Christmas is Coming....

I've finally gotten round to uploading some more items to my Folksy online store, Wishcatcher Crafts.

I've been making a start on some Christmas decorations, and here's what I've come up with so far. I've got loads of ideas for other things I want to make, it's just finding the time to do it! I don't know if you saw the cake pops I made for a friend's birthday but I'm going to try and make some little ghost ones tomorrow night which I'm very excited about! Fingers crossed they work ok :)

  
Red Heart Christmas Decoration

   
Merry Christmas Lace Bunting

Tiny Gold Star Christmas Garland

Twinkle, Twinkle.

I've just listed a new item on my online craft shop, Wishcatcher Crafts :)

Check out these cute little star bracelets, available in seven colours and a steal at only £2.50 each! (I make for the fun of it - I cover costs, not to make profit)

A Nail a Day.

You may or may not know that as I'm currently working in a dull office job and not in design like I really want to, I have to find other ways to express my creativity. This is usually by repainting my nails every couple of days.

So here's a few variations I've tried out recently. Of course, they've all been finished off with a top coat of Seche Vite.

Kites

Barry M Nail Paints in White and Shocking Pink

H&M Nail Polish in Navy

George at Asda Quick Dry Nail Varnish in Sherbert Fizz

White Tips

The white is Barry M again.

Rhinestones are from bigecity on ebay (I've used this seller many times, they're very good)
I tried doing this design with magic tape but found it was easier to just do them freehand.

Pink with Silver Glitter

The pink base coat is the same George from Asda one used previously.
The silver glitter is from a nail art pen set. You can find many of these on ebay.
Same rhinestones as before.

Mixed 1

I used a dotting tool for the white spots on the green and the green spots for the flower leaves. There are many dotting tools available from ebay (you've probably guessed this is my number one source for nail art tools!)
I also used a white nail art pen for the stripes - the thin brush actually makes this quite easy.

I like doing mixed nails when I don't quite know what I want to do so decide to try out a few ideas at once. There's also some things I see which I like but wouldn't want 10 nails of so it's also good for occasions like that.

Mixed 2

The 3D flowers and pearl rhinestones are also from bigecity on ebay.

Listen To Me.

A while ago I blogged about something I tried out for my iPod earphones. Well they've just broken so I bought a new pair of Gumy headphones from Sainsburys (pink ones!) and have decorated them with hama beads using the same method I used before.

I stuck to a green and pink colour scheme so they'd match the floral skin I have stuck on my ipod (FYI you can customise your own from wrappz.com, super easy and very reasonably priced - I have one on my laptop too!)

Diana F+.

My friends bought me a Diana F+ for my birthday back in January, but I've only just had the first film back. Oops!

I did find it really difficult to use though which was perhaps why I wasn't more keen to use it. I don't like how when you wind it on it doesn't stop on the next exposure like 35mm film cameras do, you have to keep your eye on it to make sure you don't wind too far. This is perhaps why I only got 4 photos out of the whole roll (two the same), as opposed to the 12 I was supposed to get!

I really like the look of the photos though so perhaps with more practice I'll get the hang of it! I just loaded another film, using the youtube video below for help, so I'll get using it soon.  I made a bit of a rookie mistake of putting the film in the wrong side of the camera, then wondered why it wasn't winding on! Fail.

Oh and in case you're interested I used Lomography Color Negative 120 film :)

New Wishcatcher Craft Bracelets.

I've just listed 12 new bracelets on my Folksy shop, Wishcatcher Crafts!

These very cute tiny charm friendship bracelets are an absolute bargain at only £1.50 each, they're all hand threaded with good quality thread and they can be tied to fit any wrist. Plus there's 12 different coloured threads to choose from!

Head on over to the shop to check out the full range, but here's a few of my favourites:

Tiny Silver Star Charm Friendship Bracelet

Tiny Silver Moon Charm Friendship Bracelet

Tiny Silver Peace Charm Friendship Bracelet

Tiny Silver Bow Charm Friendship Bracelet

Rosie.

I'm broke. With 3 weeks until pay day.

But look at what I've spend my money on...it's so lovely :)

(also ridiculously girly, but I don't care! I love it)

Bed: 

Rosie Low End Metal Bedstead - John Lewis £349

Bedding:

Blush Scarlett Collection - Dunelm Mill £5.99 - £24.99 (although I got 20% off)

The smaller pillows I've had for years. One is handmade and the others are from various different shops.

I'd been looking for a small double bed for my room for ages, and I finally found one I liked from John Lewis but it was always out of stock, so I bit the bullet and just bought a full sized double instead. With the mattress it came to over £570! Eek! And then it took me a couple of days after putting it up to find bedding I liked. I was tempted by this one from Next but finally fell in love with the Blush Scarlett Collection at Dunelm Mill (very similar to the Next one with the 3D flowers, but a heck of a lot cheaper! The whole set at Dunelm Mill - duvet cover, sheet and 4 pillow cases came to under £55 (in the sale) whereas just the duvet cover at Next was more than that!)

I've put my feather fairy lights that I got from Tesco donkeys years ago back up because I don't have any space for a bedside table to put a lamp on. It's also going to really annoy me that the shot glass shelf I had my dad put up in the middle of the wall so it would fit with a double bed, doesn't actually line up with the middle of the bed! I could move the bed across a little bit but then there'd be a gap between the bed and the wall and that would bug me even more.

So my bedroom is almost complete now! I just want some sort of storage box to sit at the end of the bed (got to find somewhere to put all the handbags I had under my old bed) but they're proving difficult to find, and I don't want to spend more than £100 on one. Oh and I'm thinking of a little corner shelf for above the bed, just somewhere to put a glass of water and my glasses when I'm sleeping.


Having spent all my money on this bed, I now can't afford any of the Photojojo goodies I just blogged about on 27 Kodak Moments :(

Put it in a Frame.

I finally got round to listing some new items in my Folksy shop, Wishcatcher Crafts!

After selling both the framed embroidered texts I had listed before I decided to make some more, and they're in nicer frames this time. Although I haven't had a chance to fix wall hangings onto the back so at the moment they're just free standing.

Dream as if You'll Live Forever - Framed Embroidered Text

Never Stop Making Wishes - Framed Embroidered Text

Live in a World of Fantasy - Framed Embroidered Text