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.

Have a heart

Have heart and craft!

So i got this patchwork heart from handmade harbour, and one evening inspiration struck!  I decided to make a flower with the heart being the petals.  So armed with my trusty promarkers i set to work.  A tad fiddly with some of the smaller sections but well worth it.

The left over coloured hearts i used to make a notelet card,    

Santa sweetie decorations

I have been watching youtube recently for more ideas to make christmas decorations.  There were a number of  films showing santas made with punches.  Now as you will see from previous posts I am having ongoing problems with the punces i own.  But i do have a selection of spellbinders dies.  So i sat down and had a play with the ones available to me.

A scalloped oval cut down for the beard works well, and with careful cutting can produced two beards.  My five petal flower was converted into the moustache, and yet again made two!

The smallest flower and there was the pom pom on his hat. The smallest circle makes the nose and the third smallest is great for the face.  A bit of scissor work and i had the hat fur, finally a hole punch supplied me with the eyes.

Must be fairly good as hubby actually recognised it as a santa lol

The cats decided to "help" by throwing items off my worktop, feng shui kitty style!