Time Flies!!!

 

I can’t believe it has been a year and a half since my last blog entry!!! In that time, I’ve moved twice, my eldest has started school (now in year 1) and my youngest is walking/running and talking! I think I keep expecting (or hoping) that life will settle down just enough for me to do my own thing now and then. I’m starting to recognise and acknowledge how delusional that is!!! I have two kids, a husband, church and work and I live in 2012, life is not going to settle down! And even when there are moments of being less busy, generally I’ll be too exhausted to do anything creative!

Okay, enough talk! I do actually have something to show you!!!

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I made this chest of drawers for a dear friend (my upline Kirrily) and filled it with choccies and Stampin’ Up! goodies! It is actually a Christmas present, although we still haven’t exchanged gifts yet!!!!!! Hopefully, she won’t check my blog!

I found a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for a single drawer, so I made that four times and stuck them together with sticky strip. I covered the joins and the drawer fronts, as well as the top with some Paisley Petals dsp (pg 128 of IBC). I then made two more drawers (in mini size) for the top and two ovals for the mirror. I used antique brads (pg 142 of IBC) for the drawer handles. I was really happy with how it turned out!

Another dear friend, Meighan, has inspired me to try some challenges to help get the creative juices flowing, so hopefully I’ll be back soon with another creation!

I hope you all have a lovely Easter!

Sam

Sorry for the Absence

Firstly, I want to thank my blog readers for coming back to read my blog and leave comments, I really appreciate it! I've cited the general busyness of life for previous lack of blogging, and while this is still an issue, I've also been very sick over the last few weeks. Plus my mum has been diagnosed with secondary liver cancer. I do hope to be back to blogging in a couple of months, until then please visit the other blogs I have listed in the sidebar for ideas and inspiration.

Happy stamping!

Happy New Year!!!

Hello to everyone! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and refreshing break! I've had a lovely break! I will be back in the next couple of days with some posts about the great Stampin' Up! promotion Sale-A-Bration and to show you some of what I've been up to lately.

Until then, Ciao!

Stitches and Craft Show

Sorry for the lack of blogging and creations, it's been a horrendous week! Just a quick reminder that the Stitches and Craft Show starts Wednesday at 10am at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney. It will be awesome! There's a Stampin' Up stand (number 460) with demos and a free make-and-take, check it out!

Sam

Slow Progress

I've learnt something about DIY,it can be very slow! So I still can't stamp unfortunately but I thought I'd show you some before shots!

I told you it desperately needed painting!!!

This is me sugar soaping, it took hours! Hopefully I'll have some after photos soon!

Painting Chaos

Just thought I'd give you all a heads up that I probably won't be able to add anything new and exciting to my blog for a little while. Our loungeroom is being painted, which is great because it was in desperate need, but because my stamping cupboard was too heavy to move (oops!) I've had to pack up my supplies!!! So besides the fact that I should be sugar soaping and priming etc, it's difficult to be creative out of boxes! (And I know, because this is how I worked before I got my great cupboard!)

Well, I hope you don't have any obstacles to your creative juices and I will post some new creations as soon as possible!

A Quiet Week?

Well, the party was lots of fun on Saturday (Makayla loved the jumping castle)! Unfortunately, I didn't pull my camera out to take any photos (shame on me)! I've been a bit quiet this week on the blog front but not anywhere else!

We've had sewerage issues, the cladding being replaced and a dose of the flu, so no time to blog, sorry! I did do some scrapbooking for a workshop I'm doing on Sunday, so I'll post those when I take some photos!

Keep well and happy stamping!