The Introverted Crafter

Well I think this is the first year I didn't get anything crafty for Christmas for a long time! I did splurge at countryviewcrafts.co.uk though. As well as the dies I got the other day, here is my haul from there.  Now I've got to figure out what to do with them! Crafting has been slow this week, what with Christmas prep and managing to do my back in for the second time this year, but I've made two pairs of earrings and worked on both stitches.  And yes I'm still working on the Christmas themed project. By the time I finish it'll be next Christmas! Until next time Ems

I've made some jewellery this week (shocker I know).  This was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, with a few changes.   This one is the reason for this weeks title. I took apart some old jewellery a couple of weeks ago, including this pendant charm. I added a toadstool charm in the middle, then some drop beads along the chain. Finally, here's where I'm at with the stitch.  Until next time Ems

It's not been a good week for me mental health wise. I'm torn between being open about it, and wanting to stick to positivity when it comes to my crafting side. I did promise earlier this year that I would try to be positive when it came to my makes, so instead of lamenting the fact I did little in the way of crafting this week and some of what I did make went completely wrong, I will celebrate what went right.  First of all, it's December which means advent time at countryviewcrafts.co.uk! So far I've bought in three days, and here are my goodies.  Crackle glazes, glow in the dark paint and quick cure clay. Interestingly enough, it's not air dry, but dries with a heat gun.  Best time of year to get colorize dies! They don't tend to go down in price much in the uk, so when they do I snap them up!  Onto the makes. I've actually already finished the 2nd page of the secret stitch, but obviously I can't share it! Here's the update on the not so secret on...

Just a quick one this week. I would have had resin work to post buy my resin has reached the six month expiry limit, so it was all cloudy. Annoying because I used all my jellyfish in it. Lesson learned! I've made some earrings this week, using multi connector charms and flower beads   I've also been working on the stitch. Here is the update.  Until next time Ems