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This is intended to be mainly about my crafting stories, as a personal record of what I do. However, I interpret crafting quite widely, not just paper crafting but other things too. I have a butterfly mind and like to change from one thing to another depending on what I feel like on a given day - knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, cards, baking and several others, including my favourite right now, parchment, both traditional skills and Groovi, very relaxing and calming to do.

I have decided to put some structure into my blog so that each day will have something of a theme.
Monday- for Mindfulness; Tuesday - Tidy Up Day; Wednesday - What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday; Thursday - Technique and Tips; Friday - Finish Off Day; Saturday - Start Something New; Sunday - Anything Goes
These themes are not hard and fast and will be changed if I feel the need.

Thursday 25 December 2014

Happy Christmas and a Belated WOYWW 290 to everyone.

Like a lot of people this week, I had completely lost track of the days, so I forgot Wednesday completely, mainly in the frantic wrapping of gifts and making these tags for the family.  I quite enjoyed doing them and it was a good test of my spelling under pressure.  They were done using whatever inks and stamps were within reach, including Red Pepper, which is one of my favourite ink pads at the moment.

I have not got near my desk for weeks, just working on any space that I could find anywhere.  That included doing this present for the granddaughter of close friends.  The stamps are from the Clarity Nursery Rhyme set, and coloured with Promarkers.  I used the stencil brushes and a couple of Adirondacks to take the whiteness off the rest of the card before framing it.


Now that the panic of Christmas preparations is done and dusted, I am hoping to get around all the desks on show over at Dunnit Towers and meet up with you all.  In the meantime, I hope you have all had a good day and met up with family and friends. 

9 comments:

HeARTworks said...

Wow! You really put in a lot of time with your gifts and tags!!! Have a blessed Christmas from way over here in Manila! patsy

shazsilverwolf said...

Hi Marg, and Happy Christmas. I love your tags, then came out wonderfully well. Love the little Hexagon shapes for the letters- A stamp?
Speak soon, Lots of love from us both, xxx

Darnell said...

What a beautiful framed work of art for your granddaughter to treasure forever! It's beautiful, Maggie! I hope your Christmas was merry!! Happy WOYWW to you, very late, and all good wishes for a wonderful new year!! Hugs, Darnell #49

Helen said...

Hope you've had a very happy Christmas, Maggie. Your tags look fabulous! Helen #5

Chrysalis said...

Hi Maggie, hope you managed to relax over Christmas, after all that effort. The tags and nursery rhyme stamps look lovely. Late WOYWW greetings, Chris # 10

okienurse said...

Awesome tags and I love the present you made for your Granddaughter. Delightful! Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays. Vickie #46

CraftygasheadZo said...

I do hope you and yours had a lovely time over the last few days. We sure did! I'm loving your makes. Take care. Zo xx 32

Anne said...

Hello I'm very late I know. Promised I would visit all ending with same number as me but ran out of time last week. Hope you had a lovely Christmas. Anne x #21

Jo Rice said...

Morning Maggie, your gift tags are lovely and those Nursery Rhythm letters look just perfect....have a good day and I hope you have a happy New Year. Looking forward to more crafting with you in 2015.... Hugs...Jo. X