join in the fun of having a nosey at what folks are getting up to this week then pop over to Julias and link up a picture of your desk.

Thanks for looking - Feeling Scrappy from Solihull

Getting the family involved

My OH and children have also been inspired by all the attention my Windows Phone quilt and phone cover have been getting that we decided to make a new one together out of Lego! (after all we own nearly every set of Star Wars lego that has been made - so it should be easy right?).

DS2 (aged 8) and I started on a snow day a few weeks ago - I did the phone and email tiles, he did the really cool jedi tile on the top left.  We also started working together on the two people tiles - a lot harder to put together than they look! Then DS1 returned home from school and he got involved making the four squares on the top right.  OH finished work and reckoned that a Lego logo would look good instead of the 20:12 and 20:13 tiles I have used in the past - so he got busy on that one.

We finally got to put it all together this half term - discovering that we were short of black bricks - problem solved though as one of our trips away this past week has been up to the Lego Discovery Centre in Manchester (DS2's second favourite place in the whole wide world - the first being Legoland!) so we went and got a load of pick a bricks on our travels.  Imagine our dismay upon our return to find that we were about sixty short!  Not to worry though as yesterday we finally managed to get down to London and go on the London Eye, we also took a trip across town to have a look at the Olympic Park (albeit six months late!) where we also knew there was a Lego shop nearby! so another box of black pick a bricks later and we were able to complete this:

cool eh!  Why oh why Lego did you shut down the Lego shop in the Bull Ring, Birmingham???? this project would have easily been finished weeks ago if it was still there!

Still we have all had such fun working on this - the children are hoping that it is as popular as my sewing creations have been - so if you find this post please like us on facebook here, retweet us @SunshineGirlUK or whatever else you can to get it showcased - they are both so excited!

Btw it measures 25.5" x 13.5" so not very pocket friendly and no I won't be sewing a cover for this one!

Thanks for looking - Surrounded by bricks from Solihull

Lots going on

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been posting much but I don't seem to have stopped the past few days. Children are currently on half term so we have been busy visiting museums and Lego Discovery Centre in Manchester, I managed to get a play pass out on Monday and went to the Stitches Trade Show with Bernice and Jackie - which was a lovely day out looking at lots of new goodies.  We also had a lovely day out with the grandparents in Stratford on Tuesday and yesterday DS1 was invited round to a friends so we had a good sort out and went to the tip! It's always refreshing to have a clear out isn't it. 

Anyway I have been busy on the crafting front - here is my next class for the crop on 17th March:

lots of T!m goodies on here - talking of which I have arranged to run some T!m workshops in my local Hobbycraft - how cool is that!  I will firstly do a demonstration of T!m stuff on Wednesday 6th March, 11am - 2pm so if you are in the area (Unit D3, Solihull Retail Park, Marshall Lake Road, Solihull. B90 4LD) please pop in and say hello - this doesn't require any booking but I will have on display some cards I will make at workshops which will require booking.  Here are a couple of the cards:

a sewing one (of course!)

then a clean and simple one (look at all that white space though - still might have to ink and fill it with text or something....... we shall see!).

Then on another, very exciting, note Microsofts media company have commissioned me to make one of my now infamous phone covers for a prize in a competition that they are going to start running next Monday (25th) - to join in go check out http://www.facebook.com/windowsphoneuk then (no doubt I will repost on here again then too!).

I also have loads of other things lined up for the next few weeks so I might not be overly active on here - Bernice has asked me if I would like to join in with her 12 Months in View year long challenge blog, she also has a call out for guest blog posters so if you are interested check out the link here http://12monthsinview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/guest-post-call-out.html.  Then I have been commissioned to write an article for a sewing magazine (never been published in a sewing magazine before so that's another woot!) and also yet another blog hop with the quilting girls over at http://www.sewwequilt.com/ so I am going to be busy, busy, busy. 

Yes you could say my mojo is well and truly back and I now finally feel I am ready to step back into the world of crafting and get creative!  Monday was the first anniversary of my Nans death - last year was such a roller coaster of emotions for me and she is still so sadly missed, but I am starting to feel that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I am approaching it, albeit slowly!

Thanks for looking - Lego Lord of the Rings Champion from Solihull

WOYWW 193

Hi everyone,

Gosh it seems an age since I have joined in for the weekly snoop!  Main reason is that I haven't been doing much paper crafting, and although lots of sewing has been going on it has been for blog hops and publications so I haven't been able to showcase it.

I have, however, spent the last two days trying to get some cards done but I seem to have spent hours fiddling about with bits and pieces and not actually sticking anything down - but still lots of fun has been had!

Here is my dining room table so you can see some of my creations dotted around but I have to confess yesterday I had my big craft table out in front of the tv so this has been piled up on the table ready to work on a bit later today (after coffee and a luxury manicure!):

I will be doing some Tim Holtz demonstrations at my local hobbycraft store in a couple of weeks so I need to get prepared for that too! whoo hoo, so there are some Tim bits and pieces dotted around - newest being the frosted film - very nice to play with and the modelling paste is because I need to prepare 20 backgrounds for my next crop class (luckily I have five weeks to get those ready!).  Hope you all like my new extremely bright and funky American Diner table cloth too!

Leave me a comment if you have enjoyed your snoop here today and if you want to join in yourself (go on show us your workspace - you know you want to!) then link up and join in the fun over at Julias.

Thanks for looking - Enjoying the fun in Solihull

Tims February Tags

Yes I said tags!  Whoo hoo - this months challenge has helped kill five birds with one stone! (such a strange saying that isnt it!).  Be warned this a very long post......

The first one is that my mojo is back! whoo hoo, the second is that I have finally gotten around to have a good play with my distress markers that I bought a few months ago, the third is that I have entered T!ms challenge, the fourth is that instead of a valentine tag I thought I would use a Christmas theme instead but then I remembered that I had set myself the extra challenge of using a British or Nursery Rhyme Theme - doh - so I went scouring the internet and this is what I came up with:

Tag one - snow:

Incy wincy spider climbed up the Christmas tree
Down came the snow and incy wincy freezed
On came the Christmas lights and melted all the snow
So incy wincy spider had another go

Tag two - Snowman:

To the tune of I'm a little teapot
I'm a little snowman round and fat
With a wooly scarf and a little bobble hat
Can you count my buttons 1 2 3
pick up some snow and throw it at me!

Tag three - Christmas Tree:

to the tune of 5 currant buns in a baker's shop:
5 christmas trees stood all alone
their hearts were sad cos they didn't have a home
chop went the axe, down went the tree
off it went to a happy family

4 Christmas trees...

and finally, tag four - Soldier:

Five little Soldiers stand in a row,
Four stand up straight and one bends low.
Along came the Seargent and what do you think?
Up pops the Soldier, as quick as a wink

or I could have gone with Nutcracker and:

The Nutcrackers sat by a plate on the table.
The Sugartongs sat by a plate at his side.
And the Nutcrackers said, "Don't you wish we were able
Along the blue hills and green meadows to ride?
Must we drag on this stupid existence forever,
So idle and weary, so full of remorse,
While every one else takes his pleasure, and never
Seems happy unless he is riding a horse?

"Don't you think we could ride without being instructed,
Without any saddle or bridle or spur?
Our legs are so long, and so aptly constructed,
I'm sure that an accident could not occur.
Let us all of a sudden hop down from the table,
And hustle downstairs, and each jump on a horse!
Shall we try? Shall we go? Do you think we are able?"
The Sugartongs answered distinctly, "Of course!"

So down the long staircase they hopped in a minute.
The Sugartongs snapped, and the Crackers said "Crack!"
The stable was open. The horses were in it!
Each took out a pony, and jumped on his back.
The Cat in a fright scrambled out of the doorway.
The Mice tumbled out of a bundle of hay.
The brown and white Rats, and the black ones from Norway,
Screamed out, "They are taking the horses away!"

The whole of the household was filled with amazement.
The Cups and the Saucers danced madly about.
The Plates and the Dishes looked out of the casement.
The Salt shaker stood on his head with a shout.
The Spoons, with a clatter, looked out of the lattice.
The Mustard pot climbed up the gooseberry pies.
The Soup ladle peeped through a heap of veal patties,
And squeaked with a ladle-like scream of surprise.

The Frying pan said, "It's an awful delusion!"
The Teakettle hissed, and grew purple of face.
And they all rushed downstairs in the wildest confusion
To see the great Nutcracker-Sugartong race.
And out of the stable, with screamings and laughter,
their ponies were cream colored, speckled with brown.
The Nutcrackers first, and the Sugartongs after,
Rode all round the yard, and then all round the town.

They rode through the street, and they rode by the station.
They galloped away to the beautiful shore.
In silence they rode, and "made no observation,"
Save this: "We will never go back any more!"
And still you might hear, till they rode out of hearing,
The Sugartongs snap, and the Crackers say "Crack!"
Till, far in the distance their forms disappearing,
They faded away and they never came back!

who would have thought that there were Christmas nursery rhymes?  anyway each tag uses a variety of stains, inks and markers.  Kraftcore cardstock embossed with one of T!ms Christmas folders, Christmas twine, Christmas tissue tape, Noel Ideaology adornments (coloured with promarkers and either bottle, snowcap or ginger alcohol inks). 

On the snowman tag I added one of T!ms diecut snowmen which was done in shrink plastic and melted in my melting pot (such fun!) and two old epoxy stickers I found in my stash, on the Nutcracker tag I added a T!ms Christmas ticket inked with Festive Berries, on the Tree tag I added a fragment with a Father Christmas image and one of T!ms epoxy stickers and metalz framez - remember them? must be about 8 years old - found those in my stash too! and for the Snowflake tag I added another epoxy sticker and frame along with a glass bead mounted onto a Lily of the Valley Christmas quote.

All in all a fun day's play!  What is the fifth bird I hear you ask - well come December all I have to do with these tags is mount them onto a piece of music paper and then onto a card and I have four Christmas card done! Whoo hoo.

Sorry this has been such a long post - hope you have stayed with me until the end......  A big hello to all my new followers who have joined me from the Dare to Dresden blog hop - so glad you all liked my cog quilt! That was such a fun hop wasnt it!

Thanks for looking - Feeling Christmassy again from Solihull

All the above poems were taken from the following websites:

http://www.nursery-rhymes-fun.com/rhymingstories-nutcrackers.html
http://rhymeslyrics.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/five-little-soldiers.html
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/Christmas/a1630524-Anyone-know-any-Christmas-versions-of-nursery-rhymes

oh and I have just noticed that this was my 400th post! whoo hoo.

I dared to dresden!

It's my day!  whoo hooo

 

For the past couple of weeks I have been busy preparing for a fun blog hop over at Madame Samms which is being hosted by the fabulous Christine - here is my take on dresden plate:

sorry trying to get an arty shot in so you can see my snow covered wishing well out on my front lawn but it didn't turn out the best!  Anyway as soon as I tried a dresden plate last June I saw it's potential for being a cog, and being rather partial to cogs I knew I had to make some.  I practised with some left over spotty material I had from a blog hop last September and cast them to one side.  When I saw this blog hop I knew it was the push I needed to finally get them finished.  I planned to make a whole new bunch of grey and blue cogs but when I had made three I realised that they went nicely with the spotty ones I had previously made so I put them all together on one quilt to save leaving them on a WIP pile for even longer!

To make the different sizes of cogs I put a dresden plate template into photoshop and resized it three times, printed them out and then laminated them.  When cutting out the bits for each plate (20 for each one) I cut 10 full size and then trimmed off either 3/4" or 1" off the other ten and pieced them together accordingly.

When done I then quilted the cogs onto a piece of cog material that I picked up in California last year:

it was bought a whim (told you I like cogs!) and I had no idea what I was going to use it for until this hop when I just used it as a plain back - I haven't measured it but I bought a yard and it's almost square (seems to have gone a bit wonky after cutting although I did use my big mat and ruler - think it's because I trimmed it down after quilting around the cogs as the material on the other side frayed like anything so I left cutting it until I was ready to bind it).  I used a left over green material to bind it so all materials have been found in my stash for this quilt - what a bargain!

Anyway I have then had another bash at free motion quilting:

hope you can see all my little cogs there! honestly doesn't it take an age - two days plus just to do all these fmq cogs.  For these I die cut out lots of three different sized cogs in paper and then pinned about 10 at a time on the quilt and sewed around their edges.  I would be grateful for any feedback on whether this is a good way to go about free motion quilting or whether I should invest in one of those pens with the ink that disappears and then draw them on first?  I must admit I did have sore fingers from lots of pin pricks and also there is a spot of blood somewhere on the quilt (in my eyes though you know you are a true crafter if you have a cut or a burn somewhere about your person! or even go to collect the children from school with inky fingers and glitter all over your hair! which happens to me frequently! tee hee).

Hope you like my take on the dresden plate - for a whole other bunch of fabulous sewers please check out these links for today's showcasers:
 

A Reformed Heath'n

Meadowbrook

Rosemary B @ “that Other Blog”

Stitch Duchess' Crazy & Sane Quilting World

Grammie Q’s

Bumbleberry Stitches

Sunshine Girl  (you are here)

Spiral

Butjenter Quilter

Blooming Where I am Planted

Quilting Lodge

The Tilted Quilt

Life in the Scrapatch

Pretty Bobbins
In The Boon Docks

Sew Much and More

Threading My Way
Pink Ribbon Quilts

thimblemouseandspouse

For a full list of all the other quilters taking part please see Christine's blog above.

Thanks for looking - Cogging on from Solihull

A new blog hop

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been too active on my blog recently - mainly because I haven't had any mojo to do much card making or scrapping yet this year.  I have however been busy sewing and have managed to get a great project done for a blog hop that starts today over at http://www.sewwequilt.com/. 

The blog hop is called Dare to Dresden and involves over 100 of us making up quilts, pillows, table runners in fact anything that takes our fancy with some type of Dresden plate on it.  My showcase day is next Monday (the hop doesn't run over a weekend) and if you want to join in some of the fun then the full schedule is over at Christines blog http://www.quiltmonstercloset.com/.

Am hoping to have a delivery of some new T!m stamps and stains today (snow permitting!) so hopefully my mojo will get a kick start to do some papercrafting later!

Hope to see you all Monday and if you get chance beforehand go check out some of the blogs over at Christines - they are all very inspirational.

I would just like to say a big thank you to my two newest followers Anita and Sue, thanks for joining me on my crafting journey!

Thanks for looking - Still enjoying the snow from Solihull