Beautiful sparkly Craft Buddy Crystal Art

Hello again everyone, its been a while since I last blogged about crystal art, but I've picked up the pick-up pen again and am really finding it beneficial.  It all started a while back as you can read in previous blogs, but Mum had to go into hospital suddenly  and I had to do something to keep myself calm as she was not allowed any visitors and I dug out this beautiful picture of the windmills and tulips and managed to complete it in three weeks.  It was like welcoming back an old friend and it made me sad to realise how much I'd missed it.

Here is my finished picture:

I think you will agree that it is really stunning and I adore it, I found it very therapeutic and relaxing and it kept me occupied the whole time Mum was away from home.

Now, I ended up having a trip to the optician and they found I had an eye problem along with suspected high blood pressure, which I new I had the perfect source of remedying.  I picked out some greetings cards and have not looked back since, it has lowered my blood pressure back to normal and my eye problem is still undergoing investigations - I have a retinal vein occlusion in my right eye and am back to the hospital this coming Thursday.

The best news is that Mum who is 80 in July and has mobility problems as she is on crutches all the time and finds it difficult to do her knitting all day due to pains in her hands has also started doing crystal art again.  She is really enjoying it though Lucy our Corfie doesn't seem to agree in this photo as she wants cuddles.

I cannot reiterate enough the benefits of taking up crystal art, it is relaxing, therapeutic and good for your health if not your bank balance.

Craft Buddy Crystal Art is simply the best and I would not purchase mine from anywhere else!  Highly recommended from me.

The greetings cards are priced at £4.99 and are beautifully packaged with all the materials you need and have some wonderful images.  A great starting point if you have not done crystal art before.

Look how amazingly packaged the cards are:

If you are looking for a smaller project, why not try some of the motifs/stickers, these are fab for children to complete,we've used them here to decorate our mobile phone cases and finished off with some crystal art sealer to ensure that the crystals do not come off.

The cards are so varied and beautifully sparkle please see a few of our completed cards and some pictures of Mum enjoying her crystal art.

I hope you enjoyed this blog, please stop by again soon if you did and follow my post for new releases and updates from me about Craft Buddy Crystal Art.

A Bit of Bling with Craft Buddy Crystal Art

Hi everyone,

Hope you are well and enjoyed the Bank Holiday.  Its been a very sparkly week in our house.  Did any of you catch Gary and Dino from Craft Buddy on Hochanda last Monday?  They did their first show standing in for Dawn Bibby on Hochanda.  Anyway, to cut a long story short I ended up buying the Giraffe Family crystal art canvas and I have to say that this is now a new hobby.

My first attempt was a ballerina card I throughly enjoyed doing and took me about 40 minutes to complete.  The results are simply stunning.  Its a bit like painting by numbers but you put the crystals on the cleverly pre-tacky surface and then the crystals are stuck down securely.  For those of you with dexterity problems or having surgery for example carpal tunnel release, its really good as you can do it all one handed!  I really enjoyed this.  I'm sending it to my niece Becky who starts her new secondary school next week.  She will love it as she does ballet.

I apologise in advance that this blog is very picture heavy, I cannot say how brilliant this idea is, its brilliant, the special applicators and magic pencils are really easy to use.  My Mum fell in love with the Lavendar Fields kit and is now happily applying her crystals.

I will say that Craft Buddy think of everything, with the canvas kits you get two applicator tools, two dishes for the crystals!  Just as well as Millie took a liking to the first tool!

For anyone who loves a bit of bling - which is what Craft Buddy is famous for this is a must purchase.  Be aware there are other "cheaper" versions from China that do not come mounted on canvas like the Craft Buddy ones which are far superior quality.

New stock is arriving 1 September at Craft Buddy and then some new launches later on in the autumn.  If you would like to see what is available you can either purchase direct by clicking on this link Crystal Card Kit or from Hochanda.

I personally cannot recommend Craft Buddy's Crystal Art enough, the cards are excellent quality and make something different which I can sit and do whilst watching TV.

Craft Buddy are working with Dawn Bibby and have a fantastic set of gems and a special pokey tool available on Hochanda.  Dawn's Autumn Treasure Chest also made its debut yesterday and is selling out as we speak.

Congratulations to you all on bringing us crafters such amazing products. I'm patiently waiting for the new pictures to become available.  Sitting on hands now...  Thanks Dino & Gary xxx

What the cards look like after unwrapping.

Just tear along the perforated line to open the packets.

What comes in the box with the card.

Painting by numbers.

The finished card.

Millie sulking after she got told off.

It wasn't me mummy Ise a good girl.

Ok, paws up, who did it?  Need I ask - Millie!!

After about an hour....

Looking gorgeous.

So much can make a difference with a little bit of bling.

Fabulous detail.

Nearly finished.  Wowzers.

Look at that detail.  Love it.

All I have left to do.

Here's the letters, each letter represents a colour.

Never too old, Mum aged 76 having a go.

Work in progress.  Very sparkly.

The tree finished.  Wow.