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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Baptism invitation.

My Niece is being baptised in November and I have the honour not only of being one of her God mothers but also Kate has entrusted the creation of the invitations to me :D

Here are some designs I’m playing with.

 

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Each has a subtle difference but I like them all for different reasons.

Craft expo disappointment….

Well Noah and I took ourselves of to the Royal exhibition buildings in Melbourne on what was one of Melbourne's most beautiful days!

And TBH the glorious weather was the highlight of the trip!

I was underwhelmed at the expo. Granted it was smaller and more intimate than the bigger quilt and craft expo’s but it still left me flat.

If you were a scrapbooker/paper crafter, older generation occupant (LOL) more into the traditional sewing/quilting etc it was perfect. But for the more contemporary sewer I was left wanting more.

I did how ever purchase a melly & me pattern “petunia” for $16 petuniafrom In stitches of Williamstown, check out their blog here. In stitches was the only booth with contemporary funky patterns and fabrics such as Amy butler and melly & me to name but a few.

After we have been around the expo a couple of times (in hopes something new would miraculously pop up ) we went outside in the sun for some food and a stretch of the legs.

 

 

Here was a community mural, of which after the expo the canvas and money raise will be donated to the Humor Foundation. People were offered the chance (for a small monetary donation) to contribute to the mural. The people in blue were professional art teachers to help the budding artist with their input.

 

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“The artwork, designed by leading decorative artist, Pam Jones, is titled ‘Carousels’. It depicts “the journey from ill heath in the darkest depths of the forest, to good heath full of family and sunshine – travelling along the River or Life looking forward to the adventures that lie ahead.”

Taken from the craft expo magazine.

Some photo’s from the afternoon…

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Sponsor news IHC has welcomed 4 new sponsors to the blog

The Oz Material Girls

Ozhandmade

Nattyjane Designs

baby laila

They all took up 1 months free sponsorship, welcome guys!

Keep checking back with IHC as I’m currently working out sponsorship opportunities for your business on both the blog and the IHC forum.

Gem xx

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Sorry I’ve been absent blogland…

But I’ve been busy being creative YAY!!!!!

I have been creating digital delights!

This is my first attempt at illustrating anything on photoshop and I don’t think I did that bad of a job!

I created the little creatures for a little man’s first birthday party, its farmyard theme.

Here are the animals on their own…

Chick having a nibble..

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Piggy..

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Chick standing

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Sheep eating some grass..

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The barn they all live in..

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and the final designs..

Option 1

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Option 2

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The client went with the first option (which quietly is my favourite!)

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Friday, October 2, 2009

Blogtoctober post 2 - Craft kiddy style!

Today I thought I would blog about my little man Noah.

Noah is almost 2.5 and loves to keep his mummy on his toes!

He has shown a interest in drawing and is always drawing something, be it on paper or the wall!

This morning I thought would be a great time to crack open the craft supplies for him.

He loved it! His little 2 year old brow was furrowed as he painted the clag (glue) on the paper, the concentration on his face was awesome!

Here are some pics from his craft session :D




And this one is a tribute to Uncle Sam ;)

Thursday, October 1, 2009

BLOGTOBERFEST 2009 has begun!

What is BLOGTOBERFEST I hear you ask???

TinnieGirl has started a post everyday for the month of October challange, sooooooo I thought I would give it a go, considering how lackadaisical I am about blogging, it would be a great opportunity for me to stretch my blogging legs and see what this baby can do.

If you want to participate in blogtoberfest click on the links above and sign up!

I thought I would start the festivities and show off some of my latest creations...

First we have a plywood draws from Ikea...

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I sanded, primed and painted with white spray paint. for the fronts of the draws I used scrapbooking paper and mod podge to both stick it down and as a protective coat, to prevent damage to the paper.


The other project was a MDF serving tray I picked up from spotlight for $16. Initally I wanted to paint it using a crackle medium but that failed, then I thought I would paint it silver to give that faux metallic look which also failed. So after letting it sit around the office for who knows how long I and after trawling the many awesome craft blogs out there I came across a few with some really nifty ideas on decorating items such as trays, cupboards, plates etc. The two blogs that come to mind are Infarrantly Creative and That's so cugly so I decided I was going to spray it with a gloss back paint and then mod podge (can you tell mod podge is my lastest favourite craft thing!) some pattern onto the inside botton, but I can't think of what to put on there. So if you have any ideas don't hesitate and let me know!!!!





So that is my first blogtoberfest post is done and dusted, I wonder what I will chat about tomorrow????

Till next time (tomorrow) TTFN.

Gem

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Ok so its been a while!

I appologise to my loyal fans that I haven't been blogging for ages! Between looking after a 2 year old, to a month on injuries and illness I am finally coming out of the fog of my world so to start it all off I am having a giveaway to the first person who signs up to my forum iheartcraft.com.

Be the first to sign up, and post and you will recieve a crafty prize. Its a secret now but any crafty person would love it!

So go, sign up and post and see how you go!

iheartcraft.com

Friday, August 21, 2009

New giveaway on Habby Goddess

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, life has just gotten away with me, I haven't been up to crafty much, I have made a few things here and there and of course have bought some gorgeous fabric and will share them with you ASAP!

But in the mean while I want to share with you all an exciting giveaway The Habby Goddess is having on her blog!

Do you love Melly and Me patterns???? If you do this is the give away for you!

August giveaway by The Habby Goddess

I love love love the pig!!!!

Good luck and if you win let me know!