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Some recent crafting

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

With the school holidays finally here, I’ve managed to steal away a few hours and do some papercrafting! Firstly, I’d love to say that I’ve always been a huge Rhonna Farrer fan!  Isn’t her style perfect for boys?  It’s a little fancy and flourish inspired, but suits boys so well.  I loved this collection and [...]

Upcycling at Easter

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Yes, you read that label correctly!  A blueberry punnet!  And filled with chocolate easter eggs no doubt.  Today’s Step By Step is turning a simple plastic container into a pretty little holder for Easter gifts.  First, find your punnet… tomatoes and berries come in punnets, but so do cookies and all sorts of foodie things [...]

Dad!

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

My husband’s birthday is sneaking up in a few weeks and the kids this year have been really excited about the ‘birthday thing’.  My youngest asked me to create a card that he can write on when he saw my latest set of papers from Lime Tart.   I’ve used a mix of the papers as [...]

Background watercolouring Step By Step

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Today I’m going to show you a very quick and easy watercolour crayon background. The image is coloured using a background blended wash technique and Lyra watercolour crayons.  You will need the following: Image with potential for background colouring, stamped onto watercolour paper in Stazon or similar waterproof ink watermister filled with tap water aqua brush or small [...]