Kumihimo bracelets

For some reason I woke up at 6.45 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep so I thought I would get up  and sort out some photos for my blog and web site as they are both getting an update this morning. It's a while since we have done any work on the web site so as it's a long weekend we thought we would spend a bit of time on it. I uploaded the photos for this post on Wednesday so that I could sit and write a post and here it is now Sunday, and I'm sat here writing this post!! Not very good is it?

I find making these bracelets so relaxing and always take beads etc with me on holiday. I've made them on trains and planes, and it the car and people are fascinated by what I'm doing and will often stand and watch me lol. I made quite a few on holiday last year too and didn't come back with any (although I did give a couple away as prezzies :)). I have my DD1's bracelet on my desk so I can take it to pieces and remake it for her. Hers was the first Kumihimo bracelet I ever made a couple of years ago and she has never taken it off until now. I made it in pale pink and silver and it's so pretty but she's a hairdresser and it has different dies etc on it and the cord has stretched too. I'll use the same beads but new cord.....in fact, I may just do it this afternoon.

I've had quite a run on these bracelets so far this year and I really love making them. I don't like making them all identical and like messing about with the way I string them and by not using the same beads all the time. Although I have made quite a few white and silver ones...they are really pretty. I will be adding the bracelets to my web site later today :) 

The first one is silver lined gold and matt gold  beads

 2.  This one is mine and is silver lined rainbow and dark grey beads

 3. Silver lined clear and matt white beads

 4. Silver lined clear and matt white beads

 5. Silver lined clear and matt white

Thanks for dropping by, till next time....Happy Easter and don't make yourself sick on chocolate ;).

50th Birthday

Not sure who has stolen the sunshine but I should have known it would be cloudy as I am off work today and tomorrow lol

I hope the Easter bunny has been kind to you and brought you lots of chocolate!

For the last couple of days I have been busy making bits and bobs for a 50th birthday. The birthday girl just happened to be my sister and her birthday is actually tomorrow but the party is this evening.....I finally finished at about 11 this morning lol. As well as the pictures below I have made 3 A2 boards, two with photos and one with 'remember when' captions and pictures. I haven't photographed those yet but will do so tonight when they are in situ.

Papers - Craftwork Cards and Funky Hand
Stamps - Stampin Up wheel and Stampendous bodice
Sentiments - Craftwork Cards
Everything else from my stock

Happy Easter, see you tomorrow.

Happy Easter

Another couple of quick cards from me. I am in the process of cutting 200 Sizzix hearts and 200 sets of initials for an order so I do a few then make a card as the box DH takes to work is getting very low.

The first one is for the DCM Midweek extra. Now, on to this weeks mid week dare. Its a nice simple one, happily, and all you have to do is make an Easter card !

The stamp is by Anitas and is coloured with Twinkling H2Os and mounted on a fabric flower from Dunelm. The bottom half of the card is actually pale green but it isn't showing vey well. The brad, eyelet and Quicklet are from my stash.

Next are two men's cards.

The letters are cut using wooden templates from papers from my bit box and were edged with an emery board! I think the striped paper is by Crate Papers but not sure about the dotty one.

The shirt was cut freehand and mounted onto blue glitter card and finished off with pale blue buttons. It was actually cut for a commissioned card just before Christmas but I lost it and had to cut another one!! I found it this afternoon when I cleared a black bag full of dog eared paper and card from a couple of my drawers. It had obviously been picked up with something else. It made for a quick card though!!!

That's it for tonight, thanks for looking.

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