Just Glitz

Hiya crafty friends,

I love Art Deco design, so I was really excited to play with Tattered Laces 'Just Glitz' die collection, which includes some fabulous matching printable and backing papers.

Disclaimer: Although Tattered Lace sent me these dies to play with, they are in no way part of any payment or incentive to give positive reviews. I'm not obliged to blog about them. Any links are included for ease of use for the blog reader to use if they wish, I do not receive any commission for including it. As, like yourself, I am just a hobby crafter, all opinions are my own and I, and always will do, only share things that I have loved using as matter of interest  to others and nothing more.

Step by step photo tutorial chocolate filled carrot gift box

Hiya crafty friends,

I bought this die cutter (Stampin' Up Petal cone) some time ago and it is one of my favourites for all year round. Just take a look at Pinterest, there is plenty of inspiration.

Here's a simple Easter gift box I made

3 quick handmade Easter gift ideas

Hiya crafty friends,

We're still waiting for the lovely Spring weather to arrive here in the UK, but we have had snow...yes, snow.

But, weather aside, Easter is this weekend and I've been busy making gifts. I wanted to make something a bit different this year rather than just your usual chocolate eggs.

I've never really done flower arranging before, but a friend gave me some silk flowers so I thought I would give it a go.

I gave it a little vintage style by adding some lace, twine and a pearl heart.

This gardening gift set was put together in a metal bucket that I spray painted and I cut out the bee design from 651 vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo and added it to the front. I am really happy how this came out.

I found this cute idea on Pinterest and had to have a go at making one. I have a set of pom-pom makers that I love as they're so simple to use, and because they are different sizes I was able to make the head, body and tail very quickly. I added some felt ears and feet and bunny was ready to dig in :)

I added a little white vinyl rabbit to the pot, which again was cut out of 651 vinyl.

The 'carrot' was made by placing mini chocolate eggs into a piping bag, which was gathered at the top with an elastic band and the excess snipped off then a add a green carrot top.

   

Have a lovely weekend, and don't eat too much chocolate...lol :)

How to make three different handmade projects, using one die cut set

Hiya crafty friends,

Tattered Lace’s 5^th Anniversary celebrations have been going all week, and today is no exception. A new collection is launched today called Romantique. I have been playing with the gorgeous Heart Handbag set.

I think it is quite a useful set of dies to have, as there is a number of elements included, which will come in very handy for a number of projects. As you will see, I have also used the ‘handbag die’ to make different projects other than a bag. 

The first thing I made was the masculine favour below, which can be used for an anniversary gift, usher/grooms-men gifts or a wedding table setting.

Everything was made using the dies, even the bow tie which was made by trimming two of the pointed embellishment die cuts.

I'm really pleased how this vintage style wall hanging came out. I love flowers and lace together, especially with a cream/gold colour palette.

And finally, I made a handbag.

As soon as I saw the die set I knew I had to use the textured paper I had in my stash, and it worked perfectly. For the front I made use of the plaque die to make pockets, the solid heart to make the flap, which I embellished with the stitched strap. I added the cute zip die cut to the back, then added the strap and the embellishments.

Happy crafting

Debbi x

Tattered Lace

Disclaimer: Although Tattered Lace sent me these dies to play with, they are in no way part of any payment or incentive to give positive reviews. I'm not obliged to blog about them. Any links are included for ease of use for the blog reader to use if they wish, I do not receive any commission for including it.

As, like yourself, I am just a hobby crafter, all opinions are my own and I, and always will do, only share things that I have loved using as matter of interest  to others and nothing more.