For Mothers Day and a 50th.............

Hi all,thankyou for hanging around,even though I don't get to blog as much these days.Well alot has happened over the last few weeks and the above jewellery is what I made for my youngest daughter for her school,for a Mother's Day stall.The cards I made as card packs to give to my daughters kindy class,so that they could put them together and give to their mum's on Mother's Day.The 50th card was made for a friend who had a 50th birthday to attend,the photo was taken with my phone so it is not as clear as I would have liked.I also had 4 teeth removed on Wednesday,well I was a little worried before going in but all seems good now,not much swelling and only a small bruise on one side.I still can't eat properly and I am so over that,I can't wait to eat a proper meal.And,I am hoping that all will be good for the end of the month as we are having a girls weekend at the Crown Casino in Melbourne...........so looking forward to that.Well off to get organised for tomorrow,have a wonderful evening all.

A card,jewellery and our kitten named Lilly.......

Hi all,well another long time between posts,my youngest started school on Monday and she seems to be settling in well.I am a little tired at the moment and still trying to get into some sort of routine.I drop the girls off,then head off to the gym,when I get home I tidy up a little,get lunch, play with our kitten Lilly(who BTW wants lots of attention at the moment....lol....) and then it is time to pick the girls up.

Anyway,moving on,the card was a commissioned card and they wanted a simple Wedding card in lilac and this is what I ended up with.I wasn't sure of it at first,but it grew on me and the recipient loved it.

The jewellery I also made a while ago,I had no idea what I wanted to make so decided to play around with the beads and these are what I ended up with.

Now last but not least,our little kitten we named Lilly,we picked her up from the RSPCA on Sunday.We were going to get a kitten in a few weeks time for our girls but decided that our youngest needed her now,as we thought having a kitten might help her to settle into school and communicate with the teachers and other children.Our youngest is very quiet and doesn't like to talk to anyone,well the fist day of school she said to the teacher "I have a kitten"......lol......and she then told the teacher all about her kitten.Lilly is only 10 weeks old and so tiny,even the kitten collar she is wearing is a little too big.The bed she is in is the smallest I could find, and it is not very big either.

Time to go,I am off to pick the girls up shortly and need to disturb poor lilly,who is sleeping on my lap at the moment.Well,enjoy your afternoon.

Creatalicious Challenges #28

Well it's over a week since my last post,though I have to admit I am getting a bit more done around the house.I have a few parties to attend over the next few weeks and I have been asked to sell some of my jewellery at the local gym I attend.They are having a mini market,another friend is going to sell some of her jewellery as well,I will have to get some more made though and I only have 2 weeks to do it........so should be fun.

Anyway onto the new CREATALICIOUS challenge,this month we want to see you  
make something for Christmas and make sure it sparkles.
I was asked by some ladies at the gym if I could make Christmas jewellery,so I thought I would have a go and see what I could create and this is what I made............a charm bracelet and matching earrings,which are now claimed by me.....lol......We also have our new DT on board and their creations are GORGEOUS,so don't forget to stop by and say hi and also check out all of the wonderful DT creations.

Best be off,I have 2 commissioned cards to get done, a little cleaning and lunches to get ready for tomorrow.Thanks for stopping by.

A Kitchen Tea Card and yep the Jewellery again..........

Hi all, I was asked to do a few cards last week and this was one of them. A friend from my husbands work had a Kitchen Tea to attend on the weekend and asked for a card with a teapot,as the lady having the Ktchen Tea loves teapots. I found this image at Happileigh Scrappin Designs,I did cheat a little and used the pre coloured image,though I did brighten the cherries and flowers,by colouring over them. I also had to add a little teapot charm,how cute is it,anyway reports are the card was a favourite and our friend was asked where she got the card.The GORGEOUS gingham frill was purchased from Bizzy Becs,it is the first time I have used it and I love it,I am looking forward to using the other colours I have.

Ok now onto my jewellery,I have been making gift sets for Christmas and these are some of them.I have not worked with much chain and have not had a class yet,but thought I would give it a go and I really love how the set turned out.There are 2 more latte coloured glass pearls at the back of the display,I had to wrap the necklace around as it is quite long.These heart sets I have made in about 7 different colours, I have also made butterfly ones and a flower one. I totally love the colours in these sets and I had alot of fun making them,the earrings are made with swarovski crystals.(Please excuse the blu tack,I had to try and display the set together). The flower one and orange heart have been sold and this green one is on hold until Wednesday.

Well so much for me to do,I am behind in my DT work at the moment but hope to catch up on that soon.I am trying to balance doing all of my crafts and DT work,but when I get some commissioned work that comes first...............anyway, I am slowly getting back into some sort of a routine.

I will also be doing a thankyou candy shortly,I am just waiting on some more things to arrive and I am thinking I might also put up one of these coloured jewellery sets as part of the prize too..........winners choice of colour.

Well,I think my post is long enough.....lol.......just heading off to the gym now.Catch you later.

Thanks for stopping by.

A birthday card and yes more jewellery.........

Hello everyone,I am still busy, but trying to manage more blogging.Over at Creatalicious we have over 700 entries this month and OMG that is keeping me busy too....lol......what a fantastic amount of entries though............our highest yet.This card I made for my nephew a few months ago and it is him to a T......lol.......he likes to play his playstation,though I suppose like many teenage boys.I thought this image from Mo Manning was perfect and I really enjoyed colouring it.
The jewellery I made for my MIL,it was her birthday a few days ago.I used Swarovski 10mm AB crystals and they are the new ones 5328 which apparently replaced 5301.Well you should see the sparkle on these,they are just GORGEOUS.......though it was hard to take a photo of .Everything else I used is Sterling Silver,an expensive set to make but so worth it.........especially if you want a gift worth a bit more.Well,my MIL absolutely loved it,she wore it out for her birthday dinner and all you could see was this sparkle...lol....Well off to do some blog hopping and try to comment on as many Creatalicious entries as I can,then onto some cleaning.Thanks for stopping by,I really do appreciate the visits and comments.

A Christmas card,more jewellery and another prize.....

Hi everyone,another photo heavy post,with all the things I am doing at the moment...........I have so much to show.This card I made a while ago,the bird was made using the Stampin Up bird punch,just love this punch.The idea of inking the bird came from a blog I found while blog hopping,but it was so long ago I am not sure where I found it.I had big plans on being ahead with chrissy cards this year,but that hasn't happened,though I have already made 30 of the 50 chrissy cards my friend wants.So better get the other 20 done.

I went to an earring making class Thursday and loved it,we made 5 pairs of earrings and I don't want to part with any of them.......lol.......I even have family members eyeing off some pieces................well I might be checking bags when visitors leave now......lol......One of my good friends now wants to make jewellery,so she is coming over wednesday to make jewellery with me. She has never made jewellery before and just went to a beading shop and spent quite a bit on beads etc, so she must be really looking forward to making the jewellery. Above are some more bracelets I have made,I will show the earrings over the next few days as I have not taken photos of them yet.I also need to work on getting better photos of the jewellery,they sparkle so much they don't show up,so the photos are being taken without a flash at the moment.

I am also in the process of digi scrapping our holiday and want to get that completed before the 4th October(big ask,but need to try),as Harvery Norman has a discount on their photo books at the moment............so yet again,doing too many things at once.

 Ok now one last thing before I head off to the gym,yes it's the prize.Those that have purchased from the Fundraising for Lyndall store are in the running for this prize(picture above).I will draw this prize sometime Wednesday evening 28/9/2011.

Well off to the gym,will do some blog hopping and catching up when I get back.

Some more jewellery,a card and another prize.........

Well I'm back again,with some more jewellery,a prize and a card.The top bracelet was made at the class I attended,we used glass beads and glass pearls with 3 strands of wire.I love the three wire effect and did make a few others when I got home..........which I will show another day. The earrings are just something I did playing around,these will probably go to my daughters friend. The other bracelet is a simple glass pearl bracelet threaded onto elastic,just love the pretty colours.

Onto my card,I was asked to make a birthday card for an 18 year old boy and OMG I had no idea what I was going to do. Anyway, I found this image by Delicious Doodles and thought perfect.........and I didn't have to colour it either.

I also have another prize,so who is going to win this one.I will draw this by randomn org on Wednesday afternoon 21st September.All those that have purchased digis from the Fundraising for Lyndall store will be in the draw,you will also be in the draw to win the prizes already listed in the store, that will be drawn on 30th September.Good luck to you all.

Well best be off,have a few things to do...............thanks for stopping by.

Parcels,candy and my first handmade bracelets......

Hi there,I'm back with some of the jewellery I made at my first jewellery making class.I had a great time and loved making them and what a buzz it is to see the end result,later that evening I made three more.So,I made eight bracelets on my first day of jewellery making,not bad hey.The first is more like a bangle with no clasp and it has swarovski crystals on it.The second is an elastic bracelet made with a two tone purple bead.The third is made with glass beads.I have more to show,but will show them another day.

Now onto the parcels,they were what I received this week and I can't believe I am still getting some parcels.............much appreciation to you all.I will give you an update later on Lyndall and her cards,I am just giving her some time for her treatment and a chance to look at the cards she was given.

The pack of papers,ribbons and embellishments were donated by Annette Bowes,thankyou so very much Annette.I have decided to use this as a candy for the online Lyndall Fundraising store we set up to sell digi images.Now I have 3 different packs to give away and this is the first,I will draw this one tomorrow afternoon.I will draw it by randomn org using the names that have purchased from the store.So if you want to win this,head on over to the Fundraising for Lyndall store and get yourself some fabulous digi images.You will also still be in the running for the six prizes that are already in the store as well(they will be drawn on 30th September),so the odds are pretty good............9 prizes in total.

Well off to take my little miss to a birthday party,have a wonderful day.