All White?

Sunday night again, sigh.  But another great weekend of crafting, sun worshiping and even doing some of my uni assignment.  Must be getting better at this whole 'life balance' thing!.  So what have I made this weekend?  A few things actually.  Last weeks Ice Town, got me thinking how much I like 'white'.  So ,with summer in mind this time, I decided to have a go at Ashbee Designs Shadow Box.  The Butterflies, were embossed with my Cuttlebug and the script embossing folder before assembling - a bit fiddly, but my good, tacky glue helped get it stuck together.

Here is the finished box, all ready with a hook on the back for  wall hanging.  Now who do I know that likes Butterflies?!

  

The Eiffel Tower.

Someone asked me this week if I can make an Eiffel tower, I think he was joking.  The answer was yes, I made one of these for someone last year.  But, like I do, I made another today, just to prove I can.  It's the Eiffel tower, so the embellishments just have to be 'love' related.

There you go Keith!

 Piano Times

The last thing I want to show you all this week is my Piano Box.  I played a bit as a child, could probably just about manage to knock out Chopsticks if I tried now, but I wonder if I would have practiced more if I had had one of these to play!  This is on my desk at work just now, filled with some sweets that a very kind colleague sent me a couple of weeks ago.  Yes, I did say a couple of weeks ago and Yes, there are some left - trying to be good, but they are there when the need arises.

I have made more than this over the weekend, but as the rest are surprises for people,  I can't post them.  Once they have been given and the 'gifter's give me permission to share I will.   Something to look forward to.

Have a great week, see you next Sunday.

Mhairi
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Shared!

Okay it's not quite the weekend, but I am excited!  My little new blog has received a share on a Designers Blog!  How cool is that?  Huge Thanks to Marji Roy at Ahbee Designs for appreciating my work and sharing it on her Blog.  You can see Marji's Blog here:   
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It seems this Ice Village has been 'liked' quite a bit and my little blog is looking like it might hit 500 page views over the next week.  Thanks to you all.

Happy Friday tomorrow - Then it's the WEEKEND- Woo Woo!

Mhairi  x

Winter in July

It's been a scorcher today, BUT, I have been thinking about Winter.  The whole reason for this is that I bought a new parasol and base - now, I know that sounds weird, but it was the packaging of the parasol base that caught my eye.  A well structured polystyrene box, all ready to cut  a round whole in the middle, which meant it also fitted the Silhouette Challenge this week.  Obviously it was white and it made me think of snow and for some reason an ice rink.  Next thing I know I am making a little town to sit on it.  Having sat outside and glued all this together, cut some glass to make the ice rink and made some children playing in the snow I am now slightly red myself, but feeling quite cool about the finished result.  Here it is in all its glory.  Let me know what you think and any ideas of what to do with it now would be gratefully received.

And Finally, Just because it is ACTUALLY summer - here's a wee Ice Cream!  The lid comes off to leave you with a box, ideal for keeping your chocolate flakes in!

Have a great week, here's hoping the weather lasts

Mhairi

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Luxury Handbag Giftbags- Lulu Guinness Style

Well, today I decided to take up a challenge posed by SVG Cuts, using their designer handbag files to create a gift bag.   Because I do have a bit of a love for handbags, this was the ideal challenge for me AND because I adore Lulu Guinness's quirky style I decided to use her for inspiration.  Lets face it these will be the only version of Lulu's bags I can probably afford!  I hope you like.

  I wanted something quick today to give me my craft fix, because there was a certain Scotsman playing and winning Wimbledon that I just had to watch on TV!  

My second project today (and a bit of yesterday) also relates to time, it started off with a thought of Hickory Dickory Dock, but then somehow turned into a Grandmother clock with a sewing theme.  This clock really works as I managed to dismantle a cheap clock and add the mechanism to this one.

 Remember , everything you see on this Blog is made of paper and card.

Have a great week, don't work too hard!

Galloway Beltie
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