Blog Award ...and 2 lots of goodies

Hi everyone today i sat at the computer to check my emails etc and found i'd been awarded by Chrissy for an excellent blog. I was soooo suprised because i am still very green to this bloggin thing and ive had to pretty much feel my way around...Thank you Chrissy i so appreciate this and its so nice to see so many people posting great comments about my Blog thank you all.


Well here are the 2 lots of goodies .....i was at a Spotlight store yesterday and picked up 5 lots of ribbon/fiber for only $1 each, 5 meters in each one 35 meters in all!! a bargin...don't you just love commin home with a bargin!!!

Heres the other goodies... i cooked some bickies today for the kids to give there friends for Valentines day tomorrow. Just kept them simple and packaged them simple as well. They'll go down a treat Im sure. Until next time Have a Happy Valentines day. Hey some good news while Ive been tapping away here Dave my DH has come home from Weight Watchers with his first 5 kg weight loss Im so proud of him ...good on ya Dave love ya heaps XXXXX

and a last thought

It is more blessed to give rather than receive
Acts 20:35

Some simple Heart Decorations

Hello ,Sorry i havent posted for a while....ive been cleaning my craft space which was well over due and you'd all understand how that can become a real mess.... Its been raining here for a while now but cant complain we need the rain so bad. Anyway ive made some quick little decorations for Valentines Day and thought id share them with you. Ive used a christmas tree hanger here to display them on but they look cute just hanging around the house. All very simple to make using cutting dies, embossing folders. The heart with the wings was made buy cutting a heart in half with scalloped scissors and using those for the each wing then adding some gliter. The 3D heart was made with 4 seperate hearts folded in half but adding the ribbon to the middle before gluing it all together. These were fun to make and would make a nice little gift to show someone you care.





I aslo found this cute heart on the net. Here are the original
instruction. But i found if you glued it different it worked
better so ill show you what i did.

You'll Need:
6 stips of card
2, 27cm
2, 18cm
2, 13cm
40cm of some pretty ribbon
and strong crat glue


Cut these and emboss, ink the edges etc before you put
it together. Remember the ribbon gose up the center of the strips. Now start buy gluing the smallest strips together at one end with the ribbon in the center leaving a ribbon
tail at one end and a longer ribbon end for a bow.
Next add the middle size strip to either side then the longest. Once the glue has dired arch down the smallest strips and glue and do the same to the other strips gluing as
you go and keeping the ribbon going up the center. See easy




Tie a bow at the top and add an embossed heart to the bottom and your finished.

and a last thought
I have loved you, O my people,
with an everlasting love: with loving kindness I
have drawn you to me.
Jeremiah 31:3

Love Heart Banner

Another Valentine project, this one was fun to make. I printed out the size heart i wanted and then ran them through the emboss folders. Next i used jumbo scallop scissors to create the white backings and edged all this with blank ink. I used my Slim Jim lettering dies for the word LOVE and kindy glitzed then Dimensional magiced them so they pop up. Added wings to one of the hearts and ribbons to hold it all together. Cool Hey!
I had sent my daughter Madaleine and her friend down town with a pocket full of change while i was making this and she comes in saying Mum i got bargin and youll love it ...you know we talked about getting these....and i wondered what on earth she had in the box...well 2 little eyes greeted me and 2 more were in the box. She had bought 2 mice! Gone are the days they come home with a bag of lollies. I couldnt say much but how cute they were...and yes we had talked about getting some with a spare cage and all. thank goodness school holidays are almost over or goodness only knows what she'll come home with next. so you have to see the 2 new additions to the family....they havent got names yet.

Madaleine had to text her big sister staright away to tell her. Beth is still at teen 1 Summer camp singing in the youth band. and Ben is off to teen 2 camp next week to do some serious mountain biking. Weve been doing alot of walking with the kids and our 3 dogs for exercise, its been good.
So heres some closeups of the heart Banner hope they can inspire someone...Valita

and a last thought

O Lord the earth is full of your creatures,
and in wisdom you have made them all!.
The earth is full of your riches.
Psalms 104:24

Happy Christmas and a great new year

I made 2 of these star books, one for our family and the other to give to the family we spent christmas day with. Their house burnt down earlier this year so i though this would be nice to put some new memories in...and a pic of the pav we ate on christmas day mmmmmm.
Im still very new to the blogging and want to thankyou for all the lovely comments in my guest book and i wish you all a safe and happy holidays...see you in the new year...Valita

A thought for the new year
And those who are peacemakers will plant
seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness
James 3:18

Tiny paint rollers

I was asked by Patsy, a friend from the CircleOfCrafters forum, if i would show her how to make these tiny paint rollers. Now i must stress that i didn't invent these i seen it made by another member of the forum (which by the way are all very talented friends)...and looking at the supplies i had on hand came up with this version of my owm.

You will need:

One 5cm long plastic coated paper clip
thin card stock one colour and black
a good quick drying craft glue

Cut the colour you've chosen for the roller to 8x3cm.
start the rolling prosess on a knitting needle and then roll up leaving a tail of paper unrolled.
use a quick drying craft glue and hold in place till it dries.
Cut a 6x2cm strip of black or the handle and rool up all the length and glue closed.

Next bend out the paperclip and adjust to the shape you will need using my pic as a guide

















add some glue to the paperclip and slide on the roller and handle and set aside to dry.
Use then to add to your cards, scrapbook pages etc. These would be great added to mens cards.
Heres Angela's blog she has great instructions on how to make the shirt i made on this card and lots of other stuff. I know this will help you Patsy and its gives others some more ideas.Valita

A thought for today

Work together with one heart
and mind and purpose
Philippians 2:2