Blast From The Past - New Year Favour

As you know I like to start and end each school term with a small fairing gift that I pop into colleagues pigeon holes ready for the first/last day.

Well, I decided to go very small this term, as no doubt half the people I will give one to will have started a new diet ….. so one teeny, weeny Ferrero Rocher won’t hurt will it?

And, as I feel all crafted out after Christmas, I have used some pre-made, cut and scored wedding favour boxes (from Hobbycraft) that  I’ve had for years, all I’ve had to do is to make them up.  A bit of faux stitching, handwriting and a tiny gift bow on the top and that’s it,  done and dusted!

2012 Jar Lantern

It’s New Years Eve and I have a spooky sort of Derek Acorah type feeling it’s going to be quite a year!

 

And for my final post of 2011 I have made this lantern for my sister Jan who has been working so hard for many years towards being  part of the 2012 Olympics Games in London as a Games Maker.

 

She is going to be part of the "Swimming Team" at the Pool, Village and Swimming Training Centre and then followed by a stint at the Paralympics.  It has been made with love to show that her dream will burn brighter and brighter with each passing day until the time for her to shine is finally arrives!

LIVE THE DREAM!

For Auld Lang Syne – New Years Cards

I have never made New Years cards before, but with the ever growing popularity of the characters in my other blog Mum’s Monkey,  I needed something to send to a few of their top fans, and when one of those top fans sent them a Scottish outfit each, I knew exactly what to do!

The cards are A5 in size and the blank is made using white linen effect card. I’ve had the A4 tartan papers for years and have never really been inspired to use them, they have nearly been given away so many times, but I am so glad I kept hold of them as they are perfect for this project.

I’ve mixed and matched them in a couple of cards, I wasn’t sure if it would work, but it has. A bit of mat and layering on silver and a bit of faux stitching …… it’s sporrans away!