The Promised Pics

This first photo is a little cushion for Valentines Day. I am putting this on ETSY this evening

A couple of little key rings for a cheap and cheerful gift

This is one of two totes I have made today. It has a lovely lining so it s reversible

A selection of greetings cards using the cutest images that just make me smile

My first Valentines card.

I am off to make some more Valentines cards now but will be back soon

Gill xxx

New Look Blog

Do you like the new look?


I have been trying for ages to get a special look and found this one on Leelou Blogs while I was browsing. I thought it was going to be really hard so you can imagine how delighted I am to work it out.


I have been working on a few things this week. I have made 50 menu fronts for a Masonic Ladies Evening, some lovely cards with Mabel Lucie Attwell images and two tote bags with the left over material I bought in IKEA last week. I have also booked a table at a couple of table sales in March and May so a good start to 2012 lets hope it keeps going.


I will post some photo's later, until then take care


Gill xx

I've Done It

Well here I am again, the New Years resolution is holding out so far and guess what I have put a few bits for sale on my ETSY shop so keep you fingers crossed.

I am still itching to get all sorts done to the point where I don't know were to start first.

I went back to work today and could not believe how busy I was, I didn't even get time to have a lunch and a little blog hop.

Anyway this is just a quick one tonight so I will finish with pics of what I have put on ETSY

The first is a bandanna bib and burp cloth. I have also made a little pink one but need to photograph that one

These two cushions are really funky. I spotted the material in IKEA yesterday and just couldn't resist because I knew they would appeal to my daughters age and guess what she loved them.

Night night for now, I'll be back soon now I am getting the blogging bug.....lol

Gill xx

A Crafty New Year

Hello there and a Happy New Year.

I had a quiet New Years eve with Paul and my grandson, Jamie, which was just lovely. We had a fabulous Greek meze cooked by Paul and a nice bottle of Bucks Fizz....mmmmmmm.

I am on my last day of leave from work today so it is back to the grind tomorrow and no more 24/7 crafting. I have made such a wide variety of crafts while I have been off for the last two weeks. As always there is just too much going round this brain of mine, sooooo many ideas, sooooo little time ;-).

I have added a few photo's below showing what I have been up to during the last few days. I still have not got my head around my ETSY shop as I am struggling with photograph staging as I know how important it is.

These cards are made from Debbi Moore  Papers that were in her fabulous magazine.

Above is my Christmas present from my gorgeous son Graeme....he knows me so well!

The book actually came with the material to make the bag and I just could not wait to get going on this.

Yesterday I was looking on ETSY for inspiration and found a fabulous shop that sells lovely patterns. So I just had to buy some. The shop is called Precious Patterns and I have had a pattern from here in the past, they are so easy to follow and more importantly very very cute. The one above is a material container, this is the second one I made the first is OK but the material was not really stiff enough so is a bit floppy

Above is a Mummy and Baby hair band set. I have taught myself to crochet over Christmas and am loving making the flowers. I made two for my granddaughters to match their Boxing Day outfits, they looked really cute on them

And finally these little beanies are for the premature baby unit at Liverpool Womens Hospital. I am a member of Soroptimist International Liverpool and we are raising funds and knitting for this unit as our main charity 2011/12. I knitted these in a day they are so quick and easy and so cute.

Oh well that is me for today, I am off to IKEA later to look for a few bits to use as staging.

Happy crafting 

Gill xx

New Years Resolution

Hello there, I know I have not been here to my blog for a long time but my New Years resolution is to blog at least once a week and really work hard on selling my crafts on ETSY. My problem is I just want to spend all the time crafting and have neglected the other things I need to do like getting myself out there as being serious about this. Well 2012 will be the year for this..............erm didn't I say this about this time last year!!!!

Here are a few things I have been crafting lately

 Above is a Babushka Doll and matching Card. The doll is all hand sewn from felt

 These lovely little Reindeer were made as table numbers for a Christmas Party each one had the name of Santa's Reindeer

 This card was made for my gorgeous grandson who is Thomas the Tank Engine mad

A lovely artsy wall hanging. This is on ETSY at the moment

Well that is me for now I am expecting my daughter and grand children to descend any minute.

Happy crafting everyone xx

A successful Day at the Race Course

Good morning, it is a very wet and miserable day here in Liverpool today and it is my cousins wedding so I am praying for sunshine later. Mum will be wearing the fascinator I made so I will be looking out for compliments .... haha....

Well I have had another busy few weeks and it all started with my first craft stall at the Altzeimers Memory Walk on 25th September. I was really pleased with all the lovely comments from everyone who bought my bits and bobs. I have to say though the sewn items went down much better than my cards. I must I must I must get my ETSY shop up and running properly.

Last weekend we were at my sister -in -laws wedding, she looked absolutely stunning. We then went to Dalton in Furness in the Lakes for a few days and had a lovely relaxing weekend but alas there were no good craft shops to be found on our travels which really surprised me

I have put a couple of pictures of my Geeky Gonks and Sleepy Gonks below. Hope you like them. Check out my Facebook pages for more pics.

Oh well time to go and get my 'up do' done.

I'll be back soon

Love Gill xx

Delighted to have a Comment

I was delighted to get a comment on one of my posts today, as I said I have been disheartened that there didn't appear to be anyone out there checking in.

Oh well third time lucky I am going to give this blogging lark another go.

I have been really busy making absolutely allsorts lately. I am loving sewing more thank card making at the moment. I blog hop constantly (even at lunch time in work) but still have not got the hand of followers etc so will have to work on that.

Last Sunday I had a stall at the Altzeimers Memory Walk in Aintree Race Course. I was really pleased with the way it went and got a lot of good comments, many asking if I had a web site were I sell my crafts. Well guess what I haven't as it is another thing I keep meaning to do!! The problem is I have soooo many crafty things that I want to do I just spend all my spare time creating.

To get back to the comment my craft area is finished and looks fab. The colour scheme in the family room / kitchen is black red and white. I have to say though it is very messy with all the projects I have going on.

On a work note I have had an interview for promotion this week but have to wait until Monday for the results so watch this space.

Here are a few pics if the crafts I have been working in lately

 I made my Mum a fascinator for a wedding and got the bug so made the two above as well

 This is a tooth fairy set comprising of a pillow with a pocket for the tooth, a certificate and little story

 A couple from the toofy peg family

Just one of my hair accessories

Oh well thats it for tonight I am off the watch the fabulous The Only is Essex ;-)

I'll be back soon

Love

Gill