Gift card holder

I think trying to make gift cards look something is always abit tricky so here is a template I downloaded from creationsbyar.com for a little gift card giftbox.

Spring Fling

Well I might not have put much on my blog lately but it doesn't mean I haven't been busy. My church, St Mary's in Acklam are having a Spring Fling this month and I have been making some stuff to go on the crafty stall. You will probably recognise quite a bit.

Do you like these flannel and soap bunnies. I know it's not Easter but they are sweet.

And these little envelope boxes have a teabag and a biscuit inside. Of course I also made lots of square boxes too. I have a bit of a thing for buying accessories so I used the boxes to hold some costume jewellery I don't wear anymore.

and here are some brooches I have decided to get rid of. I thought I'd give them a vintage look on these little cards I made.

And of course there are all those corsages I made with the Friends of Marton Library last month along with a few of my scarves I don't wear anymore.

And finally more picnic baskets full of sweets. Yum! I hope that some of this lot gets sold to add to the church funds. Now I've got to get cracking making more stuff for another stall, this time to raise money for Thorntree United, Better get busy x 

Thorntree Craft Session

I had a lovely day on Monday at Thorntree Community hub. Lots of lovely ladies came to join me and we made these cute picnic baskets. You can download the template from   http://www.creationsbyar.com/. There are all sorts of interesting projects on this website. I am so grateful to Thorntree United for paying for the sessions and all the materials and to all my regular crafting pals who travelled to Thorntree to join me.

Flannel gift bag

Here is an idea for a Mothers Day gift.

 Its a little bag made from a flannel and a soap which you can hang in your bathroom.
Using the template above cut out a piece of card and wrap a flannel around it, keeping it in place with sellotape.For the bag handle tie a length of ribbon to form a ring and using a bit of sellotape stick it to the top of the flannel.

 Pop a nice smelling bar of soap in the middle of the flannel and roll the flannel around the soap keeping it all in place with cling film and a bit more selloptape at the top of the bag and tucking the raw edges of film inside the roll.

Now decorate and maybe add a little message.