Quiet Critters

I am so fortunate to work with some amazing teachers in my role as a School Learning Support Officer. One of the teachers asked me would I make her Kindergarten class some quiet critters if she bought the supplies.... of course, the answer was a huge yes!! The chocolates she provided helped enormously in my creative process. The idea is that when a child is working quietly, a quiet critter will be put on their desk as a visual reminder that it is their quiet working time. These are the first two I made and they crept out into the garden to play when I went to make a cup of coffee.....

Scripture Seeds Envelope

Giving a friend a scripture seeds envelope is a great way of sharing God's word. I make these little envelopes up regularly and stencil a pretty design on the front. Inside, I pop in a few meaningful verses from the Bible that I have typed up and laminated for durability.
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Miniature Envelopes

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Sometimes I like to pop a sweet, little note into a sweet, little envelope and give to someone special. I had some leftover serviette (napkin) paper that was just perfect to use to make the envelopes. The texture of the envelope feels like linen and is lovely to hold.

Botanical Fridge Magnets

I love making these botanical magnets. I use my paper scraps that have small, pretty pictures on them and glue them underneath glass pebbles. These pictures were from my serviette (napkin) scraps. Once the glue has dried, I then add a small magnet to the back. They are super-easy to make and are a great gift. 

Birthday Card and Gift

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 I always handcraft my cards, and making a birthday card for a friend is one of my special loves. A while ago I had marbled lots of card offcuts from my paper stash and when they dried, I cut them into small cards.

It would have been pretty just the way it was, however, I wanted to take it to a new level. Enter the glorious work of my crafting friend. She hand-dyes vintage tablecloths and then cuts them out for embellishments. I just had to have some!!!! This colour of baby blue was the perfect match for my card. I have added a tiny dot of glue to affix the doily to the card and another dot for the bling in the middle. I have made two, so now will need to decide which one I think she might like and I will pop the other one in my Etsy shop.

I am thinking this can be a card and a gift for my friend..... it is quite easy to take the doily off and use it.

Marbled Test Tube Vase...

Marbled Test Tube Vase

Close up of vase

I saw this idea on Pinterest and was very keen to try it myself. A while ago I bought some lollies from a shop and they came in plastic test tubes. I was reluctant to throw the test tubes out as I knew I could do something with them. I had several attempts at this vase as I wanted to give my friend one for her birthday. The first one was a disaster!! This is the second one, which I have kept, and the third one was really lovely, so I gave it to her. 

I have this hanging inside my front entrance and it encourages me to pick flowers from my garden. This flower is a rose-scented pelargonium and I have the test tube vase hanging at just the right height so you can smell the fragance as you walk past.

Matchbox Art...

My latest craft craze is Matchbox Art and when I discovered the gorgeous illustrations by kryskirkpatrickdesign.blogspot.com I knew I wanted to try and make something.