Hello friends,
It's Sunday and the sun is shining!
I'm crafting ready for TV on Wednesday...got some really interesting things to show you...
At the moment I have three shows, 10am, 2pm and 6pm.
Today I can share with you some bookends that I created for Spellbinders™.
I asked my Dad to make a pair of very plain bookends and then I went to town decorating them.
All the details can be found here, of course it features a few butterflies!
This was one of those projects that I was a little sad to pack up and send -
at some point I will make another pair for me!
Now the important news...a winner of the felt.
Here is Bella doing her job!
I've decided she can read because she started to lick her lips....
The winner (on a rather soggy piece of paper as opposed to chewed this time!) is....
BACONBITS (aka Amanda)
Congratulations!
Please drop me an email: christine.emberson@blueyonder.co.uk
with your address details and I will pop the felt in the post to you.
Have a super Sunday dear friends.
Take care,
Hi Christine, well this s the glorious twelfth and what a glorious idea for bookends, love it. Congrats to the winner of the felt she had a head start with Bella with a name of Baconbits lol
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Hi. Christine. Really lovely bookends I can see why you were sorry to part with them.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winner of the felt, Bella looks lovely too.
Looking forward to your TV shows on Wednesday. x.
Saw these on the Spellbinders site already, they are amazing!!! Such a brilliant idea, totally love them!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Sunday!
Morning Christine, The bookends are absolutely adorable, I love them, I hope you will be giving us tips on how you did these ??? Bella looks glorious with the piece of paper stuck to her mouth ha ha, she's gorgeous. Congratulations to Amanda for winning the felt, enjoy. Looking forward to your shows next week. This is the last half day of my linedancing weekend in St Annes, it has been fantastic but I am really looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight ha ha. Lots of love from Patricia xx
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ReplyDeleteYour bookends are amazing no wonder you were sad having to part with them.
Bella's seems to love doing her bit for your blog, so adorable, congratulations to the winner.
Have a good day.
Lydia
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Hi Christine, these are absolutely amazing, I'm lost for anything else to say, I would never have thought of doing this! any chance of a tutorial on this project? Congrats to Baconbits on winning the felt!
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Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteThe bookends are gorgeous, I can see my hubby will be busy today if I can find some spare off cuts of wood. What a brilliant idea. Look forward to seeing your shows on Wednesday.
Christine X
Morning Christine lovely book ends is there no end to your talent. .love the picture of Bella licking her lips xx hazel
ReplyDeletecongrats to bacon bits - I do love felt and you have inspired me to use with spellbinders and I am tring out to see which work with such a soft medium. Your bookends are lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi, What beautiful bookends.I love seeing books lined up on a shelf and what a lovely way to show them off. I do have a Kindle but to me it's not the same as holding and reading a good old fashioned book. Have a lovely Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe book ends are great ,well done
ReplyDeletebeaconbits on winning the felt .Melanie
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeletewonderful bookends. Your Dad sounds very useful too.
Isn't it funny how we pick up our craftiness form our family. I too have a family with lots of craft in our background. Have a wonderful crafty day everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteIt's me again went off on a tangent and forgot to congratulate the winner of the felt. As your first commenter said she did have a head start with the name Baconbits. LOL.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
What a lovely dad you have Christine, he is so handy. A real father and daughter project!!!! I love the way you have decorated the bookends - such a beautiful idea. My hubby has loads and loads of offcuts of wood in his 'shed'! Won't let me throw them out because they may come in useful some day! Perhaps today is THE day.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Amanda - Bella was really drawn to baconbits LOL!! Somehow you don't feel bad not winning when you see that gorgeous picture of her licking her lips!! Love her.
Hugs Sue P xx
well done to bacon bits, have fun playing with the felt.
ReplyDeleteI love and adore these book ends, your picked lovely colours and layout with the postcard and butterfly on each half. Now i will have to do the same and get dad to make some bookends! - what would we do without dads diy!
Enjoy your sunday
Emma
Hello Christine, what a lovely project the bookends are. yet another idea to have a play with. Thanks again for the inspiration.
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Sometimes altered art can look a little unnecessary - done for its own sake, nothing more.
ReplyDeleteThese wonderful bookends show the skills required for the task but the finished result will last years doing the job they are designed for.
This makes them, in my view, the best altered art I've seen in a very long online time.
Hi Christine, well done to Amanda on her win! Love your bookends so much, I would not want to part with them either, they are truly gorgeous and what a lovely Dad you have....Crafty hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful project Christine
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, I LOVE the bookends and have left a comment on SB.Such a fab idea to liven up a shelf!..I am going to make these, (something similar cos don't have all the dies used) when I can find some cheap Bookends! Lots of love Carole..ps. Congrats to the winner of the felt..:)..xx
ReplyDeleteIs their no end to your talent Christine? dont know how you could part with them.
ReplyDeleteWell done to baconbits
Elaine H x
Hi Christine,
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty bookends and I can see why you would want to make another paid, they would be a perfect addition to your gorgeous Academy studio.
Thank you for sharing your generous candy with us again and congrats to the delicious 'Baconbits' (don't you just love that name!! Well Bella does for certain!)
Best wishes Linda xx
Wow, fabulous bookends I just love them. They are a great idea for a gift, but I'd rather keep them for myself!! Love from Christine x
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, these stunning bookends, they would look fabulous on any shelf. I know what you mean about being sorry when a good project ends and you pass it on. I recently made a baby book for a friend, I really loved making it and was really sorry to pass it to her in one way.
ReplyDeletecongratulations to baconbits for being a winner, well done and enjoy using the felt.
Lv norma
These are stunning Christine. Hope you have had a great weekend.
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Absolutely fabulous! It's great when you fall in love with your own work
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, late again today. Just had to let you know that your bookends are beautiful and I'm sure they will like them too at Spellbinders.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy crafting with the felt 'baconbits' lucky lady.
Crafty best wishes, Carolyn x.
Hi Christine, Stunning Bookends. I too can see why you would want to make another pair. Any tips on how to prolongue the life of them. It's so difficult to not damage paper when dusting even when using a brush or air can.
ReplyDeleteBella is so talented and I love the bookends too! Hope you are having a great weekend and take care, Teresa
ReplyDeleteHi Christine
ReplyDeleteI love the bookends - these are fabulous and Bella is so clever! Looking forward to the Wednesday shows.
Sarah x
Those bookends are gorgeous! Congratulations to Amanda, Bella did her job well as usual xx
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