Happy Boo from me to you!

well Hello everyone...

I know, I know its been AGES since I have been seen or heard
anywhere around here!

It's just that I have been so busy with lots of things going on :o)

 

So what have I been up to??? EVERYTHING!

but today I have to share for you........ a swap :oD

 

My niece Lisa Lee and myself thought it would be a great idea

to swap all things Halloween...well Ok it was Lisa's

idea, but I loved it anyway and jumped at the opportunity

...and I am so glad that I did!

 

We had to send 4 things associated with Halloween

and these are the gorgeous gifts that I recieved...

Drool if you will hehehe, because they are all mine :oD

 

firstly a handmade Halloween Prim doll

 

isn't she divine! I love that face..so full of halloween

cheekiness..still thinking of the right name for her!

Lisa tells me the fabric charges up under light and glows in the

dark, so I better try this very soon ;o)

 

and did you know that Lisa is absolutely amazing

at making canvases...blows me away every time!!!!

well, I was lucky enough to get these 3 stunning creations...

 

I was absolutely gobsmacked when I saw these

aren't they just so stinking cute!

I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!

I think my fave is the Bat boy at the end there, but I really

love them all, and they are absolutely amazing in real

life, so full of texture and colour and just so WOW!!!!

 

Lisa also sent some cute spider web fabric and some authentic

American Pumpkin seeds too , I will have to get the kids to help

plant them soon :oD

 

here is another pic of the entire package, I still keep looking :o)

 

Thanks so much Lisa I love each and every piece.

Hope you like what I send you...eeek lol!

 

I will be back in a few days to show what I sent to Lisa

but I just need to wait for her to recieve hers first ;o)

 

Thanks for stopping by

 

Happy crafting!

Peta xoxox

 

 

 

Santa swap...August

Hi peeps

as you know I am in a fantastic Santa sack swap with Lauren

in Cheryll's santa sack swap 2012

Well...August came at  us at an alarming rate and before we knew it,

it was time to send our second installments for the swap...

Here is the awesome package that Lauren sent to me

I was delighted to see fantales overflowing the package

(one of my all time faves  lol), and a yummy twirl too, the kids

were fighting over that one hehehe.

and a closer pic to show the 2 gifts...

and the gorgeous handmade card....I love how she has made

the card to match the wrapping...and I am kicking'myself that I

never brought that Dasher stamp lol!

The gifts have been added to my santa sack, that Lauren made

just for me and stowed away to avoid temptation til christmas :o)

and here is what I sent to Lauren...

I have sent these gifts for August and September to avoid

late postage (hope thats ok Lauren) and added a cute santa ornament

filled with mints that I was able to get at my local shop.

The card looks a little pale in the pic but I used stampin up

products to create it.

Thanks for stopping by

til next time...

Happy crafting!

Peta xoxo

Christmas boxes/bags

I recently joined Stampin Up and have been playing

around with papercrafts again.

With all of the Christmas in July projects happening,

it got me in the mood to start planning treat boxes/bags.

I have taken lots of inspiration from this wonderful website

Chicnscratch this lady has some of those most awesome

papercraft tutorials you will ever see...

Here is what I have come up with

I have added beads and sequins to the treat cup to make it

a snow globe (and yes there is a tutorial HERE)

Then ofcourse I had to try it in another colour and see

if the treat cup would hold water. So as you can see,

they are in fact great for making real snow globes!

next time. I will add that little bit more water, as

I thought it was more full than it was lol.

I laso made this one

and this one

the tutorial for this one is HERE

if you are looking for any of the dies or other products

that I have used in making any of these, you can get them

from you local Stampin Up demonstrator or you can contact me.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy crafting!

Peta xoxo

Santa sack swap

Hi everyone

Yesterday I recieved my Santa sack and first 2 gifts from

Lauren in Cheryll's Santa sack swap

I was so happy when I opened my parcel, to see the sack that

I was eyeing on the santa sack blog...yay me :oD

Lauren saw that I am a big fan of Tone Finnanger

and this is the gorgeous santa sack that she made just for me.

Thankyou so much Lauren, I absolutely Love it!!!!

and here are the gorgeous card and gifts that were inside

I have been very good and have packed them away

without squeezing them at all ;o)

Out of sight out of mind hehe, you'll (I'll) have to wait

til Christmas to see whats inside!

Here is what I sent to Lauren

the stitchery patterns are from Natalie Bird's

"Tis the Season".

Hope you like them Lauren :oD

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxo

Santa sack swap 2012

Hi swappers

you do not want to miss this!

Cheryll is again hosting her annual Santa Sack/Stocking Swap

It is a 6 month commitment where you make and send your

assigned partner a sack or stocking and fill it with 2 gifts every

month from June til December...

Sound awesome? Then quickly head on over HERE

Cheryll is taking a limited number of people this year, and places are

filling fast...Good Luck!

I made a bangle :oD

A friend convinced me to join her at a jewellery making workshop.

I have never attempted to make any jewellery before, so I thought

it would be lots of fun to try something new.

We had the choice of a few different kits and the lady showed some

different techniques and types of jewellery kits that she also makes.

I think this could get quite addictive!

Today's class was very simply, we made a stretchy bracelet using

metal beads and "Stretch Magic"which is just a super stretchy cord

and a little dab of jewellery glue to keep the knot secure.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxo

PS... Happy Mother's Day Everyone!

Just some quick cards

My daughter's school were putting together some mother's day hampers to raffle off, they asked for donations to add to them. Everyone seemed to be adding cosmetics and cremes, so I thought I'd make a pack of 10 quick and simple cards that someone could use, mainly birthday cards, as I figured everyone needs to buy birthday cards, especially mums, with all the parties their children get invited to...

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting!

Peta xoxo