Hi everyone!!!!

Sorry to have been absent for so long, 2013 has not been a brilliant year for me so far!!!
 

Not only is my mum still in hospital and really not improving that much
 but I also had another bout of labyrinthitis which put me out of actiion
 for several days and then just to finish it off, I had a cup of boiling tea
 spilt on my leg just over a week ago.
  It was an accident but I ended up in casualty with a second degree burn!!!!
 OMG how painful is tea on your leg and not in a cup!!!!!
Oh and I had to miss going to the NEC to the trade show........
aaaaaaagh, I was so looking forward to it this year!!!!!
Never mind, there is always next year!!!!

Anyway, I have been seriously neglecting this blog and so have quite
 a bit of catching up to do........ 
hope you have been keeping up with the projects over on TCBBlog, I have
managed to keep up with most of them!

This week on TCBBlog we are 'at the movies' and as usual there is
a variety of fab projects for you to see.
You'll have to wait til Saturday for mine as I've kept it simple.

However......... this weeks offer is........



"This week we have a FREE POSTAGE offer for you

From 6pm on Friday (22nd Feb) until 9am on Tuesday (26th Feb)

All UK orders will ship free

For EU and all other destinations, free shipping on orders over £30

Click here to go to The Craft Barn website".

 

 

So what are you waiting for????

Get those goodies you've been waiting for and have them sent for freeeeeeee!!!!!

 

 

See you Saturday...

 

Jane x

 

 

 

Happy New Year!!!!

 

 

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around for a while.

I've had a very poorly mum who has now been in hospital for nearly

five weeks and have been having to deal with that as well

as my elderly father at their home.

Not been an easy time but hopefully, she is now looking a bit better

and maybe transferred to our little local hospital very soon which will

definitely help with visiting!!!

 

So that is now two Christmasses in a row that have been difficult, first me and

now mum!!  Hopefully this next one will be better!!!!!!

 

Anyway, I will be back soon and I want to wish you all

a very Happy and Healthy New Year!

 

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x

Cute week on TCB Blog!!

Hi folks,

                     Christmas is getting nearer and I still haven't even made my Christmas

cards yet!!  Think I had better get cracking!!

 

Well, this week over on TCB Blog, it is cute week.

I love cute so it wasn't hard for me.

It is also my calendar week ....so cute, calendar and keeping

it simple.....

 

 

 

 

The little girl is coloured with Copics,

she is so sweet!!!

 

 

 

Pop on over to the The Craft Barn Blog to see how it was made!!

Hope you like it!!

Jane x
 

 

Materials used

Ranger Manilla Tag #10

Distress Inks - Shaded Lilac, Pickled Raspberry, Peacock Feathers

Stampavie - Lilou Abeille

Memento Ink - Black Tuxedo

Copics - E0000, 000,00,11, 31, 33, 35

RV02, 06, 09, 10

B0000, 00, 02, 06

YR21, 23

Stickles - Crystal

Organza Ribbon

And the all important offer from The Craft Barn...

'Remember that we offer free postage on all UK orders

from now until December 24th.

For EU destinations postage is free over £30 and

for everywhere else postage is free on orders over £50'

 

 

Something for under a fiver????

Helloooo,

 

Our task for this week over on TCB Blog was to make a gift

costing less than £5.00!!! 

 

Hmmmm not always easy.  We all have plenty of stash

to use up but what to do?????

 

I decided on a little project that is nice and easy,costs little,

but makes a very useful gift......

 

A set of little notecards and envelopes.....

 

 





 

I left mine plain but you could add any greetings

you wanted!!

 

If you click here you will see how I made them!!

 

 

Hope you like them,



 

Jane x

Materials used -

 



                               3 x A 4 sheets of card @ £0.45 each

Hopscotch papers - Puddle and Classic @ £0.90 each

Organza Ribbon @ £0.20

Several sheets of Photocopier paper

                           And the special offer this week on The Craft Barn website:

Each order of £ 25 or more will get a pack of free Tando Minis

added to their parcel.

 

Simply Saturday......

Hi folks,

 It is my turn over on TCB blog, today and I have kept it really simple, 

sounds easy but really really difficult.  You so want to keep going!!!!!

 

This week is my turn for a calendar tag, using Craft Individuals

and also keeping it clean and simple.......hard!!!!

 

 

When to say, that is it .....no more!!

 

 

 So, if you want to know how it was made......

you know where to go!!

Click here.

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x

Materials used -

 

Ranger Manilla Tags #10

Memento Inks - Rose Bud, Lilac Posies

Crafty Individuals Stamp - CI-175

Copics - YG25, Y21

Ribbons

Cor'dinations cardstock

and The Craft Barn OFFER.......

This week again we have a prize draw feature across the blog, newsletter, Facebook and Twitter

Three vouchers are up for grabs: £25, £20 and £15.

It’s easy to enter, simply place an order on line with us. Everyone who places an order between 23rd November and December 1st will automatically be entered into the draw and at the close three lucky people will be drawn at random to win the vouchers.

 

Good Luck!!

A special gift!!!!

Hello bloggers,

Today I have a special post!!

Our task this week was gifts and I had a special little person in mind!!!

 

My gift is a frame for a certain little boy's room!!

Can you guess his name????

 

 

Ha ha!!!!!!

 

 

He is a very special little man!!!

 

If you want to know how it was made....you know where to go!!

The Craft Barn Blog!!

 

 

See you soon,

 

Jane x

 

Materials used -

Artemio frame 50 x 20

Papier mache letters 10 cm x 5

Americana Acrylic Paint - Baby Blue

Craft Creations -Gingham Pale Blue

Tando Creative Small Travel

Silver Brilliance ink

Ribbons

And the offer this week over at The Craft Barn.....

This week we have a prize draw feature across the blog, newsletter, Facebook and Twitter

Three vouchers are up for grabs: £25, £20 and £15.

It’s easy to enter, simply place an order on line with us. Everyone who places an order between 9th and 15th November will automatically be entered into the draw and at the close three lucky people will be drawn at random to win the vouchers

 

So what is stopping you??????? 

Keeping it Simple......

Hi everyone,

I am trying to keep it simple, do you know how hard that is???

To leave areas not touched......you have to sit

 on your hands!!

 

Anyway I shall be trying to keep it simple

for a few weeks.......aaagh!!!!

 

 

Well, this week has been Candle week over on TCB Blog

and I am closing the week with

my candle/calendar project.

 

 

 

 

I decided to combine both items to make a calendar candle!!

Please, if you do make a project like this, make sure you

tell the recipient NOT to set light to the candle, just keep it as

some thing pretty to look at!!

 

 

As you can see the flower has been decoupaged.

If you pop over to the blog now, you will see how I

made it!

 

Hope you have a good weekend, I am teaching

at The Barn today, Copic Christmas all day!!!!

Yay, colouring all day, can it get any better??????

 

See you next week,

 

 

Jane x

Materials used -
 

Candle

Tissue paper

Copics - Y38, RV63, RV66, YG25, YG63

Kanban Stamps - Poinsettias

Anitas Calendar Tabs

Memento ink - Tuxedo Black

 

Christmas is coming........

Well, there is just no getting away from it......

Christmas is getting nearer!!!!

This week over on TCBBlog we have been looking at

Advent Calendars!

 

I have been playing with a wooden item, paint and paper....

can it get any better???????

 



It doesn't take as long to do as you might think.....

 



 

so if you fancy having a go.....pop over to the blog and

see how easy it is to make!!!!!

 

See you soon,

 

Enjoy your Halloween, and don't eat too many sweeties!!!!!!

 

 

Jane x 

Advent chest with 25 drawers

Advent calendar

Eco Green paints - White and Sky Blue

Bazzill cardstock

Craft Creations paper - Blue Stripes on Ice Blue

Tando Numbers

Felt - White

PVA glue

Marianne D Creatables - Snowflake 1

Ribbon - Blue, White and Silver

                                     The special offer this week -

Order any advent calendar from 

The Craft Barn website,

                                               and get a
                 Tando mini advent calendar number set free

It will be added to your parcel.

A new week!!!!

Hi everyone,

Gosh a new week again on The Craft Barn Blog and this week we

 have been playing with tapes - washi and masking!!!!

I had great fun with this and got to use the lovely Dylusions Ink Sprays!!! 

 

It is also my turn for a calendar tag.......

 

 



You will have to pop over to the blog to see how I made this!!!!

 

 

Hope you like it!!!

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x

 

Materials used -

Ranger Manilla Tags #10

Glue Dots Masking Tape

Dylusions Ink Sprays - Vibrant Turquoise, Lemon Zest, Bubblegum Pink

Dylusion Stamps - Further around the Edge

Anitas Calendar Tabs

Bazzill

Tando Mask - Leaves

Tando Grab Bag - Butterfly

Gesso

Archival Ink - Magenta Hue

Black Wire

Organza Ribbon

 

And the special offer over at The Craft Barn website -

20% off the Glue Dots masking tape

Enter the code TAPE20 at checkout