Time For Tea!

Brrrr! This snowy weather has certainly freezified my hand-and-foot-ular digits this morning, but, having seen the appalling news reports from Japan, it doesn't seem right to be moaning about a few flakes of white stuff today :( So I won't.

After two sociable crafting nights in a row (OK, the second one was more of a catch-up with some of the girls from my old workplace, so less crafting was actually achieved!) I have now "amassed" a small collection of pretty things.

The first is a batch of cupcake matchbook notepads:

I have got really into making these. I start with a piece of card 6" x 2 .5", score along the long side at 3/4" and 3.5", staple about 12 sheets of 2"x2.5" notepaper in beneath the small fold and bend the top flap over to tuck under the small one. I cover the staple front and back with a small strip of card to save anyone scraping their fingers on it! They're really fun to do!

And a batch of Little Teapot gift tags which proclaim the wholesome message: Time For Tea!

OK, on that note.....kettle on!

March Hare Madness!

Good Afternoon and what weird weather we're having here in Mushroomsville! Blue skies and sunshine one minute, gales and wind the next! I'm not quite sure what to make of it but as I'm tucked up indoors with a cup of coffee (which may or may not have a drop of sherry in it), that shouldn't really matter!

I wanted to do a feature on some of my fellow March Hares as a Folksy Friday this week. But as I'll be too busy on the day, I've decided to do a Thursday featurette instead. I know it's still early in the afternoon but already there have been some fab items listed, so I've picked out a few of my faves.

LaurasJewellery does some gorgeous necklaces, I'm liking this butterfly cameo:

And bluedaisyglass's green swirl pendant is also very striking:

Dach Crafts placemats are made from Scottish sourced wood:



Folk of the Forest has this cute Easter Egg bookmark:

Lilac Elephant's wall hanging is just gorgeous:

and you know how much I like owls so Dottery Doo Dahs owl ACEO is just the ticket:

Some fabby things there, I'm sure you'll agree!

My own listing for today was these spring blossom tree notepads:

I think I may have gone crazy for making notepads - well, you really can never have enough, can you???

Fruit Fool

My craft desk is currently home to a collection of Little Teapots.

They are destined to go on gift tags but I am also experimenting with teabag-holder cards because I like the idea of giving an extra little treat when I send a card!

After a week of extremely unhealthy eating (three custard doughnuts yesterday - three!!!!) I have decided that if I am to achieve my aim of looking halfway decent in a bikini by June, then I must improve my diet. The pot of sweets on my craft desk was a baaaad idea so it has been banished for the time being. And for lunch I had celery and houmous dip. Which is a start I suppose. But there's a long way to go. Sigh.

There is a certain healthy freshness about this citrussy card which I made using CPS #208.

And to continue the "fruity" theme I have decorated another notepad:

OK, so now I'd better go and satisfy my sweet cravings with a tangerine. No more doughnuts for me! (for at least the next week!)

Building up Stock...

...for the Craft Fair, by making some little matchbook notepads. Unfortunately I'm having a bad-camera-day!

Not only are they blurred, but they're the wrong way round and I can't for the life of me sort it out! So apologies if you've had to stand on your head to look at them!

I guess some days some things are just not meant to work!

Kraftz at Kimz!

Yesterday I picked up some supplies at a fabby new craft shop called Kraftz at Kimz. Kim was my supervisor at the Paper Mill Shop and now she's started up her own crafty venture, which is amazing and inspiring considering that merely a month or so ago it was just a dream for her. Anyone who is still mourning the closure of Livingston's Paper Mill shop should go and check Kimz out. You'll find her at Veitch's Garden Centre in East Calder and she's got some lovely ranges in stock!

Patterned papers and papery flowers - yummy!

Meanwhile, at Crafty Mushroom, the Easter theme continues:

Have a great Sunday, everyone!

Squeeeeee!!!!

Excitement is building here at Mushroom HQ because I am going to be displaying my wares (ahem!) at a Spring Fair organised by Midlothian Crafters, which is being held on Saturday 9th April at the Masonic Hall in Bonnyrigg. It's the first time I've done a craft fair and I'm really looking forward to it!

What better way to Celebrate Spring than to come along and check out lots of talented crafters!

Wheeeeeee! (gasp)

Bunny Basket

If it's not too early to be thinking about Easter, I've listed the first of my Spring/Easter-themed cards on Folksy! Here's my Bunny In A Basket:

AND, just to put myself under a bit of pressure (because we all need that sometimes, right??), I've decided to join the March Hares daily listings club on Folksy! It's been a while since I took part in one of those, but it was good fun last time, and it's a chance to make loads of stock!

I really need to go and buy food today, but I'm still not 100% and, to be honest, it's going to take a great amount of willpower to actually leave the house! I think, as motivation, I will have to promise myself a treat! (any excuse!) Well...those jelly beans are nearly finished...!