My first proper go on the sewing machine! :D

Hey bloggers!

I hope you're all well :)

This afternoon i've been having a proper play with the sewing machine for the first time; even though we've had it about 4 years! Before today I was a straight line on a bit of scrap material type of person, but i thought i'd better move on a bit from that, so here's what i've made...

(and yes i have taken the photos on the machine!)

Not perfect, but it's pretty cute eh?! It's supprising what you can make out of a pair of old jeans :P
The pattern is from here, and it's free for personal use if anyone fancies a go.
I forgot to take pictures of the lining inside, but you can sort of see it on this next piccy.
Thanks for looking
You're all lovely :)
Hugs, Rachel xx

Vintage style - Trinket box

Hi again!

I've been working on this little project for the past couple of days, and i have to say... i'm really pleased with how it's turned out :) It's a long time since i've said that about something i've made!

It's a very different style to my usual, but i wanted to try something a bit different, so here it is...

I made the box from cardboard and gum tape, so that hopefully(!) it will last a bit longer than if it was just cardstock stuck with glue.

The gorgeous image is a freebie from Magic Moonlight, which i printed onto linen effect cardstock, sanded, and inked with Antique Linen distress ink. Then i stuck a piece of acetate over the image, and covered it with a thick layer of 3D gloss to make a dome effect. (the acetate was to stop the printer ink smudging)

I went a bit OTT with the pearls, but anyways... it's pretty :PThe paper is by 7gypsies, but you can barely see it in the end because of the lace!And all of the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and are glittered with 'Star Dust' stickles.
Then i just added some string and a heart charm... et voila!
I'm entering this in:

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - some metal

ABC challenge - P is for pearls

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Attempting crochet...

Hey!

Thankyou for your lovely comments on my latest card :)

People who've been following my blog for a while will probably know how much i like to try new things. Well... my latest venture is crochet!

I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon watching videos on youtube, and getting in a complete muddle with a big ball of tangled yarn... But then somehow, something just clicked and i managed to make these flowers :) Cute eh?!

If anyone fancies a go at crochet, I can recomend this video for the basic stitch, and then i used this one from Little Birdie Secrets to make the flowers :)

Thanks for looking

Rachel xx

Rainbow cupcakes

Hello lovelys

Here's a couple of piccies of some cupcakes i made the other day for when mum had some friends over. I made them with a new mini cake tin which Dad got me for christmas, and they're sooo cute! Only 3.5cm accross. Awww :)

The cake is just plain vanilla, with vanilla butter-cream, but the cupcake inside is multi-coloured in the same colours as the spots on the cases :)

Thanks for looking!

I'll be back soon with a card :)

Hugs, Rachel xx