Inchies

Now i remember why I don't like making inchies....i get covered in ink and struggle with the tiny size!

So much to do, so little time to do it

I really wanted to get some serious card making done this half term.  I was due to be home alone with both hubby and son at work.  Oh how I was looking forward to that.  But it wasnot to be, for my mother passed away on Feb 13th.  The following day (valentine day) was my 35th wedding anniversary.  Suffice to say it wasn'thow I envisioned the daygoing!

So the half term week off from school has been taken up with visits to the registry office, solicitors, bank etc.  hours plodding through probate forms, clearing her room at thecare home, sorting her furniture at our sharedbungalow and finally sorting out thefuneral.

Luckily after a glitch with the death certificate, everything is now sorted and the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow.  Hopefully after that everything will settle down and i can getback to some theraputic cardmaking!

Crafting new years resolutions

Same as last years ....to work my way through all the papers etc that my mother bought and make them into cards, hopefully without buying too much to add to them, after all I am attempting to downsize my craft room items.

I want to try to do a couple of fairs if possible in order to sell some of my cards.  After all its no good making them if i don't sell them.

Thank You for being around in 2013 and Welcome to 2014

So thank you for the supportive comments in 2013, it's great to receive feedback on my craft items.

You could say that I am in a tidy up mode after the Christmas making binge.  I have made boxes for the santa treat boxes to be sold in next year.  Rather than sell them made up with the sweets in Inhave decided that selling them flat ready to have the sweets put in by the purchaser, cheaper for me to produce and I won't stand the chance of sweets going off.

Making larger boxes I have put a six card selection in them, nice a a gift and saves me the money of plastic envelopes to put the cards in.

I will make some boxes to fit the xmas tags I have made and then I can move off from Christmas for a while!

Today I have been making Thank You cards, due to the fact that my daughter Carrie has requested some from the kids to send to people, she has told me I can keep mine back if I like lol.

A different christmas ornament each day

This year at work i decided to gradually decorate my school hatch by adding a home made ornament each day!  Seemed a good idea at the time but it has proved to be a job and a half and the time it has taken me i now regret doing this even though the children appear to have enjoyed finding a new item each day!

Same picture different cards

After the christmas fair i was asked by one of the school teachers to make her two christmas cards. One for her parents and one for her sister and husband.  She wanted names on them and as her brother in law is from south africa and called Werner it wasn't exactly an off the shelf name lol.
In the end these are what I came up with.

Aston by Sutton Xmas Fair

A month ago I paid the PTA £10 to have a stall at their xmas fair.  Since then I have made christmas cards and decorations to sell.

Well yesterday was the sale!  To be honest I was surprised by the supprt as this is the first fair I have been to since starting work at the school.

i was really pleased with the comments on my work, its so nice to hear positive comments from people who you don't know, at least you feel they are honest and not just said to appease.

The card stands that my hubby had made for me worked well but being wood are far to heavy, it meant more trips to and from the car, but that is a minor moan!

I actually took £86, not bad when you look at the prices set on items.

The only downside is that my knee has taken a hit from me standing still for so long.  Having gone back to work last week after only having a week off after tearing the menisci in my right knee, standing without moving  was just too much too soon, but at least i have a day to rest it before work tomorrow.