tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393461274348102024-03-08T11:34:18.652+00:00*starking crafty and party*crafting .. children’s birthday parties .. ideas and experiencesAnji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-77040657598413765002012-11-01T18:19:00.000+00:002014-01-29T10:39:09.325+00:00one year on.. our wedding invitations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67MjV3Qc48rNQqMzE9kUVUrBB81mL4w1VTVYGj-wuMnnu8AB1dDutBmnfss6P94qnm9o1u1y-x4EvfairDPrMo46tUzaT8QZPjVCTkUR48KNAJhja49vc7a7AeJFawByZPe8e8HCQ/s1600/P1150180b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67MjV3Qc48rNQqMzE9kUVUrBB81mL4w1VTVYGj-wuMnnu8AB1dDutBmnfss6P94qnm9o1u1y-x4EvfairDPrMo46tUzaT8QZPjVCTkUR48KNAJhja49vc7a7AeJFawByZPe8e8HCQ/s400/P1150180b.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a>
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We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary last month, which has prompted me to post here about our wedding.<br />
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I designed our invitations myself, our names and the date were handwritten by my dad.<br />
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They were beautifully printed onto thin sheets of real birch wood by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/woodchickstudios" target="_blank">wood chick studios</a>.<br />
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Our ceremony was held in our local registry office, with limited capacity for guests, so I designed an alternative invitation for those guests invited to the evening reception.<br />
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On the reverse was a simple design with just the maple leaves and our kanji, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MrKanji" target="_blank">MrKanji</a> helped me work out Japanese kanji to represent mine and Karl’s names. <br />
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The maple leaves design was inspired by the beautiful vintage Japanese kimono silk which I bought to make my wedding dress, mentioned before <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/we-set-date.html">here</a>, more on this and other details to follow.. It will be lovely to revisit all the details of our special day, I hope you enjoy hearing about it..<br />
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Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-59642025971977721852012-09-20T22:18:00.000+01:002012-09-20T22:23:31.290+01:00happy handmade birthday to me!After another busy few months, I’ve got lots to show here –<br />
just got to find time to write about it all now..
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For starters: here are some photos taken on my birthday in August. Both kids had made me cards and gifts and had wrapped them up and hidden them around the house, they were so excited to give them to me on my birthday..<br />
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Cyan gave me all sorts of little handmade goodies..<br />
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Oli made me a pincushion:<br />
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Some of Cyan’s wrappings were just as good as what was inside!<br />
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Oli also made me..<br />
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.. a cuddly tadpole!<br />
He told me he wanted to make me a cuddly frog (frogs are my favourite animals) but he didn’t know how to, so he decided that a tadpole would be easier!<br />
I am very happy with my tadpole. <br />
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Check out how well Cyan can wrap!<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[40].[1][2][1]{comment10151005034952831_7044232}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[40].[1][2][1]{comment10151005034952831_7044232}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[40].[1][2][1]{comment10151005034952831_7044232}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">She made her own envelope too..</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeB0ZjFOQZ5r_ux4n7v_KQlXM6gBdlLwD7XYH7h-ELiggW1PqJIUmIBqQVU6VumrXa05fNUDhQwaBCQsSainQ-eDzJtdsrr7nZq9uB5joGnZf-WFBfxbMZHC3liTRcEX0HP9k4SS0/s1600/P1150995.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeB0ZjFOQZ5r_ux4n7v_KQlXM6gBdlLwD7XYH7h-ELiggW1PqJIUmIBqQVU6VumrXa05fNUDhQwaBCQsSainQ-eDzJtdsrr7nZq9uB5joGnZf-WFBfxbMZHC3liTRcEX0HP9k4SS0/s400/P1150995.JPG" width="300" /></a>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[64].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035077831_7044240}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[64].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035077831_7044240}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[64].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035077831_7044240}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">.. with two mini cards: happy hopday mini bunny card & mini snowflake card!</span></span></span><br />
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A shiny frog! On cork!<br />
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Oli’s envelope..<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ9kJ76rq_QNePuxSpQ92QsjdUSVY3GhUeXIebBv6M0zGx0obbEyLE6JJW3_NC3L-UqVpjiulKh3XhaCA-VnHpQKPWKAZCfjiKJJkhGLvVlh9TGPkRQ4Vg3K4USm2JWDWVtJq9Yl2/s1600/P1160004.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ9kJ76rq_QNePuxSpQ92QsjdUSVY3GhUeXIebBv6M0zGx0obbEyLE6JJW3_NC3L-UqVpjiulKh3XhaCA-VnHpQKPWKAZCfjiKJJkhGLvVlh9TGPkRQ4Vg3K4USm2JWDWVtJq9Yl2/s400/P1160004.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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.. with another tadpole drawn on..<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzrUWv4jHckjDQJNW6p7VtMxrjcLvE9vR5gD_6L5Ej8v2gVnvRoNJMTwJPldzq32knOqDu7CT3hpf-j3wMrya5pZFcm4aVQmxGo_zRxJp9Oge5830QNWS94P_9PbF9dEeWiL2tq3s/s1600/P1160007.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzrUWv4jHckjDQJNW6p7VtMxrjcLvE9vR5gD_6L5Ej8v2gVnvRoNJMTwJPldzq32knOqDu7CT3hpf-j3wMrya5pZFcm4aVQmxGo_zRxJp9Oge5830QNWS94P_9PbF9dEeWiL2tq3s/s400/P1160007.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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.. and inside a multi tree frog card..<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ktc21r3KfZmH9XkQ3EEmH9COkAY4gowVZpe5fPCmMX37cNyvmKvND-yT7Z4VcVupmvDdzqEPrx-h5tdxuaCMGYSkxW_HX4baujIqo6w0_nnhnuf9Aob-B5WKWi4-5LEI5Gb1lccj/s1600/P1160010.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ktc21r3KfZmH9XkQ3EEmH9COkAY4gowVZpe5fPCmMX37cNyvmKvND-yT7Z4VcVupmvDdzqEPrx-h5tdxuaCMGYSkxW_HX4baujIqo6w0_nnhnuf9Aob-B5WKWi4-5LEI5Gb1lccj/s400/P1160010.JPG" width="300" /></a>
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On the front: <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[76].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035917831_7044186}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[76].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035917831_7044186}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[76].[1][2][1]{comment10151005035917831_7044186}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">green poison dart frog, red eyed tree frog, strawberry poison dart frog, blue poison dart frog, glass tree frog..</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgw3WBDOA49jdDFyMLP9G_rGaf2x-aMK6Pn6f2yZWZgAGm7w76JFA__7yV8UEVfK0zqRlN8WDYe71kLVBSxobhqh1YiJagsy9YkaKtlCcnz_ZQI6hwHLmQrgf6Z5AL4Vozarr8hdh5/s1600/P1160011.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgw3WBDOA49jdDFyMLP9G_rGaf2x-aMK6Pn6f2yZWZgAGm7w76JFA__7yV8UEVfK0zqRlN8WDYe71kLVBSxobhqh1YiJagsy9YkaKtlCcnz_ZQI6hwHLmQrgf6Z5AL4Vozarr8hdh5/s400/P1160011.JPG" width="300" /></a>
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Inside: <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[70].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036117831_7044189}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[70].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036117831_7044189}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[70].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036117831_7044189}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">smoky jungle frog..</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlDgrhR4nmsaj9NjqR9-1f6idj1Yp9XXI8G-xg9-MZ9Xp-kO6T-L-Kl5JVRg1DGbKMvT2BUiURHMWP1w9pioEZOauxuydFfcbKh1QKN2xwcnGgvTDBL-kFRz8EbFpcm2bu03xs9fp/s1600/P1160012.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlDgrhR4nmsaj9NjqR9-1f6idj1Yp9XXI8G-xg9-MZ9Xp-kO6T-L-Kl5JVRg1DGbKMvT2BUiURHMWP1w9pioEZOauxuydFfcbKh1QKN2xwcnGgvTDBL-kFRz8EbFpcm2bu03xs9fp/s400/P1160012.JPG" width="300" /></a>
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.. and on the back: <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[72].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036312831_7044190}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[72].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036312831_7044190}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[72].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036312831_7044190}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">golden poison dart frog.</span></span></span><br />
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Cyan saved the best (so she insisted) gift for last..<br />
with <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[74].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036407831_7044251}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[74].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036407831_7044251}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[74].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036407831_7044251}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">giant fluoro bunny gift tag!</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-PUoeyn4QlsnQF3c1H3vFSSHBbF_3_I1RWHEalUiK5JmQHrouygRcp4lAWkZbvApqyebw1WVm43IZXwuHitYV9S2xlAqyGQ5xKtNGlBl25TKtJAC_itd6GV_3DZiho62TlnJdpun/s1600/P1160015.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-PUoeyn4QlsnQF3c1H3vFSSHBbF_3_I1RWHEalUiK5JmQHrouygRcp4lAWkZbvApqyebw1WVm43IZXwuHitYV9S2xlAqyGQ5xKtNGlBl25TKtJAC_itd6GV_3DZiho62TlnJdpun/s400/P1160015.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[109].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036647831_7044257}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[109].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036647831_7044257}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]."><span id=".reactRoot[109].[1][2][1]{comment10151005036647831_7044257}..[1]..[1]..[0].[2]..[0]">The gift inside was this necklace which Cyan raided my crafty supplies to make for me!</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQjehPTvU-WyA551ddpWEVqTUumkb9ePdKo4lgWNc0zQ45yZNhQQGf5CCROhvjtjN44TsrFGMUgHbpK2S8tBHHNZlttmPSWCN-Bfc6NBKwZnEqhwsFeXvoglZJBoePDX9ACczQVwQ/s1600/P1160017.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQjehPTvU-WyA551ddpWEVqTUumkb9ePdKo4lgWNc0zQ45yZNhQQGf5CCROhvjtjN44TsrFGMUgHbpK2S8tBHHNZlttmPSWCN-Bfc6NBKwZnEqhwsFeXvoglZJBoePDX9ACczQVwQ/s400/P1160017.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T0ksvqAutDeV1k830Pk_dfhqCn6zMgX6UKtwQHfR6BwjyvT9b7iickuBDINpYeyZvZMLu8Ggiu0r-czQi1NJIhS3WFH6KVLB7wKXT1JOMAibI7h6jfAcOdGGMujsz0o553Py2TAt/s1600/P1160020.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T0ksvqAutDeV1k830Pk_dfhqCn6zMgX6UKtwQHfR6BwjyvT9b7iickuBDINpYeyZvZMLu8Ggiu0r-czQi1NJIhS3WFH6KVLB7wKXT1JOMAibI7h6jfAcOdGGMujsz0o553Py2TAt/s400/P1160020.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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The necklace is made from lots of charms and findings, strung on some of Cyan’s embroidery thread. She is disappointed that I haven’t worn it more, so I explained that
it’s not very practical and I would be worried about it breaking, and
that we will sit down together at some point and reuse the elements to
make something a bit stronger and more wearable.<br />
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They made me so happy with all their thoughtful handmade offerings, better than anything money can buy!<br />
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After I cleared up our breakfast things I had to go and get ready for work, and found the kids upstairs playing twister..<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9aR_zu3IXmQcOMNUqaGvyC8s8-B5JThGP0YVWqG5QcS5iM-RXN1IerTOzZpcV9Al4Bo74aAXUherSqIp94NoLxNFDPBuWrJeZvDtbL_raHgvjrZx7Q9iFJi-N5V6OKOapBlKVOOn/s1600/P1160024.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9aR_zu3IXmQcOMNUqaGvyC8s8-B5JThGP0YVWqG5QcS5iM-RXN1IerTOzZpcV9Al4Bo74aAXUherSqIp94NoLxNFDPBuWrJeZvDtbL_raHgvjrZx7Q9iFJi-N5V6OKOapBlKVOOn/s400/P1160024.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfzoC-rm_TQEymBtQzS8SmeOrRsjkz_BrXomVVKZk2Hk26TFxK2TjdEGP844ca3XZHKyh4Cp1-9CXr0F9sIa_LZhKoVfZZF6ykyvFiDvc40rSFfn6fuuBrjOCbU9_V8p5GdKR0KHc/s1600/P1160025.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfzoC-rm_TQEymBtQzS8SmeOrRsjkz_BrXomVVKZk2Hk26TFxK2TjdEGP844ca3XZHKyh4Cp1-9CXr0F9sIa_LZhKoVfZZF6ykyvFiDvc40rSFfn6fuuBrjOCbU9_V8p5GdKR0KHc/s400/P1160025.JPG" width="400" /></a>
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So adorable..<br />
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I had arranged to work half days for a week, so I could spend the afternoons with the kids when Karl was at work. It was a lovely sunny day, Karl brought the kids to meet me when I finished work at lunchtime and we mooched about town for a bit and did a bit of shopping.. <br />
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I snapped these lovely pics in a beautiful garden next to our new-ish mall, it’s been planted this year with lots of lovely meadow flowers and is a beautiful spot in the middle of the city..<br />
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Oli was too hot and sat down in the shade of a tree to look at his 3D book we just found in one of my favourite charity shops..<br />
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Cyan reading her charity shop book: The Forgetful Spider by June Woodman – a lovely book with charming stories and illustrations, I highly recommend it if you happen across it (I just checked and it looks to be out-of-print).<br />
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I had a lovely birthday! I will try and post again soon, with more handmade birthday gifts and cards plus birthday parties galore.. I still need to write about our wedding too, which was nearly a year ago now!! Where does the time go....Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-28787483629511676962012-06-10T22:35:00.000+01:002012-06-10T22:35:20.806+01:00the crown jewels<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDSITps88t4-BQuiCdN15MUA24E1okih8JvpTmrsaci_c2ck6sGw0mFWfEmYoxwLn4FRvaJdECLUpNtfAL9wMMmkxZO4RWcgyhba5WpOzuv9kraiErEHQWPp_pyLx7iXe1xLoyhFc/s1600/P1140744b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDSITps88t4-BQuiCdN15MUA24E1okih8JvpTmrsaci_c2ck6sGw0mFWfEmYoxwLn4FRvaJdECLUpNtfAL9wMMmkxZO4RWcgyhba5WpOzuv9kraiErEHQWPp_pyLx7iXe1xLoyhFc/s400/P1140744b.jpg" width="400" /></a>
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Oliver and Cyan’s school held a party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, with a hat competition for each year group. We decided to make crowns.<br />
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Oliver’s crown is based on the <a href="http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/31700/st-edwards-crown" target="_blank">St. Edwards Crown</a>, worn by the Queen at her coronation.<br />
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Cyan’s is a mini replica of the <a href="http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/31701/the-imperial-state-crown" target="_blank">Imperial State Crown</a>, worn by the Queen for important state events.<br />
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It’s amazing what can be done with some corrugated cardboard, a little gold spray-paint and lots of acrylic gems and other embellishments! I think it’s safe to say I got a little carried away with the whole project! I made the crown bases, Oli and Cyan had fun helping with the spray-painting and loved sticking all their ‘jewels’ in place. They also enjoyed researching the real crowns, and reading all about the amazing gemstones they have. I remember having quite a fascination with the crown jewels after I went to see them in the Tower of London when I was a child.<br />
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Oliver won his competition; Cyan didn’t win hers, but she did just win a drawing competition at school the previous week and I guess you can’t win ’em all!<br />
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I made this mini moss terrarium for my mum for her birthday. <br />
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I used a vintage moss green coloured brandy glass – green is mum’s<br />
favourite colour. It’s stuffed with mosses, lichen and even a tiny<br />
flowering plant – a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbalaria_muralis" target="_blank">Kenilworth Ivy or Ivy-leafed toadflax</a>.<br />
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Cue gratuitous mini moss-scape close-ups..<br />
To see the full beauty, click the photos to view them larger..<br />
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I love making these little miniature gardens, I cultivate mosses and lichens to grow in pots in my yard – moss and lichen are some of my favourite plants. I also love the Kenilworth Ivy plants, they grow all over the walls where we live.<br />
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I use collected beach glass as the drainage material in the bottom of a glass terrarium, carefully washed first. Then I add a layer of activated charcoal which is also used for aquarium filters. For these mini terrariums I don’t add a soil/compost layer, just a layer of re-hydrated dried sphagnum moss, which acts as a barrier to stop soil washing down to the cleansing charcoal layer. Then I add the mosses and lichen which have some soil trapped in their roots from my pots outside – they only need a little soil. They like indirect light and regular misting with a water spray.Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-38381517993947371842012-04-15T21:00:00.000+01:002012-04-15T21:00:00.524+01:00finger-print flowers mother’s day cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4DmvQHx1ur5co441VTdVlk5FlxGNJysFLof51iGJbGJQINfWIdDBPx_FrNhSkKtv1dM1zforHeEX4fmDJdfTQFaFuME9GGnfepyzdjedjNyd_3l3RiXy0YhStivjgICSx0DiT1gj/s1600/P1130568b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4DmvQHx1ur5co441VTdVlk5FlxGNJysFLof51iGJbGJQINfWIdDBPx_FrNhSkKtv1dM1zforHeEX4fmDJdfTQFaFuME9GGnfepyzdjedjNyd_3l3RiXy0YhStivjgICSx0DiT1gj/s400/P1130568b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Oliver and Cyan made these cards for Grandma and Nana for mother’s day this year, they were super easy to make and turned out really pretty.<br />
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We punched out two circles for each flower, the scalloped circles were stuck down flat, and the kids cut slits round the edge of the plain circles, which were stuck on top and shaped to give a 3d effect. They drew the stems on and then finger-painted the petals and leaves. The flower centres were printed with a wine cork.<br />
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The first activity at Oliver and Cyan’s chocolate factory birthday party was for all the kids to make their own custom Wonka chocolate bar. We did this first so the bars would have plenty of time to cool and harden so they could be wrapped up ready to take home at the end.<br />
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I melted a LOT of chocolate at the start of the party, I used <sup>2</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> milk chocolate to <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> dark chocolate which tasted great, not too sweet.<br />
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I collected loads of different ingredients which the kids used to create their own custom chocolate bar (though most of them ended up with a bit of everything in their bar!).<br />
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Custom Wonka bar ingredients:<br />
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<li>numerous assorted sprinkles</li>
<li>cake decorating pearls</li>
<li>chocolate crispy balls</li>
<li>white chocolate chips</li>
<li>mini smarties</li>
<li>popping candy</li>
<li>mini marshmallows</li>
<li>coco pops</li>
<li>chocolate and toffee cereal stars</li>
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(Popping candy was the best!)<br />
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I set out all the ingredients in little bowls on our dining table, gave each child a foil takeout container and when they were happy with their mix I went round and poured melted chocolate into each one, they then added more toppings if they wanted. I made up little flags in advance with their names on cocktail sticks which were placed in the corner of each one to identify them later (I removed these when I wrapped them at the end of the party). We then put them all in the fridge to set.<br />
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These were Oli and Cyan’s bars. I wasn’t sure how they would taste with all the assorted ingredients added, but they were actually surprisingly delicious! (I did get to sample theirs :)<br />
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At the end of the party I wrapped each bar in baking foil and pre-printed custom wrappers with each childs’ name. The kids all had a lot of fun making the bars! I would highly recommend this as an activity at any party.<br />
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The kids then used the remaining sprinkles and some purple icing to decorate their own chocolate cupcakes (except Jack who wanted to leave his cupcake plain!) and I had made up golden toppers with their names to go on each one, these were put aside until it was time for food.<br />
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In the party madness I sadly neglected to get a photo of all the food laid out, but we did have a few of these biscuits left at the end, they were lemon/chocolate pinwheel cookies and we baked them on cocktail sticks so they were like lollipops.. very cute and tasty too :)<br />
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I wanted to make a cake reminiscent of the chocolate factory landscape in the Charlie and The Chocolate Factory films, so I baked a rectangular cake in a large roasting pan, then cut it in half diagonally. I added a cut off piece of cake to make a hill on one side. <br />
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I iced the cake with green butter frosting on top and brown chocolate frosting around the edges. Karl made the chocolate river by streaming some melted chocolate onto baking foil, and then trimming it to the right size to fit between the cakes. The bridge was made from half a Curly-wurly which we warmed gently, laid over a mug and then cooled in the fridge. I added a path of chocolate minstrels and brown and orange smarties.<br />
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I then added fruit rock and swirly lollipop trees and candy canes. The cake was completed with 6 candles on one side for Cyan and 8 candles on the other side for Oli.<br />
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My favourite part of the party was the sweet shop. I bought a whole selection of old school sweets and filled all my glass storage jars from around the house. These were set out in the glass cabinet on our sideboard, I temporarily removed the sliding doors and added some pastel colour paper backing. The sweet shop was covered up during the party, I unveiled it at the end and the kids all picked a bag of sweet treats to go in their party bag.<br />
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I had fun coming up with names for some of the sweets, we had: <i>Flumpa Lumpas</i> (super flump marshmallows), <i>Parma Violet Beauregardes</i> (parma violets), <i>Fizzy Lifting Saucers</i> (sherbet flying saucers)..<br />
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I had two jars with chocolate minstrels and smarties in, and labelled them <i>Chocolate Smarties</i> and <i>Chocolate Sillies</i>, when I unveiled the sweet shop and told the kids all the goodies to choose from, I said “.. chocolate smarties, which make you smart; and chocolate sillies, which make you..?” and they all chorused in delight “SILLY!!”. The chocolate sillies were THE MOST popular item, the jar was empty at the end, and the kids took great pleasure in sampling the sillies and demonstrating their silliest behaviour!<br />
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I made some signs to put up, the SWEET SHOP sign was hidden until the big reveal, I covered the whole thing up with a large piece of purple fabric from my stash, and a sign which read CHOCOLATE INVENTION ROOM, as this was where we made the chocolate bars at the start.<br />
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To make the signs I simply printed all the letters in purple on white paper, punched them out with a circle punch and stuck them onto gold card.<br />
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We had balloons and a PARTY sign on the front door..<br />
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Our living room was the FUN AND GAMES ROOM..<br />
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More balloons in purple, gold and chocolate brown for décor, these were hung down from the ceiling with strips of double-sided sticky tape..<br />
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I ordered some purple and white candy stripe paper bags for the party bags, I folded down the tops, punched holes and tied them with a golden yellow ribbon. I made name tags printed on the same golden vellum paper as the <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/golden-ticket-chocolate-factory.html">golden ticket invites</a>. They looked cute.<br />
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Inside, along with their custom Wonka bars, they had their sweet shop candy selection..<br />
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I designed some custom stickers which were printed by the lovely <a href="http://moo.com/" target="_blank">moo.com</a>. There were two sheets, one with colourful candy designs and one with chocolate squares, with each child’s name on..<br />
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I also included a few small stationery items, mini coloured pens and striped post-it note pads..<br />
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So that was our chocolate factory party.. a bit crazy and a lot of fun!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-35071865125992642882012-02-19T22:17:00.000+00:002012-06-15T10:14:14.347+01:00golden ticket chocolate factory birthday party invitations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvWvvGPmD-Ha-xgiqzx6GzeQKCe2SFrCX3eKtquNMdq8HjLCJNmBVhrIKz3s2nJRsxRNo3CYVfG2eFCTrjrDe1XfljnfknuWWWKS85ntgQNrJz_838h4yamjjyQphS2nm4nym1sbS/s1600/P1090957b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvWvvGPmD-Ha-xgiqzx6GzeQKCe2SFrCX3eKtquNMdq8HjLCJNmBVhrIKz3s2nJRsxRNo3CYVfG2eFCTrjrDe1XfljnfknuWWWKS85ntgQNrJz_838h4yamjjyQphS2nm4nym1sbS/s400/P1090957b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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We threw a Wonka Chocolate Factory themed party for Oliver’s 8th and Cyan’s 6th birthdays. With our wedding in October to plan, I decided we would have one joint party and hold it a little early at the end of July (their birthdays are a couple of weeks apart in August/September).<br />
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They were both keen on the latest movie with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, and we had just finished reading the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory books by Roald Dahl; so we thought this could be a fun theme for their party.<br />
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Naturally the invitations had to be golden tickets.. I designed the tickets and laser printed them onto some gold vellum paper..<br />
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.. and of course the tickets also had to be found in Wonka Bars!<br />
I found a lovely lady selling chocolate bars on ebay, she sold them with custom wrappers designed for wedding favours. As I wanted to print my own wrappers so I could insert the tickets she gave me a really good reduced price, I think they worked out about 50 pence each. They also conveniently had a base wrapper of gold foiled paper, and one of the flavour choices was milk chocolate with crunchy caramel pieces.. perfect!<br />
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And so became the Whipple Scrumptious Chococaramel Delight Wonka Bar..<br />
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On the back of the wrapper was the ingredients and dietary info, and I added a barcode with each child’s name so the kids would know which friend to give each bar to..<br />
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I was really pleased with how they turned out, they went down VERY well with the kids invited, and I got lots of compliments from the parents too!<br />
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More on the party soon....Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-37188269437975737582012-01-13T23:47:00.003+00:002012-01-14T00:00:42.747+00:00cyan’s first sewing projects ... and hello! (it’s been a while!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFeM6AnSA26CODBt7Vorf-KF4v_39HtJ5OdjI24WaNGdLaI6653ZxGMsJnRPcmt8Z8cptu101jYECCUshYLC0X2LT_6KpqAv6fwN9xd4Gr8wFgVo2AXbDqltwDXylfKhiUJpOhILK/s1600/hello.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFeM6AnSA26CODBt7Vorf-KF4v_39HtJ5OdjI24WaNGdLaI6653ZxGMsJnRPcmt8Z8cptu101jYECCUshYLC0X2LT_6KpqAv6fwN9xd4Gr8wFgVo2AXbDqltwDXylfKhiUJpOhILK/s400/hello.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Firstly - hello! It has been a while, 9 months to be precise (exactly - to the day today!) since I last posted here. It’s been a crazy busy 9 months that’s for sure.. I had no time for blogging, sadly. We worked hard, partied, got married; and I’ve been dying to blog about it all! So hopefully I can set some time aside soon to do just that, and catch up with what everyone else has been up to in the world of blogs...<br />
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Back to today’s post.. Cyan (my crafty 6 year old daughter) has been wanting to learn to sew, so for Christmas my mum made her up a starter sewing basket kit; and my sister Tressa, who is the other seamstress of the family, put together a collection of fabrics for her.<br />
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Cyan’s first project idea was for a cuddly toy, we made a start on cutting out the pieces last weekend and I’ll be sure to post on that when it’s done...<br />
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Cut to today - Cyan was home from school recovering from a nasty cough, and my mum came over to watch her while I was at work.<br />
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Mum had promised Cyan when she gave her the sewing kit that she would help Cyan to make her own needle case and pincushion, so that is what they did today...<br />
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She embroidered her initial herself “in chain stitch” she told me proudly :)<br />
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Cyan’s sewing on the pincushion base..<br />
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Her needles nestled in their new case..<br />
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Not bad at all for her very first “proper” sewing project!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-57471016050717028072011-04-13T15:55:00.000+01:002011-04-13T15:55:10.037+01:00seam binding crafty ribbons challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSBaL48seW5g20TGAfrlSZH-_diupsgFmy9r0b9cEEaShxP1wI86lHbCEHDtaj4UlW4Ye2Bkd2s8dxpFXrUjMiRfFtNxQ2jt0Gq6zkPChUc5o032ZxUJ-tqOxsiF1PWo7njRzrKSG/s1600/P1070140b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSBaL48seW5g20TGAfrlSZH-_diupsgFmy9r0b9cEEaShxP1wI86lHbCEHDtaj4UlW4Ye2Bkd2s8dxpFXrUjMiRfFtNxQ2jt0Gq6zkPChUc5o032ZxUJ-tqOxsiF1PWo7njRzrKSG/s400/P1070140b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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I took part in another <a href="http://blog.craftyribbons.com/post/Ribbon-Challenge-22-A-bit-different.aspx" target="_blank">Crafty Ribbons challenge</a> recently, after missing out lots of challenges since the Fun in the Sun challenge I did last year, for which I made a <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/07/mini-beach-bag-fun-in-sun-crafty.html">mini beach bag</a> and some <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/07/mini-notebooks-fun-in-sun-crafty.html">mini ribbon notebooks</a>.<br />
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The challenge this time was to find new and different ways of using <a href="http://www.craftyribbons.com/shop_seam_binding-355.aspx" target="_blank">Seam Binding Ribbon</a>..<br />
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My first thought was to try weaving it, so I made a woven panel using four different seam binding colours. I backed it with cotton with ironed-on interfacing, ironing the horizontal ends first to keep the ribbons in place while I wove the vertical ribbons through, then ironed the whole panel to fix them all.<br />
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This panel became the back of a little purse, with a handle plaited from three colours of seam binding..<br />
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And a seam binding ribbon which ties in a bow to keep the purse closed..<br />
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I had two ideas for beaded necklaces to make with the seam binding, the first did not work out, but I was very happy with this one, which is simply some wooden beads knotted onto a coordinated colour of seam binding, with a closure made using another smaller wooden bead, and a knotted loop..<br />
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Today was Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day here in the UK. I made a card for <br />
my Mum with some chrysanthemums which I cut out from wallpaper samples..<br />
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I also cut the word ‘mum’ out of the front.. <br />
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.. through this you can see another cut out flower on the inside..<br />
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The flowers continue round onto the back of the card..<br />
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The kids made a hand-print trees card inspired by <a href="http://blissbloomblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/teacher-appreciation-week-giving-thanks.html" target="_blank">this one</a>..<br />
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I gave my Mum this necklace pendant set with two carved mother-of-pearl flowers.<br />
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The smaller one is a beautifully carved vintage example I bought from <a href="http://beaupapier.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Beau Papier on Etsy</a>, I made silver wire wrapped bails for this and the new larger flower and threaded them onto a fine organza ribbon – I know mum has lots of pretty chains and the flowers could be worn on the ribbon or on a chain, either together or separately. I love convertible jewellery!<br />
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And of course some real mums! I was so pleased with these large ornamental pale green chrysanthemums I found, and teamed them with some smaller darker green ones and some white carnations (Mum’s favourite).<br />
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This is the first crafting I have had time to do in weeks, it was so rewarding and Mum loved her cards, gift and flowers.<br />
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<i>links..</i><br />
Christy’s comment got me wondering about the origins of Mothering Sunday which we celebrate here in England, and the origins of Mother’s Day as celebrated elsewhere in the world..<br />
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Check out the Wikipedia links:<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_sunday" target="_blank">Mothering Sunday</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day" target="_blank">Mother’s Day</a>Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-83696863531703708792011-03-16T23:36:00.000+00:002011-03-16T23:36:19.936+00:00treasury ... take me to the sea...or bring the sea to me<br />
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Sharing at <a href="http://aquariannart.blogspot.com/search/label/treasury%20tuesday" target="_blank">Aquariann’s Treasury Tuesday</a>..Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-35637805503721709772011-03-10T17:45:00.003+00:002011-03-10T23:41:07.226+00:00gannet, fairies, bunnies and other deadly creatures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuP121yM4qBf9e3Sm9sVYujGh22Or3XrjRLA_1qqAL-b0xjYEzpRsIECqY6_W1pYOyQgkMn7i_xxOvJO65UJUnA90kKihL-4lmT2_mdhZb1JTTNFmLYNbZqmR_iiMAsqs3xDbWLDQ/s1600/P1060545c.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuP121yM4qBf9e3Sm9sVYujGh22Or3XrjRLA_1qqAL-b0xjYEzpRsIECqY6_W1pYOyQgkMn7i_xxOvJO65UJUnA90kKihL-4lmT2_mdhZb1JTTNFmLYNbZqmR_iiMAsqs3xDbWLDQ/s400/P1060545c.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Some of the latest master-pieces from my kids..<br />
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“Gannet” by Oliver (7) .. a work of art.<br />
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“Deadly 60 line-art” also by Oliver.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t2kc7" target="_blank">Deadly 60</a> is Oliver’s favourite wildlife programme, all about the world’s deadliest animals. He is also just a wee bit obsessed with the accompanying <a href="http://www.deadly60cards.com/" target="_blank">Deadly 60 trading card game</a>. Oliver drew the above outline drawings from the photos on some of his favourite cards.. (clockwise from centre top) great white shark, nile crocodile, piranha, gharial, spectacled caiman, orca, alligator snapping turtle, clouded leopard.<br />
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“Fairy queen and king” by Cyan (5).<br />
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Cyan cut shapes out of a separate sheet of paper for the clothes on the fairies and stuck them down, then coloured them and drew on the other features, all her own creativity.<br />
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“This is four Mumm and Dadd” bunnies also by Cyan.<br />
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I love these guys!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIR0kuFom6pZJoACipSflkZFpDgY86mX88jAJWDY-mWI2E9U6eJF1_NJQIGf0nfrAh2c1IdS_3yhSqAteRcMw-zGCL33jMKa99akz1VXkUrVN5VAOoS_Kcz_pLXSlR98VyXIq5S-G/s1600/P1060527c.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIR0kuFom6pZJoACipSflkZFpDgY86mX88jAJWDY-mWI2E9U6eJF1_NJQIGf0nfrAh2c1IdS_3yhSqAteRcMw-zGCL33jMKa99akz1VXkUrVN5VAOoS_Kcz_pLXSlR98VyXIq5S-G/s400/P1060527c.jpg" width="400" /></a>Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-72947873702684075342011-03-08T17:21:00.000+00:002011-03-08T17:21:33.264+00:00treasury ... love etsyIt’s Treasury Tuesday! I’m making this a weekly feature here as I’m having so much fun making treasuries on Etsy!<br />
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This one’s inspired by how much I love Etsy..<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d7662144f106d917ed42ec4">‘Love Etsy’</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/starking">starking</a><br />
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Sharing at <a href="http://aquariannart.blogspot.com/search/label/treasury%20tuesday" target="_blank">Aquariann’s Treasury Tuesday</a>..Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-11203173325142961642011-03-06T15:42:00.002+00:002011-03-09T12:42:12.237+00:00beach treasure mosaic mirrors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ_Vl8Twz4o4x0NbY62i1NDJUJ8aeOL5_HuV-rzIyVr6ltYGzFrH3tM4yADjjaV1MhRgAKZBXkTcTlu66qgezSxilXrNFeJhrdEuo8YJ5CuQTk8Fsc5_2ppBn4VmHBQ8Cx8Tquzn7/s1600/P1060152b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ_Vl8Twz4o4x0NbY62i1NDJUJ8aeOL5_HuV-rzIyVr6ltYGzFrH3tM4yADjjaV1MhRgAKZBXkTcTlu66qgezSxilXrNFeJhrdEuo8YJ5CuQTk8Fsc5_2ppBn4VmHBQ8Cx8Tquzn7/s400/P1060152b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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My sister Tressa and her boyfriend just recently moved home and the kids and I wanted to make a gift to take to their house warming party. Tressa loves the sea so we decided to make something using some of our collected <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/06/hoard-of-beach-treasures.html">beach treasures</a>..<br />
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I thought we could make some mirrors with a mosaic border. I found these small round beveled edge mirrors cunningly disguised as candle plates for a £1 each! Exactly what I had in mind, don’t you love it when that happens!<br />
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The mirrors are about 4" diameter. I cut two 6" squares from 3mm plywood we have lying around. I then fixed the mirrors in the center using dual purpose tile adhesive/grout. I made sure to scrape off any excess around the edge. Ideally they should have been left to dry overnight at this stage but we were making them the morning of the party so I just left them for a couple of hours to dry.<br />
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I then got Oliver and Cyan to come and design their mosaic borders, using shells and sea glass from our collection. I also have some little tumbled glass mosaic tiles and they used a few of those too.<br />
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I was originally going to let the kids stick the pieces on, but I had a few concerns about this. I was not sure about the tile adhesive/grout on their hands as it’s not very skin friendly. Time was also an issue and I suspected it would be quicker to get them to work out their layout and then I would fix them after. I am so glad we did it this way, it is quite fiddly fixing the pieces on. I took photos of their layouts to refer to when I was sticking everything down:<br />
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Cyan’s design<br />
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Oliver’s design<br />
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I spread a fairly thick layer of tile adhesive/grout around the borders, working on a small area at a time, about half of one edge, to stop the adhesive drying too quickly. <br />
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Next time I make these (I am planning to make more for birthday gifts this year) I will make sure that the grout is up to the edges of the mirror at this stage. I didn’t – if you enlarge the above photo you can see there are gaps around the edge of the mirror. This meant I had to wait for it to dry and then go round and fill in those gaps which was a real pain, I discovered you can’t use the usual grouting method with these uneven objects!<br />
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Cyan’s mirror all finished<br />
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Oliver’s mirror all finished<br />
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Once they were all fixed and dry I painted round the edge of the plywood bases with white emulsion paint to tidy up the edges, I had scraped off excess grout around the edges when I was fixing the pieces on.<br />
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They turned out so pretty and Tressa loved them. I love both the kids’ designs – they are different but complimentary. Oliver was very proud of his symmetrical design and Cyan incorporated a little symmetry after Oliver explained symmetry to her, I love her combination of randomness with a little symmetry!<br />
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Money.. Us and Them.. Any Colour You Like.. Brain Damage.. EclipseAnji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-49073219251955718702011-02-26T11:36:00.001+00:002011-02-26T11:38:18.903+00:00giveaway winners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpKv1rfM9hVKYrP09Mhg-CojbxqL6vH3SIXQoP1VwcHAzeyHoWoWTs0Ln3T_vUt4Rb3jipLZuyTmz7QBxWjDYXHGA9jQPjo1P6KmnmaeFvWW0eggWq0ITx2ikfnxDCmZRe_QlIrBR/s1600/P1060261b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpKv1rfM9hVKYrP09Mhg-CojbxqL6vH3SIXQoP1VwcHAzeyHoWoWTs0Ln3T_vUt4Rb3jipLZuyTmz7QBxWjDYXHGA9jQPjo1P6KmnmaeFvWW0eggWq0ITx2ikfnxDCmZRe_QlIrBR/s400/P1060261b.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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Cyan picked the <span style="color: #86a8cb;">Alice</span> winner out of the Mad Hatter’s <br />
top hat.. and the winner is.. <a href="http://www.barefeetonthedashboard.com/" target="_blank">Becca</a>!<br />
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Oliver picked the <span style="color: #8cb17c;">Dinosaur</span> winner out of the hat.. and the winner is.. <a href="http://christyrobbins.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Christy</a>!<br />
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This giveaway was a small intimate affair in the end, I didn’t really promote the giveaway because I was doing it to celebrate my blog anniversary, rather than to build followers! So I am very happy that our winners are two of my blog friends who I have been lucky enough to make contact with in the last year – thanks to blogging!<br />
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Congratulations ladies, I will be in touch soon!<br />
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Oh, and it’s one year today – Happy Birthday Blog!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-42910789871210574212011-02-25T23:26:00.006+00:002011-02-25T23:37:24.836+00:00wizard play.. cloaks, wands and spells<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7hyphenhyphenT7og6pqmuCfHL96teHoVExzSU-amSpt_8VqE_hsBBfozKQOA98Pu5Zd1m4Mmfc5w5P1Y7t0QRoDCjm4JhJ1Oysn9C1Evktjf885EEDl1V0Y6qMewdPCADL64X3hEbLpLoRh0A/s1600/P1060193b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7hyphenhyphenT7og6pqmuCfHL96teHoVExzSU-amSpt_8VqE_hsBBfozKQOA98Pu5Zd1m4Mmfc5w5P1Y7t0QRoDCjm4JhJ1Oysn9C1Evktjf885EEDl1V0Y6qMewdPCADL64X3hEbLpLoRh0A/s400/P1060193b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Harry Potter is the new favourite in our house, the kids watched a couple of the films recently and have been running around playing wizards ever since!<br />
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They were off school on half term break this week so I offered to make them black cloaks to enhance their play, they love to dress up! I also suggested they decorate a couple of chopsticks for their wands, and made up a couple of blank ‘spell books’ for them to fill with their own spells..<br />
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The cloaks were made from two squares of the black fabric I used for Oli’s <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/08/dalek-pirate-party-stencil-decor.html">pirate dalek party flags</a> last year – I had a lot left over!<br />
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I used the full fabric width, so just two hems needed, top and bottom, with a wider hem at the top to make a collar. I then ran the top through my sewing machine on the longest stitch and pulled the threads to gather it.<br />
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They each picked out a button from my stash, to fasten the cloaks. It only took me a couple of hours to make them, a quick and easy sewing project!<br />
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They decorated their chopstick wands with marker pens, metallic paint and glitter glue! The spell books I made by folding white printer paper in half with a black card cover. The kids then busied themselves coming up with their own spells..<br />
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A few spells from Oliver (7):<br />
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How to make a storm come<br />
to make a storm come you need to mix 8 newt tails 1 fang of a cobra 8 great white shark fins or if you are scared you might lose your fingers then just 5.<br />
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How to turn parrots into dragons<br />
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Spell to Defeat dragons<br />
Any spell you want as long as it fires the flames or the dragon away from you.<br />
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How to turn yourself into a dragon<br />
to turn yourself into a dragon you have to drink something very special it is called the dragon personaliser and before you drink it you say how long you want it to last.<br />
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Some spells from Cyan (5):<br />
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how to electricute wizards (wizzs!)<br />
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how to make a lots of rain come down<br />
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how to make people little<br />
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how to turn parrots into dragons<br />
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They really cracked me up with some of their spell descriptions! and they have had so much fun playing wizards this week!<br />
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I’m going to get these two little wizards to work their magic tomorrow morning by picking my <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2011/02/double-giveaway-time.html">giveaway</a> winners out of a hat! Last chance to enter, comments left on the giveaway post before we do the draw tomorrow morning will be in the draw!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-17240370415411797182011-02-25T15:00:00.004+00:002011-02-25T16:51:12.537+00:00treasury....tea party at threeMy Alice in Wonderland invitations are featured in another beautiful Etsy treasury today.. so wonderful, tea and cookies anyone?<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d673596f0cb8eef1504d077">‘tea party at three’</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StoneSavvyJewelry">StoneSavvyJewelry</a><br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58301316" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> 3 Blue Melmac Cups </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Modred12" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> Modred12 </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$9.00 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68621038" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> FREE SHIPPING - Pet... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/smafactory" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> smafactory </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$25.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66080803" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.208903146.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66080803" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> White Scroll Chairs... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CameraQueenPhoto" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> CameraQueenPho... </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$30.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63418472" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.198472255.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63418472" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Frozen Drops froste... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/theothermagdalene" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> theothermagdal... </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$22.88 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156664" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.522500.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/156664" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Spot of Tea Govna </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnniePants" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> AnniePants </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$115.00 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58450459" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Spring Bolero for W... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EWMcCall" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> EWMcCall </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$40.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60254642" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.187619648.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60254642" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Footed Coffee or Te... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TummyEarthFashions" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> TummyEarthFash... </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$65.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59820396" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.186168344.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59820396" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Eloise and Ramona r... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/flapperdoodle" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> flapperdoodle </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$5.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64759828" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.203633316.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64759828" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Silk aqua blue copp... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lbtoyos" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> Lbtoyos </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$10.90 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68732683" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Lavender Almond Sug... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/saoirseangel" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> saoirseangel </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$7.50 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67593705" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.215080476.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67593705" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Lace Leaf And Cryst... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sparkleandposy" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> sparkleandposy </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$5.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67299874" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.213863783.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67299874" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Cake Stand Dessert ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elizalee17" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> elizalee17 </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$32.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67056758" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.212874766.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67056758" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Romantic Baby Blue ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kuniqueboutique" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> kuniqueboutiqu... </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$35.00 </div></td> </tr>
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<div style="color: rgb(178, 178, 178); font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.whalesharkwebsites.com/tools/treasury.php">Treasury tool</a> is sponsored by <a href="http://lazzia.com">Lazzia.com A/B image testing</a>.</div>Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-62491680759091807962011-02-22T12:34:00.003+00:002011-02-25T16:49:24.601+00:00treasury....spring is springing!I just made my first Etsy treasury! It was so nice to be <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2011/02/treasurytea-party-with-march-hareeasy.html">featured</a> in one the other day I thought I would share the love and have a go at making one myself..<br />
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<tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68517020" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.220811308.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68517020" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> MAC DADDY - Repurpo... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/timelessNchic" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> timelessNchic </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$14.95 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44449447" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.136202777.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44449447" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Sweet Dreams Illust... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/woodyloo" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> woodyloo </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$20.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67350875" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.214070182.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67350875" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Bird Nest Flower Gi... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/braggingbags" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> braggingbags </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$49.99 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68550657" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.220943330.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68550657" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> rise and shine - 12... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jellytoast" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> jellytoast </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$19.95 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51773574" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Wooden Yellow Rose ... </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58873447" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> rusty springs 5x7 </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68516789" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> 1920s/30s Toddler G... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fieldsofdreams" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> fieldsofdreams </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$15.00 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67220039" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> UpCycled ReCycled B... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BootsNGus" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> BootsNGus </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$30.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68582676" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.221077818.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68582676" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Bunny Wire Sculptur... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WiredbyBud" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> WiredbyBud </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$35.00 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68048201" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.216958773.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68048201" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Multi Layered Shabb... </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65892873" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Swan Princess State... </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66699164" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Primitive Easter Le... </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68294016" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Green and Yellow Ha... </span> </a> <br />
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</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51052168" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Tweet Little Yellow... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(178, 178, 178);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/feltmeupdesigns" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> feltmeupdesign... </a> </div><div style="color: rgb(120, 192, 66); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">$12.64 </div></td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68519739" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.220818064.jpg" width="110px"> <br />
</a> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68519739" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 7px; font-family: sans-serif;"> Little Bird Notecar... </span> </a> <br />
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Here in the UK it really feels like spring is on it’s way! So that is my treasury theme: upcycled springs, rabbits, birds, flowers, and sunny yellow colours.<br />
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It was so much fun to make, I think I’ll be doing it again soon..Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-55868153095545801942011-02-20T21:30:00.003+00:002011-02-20T21:39:19.656+00:00treasury....tea party with a march hare....easy on the mad<a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d5ffe3639c66d91f2ec8107">‘Tea party with a march hare....easy on the mad’</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amarchhare">amarchhare</a><br />
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</a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67224536" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Dreaming 8x10 Fine ...</span></a><div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lucysnowephotography" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;">lucysnowephoto...</a></div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$35.00</div></td></tr>
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</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57437190" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Earl Grey Tea Cooki... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thefatandhappybakery" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> thefatandhappy... </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$8.50 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56941755" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> EllenVINTAGE SILK C... </span> </a> <br />
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<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67757379"><img style="float:left;margin-right:18px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.215750154.jpg" width="170px"></a>My Alice in Wonderland invitations were featured in a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d5ffe3639c66d91f2ec8107">wonderful Etsy treasury</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amarchhare">amarchhare</a> today! So pretty.. I fell in love with the sweet blue antique victorian child’s dress which also featured and just bought it for Cyan!<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67337575"><img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.214015470.jpg" style="float:right;" width="170px" /></a>Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-65694282608811475002011-02-14T23:22:00.003+00:002011-02-15T15:26:20.527+00:00happy valentine’s day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAleAiuIaNraA252oRaK6N8luyl7INjjczVPxHa1Nf72g3tassRVExp1w8rTFaVUekymfZS4ZzinVfQeZqhK1C8iI8_HWs8gwgIeJQMl4Zfsg8lSin2cSJi6UP20yzuuWESr5P_u3g/s1600/P1060050b.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAleAiuIaNraA252oRaK6N8luyl7INjjczVPxHa1Nf72g3tassRVExp1w8rTFaVUekymfZS4ZzinVfQeZqhK1C8iI8_HWs8gwgIeJQMl4Zfsg8lSin2cSJi6UP20yzuuWESr5P_u3g/s400/P1060050b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Cyan wanted to make Valentine’s cards for some of her school friends.. she picked coloured card which I trimmed into some little rounded cards using a corner punch. Pink for the girls, naturally, and purple and blue for the boys. She drew a different picture on each card, and added some heart stickers, gems and sequins.<br />
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A fairy and a princess..<br />
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A dragon and a T-rex for the boys..<br />
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Even the envelopes looked cute, she added heart stickers on all the ‘i’s..<br />
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I included the little toadstool in the photos at Cyan’s request, when I asked her not to seal the cards in the envelopes so I could take them out later and take a picture of them she told me “I’m finding pretty things to go in the picture with my cards”. Amazing, five years old and she’s thinking about staging photographs!<br />
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This laser-cut wooden heart was my alternative to a Valentine’s card for Karl, from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TimberGreenWoods" target="_blank">Timber Green Woods</a> on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. I love that it has the year – 2011 – worked into the design, it commemorates this the year of our wedding.Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-66312384881903725362011-02-11T21:00:00.005+00:002011-02-13T10:56:21.384+00:00double giveaway time!I apologise for my lack of crafting and absence from the world of blogging..<br />
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Apart from the usual pressures of work, family, friends etc. I am getting started on <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/07/we-set-date.html">plans for our wedding</a> in October. Expect to see posts on this in the coming months, needless to say I am planning to craft a lot of things for our wedding.<br />
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I just realised that it’s my blog anniversary this month (where has the year gone?!) so I have decided to do a giveaway. Entries welcome from anyone anywhere, instructions below.<br />
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You could win a cute fabric party bag with some fun goodies for your child, <br />
<i>and</i> some cute little extras (yet to be decided) for yourself..<br />
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I will be giving away an <span style="color: #86a8cb;">Alice in Wonderland</span> <i>and</i> a <span style="color: #8cb17c;">Dinosaur</span> fabric party <br />
bag, yes – that means TWO winners!<br />
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To enter:<br />
<ul style="margin:5px 0;padding:0 0 0 20px;"><li>leave a comment on this post stating your preference for <span style="color: #86a8cb;">Alice</span> or <span style="color: #8cb17c;">Dino</span></li>
<li>if you are a follower please leave an extra comment for an extra entry</li>
<li>giveaway closes Friday 25 February 2011 21:00 PM GMT</li>
<li>the two winners will be picked at random, announced here, <br />
and contacted via email</li>
<li>please make sure your email address is accessible via your profile, <br />
or include it in your comment like this: you (at) domain (dot) com</li>
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The two winners will get to choose which bag they would like, there are 6 Alice character bags to choose from (Alice, Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, Caterpillar), and the Dinosaur winner will get to pick the prints from my stock and the colour for the handles (green, orange, blue, pink)..<br />
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Each fabric goody bag will come with colouring book, shaped crayons, stickers, and other fun goodies to match the Alice or Dino theme..<br />
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There will be extra little gifts included just for you, I haven’t decided what exactly yet, but they will be cute/crafty/handmade!<br />
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Good luck! and thank you for taking part..Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-91321060253079131432011-01-10T22:10:00.000+00:002011-01-10T22:10:31.893+00:00winter wooliesSome gratuitous cuteness.. Oliver and Cyan modelling their stylish new hats and scarves knitted for them by my Mum..<br />
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We took some photos the same day of the kids with my sister, Auntie Arwen – Oliver wanted a photo of them to go in his <a href="http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2011/01/olivers-school-makings.html">picture frame</a> which he made at school..<br />
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When I came to make it (on Christmas Eve) I realised I had neglected to buy the cream of tarter necessary for Christy’s recipe.. a moment of panic, then google to the rescue! I figured there must be other recipes for playdough right? Yes indeed! There are many! I found this site <a href="http://www.playdoughrecipe.com/" target="_blank">PlaydoughRecipe.com</a> with a multitude of recipes for playdough..<br />
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I decided to try the simplest sounding one – <a href="http://www.playdoughrecipe.com/oatmeal-playdough-recipe/" target="_blank">oatmeal playdough</a>.. all you need is flour (1 cup), water (1 cup) and oats (2 cups)! I used porridge oats and ground them fine first in a food processor.. I added ground ginger, cinnamon and mixed spice for the gingerbread ‘flavour’. You simply stir together the dry ingredients and add water and food colouring (I used a little yellow and red colouring added to my cup of water) gradually until you have a dough, then knead it and add a little flour and/or water as necessary until you have the desired consistency! Easy as pie – or should I say gingerbread!<br />
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As an afterthought I decided to add some coppery glitter, it really did smell good enough to eat (it isn’t – I tried – before adding the glitter!), I thought the glitter would look pretty <i>and</i> put the kids off eating it! <br />
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I had bought some cookie cutters, cute gingerbread men and snowflake buttons, and mini cutter embellishments with this little project in mind.. I wrapped the gingerbread dough in cling film, one lump for each child (and some left over which I wrapped and put in the fridge for later), and placed in some empty body butter pots I have been saving..<br />
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Lastly I printed out some labels to stick on the lids..<br />
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What an easy gift, the kids loved it, and it was super quick and simple to make! Thanks Christy!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39346127434810.post-9972868613814236462011-01-07T18:28:00.000+00:002011-01-07T18:28:38.416+00:00oliver’s school makingsWell, I have some serious catching up to do here in blog-land.. I’ll start off with a selection of some of Oliver’s school work and projects from last year 2010..<br />
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This was a project he worked on through the Autumn term, and he got to bring home the finished article just before Christmas.. it’s a picture frame which he designed, planned, fabricated from wood, painted, and decorated all by himself! He is very proud of it, rightly so!<br />
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This is a table centerpiece he made at school the week before Christmas, it came home with him to grace our Christmas dinner-table, it was lovely with the candle lit..<br />
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A beautiful still-life artwork, a pastel drawing he made at school of a vase of flowers and foliage.. this is going in a frame up on the wall..<br />
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This was a homework project from back in May, he had to produce an piece of artwork relating to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Woods-Simon-James/dp/1406308455?ie=UTF8&tag=anjistarking-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Wild Woods</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=anjistarking-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1406308455" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> – a book by <a href="http://www.simonjamesbooks.co.uk/sj/main.htm" target="_blank">Simon James</a>, a local author of children’s books; who incidentally my Dad used to teach to play the guitar many years ago, we have a copy of Simon’s first book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Day-Jake-Vacuumed-Simon-James/dp/1406308471?ie=UTF8&tag=anjistarking-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Day Jake Vacuumed</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=anjistarking-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1406308471" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> in our family signed by Simon with a sketch of Jake playing the guitar!<br />
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Simon visited Oliver’s school shortly before this to give a talk and presentation to the kids on his work processes for writing and illustrating children’s story books, which I was also lucky enough to attend. Oliver found it very inspiring..<br />
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While I was in school Oliver showed me his monster puppet, a project he worked on last year, again designing and making it himself, stitching the felt shapes together and gluing on the features..<br />
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I love that there are so many opportunities at school for the kids to get crafty and creative, and I’m sure it helps that we do a lot of crafty stuff at home!Anji*http://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.com3