From Door To House!!

Phew!! I finally finished this project!!

All I wanted to do, was to make a scene for a Fairy 

I made  with my air dry clay. 

She had been sitting on a shelf above my desk, for a few 

years and I also wanted to give her some hair and clothes!! 

I did a crackle effect on the door and the frame.

I Die cut some Ivy and a climbing floral item

to decorate the bare frame.

The Bunnies are wood from my stash and I just painted them.

The Toadstools and the snail, I made using

some white air dry clay, then painted them with acrylic paint.

She is made with my clay and her clothes are all 

made with ribbons from my stash.

She is sitting on a piece of wood, like a piece

of a tree trunk. Bought from Hobbycraft.

 

She does have pink wings. I cut them from beautiful

Organza fabric and added some Stickles to it.

For her hair, I used some of my Felting wool.

I made a plait, which goes right around her head too.

I made a box to add onto the back of the Fairy door.

Was very fiddley because of the shape of the frame.

I had done it before but couldn't remember exactly

how I did do it!!   (Old age!!)

I lined it with a piece of beautiful rose pink Foil Card

from Hobbycraft. Can't see it properly because of the 

shadow on it. 

The black Fairy flying in, is a die cut one using glittered

card, again from Hobbycraft.

The Fairy sitting at her mirror, is an old stamp from

Lily of The Valley. Coloured with Copics pens.

Again, the pink and purple doesn't  look as bright as it is.

I know it took a long time to do. But I thought that a little girl 

could open the door and see something. So they

wouldn't be disappointed, just seeing a hole!!

I know I would be!!! Lol!!!

So this is why I haven't posted for ages, as I also had 

Easter cards to make for the Care Home I support.

Finished them today.

Thank you for taking the time  to pop into

my blog. As you know, we  all do love to get  some

messages from our blogging friends.

Stay safe still. 

Big hugs

Carol

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It's A Card!!!

Shock, horror, I am posting a card!!

Actually, I have made loads of cards, for the Care Home

I supply with them.

Thank you all for the lovely messages on my last post,

my baby Cockerpoo. You do know I  love to read them.

Certainly helped  me, to cope with all the 

house bound time!!

So a BIG THANK YOU ALL!!

This is a simple card, using a cute Lili of The Valley stamp,

which I have had for a long time. 

I love it, as it can be used for boy or girl.

The papers are from my stash and the ribbon, I bought at a

 Craft Sale at Thetford, Norfolk. Sadly no longer doing it there. 

We seem to be left out of these sort of events, here in 

East Suffolk and Norfolk!!

Fortunately, we do have a brilliant, independent Craft Shop in Great 

Yarmouth. Called Noble Crafts and is run and owned by

a lovely lady called Jan.

She is also an amazing crafter. (Just don't mention Gnomes!!)

She does have an addiction of them!!Lol!!!

She is also on Facebook.

Just finished making another Needle Felted Hare.

Slightly different to the last ones. 

I have a Craft Fair to do next weekend in Lowestoft. 

I will put the details on my Facebook.

So Thank You for taking the time to pop into

 my  blog  and the messages you leave  are cherished.

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe and well.

Big Hugs,

Carol

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A Big Thank You

Thank you so much for all your  lovely messages 

on my last post. You are all so kind.

My sister was due to go home last Monday.

Unfortunately she had a 2nd fall and they

said she would go home on Wednesday last week.

Sadly they were unable to get a Care Package

ready and then it was each day on! and on!

They have promised it will be tomorrow, Tuesday.

My gorgeous Daughter-in-Law, is a long way 

from home at the moment too!!

She is working at the Olympics in Japan,

as her role is a Sports Psychologist with

the Ladies Hockey Team. They won 

their first game this morning 4 - 1!!

My son sent me a picture of her,  he took 

off his TV this morning. Thanks BBC!!

This card is just for stock.  I have to replace 

my cards, for another Nursing Home where 

I take cards, for staff and residents.

The old map is one I had, which I used for 

a holiday in Europe, many years ago. 

I will post a bit more on that soon.

The stamps are an old set from LOTV.

I thought it was about time I used them again! 

Coloured with Copics and edged the map

with DI  Vintage Photo.

I know a lot of you have had problems with 

Storms and too much rain. 

I wish we had just a little bit, as I can't

remember when we last saw any rain!!

I am going to have to get the hose out tomorrow.

The plants are looking very sad. 

The soil is like concrete!!

The rain clouds just go over us and forget

to drop some here. The sun is really hot

through the window in my Craft Room ,

and I have the blind down at the moment!

I will now stop moaning!! 

Thanks for popping in and like on my last post, 

your kindness is wonderful.

Big hugs,

Carol

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Which Is Which?!!

Thank you for your lovely messages on my last post.

It certainly brightens my days reading them.

These cards are using an image from LOTV.

One is from a little book of images, already coloured

and one is from the stamp I have, coloured my me.

I am sure it's simple to see which is which!!

My one was stamped onto Watercolour paper and

coloured with Derwent Inktense Watercolour Pencils.

I also 3D the jug of flowers and the purple flower pot

and the flower in it. Also I drew some extra leaves at the front.

 

Well that's all today, Monday!.

I had bought some 'eyes' on Ebay for my 

Needle Felting animals. They were ordered last

Friday and were due to be here by Thursday

but arrived today!! One happy bunny!!

(well 2 happy bunnies really, as he can see now!!)

So my little animals have proper eyes now! 

They look so much better.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and 

looking forward to visit your blogs too. 

Stay safe, have your jab when you can

and keep well.

Big hugs

Carol

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It's Christmas!! Well Nearly!!

I have just finished making my Christmas cards.

Along with 3 Birthdays cards.

I won't post the Christmas ones until the first

 week in December.

A word of warning!!

Don't post anything 1st class, expecting it to arrive

the following day. I posted a small box to my sister,.

and I also asked it to be signed for at the other end..

I posted it on Monday and it finally arrived on Friday!!

I was annoyed and concerned, that it had been lost,

So I had not only paid a lot more for the service that

wasn't working, I don't think I should have even been 

offered it!!

 

I love this little LOTV snowman and friends stamp. It comes out every year and coloured with Copics. 

The trees were cut from

Glitter card from Hobbycraft, I bought the Merry Christmas die on line. 

I think I am going to spend some lockdown hours, on my family scrapbook.

 I thought, for a bit of fun, I will make a small scrapbook,

with the photos of my different hairstyles I have had, from a child to now!! 

As I have been a hairdresser for 58 years

(and still cut my own hair and my husbands,) I have 

had some weird and hilarious styles through 

the 60's to the 90's!!

I have quite a lot of my items, I usually take to the Craft Fairs to sell, are now on Facebook in 

Marketplace and 3 other groups.

I am just trying to get some money for the Charity Care 

Homes I fund raise for.

Thank you for the lovely messages you left on my last post.

They were all read and appreciated. 

Stay safe in this awful time we find ourselves in.

Big hugs,

Carol

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