tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53048661167049071462024-03-13T21:25:57.778+11:00We createWE can't create in a vacuum, everything we see has the potential to inspire and sometimes a little blogging helps tp get the creative juices flowing...wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-60630269295517786112011-11-30T20:05:00.013+11:002011-11-30T20:47:26.924+11:00Christmas is my favourite creative time of the year. Uni takes on a different personality while the students have their long break. We’re busy getting everything tidied up from last year and ready to go for next but somehow it just seems more relaxed. Maybe it’s because I’m taking the summer off from my studies too.<br /><br />So I have time for recreational reading and craft!<br /><br />Here’s what I’ve been doing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680712885012780402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jhG6PXe4DqE/TtXyRW4r1XI/AAAAAAAABvU/yaabiZgIFZo/s400/3.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680713187164726722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5Cvxzl7kcE/TtXyi8fUpcI/AAAAAAAABvg/MFugK5xsTAI/s400/4.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680713460397664690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HVXpZ_mlaac/TtXyy2XIabI/AAAAAAAABvs/dSSUf-Rt1CU/s400/17.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680713697867039922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E1ZrAai1vF4/TtXzArAPhLI/AAAAAAAABv4/qSeovBLDaYc/s400/18.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680713909090140850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ylTTviUcms8/TtXzM93wQrI/AAAAAAAABwE/1OS-ixs02D8/s400/19.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680714137814822162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tXQdPO5ABK8/TtXzaR797RI/AAAAAAAABwQ/bnJoQ2-8Dqk/s400/21.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 367px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680714382077490706" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yVHIRMsPE0s/TtXzof4udhI/AAAAAAAABwc/mO_8azJXG4w/s400/1..jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680714560402541394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I5VPZkG4I3E/TtXzy4Muy1I/AAAAAAAABwo/j8DkGDkUwIE/s400/20.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680716146063373362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XIdcR29Aziw/TtX1PLPu9DI/AAAAAAAABw0/FVeNTsZNnII/s400/23.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680716305190639202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hw3rh1kmfKY/TtX1YcCoVmI/AAAAAAAABxA/_WBMi7h9_fc/s400/2.jpg" /><br />with thanks to Pinterest and Etsy for the inspiration!<br /><br /><div></div></div>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-11193704865545009022011-11-15T14:00:00.002+11:002011-11-15T14:06:54.942+11:00PinterestI have just discovered Pinterest! I love it!!! what a great way to keep a record of all those ideas you find whilst surfing to supply inspiration for those creative dry spells AND negate the need for an <span style="font-style: italic;">actual </span>pin-board (which my family had every right to hate because mine was sooooo messy).<br /><br />I am finding so many uses for Pinterest. I can keep a record of books read and TBR and I have virtual collections to match my actual ones (like for my Royal Albert collection) so I can enjoy them even when not at home.<br /><br />there are some clever people in the world, aren't there?wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-76905159317364989762011-11-10T17:23:00.001+11:002011-11-10T17:25:17.744+11:00poor little blogmy poor little craft blog is languishing whilst I work on my masters. Don't worry ittle blog I'll try harder! Soon!!!wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-15079680929313288392010-04-02T09:55:00.000+11:002010-04-02T09:55:00.454+11:00so to sum up<p>                                         Before<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BdbfHxK-I/AAAAAAAAAwc/-Fa5OH8DAKg/s1600-h/wall%202%20b3%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b3" border="0" alt="wall 2 b3" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7Bdca7lO9I/AAAAAAAAAwg/LJctDP5ujPI/wall%202%20b3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" /></a> </p> <p>           <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BddlNTMLI/AAAAAAAAAwk/WscTwVEgXZM/s1600-h/wall%201%20b%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 b" border="0" alt="wall 1 b" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7Bdehcgt9I/AAAAAAAAAwo/tqSXOHH5HVg/wall%201%20b_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="160" height="240" /></a> </p> <p align="center">after</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BdgNMU1-I/AAAAAAAAAws/zEdsqc4WFmY/s1600-h/ta%20da%201%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="ta da 1" border="0" alt="ta da 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BdhU3DEFI/AAAAAAAAAww/P92cklw_t80/ta%20da%201_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="252" /></a></p> <p align="left">                                </p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BdiZt5JAI/AAAAAAAAAw0/gPBvGtnkH4s/s1600-h/wall%201%20a2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 a2" border="0" alt="wall 1 a2" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BdjSanWsI/AAAAAAAAAw4/su8hxXw7Pc0/wall%201%20a2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>             <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7Bdkx4aBxI/AAAAAAAAAw8/Nke09URE9VI/s1600-h/wall%203%20a3%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 3 a3" border="0" alt="wall 3 a3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7Bdl-bckZI/AAAAAAAAAxA/K_992kAK428/wall%203%20a3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a> </p> <p align="center">it was hard work but I am one happy lady!</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-53387683860637474352010-04-01T09:43:00.001+11:002010-04-01T15:01:45.459+11:00the big shelf dilemma<p align="justify">The only two stipulations from MGM (once I told him it would all be done on a shoe-string budget) relating to the shabby chic thing were that it not cross the ‘D’ demarcation line (the line at which, should the shabby cross it, Divorce papers would be filed) and that I not touch the big shelves (which are actually fine & expensive pieces of furniture).</p> <p align="justify">My dilema... what to do with all that chocolate brown in my lovely pastle room? So I tried the de-clutter thing that worked so well with the other shelves by using my <a href="http://wecreates.blogspot.com/2010/03/shabby-chic-before-after.html">AFD</a> boxes to store the big stuff and some smaller boxes in stacks look great painted white too. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QalJfvMOI/AAAAAAAAAyY/9OhsknS56K0/s1600-h/wall%203boxes%202%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wall 3boxes 2" border="0" alt="wall 3boxes 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QamE4BG4I/AAAAAAAAAyc/8uVfhoXfdQk/wall%203boxes%202_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="401" height="315" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I put the ephemeral leftovers into journal boxes (yes, painted white of course) that I ‘rescued’ from the recycling bin at work. </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QanO8bawI/AAAAAAAAAyg/yKGDvRyXX1A/s1600-h/wall%203%20a2%20-%20boxes%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 3 a2 - boxes" border="0" alt="wall 3 a2 - boxes" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QaoApNBKI/AAAAAAAAAyk/24kKdJ51N1U/wall%203%20a2%20-%20boxes_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="167" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">I even painted the spines of my big folders, and added some pretties from my fav scrapbook shop <a href="http://www.fredtheneedle.com/">Fred the Needle</a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QapB0hPNI/AAAAAAAAAyo/t8I9XW3Jx5g/s1600-h/wall%203%20a2%20-%20folders%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wall 3 a2 - folders" border="0" alt="wall 3 a2 - folders" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7Qap99jueI/AAAAAAAAAys/LppMNAT4s_4/wall%203%20a2%20-%20folders_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="362" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">Painting the containers rather than the shelves is a compromise that, in the end, makes me quite happy. I don’t have very good pics of the before/after scenario but this gives you the idea… </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BaU3Pz1xI/AAAAAAAAAwE/nG7ZUpb3W0o/s1600-h/wall%202%20b3%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b3" border="0" alt="wall 2 b3" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BaWcAAFPI/AAAAAAAAAwM/--nGgLkmOSs/wall%202%20b3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BaXuiKfmI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/_nfNWYASZeM/s1600-h/wall%203%20a3%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="wall 3 a3" border="0" alt="wall 3 a3" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BaY-Q3VgI/AAAAAAAAAwU/mKKTAC-pPMM/wall%203%20a3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" /></a></p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-76575761424467499802010-03-31T09:14:00.000+11:002010-03-31T09:14:00.422+11:00and now for the real challenge<p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b3" border="0" alt="wall 2 b3" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT3VFTkQI/AAAAAAAAAu4/a7WeG7_Ys3M/wall%202%20b3_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" />The solid blue wall just had to go!… </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>You think this looks cluttered and chaotic! Wait ’till you see the mess created by moving the furniture to get to that wall…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT5IWZwUI/AAAAAAAAAu8/WLsRIN-MsUE/s1600-h/chaos%20%204%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="chaos 4" border="0" alt="chaos 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT6Mcq0DI/AAAAAAAAAvA/wArD5ALp14M/chaos%20%204_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="124" height="177" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT8HU1qRI/AAAAAAAAAvE/i4kegnWrWIE/s1600-h/chaos%201%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="chaos 1" border="0" alt="chaos 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT9Ja0ocI/AAAAAAAAAvI/ovTLb1oQ7Xk/chaos%201_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="124" height="178" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BT-vMrjFI/AAAAAAAAAvM/9uFD6cLh_Mk/s1600-h/wall%203%20b1%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 3 b1" border="0" alt="wall 3 b1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUAR3sKrI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/gQMl2SxOZ_4/wall%203%20b1_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="120" height="174" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="right">                                                                   can you believe my son moved that bookshelf <br />WITHOUT taking <br />all the books off first!</p> <p align="justify">Between coats on the wall I started on my desk shelves. <br /> <br />before                                                                 after</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUBhYsO2I/AAAAAAAAAvU/pzHydTRL8Uw/s1600-h/wall%202%20b1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b1" border="0" alt="wall 2 b1" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUCokd5UI/AAAAAAAAAvY/mZqzpW8xIjo/wall%202%20b1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="230" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUEN83tNI/AAAAAAAAAvc/r-g1KgLyBCg/s1600-h/wall%202%20a%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 a" border="0" alt="wall 2 a" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUFcJ2wlI/AAAAAAAAAvg/mqCh0peC4Yw/wall%202%20a_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="240" /></a> </p> <p>before</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUGtuExqI/AAAAAAAAAvk/CikCT2nJvdw/s1600-h/wall%202%20b2%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b2" border="0" alt="wall 2 b2" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUH98WGYI/AAAAAAAAAvo/FJPVOzS0oV4/wall%202%20b2_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="141" /></a>  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUJCx2uaI/AAAAAAAAAvs/jkXKo1UwAIc/s1600-h/wall%202%20a2%20-%20Copy%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 a2 - Copy" border="0" alt="wall 2 a2 - Copy" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUKE31gKI/AAAAAAAAAvw/CLwkEV-9LEE/wall%202%20a2%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="165" /></a>                       after</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>all together now…</p> <p>from this</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUL5TSG4I/AAAAAAAAAv0/7p5P9Q5jy98/s1600-h/wall%202%20b3%20-%20Copy%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 b3 - Copy" border="0" alt="wall 2 b3 - Copy" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUOVprP6I/AAAAAAAAAv4/hrR7ZPIuQ8Y/wall%202%20b3%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="240" /></a> </p> <p>              to this           <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUPqpZwjI/AAAAAAAAAv8/CQ1qq3TD0eU/s1600-h/wall%202%20a2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 2 a2" border="0" alt="wall 2 a2" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BUQvZSwkI/AAAAAAAAAwA/a1kf2redphk/wall%202%20a2_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="161" height="240" /></a></p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-47050129205481682772010-03-30T09:25:00.000+11:002010-04-01T14:40:03.938+11:00furniture next<p>Next I turned my attention to the furniture. This was a little bit daunting so I started with the smallest piece on this wall.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QUa8qkolI/AAAAAAAAAxE/h0O7WCDHlmU/s1600-h/wall%201%20b.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 b" border="0" alt="wall 1 b" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIOr8ThGI/AAAAAAAAAxI/HMmUm72PNwA/wall%201%20b_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="276" /></a> </p> <p>    this one <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIQDilWWI/AAAAAAAAAuA/tItzsuizHow/s1600-h/wall%201%20b3%20-%20Copy%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="wall 1 b3 - Copy" border="0" alt="wall 1 b3 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIRC_JlHI/AAAAAAAAAuE/WpdcTaMixRA/wall%201%20b3%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="73" height="240" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BISOslOII/AAAAAAAAAuI/N-jkOvKFNL8/s1600-h/wall%201%20b1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="wall 1 b1" border="0" alt="wall 1 b1" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIS-ZtpbI/AAAAAAAAAuM/ijlj9PPJ850/wall%201%20b1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="88" height="240" /></a></p> <p align="right">    which is actually in two bits, <br />a cheap-as-chips CD rack from <br />the $2 shop which was never <br />much use because I had the <br />printer stuck in front of it <br />and <br /> a 30 year old bedside table <br />that I got when I first moved <br /> out of home. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>  </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BITyRcznI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/jXg6xDcdKc4/s1600-h/wall%201%20a1%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="wall 1 a1" border="0" alt="wall 1 a1" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIVM_4_2I/AAAAAAAAAuU/iUddE194p3Y/wall%201%20a1_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="54" height="240" /></a>I painted everything white, stuck a bit of beading on the edges (painted pink), made a fancy bit for the top from my scrapbooking supplies and moved the ugly printer…this is the result… </p> <p align="justify">Next I replaced the manly blue, heavy drapes with some light and filmy ones we had hanging in the house 25 years ago (hoarding DOES pay of!). I wanted a beaded fringe for the pelmet but at $60+ per metre (for 5 metres!) that was right out so I made one for under $50  -yes I know it wasn’t part of the spend-no-money plan but just look at it!<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIWxGrW1I/AAAAAAAAAxM/MlzypgajoPw/s1600-h/fringe%202.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="fringe 2" border="0" alt="fringe 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIX4h19PI/AAAAAAAAAxU/5oFSCAnn5rw/fringe%202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="340" height="232" /></a> so the result is </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIZhvkHEI/AAAAAAAAAxc/uuoM0WXDK08/s1600-h/wall%201%20after%201.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 after 1" border="0" alt="wall 1 after 1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIai5jb7I/AAAAAAAAAxk/-ejQNpmwbYM/wall%201%20after%201_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" height="379" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Before<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIb8qIJpI/AAAAAAAAAxo/LIZ8MzWGwS4/s1600-h/wall%201%20b%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 b" border="0" alt="wall 1 b" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIc4pSEKI/AAAAAAAAAxs/nZWGN_B_O4k/wall%201%20b_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="198" height="289" /></a>                                                  after<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIeLt74DI/AAAAAAAAAxw/8phDxvD0Sy0/s1600-h/ta%20da%201%20-%20Copy%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="ta da 1 - Copy" border="0" alt="ta da 1 - Copy" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7BIffR9PEI/AAAAAAAAAx8/mlhpthhryLA/ta%20da%201%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="210" height="285" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">EDIT: Becca pointed out, and rightly so, that I forgot to mention the glass knobs on my drawers…look<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QUhq-CR_I/AAAAAAAAAyA/edqWw5wI1kw/s1600-h/wall%201%20knobs%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wall 1 knobs" border="0" alt="wall 1 knobs" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7QUioAk7EI/AAAAAAAAAyI/UtR9afwGMRw/wall%201%20knobs_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="240" /></a>aren’t they g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s! I got them whilst shopping with Renae & Becca at our wonderful local vintage shop after having eyed them off for about 6 months and saving for about as long. They’re all different – I was going for the eclectic look. The shop keeper didn’t think it would work but Renae, Becca and I agreed that it would and it DID. I get a ridiculous amount of pleasure from these little pink glass beauties.</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-89042065034730910642010-03-29T16:08:00.004+11:002010-03-29T16:18:18.054+11:00shabby chic: before & after<p align="justify">I know I haven’t been a very faithful blogger but I have a bit of time on my hands right now so I thought I’d amuse myself with some before and after posts showing my journey towards a shabby chic craft-room.</p><p align="justify">Hope you get some pleasure out of them too. I am sooooooooooo happy with my little craft room, I find myself stopping as I pass by just to admire my handiwork.</p><p align="justify">My aim was to be as cost effective <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1ktEGwaI/AAAAAAAAAsw/6jOnJB9wBpw/s1600-h/box%20%26%20basket%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="box & basket" border="0" alt="box & basket" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1lhLmT_I/AAAAAAAAAs0/dzuoCAlCHIE/box%20%26%20basket_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="132" /></a>as possible, so I started by gathering some boxes and baskets<br />that were doing various jobs all over the house and then raiding the storage cupboard for all our old paint<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1mjzqLvI/AAAAAAAAAs4/zAzUUDh5o-4/s1600-h/paint%203%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="paint 3" border="0" alt="paint 3" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1nsYk3AI/AAAAAAAAAs8/pJC4nmS3bPU/paint%203_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="123" height="180" /></a> </p><br /><p align="justify"></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p>I used up all our old white paint!</p><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1orYDkmI/AAAAAAAAAtA/ZOSUlwRpiVs/s1600-h/paint%202%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="paint 2" border="0" alt="paint 2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1poBmiEI/AAAAAAAAAtE/sYui5lQGK5c/paint%202_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="120" /></a> </p><p>my Aussie Farmers Direct boxes came in handy.<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1qvldRmI/AAAAAAAAAtI/LE0Mp8sux1U/s1600-h/box%20b1%20%282%29%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="box b1 (2)" border="0" alt="box b1 (2)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1rdEMnlI/AAAAAAAAAtM/a6oopToagLo/box%20b1%20%282%29_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="106" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1sJTQsOI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/DqltQnsapUo/s1600-h/box%20b1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="box b1" border="0" alt="box b1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1tGZfjbI/AAAAAAAAAtU/01UbN9yyxAA/box%20b1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="142" height="157" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1uMFjq-I/AAAAAAAAAtY/wkyA9ZqV6ms/s1600-h/box%20a1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="box a1" border="0" alt="box a1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1u9fywCI/AAAAAAAAAtc/fll9L9Ojpa4/box%20a1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="181" /></a>my boring old brown baskets <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1wVTp11I/AAAAAAAAAtg/7gtom5PK_XQ/s1600-h/basket%20b1%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="basket b1" border="0" alt="basket b1" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1xE3wJqI/AAAAAAAAAtk/9CuYDfjq0A8/basket%20b1_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="181" height="125" /></a> became something<br />new and not-so-boring</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1yC1-tsI/AAAAAAAAAto/wNRcpVd1ak4/s1600-h/basket%20a1%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="basket a1" border="0" alt="basket a1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A1zW0K-sI/AAAAAAAAAts/yRi2uaj_p2M/basket%20a1_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="209" height="142" /></a> I did lash out and buy a few baskets too when my good friends Renae & Becca pointed them out on sale (how could I resist!)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453919396295935586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/S7A2y3nVBmI/AAAAAAAAAtw/8J-5DovNM-g/s200/basket.JPG" /> </p><p>see you tomorrow for some more before & after snaps.</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-85981762066228206502009-12-21T13:55:00.001+11:002009-12-21T13:55:41.258+11:00merry Christmas and little break<p align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sy7jqPjymDI/AAAAAAAAArU/UNmwd2LY7BE/s1600-h/australian_christmas_bells_everythingchristmas_com_au_sm%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="australian_christmas_bells_everythingchristmas_com_au_sm" border="0" alt="australian_christmas_bells_everythingchristmas_com_au_sm" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sy7jqwHSwpI/AAAAAAAAArY/3nhzqQFpCDw/australian_christmas_bells_everythingchristmas_com_au_sm_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="125" height="142" /></a> Dear Blogland dwellers thanks for popping by to We Cerate from time to time, it’s been great being here, getting all sorts of creative ideas form you all. I’m having a little blog-break but would like to wish you all a wonderful blessed Christmas…see you all in 2010! </p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-50295487105540207292009-12-15T17:18:00.001+11:002009-12-16T00:17:24.369+11:00Here we go…<p>craft apron<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp3FROATI/AAAAAAAAAlk/V4T56ylJuTo/s1600-h/DSC_0052%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0052" border="0" alt="DSC_0052" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4Mk7K2I/AAAAAAAAAlo/_zSWdijryDo/DSC_0052_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="130" height="230" /></a>  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4zLyBJI/AAAAAAAAApc/SpQS80Aqb9g/s1600-h/tick%5B35%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tick" border="0" alt="tick" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp5mvQzkI/AAAAAAAAApk/-dViKFwD8XI/tick_thumb%5B33%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="34" height="34" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>         boxes/baskets to paint<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4zLyBJI/AAAAAAAAAps/FjOtHeoVaXw/s1600-h/tick%5B36%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tick" border="0" alt="tick" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp5mvQzkI/AAAAAAAAApw/V-d2Hc6PMog/tick_thumb%5B34%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="42" height="42" /></a></p> <p>  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp7b478QI/AAAAAAAAAmE/iSZXSwsines/s1600-h/DSC_0053%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0053" border="0" alt="DSC_0053" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp8WNp9aI/AAAAAAAAAmI/dPu4rOqz3KA/DSC_0053_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="186" height="128" /></a>   <br />                                                                       pretty fabric <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp9fMStkI/AAAAAAAAAmM/ht56l-vtNsg/s1600-h/DSC_0056%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0056" border="0" alt="DSC_0056" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp-vIpwEI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Tmt0Raavqlo/DSC_0056_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4zLyBJI/AAAAAAAAAp0/frIslt4TMlo/s1600-h/tick%5B50%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tick" border="0" alt="tick" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp5mvQzkI/AAAAAAAAAqA/nqBsBBiaf3E/tick_thumb%5B48%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="29" height="29" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> paint from the garage<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqA42R-PI/AAAAAAAAAmk/pvCKROZTqbk/s1600-h/DSC_0055%20-%20Copy%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0055 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC_0055 - Copy" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqB5Bd3qI/AAAAAAAAAmo/b0nCiDxgUZ4/DSC_0055%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a>…<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4zLyBJI/AAAAAAAAAqM/67b2r_6eNuY/s1600-h/tick%5B48%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tick" border="0" alt="tick" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp5mvQzkI/AAAAAAAAAqU/19Wppvni680/tick_thumb%5B46%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="27" height="28" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>yuck not so white 5 yr old paint           <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqD0hLKCI/AAAAAAAAAm8/I9tTCl2-MXc/s1600-h/DSC_0057%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0057" border="0" alt="DSC_0057" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqEmde9rI/AAAAAAAAAnA/jFpX242vAOE/DSC_0057_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a></p> <p>          <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqFg4VerI/AAAAAAAAAnE/qgldxxX-8-o/s1600-h/DSC_0058%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0058" border="0" alt="DSC_0058" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqGTqyG-I/AAAAAAAAAnI/GdnWpeu0Hac/DSC_0058_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp4zLyBJI/AAAAAAAAAqc/tI1gut7rIHo/s1600-h/tick%5B34%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tick" border="0" alt="tick" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sycp5mvQzkI/AAAAAAAAAqk/LysHQdjKm50/tick_thumb%5B32%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="41" height="41" /></a> hang on… that’ll do</p> <p>                     here we go</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqIUjPA4I/AAAAAAAAAnc/qXVJtssajIY/s1600-h/DSC_0060%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0060" border="0" alt="DSC_0060" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqJUUPt9I/AAAAAAAAAng/vAGzVvBuRnY/DSC_0060_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="244" /></a> <br />paint on boxes (not an easy photo to take)</p> <p>& furniture…                    I’m starting small one corner at a time<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqKOYlCUI/AAAAAAAAAnk/IWORIgSYHo0/s1600-h/DSC_0063%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0063" border="0" alt="DSC_0063" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqLaKC3bI/AAAAAAAAAno/q_gXu7Ki1Oc/DSC_0063_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a> <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqML5XXCI/AAAAAAAAAns/WKXqyqLS7XM/s1600-h/DSC_0048%20-%20Copy%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0048 - Copy" border="0" alt="DSC_0048 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SycqNHzzbII/AAAAAAAAAnw/nwXUcKNm5YA/DSC_0048%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="92" height="244" /></a></p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-78541035433081941762009-12-09T14:58:00.002+11:002009-12-09T15:35:44.207+11:00stuck in the middle with you<p align="justify">If you were to engage me in conversation at the moment you’d realise I’m totally obsessed with shabby chic design <em>and</em> I’m totally obsessed with my craft room make-over. My craft room is one of those annoying rooms that you end up with after renovations – you know the room stuck in the middle between old and new – the walk through room. It has had many incarnations over the last 25 years…it started out as our main bed room, it’s been an office, a teenage bedroom and now it’s my craft room and I love it!</p><p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gPO2j04I/AAAAAAAAAkM/lao59jp4ujQ/s1600-h/DSC_0001%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0001" border="0" alt="DSC_0001" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gQQdvJQI/AAAAAAAAAkY/qD3yI2W9_Mk/DSC_0001_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a>It looks out onto the pool and there’s a bush-rock waterfall right outside my window, there’s nothing like crafting to the sound of running water! </p><p align="justify">The view from my window<br /><br />If you look closely you can see the water running…<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gRYxG8UI/AAAAAAAAAkk/3Ye3xTOJu2c/s1600-h/DSC_0002%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0002" border="0" alt="DSC_0002" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gSRdyf3I/AAAAAAAAAkw/UpHcAG3Ffig/DSC_0002_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="244" /></a> </p><p align="justify">While I’d love to have buckets of money to throw at this project I must face facts, I just don’t, so it’ll be budget shabby and that’s okay with me. I’m using the existing furniture and shabby-ing it up.</p><p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gTonFRAI/AAAAAAAAAk8/dVl-V1yIiUs/s1600-h/DSC_0048%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0048" border="0" alt="DSC_0048" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gU1RlpdI/AAAAAAAAAlI/6k7lzPLIl7Q/DSC_0048_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a> I’ve bought some lovely baskets that my good friend <a href="http://renaeworkinprogress.blogspot.com/">Renae</a> found for me in Spotlight, and I have plans for painting that manly-blue wall (right) a feminine pink. MGM’s a bit worried (all the network cabling is on that wall) but I think his real fear is that the sahbby chci-ing will creep creep creep out into the rest of the house. His fears are justified…</p><p align="justify">Our youngest cherub has caught the bug too and is all excited about continuing the theme in her room too. But it’s okay because her room is in the extension and only one room away from my study, Now here’s the rub, because there is a room in between her room and the craft room it would not be fair to just leave that all daggy-looking, would it…?</p><p align="justify">So it’s settled #3 and I will shabby up the craft room <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gV6GeIXI/AAAAAAAAAlU/MlqzUkYC_4g/s1600-h/DSC_0001%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0001" border="0" alt="DSC_0001" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sx8gWmwTfRI/AAAAAAAAAlg/lL6KGpKPeUw/DSC_0001_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="113" height="156" /></a><em>and </em>her room <em>and</em> the laundry in between, Renae has already made a donation to the laundry – how gorgeous is this little soap and hand cream container! (how lucky am I to have such a great friend). I have no plans beyond the borders of my craft room…right now I am content to spend a little time each day dab dab dabbing with my little paint brush…</p><p align="justify">would you like to see?</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-88639546944588406732009-12-07T11:29:00.001+11:002009-12-07T11:29:13.843+11:00Hello again<p align="justify">Blogging at this time of the year is as vulnerable to Seasonal  demands as any other pleasurable past-time, you know…the things you like to do get put on hold while the things you <em>must</em> do impose themselves.</p> <p align="justify">Anyway while I haven’t posted them I have been keeping up with my Christmas countdown card making (sort of – not as finished as I should be), here they are…  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMGUZsRxI/AAAAAAAAAi8/2kt61p0kCQM/s1600-h/DSC_0060%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0060" border="0" alt="DSC_0060" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMHWVQumI/AAAAAAAAAjA/pRbMq__9stI/DSC_0060_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="235" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMIPCuz5I/AAAAAAAAAjE/NGEBp0kRB64/s1600-h/DSC_0085%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0085" border="0" alt="DSC_0085" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMJDe4g6I/AAAAAAAAAjI/QHzls53mM4Q/DSC_0085_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="185" height="222" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMKP8cjrI/AAAAAAAAAjM/WBtrcka4HxM/s1600-h/DSC_0089%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0089" border="0" alt="DSC_0089" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMLNzKSsI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/UI-bqoqohPA/DSC_0089_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="221" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMMKIwz2I/AAAAAAAAAjU/S8z9eBWX3FY/s1600-h/DSC_0092%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0092" border="0" alt="DSC_0092" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMMyDEYZI/AAAAAAAAAjY/yJNKou16XM0/DSC_0092_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="177" height="208" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMOK7EHaI/AAAAAAAAAjc/ye4DzEjQxa4/s1600-h/DSC_0096%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0095" border="0" alt="DSC_0095" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMO68_7GI/AAAAAAAAAjg/nRS7go--_RE/DSC_0095%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMP7yyI0I/AAAAAAAAAjk/fxoZzFZwROM/s1600-h/DSC_0094%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0094" border="0" alt="DSC_0094" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMQnfe8OI/AAAAAAAAAjo/Iw9Q4fz4mJU/DSC_0094_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="158" height="244" /></a><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0096" border="0" alt="DSC_0096" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMRs0dCPI/AAAAAAAAAjs/dIluKBXQJVg/DSC_0096_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="244" /></a></p> <p>   </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0097" border="0" alt="DSC_0097" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMSfiaBQI/AAAAAAAAAjw/ay5Fu6mlAT8/DSC_0097_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="247" /></p> <p>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMTbXxiuI/AAAAAAAAAj0/-BXuJkN4lvg/s1600-h/DSC_0099%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0099" border="0" alt="DSC_0099" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMUNCz0XI/AAAAAAAAAj4/dFIVJqGONPE/DSC_0099_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMVEEWNNI/AAAAAAAAAj8/aPvGONKHLwM/s1600-h/DSC_0098%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0098" border="0" alt="DSC_0098" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SxxMWH_xYoI/AAAAAAAAAkA/XEuGXLum-tA/DSC_0098_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>These were very quick to make with these cool dimensional stickers.</p> <p>Total made so far = 61 (nearly there & not before time either).</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-82230756111218453922009-11-04T08:52:00.000+11:002009-11-04T08:52:00.430+11:00WIP Wednesday<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6r4UuHCSI/AAAAAAAAAhk/UvwkfqKzYPk/s1600-h/wip_wednesday%20button%5B5%5D%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wip_wednesday button[5]" border="0" alt="wip_wednesday button[5]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6r5gas8SI/AAAAAAAAAho/XRNj2PiSPHk/wip_wednesday%20button%5B5%5D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="216" /></a> </p> <p align="center">I’m so enjoying working this little kit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6r7IvhXHI/AAAAAAAAAhs/u7f_j0ezmCE/s1600-h/DSC_0031%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0031" border="0" alt="DSC_0031" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6r8dlZheI/AAAAAAAAAhw/zAttM2G7UqA/DSC_0031_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="190" /></a></p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-42259581137466962172009-11-02T20:46:00.002+11:002009-11-02T20:48:18.955+11:00Christmas countdown week 6 & 7<p align="justify">Yes I know I’m slipping ...no post last week because I was off celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary but I did make a card</p><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6qeLDE9AI/AAAAAAAAAhc/2d1YcwTKOzw/s1600-h/DSC_0032%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0032" border="0" alt="DSC_0032" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Su6qfCKiKQI/AAAAAAAAAhg/_KsoWLUD4TM/DSC_0032_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="332" height="164" /></a> </p><p align="center">which I have duplicated 4 times.</p><p>as for week 7? got nothin’ yet …am hoping for inspiration & hopefully I’ll have two for next week!</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-54779164729435175792009-10-21T06:53:00.000+11:002009-10-21T06:53:00.695+11:00Work in Progress Wednesday<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrJ3evBxOI/AAAAAAAAAfM/8dmukU-W4Ms/s1600-h/wip%20wednesday%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="wip wednesday" border="0" alt="wip wednesday" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrJ6o-59EI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/x-DHY7xIULs/wip%20wednesday_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="173" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">This meme is hosted by <a href="http://abowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/">Becca</a>…c<em>are to join? </em></p> <p align="justify"><em>Post about your current WIP and pop over to <a href="http://abowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/">A Bowerbird’s Nest</a> to leave your link.</em></p> <p align="justify"><em></em></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrJ9ERPQcI/AAAAAAAAAfU/1B5ezJcdHns/s1600-h/DSC_0030%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0030" border="0" alt="DSC_0030" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrJ-Ivb0FI/AAAAAAAAAfY/AfVbymJ3yGY/DSC_0030_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="187" height="244" /></a></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">here is my current WIP <br /><em>Victoria Heart</em> by Sweetheart Tree</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrJ_RpRkHI/AAAAAAAAAfc/NDs42Y1lqTI/s1600-h/DSC_0034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0034" border="0" alt="DSC_0034" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrKAZgMnII/AAAAAAAAAfg/U3wrDwH6eMk/DSC_0034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="292" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>this is what I’ve done so far<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrKBeDdEJI/AAAAAAAAAfk/jPIM9lYcJcM/s1600-h/3%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="3" border="0" alt="3" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StrKDBRvN3I/AAAAAAAAAfo/FCnGXukuIOE/3_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="239" height="244" /></a></p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-90899515978318121202009-10-19T09:27:00.000+11:002009-10-19T09:27:00.087+11:00Christmas countdown week 5<p align="justify">I don’t want to alarm you but we’re into single figures…Christmas is <em><font color="#ff0000">nine</font></em> and a bit weeks away …I will not panic…deep breaths…</p> <p align="justify">here’s this weekend’s effort, <img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0030" border="0" alt="DSC_0030" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StruNM-QniI/AAAAAAAAAfs/ncXlZahd7O8/DSC_0030_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="244" />no one said I was was going to do make my 100-cards-by-Christmas deadline by doing lots of complicated busy cards, with that in mind simple is good… </p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-64044145776213660272009-10-18T16:24:00.002+11:002009-10-18T17:20:33.740+11:00Christmas Countdown Week 4 (12 Oct 09)<p>I did post last week, I really did! I made a really pretty post, scheduled it to go up on Monday the 12th and then…nothing. It’s gone – don’t know where, just gone.</p><p>So here’s the card for last week <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StqnVEF3WVI/AAAAAAAAAek/TnlNNrd2vtw/s1600-h/DSC_0020%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0020" border="0" alt="DSC_0020" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/StqnWV6cN8I/AAAAAAAAAeo/BZS2IPTice8/DSC_0020_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="317" height="217" /></a>… </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />When I saw “White Out” by Renee Dowling in <em>Australian Stamping and Papercraft Magazine </em>Vol 15 no 5 p14 I thought I just have to copy that one! I love white and pink fro Christmas, so outside-the-square.</p><p>I managed to make five of these cards so my tally is now 31.</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-34338674315140934322009-10-06T09:38:00.000+11:002009-10-06T09:38:00.431+11:00Christmas Countdown Week 3<p align="justify">Thanks to World Card Making Day I managed to make 7 variations on last weeks theme. That means 8 cards out of the <a href="http://wecreates.blogspot.com/2009/09/christmas-countdown-week-2.html">black lace</a> paper (so I don’t feel too bad about spending $4.95 on one piece of paper).</p> <p align="justify">here is my card for this week…</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Ssmk_Kg0cLI/AAAAAAAAAdc/HUn9o_r27fg/s1600-h/DSC_0003%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC_0003" border="0" alt="DSC_0003" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Ssmk_xABlgI/AAAAAAAAAdg/51gD0sWhV1A/DSC_0003_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="175" height="121" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmlA1XCAJI/AAAAAAAAAdk/OvrgWlLCB6M/s1600-h/DSC_0004%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DSC_0004" border="0" alt="DSC_0004" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmlBnl5bKI/AAAAAAAAAdo/knrS6DjOJ9U/DSC_0004_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" height="128" /></a>I really like it but I pretty sure I’ll only make two of these – very tedious. </p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-27015534736151108882009-10-05T19:38:00.001+11:002009-10-05T19:38:07.684+11:00craft road trip booty<p align="justify">I love long weekends – well who doesn’t you’d be un-g’dayed (sort if like de-barking for dogs only with Aussies) if  you admitted to not liking a long weekend in Australia.</p> <p align="justify">My treat for this weekend was to jump in the car with two of my best buddies and cruise down to Berry for a lovely (if somewhat soggy) Sunday.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmwXMpvn0I/AAAAAAAAAds/-9HRUb5qZBQ/s1600-h/DSC_0011%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0011" border="0" alt="DSC_0011" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmwYKSExkI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Mb3sMs55u-4/DSC_0011_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="103" height="161" /></a>This is the  travel survival pack provided by <a href="http://abowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/">Becca</a>. Beautifully scrap-booked outside and filled with essential items – map to get us back home if the sat-nav let us down, tiny shopping list with reminder to buy cool stuff, chuppa chup (in my fav. flavour) glow sitck (for road side breakdowns in the evening), rope - for cliff edge falls (starting to get worried about Becca’s crafting expectations at this stage), super-glue (for MacGyver moments), tiny craft project (mini knitting needles with mouse-sized scarf started) & Christmas candy canes because it’s Christmas season (anytime from August on in Becca-land)</p> <p align="justify">We spent most of our time in <a href="http://www.berry.org.au/default.asp?PageID=294">Sew & Tell</a> and all of our money! </p> <p align="justify">The Booty…</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmwY3QaIdI/AAAAAAAAAd0/CNuwWYaQJLQ/s1600-h/DSC_0012%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0012" border="0" alt="DSC_0012" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmwZ-yuCZI/AAAAAAAAAd4/Ot2UNOoEf6Q/DSC_0012_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="153" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <ol> <li> a shawl pin</li> <li>three packs of gorgeous beads</li> <li>Threadworx overdyed floss</li> <li>some raw silk salmon coloured</li> <li>Heirloom Christmas Sampler kit </li> </ol> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Ssmwam1K2yI/AAAAAAAAAd8/tqaPtoiuhq0/s1600-h/DSC_0016%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0016" border="0" alt="DSC_0016" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsmwbgpGZCI/AAAAAAAAAeA/L-nHv7Pb3Pg/DSC_0016_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <br />We ate yummy food (Berry pie shop has to-die-for pies) and talked non-stop all day – as you do1 What a wonderful day and how lucky am I to have such great friends!</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-68358814801248716782009-10-03T13:42:00.001+10:002009-10-03T13:42:18.827+10:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbICNdfoVI/AAAAAAAAAbw/-dBN3H2hTLM/s1600-h/world%20card%20making%20day%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="world card making day" border="0" alt="world card making day" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbIC3ixhhI/AAAAAAAAAb0/wNTesblkMoA/world%20card%20making%20day_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="58" /></a> </p> <p align="justify">I have it on good authority that today is World Card Making Day (Renae found it on <a href="http://rachelgreig.typepad.com/thedarkroom/2009/09/world-card-making-day.html">Rachel Greig's</a> blog) and I am embracing this event body and soul.</p> <p align="justify">Have told my family who have generously agreed to sponsor (contribute to my addiction) me.</p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbID8Pt_wI/AAAAAAAAAb4/DFh6H9z1jFg/s1600-h/DSC_0009%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0009" border="0" alt="DSC_0009" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbIEtMmW6I/AAAAAAAAAb8/9yAwiAMFtNo/DSC_0009_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244" /></a>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbIFgH1aVI/AAAAAAAAAcA/aw7Qnx4juKg/s1600-h/DSC_0008%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DSC_0008" border="0" alt="DSC_0008" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SsbIGb9yJiI/AAAAAAAAAcE/zHXDaQKj74c/DSC_0008_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" height="244" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Have even put a sign on the door to my craft room (to make it more official-like).</p> <p>will post WCD show & tell soon…</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-32074931656548503352009-09-28T20:30:00.001+10:002009-10-05T16:57:11.249+11:00Christmas Countdown Week 2<p>So far as good…last week I managed to repeat the week 1 template 6 times so seven cards last week – not blow-your-socks-off crafting but better than I’d been doing.</p><p>This is my card for this week week…<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sr8-48k5wqI/AAAAAAAAAaw/wKmn54P-ZbU/s1600-h/DSC_0001%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0001" border="0" alt="DSC_0001" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sr8-5wM1l-I/AAAAAAAAAa0/sg6MTYiwCu0/DSC_0001_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a> </p><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sr8-6wvo1iI/AAAAAAAAAa4/_slnFVSFeHI/s1600-h/DSC_0002%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: none; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="DSC_0002" border="0" alt="DSC_0002" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Sr8-7yEKiyI/AAAAAAAAAa8/t5WpHYOKk90/DSC_0002_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165" /></a></p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-46162261936349840702009-09-22T10:19:00.000+10:002009-09-22T10:19:00.104+10:00how do you keep track of it all<p align="justify">Isn’t it frustrating when you have lots of gorgeous handmade pieces of jewellery, designed to compliment your wardrobe and the piece you want is at the bottom of the pile, in a tangled mess.</p> <p align="justify">I was finding it impossible to keep track of my jewellery (and the two daughters who share the wearing weren’t helping) so I spent many sleepless nights on a mission for possible solutions. It needed to be cheap (rather spend money on beads or glass), practical and possibly pretty; when I found some adorable little hooks at Lincraft over Christmas I was inspired. I planned and I measured (well not really but I had a serious attempt at eyeballing it) and this is what I came up with…<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Srdvda0-CHI/AAAAAAAAAaY/n5mniwgymNg/s1600-h/DSC_0020%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0020" border="0" alt="DSC_0020" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SrdvecfnafI/AAAAAAAAAac/70VC7kIsEdU/DSC_0020_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="244" /></a> My best friend reckons I’ve made an artwork of my jewellery and I was very flattered by that appraisal. It is very pretty especially at night because it’s right under a down-light. It’s so simple: two hooks, a venetian blind wand (because it’s stiff enough to stay taut yet clear so as not to distract your eye from the bling), and a row of the little hooks. I’m so enamoured I’m going to hang the next one near a window – how pretty will that be!</p> <p align="justify">It works well in another way because each item has a dedicated hook so an empty hook means something’s missing…G-I-R-L-S!</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-53163604802862344912009-09-21T17:15:00.003+10:002009-09-22T10:16:17.054+10:00Christmas Countdown<p>Yes …that’s right Christmas…again how did <em>that </em>happen? I love Christmas and, yes I do go over the top, and yes, making all my own cards (over 100) to send out is probably excessive but I started 2009 with plan to avoid being overwhelmed by Christmas preparations.</p><p align="justify">In a nutshell I planned to make 10 Christmas cards a month (quite do-able I thought) and then by November I’d have a stockpile of 110 cards. “hmmmm” I hear you say “I wonder how she went with that plan".”</p><p align="justify">Simple answer not so well, how many cards should I have in September? 90. How many do I have? 8 (and they’re all left-overs from last year!)</p><p align="justify">so my new plan is design one card a week (on the weekend), mass produce multiples during the week and record my progress here so I have some accountability as motivation – I expect merciless teasing if I don’t perform!</p><p align="justify">Week 1 </p><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SrcoFFDn5dI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/j6BdH3dAu_w/s1600-h/DSC_0014%5B3%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0014" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: block; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height="221" alt="DSC_0014" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SrcoFw9NTfI/AAAAAAAAAaU/Zm7m1waxWDo/DSC_0014_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /></a></p><p>Inspired by the gorgeous simple cards in a book <a href="http://abowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/">Becca</a> showed me at work and also by a work colleague who said “I just put pva glue in the shape of a tree and dumped glitter on it for my cards last year". I thought I can do that and this is what I came up with, so simple I made 5 cards in under 10 mins!</p><p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Srdx7PB9VsI/AAAAAAAAAag/S2ZUQ6Yp_V4/s1600-h/DSC_0010%5B7%5D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0010" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="321" alt="DSC_0010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/Srdx8Ji_MmI/AAAAAAAAAak/VJODlShevrY/DSC_0010_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="183" align="left" border="0" /></a> </p><p>I love these iridescent pastel, heart shaped beads they bring a whole new emphasis on loving Christmas!</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-22156227594252280672009-08-12T21:45:00.001+10:002009-08-12T21:45:55.436+10:00made to give away<p>at long last I have got some pictures for you of my latest creations…<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKrXxmvGgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/mLT-E68bzgM/s1600-h/DSC_0147%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0147" border="0" alt="DSC_0147" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKrYwAEo5I/AAAAAAAAAZM/BJi9_f66hRY/DSC_0147_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="174" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKrZyUmCbI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/q5YLnsNBcQA/s1600-h/DSC_0151%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0151" border="0" alt="DSC_0151" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKraxXVz9I/AAAAAAAAAZU/vq9x18MGpis/DSC_0151_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="164" /></a>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKrbrxM9yI/AAAAAAAAAZY/rnGOjcd7rPU/s1600-h/DSC_0150%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DSC_0150" border="0" alt="DSC_0150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B5gPiwHZMew/SoKrchOfX4I/AAAAAAAAAZc/S0wa8bDNTDQ/DSC_0150_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="167" /></a></p> <p>three necklaces I’m donating for prizes at the Trivia night at my Church</p> wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304866116704907146.post-70643712970874098442009-07-23T14:56:00.006+10:002009-07-24T02:03:29.822+10:00Becca dared me<p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://abowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/">Becca</a> dared me to create a blog about all things crafty so here it is, not too spectacular yet but give it time, I have plans…</p>wendy elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881030135062262159noreply@blogger.com0