February round up

I will be playing catch up now to add all my for the last month on here but don't worry, I won't put it all on at the same time :) During the month of February I made

100 birthday invitations
188 wedding invitations
20 baby announcement cards
2 table cards for a birthday party
50 wedding thank you cards
1 cot
38 assorted cards for different occasions
1 memo board
1 set of album covers
1 gift bag
1 wooden spoon
1 necklace
2 bracelets and
1 pair of earrings

PHEW!!!

I have been at work at 7.30 every morning (except last Saturday) for the last couple of weeks and I seem to get so much done in the couple of hours before I open the shop. This week I have been cleaning and have just started painting as I had a new window in the shop last week. The dust has settled and the plaster is dry so I put the first coat on today and will put another coat on tomorrow and hopefully that might just do it. I also need to fill up my card stand as it is getting very low on every day cards.

I think that will do for one night :)
Thanks for looking, back soon.

Bad, bad blogger!

I can't believe that it is nine days since I last blogged.........where is time going? I thought this year may have been a tad slow business wise, how wrong was I? I seem to be making wedding stationery in my sleep and when I'm not making stationery I am meeting with some lovely couples who are looking for my help in organising their wedding. That isn't a complaint though, I love every minute of it, who wouldn't enjoy that! :)

So since I last showed my face I have made

These were made for a wedding fayre last Sunday but they will also be used for my next one on 26th April which will save me a bit of time ;)

I also made an extra 5 invitations for my daughter as she keeps finding people to invite to the evening 'do'. She's paying for the evening so I just keep churning out the invitations LOL

So my 'to do' list is making a comeback!!

Cards for DD's birthday on Monday

Nephew's 21st on Tuesday

A forum birthday on 10th (same day as mine :))

DH's BiL birthday

DH's cousin's birthday

DH's brother's birthday

70 Thank you cards

Wedding stationery samples

Got my new Debbi Moore design kit this morning so need to get them done too

Mother's day cards

Not bad eh?!?

Catch Up!

I can't believe that another two weeks have flown by since I have last blogged. Work is just started to ease slightly but I now have jewellery parties booked so must really get some made!!! I also need to get some Christmas cards made so hopefully will be scouring blogs and forums for inspiration.

Here is what I've been up to for the last couple of weeks:This card was ordered by a special friend for her daughter's birthday later this week. The wallet is lack pearlescent card, the skull is a font recommended by the lovely Mrs R (thanks Rhi) I enlarged it to approximately 400 points and printed it onto white card. The bones were hand drawn and held on with a screw brad. I added some large googly eyes and the birthday greeting is written with Doodlebug rub ons. The insert was printed with another skeleton font. The skull charm is fastened on with black ribbon.

The next card is for Amy from me, as is the necklace.I used the same skull as I'd printed it too small for the first card, and I just added white brads for eye balls! Paper is from the gorgeous Chalk Garden kit from the Scrummy Stash Cafe Greeting was printed on the pc and inked, brad is from stash.

Cord is from Ribbon Oasis, the skull was from ebay and the findings were from my stash.

The next pics are of a couple of rush orders I got in last week.

The jewellery above uses sterling silver findings, white faux pearls and beautiful 4mm AB Swarovski crystals.

Ivory wedding invitations with dried rose buds and three heart shaped crystals.

And finally, my first international wedding order through my web site. They have gone to Chicago!!!

All the gift bags were hand made by me too. They were another first and I was really pleased with the way they turned out.

I made six 'bridesmaid' bags and five for the male members of the wedding party and six thank you cards.

We are all full of cold at the moment and feeling grotty and wooly headed! I hope it doesn't hang around for too long!

Off now to do the latest 'dare' and to have a look at some of the challenges on Just Bex. I might be back later or it might be another two weeks ;)) I will also try to find the card I made for Sadie's challenge :)

TTFN xx