Collectors Box

Morning to everyone and Happy Sunday.

 

The sun is sort of out here in West Sussex.

Lots of cloud about but better than yesterday.

That's the weather report out of the way!!

 

We had a holiday 2 summers back, in Suffolk and Norfolk.

We found this amazing shop that sold everything, from a plastic spoon

to wooden items, like this display box.

I bought loads of smaller items too, that I have already sold.

 

For some reason, the 2 display boxes have sat on a shelf untouched!

 

Then, last week I had a light bulb moment and

knew what I wanted to do with at least one of them!

And this is what that was!!

 

 

An emulsion paint, crackle job first on the outside.

Add a bit of Grunge Paste onto it (bottom right) and a couple

of Paper Clay flourishes.

A Sue Wilson flower die, 2 Marianne Creatables leaves

and a Memory Box Butterfly added.   

A touch of Distress Inks and Treasure Brass Gilding Wax.......Job done!!

Well the outside was done!!Lol!!

 

The inside was more difficult, choosing papers and items.

I wanted to leave space for whoever has it, to put into it what they want to.

 

 

I still have the other one to do but I will wait until I see what

comments I get from this one.

 

I am doing a School Summer Fair next Saturday.

 It's in the village where we used to live and is the school

my Grandchildren go to.

 

It's the first time they have had stalls from people outside of the school.

I just hope they have a nice day for the event.

 

Thanks for visiting my little corner in Sussex.

A big thank you for the lovely comments you leave me.

 

Blogland is such a wonderful place to be a part of and I love visiting your blogs.

To be able to leave messages for you too.

 

It's wonderful to read, the supportive messages on our friends blogs,

that are perhaps going through difficult times.

It's also lovely, to be able to add a little note of support to them.

Don't you think?!!

 

Big hugs,

Carolxxxx 

 



Baby Keepsake Box

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying your long weekend, here in the UK that is. Firstly I would like to welcome my new follower and thank you for taking the time to join us. 

As it's my husband's birthday on Friday and mine 3 days later, we thought we would buy a lap top for us to share. It means that when he is working from home, as he does most evenings, I don't have to wait for him to finish. I can now do my commenting on the blogs I follow at a sensible time.

This box is for my market stall I have next Saturday, in Balcombe Village in West Sussex. I did forget to take a picture of the sides of the box. It is a book like box, with the spine decorated as well. I used papers from a Forever Friends paper pad, that my lovely friend Sue bought for me. 

I made it as a keepsake box, that could be for a boy or a girl.

The image is the Lili of the Valley baby stamp, All Our Dreams, coloured with Distress Inks. Using Pinflair glue gel, I 3D'd it onto a die cut piece of pearlised card, that I had in my odds and sods box. It had been embossed first, with an Anna Griffin embossing folder and I threw a bit of Frantage onto it. The lace was from my very large stash of lace, that I have had for years.

In the picture below, the butterfly was made with Martha Stewart clay and a mould from Lakeland, that I bought on holiday. 

The little shoes I have had for years and haven't a clue where they came from. 

More lace from my stash and a computer generated label.

The final piccie is flowers from my stash, leaves from a die, more butterflies and a corner,

using a Cheery Lynne corner die. I edged the box with Treasure Brass Gilding Wax, that I bought from The Craft Barn.

                       

Well that's it for tonight. Back to my desk to paint more fairies for another clock. I hope to get that made tomorrow, as it's supposed to be raining all day. A good excuse to sit and craft for most of the day, after a couple
of housework jobs.
As hubby is home, I have to do a few jobs, so he thinks that I always do it!!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me know you've been, with your lovely comments you leave. They are truly appreciated and make me smile.

 

Hugs

 

Carol xx

Jewellery Box

Hi everybody,

 

Hope you all had a lovely weekend. The weather here in West Sussex, turned out to be better than we expected.

 

I had to go to The Craft Barn in Surrey this afternoon. I took my samples and had to get more supplies for my classes. The first one is now on Wednesday 6th August and my next one on 28th August. I have just got another sample to do.

 





This is a jewellery box I have made for an order. I bought the wooden trunk from The Craft Barn and painted it with the base colour of purple. I then did the crackle technique, using a cream colour for the top coat.

 

I used Martha Stewart Air Dry Clay to make the flowers and butterflies.

The roses I made just in the palm of my hand. For the daisies, I used a mould. Just for a change, they stayed as they came out of the mould. I do like playing with the moulded clay, changing it into a completely different flower!

 

 This is the side view of the trunk. I embossed card and glued it to the box.

 

I lined all the inside and the bottom with purple satin. and made some sections for rings.

I made the tray for earings, which can be lifted out, to put heavy items in the bottom.

 

 

 

I quite enjoyed making this. I love the colour of the satin. It makes it look less handmade.

 

I think I have caught up with most blogs I follow. I will check tomorrow, incase I have missed someone. If I have missed you, I do apologise and I am sure I will catch up this week. I need another holiday to get over this one!

 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I love reading your lovely comments. They make my day. If you become a follower of my blog, I will return the compliment.

 

A special thanks to my new followers and I am honoured that you chose to join me.

 

 

Hugs,

 

Carol xx

 

 

Exciting News Times Two!!

Hi everyone,

 

Sorry, but get a cuppa, as this post does go on a bit!!

 

Sorry I haven't been visiting your blogs, but I have just returned from a holiday in The Lake District. The weather was very kind to us, by staying mainly dry. We just saw a drop of rain one day, when we were driving up into the mountains.

 

We stayed in a brilliant Guest House, The Ravensworth, in Windemere for a few days. I have put a photo and a link on my side bar. We had an amazing bed, in a beautiful big room and a very large ensuite. All spotless and even had slippers and dressing gowns. Nick and Cheryl, that own the house, were very kind. Nothing was too much trouble and the staff were very friendly too. The breakfasts were the best choice and quality we had ever had!

 

We mainly  had  our evening meals in The Lighthouse Restaurant, just a 5 minute walk from The Ravensworth. We were generally served by Monica, who was so genuinely lovely. Very friendly and she always found time for a chat and ready to recommend a meal too.

 

One morning, we were just going up to our room, when we spotted Monica in the kitchen. It turned out that both Monica and her husband, Sergio, lived and worked at The Ravensworth too!

 

I am not on commission, but feel that such nice people, that work very hard to look after their visitors, should get a recommendation!!

 

My first piece of news is......... I have been asked to join the DT Team, at Crafting For All  Seasons Challenge Blog! I feel very honoured and I have to thank my dearest friend Annie, for putting me forward to Carol, who runs the blog.

 

My second piece of very exciting news,.......... Sandy at The Craft Barn, has asked me to return as a Tutor, to run a club, for people that want to sell their craft items! My first class is on Thursday 28th August and already have 11 people booked on it. At the moment, I will just be doing one class a month and really looking forward to it. I always had great fun in my classes.

 

Well that's all my news!

 

This card I made before my hols and I just love this Lili of the Valley, Midsummers Night, Fairy stamp.

 

The base card I bought at Ally Pally, pointed out to me by Marianne Fisher. The two backing papers from my stash and dies used are from Go Create.

 

The flower is made from Martha Stewart Paper clay. My addiction of the moment!

 



 

 

I used my Distress Inks to paint her with. I stamped the moon twice and layered it over the main image. Added some Stickles wherever I fancied!!

 

Well hope your cuppa didn't get cold whilst reading my ramblings! Lol!

 

I will try to get to all of your blogs over the next couple of days, to see what beauties I have missed.

 

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by and leaving your treasured comments.

 

Hugs,

 

Carol S.xx

Purple Butterfly.

Hi everyone,

 

It is 12.55am and time I was in bed but I thought I really must just do a very quick post.

 

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend, 3 days here in the UK. I did manage an hour working in the garden this morning. No longer, as I have another sale to do on Wednesday. Still trying to make cards and stock.

 

This was a butterfly I decorated and sold it straight away at a market 2 weeks ago! I have just prepped another, slightly larger than this one.



 

Paper clay butterflies and a small daisy. A sentiment from Kay Carley. The leaves are using a mask and Paper Artsy Grunge Paste.

The flowers are again Martha Stewart Paper Clay.

This is a close up picture of the roses, as I made them, using the palm of my hand, to create each petal. I then wrapped each petal around each other and shaped the rose. After leaving them over night to dry, I used some Treasure Brass Wax on the edge of each petal. I bought the wax from The Craft Barn in Surrey.

 

After I took these pictures I tied some ribbon onto the wire, which hung down slightly.

 

Sorry it is such a quick post but I am really tired tonight.

 

Have a lovely Monday. Supposed to be very warm here in the South!

 

Thanks for visiting and leaving me your lovley messages. I promise I will try to post again a bit quicker. I have a few cards to post.

 

Hugs,

Carol S.xx

Home Is Where The Heart Is.

Hi fellow bloggers,

 

Firstly I would like to welcome my new followers. Thank you for taking the time to join me and I hope you like what you see.

 

What a gorgeous day yesterday, Sunday. It was a really warm, 18 degrees! Yippee!!

 

So sorry I haven't posted for far too long but I do have an excuse! And it's a good one!!

 

I have a 'Trigger Finger' on my right hand. If you haven't heard of this, it means I have damaged the Tendons in the palm of my right hand. This effects my finger, so I have difficulty holding things, as it is very painful to clench my fingers. If I do clench my fingers and then release them, my effected finger will not straighten on it's own. I have to unroll it with my other hand. Ouch!!

 

So, as I have a market on Wednesday, first this year, I am trying to make stock for that. It has been a bit slow, which is so annoying. I now, at last, have got an appointment at the Docs on Saturday morning, to have an injection into my finger. I have had this twice before, so must be careful what I do for the first few days after the jab.

 

This is one of my market makes. It's an MDF heart I bought at Sandown Craft Fair.

 

I will list at the bottom of post, all the things I used on it.

 

                                        

 

The rose was the new Sizzix die I had, which I scaled down to 'card' size. Very fiddly but I had done it before finger prob.

 

I really enjoyed making this, as I had most of the elements already in my stash.

 

The leaves are made with Martha Stewart Paper Clay, my new addiction! I just love it. It is so quick to use and you get perfect results every time. I did make a couple of roses free hand and have used them already on projects.

 

The white flowers are just strips of copier paper which I feather cut and rolled.

 

I will hopefully find a couple of challenges to enter this into later!

 

Hope you like it as much I did making it. It does make a change, as normally I always find fault with what I make.

 

Here is the list of products used:

Gesso

Emulsion paints, 2 colours

PVA Glue

Paper Artsy Grunge Paste

Marianne Creatables - Clock Face Die & Swirl

Martha Stewart Paper Clay

Treasure Brass - Gilding Wax

Book pages from stash.

Distress Inks

 

Thank you for taking time to stop by and leaving your wonderful comments.

 

Don't forget to add your name to my Candy.

 

As couple of people said they are having a problem with Mr Linky, I will include all the comment people into the draw. I will put all names into a box and get husband to pull the winner.

 

Huge hugs,

 

Carol S.xx