Where have I been?

Actually, I've been indulging myself and concentrating on setting up a new blog.  Yes another one!!

This one is called Christmas Creative and features the work of crafters, christmas tutorial, christmas music, Christmas trivia and anything else christmas I can find.

In the meantime, I have been faithfully following my one a day programmme and photographing the sky etc.

I hope t catch up with the posts on here very soon.

In the meantime, I'd love you to pop by Here and see what I've been up to!!

Day 205 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Natural tones necklace

assorted neutral and natural toned beads individually linked to form this necklace

Day 204 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Blue toned necklace

Another of the individually linked necklaces, this time in blue.  I find this technique so relaxing that I think they'll be a few more yet!

Day 203 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Pink toned necklace

Assorted pink beads individually linked together.

Day 202 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Green toned necklace

Assorted green toned beads individuallly linked together

Accessorising ~ The Ballet Top ~ Magenta

This lovely Magenta Ballet style top would look great teamed with slim line trousers, jeans or with leggins.  The simple line and style can easily be accessorised to dress it either up or to make it more of a casual look.                                                                                       

This Polymer clay necklace takes the magenta tones and teams them up with black and white with Bali silver accents.

This bracelet contains multiple layers of mixed red toned beads, again with silver acents.

Finally these lovely magenta and haematite earrings will complete the look.

All the jewellery in this piece are available through http://www.crystalvelvet.co.uk/ or by contacting me.

From the inside out

I heard this song for the first time last night and it's stayed with me since, rattling around in my head.

My heart and my soul
I give you control
comsume me from the inside out

Everlasting your light will shine when all else fails
Never ending your Glory goes beyond all all fame.

Day 201 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Pale pink shell cluster necklace

Stunning pale pink shell clusters are accentuated by fresh water pearls and small delica beads

Sky ~ 17/8/10

grey and cloudy

Craft Juice Tuesday ~ For the Nursery ~ 17/8/10

This amazing quilted wall hanging is the inspiration for this weeks theme.  The work that has gone into this is very evident and bring childhood memories flooding back.  The hanging is 19" square and has been created by Handmade With Love

Now if I were a knitter (which sadly I'm not!) I would be torn when choosing which of these cute critters to make.  The simplicity and yet gorgeousness and potential cuddlyness of each of them would leave me flustered.  I'm glad to say that Fluff and Fuzz has included them all in her e book of patterns.

This baby cocoon and beanie hat are beautiful.  Don't you just want to pick that cute little baby up and have a cuddle. The lovely soft chocolate brown yarn is an unusual, but perfect colour and it's all been handknitted by adoruhbul creations

This exploding box new baby card is simply beautiful. It's created by Cards and candles for all occasions

Day 200!!! ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Teal necklace ~ GIVEAWAY

To Celebrate 200 days of creative fun, I am giving away todays creation which is a teal toned necklace made of Czech Dagger beads, Swarovski crystals, delicas and Bali silver beads.  There will also be other goodies that I've not made yet.
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The draw for the winner will be made randomly on Monday 23rd at noon BST.

Accessorising ~ Black and white print dress

This beautiful monochrome dress gives the opportunity to be teamed with jewellery and accessories in a number of ways.

The wearer can choose whether to stick with either the black, the white, the balckand white or to accent with any other colour they should want.

Black and white will sit very happily with pastel or jewell tones.

Grey and black tones necklace and earring set

Grey and black tones wrap around bracelet

pastel toned accent beads

The bright colours on this polymer clay necklace will give a contrast to the monchrome print

The dress is available from Matalan.

All the jewellery shown is available through http://www.crystalvelvet.co.uk/ or by contacting me

Thought for the day ~ Opportunity

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Winston Churchill

Sky ~ 16/8/10

Another blue day

Day 199 ~ One A Day Challenge ~ Creative Wrapping

Pink Metalic wrapping paper teamed with a silk Anaenome and a butterfly tag with curling ribbon.