3 more calendar months and shabby chic play

Here are the next 3 months for my desktop calendar. Only 4 more to go pfew...

And here are some little shabby chic projects, I seem to be in love with that style at the moment

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More shabby chic

Here is another shabby chic tag I made. Graphics are from the Graphics Fairy. Stamps Tim Holz and some I can't remember...

Shabby chic

A blog friend is hosting a swap in one of my art groups for a shabby chic mini book. Each participant has to make a skinny every month to the theme of shabby chic. This month the challenge was to use lace. Here is mine

Making lace flowers has become a new craze, love them. There is some lace around the bottom of the card too even though it's hard to see on the photo.

Some freebees

It has been ages since I last posted some freebies so I thought it was about time I did again. Images used for these background papers came mostly from Dover and the Graphics fairy.

Hope you find some use for them.

Calendar, the next installment

Happy 2012 Hope you all had a good new years eve and that you will be able to keep any resolutions you may have made. Mine is to learn a new technique of some sort at least once a week. Here are my next two calendar pages plus a box to keep them in. April: I think this is my favourite so far

May:

And here finally the box to keep the individual cards safe

Happy New Year

This is to wish all of my lovely followers and blog friends the most wonderful New Year!!! May 2012 be your best, most creative and above all joyful year!!! Thank you for all your support!

If you like this little tag and holder and feel in a crafty mood, you can find a tutorial on how to fold the holder here Incidentally, if you fold it out of 6 x 6" paper it comes out just the right size to hold an ATC.

February and March

Here are the next two months for my desktop calendar, see post below.

Desktop Calendar

Here is a little project in progress, a desktop calendar:
First I created a little stand

It has 4 slots into which you can put a 4 x 6" card for each month.
Here is January

And here you can see it slotted into place

So far I have only done January, I'll show the other months as and when they get done.

Of course you can use this stand also to display any other 4 x 6 card. The design is my own, if you want a description, email me!

Last Christmas project and HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Here is the last of my Christmas projects. In our extended family we always do a "Secret Santa" thing for boxing day, whereby everyone gives one present to one member of the the extended family.

I got one of my sisters in law and decided to wrap her gift in an altered gift bag as I know she appreciates crafty projects.

I'd like to use this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones all the most wonderful Christmas!!!

Clever idea

What's so clever about this you may wonder, just a tiny little square ornament, not very special at all.... Well, move the bead and.... tadah...

Suddenly your little square has become a star shaped 3D ornament, clever or what?
You can find out how to do these here

I decided I am going to make these a part of my Christmas table,a little gift for each guest:

Here is another version, made out of 2 sided paper:

Finally, here is a fancier version, using a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch set:

I think I actually prefer the simpler versions...

Beware, these are addictive... just as well as I am making 12 of them for my Christmas guests...

Two present ideas

Today I will be showing two other little projects on the Snazzys Design Team Blog
Here is a little sneak peek: