Christmas countdown ADVENTure

Today has been all about getting ready for the countdown to Christmas starting. So, rather than buying the usual cheap and cheetful calendars I decided this year to make up some mdf ones that we can use year after year.  Each little box is aboyt 2" sq so we intend to fill with little daily gifts for each other.  I have my husbands all arranged, cant say obviously what it is but by day 24 he will have a bigger gift that will have accumulated over the advent.  He loves the nutcracker sweet, so i couldnt resist these graphic 45 papers.  

mine....hmm I wonder if a nail polish will fit? 

this is one I have from scratch on order for a work colleague. Hope she likes it.  

August Bank Holiday Traditions

That's it August bank holiday again, tradition dictates this is the start of my preparing for Christmas! Well that and writing assignments, but as I am half way through writing my very last one for my MSc maybe next year I'll just be able to craft all weekend long!

So I am happy to report that I have started making my Christmas cards.  5 down, 35 to go....Hello Santa Box Cards....

The next project is one I have been thinking about for a while.  My hubbie loves Christmas he has a little year long calander he uses, but as I am forever moving it out the way to dust and the parts fall off, I wanted to make him something more substantial.  I used an old clock and drew out a perpetual calendar.  Then sanded and decorated up the clock front.

Hope you like it.....hubbie does.

Have a great week
Don't work too hard

haunted house

Its august already, where is this year going? Thinking about how behind I have been in my crafting this year, I decided last weekend to start a bigger project, in preparation of Autumn and Halloween. .  And , this afternoon,  I finished it.  My version of svgcuts.Com's  haunted house.  I've been waiting to use these graphic 45 wizard of oz papers for ages and this project seemed perfect.

Further below I've also popped in a pic of an amazing cake made by sharonsbakes , but for which I supplied the paper tennents and Guinness bottles.
Hope you like
Have a great week
Mhairi

Fathers day approaching fast.......

And not only do I have my own to make for, but am doing my hairdresser Lynne a wee favour too. Hope you like, the fire engine is for my Daddy.

Something a bit different - Cards

Although I'm not a big card maker, I do send them, just like everyone else. So today, thanks to the fantastic SVGcuts I decided to increase my stash.   I'd never heard of box cards , they fold flat to go into the envelope (which I also make), but are nicely multi-dimensional when folded out.  So here are today's big makes! Hope you like......
Mhairi

You wait months and then I blog twice in two days!

Only because I wanted to show you all an even better camera cut in black n white, camera design paper

Happy crafting everyone
Mhairi

Apologies, it's been a while.....

Here are a few Sunday Makes to keep you entertained, they certainly kept me entertained today

have a great week
Galloway Beltie x

Vintage Style: Sewing

Hi All

This weekend I have concentrated on getting a 70th Birthday Card and holder ready for my Mums Big day at the end of February.  Job Done.

 My mum has been sewing all of her life and to this day makes light work of all the family's required alterations (somebody always needs something shortened in our family)!  I hope you think this is suitable.  I made the box big enough to hold the card and a gift, when I finally settle on something suitable.  This is from the SVGCuts Sew Crafty  files, but enlarged by 70%.       The papers used in the main are from the Do Crafts Happy Days Range. 

These last photos' show the couple of little projects that filled my Sunday afternoon :-)

Have a great week, don't work too hard and don't go telling my Mum about her card!

Mhairi
Aka Galloway Beltie