The lurgy struck

Well I've been a bit MIA over the past couple of weeks.... the dreaded lurgy hit the house so I have been under the weather. Recovery is slow, but I'm still smiling and it is getting better..... so sorry for the lack of posting...
Today I thought I would share some of the crafty projects that I was asked to create for a range of craft kits that are being sold in Hobbycraft across the country.
Here are just a few...

It's always nice when you are sent stuff and just given free range to get creative...
Today I am playing with some of the downloads from the Creativity Club from Do Crafts...... I'll share them with you when I can.

Whatever you are doing today, have fun xxx
Nikki

Pyrography....

Now, ever since I was a little girl I have loved to burn things.....  yip (you just gotta love a good old campfire....)..... I love the smell of burned wood. So pyrography is a perfect craft for me!!!
Here are a few things that I have been up to with pyrography.......... (some of these are the designs I was working on a while ago that I said I couldn't share at the time)...

 As always.... what starts as a clear desk pretty soon ends up getting filled with 'stuff'

 This design is one of my favourite zentangle doodles that I do.... this time I transferred it to a wooden coaster.

 The peacock design is first burned onto the wood and then coloured with alcohol pens, I used Promarkers here.

 This one was done as an 'M' for Mothers Day, but you could easily create and initial.

 Here I created a bookmark. Behind the bookmark is a flap of card that slides over your page to keep your place. Simples....

And of course, it wouldn't be me if I didn't find some way of including it on a card..... so here is a wooden button that I created as a flower middle.
If you haven't ever tried pyrography, give it a go.
There are so many kits out there now that let you sample the craft...
And if you happen to pick up a Kirsty Allsop pyrogrphy kit in Hobbycraft...... have a good look at the pictures and projects...... there might just be something very familiar about them!!! lol **wink**

Have a very crafty weekend....
Happy crafting
Nikki x

What are you up to?

I thought that for my post today I would show you my creative space and what is on my desk this morning......
I have a very busy week this week with one thing or another...... (both crafty and none crafty)....
This is my creative space....

 

I love my crafty room..... it's filled with all my fav stuff.... I can play away here for hours and hours....

Sometimes you will even find me in here just looking out the window and the incredible view that I have. 

I look onto the Pentland Hills - they are stunning at every time of the year.

 

I have an obsession with ribbon.... and these boxes (you just gotta love Ikea for storage!!!) are jammed full of ribbon..... As you can see I also love to visit the £1 shop for double sided tape....

And then there is my love of all things paper..... This stack that you can see here is a 12x12 stack that I bought many a year ago..... it's about 6 foot tall and as you can see is now full. I remember when I bought it thinking that I would never fill it..... oopsie.... this year the plan is to really get into it and start using it....

So what is on my desk right now..

Today I have to finish off these pyrography samples and do the write ups that go with them....... do some write ups for some cards that I made over the weekend and get them emailed across to Katy....... make some more samples..... organise a craft workshop....... get my blog post ready for the next challenge over on the Crafting Cafe blog ..... and I have another commission to do for a lady at work...

What are you up to today?

Have fun, whatever you are doing....

Happy crafting...

Nikki x