Month: April 2019
Celtic knot drawing
Heavily inspired by a beautiful Celtic knot tutorial I saw on Instagram by zen.linea on THIS post, I have been drawing and drawing and drawing trying to make as beautiful an image. I decided to try to draw it onto my craft mug which is a blackboard mug I got from the local thrift store … [Read more…]
Scrapbook page of us
I love paper. And stationery. And arty things. So many things I love and so little time to make all the projects. 🙂 One of the recent releases of paper at my local scrapbook store was from Penelope Dee (Indigo). It was just too gorgeous. Soft, watercolour-y and just beautiful. I have so many photos … [Read more…]
Tangled blackboard
I have been feeling a bit stressed and emotional the last few days, so I decided to refurbish a small blackboard and frame I got from the local thrift store. I don’t have a before pic, but it was in good nick, just a different colour. I removed the frame and painted it a soft … [Read more…]
Colin using the modified outside tap
So here is a small video of Colin using the modified tap to fill the plastic drinking rock for our animals. Apologies that he is not wearing trousers, I did buy him a new pair of camo pants yesterday but we can’t seem to find them 😉 Thanks for popping in, and have a lovely … [Read more…]
A tap extender for quad hands
Colin’s accident caused damage to his C5 vertebra, but it was an incomplete injury. This means that there is some nerve transmission between the brain and lower than C5. Although this is still quite high, and he has lost a huge amount of ability, he does have some limited hand function. Since his right arm … [Read more…]
Work in progress – stamp buddy and wreath tools
Using various downloads and instructions from YouTube, I have made a wreath tool to use with my stamp buddy. I was just testing out paper types, different inks, and stamp combinations so the lines are not straight, the ink is not smooth, and the circles are hand-cut and skew, but it gives you a good … [Read more…]
Paper Crafting & Beyond Altenew course
I was lucky enough to win an Instagram giveaway, and used it to buy a few courses from Altenew. The current course is called Paper Crafting & Beyond. Here is one of the pieces I made using inspiration from the course: Here is a closeup of the beautiful elements. My Dad bought me this set … [Read more…]