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Do not adjust your set

I love getting craft grab bags, but sometimes you don't know what you've got! Case in point, I've had something in my jewellery stash for ages, and didn't know until recently what they were! Adjustable bracelets, which are awesome. I made four of them.  This shows how the adjustable part works.  I've not done as much work on the stitch, cos I've had a bad back this week. Very frustrating when you have a target date in mind for completion.  The highlighted blue section shows how much I've got left to do.  Until next time Ems

Cap it

I've not been feeling particularly creative this week, but I have made a couple of necklaces, using disco beads and bead caps. I've also been working on the mummy stitch. Here's the update. Under 11000 stitches to go....yay..... Until next time Ems

Christmas pop up

I've finally finished my christmas cards! No sentiments this year and I'm not writing in them, for obvious reasons.  Here was the next stage, so many platform pop ups!  I then added snowy hills and mountains.  I then added some houses, to make tiny villages.  Finally, I added a penguin to each piece.  I've also been working on the mummy stitch, 91% done. I've not worked on the other one.  Until next time Ems

Sunflowers

I dug through my stash this week, looking for something I had never used before. I found a tonic studios flowers die, which I used to make a simple birthday card. I actually have two flowers dies, so used the greenery from the other one.  I've also been working on the stitch. Still got a lot of white to do. I've not worked on the other one, as I've been working on my Xmas cards.  That's another sneak peak of the christmas cards.  Until next time Ems

It all started with a mouse

Spellbinders have done an awesome die set, say cheese, which features mickey and Minnie mouse. Of course, I had to get it, so this week I've made an anniversary card.  The background is lawn fawn, and the sentiment die is tim holtz. The dies were coloured with distress oxide.  Here's the update on the mummy stitch. I've not worked on the other one this week.  Here is a random bag.  It's not actually random, this is my progress on this year's Christmas cards. All will be revealed....when I get round to making them Until next time Ems

Bracelet

I have had these rivoli beads in my stash for ages with no idea what to do with them, but this week I decided to break them out and make a bracelet. As well as the rivoli beads, I used some bicone beads from my totally beads christmas stash.  Here's the stitches progress. Almost 87% done on this one now.  Small progress on this one, but progress all the same. Each stitch is a stitch closer to completion.  I am worried about running out of thread on this one though.  Until next time Ems

Lesson learned

Well lowest viewings ever on my post last week, probably because it was just white stitching! This week, I'm starting off by putting on the jewellery I've worked on this week. I've done another tutorial from totally beads, a ginkgo necklace. I didn't do the whole thing cos I preferred a simpler one, and I had to substitute the beads provided with silver ones I had in my stash cos I lost mine.  Here's the update on the two stitches.  I've also made a pair of earrings.  Until next time Ems

So....much....white

I have got over 23000 stitches left to do on the mummy stitch. All around the edges, and all white. That is going to be a very boring update each time, let alone boring to stitch, so I've started a smaller one as well so I don't get bored out of my mind.  This is the new one. Very slow going, as this will only be done if I have time from my daily white stitching.  This is the stitch so far. Admittedly I could have just finished it without the white, but I've started it so I'll finish. I will be starting the labyrinth stitch as soon as I'm done.  I've made a birthday card this week, using clear plastic as the card base, a photo of the recipient (which I've hidden on here) and lawn fawn kangaroo stamps. I also used lawn fawn stitched rectangles, and a tim holtz celebrate die.  Until next time Ems

Birds of a feather

I saw a funny card the other day, and wanted to do my own version. I used tim holtz crazy birds stamps and mischievous cats dies, and some basic feather stamps on the inside.  I've also been working on the stitch.  There's only three colours left to do. The white is 25000 stitches though, so still a while off completion.  Finally, here's a sneak peak of my Christmas cards for this year  Until next time Ems

Sandy cheeks

I've tried to do some more polymer clay this week, using some bezels to make a beachy scene. I haven't got the sand quite right, but it's not bad for a first attempt. I've also found out the best thing for cutters is plastic wrap. I made them into keyrings, using shell beads. I've also been working on the stitch. 80% down now I love how the latest colour I'm using is transforming evelyns hair. Until next time Ems

Through the dragons eye

I've made a necklace this week, using the totally beads christmas tutorials. It reminds me of a dragon eye, which reminded me of a kids tv show we watched at school called through the dragons eye, which freaked me out as a kid.  I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update.  Until next time Ems