Holly Deer .....

Here is another handmade pop-up Christmas card for sale in my Etsy Shop ..... click HERE to go there .....

The box folds flat to go in an envelope for sending ...... this one is decorated with holly sprigs with berries and red felt diecut deer.

Finished with shiny red stars and a red glitter covered 'Let It Snow' greeting ....

Sid xx

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Deer Deer .....

Another garland wreath Christmas Card from me today .....

It consists of two red felt die-cut in the centre surrounded by a black & green leafy garland ....

The garlands have been decorated with leafy sprigs in glittery gold, glittery red & black. There are some holly leaves & berries sprinkled around the garland.

It is for sale in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner, click HERE to go there .....

Sid xx

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Three Deer ....

A handmade Christmas Card featuring three deer .....

The deer are die-cut from gold foiled card and red felt and are surrounded bu a glittery leaf garland which is raised on foam pads.

There are three holly sprigs with berries applied around the garland and the deer are on a hilly green snow background.

This card is for sale in my Etsy Shop - Harpies Crafty Corner, click HERE to go there ....

Sid xx

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My Bear 'Felt' Blue !

Couldn't resist the pun and after a period of craft inactivity I decided to make a felt teddy !  So here he is sporting his blue buttons.

He stands 8 inches tall.  He's not perfect but no-one is after all.

Sid xx

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Back in Circulation

Well it's been quite a time time since I posted on my long negleted blog.  Various reasons have caused this, one of these has been that I have recently started machine embroidery !  I bought a Singer Futura XL400 machine.

Quite a learning curve getting everything just right but after many hours of trial and tribulation (not without it's funny side I might add !) I have made some interesting pieces of embroidery.

Today I have embroidered two little houses with gardens onto felt squares.  The first is on brown felt and the second on lime green felt.  I find felt a wonderful medium to embroider on.  I always use a tearable stabiliser to assist with support of the top and bottom threads during the embroidery process.

Hope you like them. Must start doing some papercraft now too so watch this space !!

Sid xx

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Festive Shadow Box

In the same theme as my last post and using the same papers here is a mini shadow box book which I have decorated in a festive way. All papers used are from Cosmo Cricket 'Dear Mr. Claus' 6 x 6 inch paper pad (3d Jean).

The outside of the box has been embellished with some elements cut from the paper along with a red satin bow and hat pin (The Ribbon Girl)

The inside boxes have a variety of papers, wooden snowflakes, ribbon, metal charms, felt shapes etc.  Yes, the little Christmas tree is from my cake featured in the last post so it's 'waste not want not' recycling in action !!

The internal frame was given a generous coating of pale green transparent glitter applied with PVA glue.

I have used Distress Stain in forest moss and barn door along with the corresponding Distress Inks to colour edges and raw chipboard surfaces.

Really enjoyed making it !

Sid xx

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Cool Cupcake

What a cool cupcake !!  Not of the edible variety and totally calorie free too.  This was made over the weekend as one of our crafty projects at our little crafty retreat in Skipton.  As I always liked blue that was my colour theme.

The whole concept was dreamed up and overseen by the very talented Efemera and many thanks to her  for sharing it.

The base is an empty cotton reel and the stand top is a piece of circular craft board both covered in patterned paper.  The fringe is also made from printed paper punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

The cupcake itself is made from a blue silicone cupcake case as its base.  The 'cake' is made from a polystyrene ball cut in half which is covered in a piece of white felt stretched and pinned in place over the half poly ball.  The frill is made from elasticated blue gingham ribbon from The Ribbon Girl.  This was stretched around the half ball and pinned in place into the polystyrene.  A very small amount of polyester fibre was added to the silicone base to fill it and the ball fixed in place with silicone glue applied around the ribbon before easing into the case. Once in position  I stuck a couple of pins through the case into the poly ball until the glue had set !

When the silicone glue had set the cupcake was embellished with a  piece of green satin ribbon, a paper flower, a red bead and a red headed pin to hold all in place on the top.

The finishing touch was to apply some blue Dew Drops from 3D Jean stuck in place with glossy accents.

What a tasty confection !!

Sid xx

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