What’s wrong with Christmas? Just about everything, argues the late Christopher Hitchens in this peerlessly grouchy extract from the final volume of his collected essays
Hi stampers! Time for a new As You See It challenge, and it's a color challenge, chosen by me! I just love blues! So here we go: Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card, so I chose to use my blue hues with the Butterflies & Flowers mask (stencil), using my Blending Brush with each of the three colors on a Basic White panel: I heat-embossed a retired sentiment in white on Pacific Point for my sentiment, then cut it out with the new Stylish Shapes dies; it went on the panel which was also diecut and mounted on a scalloped panel of Night of Navy: I used a card base of Balmy Blue and a white mat, embossed with the Ornate Flowers embossing folder...sadly retiring. It makes such a lovely floral background! My final addition was some pale blue sequins from my stash and a white baker's twine bow! My sketch came from FMS: I hope you'll play along with us. The design team has outdone themselves with this color palette...they've used them in some surprising ways! Be sure to check them out at the As You See It blog! Thanks so much for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed! Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified Stamps Wishing You Well (ret) Card stock & Papers Basic White, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue Ink Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue Accessories White Embossing Powder, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals, Butterflies & Flowers Masks, Baker's Twine (from my stash) Tools Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies, Heat Tool, Ornate Flowers Embossing Folder, Blending Brushes
Good morning everyone. Hope you are all well and ready for the festivities. I have had a good week, so far, so have made the most of it by getting some cards done and the postal ones sent. Thank you for your comments on Nesta's Diwali card. I'm going to have a go at the DCWV Luminaries in the next few days as I wanted them for display at Christmas. I'll have to put a photo of the house across the road on the blog. Every year, there is a new set of lights added to the existing display, which must drain the National Grid and cost them a fortune in electricity. Its that bright, we don't actually need to put our light on, unless we're reading lol!!! Now, this is the first of many Christmas makes. I made this for Davey (he's had it so its ok to show) and Mr D liked it so much, he asked me to do one exactly the same for his brother and partner. I have to admit, I've gone a bit daft with poinsettias this year, as you will see on future posts. Ingredients Cream, burgundy and gold mirror card SB Layered Poinsettia dies Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish SB Classic Ovals CE Snowflake Lattice embossing folder Dovecraft sentiment stamp Rhubarb Stalk Memento Dewdrop ink Gold Krylon Pen Pearlage The card is 7x7. I put them in an 8x8 envelope but make them 7x7 if there is a lot of depth or florals on them so they don't end up squeezed in the envelope. I was really pleased with how it turned out and Davey was a happy boy. I think this is what then set me off on my poinsettia fettish this year. Well, that's me for now. Its Wednesday evening as I'm typing and my hot Ribena has just arrived as my pre-bed tipple. Hope your festive plans are all going well. Its a full time job keeping Mr D away from the biscuits and chocolates for the next 10 days lol!!! TTFN Ang x
How were some of these allowed in public?!
Yes, I've launched another pegdoll swap! If you'd like to join in, you can read all about it here. For fun and inspiration, below you will find a small selection of a few of my favorite pegdolls. dolls & photo :: painting pixie doll & photo :: painting pixie dolls & photo :: this cosy life dolls & photo :: anna branford dolls & photo :: mama westwind doll & photo :: mama westwind dolls & photo :: morning sun rae dolls & photo :: morning sun rae doll & photo :: painting pixie dolls & photo :: mama westwind doll & photo :: giants, wizards & dweebs Nope, these are not peg dolls. They are music boxes made by Ostheimer (however, both my children used them as teething toys). I think they are rather pegdoll-like, don't you? dolls & photo :: soft earth art You're right. These are not pegdolls, either, but with their round heads and bodies wouldn't you say they are pegdoll-like? doll & photo :: forest fairy crafts Okay, this is also technically not a pegdoll, but I can't resist the sweet smiles of Lenka's forest sprites... and since my current swap is pegdoll-style, let's just stretch the criteria and say that pipe-cleaner bendy-dolls are allowed, too... Are you feeling inspired? You can find out more about the pegdoll-style swap here...
I have been asked by several people to do a tutorial on how I make my flowers. So here we go !!! I thought I'd show you how I made the Leaves and flowers in the card above Please bear with me it is very photo heavy !!! I used the Majestic Morning Flower Stamp and die, The Open Leaf stamp set and Classic Leaf die from Heartfelt Creations. First of all we need to make a mask of the die. Take a piece of card and tape the die to it using a low tack tape. Run this through your die cutting machine. Remove the flowers and you will have this attached to your die. DO NOT remove it. Now take another piece of card. I use a lightweight card, sadly it isn't weighted but the heavier you use the harder it is to shape. And the lighter it is the easier it is to tear when shaping !!! The Heartfelt Creations paper pads do make fantastic flowers ! Stamp the image onto the card. Take your die and mask and lay the mask over the stamped image. Line it up so that the die will cut exactly around the image. Adhere the mask and die down to the image with low tack tape so that the mask doesn't move. Run this through your die cutting machine. It will cut the flowers out like below. Now take your flowers and colour them up. First of all I go over the centres applying a light colouring using ink. I then apply heavier ink around the edges to give a shading. When all your flowers are coloured they need to be shaped. Take your shaping tool and mat. Turn the flower so the back is facing upwards and in a gently circular motion shape each petal. The flower will curl upwards. When you have shaped all the petals, turn the flower over so the inked side faces up. Using a circular motion shape the centre of the flower. This allows the petals to come upwards whilst still curving outwards. Now heat up your glue gun and with hot glue fill the centre of your flower. Pour beads onto the Hot glue while still hot ! And leave to dry. Remove any excess beads. I use a tray to do this part with so that the beads don't go everywhere ! Now using glitter glue, Glitter the edges of the flowers. Now for the leaves .......... Use the same process to make a mask and cut out a stamped image. Again using ink, colour very lightly over the die cut. Now using heavier ink, just colour the edges of the leaves. Your fingers get very messy !!! To shape the leaves lay the leaf down so the white side is face up. Using gentle circular motions shape each leaf so that they curl up. Now turn the leaf over and gently smooth along the stalk of the leaf so that the whole leaf lays flat with each leaf still curved. And there you have it ! All you then need to do is adhere your flowers and leaves to your project ! Here is the card from the beginning to remind you ! Hope that helped. Happy Crafting !
Country diary: Virginia Spiers goes wassailing at Cotehele's new orchard in the Tamar Valley
Ancient Egyptian Scepters: Hello everybody! I'm back with my second instructable! These are Egyptian scepters that I made with paper only. (almost!) The first picture I copied the colors, beads and designs from Cecil B. Demille's Ten Commandments. They are very easy to make a…
Writing about San Antonio Texas as part of my Texas Travel Series was something I felt pretty excited to tackle because I was born and lived in San Antonio for 18 years. I used to complain that there was nothing interesting in San Antonio. That’s always what happens when you live in a city, right?Read More »
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. And now back to our regular programming… Last weekend I took a little retreat by myself in Regensburg. By chance, Jeff and I had stumbled upon a really cute little Parisian cafe for lunch the last time we’d been […]
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I just wanna load my house with holiday décor but it's already full of books so we can just turn the books into décor, it's fine. Here go. General wintry
The presents were unwrapped, bows tossed to and fro, yet we still cannot manage to let the details from our Swedish Christmas Shoot go! All of the red, green and white brought us so much delight. So here it is, one last goodbye. Take one final peak, do not be shy! Thank you Green Wedding Shoes for featuring our Christmas inspiration, here's to our next creation! Still wanting more? Don't forget to check out the post over at Green Wedding Shoes and click here to find out why this Swedish Christmas holds a special place in Heather's heart. So many thanks to our wonderful and amazingly talented vendors for all of their contributions! Brittany Dow and Stacey Bishop's images made us long to do it all again! So much love for all of these girls! event design + styling: Amorology // photography: Brittany Dow Photography and Stacey Bishop Photography // floral design: Twigg Botanicals // catering: Root Cellar Catering // paper goods: Peanut Press Creative // cake: Hey There Cupcake // gown: Stone Fox Bridal // bridesmaid dress: Free People // vintage rentals: Pow Wow Vintage // hair + make up: Char Sanchez // linens: La Tavola
We’ve got a bit of spare time over the Christmas period and so a trip to the smoke to view (and take) some photographs is on the cards. We researched what's on over the festive period and here it is, shared with you! There's some great photography to see and we’ve even included the odd photography exhibition outside London for our Midlands and Northern friends. If you're planning on going on the main holiday days, check the individual websites first, most are closed on Boxing Day & New Year's Day. Enjoy! Ansel Adams: Landscapes of the American WestExhibition: Until February 2nd 2019Entry FREE Atlas Gallery 49 Dorset StreetLondon W1U 7NF+44 (0)[email protected] www.atlasgallery.comOpening Hours:Monday to Friday: 10:00 to 18:00Saturday: 11:00 to to 17:00 Christian Marclay: The ClockExhibition: Until January 20th 2019Entry: FREE Tate ModernBanksideLondonSE1 9TGPlan your visit.Opening Hours:Sunday to Thursday 10.00–18.00Friday to Saturday 10.00–22.00 Vasantha Yogananthan: A Myth of Two SoulsExhibition: Until 6th January 2019Entry: FREEANDRoman Vishniac RediscoveredExhibition: Until February 24th 2019Entry: Day Pass £5 / free entry before noon. The Photographers Gallery16 - 18 Ramillies StreetLondonW1F 7LWNearest Tube: Oxford CircusOpening Hours:Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 18.00Thursday: 10.00 to 20.00 during exhibitionsSunday: 11.00 - 18.00209 Women Exhibition: Until February 8th 2019Entry: FREE (Book here) Open Eye Gallery at the Palace of WestminsterPortcullis HousePalace of Westminster1 Parliament StWestminsterLondon SW1A 2JR Ran Hang & Where Love Is Illegal: Wake Up TogetherExhibition: Until February 17th 2019Entry: FREE Open Eye Gallery19 Mann IslandLiverpool WaterfrontLiverpoolL3 1BP+44 (0)151 236 [email protected] Hours:Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 Bill Brandt: Vintage WorksExhibition: Until January 19TH 2019ANDAmericaExhibition: Until TBCEntry: FREEMichael Hoppen Gallery3 Jubilee PlaceLondonSW3 3TD+44 (0)20 7352 [email protected] Hours:Monday - Friday: 9.30 to 18:00Saturday: 12:00 to 17:00Sunday: ClosedMartin Parr: Return to ManchesterExhibition: Until April 22nd 2019Entry: FREEManchester Art GalleryMosley StreetManchesterM2 3JLhttp://manchesterartgallery.org/visit/0161 235 8888Monday 11:00 to 17:00Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 17:00, including bank holiday Mondays.
Here's a free youth group lesson on judging others. Bottom Line: We are going to look at why we judge and condemn ourselves. Then we are going to look at how we judge other people.
It’s stone fruit season and we definitely think that’s worth celebrating.
Both can put a strain on your wallet and your time - but you can pull off an amazing Christmas and winter wedding with a few smart tricks!
There’s excitement with a blazing car, thrills in Mrs Patmore’s organic B&B and a proposal for Edith at last. But with only one episode to go before the Christmas finale, how are we going to wrap everything up in time?
Life as a Trappist balances spiritual, intellectual and physical with days punctuated by prayer and worship, sacred study, and simple work.
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Good morning everyone. Hope you are all well and ready for the festivities. I have had a good week, so far, so have made the most of it by getting some cards done and the postal ones sent. Thank you for your comments on Nesta's Diwali card. I'm going to have a go at the DCWV Luminaries in the next few days as I wanted them for display at Christmas. I'll have to put a photo of the house across the road on the blog. Every year, there is a new set of lights added to the existing display, which must drain the National Grid and cost them a fortune in electricity. Its that bright, we don't actually need to put our light on, unless we're reading lol!!! Now, this is the first of many Christmas makes. I made this for Davey (he's had it so its ok to show) and Mr D liked it so much, he asked me to do one exactly the same for his brother and partner. I have to admit, I've gone a bit daft with poinsettias this year, as you will see on future posts. Ingredients Cream, burgundy and gold mirror card SB Layered Poinsettia dies Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish SB Classic Ovals CE Snowflake Lattice embossing folder Dovecraft sentiment stamp Rhubarb Stalk Memento Dewdrop ink Gold Krylon Pen Pearlage The card is 7x7. I put them in an 8x8 envelope but make them 7x7 if there is a lot of depth or florals on them so they don't end up squeezed in the envelope. I was really pleased with how it turned out and Davey was a happy boy. I think this is what then set me off on my poinsettia fettish this year. Well, that's me for now. Its Wednesday evening as I'm typing and my hot Ribena has just arrived as my pre-bed tipple. Hope your festive plans are all going well. Its a full time job keeping Mr D away from the biscuits and chocolates for the next 10 days lol!!! TTFN Ang x
How were some of these allowed in public?!
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Add style and flair to your space with this decorative plaque. It is sure to bring the joy of the season to your room. Features This canvas is designed and printed in the USA Digital printing on genuine artist canvas Custom-developed, archival pigment-based inks. Finished backing and ready to hang Solid front construction - canvas will not stretch or sag Style: Farmhouse / Country Subject: Words and text Lead Free: Yes Age Group: Adult; Child/Teen General Certificate of Conformity (GCC): Yes
At Christmas, finding the right words to put into the message you write in the greeting card that you send to them can often prove to be quite challenging.
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Yes, I've launched another pegdoll swap! If you'd like to join in, you can read all about it here. For fun and inspiration, below you will find a small selection of a few of my favorite pegdolls. dolls & photo :: painting pixie doll & photo :: painting pixie dolls & photo :: this cosy life dolls & photo :: anna branford dolls & photo :: mama westwind doll & photo :: mama westwind dolls & photo :: morning sun rae dolls & photo :: morning sun rae doll & photo :: painting pixie dolls & photo :: mama westwind doll & photo :: giants, wizards & dweebs Nope, these are not peg dolls. They are music boxes made by Ostheimer (however, both my children used them as teething toys). I think they are rather pegdoll-like, don't you? dolls & photo :: soft earth art You're right. These are not pegdolls, either, but with their round heads and bodies wouldn't you say they are pegdoll-like? doll & photo :: forest fairy crafts Okay, this is also technically not a pegdoll, but I can't resist the sweet smiles of Lenka's forest sprites... and since my current swap is pegdoll-style, let's just stretch the criteria and say that pipe-cleaner bendy-dolls are allowed, too... Are you feeling inspired? You can find out more about the pegdoll-style swap here...
This design is available as a metal sign. Choose size from the drop-down menu. Metal signs are available in 8 inches, 10 inches, or 12 inches and created on aluminum with dye and UV coating. They make great gifts for your home! Use them in a wreath, on a tiered tray, as a door hanger or display inside your home!!
