Crafting is infectious!

Check this out, my husband is crafty! 

He made this super cool wallet for my step-dad (Robert) who turns 50yrs next week. I really wish we could get that really cool duct tape you can get in the U.S. but it's not available here and too expensive to ship, but I think this is fab all the same. 






Last night I had a few friends over for food and drinks. We're all crafty ladies, barr one, but that one barr wanted to make a bracelet for a party she was going to, so we all sat around knitting, sewing, crocheting, making jewellery. 

I had a play with the many many beads in my friends bead box and made a rainbow bracelet....just because. 

The bracelet and blanket I worked on

Father's Day present

I'm getting Daniel some Itune vouchers, but since it's his first Father's Day with 2 children I thought I'd make him something that he can keep :)

So I made him some cufflinks for work (or to just keep)

Sorry about the crap photo's. They're really hard to capture on camera with them being glass.




I had to redo these...better?





I even found a cute box to put them in :D

Purple people eater

This is a custom set made for a guy at Daniel's work


with these earrings


I was liking the colours so I also made this bracelet.


this necklace (I love this, if I do say so myself)


and these earrings

Jewellery frenzy

A couple more pieces



Close-up



I treated myself to a light box to take professional pictures of my pieces



and this is what I made for my friend Steph (but I have enough stuff to make it again) and Daniel had a quick play with the light box...it needs more time to get the lighting right but so far we love it :D



and with a pink background

Flower of envy

This is, by far, my favourite piece that I've made. I'm almost tempted to keep it myself, but instead I might make a matching bracelet...what do you think?

More jewellery

Even I'm bored of updating these...lol But I want all my makes in one place.

I made these for the winner of a competition. They attached to bookmarks.









I love this one

Essence of Envy opens

I made more jewellery today, ready to go in my shop.

More jewellery

From May 2009





You'll recognise from the watch, but I thought it was pretty so used the remaining beads.

More jewellery making

From May 2009

It's my Mother-in-laws 50th Birthday at the beginning of June so I decided to make her a watch with interchangable straps.

Strap one


Close-up of the beads


Strap two (same watch face) I love this one....I might have to make myself one.


Close-up of the beads.


Since it's a special birthday, I bought a gift box to put it in.


I also had a go at making a book mark.

The pink beads don't show up well on this picture


Close-up


I wonder if this shows the pink beads up better? Shame I can't get a decent picture, it's really pretty :(


I'm totally addicted to jewellery making. I can sit for hours doing it.

Craft sod

I've been in such a crafty mood today.

All are bracelet and earring sets. I didn't have enough beads for necklaces.

For Daisy (sister-in-law)


for Pam (work collegue)


and for Helen (friend)

Sarah's Birthday

Last night our friends, Sarah and Dave, came round for a meal and Birthday treats.

For her Birthday I made her a set of jewellery.



Made her cupcakes instead of a cake, because I suck at cakes.


I bought her a cute cupcake box so she could take her Birthday cakes home with her




I also bought some individual cupcake bags (pink ones) to put some more in for her babysitters (also know as Mum and Dad to Sarah)

After dinner I gave Sarah her present.




T'was a good night :)

Gina's Birthday jewellery set

From April 2009

I made Gina a set of jewellery to give as a gift from Rheya

More jewellery

From March 2009

I made these for my friend Evelyn.

Embarking on Jewellery making

From March 2009

I'm so pleased with my first attempt at jewellery making, and they were so quick to make. I can see lots of people getting jewellery for Christmas :oP



and happy ole me, wearing them


and the bracelet


and the earrings


after working so so hard on the jewellery :oP I made myself some lunch

I threw a few of my favourite, but healthy things into a wok (ok it's a frying pan) and tossed them about with some spices (recipe to follow)


2 packets of smart price noodles (1 if you're not greedy like me)
some mushrooms (as many as you like, chopped)
Grated Carrot (again, just add as much as you like)
Fry Light (instead of oil)
Soy Sauce (to taste)
Hot Chilli Powder
and I added some S & B on top (see pictures) if you can't get hold of it, then dried chilli flakes will do.

Add the mushroom and grated carrot to the frying pan (using the fry light as oil) fry until half cooked, add some soy sauce and hot chilli powder (and dried chilli flakes if your taste buds are dead like mine) fry until soft....whilst doing all that have the noodles boiling with just one of the flavour sachets (2 syns). When the noodles are cooked, drain them (which will actually lower the amount of syns you're eating but I don't know by how much so keep it at 2 syns) and add to the mushroom etc. Add more soy sauce (again to taste) and hot chilli powder if you want, then serve. I sprinkled some S & B on top for an extra kick.