Its been a while so thought I would get to it and update my blog as I've had an exciting time recently.
I have recently joined the Craft Buddy Crystal Cards and Crystal Art Design and Product Test Team which is a real honour and a priviledge.
I completed my first project some time ago in August and was my giraffes, I really haven't looked back since. I cannot tell you how relaxing this hobby is, its perfect for me to pick up after a busy days work and sit and relax for a couple of hours.
I firmly believe that quality is better than quantity, I have seen many of the other canvasses that arrive from having been purchased online and are creased, Dawn's canvas was not mounted and I can tell you that having a mounted picture to work on not only ensures you have nice straight edges and lines but its much easier to work on if you (like myself and mum) sit in an armchair working on your canvasses. They are much higher quality products and based right here in the UK. The last picture in the blog shows the canvas from the back and what it looks like, the best of it is, when you have finished your picture there are no worries on how to mount it as its already done and ready to hang instantly. A win win situation if you ask me! Craft Buddy/Crystal Art Kits.
This was my first project which was shown on Hochanda and has just launched. You can purchase it directly at crystal card kit . I think this is an absolutely stunning picture.
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| Live on Hochanda |
It is absolutely stunning and was hard work I can tell you, Mum had to help me with this to get it back, we hand delivered it to Craft Buddy HQ on Tuesday and I got to meet Gary and Dino which was a real pleasure. But we missed Dawn....
This is the closest I've ever been to Dawn, who as you know is my crafting heroine and someone I've wanted to meet for years and years.
This dream is going to come true later this month as I will be joining Gary, Dino and Dawn on the Crystal Art Stand at the Sewing, Stitching and Hobbycraft Show at The Excel Centre in London on the 18th November - the event runs from the 16th November. I cannot tell you how happy I am, I hope to see you there.
Have you seen Dawn's Gem It range? I have some of the dies and stamps to play with and will be reviewing them on my blog next time with some photos hopefully of me and Dawn and Gary and Dino.
The crystal art cards are also really lovely to do, here are a few pictures of ones I have completed recently.
Crystal art is a great hobby for anyone at any age, my mum aged 76 loves it and also finds it relaxing. Here she is with her latest project.
As you can see Mum is very pleased with her picture, I gave it to her on Monday after our trip to Craft Buddy HQ. It had been in my stash at home for a while since August!
I bought this poppy kit along with this small 20 x 20 elephant kit, it is a full crystal and again available from the Crystal Card Kit website - click here crystalcardkit.com to order. It will be stunning when its finished, just as special as the bigger projects.
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| Work in progress |
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| Work in progress |
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| How the canvas looks from the back. |
