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

Long Weekend Makes

Hi All

I'll cut the waffle this week and just give you some pics!  All SVGCuts.com files with a mixture of papers and card; rhinestones and flowers and even a feather!  Including a couple of pics of where my craftiness happens.

Have a great week.
Mhairi
AKA Galloway Beltie

A Busy New Year

Hi Everyone and Happy New Year to you all!

I've had a busy Christmas and New Year period, needless to say unwrapping all my crafty goodies from Santa Claus (thanks Husband dearest) but also  having my annual New Year tidy up of my craft room.  Following that I had some time away from work and my uni course  to get down to some serious crafting.  All of the projects photographed below have been made with high quality (but sooo reasonably priced) card from Papercutz using SVGcuts files, the Ice Skate was free as a Christmas Present to all their customers - Thanks SVGcuts!     This year I do hope to do better with blogging my crafty works, it's not a resolution as such,  as that according to my own history would be broken by now- more a ' must do better ' aim for me.  

Enjoy the pictures, see you soon

Mhairi
aka Galloway Beltie

Dancing on Ice Style

Cinderella's Pumpkin Carriage

Cinderella's Castle Home

A Wise Modern Owl

All of the projects are gift boxes or holders, the ice skate boot is hollow, the owl's head is removable , the castle's three middle towers are attached to the lid of a central gift box and the carriage's pumpkin lid is removable.  The owl has already flown off to a delighted purchaser.

Champagne!

It's been a while, my promise of blogging every week is just not going to happen, basically because at the moment, whilst I am crafting every week , so much of it is gifts and as such I can't really share with you.  I've spent hours of course making Christmas Cards too, but I don't really want to put pics of them on until they've gone out to everyone......This week then was about finishing a wreath which has been about a year and a bit in the making.  It is a gift for someone, they know who they are, on the other hand it's not a gift as they have supplied more than half of the corks.......Quite pleased with it, what do you think?  If it had been for just Christmas time, I may have added some holly or even nuts between the corks, but I think I like it just the way it is....

Have a great week, don't work too hard

Mhairi
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A few weeks work.... Oops!

Hi again All

Firstly, my apologies for not keeping up to date with my blogging over the last few weeks.  I could use many excuses, but I wont, I've just been a bit crap again at keeping on top of all elements of my life and work!  For  a start I've got this going on at home, although I have to say I am impressed with the work of  Wither and Greenhill , Stranraer!  Just can't wait to see what it is like finished.  I'm taking the photos so that I can scrapbook the transformation.......

Hoping these projects will make it up to you all.

Cards

I've made a couple of cards recently for work colleagues.  Below are I believe the best of them, again patterns from SVG Cuts.
I always struggle to come up with ideas for making cards for boys or men.  however this one is most definitely a fit for most young men I know!    Beer!   As you can see I even made the envelope.  

The second is for a Chocolate Addict, still I also wanted it to be feminine and not just a lump of chocolate.......so I adapted the file and inserted a sentiment from the silhouette store.

3D Models

Okay so as you will have gathered by now, I have a bit of a love for making 3 dimensional paper models and shapes, usually patterns and ideas come from SVG cuts and Silhouette store, how I decide when to make them though are a bit hit and miss, sometimes influenced by events in my life, sometimes just because I am lacking in inspo!  One thing is for sure though, I never have  problem being inspired to either buy or make my favourite things:  shoes or handbags.

Shoes:  so here's some shoes, okay they are not a pair, but how nice would they be anyway sitting on your vanity table...

Lastly today I am going to show you something else I made when thinking about what to make for our beloved males in our families.    How many ours of their misspent youths did yours loose playing?  Again as this is an SVG cuts file it is multi-functional, not just a model, but also a box.  

POOL:

Anyway, that's it for this week.  End of year Uni assignment due on Thursday, so I will be back with some designs soon as I can.

Have a great week (or couple of weeks , just in case I lapse again ;-) )

Don't work too hard

Mhairi

Life in Balance again.

I've had a really successful week, my Uni essay result came in and I passed (75%), so relieved.  Next  end of year essay due at the end of September, so I am trying to do everything in moderation and balance.   This week, I have reviewed Block 1 and 2 notes , written up my Learning Journal (so that's 3 Uni things) and I have completed 3 craft projects.  Feeling very pleased with myself.

So here they are in order of being made.

Sewing Reel Box.  

I really enjoyed making this one, lots of sections to glue together and bend into shape.  Then I selected some fibres I've had in my crafty stash for about 3 years and used them with a hat pin to embellish the reel.  This is ideal for stashing actual sewing craft products in.  It measures 5 inches tall, so it is quite big. 

  Hi-Top Trainer

With all the talk of Uni and the kids going back to School, I was delighted when SVG cuts produced this in their Back to School design kit.  I love my own red 'trainers' so couldn't resist making this with some Bazzil Basics dotty card.  It is really robust and would be great on any teens desk (or your own)  with your specs (showing my age), pens etc stored in it.  Some lovely white ribbon instead of shoe laces, just finished this project off.

Call Me!

 I think this project speaks for itself.  I have completed it using really quite girly pink papers,   but my next plan is to do one a little more vintage style and stick to light browns etc.  Again, it forms a box.  It could even be used as a charging station for your mobile etc.  Keeping everything tidy and tucked away.   Cool eh?  I think this is my most favorite project so far - and that's saying a lot, from the number I have made.  You might then wonder what my next favourite has been.

 Well it's below, I made this in 2008.

Christmas Wreath 2008

  I read about how to make them the second day of my holidays in Cuba and was itching to make one upon my return.  Had it all planned, colours and everything.  I've made a few since then.  I love wreaths in general, this one just seemed to have a massive visual impact.    Unfortunately it mysteriously disappeared off of my office door in a North London Hospital and was never seen again!  At least I know my work was appreciated.  

Off to a wedding next Saturday and it's my wedding anniversary; 16 years, so blog might not be up until Monday the 2nd. Enjoy your week.

Don't work to hard

Mhairi
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I've been on holiday

Hi,

Firstly, I must apologise.  I've been on holiday from work, I wasn't really on holiday though, as I was writing a uni assignment (just hoping it passes now).  Seems my claim two weeks ago that I was getting good at work life balance wasn't actually that true!  Re wrote this assignment twice!  Anyway with it submitted I turned my attention to my other priorities in life.  Visiting relatives and crafting.  

I completed two projects that I have been meaning to get to for some time.  A picture for my front hall - keeping to gold,  beige and brown so that it fits in with my decor.  I used my silhouette cameo to create a vinyl stencil, laying this over the first coat of gold paint on a canvas.  Then I applied a coat of brown and then cream.  I waited for it to dry , good for me, as normally I am in too much of a rush to undertake the next step of peel and reveal! Below is how it turned out.  

While I was waiting to do the peel and reveal I turned my attention to decopatch.  I bought a plywood , flat packed reindeer head and tartan decopatch papers last December in Berlin.    I didn't get round to getting it done for last Christmas, but with 120 days to go to Christmas 2013, finally it is done.  

Lastly, I wanted to have a go at creating a Santa Boot, based upon the SVG cuts cowboy boot which Thienly worked on.  I added some bells, sentiment and Glitter!  I LOVE Glitter, if only to annoy my husband.  He regularly moans about being covered in the stuff, he's convinced I spread it round the house just to annoy him.... His name's Edward, so at least in one way, he sparkles like a certain Vampire of the same name.  If only............

Anyway, back to work tomorrow, off for my Sunday night bath now, just like the rest of the kids here in Stranraer, first day of School tomorrow after their summer holidays.  Many a sigh of relief from the Mums I work with.  

You might think I haven't made much in my time off, but believe me I have used my time well.  I have 'cut' another 6 projects all ready to glue together.  This includes;  more topiary trees and a piano (wedding style), a telephone box,  a threat bobbin box and a high top trainer- all SVG cuts designs.  You'll just have to check back regularly to see them in all their paper glory.

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

Mhairi
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