Flower Fairies and fusion painting

Hi all, here's a couple of candles I made recently.

 I found a sheet of Flower fairy rub ons in my stash and thought I would use them on candles.

I looked each image up on the internet to see which flower fairy they were, this first one is a red clover fairy. So I used a painting technique to paint some red clover around her and a little bumble bee friend. Lastly I added glitter to the fairy's wings to give them a nice twinkle. Here's a couple of pics going around the candle.

  

 

 



 

The second one is a sweet pea fairy image, so using Sheena's Fusion technique, I painted sweet pea flowers and foliage around the candle, and not forgetting the glitter to the wings.  Here's a few pics around this candle.

 

I'm linking up with  this weeks Handmade Monday #83 . Its been a while since I joined in, but I have good intentions that I'm going to be a better blogger from now on.  

I'll be back later to catch up with the other lovely crafters and find out what they've been up to.

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sue x



Handmade Monday #63

Good morning, I cant believe that Monday has come round again, already, I dont know where the last week has gone.

But that means its time for Handmade Monday 63, if you are unfamiliar with this weekly link party, then just pop over to Wendy's 1st Unique Gifts Blog and read all about it and then you too can join in.

So what have I been up to this week?
Well I've been mad busy, but not all of it craft related.

Every thing seems to have broken this week, car, computer, sons mobile phone, speaker system, printer, scanner, so I have been rushing round, trying to get them fixed or dropping them off or picking them up, or buying new, only to get them home and find another fault, and have to take them back again.
My car actually went in for its MOT 4 weeks ago and a faulty valve was found, not bad I hear you say, only this particular part cannot be found anywhere in this country. As its an imported car, the Mitsubishi dealer has to order it from abroad and I was told it would take upto 2 weeks to get here, not only that but it is the most expensive valve I have ever heard of, think it must be made of gold or something, a whopping £460 + vat. Nearly a month later and I still have no car. I have been using my hubby's car to run round in, luckily he works nights so I have the car in the day.

Anyway rant over, back to my crafty news. I did a Vintage fair on Saturday, it was the first one by these new organisers and I had a lovely day, sold plenty and saw lots of familiar faces, so had a good catch up also.

Here's some pics of this weeks makes

 Wooden heart magnets

Daisy tissue box holder

Cherry mirror and candle

 I've just noticed over on Wendy blog that shes booked in for the weekend event at Kenyon Hall Farm, I've just booked in for this one, so I'll see you there.

If anyone wants to know which craft events I'll be attending, you can check out my Events page. I try to update it regularly, so please keep checking back, it would be great to see you.  

Hugs Sue x

Handmade Monday 62

Good morning everyone, hope its a sunny Monday morning where ever you are.

The children are back at school today so I've scheduled this post, as I'll probably be rushing around, trying to get them ready and into the car and looking for clean PE kits and lost books, the usual first day back antics.

This week I have had a few orders to complete. I can show you a couple of pics, I'm sure my customers won't mind.

A couple of wall hangers for one customer, who has received them and sent me a lovely message saying she thought they were beautiful and she is very happy with them. Phew! Its so nice to get good comments and to know that people really do like my painting.

A couple of heart chalkboards, and another satisfied customer.

A cutsie Hello Kitty door hanger

and another Fushia keyhanger, always very popular.

I'll be hopping over to Wendy's blog to catch up with all the other creatives, that take part in Handmade Monday, later today. If you want to check out some very talented crafters, why not pop over there yourselves.

Apart from painting this week, my wonderful mum took me and my daughter to the Palace Theatre in Manchester on Saturday night. We watched the absolutely brilliant Phantom of the Opera,  LOVE IT!!! Its my very favourite. Thanks mum, Love You too!!

So thats it from me,

Toodle pip.

Hugs Sue x

Handmade Monday 61

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all enjoying a nice Easter break and have not eaten too much chocolate (not sure how much is too much though). Although I've had a nice week with the children, we've not been able to go anywhere as my car went in for its MOT and unfortunately needed a few things repairing. This wouldn't have been too bad, but one of the parts it needs, apart from costing an arm and a leg, is also not stocked in this country and can take upto 2 weeks to get. So I am without a car for the foreseeable future. Luckily I was able to use my hubby's car for a craft fair on Saturday, but its only small so had to take the back seat out completely in order to fit all my stuff in.

My daughter came with me as it was a local fair and my friend who usually comes with me drove up in her own car.

I have been having a go at decoupage this week, I love trying out new techniques.

These are done with tissue napkins.

This one has a tissue top and then handpainted rose buds on the sides.

I also painted some wooden cupcake shapes and made them into fridge magnets

I'm out this afternoon visiting my mum and dad. They've got my sis in law, daughters and great niece coming round for a visit, so we can have a nice family get together.

I'll be checking out all the other participants to Handmade Monday later this evening.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue x

Handmade Monday

Well its soon got round to another Handmade Monday #59.

So what have I been up to this week?

As usual I've been getting ready for craft fairs, I went to one on Saturday at Lark Lane , Liverpool. It wasn't particularly busy, I think everyone was making the most of the glorious weather, but we did get a few people coming for a look around and I did manage to sell a few items.

These alternative to chocolate Easter gifts, that I posted about earlier in the week, sold well.

I had a couple of people leaving comments, asking how I decorated the tealights.

Its easy just stamp and colour on to tissue paper, cut out and apply in the usual melt in, way.

I did a set for myself and tested out what happens when the tealights are lit.

They burn as normal, but just under the flame the edge of the tissue and image burns away.  

I now have a long list of things that I need to make and paint before the next fair in two weeks time.

But I'm not doing any today, I'm off out with the dog to enjoy a bit of sunshine.

Catch up with you all soon

Hugs Sue x

 

Handmade Monday 58

Happy Monday to you all, I'm enjoying another beautiful sunny day, two in a row, I'm getting spoilt with all this lovely weather, hope you are too.

Sorry I'm late with this post, although its called Handmade Monday, most people who join in with this link party generally post on a Sunday, but I had a very busy, albeit lovely, craft and computer free Mothers Day.

So this is what I've been up to over the last week....

As usual I've been busy making items for the next craft fairs  

These once finished will be bookmarks, I need to punch holes and thread ribbons through yet.

I stamped these poppies from Sheena's sketchy range with Versamark and embossed in black and then coloured them with Promarkers and Copic pens. I over stamped and embossed with gold and added embossed swirls and edges

I painted up another key hanger, this time with a Paint Fusion poppy design.

I need to finish this off with hooks and hanging wire before it goes to a craft fair.

I also painted some door hangers this time with a Hello Kitty theme. I do love painting some fun, kiddy items as well as floral designs.

These two are doggie lead hangers or at least will be once I've added hooks and hanging wires.

I painted up quite a few things last week, but haven't got round to finishing many of them yet, I'll have to get busy, I've got a fair this Saturday.

I would like to enter these challenges

 One Stitch at a Time - Girly challenge - Kitty door hangers

I'm off to check out some of the other crafty blogs at Wendy's 1st Unique blog, and Bath Bomb Creations Sunday linky party so I'll catch up later.

Hugs Sue x

Handmade Monday 57

Good morning everyone, I would like to share what I've been upto over the last week and also thought I would join in with Handmade Monday #57.

Its been ages since I've caught up with all the very talented crafters who share their latest makes and weekly experiences over on Wendy's 1st Unique blog

I am also linking up with Bath Bomb Creations 'I made this' linking party

I've been busy over the last couple of weeks getting ready for Craft fairs and markets. As its nearly Mothers Day I've been making lots of cards and suitable gifts, as you may have noticed if you've looked at some of my earlier posts.

 The first pic shows a fushia painted card, and as usual I included backing papers printed off Sheenas cd and lots of fancy die cuts using Spellbinders Moroccan die sets 

In this close up of the fushia, you can see that I edged with gold embossing powder. 

I also painted a fushia key holder. I was a bit too keen to take the photo and only realised when I was writing this post, that I took the pic before I'd added the hooks and hanging wire, and I can't take another photo now as it sold straight away on Saturday at my local church craft fair. 

Here's a very rare photo of me at my table at the craft fair, usually I'm the one taking the pics, so although I have many of my stall, I'm not normally on any.

I had a lovely day and although it was very quiet in the morning, after dinner it picked up and I made plenty of sales, and even better, had a good catch up with many friends and collegues who I used to work with.

Thanks for looking!

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.

Hugs Sue x

Handmade Monday #18

Good morning everyone, well what a busy week I've had. I've had a table at two different craft fairs this weekend, one on Saturday on my own and two tables at a different venue on Sunday shared with a friend.

I spent most of last week making stock and designing a couple of new things.

This daisy clock is a new design, alot bigger than any I've made before. The hands are actually a gold colour although they look quite dark in the photo.

This is a small horseshoe decorated with little rosebuds. I left the centre blank, so that I can personalise with wording or names.

This tall slim terracotta pot has the design all around it.

I finally got around to attaching the hooks to my key hanger, 3 on this daisy one and

2 on the poppy one.

Time to head over to 1st Unique Gifts and catch up with everyone and see what they've been making this week.

Challenges I'd like to enter

Cupcake - Zesty colours, yellow orange green white- daisy clock and daisy plaque 

Handmade Monday #17

Good Afternoon everyone, I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I thought I would make an early start on Handmade Monday. If your not sure what that means, let me explain.

 You write a post telling and showing photos of what you've been making, or what you've been doing over the past week. Then you leave a link to your post over on Wendy's blog - 1st Unique Gifts. From there you can catch up with what everyone else has been up to.

The first thing I'd like to share with you is this poppy and daisy painting I made with my craft fair business name on. I thought it would make a nice centre piece to my table, and I've put it as my crafting facebook page photo.

Its actually painted on a large box canvas, that I got from Wilkinsons. It started life as a childrens art canvas with a thick black line drawing of a farm yard scene. I painted over with a dark blue colour so that the image wouldnt show up, then did the crackle background over that.

This is a hexagonal box that I painted with a crackle background and then a sunflower design, then edged the lid with brass sparkle embossing powder. I painted a similar design on a round box and it sold straight away, so fingers crossed for this one next week.

A large candle with the sunflower design.

This is a house number plaque, just awaiting numbers.

I've placed some unpainted numbers on just to give an idea what it will look like, obviously the numbers will be painted and finished to co ordinate.

I would like to enter these into the Dutch Dare challenge - Altered Projects

Digi design house - Anything but a card

Polka Doodles - Anything but a card

Well thats all from me for now, I'll catch up with everyone later.

Sue xx

Handmade Monday #16

Oh my word how late am I? Completely forgot about Handmade Monday, sorry!

Well I've been really busy this last week trying to get lots of DT card made in advance, so that I can get down to some more painting. Of course I cant show these today, they will just get posted as and when.

What I can show are a couple of new painted gift designs, 

Firstly a plain pine frame, painted with a daisy pattern

More coasters this time a sunflower design

This I made for my friends grandaughters bedroom and they were so thrilled I decided to paint some more.

I left these plain ready to personalise. 

I have made a couple of other things as well but not quite finished them, so I'll save them till next week.

Now dont forget to pop over to Wendy's blog 1st Unique Gifts and check out what everyone else has been upto this week. 

Challenges I am entering

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything but a card - My fairy doorhangers

Paper play - Anything goes