I keep finding things to get obsessed about, first it was the airmail stickers and now.....washi tape!
I know I’m a little (fashionably) late to the party on this one but now that I’m here I am totally making up for lost time. The seeds were sown at the end of last month when I was looking for something to finish off a journal page; I remembered some fancy tapes I had bought at Christmas and stashed away and thought I might see if any of those worked. One did.
I wondered why I’d been dismissing all the millions of online posts and articles on the stuff out of hand. Why hadn’t I seen it before? This stuff is brilliant! I’ve found a couple of U.K. based eBay sellers who have good selections reasonably priced (here and here) and also The Works have some mini rolls in store currently. I have quite an enviable collection now.
I know I’m a little (fashionably) late to the party on this one but now that I’m here I am totally making up for lost time. The seeds were sown at the end of last month when I was looking for something to finish off a journal page; I remembered some fancy tapes I had bought at Christmas and stashed away and thought I might see if any of those worked. One did.
I wondered why I’d been dismissing all the millions of online posts and articles on the stuff out of hand. Why hadn’t I seen it before? This stuff is brilliant! I’ve found a couple of U.K. based eBay sellers who have good selections reasonably priced (here and here) and also The Works have some mini rolls in store currently. I have quite an enviable collection now.
I have to find something a bit more stylish to keep it in than an old box but it will do for now. I can’t pick a favourite but the birds on a wire and tape measure ones rank pretty highly; obviously I had to get an airmail one, two obsessions with one stone :) My diary is pretty colourful now and mail is going out looking very jaunty.
Speaking (typing) of The Works they also have some Papermania stuff in at bargainous prices, I got these awesome mini buttons from the Portobello Road range for – wait for it.......99p!
Speaking (typing) of The Works they also have some Papermania stuff in at bargainous prices, I got these awesome mini buttons from the Portobello Road range for – wait for it.......99p!
I love stuff with our dear old flag on it and these buttons are perfect, what they are perfect for I don’t know as yet, but definitely perfect for something.
I’ve listed some new stuff in my store, the bracelets from a couple of posts ago and two new ones along with two necklaces.
I’ve listed some new stuff in my store, the bracelets from a couple of posts ago and two new ones along with two necklaces.
Made a couple of things for myself too. I found a silk rose while out walking the other day and after a clean-up it has made a lovely hair clip.
Keeping the rose theme going I used my one large flower cabochon to make a ring to remind me of my home county (for non Brits the white rose is the emblem for Yorkshire which is where I’m from).
People often donate to the crafty cause and I received a pair of gigantic lampshades; I’ll be honest they are of no real use to me as I don’t have lamps to fit them, also they were in a bit of a state. I did manage to rescue the trimmings though and after a soak in some of that oxygen stain remover powder they have come up quite nicely. So I now have some pretty cream coloured fringing.
Granny chic is where it’s at and I’ve a book to prove it! I’ll probably save the frames from the shades and ditch the fabric, it being beyond redemption. I don’t know what I can do with the frames really but I know I’ll regret it if I throw them away.
No cupcakes this week but I did get a bit festive and cooked a ham. I know! It’s not even Christmas! Truth is I managed to over order at Christmas and a great lump of gammon has been lurking in the freezer since. I cooked it in Coca-Cola as per Nigella’s recipe. I always cook it this way as it’s so good.
No cupcakes this week but I did get a bit festive and cooked a ham. I know! It’s not even Christmas! Truth is I managed to over order at Christmas and a great lump of gammon has been lurking in the freezer since. I cooked it in Coca-Cola as per Nigella’s recipe. I always cook it this way as it’s so good.
Of course I didn’t go all week without something sweet and I fancied these oaty biscuits from an ancient Be-Ro recipe book. These things have been going since the year dot and mine is knocking on a bit.
The recipes are still good though and these are known as Crunchies, they taste a bit like Hobnobs if you can get them just right.
That’s me all caught up, I’m going to get out my poor neglected knitting now.
Enjoy your Sunday.
TTFN
Enjoy your Sunday.
TTFN