A little late.....................

but at least it is on the right day............................

Another project made a few years ago in the project class I used to attend.....

 

a 4'x4' block of wood covered with craft metal which had been embossed and covered in black acrylic paint and then rubbed back to give an aged feel....................

 

the bottom panel was hammered at each corner from the reverse and then a cup shaped tool indented on the top to make it look like rivets......................(not a good explanation, sorry but don't actually know the name of the tools)....................................

 

the heart was placed so it angles away from the background and the wooden block was painted black to blend in...........................

 

various metal cogs and watch parts were used to decorate........................a really simple hanger to make and could be made in pretty colours too............

 



Well just getting over an infection to my larynx (the OH thought he was in seventh heaven)!! - there seems to be so many bugs going around at the moment, but then with the change in the weather I suppose it is not too surprising.........................I get in my car in the morning and have to crank the heater up to full pelt and then when I get in her to come home I have to put the air-con on!!!!  Anyway think the anti-biotics have just about cured it and my head feels relatively normal again and I can speak again......................YAY!!

 

Have a wonderful weekend whatever you are up too and to those under the weather I hope you feel better soon...........

 

xxGailxx

 

 

Yet another oldie for Friday..........................

that is late......................

I do have a good excuse (honest)!!

 

these are actually made with beer mats.....................................I know who would have thought it!!!!

We stamped acetate with various stamps in Staz-On and the sentiment was cut into separate sections and inked around - I love this look.........................we used an eyelet setter (can't think of its name at the mo) but the one that was extremely popular several years ago......................and different alcohol inks......................

in its full glory..........................

I love how you can take something so simple and turn it into a lovely work of art!

Sorry about the photo quality but it was a little difficult due to the sheen from the acetate.......(my excuse)!!

This post is late as we were actually away on holiday last week, we had to do a little rejigging of dates due to the funeral of MIL but it all worked out....................

I picked up some kind of bug (possibly on the flight) and lost a full day in bed and felt a bit rubbish for the rest of the week but didn't really stop me doing things...........................anyway we landed back into Gatwick on Thursday and left the airport at 6pm and didn't arrive home until 11.45pm!!! and no we do not live in the outer Hebrides!!! the journey was horrendous.................anyway straight to bed after putting a load of washing in then work at 8am until 4.30pm so last night was washing and ironing and very late commenting on blogs!!!!

Anyway after a long winded excuse that is the reason that yet again, I am late with the Oldie Friday Post!!!! but hope you like it and again I must say that this was made in a project workshop a couple of years ago with Julie Atkinson who has provided me with lots of inspiration and I now look at everything differently and wonder mmmmm I wonder what I could do with that???

Have a lovely BH weekend and to all those who a little under the weather I wish you a speedy recovery......

xxGailxx

 

Oldie for Friday.............

This is the card I made for our daughter a couple of years ago...........

I know that a few who have followed my blog from the beginning will possibly recognise this but I think I have a few newbies so this is for you................

I think you see where I got the inspiration for this card........

Well this is a short post for several reasons, one of which is I am posting from my IPad and I for one find it very frustrating to say the least...........and if I don't sign off now I think I may just end up throwing it across the room!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by...........

xxGailxx

 

Oldie for Friday..........................

late but at least on the right day this week...............................

 

Something a little different, again these were made at the project class I used to attend...................

notelets.........................although I have just noticed that the bottom right one should have been turned 90 degrees...................

the notelet holder was made so the notelets would fit in one side and the envelopes in the other.............

the front of the notelet holder.......................

I think this idea would make a lovely gift.

xxGailxx

Can I also just say a big thank you for all your lovely comments on my creations. as always they are much appreciated and like others have said before it makes this blogging lark all worthwhile, also all the lovely comments/thoughts on our recent bereavement, you are a really thoughtful bunch of folk  xx thank you xx

 

Another oldie for Friday......................

well another week has just gone and flown by......................

doesn't seem two minutes ago since I was scheduling last weeks Oldie for Friday.................

anyway here goes for this week............

like last week I must apologise for the quality of the photo...................I took a lot of my projects, photos at the same time so not sure why they are looking so hazy................

 

I made my version in 'pretty colours' rather than the really grungy colours that would perhaps be usually used in a project with cogs and wheels...................

a little bit pretty too with the flowers which were ink and splatted.....................love doing this, although preferably in the craft class rather than at home!!...............

It has a fully working clock mechanism and the watch face on top of the clock and the key on the side were inked, Versamarked and heat embossed three times and mica powders added to the hot Versamark so it would melt into the ink to give an aged look..................

the case of the clock was covered in texture paste to make it look old and the outer of the clock face is a spellbinders circle die (sorry don't know which one).............it also has some silver paint dry brushed onto the case but unfortunately is doesn't really show up that well on the photos................

 

 

I absolutely loved creating this and even more so because it actually works so not only decorative but functional too.....................and another shout out for Julie Atkinson who guided us through making this lovely creation.................

I hope you like it...............a little grungy but a little bit pretty too, so may appeal to those who don't 'do' grungy!!

 

Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend whatever you are doing.


xxGailxx

Sorry this was scheduled to post @ 9am yesterday (user error I'm sure) but only just realised as unfortunately we have had some sad news - my MIL passed away in the early hours of 1st May, so I am playing catch up with everything at the moment so please bear with and I will be commenting on your posts hopefully later today or tomorrow but I will catch up, I promise xx