The Blues !!

I am pleased to say that my mojo has come back and

hope that it is here to stay!! Yipeeeeee!!

All I needed was a reason/purpose to make things.

Having got the Craft Market bookings, was all I needed.

If they all will be still happening, nobody knows.

However, all the time I think they will, is mentally 

important to me. 

So here is another MDF heart, made from my heart!! 

(Cheesy I know)!!

I had a lovely walk with a friend last Tuesday, through the 

local Marshes. 

We walked for just over 4 miles, with a coffee and a Sandwich

half way round! The weather was perfect and just warm enough

to enjoy it and not many people on the same route.

It's a shame that we cannot have the freedom, we have been

given the last few weeks.

It has been spoilt, by the people not conforming to the 

safety measures that were important to us all.

I saw 3 girls being interviewed on the TV, at a party.

They were asked why they were not conforming 

to the numbers that were allowed at a gathering.

Their reply really shocked me, which was

'We can't be bothered with all that. We want to have fun

and enjoy ourselves!!!'

I still cannot believe, that they have no cares for

their friends and families, getting ill and dying.

Well I have had my rant!! What do you think?

Enjoy the sun and stay safe.

Big hugs,

Carol

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An Old Frame

I have been having some fun with my airdry clay. 

It's quite relaxing, because if you don't like what you have made,

you just squash it in your hand and start again!!

 I have had this old wooden frame in my craft room

for ages, along with a few others. They were waiting for

me, to have the time to play with some ideas, to  make them 

look a lot better than they did. 

I gave it a base coat of Gesso and then a coat of grey paint.

Then came my crackle paint layer.

While that was drying, I made my roses with my Hearty Clay.

It was a first attempt at making the Calla Lily.

There we are, finished at last!!

Just a quick post and there are more sitting in my draft list!!

Have you got an Easter Egg? I haven't had one for years!!

I hope you are all staying home and safe.

My neighbour is in hospital with the Virus but appears

to be getting better. Everything crossed for him and his family.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Took 5 Years!!!

Firstly, I must thank you all for your kind messages,

on my last post here and on my Face Book page. 

Also to welcome Debbie, a new follower and hope you 

like what you see!!

Yes, the title 'Took 5 Years' is correct!!

I started making this wine bottle just over 5 years ago!

I originally covered it with plaster of paris and painted it with 

duck egg blue paint. I then added some embellishments

I covered it with Gesso and job done. 

The problem was, I didn't like it! 

So it sat on my desk for 5 years. I even moved house 4 years ago

and it still sat on my desk!

Until last Saturday!! 

I wanted to do something messy, so picked up the bottle and made 

a start on it. Stripping off all the embellishments.

I made the flowers with clay and sprayed them with 

some bottles of Tattered Angels, a mica and a mix of colours.

I also sprayed the bottle with some of the colours.

I then used on everything, some Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polish and  

Metallic Gilding Polish, which I used my fingers to spread it where I 

wanted it. Very messy but great fun.

The colours are much nicer in real life and the Mica

is gorgeous. 

I am quite pleased with it now!! Lol!!

It's just like the world has been tipped upside down, with 

the Coronavirus and to me it feels surreal. 

I just wished that I could wake up in the 

morning, to find it was just a bad dream!!

At least, here in Suffolk, the sun has been shining for a 

couple of days and the spring flowers are so pretty.

Please stay at home if you can and stay safe. 

We have cancelled our holiday and I am thinking

of cancelling a scan, that I am booked to have on Good Friday.

Big hugs,

Carol 

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Here Comes The Bride!!

Hi to my lovely followers.

First a big 'Thank You' to the loyal followers that
leave me such lovely messages.
It makes my day to read them. 

I do so love visiting your blogs and always leave a message.
I thought that's what blogs were for and I am lucky enough
to have made such great friends across the miles too.

I am selling quite a lot of wedding cards at the moment.
I do love making them, as they are for such a special day
for the lovely couples.

This is just a very simple one and mainly using dies.
Very different for me, not having an image!!

The colour I added is Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Shimmer Polish.

Love this product, as it dries very quickly and the colours are gorgeous.

I bought mine at The Craft Barn. 
I started with a couple and now have loads!!

Did you visit The Craft Barn Sale?!!!
They had hundreds of orders in one day, that made part of the stock control
program crash!!

They are now finishing all the picking and packing from those orders.
They still have quite a lot of stock in some areas.

So watch for the next discount as it will be 70% off!!!

Yes I did say 70% off!!!!!!

Thank you for stopping by and you know
I will always return the compliment.

Big hugs,

Carol 
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