A New Toy

After much research and price checking I finally took the plunge and bought this.......

A Cuttlebug Die cutting and Embossing Machine.

My boys thought it a frivolous purchase but after receiving it and having a try Son No.2 thinks it is pretty cool and has since given it quite a workout (he really enjoys making cards). I have found it to be a great product and it is so easy to use. I have bought a few of the Spellbinders Nestabilites and some embossing folders to use with it.


The machine, embossing folders and Spellbinders Large Scallop Squares were purchased from Scrapboutique as they had a fabulous sale on a few weeks ago, with the Spellbinders Large Scallop Ovals and Spellbinders Large Scallop Circles purchased from ebay. I am thinking of purchasing a set of Baby Face Alphabets from ebay as well as there are some great extra die cuts in this set.

An update from the last post - I have decided to take up the opportunity to teach at the Autumn Caft Camp. I am going to teach a few small projects and am feeling quite excited about the whole thing. I am now in the process of making up the samples. Although I have actually made all these items before, I don't actually have any as a set that matches so that is what I am planning to do.

And finally a picture of my new hooking project....

A lovely large ripple blanket that is such a pleasure to work on. I am just loving picking this up in the evenings while watching TV. I am using the left over soft wool from my hexagon blanket and just buying new colours as I run out. There is no time frame on this project which makes it quite relaxing to work on. I will just keep adding rows until I feel it is big enough.

I also just realized that I forgot to post a picture of the completed crochet basket that I was working on.


I must admit that it took a while to finish as I wasn't sure what to do about the handles. Originally I was going to crochet them, then I though of making them with fabric and attaching them with clasps. But I then found some really cute 1" wide pink grosgrain ribbon that matched perfectly so used that with the clasps. I also found that it was a bit floppy so I inserted a clear plastic gift box which was the perfect size. It is now my new work basket that is great for just chucking thing into.

Well that's about it for now, so until next time
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Practice

Here is a sneak peak of my practice run for the "Wash the Dishes Tea Towel Swap".

Now that my linen tea towel blanks have finally arrived I can get started on them. I hope that my recipients like them.

My final stitchery of the month project arrived yesterday, designed by Lynette Anderson Designs.

I love the fabrics and stitchery design of this one. I was a bit disappointed however on the overall club, as over half the projects I thought were very similar. There are only so many needle books that a person can use. Even though they were all a little different in design, they are still essentially the same thing.

I don't think I will be joining any more "...of the month" clubs for a while as I now have so many projects to start.

On another note, I have been asked to consider teaching at the next CYC Autumn craft camp. I am a little excited and nervous about the whole thing. My main concern is finding the time for planning as well as choosing what I would offer to teach. I am definitely praying about guidance for this. I need to give an answer in a couple of weeks.

Until next time.....

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Wash The Dishes, Dry The Dishes, Turn the Dishes Over!

I have joined another swap (as mentioned in my previous post). I haven't done one of these for a while. This one is called "Wash the Dishes Tea Towel Swap". I just love tea towels, especially pretty handmade ones. I have decided to do embroidery on them using doodle stitching. I had drawn up a couple of doodles and thought this would be a great place to use them. Unfortunately I can't post any pictures until the swap is over, so you will have to be patient.

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