Sunday, 22 May 2011

Non Sewing Makes Again...

Happy Sunday To You All
Hope your all well....and having
a lovely weekend!

Thought i show you some of my makes
Ive made thou the week!

Hand Painted Dolly Pegs
Wrapped in East Of India Ribbon

Hand Painted Wooden Fridge/Notice Board
Magnets

Hand Painted Shabby Chic Rustic Heart

Hand Painted Hanging Wooden Box

Hand Painted 3 Shabby Chic Rustic Hearts

Some these are for sale HERE
Also on my page I'm trying to reach 300 likers
by 9am Monday...and if i do i will be doing a giveaway
and it will be a double celebration...as my
Son Jordan is turning a teenager tomo!!!
So please pop over and spread the <3

Thanks for popping by and for all
your lovely comments
Hugs Clare x


Monday, 16 May 2011

Some Makes Part 2

Good Evening All
Hope your all well,and had a lovely weekend!!

As promised here is some more pic's
of my lasted makes...

A mini Rag Heart Wreath
using up cycled fabric scraps


These are mini Paper mache watering Cans
normally used for Decopatching
But i hand painted them...as they were crying out
to be polka dotted...lol

And also this is a paper mache
photo frame...that was crying out to be polka
dotted too....lol

All these makes are on display on my new
Dresser...(see couple of posts down)

Thanks for popping by...and for your lovely comments
Off to pop round and do some catching up!!

Until next time Hugs Clare xx

Friday, 13 May 2011

Some Makes....

Good Evening All
Hope your all well...and have had a lovely
week!!!

Sorry its been a while again since my last post
But here are a few of my new makes
Ive been making over the past few days!!!

Dolly pegs hand painted in Dark Duck
Egg Blue tied with East of India Ribbon

lavender Filled hanging heart
with East of India ribbon
& a wooden button

Another Lavender filled Hanging Heart

Mini Wooden Bunting drying for a customer
order!

And here is the mini wooden bunting all
ready...sorry for rubbish photo!!!

Ive more to show you..but don't wont
to spoil it with blogger uploading
more photo's...cause by the looks of things
its been down for 24hours!!

Well that's it for now..hope your all well
& that you have a lovely weekend!!!
& fingers crossed the sun has got its hat on...as i need
to get back in to the garden to plant more
flowers in the pots!

Also over the weekend...Ive been asked by yr 2 teachers
to sew the together the oilcloth aprons
they need for the new after school cooking club....
so that should keep me busy!!
I might even get Jake to model one to show you lol

So until next time
Hugs Clare xx

Friday, 29 April 2011

My Easter Bargain

Good Evening All
Hope your all well

Thought i would share with you my Easter bargain
This gorgeous Dresser



I bought it off Ebay..last week
and i love it....i love it even more cause
i won it for 56pounds....and the night before
id won a tenner on lottery,so it only cost me 46...what
a bargain i say!!!
Ive been wanting one like this for ages
and it matches the rest of my furniture.

I'm slowly filling it with all my bits n bobs
esp all my swap goodies..its great i got somewhere
special to display them(will add pic again)

What you think of my polka dot wooden bunting
i painted the other day??

Anyway thought I'd share it with you!!!

Thanks for popping by
hugs Clare xx

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Not A Sewing Machine In Sight.....

Good Morning All

OMG...What gorgeous weather we've been having!!

We are on our first week of the Easter Hols

and we've been soooo lucky that we've had it so nice here!


i thought i would pop in and update you all on my

makes....and like the title said....Not A Sewing Machine In Sight

just a paint brush...lol


So here are a few of my makes,blogger is playing

up yet again with uploading more photo's

so will try again later.





















































These have been all hand painted by me

I'm pleased to say that all the Easter gifts have been sold

but if you would like a nosy on where i sell

my makes take a look HERE


Thanks for popping by and hope your all having a

lovely week and enjoying this gorgeous weather !


Bye for now hugs Clare xx













Tuesday, 5 April 2011

My Heart Swap Goodies

Good Evening All

As promised...as soon as i would find my lead to the camera

i would share my Heart Swap Goodies from the lovely



So feast your eye's on these gorgeous goodies...Just

look at the fab polka dot wrapping paper...to nice to rip open...lol

So here there are a gorgeous strawberry

ring binder notebook,A garden slate hanging heart,

A metal keyring,Heart shape cookie cutters...And a chocolate

heart lolly...that didn't last very long after photo was taken...lol

Anf the most sweet hand made card x


And OMG...just look at these polka dot goodies...

The gorgeous cup is from Laura Ashley..OMG i own

something so gorgeous from Laura Ashley...Love it!

Ive not used the mug yet..its on display in the kitchen!!



Thanks once again to Em....you know how much i love

my goodies...all was very appreciated xxx

And thanks to Beki for organising the swap xx


Thanks for popping by

Hugs Clare xx

Monday, 4 April 2011

Good Evening All

Hope your all well...and had a lovely Mother's Day

Yesterday!!!


I can't believe its been nearly a month since my last post...

Things here have been crazy...with family stuff,Ive taken on another

job...3 jobs all together....not enough hours in the day!!

I wont bore you with more...I'm sorry for not being round xx


But i did have time on the weekend to make these Mother's

Day cards


And on the 26th March i was lucky enough to be able to

attend the Hobby Craft,Stitch & Sew Show at the NEC.

Also i was very lucky to win a pair of entry tickets to the show

Thanks to Craft Stamper aka Katy xxx


So i took my mother with me...her first show..loved it and she's already

asked if she can come to the next show...lol

I also got to meet up with a few card making blogging friends,

one is the lovely Jo Davies xxx


And many of you may know the lovely Clare Docrafts Curd

(pic Below)She was such a sweet Heart!!


Also i would like to thank Em for my gorgeous

Heart swap goodies. xx

(Will upload pic's once ive found my camera lead!)

Yours will be in the post this week hun xx

I would also like to apologise to the birthday swap

partners who ive not sent out to yet..yours will

also be in the post...xx


Sorry Ive not been round to your blogs...will be once Ive finished

here xx

So on a good note i would like to leave you with a pic

of my gorgeous niece Charlotte...my parents looked after her

this morning..while her mum started back to work after her maternity

leave!!




Thanks for popping by Hugs Clare xx