Creations-Blog

vrijdag 12 augustus 2011

Frugal Figurine Bodies

Use what you have to your advantage, that is my motto.
This also goes for crafting supplies. These wine bottle corks
for example, work great as figurine bodies. This farmgirl
(that i posted earlier) has a cork body. Some free materials
that we otherwise would throw away, work just as well as
the materials we buy at the craft store. It is easier than you
thinkk to save money and save our planet.

donderdag 11 augustus 2011

Felt Craft Tip

When making a Felt project where detail is not
the most important thing, you can use viscose kitchen
cloths instead of felt. This will only work when the
kitchen cloths have not been washed yet.

woensdag 10 augustus 2011

Coaster Booklet

All crafters have them : projects that never seem to
get finished. This is one of mine : a coaster booklet.

Who knows if it ever will be finished ...

dinsdag 9 augustus 2011

Mexican Loteria

Mexican Loteria is a game of chance, similar to bingo,
but using images on a deck of cards intead of numbers.
There is a huge tradition in Mexico concerning the art
that is shown on the cards. Bright and colourful are
the keywords.

You can read the whole history on ML on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loter%C3%ADa
The piece written there is very informative.

There are swaps held in the creative cummunity with
Mexican Loteria as subject. I have in the past joined
these swaps and will continue to make ML-cards,
sizes 6,4x8,9 cm (ATC-size), but for now i shall show
you some of the cards i made in the past.

maandag 8 augustus 2011

Fairies

I love fairies, not all of them ( i am picky) but the ones in the
books i have, i love. I am talking about the following books,
the three books in the Lady Cottington series by
Brian Froud http://www.worldoffroud.com/ :

And two books by Cicely Mary Barker :

zondag 7 augustus 2011

Vacation

Here is a nice way to give someone you know a wellwishing
when they are going on a vacation. Or to give a grandchild,
nephew or niece some spending money when they are going
travelling. Just make sure you make something personal
and put the note and/or money in the tiny envelope attached
inside the card. That way it is never boring to give money.

zaterdag 6 augustus 2011

ATC's : Family

A family ATC made with some Zettiology stamps.
Zettiology has really nice stamps, they are unlike
any other stampline on the market. You can check
them out at www.zettiology.com.

vrijdag 5 augustus 2011

ATC's : Black & White

Julie van Oosten is a stampdesigner that used
to work for Limited Edition Rubberstamps, but
now is working for Stampington. I really love her
stamps and have a lot of them. Three of her
Clear Stamp Sheets i will show you here. Those
are the ones that i used for making this
Black and White ATC.

donderdag 4 augustus 2011

ATC's : Vintage and Pink Flower

A vintage made with scrapbooking paper and
stamps by Julie van Oosten. The Pink Flower
ATC is made with stamps by JvO only.

woensdag 3 augustus 2011

I [heart] felt

My love for felt really started when i got this book in
i think 1994. I do not suppose that any bookstores
carry it anymore, but im sure you will be able to find
it in second hand bookstores or at fleamarkets. The book
is a well of information and is usable for both children and
grown-ups, or any combination of the two.

dinsdag 2 augustus 2011

Needle Container

This must be one of the sweetest Needle Containers
you have ever seen. I think it is adorable. I bought it
in a second hand store and consider it to be a real find.

maandag 1 augustus 2011

ATC's : women

Some ATC's with women as subject. Made with
Limited Ed. and Stampers Anonymous stamps.

zondag 31 juli 2011

Cinnamon Light

I made this sweet light from cinnamon-sticks and it is one of
the easiest crafts i have ever done. It looks nice, and when
you burn a candle it begins to smell very autumn-like in your
livingroom. After a while the scent will wear off ofcourse, but
when that happens you can just make another one. I am
guessing it will also make a nice gift, happy crafting !