Hi - it's meeeeeeeee!

Hi peeps - bet you thought I had emigrated - fraid not, still here. Just been a tad quiet and busy, busy (crafting!)

I have had a few commissions and I have been sewing. I have made the front of a quilt, half a bag and half a tea cosy!!!!

Today Caroline and I went to Crafts U Love and met (AT LONG BLEEDIN' LAST!) the wonderful Kim Piggott Had a fantastic day learning to paint with the distress inks. Here are my efforts:

This first one is using brushed courdory and black soot; the face is antique linen and tattered rose; the dress is weathered wood; the petticoat is victorian velvet as are the socks; the shoes are very very pale black soot.

This one is same colours for hair and face; victorian velvet for dress and very pale victorian velvet for socks and shoes.

This one is same for hair and face with barn door for the dress etc. Went a bit over the top with the shoes tho'. Practice, practice, practice..........

I have to day I am just sooooo chuffed with meself and would like to thank Kim very very much for her patience and guidance. Can't wait to meet her again.

I went to the Artsycraft weekend 8/9 May and made some fabulous stuff - can't show it tho until tomorrow as there is another one this weekend. Watch this space - hopefully for not as long as the last time I posted.

Great to be back!

OH BY THE WAY - HIYA TRACY!!!! THANKS FOR ALL THE TEA.............

See you tomorrow.

Burnice x

Dave's first long trip

Dave took Caroline and I to the Demo Weekend at Crafts U Love . Dave did very well - took a couple of wrong turnings but his built in sat nav did the job. (Have I told you that Dave has built in sat nav!!!!!) We picked Caroline up at the station and off we went. We had a fab time (but Dave got a bit wet cos we couldn't take him in with us!) This is some of the stuff I bought. Couldn't just buy a couple of the new distress inks could I, noooooooooo, I had to have the lot!!!

There was a big box of paper and you got 20 sheets for £5.99. So Caroline and I got 10 sheets each. There were some magnolia DP in the box so couldn't resist and some other sheets.

Then we went along to the village hall to do a copic colouring class. this is the image. I had to have him !!! He is sooooo cute. Ooops looks like I forgot to photograph that little purchase !
Then we had a sarny (thanks Susie Q) and waited for our next class. This was with the fabulous Charry Wijers. She is such a lovely lady. We did an 8x8 scrapbook page with a "waterfall" mechanism on it. I am on the left and Caroline is on the right. The finished article (without the photo) is mine which I finished when I got home. The papers are really pretty.And lastly this is the wonder Charry herself with her finished piece.

She really was that smiley all the way through.

We headed back to to shop where the aforesaid purchases were made. We met the lovely Tracy in the shop and she nearly squeezed the life out of me. I haven't seen her since about October/November last year. She's lovely too.

Anyway I think I have babbled enough. Can't wait til I open my new inks!!!!

Thanks for stopping by

Burnice x