tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014336137472254632024-02-19T05:00:29.340+00:00Paper AddictEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-65173167904148121492013-09-30T22:40:00.001+01:002013-09-30T22:40:43.632+01:00Christmas Tree Decoration<p style="text-align: center;"> I've had this polystyrene cone hanging around in my craft room for, oh about three years now. I also have a metric ton of buttons and brads. So, in an effort to somehow combine the two, I made this little tree decoration for the mantle.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> I painted the cone red first (it's a little bit rough looking for my liking) and then started adding buttons and brads all over it. It's actually way nicer from afar lol, but I'm happy enough with it for a 15 minute project.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I started with a ring of buttons around the base, but then I got impatient and just added the others in a haphazard way!</p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> As an extra little gift, I made a cosmetic bag using this brilliant Halloween pin up fabric from Alexander Henry. She will love it!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bag is quite a bit bigger than my usual ones, but the print is so big that it really needs that larger size. It's nice and roomy, so I think I might start offering this size in the shop.</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I got the 7x9" frame from a local discount store and added some pretty pin up ladies. I bought these laser woodcuts for making brooches for the shop. These ones are a bit to narrow to work with though, so I kept them for scrapbooking and projects such as this! My friend is a big pin up fan, so I hope she likes it! </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> Close up detail of the ladies.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I made this fun and colourful birthday card, using one small stamp from PTI's Ikat stamp set. I seem to keep going back to pink and green as a combo. It just makes me smile!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I had every intention of getting some serious sewing done today, but my craft room was so untidy, I just had to clean it. My fabric stash is quickly outgrowing it's current storage space, so I had a scout around for some ideas. I saw a lot of talk about using comic book boards. You can see an example in the photo below. I think it would be the best use of my space, if teamed with a Billy bookcase from Ikea.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> Aren't they pretty all lined up!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> Photo credit: <a href="http://www.smashedpeasandcarrots.blogspot.com" target="_blank" title="">Smashed Peas and Carrots</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> If any other fabric fanatics have some suggestions for storage, please share!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">After visiting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegaiety" target="_blank" title="">The Gaiety Antique and Vintage Store</a> in Westport, Mayo (they have another shop in Galway), I discovered they sold Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. You can use it on practically every surface and the best part is there is no prep work or priming necessary. The shades that this range has are just gorgeous. I bought the three colours below and I just adore them!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> If you're ever in the Westport/Galway area, try and call in to the Gaiety. They're lovely ladies and have some real treasures for sale!</p>
<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-59509654689185207022013-06-08T15:37:00.001+01:002013-07-10T17:46:32.017+01:00Baby Cards Using PTI Background Stamps.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDWOFah777HMmppL5sxSPwxxvkzPWtjrk-bTXH0UpbDWqJr1M66olQt3NIjfpDoMvT-nfghs7Mi0CvjSFveuVvlyUAS9xVNb9B7tPrTQH7OZE0yrVNKJNfaouC-jpSEaE8ElBNnsVHLR0/s2048/IMG_20130608_111855.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDWOFah777HMmppL5sxSPwxxvkzPWtjrk-bTXH0UpbDWqJr1M66olQt3NIjfpDoMvT-nfghs7Mi0CvjSFveuVvlyUAS9xVNb9B7tPrTQH7OZE0yrVNKJNfaouC-jpSEaE8ElBNnsVHLR0/s500/IMG_20130608_111855.jpg" id="blogsy-1373474646989.0388" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="372" alt=""></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving this Ikat background stamp from PTI. There is such a great variety of uses for it, from backgrounds to simple, one image cards. I can't wait to explore its uses a bit more.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This second card uses a rainbow background. This one is very versatile as well, as you can go wild with the different colour combos. These have been my go-to stamps for quick cards for a while now.</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> I haven't really had much time to make cards lately, as life has gotten in the way.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">I know my poor blog has been so neglected lately, but I hope to start posting again. There will probably be a bit more variety, and hopefully some tutorials in the pipeline. I've missed posting so will look forward to getting back into it.</span></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I have been seriously missing in action for a while! Our family is just coming out the other side of a really bad fortnight of flu. I've been kept busy with sick kiddies and then a sick husband and then little old me got sick too.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I thought I would make something for my own mum. One of my mum's favourite things to do is make lists, so I thought a little organiser would be perfect for her. The pattern was just guesswork mostly, but I'm happy enough with it. There are a few imperfections (see the top seam over the notebook and the left part of the pocket), but I know she won't mind them :)</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a pocket for a notebook and a place for pens on the right. The left pocket would be handy for holding receipts or coupons. I added a piece of elastic to hold it closed. Hope she likes it!</div>
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One thing I love about Prima products is the beautiful packaging it comes in, and I always keep the backing card from their flowers. This one was literally just stuck onto the card base as is. It has a lovely pearl finish on it and the greenish blue colour has a real mermaid vibe about it. It doesn't take ink too well, so the sentiment is a little faded, but it doesn't rub off or anything. I added some die cut flowers from PTI's The Sweet Life and there you have it. I really like the colours of this card. I wish I could buy paper like this, it takes the hard work out of making cards lol.</div>
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This was another quick card. My aunt ambushed me with an order for 5 cards, which were needed right away. (Is it just my family that does this?) I made this felt embellishment months ago and promptly forgot about it. I added a strip of PTI's heart border underneath the flower and stuck a tiny tag with it. All of these bits and pieces had been pre-made, stamped and cut ages ago, so on they went in no time at all. </div>
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<br />Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-25868616581161935462013-01-07T17:48:00.001+00:002013-01-07T17:48:20.623+00:00Emily Peacock Tapestry- The Meeting Place.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX2noEN4dBULVH-pMIta-9Ex0eqLNSVoONrH5Vwr3Gx-0jPrZ5pyM4XZ-SC1fzzTFkrB2R1jBAs_d3KnCG2OMKdDSMDJdPfHFFdgVLNhm32w2WZJllPJv1k-4XgXyda1s5rcnhEYll6jr/s1024/20130107_152719.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX2noEN4dBULVH-pMIta-9Ex0eqLNSVoONrH5Vwr3Gx-0jPrZ5pyM4XZ-SC1fzzTFkrB2R1jBAs_d3KnCG2OMKdDSMDJdPfHFFdgVLNhm32w2WZJllPJv1k-4XgXyda1s5rcnhEYll6jr/s1024/20130107_152719.jpg" id="blogsy-1357580899473.7888" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="338"></a></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"> I was sorting through some stuff today and came across this tapestry. It was my first attempt at needlework and was a HUGE undertaking for a beginner project. It took the guts of a year on and off and by the time I finished, I was sick of the sight of it! I must get it framed and onto the wall, as its so vibrant. It doesn't look that way in the photo, but we don't seem to be getting any natural light these days. So hard to get decent photos of anything. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The kit was bought from <a href="http://www.emilypeacock.com/" target="_blank" title="">Emily Peacock</a> and she has some fantastic designs available. I have always wanted to make the Hug and Kiss pillows. I think they were featured on that Kirstie Allsop crafting programme.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I love this new design as well.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> And this older one too!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Pattern from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weelittlestitches" target="_blank" title="">Wee Little Stitches.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> Well it's finished. I think I might have jinxed myself by posting about it before it was completed. After stitching the next three letters, I realised I had used a kind of ecru colour instead of white. My mum insisted she couldn't notice it and I believed her for a while. Once I finished it, I knew it would annoy me for ever more, so I redid those few letters. Thankfully that was the last of the disasters with this one. Onwards and upwards! Ethan decided that his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cross stitch wasn't big enough, so he has chosen the X-Men instead (all 12 of them....sigh)</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I'm embarrassed to admit that this is one of only 4 Christmas cards I made this year. Despite a plethora of festive stamps, for the second year running, I've failed to send out any Christmas cards. Last years I was in the depths of morning sickness, so this year I'm just going to go ahead and blame the baby again! This time it's teething. I threw together 4 similar looking cards on Christmas Eve, and only because I truly couldn't bare to buy any. Maybe next year I'll be more organised (I say this every year).</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-72397850955728895002012-12-22T16:59:00.000+00:002012-12-22T16:59:13.704+00:00Work in Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started this as a quick present for a friend for Christmas and it has been one mistake after the other with it. First I spelt the word born wrong (that's what you get for watching tv while stitching) and now I'm just after spotting a mistake on the second line. The first two letters are one stitch taller than the rest of the line. I feel like throwing the whole blasted thing away. I'm starting to wonder if I will actually have time to finish it now. Plus it's really hard to see what you're stitching on black Aida (now I'm just whinging!) Anyone else ever get that "doomed from the start" type of feeling with a project?!</div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-85194446527483658452012-12-18T23:11:00.001+00:002012-12-18T23:11:26.054+00:00Lord of The Rings Cross Stitch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMjV2r9-K_-6kmmKlcJXzXA7C_DKJlRbrU5Yie_QHSvsHT-MUfMe5TLgRSRIRoMfTcazVTysq35dJuJOcNQQrSrImuM71HVrF7bnPqKt6gzXDcIbMkn2uTXUl0LFRoyQYJYeD2__Nldqn/s1024/20121217_155430-1.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMjV2r9-K_-6kmmKlcJXzXA7C_DKJlRbrU5Yie_QHSvsHT-MUfMe5TLgRSRIRoMfTcazVTysq35dJuJOcNQQrSrImuM71HVrF7bnPqKt6gzXDcIbMkn2uTXUl0LFRoyQYJYeD2__Nldqn/s1024/20121217_155430-1.jpg" id="blogsy-1355872240850.8286" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="315" alt=""></a></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"> So glad to get this finished. It was like a thorn in my side! I promised a friend I would make him one for his girlfriend. He offered to pay me for it, but to be honest it's one of those things that takes ages, so I just told him to cover the cost of buying the new thread colours. Anyway the pattern is from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82386057/pixel-people-the-fellowship-of-the-ring" target="_blank" title="">Wee Little Stitches</a>, love that shop! I didn't enjoy stitching this as much as the Batman's Enemies one. It feels a bit drab to me, too many earthy tones. Of course hobbits don't wear fuschia pink so I can't really complain about the colours! Next on the list is an inspiration quote for a friend, and then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Ethan!</p>
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I bought a bundle of scraps off Etsy, just so I would have a bit more variety to work with. Most of them were fine, but I had to piece some together to make them useable. I made up three bibs last night out of them. It didn't take too long and now I have a bunch of cute bibs for Maya :)</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night Ethan asked me if I would make him a bag for bringing some cars down to his Nanny's house. He picked out everything from the fabric down to the zip. For a four year old, he's very sure of what he likes! Another one of his criteria was it had to stand up by itself, so I tried boxed corners for the first time and it worked out fairly well.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Birch Fabrics- Cars in Cream and Kona Turquoise for the lining, both from <a href="http://www.fluffysheepquilting.com" target="_blank" title="">Fluffy Sheep Quilting.</a></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> Sorry for the dark photos, but it's such a wintery day here. I miss natural light :(</p>
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During a recent visit to Ikea, I bought a load of fabric. For this cushion, I used the Eivor Leva and an old black pillow case for the back. The cushion insert is 20x20" and is also from Ikea. The insert was only €6 and it's really comfy and chock full of stuffing. I'm making these as part of my mum's Christmas present. One down, three to go!</div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-75572949102029153702012-11-29T21:48:00.001+00:002012-11-29T21:48:57.409+00:00Birthday Wishes<p style="text-align: center;"> A quick card made using PTI's Rainbow background stamp and half and half die.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> I had a small A7 folder lying around which was perfect. It's so much easier to find the right colours now.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> This one is full already so I'll probably have to start a new one soon.</p>
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Oh dear, after doing so well with posting in July, I seemed to have lapsed a bit in September! I'll put it down to lack of sleep with Maya and Ethan going back to school. There don't seem to be enough hours in the day.<br/><br/>I made this card for a friend who's baby was born at 28 weeks. She is a tiny little girl, but doing so well :)<br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914038526441623448noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101433613747225463.post-61743966195305520222012-09-09T11:17:00.001+01:002012-09-09T13:19:58.503+01:00Batman's Enemies Cross Stitch.<p style="text-align: center;">I got this cross stitch finished during the week. It's a gift for my friend who is a Batman fanatic! I really enjoyed stitching this, especially Poison Ivy. I found the pattern really easy to follow and it took me about a week and a half of doing it in the evenings. The gift was a success anyway. He loved it so much that he asked me to make a Lord of the Rings one for his girlfriend. Sorry about the glare on the photo, but I forgot to take a photo before I framed it. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Just editing to add in the details of the design. I bought a PDF of the design from an Etsy shop called <a href="http://www.weelittlestitches.etsy.com/" target="_blank" title="">WeeLittleStitches</a>. I highly recommend them and found the owners, Jacqueline and Christopher, great to deal with.</p>
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<p> <span style="text-align: center; ">Another quick birthday card using scraps. Absolutely love this patterned paper from Basic Grey, so pretty. I also used a half and half die cut and Beautiful Butterflies dies.</span></p>
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