Christmas Bonbons

Hi Everyone,

At one of my recent private classes, the ladies were interested in making bonbons and matching cards, ready for gifts.

This is what we made:

The bonbons are die cut with the Big Shot and the Candy Wrapper Bigz L Die. My idea is to use the bonbons around the table on Christmas Day and the cards as placecards for everyone... I'll have a few more to make though lol (and wouldn't it be nice if everyone kept their bonbons in one piece so I could re-use them for years to come!)

If you are interested in making these sets, please contact me to arrange a class. Alternatively, I can make them for you in your choice of colours. Just email me to arrange it :)


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It's Spool Time!

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to October! For the entire month of October, you can get FREE ribbon with every $60 you spend on anything from the 2012-2013 Catalogue or the Holiday Catalogue!!

Choose from the following ribbons:

126848 Gumball Green 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon

126847 Midnight Muse 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon
126844 Primrose Petals 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon
126845 Raspberry Ripple 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon
126846 Summer Starfruit 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon

Each of these ribbons is normally worth $15.95 and there's 9.1m on each spool!

Best of all there's no limit! If you would like to place an order, please contact me.

**Please note, this post will remain at the top of my blog for the whole month so make sure you scroll down to see my latest updates :)

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Bletchley Park Fete

Hi Everyone,

On the weekend I had a stall at the Bletchley Park Fete, one of the local primary schools.

This is my new look for my stalls this summer! What do you think?

The bunting is one of my projects from last week's mammoth sewing effort - I used the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die and picked out the largest of the pennants... The fabric was from Spotlight and I chose it as it matches my polka dot theme and really stands out against my black tablecloths.

On the stand you can see some of the bags I was also making... I will have some better photographs for you of them later in the week.

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Wow - 500 blog posts!

Hi Everyone,

Wow-  I've seen tonight that my last blog post has ticked me to the '500' mark!

Thank you all for your support, feedback and interest...

I've got some ideas up my sleeve to make the next 500 posts, well not actually a full 500 individual ideas, but I thought I'd start designing / creating some tutorial projects. Another idea is a 'class by mail' scenario, so any feedback would be welcome - what would you like to see here??


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Elephant Cards

Hi Everyone,

I know I know, this little guy has retired but I couldn't resisting creating these cards for my market stash:

Don't forgot the October Free Ribbon Offer is still on, check out this post for all the details.


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The Big Shot and my recent sewing creations....

Hi Everyone,

Sooo, this week I've pulled out the sewing machine and been using it with my Scallop Square Die and my Big Shot. If you receive my facebook page updates, this is the project that I was hinting about and saying that I was really happy with the way they've turned out.

 A close-up of the work involved in these bags... 

Each sqaure has an "X" sewn first to hold the layers together

 I love this fabric and the way this bag has turned out!! It's so fun and bright!!

I think this a pre-teen kind of fabric, so I made the bag a little deeper to fit in all the extras they'd be carrying around.... It'd even fit a Dolly or Girlfriend mag or whatever they read these days... And it's made from a denim fabric, the Big Shot cuts all sorts of things (you can read more about that here)!! :P

These will be available with a few others and some scrapping tote bags I've made at the Bletchley Park Primary Fete on Sunday - 11am - 3pm, come down and say hello if you're in the area.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hi All,

I made these cards over the school holidays and keep forgetting to blog about them.

They are available for purchase on my facebook page and I will be donating part proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation here in Australia.

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Recent projects...

Hi Everyone,

Well it was back to school for my girls last week and you'd think that would give me a chnace to catch up on some blogging and show you what I've been up to.... Mmmm well it hasn't quite happened like that but I'm making up for it tonight with this post and then a few scheduled posts over the next few days.


So, I've been teaching my classes and getting my stock ready for the start of market season... Here's a few cards that I've made recently:

I've been meaning to try these "lacy frills' for ages and had some strips of bright coloured card stock so I did it. My hint is to actually have longer strips of card stock than what you need, it sure makes it easier to line up the pattern of the punch!! Trust me on this! I did have a couple of tries before figuring this out! lol :)

The "grover" card was made from one of many sesame st characters I have ready in a box, I'm slowly working my way through them all - I have no idea why I was sooooo keen on making grover, cookie monster, oscar and big bird faces but hey they are cute and always great for the little kids.

Please keep checking back in to see updates from recent classes and some more market goodies :)


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Felt and the Big Shot

Hi Everyone,

Today I've finally dug out the felt bags I purchased a while ago and decorated them! With felt! And the Big Shot...

And I've also been testing out the picmonkey program for photo collages  - I think I like this a LOT! It's going to be a great and easy to use program!

I used the Circles #2 Originals Die, the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die and the Flowers Folds Bigz XL Die for all my flowers and circles and added some of the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons and a few random buttons from my (recently sorted out stash).

The Big Shot must be one of my favourite purchases! I love it's versatility! You can see a long list of items that you can use with your Big Shot here.

Dont' forget about the "It's Spool Time" Promotion that currently running, there's a FREE roll of ribbon for every $60 you spend! All the details are here and if you would like to place an order, please email me.


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Playing with some digital programs

Hi Everyone,

I've been playing some more with my digital collection discs, and working out how it all works plus some different features on my photo-editing program (GIMP).

Here's some recent things I've made:

Each of these prints are A4 sized and framed, they are available for purchase, please email me or check out my facebook page for the details.

Well, it's the last official day of school holidays here, then just the wkend and back to school on Monday, I'm not really looking forward to the early starts and making lunches but I am looking forward to some 'me' time and thus some crafting time. The girls are currently playing playdough whilst I'm typing this post up and it's all very nice. I hope the peace lasts the day lol :)

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Presents for the girls' friends

Hi Everyone,

Well it's ramping up into birthday season here in our household! Here's some pics of 3 presents I have made for my daughter's friends recently...

For a Miss 6:

For another Miss 6:

The clips and headband set are from Pretty Little Things, a good friend's business who makes best hair accessories!

For a Miss 5:

Please contact me if you are interested in a custom order present. With the notebook set, a pack of pencils, textas or crayons can be added too.

Thanks for looking,

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