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Battling the negative

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 one. 


I've also made a pair of earrings this week. 


I have been working on something else, but its not finished yet. Maybe next time.

Until next time
Ems







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