Craft my life

Hey everyone, I hope you are well :) I was thinking of ideas for presents when this idea popped in my brain. You must all know how much I love LED lighting from my older projects but as time passes they get even better! Smaller and much easier to make with :)

I saw a plain set of jars in a store for a reasonable price so I thought I would try to make my own LED fairy jars to give as presents for christmas!
























I bought some LED fairy lights on wire with a small watch battery online and thought I would pair them if I could work out how to decorate the glass.

Anyway after considering it for a while I remembered my stash of Adirondack inks I have and rarely use. They are fantastic because they 'stick' to all kinds of surfaces-one of which is glass!












































I loaded the felt with the chosen colours and repeatedly stamped over the glass until I was happy with the colouring. When the inks were dry I then got out my Sparkle Mod Podge and gave the jar two coats of sparkly varnish. You cant see the sp…

Hey everyone, I hope you are well! I am here with some shoe bows made using Poppy ribbon and lots a dots ribbon. I cut six identical lengths of ribbon-four of the polka dot, two of the poppy. I then folded each ribbon length and glued in the centre of the back. (tying bows make these too bulky so folding and faux bow is better!). I then assembled each one of the pair, adding a gem that I had removed from some cheap jewellery from the pound store in the centre to finish them well. Lastly I glued the shoe clips on the reverse. An easy and effective way to accessorise your outfit with your favourite ribbons!

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Hey everyone, I hope you are well! I was messing about with making cool accessories and I had an idea to make some vintage style shoe bows for my shoes with an Alkaline Trio theme. (My favourite band!).
I used iron on transfer paper to print some heartskulls on and then ironed them onto the ribbon I wanted to use. I used a lovely mint satin ribbon for the centre of this bow and then used some gorgeous fuschia grosgrain ribbon to make the design really 'pop'.
What I love about these is that you can take them on/off any of the edges of any shoes without damage and they give such a different look to your outfit so you can take your plain shoes and theme them as you like!

Hey everyone, hope you are well! I am here with a Nautical wreath made using Crafty Ribbons Nautical Ribbons. I cut little lengths of ribbon then made a circle, lastly pinning into place. It is a really lovely, peaceful project to get along with :)

Hey everyone, hope you are well! I am here with my project for Crafty Ribbons 'Christmas' theme. I have been making personalised LED candles as presents for my loved ones this christmas and there is nothing better than giving them in beautifully wrapped parcels too!

For the candle I stamped the fox image on tissue paper and coloured with promarkers. I then used grease proof paper to hold it down as I heated it to transfer into the candle.

I found some christmas tissue paper which goes with the gorgeous Santas grotto ribbons from Crafty Ribbons and I wrapped my candle in tissue paper then used cello wrap over the top. Lastly I decorated with the lovely ribbon!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafting by Design: Here come the Holidays
Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes
Creative Moments: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes
Color Inspiration Monday: Anything Coloured

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Hey everyone, I hope you are well! I am here with another gift for Christmas. I found this lovely sturdy vase in poundland and it was just plain. I decorated with Adirondack inks and varnished with Mod Podge. I then placed the fairy lights inside the jar.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends: Anything Goes
Creative Artiste Challenge: Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes
Crafting with an Attitude: Anything Goes

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Hey everyone, hope you are well! I am here with some candles I decorated with lyrics from some of my favourite Alkaline Trio songs. I used a set of colour changing LED candles with a controller so they will last longer than traditional candles and have lots of different 'looks'.

I printed the lyrics out and traced them onto tissue paper, and did the same with the heartskull for the largest candle. I then stamped stars and butterflies because they related to the lyrics. I then used greaseproof paper wrapped around the tissue paper I placed on the candles and heated it until the tissue paper disappeared.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Creative Moments: Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday: Anything Goes
Cards and More: Anything but a Card
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge: Anything Goes

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