Sunday 13 December 2009

OMG - Less than 2 weeks to go!

Time is ticking away, and I am SO not ready!  This is my craft room as of today.  I've got to finish these boxes, have time to varnish them, fill them with goodies and get them wrapped in less than 2 weeks.  And then I've got to tidy this lot away to make room for an air bed for Alan and his girlfriend Helen.  So that actually makes it less than 2 weeks as they get here from York on the 22nd.


Layla on the other hand, has completed all her Christmas cards for school in about 3 evenings.  She did a very good job of them, and really enjoyed playing with Mummy's stuff.  Now her dad wants her to make some for him to take to work.  Maybe I should let her finish the boxes!  LOL!


Sunday 29 November 2009

Well, here we are 4 weeks till Christmas and I'm wondering whether or not all my little plans will get finished.  My main project at the moment are sets of wooden boxes decorated for various people.  If you haven't been in QD lately, check out their range of plain wooden boxes, unfinished, from £1.99 for a set of two nesting boxes.  I painted them all first with white undercoat, and now I'm doing them in stages with acrylics, mixing the colours to suit the person.  I've developed the most amazing dusky rose, I'm very proud of it.  This is working out great for crafting on the quick as a coat of acrylic goes on fast but needs time to dry so I can pop in and out of my craft room for half an hour here and there.  The question is will I run out of days?

Oh, and don't forget to sand the boxes after you undercoat as otherwise you end up with a bumpy surface!  :-)

Wednesday 25 November 2009

Revised and restarted!

Here I am skiving off work with a snotty cold and decided to redo and restart my blog.  I've been thinking about this for some time, about my struggle to find time to be creative and how to share that.

There are so many beautiful blogs out there with so many inspiring craft creations.  I sometimes envy them because they must have loads of time, or at least they don't work full time and have school age children to run around after.

But I'm not one to let the green eyed monster get to me, so instead I make creative use of the little time I have.  I make cards as they are quick, and larger projects are split up into smaller bits.  At least I always have time to let the glue dry!

And stitching time for an hour in front of the telly is sacred and is a must on most days.  It may take me longer to get projects done, but they are always worth the wait.