Happy Easter!

Hello Dear Reader, a Happy Easter to you and if you do not celebrate Easter then Happy Chocolate Day!

Quite a simple project a bit of bunting made using the pennants die from Stampin’ Up! paired with the Alphabet die and some pearls, here’s a close up for you;

I hope that whatever you are doing today that you have a lovely day and eat lots of chocolate…i know i will! :)

Until next time

Charlie.x

Up-cycled Vintage Suitcase

Hello Dear Reader, i am finally back with you a day later than i had planned i am sorry but you have no idea how much you have on your computer that you just cant function without until you have reloaded it all back on!  But it is done now and i am back with you my postings after today will continue as normal on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and maybe with a few bonus ones if you’re lucky :)
So my project to share with you is the vintage suitcase that i had told you about a few weeks ago that i had found at a boot sale that Mr.C had not wanted me to buy…. Well i did and i got to work with my staple gun and here it is as a display stand for a craft fair that i attended on Sunday in Chelmsford.
 
Here you can see it is all full with some of my wares for the day and i have just noticed that one of the cards had fallen down but this is the only photo i had taken as i had forgotten my camera so you will have to forgive me the poor photo. 
As you can see i have completely upholstered the inside with fabric as it had a wooden frame that i could staple into.  Then i raised the height of the bottom layer with a trusty cardboard box cut and shaped to fit the base.  I then covered a board as i would for a notice board without the ribbons as a flat surface for my gift boxes to rest on.  The lid of the suitcase has been turned into a no pin notice board with Stampin’ Up! gorgeous vintage faceted designer buttons and large pearls with add a bit off sparkle {and cover the staples ;) lol}
I will be back later in the week with details of my Easter gift baskets,  But for now just a quick reminder that Sale-a-Bration ends in 3 days so if there are any products you NEED from this fantastic promotion please be sure to get your order to me by 1pm Friday afternoon so that i can get it processed for you before the deadline.
Until next time
Ttfn
Charlie.xx

March Events

Hello, hope you are well?

Just a quick post to let you know that the next meeting of the Craft Group is Tuesday March 6th 2012 7.30pm-9.30pm.  This is a ‘bring your own’ group so please bring along whatever you are currently working on.  The cost is only £3.00 and will be held at my home {address supplied on reservation of space} please email me to reserve your space so i have an idea of numbers.  New members and Beginners always welcome.

The next paper craft class in the diary is ‘Cupcakes’ and is on Wednesday March 28th 7.30pm-9.30pm we will be making 3 projects on a cupcake theme.   The cost of this class is £10.00 including all materials to complete the projects and payment is required in advance so that i can order the materials.  Last day of booking is Wednesday March 21st.

Also i have had a request for a Scrapbooking Club, i would love to add this too my diary of events if there is enough interest, please let me know if this is something that you would like to do.

 

This is a page i made recently at a Team Stampin Day, using the FREE Hostess papers, ask me how you could get your hands on these gorgeous papers

Don’t forget here at Stampin’ Up! we are in Sale –a – Bration so until March 31st every order over £45.00 qualifies for FREE products ask me for more details.

If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

A Refresh.....

Hello, all hope you are well? I am currently typing this while wiggling my feet in my very lush wedding shoes, which i will post a pic of after the wedding as they are very out there and i want them to be a surprise!  Yes, the wedding is only TWO days away now and i shall be very busy so probably not blogging much or even getting near to the laptop.  Tomorrow is full of hair appointments and manicures and a massage, (ain't life hard eh?) and then Tuesday i shall be baking and icing 100 cupcakes!  Good job my gorgeous best friends are coming to help me!

Any who I've had a refresh on here after much swearing at the laptop i have managed to change the look of my blog, now it just had to be the bunting background as anyone who knows me, knows that i love an excuse to make bunting (even before it was so 'now') so i thought that it was very 'me'. 

Talking of making bunting, i made some the other Sunday night while Mr.C watched Britain Exploits the Mentally Challenged, to welcome members on arrival at the craft group i organise.  Here are some pictures;

All supplies are Stampin' Up!, i was using up the left overs from my wedding stationary which was also made with Stampin' Up! products and this is how i met my now lovely friend Caroline Skinner.

The colourways used are Certainly Celery, and Pretty in Pink, and the paper daises where stamped with the flourish stamp from the Wedding Sweet stamp set.  All buttons and ribbons etc are also from Stampin' Up!

This Welcome Bunting is going to have a permanent place over my desk when it is built because i love it that much!  I even made some little files in the off cuts which i will post as soon as i have 5mins to take the pictures!

Until next time

ttfn

Charlie.x