Happy V-Day

Hallo Bloglanders

I've been SO busy getting Valentine's Day orders out that I just did not get to Blogland. Sorry about that but I'll make it up by showing what I did.  First up, I customized cappuccino cups:

I cut some Vinyl with my Silhouette and transferred it to cups that we've been using for ages. (read all about it here) A quick fix for any occasion.  Sure, they will not withstand the dishwasher but that's fine - I actually don't want more "stuff" and try my best to use what I have on hand. Maybe I'll zuss them up with bunnies for Easter after Valentine's day. Perfect for IMPERFECT ME.

Meanwhile, Wynand and I love our custom made cappuccino cups and while I don't drink milk, I celebrated Valentine's day by adding a dollop of ice cream to my morning coffee. It looked yummy and tasted equally good.

On that sweet note, have a happy, happy Valentine's day and enjoy the time with your loves ones!  Thanks for looking at my blog and please come back to play as I have lots more to share right here.

Bye
Hazel

Mini Valentine treat Boxes

Hallo Bloglanders

And I'm back with some more crafting fun. First of all, I was very, very depressed yesterday about not being able to purchase the Designer edition of the Silhouette software but surprise, surprise ............. while I was sleeping Silhouette sent me an email and I got it (for nearly half the price!) If  you want the discount code, get it over at Amy Tangerine's blog. While there, have a look what she does.  I love her stuff and she has the most adorable baby.

So, to celebrate my Silhouette designer edition, I made another Valentine treat box:

This one is tiny - less than 2 inch square.  For the i (heart) u !" I used the Rockwell font, ungrouped the letters, re arranged them in a square to fit the lid of  my box and added hearts to top  the "i". The box is from the Silhouette store and I just scaled it down to fit onto one piece of 4x6 cardstock. (I even had some left) I filled the letters from the back with a square of pink cardstock, added some twine in red and pink from The Twinery and a rhinestone.

Inside it looks like this:

And on my table:

My Valentine's Day décor is sorted but as I was adding finishing touches to my goodies, a friend popped in and ordered a box with  stuff just like mine.  I'll tell you all about my LOVE BOX tomorrow.

That's it, I have to clear my craft table and while everything is out, thought that I would slip in some more crafting fun. Please check back as I'll be back to share.

Have a Wacky Wednesday!

Bye

Hazel

Pre Valentine Project Life

Good morning Bloglanders

I'm trying to give my home a much needed facelift but the more I do, the more I have to do so I sent my sewing machine for a service and decided that I need a break to do some sorting first. But boy, do I miss that sewing machine!!

So, yesterday I decided to do some sewing by hand and while at it, I did some Project Life cards for Valentine's day:

I actually pre cut the holes for the sewing of  the hearts with my Silhouette.  Easy. I just changed the print line from continuous to dotted and ended up with perfectly spaced stitch lengths. I have tried to get my hands on the Designer Edition of the Silhouette software but because I live down under, the Silhouette store does not want to ship to me. (and I thought it's a digital product!!)  I really hate this because I'm always so loyal to my Silhouette but not getting goods are SO frustrating!!

Apparently the Designer edition has much more functions and line options but as I said .......................... nothing I can do about living down under in Sunny SA.

This is making me depressed so without further ado ..................................... some more cards:

and a close-up of the stitching:

That's it!! I'm off to try my hand at doing some speech bubbles.  Thanks for looking at my blog and please come back to play.

Bye

Hazel

A "thank you" Mini Folder Card

Good morning Bloglanders

I hope you are having a Marvellous Monday!  Today I have a card to share.  Now, you know that I'm more of a letter / tag kind of girl but the whole family had to write "thank you notes" to my dad so we decided to do a card that works like a mini folder.

Here is the inside:

We wrote our notes on ordinary notebook paper and I stitched them in red thread to the inside of the "folder". The notes are different sizes as I love the dimension it gives.  "Dankie" (Thank you in Afrikaans) was done with my Silhouette. I planned the bottom notebook page that the "Date" that was pre printed, showed above the stack of notes and used my date stamp beneath it.

And on the outside it looks like this:

I used the same subway art that I made here. Just printed this one 6x4 to fit my "folder". As easy as that!

My dad received the card via snail mail (he doesn't do electronic media) and called yesterday to thank me for the beautiful card. Mission accomplished!!

That's it. I'm off to some more crafting fun.  Have a great day and thanks for looking at my blog today.

Hazel

Drawstring bags: Write your own Message

Hallo Bloglanders

I hope you are having a Wacky Wednesday. And by public demand ............................................ another Drawstring Bag!! I think this is version 4:

I don't really do cards and sometimes a tag just looks "overdecorated" so I came up with this version of a Drawstring bag with a sewn-on tag.  I've made "blanks" for my Etsy shop - you can buy and keep it ready to pack and write a message whenever you need to.(I'll activate the link to my shop once I've loaded my new stock) If you want to try your hand at making your own, I'll do a tutorial at the end of my Drawstring Bag series - I think I've figured out the quickest way (after making 300+ over the weekend!)

This one is going to a friend of my mum that lives in a retirement home - inside I'm putting a mega chock chip cookie, a gift card and a photo of my family. I think I'll write her a letter as well (yes, I do letters!) ................ she's really old and while I have the time, I should tell her how much she has meant to me over the years.

And I can't help to share these pictures of my neighbour's cat coming over to help:

Even though he's not mine, I love him to bits. Thanks Maja for sharing him!

That's it from me. Have a great day and thanks for looking at my blog. I'll be back to share some more crafting fun right here - just check back.

Bye
Hazel

i SPY - A Pre Bachelorette

Hi there Bloglanders

And here I am with something that looks like fun:

The Princess hosted a pre bachelorette party to go through all the wedding arrangements with the bridesmaids.  She supplied a pot of colored chalk for them to write messages on her garden bench.  I have one exactly like theirs (actually, they kidnapped theirs from my garden!) - next time I have friends over, I'm going to copy her idea. With chalkboard being the flavor of the month, you can't go wrong.

And a few more pics of the party:

All my Blogland friends who are currently having snow, rain and cold weather, I hope my post from Sunny SA has warmed your hearts.  For the rest - stay inside, keep warm and be safe.

Thanks for looking at my blog today and if you SPY something great, let me know and I'll feature it on my blog. I love to interact with my Blogland friends.

Have a great day.

Hazel

Drawstring Bags - Stamping AND Fabric paint

Good morning Bloglanders

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and time to try something new!!  I've got a "newbe" to share - a combo of stamping AND fabric paint:

In my previous post I showed you how my 9-year old craft class stamped on their canvas bags but when I looked at my attempt it looked too bland for IMPERFECT me. So, Silhouette to the rescue with my "fave" option - "trace and detach". I only wanted a little pink on the butterfly's wings so I opted for making cutting lines from the inside of the shape. First, the stamped image that I scanned and opened up in Silhouette:

And my Silhouette layout:

As I told you before. I use ordinary vinyl for my stencils as I have lots of scraps.  For this I used an 2 x 3 piece and did the L-O-V-E for my first post on altering drawstring bags as well as the butterfly for this project. In black you can see what my original butterfly looked like.

And a WIP pic:

You will agree - it does look funky now!! I love trying new things and when it works according to plan, it's extra special.

Sorry but I'm a bit tired of drawstring bags now.  Tomorrow I'll do i SPY as I saw something wonderful and would love to share it with you.  However, I have lots more in my Drawstring Bag repertoire.  I think I'll continue with that on a weekly basis - let's make it every Thursday???

That's it. Thanks for looking at my blog today. Please check back as I have lots more to share right here on Play as U Go.  Have a great day!

Hazel