My kids went for a sleepover at my Mum's house this weekend so I took the opportunity to have a day at my craft desk making some Fimo beads. I used a variety of techniques from cane work to shaping by hand. I'm pretty chuffed with the results and I'm looking forward to making them into... Continue Reading →
Here are some of my recent jewellery makes. Sorry the photos are not the best!
Here are the last of my most recent Fimo makes. They were all hand made by rolling and shaping polymer clay (in this case Fimo). I used a cocktail stick for adding detail. Happy crafting. Hannah
When I get my Fimo out its a bit of an event! My craft table has to be totally clear, I have to extend my table so I can secure my pasta machine on, I need to be organised (it's too easy to transfer colours from messy hands when rushing and, whilst I trust my kids not... Continue Reading →
Well, at risk of boring everyone I'm back with another Alcohol Ink project. I wanted to play around a little more to see what else I could do so pulled out stencils and rubber stamps this time. Crafty stash used: Ranger/Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink in various colours plus blending solution White tile Yupo paper Hero... Continue Reading →
A week or so ago when I blogged about my recent makes with alcohol inks I was asked by Rebeca, from rebeccaevanscreate.com, about painting with alcohol inks on tiles. I urge you to check out her blog - she paints the most stunning pictures. I had never even thought about painting on tiles but was intrigued... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I sat playing with some distress ink pads and stamps. This was the result- I decided yesterday that it was time I actually made them into something. Crafty stash used : Sizzix / Hero Arts stamp and die cut - Butterflies #3 Ranger / Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads in the... Continue Reading →
For day 28 of the 30 day colouring challenge at The Daily Marker I opted for a simple watercolour card. The stamp set used is called 'By The Sea' by Woodware. I stamped and watercoloured the boats, stamped and embossed the 'Ahoy there' and painted the background in a variety of blue paints. I dried the... Continue Reading →
I had so much fun playing with my alcohol inks the other day that I couldn't wait to have another chance to get messy with them again. I was asked about the colours I used to create this card so I sat and made a colour swatch of my ink. I must confess that on that... Continue Reading →
As part of the Daily Marker challenge I have been experimenting with my Watercolour paints a little. I haven't wanted to colour in stamped images but knew I wanted to play with paint so thought I'd make do with a spot of doodling. Here are my makes for the last 2 days. As ever, happy... Continue Reading →
The Artisan Duck 