Christmas Tree

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Good morning

This week I have made a table centre for the Christmas table.  It is a pattern from Dreaming Tree (https://www.3dsvg.com/) and it’s not a difficult project but it is fiddley. Just take your time and it is worth the effort, or at least I think so.

Let me know what you think.

My next Christmas Fairs will be at The Laxey Working Men’s Institute on Saturday 30^th November and Sunday 1^st December 2019, and then at Douglas Christmas Fair, Chester Street on Saturday 14^th and Sunday 15^th December. I hope to see you there.

Jo x

Line Art

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Hi Every one

Can less really be more?

  

This week the blog has been taken over once more by my partner in craft, Fuzzy Designs, who has been busy with these creations. I’ll let him explain. 

I’m sure most people reading this will have been given something which made you think: I’m not quite sure what to do with that but it’s definitely worth hanging onto.

For me, it was these frames which each came with two panes of glass, and that got me thinking about some artwork with a possible 3D effect.

The horse came first and I obtained a 3D effect by layering pearl glass paint with different colours on the front and back of both panes. I liked the end result but wondered if I could strip things back even further and still keep some depth to the finished piece.

The goat came next and I got the depth I was looking for by simply painting grass on all four sides of the glass so the goat looks like it’s standing in the grass. Happy with the grass effect, I finally decided to see how much I could strip back the animal and decided to go for a rabbit. A few strokes of the brush was all it took and I had a rabbit sitting in a field! So, yes, less really can be more!   

My next Christmas Fairs will be at The Laxey Working Men’s Institute on Saturday 30^th November and Sunday 1^st December 2019 & than at Douglas Christmas, Chester Street on Saturday 14^th and Sunday 15^th December..  I hope to see you there.

Jo x

Christmas Gift Cards

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After writing my Christmas gift list, I realised that I, like a lot of people, give out a reasonable amount of gift cards - however, the packaging for the gift cards themselves is usually very disappointing. So I set out to find something that would make the recipient feel like they actually have a gift to unwrap and found these great patterns by Jamie Cripps. They are so much fun to make and I am sure whoever receives them will love them.

My next Christmas Fair will be at The Laxey Working Men’s Institute on Saturday 30^th November and Sunday 1^st December 2019.

Let me know what you are making for your Christmas this year.

Jo x

Autumnal Necklace & Ear Rings

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Hi Everyone

This last week I have made an autumnal necklace and ear rings out of cappuccino agate and mustard shell teardrops. The agate has been rosary linked and the mustard shell has been made into flowers, which I think lifts the piece and makes it feel very autumnal.

I will be at St John’s Church Hall on Saturday November 6^th, and then at Laxey Working Men’s Institute on Saturday 30^th November and Sunday 1^st December 2019.

Let me know what you are making for your Christmas this year.

Jo x