What shall I blog about today....?!

Hello friends

I seriously need to get back to my craft table - I need to craft daily
to bring you lots of projects...and because I love it!

So what shall I share with you today??
Well ....I think it is time I shared with you my new logo design.
For my new branding and website design I was told to seek out an image,
many many hours later I went for this.
I love the simplicity of the black and white and it features butterflies..of course!

For my lettering I've chosen the a teal colour which looks fresh against the black and white.
New brochures and business cards are hot off the press.
Because I have licensed the image I can reproduce it many times and cut it about.
I can have little birds here and there....

and extra butterflies....most essential!

I'm eager to know what you think?
Take care friends - I'm working in London today, making long lists on my long commute if the snow arrives!

Still sorting!

Hello friends

It's a studio/shop photo day!

I continued to organise yesterday and took delivery of a display stand....this is going to be for dies.

I got rather over excited with this purchase...perhaps because it feels more like a 'real' shop!  

In my mind I'm still a little girl 'playing shops'!

I unpacked my Scrapbook Adhesives stock, set up the till - 

(the instruction booklet for the till is going to take some reading!) 

I spy.... an empty jar by the till - that needs to be filled with sweets....

My youngest son suspected there was a lack of butterflies and bought me some!

One took flight and landed on the till....

I will be knuckling down to some craft soon!  

In the meantime....Spellbinders have launched their Winter and Media Mixage books/catalogues 

and you can download some of them for free.  I have a couple of projects featured including this one 

featuring Spectacular Spin.

Take care friends.

I'm back tomorrow.

ICE!

Hello friends

ICE today as in ICE Resin® 
(you thought I was going to be talking about the weather didn't you!?)

I've been eagerly awaiting to share this project with you.....
This is an organiser created using the new Media Mixage™ line featuring 

hobnail bezels matched with coordinating dies and filled with ICE Resin.

More details can be found here and Spellbinders also asked me to prepare a You Tube video
(link below). 

I chose to place a charm inside the bezel - there are so many opportunities when using ICE Resin.

A close up picture.

Here is the video...

I'm running a class on 10 February - Valentine Media Mixage™ Canvas.

This will feature bezels, dies and ICE Resin.  All the details can be found on 

my Spellbinders Academy tab on my sidebar or please feel free to email me for details.

I'm so pleased you are are not fed up with my studio/shop updates!
Susan asked whether I would be running it as a full time shop, unfortunately no :(
Primarily it is a craft studio/academy with a Spellbinders shop as an addition.
I would love to be there 24/7 but my London job will take me away at the end of each week.
The plan at the moment is to open when I can - in the meantime all products can be
obtained via my Amazon shop, my new website (when techy man finishes it!) and
of course, you can always email me.  If anyone is visiting Gravesend and wishes to call into the shop,
drop me an email beforehand and I will make sure I am there with the kettle on!

Take care friends.

(More studio pics tomorrow!)

Getting there!

Hello friends

I hope you are not too tired of seeing and hearing updates regarding the move!?

Yesterday saw my craft room finished...

 this is the tidiest it will ever look!

  A desk all ready to start creating again...

 And the studio is taking shape - very bare right now but today will see that all changed!

Hard to believe that this time last week I was constantly washing paint out of my hair!

Tomorrow, all going well - I will have something new and crafty to share with you...

a special reveal! 

Take care friends and thank you for all your lovely comments and support.

The Big Move...continued!

Hello friends

Did any of you catch the Spellbinders shows on Create and Craft

direct from CHA??  They were brilliant and you got see some of the key people from Spellbinders.

There are so many wonderful new items.
Right now I am enjoying playing with their 3D M-Bossabilities - they are superb, the detail is wonderful.

I recorded the shows and watched them late last night because I was incredibly busy all day,

in fact I seemed to fall into bed last night totally exhausted.

We managed to get so much done in one day...

Cleared my old studio...sad to see it empty...

 we began to place everything into the shop...oh my there is a lot of stuff!

My craft room is going to need quite a bit more organising..

 In between all the moving the electrician arrived and did a fantastic job of the lighting including

two of these very pretty light fittings....

I am back there today to tidy/sort everything but this is fun part, so much nicer than all that painting!

Yesterday Amanda asked what I was using on my craft desk to hold my stamps etc -
it is a Clip It Up - I believe Storage 4 Crafts used to stock them.
I purchased mine second hand and to be honest I sold it a year later because although brilliant,
at that time, it took up a lot of space on my craft desk.

Also before I go...Spellbinders have launched new tabs on their website and one includes
'Explore Beyond' - there is a link to a new blog that can be viewed here -
rather pleased to see one of my projects has popped up on there...

Take care friends - have a lovely Sunday, no roast dinner for me today...

possibly a take-away!

The Big Move!

Hello friends

This weekend is officially the 'big move'! 

This is the beginnings of the items being moved into my new craft room,

I intended to take a lot more photos but I always seemed to have boxes and baskets in my hands!

Today my sister and her family are joining in the 'big move' so I will definitely take more photos.

Not that long ago this was my crafting space....

my conservatory and what a muddle!  That's Darcy cat by the way :)

I thought it appropriate to show a photo with the snow outside as it is threatening 

snow here right now!  I love snow but please please make it possible for people to 

still come along to my very first class in the new studio!

As regards projects...I have so many to share that are awaiting the official green light - 

just a little bit longer .....

To bridge the gap how about something I created a while back using Spiral Blossoms Two, Foliage,

Labels Twenty and some matching Nestabling.

 I do love a decorated jar!

Take care friends, enjoy your weekend.