I did it again - twice

I enjoyed making the guitar card so much (see previous post), that I decided to make it again – twice:  one for another guitar loving friend and one for a bass man.

Guitar time

I needed a guitar themed card for my guitar loving friend.

Based on an image I had seen on the web,  using fineliners, I drew the basics of a guitar outline on a piece of parchment.  I then just had fun, adding swirls where I fancied.  I trimmed the parchment to size, allowing enough space to complete the lace border.  On another piece of parchment, I made two more lace borders (using the semi-square tool and then snipped with parchment scissors).  I layered the borders and secured the corners with brads.  A little “Happy Birthday” ribbon completed the design.  This was then mounted onto a 15cm square card blank, which I had part embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder – #37-1604.

Another shawl

I crocheted a similar shawl for a friend’s 60th this summer.  I enjoyed making it so much that I decided to make another for my cousin’s 60th – different wool + a different edging = another unique gift

Baby shawl

There is nothing nicer than picking up my knitting to create something special to welcome a new little one to the world.  I have knitted this shawl a few times but by magic it always ends up as a unique piece.

Project Hat

I am the sort of person that doesn’t suit a hat.  Simply put, if forced to wear a hat, I look like one of the donkeys on the beach (lol).

I needed a hat for the black & white ball and dreaded the thought of having buy & wear something unsuitable.  So I decided to make one.

I decided to base my hat on a record (and a hairband)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added white & black gems to define the edge of the record.

White tulle

black & white tulle

I didn’t have any white tulle, so I coloured 3 pieces black with Promarkers.  I threaded craft wire around the edges (so that I could shape it) and covered the wire with ribbon.

I poked the tulle layers through the centre of the record and secured it all with hot glue.

Flowers ready to be added

Ribbon, coated in Mod Podge (so it would hold it’s shape) then stapled.

nearly done

My finished hat!!

It managed to stay on my head for the entire night and guess what?  I only won a prize for the best hat!

Fabulous Five

A friend’s little boy recently turned five (where does the time go?)  He is a huge superhero fan, so my Edwin stamp was the one to use.  The five was hand cut and the stamped image was coloured with Promarkers.

Lest we forget