Saturday 7 May 2011

MY 1ST HANDPAINTED CANDLE

Hi Crafters,

I hope this post finds you all in fine fettle! I have hand painted my first candle with Poppies and have taken a few pics, i thought you might like to see!





Sorry about the bad light on the pics, its kinda dark here today with rainclouds! It is much better in the flesh
Thanks for looking xxxx Vick

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Thursday 5 May 2011

"LAST OF THE LAST"!!!

Our very last hero of WW1 on this earth has just passed away, and i would like to say you will never be forgotten, and thankyou..............Claude Stanley Choules, reached the ripe old age of 110years old and has passed away in his nursing home in Perth, Western Australia..........Born in Pershore, Worcestershire, U.K.. Claude at the young age of only 18 fought for his country within the Royal Navy aboard HMS Revenge. Known to his friends as "Chuckles" Claude fought to protect our country and kept us safe.  R.I.P Chuckles, you can now reunite with all your well missed friends.........bless you x

Monday 2 May 2011

ANOTHER CARD? IM ON A ROLL!!!

Hey there crafters,
Well this is a lot of cards for me to be making in such a short space of time, i don't normally make so many cards one after the other and jewellery made too!!?! well all i can say is enjoy it Vick whilst you can cause the old crafters block will soon kick in, it always does! Thats when i will do some fusion painting as its the only thing i do where i don't have to have my mojo! also, John bought me some soft oil paints last year and i must admit i havent picked them up yet, i want to teach myself oil painting florals, not one-stroke folk painting like fusion is, (as that is acrylics) but 'proper' oil painting, i used to paint landscapes in harder oils however, the long brush strokes made my weak wrists swell so i had to stop doing something i loved, so small strokes and florals it is, i must find the tutorial book John bought me to teach myself!
Anyway, enough waffle, here is my card and i am entering it into the following challenges
crafts4eternity.blogspot.com (Anything Goes)
ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com (Girl's Birthday Card)
pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com (Anything Goes)
cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com (Use something that starts with a 'C') so i have used 'Cherry Blossoms'







Hope you like it, thanks for looking and i would love it if you could leave a comment! Hugs Vick xxxxx
Oh 'Eck im losing my mind, i forgot to give you the ingredients of the card, sorry!

Ingredients used to make this card

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'adorables' ' Verity Standing' i coloured her in using my Promarkers
DP - Blueberry Hill A4 papers from Papermania
Purple basecard made from 12x12 cardstock
5x5 mat from pearlescent white card from my stash from CCompanion
Frame from Marianne Designs Die
Baby Blue 1/2" satin ribbon, various blue 20mm roses, white hip rosebuds, 2tone blue 25mm rose, small brown flat gardenia, coffee coloured 25mm roses, ivory cherry blossoms, silver metal filigree corners, all from Wild Orchid Crafts HERE
8mm baby blue pearls from my stash

My very first Cha Cha Bracelet

Hi Crafters,

This is my very first Cha Cha bracelet to match my 1st cha cha ring that i made last week, i am so pleased with it and hadn't got a clue how to make it, besides collecting photos of them from a google search, i dont know if its done right but i like it and i added some crosses to go with the ring! hope you like it, hugs vick xxxx