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custom notebooks …

craftnetworktv — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:48:25 +0000

We celebrated two birthdays last week … my Mum (h) and my daughter’s good friend (t) … both born on the same day!

I recently ordered some fabric from Art Candy … I love Amy Butler’s designs and the colours are gorgeous … and decided to customise some notebooks … love how they turned out! (My Mum really loved it too!)

a gift for claudia …

craftnetworktv — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:38:31 +0000

Matthew was invited to Claudia’s party and I was so happy to make something pretty and pink.

I’ve had this mdf mirror for ages .. and it was so much fun decorating it. I used this piece as my inspiration .. and I was very happy with how it turned out.

And Claudia liked it too!

T is for Tyson …

craftnetworktv — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:13:30 +0000

Jamie (4) was recently invited to his first birthday party. So very exciting!! His first thought was “What should we make for Tyson … how about a “t” for Tyson.”

This comment made me so happy .. and who am I to disappoint my 4 year old. So off to Spotlight to find a “T” … and I found this Papier maché letter – perfect!

a gift for keira …

craftnetworktv — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:27:50 +0000

Another party … another handmade gift … this canvas was for Keira who just turned 7.

grace turns 10 …

craftnetworktv — Thu, 19 May 2011 06:51:26 +0000

My daughter Grace turned 10 last week … and I still can’t believe how quickly a decade can pass by!

It was a very exciting birthday because there are certain privileges that a 10 year girl in our family can now enjoy.

Privilege # 1 – getting ears pierced – check!
Privilege # 2 – having a mobile phone – check!
Privilege # 3 – drinking a cup of tea – check!
Privilege # 4 – slumber party – check!

Here she is talking to my Mum on her new iPhone … one very happy girl!

And a birthday wouldn’t be complete without some artwork from Mum … I came up with 10 words that are encouraging and inspiring … each one also has it’s dictionary definition in the petal.

gift giving …

craftnetworktv — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:10:21 +0000

Lately there has been a lot of gift giving … which means I’ve been busy in the studio …

I love giving handmade gifts … I’ve been doing it a very long time!

This fabric notebook was for my Aunt who recently celebrated her 60th birthday!

And a lovely card to go with it!

And this little canvas was for a 6 year old princess who had a wonderful disco party.

mixed media workshop …

craftnetworktv — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:31:54 +0000

I am very excited to announce that I’m holding my very first mixed media workshop!! Next week!! Can’t wait to share some mixed media goodness!!

I wanted to sneak my first workshop in before Mother’s Day … I think it would make a lovely gift!!

The workshop will be held in my studio on the Central Coast of NSW.

Please give me a call to make a booking as there are limited seats available.

family canvas …

craftnetworktv — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:41:48 +0000

Over the Easter long weekend I was able to find some creative time … I finished this family canvas … I loved working with all the different layers …

inspired by julie …

craftnetworktv — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:18:46 +0000

Interweave Press had a sale recently on their downloadable videos … I have been wanting to get collage fast & furious with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer for a while now … and this was my chance. I loved it … Julie is so lovely and I love that she lives in New York City. I was inspired to start an art journal page … which I will share when it’s finished.

I also have to comment on how much I love technology … I was able to download the file and transfer it to my iPad and watch it on the couch (with headphones) while the kids watched a movie. It doesn’t get much than that!

happy easter …

craftnetworktv — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:23:40 +0000

Once again Easter is here and our house is full of chocolate!!

Erin and I got together last week for some crafting and we wanted to do some Easter Craft … I had some cute little chicks from a Spotlight Sale and remembered a bird box template I had from Nichole Heady. It was a little tricky for the younger kids, but Annalise and Grace were only too happy to help … and they ended up making a whole batch. They turned out so cute!