tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55095298847608045052024-02-18T17:39:36.454-08:00Kayleigh's Arty Farty StuffA mixture of my life, my crafty polymer clay goodness and featured artists :)CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-22953078254454114562012-04-05T01:01:00.006-07:002012-04-05T01:32:20.082-07:00Eleventh Post - Jill of Kiln Fired Art<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Hey everyone!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">It would seem that I am very behind with my blogging - I've had a bunch of work to do for uni. Got essays to finish before I can start revision for exams so I'm almost panicking (but not quite!)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So this post is dedicated to focusing on Jill Egan from Kiln Fired Art.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Jill has some utterly gorgeous work. I must say I am a huge fan of her fused glass pendants - I love the colours and the textures and it's just all so pretty! It was really hard to pick a favourite because I love all of Jill's pendants in this style so here is a sample and the piece that struck me most :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfN-5IFP-L7l7zQ97wOix3RCmbMGw6yMZhzrZb4dR5hMNNEj6MWIpNVtWWwuAw4c-J4eOWCOoE2dP9I8BkABk9cqYXRcNx4rD2VCewJUT5WSs5wdb7WraYR756aSRdGXo3tOXuvIvMnA/s1600/JillE+-+fused+glass+pendant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfN-5IFP-L7l7zQ97wOix3RCmbMGw6yMZhzrZb4dR5hMNNEj6MWIpNVtWWwuAw4c-J4eOWCOoE2dP9I8BkABk9cqYXRcNx4rD2VCewJUT5WSs5wdb7WraYR756aSRdGXo3tOXuvIvMnA/s320/JillE+-+fused+glass+pendant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727827171040552882" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I just love all the layers colours and it's just so yummy :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Apart from fused glass jewellery, Jill also handpaints porcelain and her work is simply stunning. Among her handpainted pieces are zentangles, wildlife and plants. Here is a selection of my favourite pieces of Jill's work (ok, I have to say that at this moment I have a five month old german shepherd puppy wanting my attention and climbing on my lap to give me cuddles! What a cutie!!) ... Where was I? Oh yeah, here's a selection of some fantastic pieces of Jill's work:</span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsH3pKHEOyRXHjlse4c2pciSvJ2xItyCX0Txtg18jWqdeQJb0cO_c0znbXMTCpeMYuSP2G3XMQBWPJBk48WFOSXwNsgCndmFAmMrKzRPDkWL_J-yTzYVqat7aCpmtHQyf4PSwdUrlcw8/s1600/JillE+-+Hare+Vase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsH3pKHEOyRXHjlse4c2pciSvJ2xItyCX0Txtg18jWqdeQJb0cO_c0znbXMTCpeMYuSP2G3XMQBWPJBk48WFOSXwNsgCndmFAmMrKzRPDkWL_J-yTzYVqat7aCpmtHQyf4PSwdUrlcw8/s320/JillE+-+Hare+Vase.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727829520407047922" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRar7_Y2Ux_6dsC0y6xGCO3ncJKjU4f78ORuAzYYYP5hA5oQYOVZ9bJdzNLle9PdLKcy7P859N6Ve40o4WheRLr9Clt7pF6tVESy-ZYCsdwZ3g1R23q6NhN3MfZTeUoBxAwvEnznfkgaY/s1600/JillE+-+Zentangle+Dandelion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRar7_Y2Ux_6dsC0y6xGCO3ncJKjU4f78ORuAzYYYP5hA5oQYOVZ9bJdzNLle9PdLKcy7P859N6Ve40o4WheRLr9Clt7pF6tVESy-ZYCsdwZ3g1R23q6NhN3MfZTeUoBxAwvEnznfkgaY/s320/JillE+-+Zentangle+Dandelion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727830088470198018" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And even though I don't eat cheese, I love this melted bottle cheeseboard!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_QIjV0XdMYH8c-sNp2BLPR0FWoqfmPLQOTXCV8gul3MYRoM3w0zSjPdbOiYiPV__BxIYFi-Al4Vu44RdMYRnJv4jbgqA79u8LPwKA4eNvEpFEunftM8RSwmNRd765kLmpiGq_A8cluA/s1600/JillE+-+Bottle+Cheeseboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_QIjV0XdMYH8c-sNp2BLPR0FWoqfmPLQOTXCV8gul3MYRoM3w0zSjPdbOiYiPV__BxIYFi-Al4Vu44RdMYRnJv4jbgqA79u8LPwKA4eNvEpFEunftM8RSwmNRd765kLmpiGq_A8cluA/s320/JillE+-+Bottle+Cheeseboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727830711526987378" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And this is where you can find Jill online:</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://kilnfiredart.co.uk/blog/">blog</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.kilnfiredart.co.uk/">website</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And Jill's </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KilnFiredArt">Etsy shop</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Go take a peek! :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">As for me, I'm now off to write another essay (boo hiss!) and then to do revision. My next post will be soon, promise!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Kayleigh xx</span><br /><br /><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-24791070059112360902012-03-20T09:47:00.004-07:002012-03-20T10:05:49.145-07:00Number Ten of 2012 - Jolene of KitzBitz Art Glass<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">NOM NOM NOM</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">That's how I would describe Jolene's work. Utterly nommable and gorgeous.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Jo is a lampworker and a bit of a dabbler in polymer clay. Glass is her main focus though and boy, am I glad about this because I love seeing new beads come up on her facebook page. Each bead makes me go ooooOOOoooOOOh! Quite literally.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I was luckily enough to receive some of her beads from my boyfriend for my birthday and I just can't stop looking at them.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Jolene is very lovely and hardworking. Apart from making all these delicious beads, she is also the main woman of the wonderful </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.craftpimp.co.uk/">Craft Pimp</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"> forum having set it up just over a year ago and working very hard to make it the successful and brilliant forum that it is (I think I may be a tad biased, but I'm telling the truth, promise!).</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">All I can say is she better keep on making all these wonderful beadies because she'll have me to deal with if she stops, teehee! She is has a really good eye for colour and pattern and I shall leave you now with a few of my favourites from Jo's range of beads :)</span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjsVqM__gE2QOM6PM2Mvqiee-pzsgqzTa1liGhprhvGahiXXpBz52T1jS6iJIKlMCWEzpF-BY8dQwlTCy8D01toWOHNAl22LMooBEuwiB-HdDoajd7SJshZ4itS3SNOqW693uDkMXjJE/s1600/Jolene+-+Mermaid+beads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjsVqM__gE2QOM6PM2Mvqiee-pzsgqzTa1liGhprhvGahiXXpBz52T1jS6iJIKlMCWEzpF-BY8dQwlTCy8D01toWOHNAl22LMooBEuwiB-HdDoajd7SJshZ4itS3SNOqW693uDkMXjJE/s320/Jolene+-+Mermaid+beads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722024988383103746" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Tedh4_PcVn10kN4SYborsyTR8FLsezv1VEUNxBnf2KQRiisPOfaFQDmPj391I9w1Fh7rXIDv216Zw3EOzSXMe4JNAmb13GWy3pdZRpgEwdEahwF5LYqMSqes05slWRHM9yNXk9KScA/s1600/Jolene+-+Lime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Tedh4_PcVn10kN4SYborsyTR8FLsezv1VEUNxBnf2KQRiisPOfaFQDmPj391I9w1Fh7rXIDv216Zw3EOzSXMe4JNAmb13GWy3pdZRpgEwdEahwF5LYqMSqes05slWRHM9yNXk9KScA/s320/Jolene+-+Lime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722024979272159394" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTuDXpp1Qi8i6_DYrBmKZG8bgEbcVHPjXcB17a4t3ZKHIMMRzZ2Y5meMGd1i99Iuesl5SViAToTnTOCvMvd3ofL23r2VlMX3_3AEAUs6M6KXVy-ry0-JV0sBopUZW1nB_Ix7ukVVrIUA/s1600/Jolene+-+Shes+a+rainbow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTuDXpp1Qi8i6_DYrBmKZG8bgEbcVHPjXcB17a4t3ZKHIMMRzZ2Y5meMGd1i99Iuesl5SViAToTnTOCvMvd3ofL23r2VlMX3_3AEAUs6M6KXVy-ry0-JV0sBopUZW1nB_Ix7ukVVrIUA/s320/Jolene+-+Shes+a+rainbow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722024999812094594" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And here is where you can find all the loveliness:</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KitzbitzArtBeads?ref=seller_info">Jolene's Etsy shop</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://www.facebook.com/KitzbitzArtGlass">Her Facebook page</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.kitzbitz.co.uk/">Her website</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.kitzbitzartglass.blogspot.co.uk/">Her blog</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I was also a complete plonker and forgot to mention that Jolene also sells a bunch of glass supplies for all you lampworkers and glassy people out there. This is the link to follow if you're looking for some fun supplies:</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fritnchips">Jolene's Etsy shop for glass supplies</a><br /><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">New post soon with some funky new things from me :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Have a good few days :) xx</span><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-64316254718286033112012-03-18T15:51:00.005-07:002012-03-18T16:10:38.568-07:00Post Nine! - Mel of InkyDoodleCrafts<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Hey peeps!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Been a bit of a long gap between posts again, apologies!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">This week I am blogging about another fellow Craft Pimp-er, Mel, a greetings card creator :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I've just been having a plod round her online hideouts and found a few cards that appealed to me because I can relate to them at the moment:</span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-QCTJEJIwAKGV_1C21y0HXC6OhDjXe4jkaxudOsYrH8sklHmOIVaFRPmixG9V5PcLYSdPWdt2dEgjAGzMY_gvMS4o74xP-7X3F7O79SjC7BnYClfZ8d22dQANH0TH5NfxMi6YT9s_ZY/s1600/Inkydoodle+-+exams.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-QCTJEJIwAKGV_1C21y0HXC6OhDjXe4jkaxudOsYrH8sklHmOIVaFRPmixG9V5PcLYSdPWdt2dEgjAGzMY_gvMS4o74xP-7X3F7O79SjC7BnYClfZ8d22dQANH0TH5NfxMi6YT9s_ZY/s320/Inkydoodle+-+exams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721375719622196434" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">This one touched me because I am almost at the 'pre-exam-panic!' Exams start in a little over a month and I think I need one of these cards to give me that extra boost! I really love the colour scheme of this card as well :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">This next card is a 'Thank you for being bridesmaid' card. I haven't been bridesmaid yet, but will be in July so my thoughts are quite weddingy at the mo. Mel has a range of thank you cards along the same lines as this, for example, a Page Boy thank you card.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCL25zBQ-kEB3O1iog1kgBwHgzZTICHtbNalU1lwHXlX8DIX54KSG1zo43EG2PluzM1D7SaaRIi0wILcp_ziNiQDPKK2Zr-a9xmLgAYEev3d7GvOKDhZx31wEObg5HfaTq8BFJmq7Dq0/s1600/Inkydoodle+-+bridesmaid+thank+you.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCL25zBQ-kEB3O1iog1kgBwHgzZTICHtbNalU1lwHXlX8DIX54KSG1zo43EG2PluzM1D7SaaRIi0wILcp_ziNiQDPKK2Zr-a9xmLgAYEev3d7GvOKDhZx31wEObg5HfaTq8BFJmq7Dq0/s320/Inkydoodle+-+bridesmaid+thank+you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721376662148731586" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And this last one I am going to share with you is purple because I love the dinosaur! Everyone needs a dinosaur greetings card in their life! And everyone needs a dinosaur costume... I'm not quite sure why but it'd be fun to be a scary grr t-rex for a day, teehee! </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFG2MUwgpsiPWGG83ankUImnDXS7MKC9ZwpZbLnbRSe1nG14LHV_fbayEWN36XFkhEPzmNm2qQA6fMWQEpD-eAw64ZDpV0_Qpn_Is0CEhFkBa0BZShW9qBWG5ub4goXM8AvK-gFz9CPY/s1600/Inkydoodle+-+dinosaur.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFG2MUwgpsiPWGG83ankUImnDXS7MKC9ZwpZbLnbRSe1nG14LHV_fbayEWN36XFkhEPzmNm2qQA6fMWQEpD-eAw64ZDpV0_Qpn_Is0CEhFkBa0BZShW9qBWG5ub4goXM8AvK-gFz9CPY/s320/Inkydoodle+-+dinosaur.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721377045370569394" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I am however incredibly sleepy now. It's been a lovely day of pampering my mum for Mother's Day and also some t-shirt altering has been done using my sewing machine for the first time! Lotsa fun :) Though I do tend to get in a right tangle.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So as I am off to sleep I shall leave you with all the places on the tinternet that you can find InkyDoodleCrafts and the lovely Mel :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Mel's </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/inkydoodlecrafts?ref=ss_profile">Etsy shop</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://inkydoodlecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/">blog</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Inkydoodlecrafts/152728734790619">facebook page</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkydoodlecrafts/">Flickr</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Night everyone! xx</span><br /><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-36948330723380383572012-03-07T10:21:00.002-08:002012-03-07T10:30:14.181-08:008th post of 2012<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Just a quick post really.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Been working on some new bits over the last couple of days. Very colourful, very fun and also practical as they are buttons! Made about 9 sets so far and they're pretty funky :) I'll put up photos once they're baked and varnished.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Also just bought another few blocks of clay so that'll be even more fun :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">AND I just got my sewing machine thready stuff through the post so I can hopefully have a play with that sometime soon. Could be interesting as sewing machines tend to blow up when I'm anywhere near them :P</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">xx</span><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-40179890143635316532012-03-05T09:08:00.004-08:002012-03-05T09:29:09.066-08:00Post No. 7 - Laney of IzzyBeads<link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Hey peeps!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">This is the first post of the new blog ring I am in - essentially I will be writing about a bunch of crafty peeps over the next few weeks. There will be a variety of crafts being talked about and the Lovely Laney is the first to be featured.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Now, where do I begin?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Laney works with glass, she makes really cute beads, is an animal lover and she is also slightly mad :P Mad but loveable and the CraftPimp Forum wouldn't be the same without her about!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I do love her quirky beads, they're just wonderful to look at and she is brilliantly creative with what she does and brings cuteness and humour into her work. You really need to go and look at where you can find her work, I definitely recommend doing just that! You can find the links underneath the photos I've included of my personal favourites of Laney's work :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">These photos all come from Laney's Etsy shop.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_fbLqj-T5RcpDH6PlNTqjsNiRoAlaKTyV5AcnQDuRX6XUaKjIgOnJEVroGScSIG8j2mx7P1duKcVL9lvIgvEaD94NurYruEuGYCINxd_7Nn3-GJUE9mqT7wMiK5uqepzVRLG5x9kkvs/s1600/Laney+Blue+Dragon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_fbLqj-T5RcpDH6PlNTqjsNiRoAlaKTyV5AcnQDuRX6XUaKjIgOnJEVroGScSIG8j2mx7P1duKcVL9lvIgvEaD94NurYruEuGYCINxd_7Nn3-GJUE9mqT7wMiK5uqepzVRLG5x9kkvs/s320/Laney+Blue+Dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716464712965768098" border="0" /><br /></a><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpRu3C0_nHIcEGrwm0LYjbQz0in0hp6mQRtzl1pmry9TYaiVHSVZm7C7NGQBAKyTsL1dhFmW8MSJrRwoZRyU7dZZXnrC1KcQTl_Uno6tru5uEW373Qpxoh9XCkiajb-PVnL3ycwmTqIU/s1600/Laney+Fantasy+Flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpRu3C0_nHIcEGrwm0LYjbQz0in0hp6mQRtzl1pmry9TYaiVHSVZm7C7NGQBAKyTsL1dhFmW8MSJrRwoZRyU7dZZXnrC1KcQTl_Uno6tru5uEW373Qpxoh9XCkiajb-PVnL3ycwmTqIU/s320/Laney+Fantasy+Flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716464713973559410" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdEQTKLaE2hYbkYfz_DNuH9h6CfpE6EeBUWYUNpEyWKGknl_1lLQiHbb0Fy83uRfRj6l2yUTSlTjSyAzQxsJtPcJAlaHVUDXyKXi8RFT0HKPMLrrpnYNob2_pCh02BacJG2ohFYPSSQM/s1600/Laney+Pigflu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdEQTKLaE2hYbkYfz_DNuH9h6CfpE6EeBUWYUNpEyWKGknl_1lLQiHbb0Fy83uRfRj6l2yUTSlTjSyAzQxsJtPcJAlaHVUDXyKXi8RFT0HKPMLrrpnYNob2_pCh02BacJG2ohFYPSSQM/s320/Laney+Pigflu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716464717486976738" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And here are the links:</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/izzybeads">Laney's Etsy shop</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://laney-izzybeads.blogspot.com/">Her blog</a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">and </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/laneysbeadsandglassart">her eBay shop </a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">:) </span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Go enjoy!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Have a good week everyone!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Ooh, P.S, just a quick bit about me - we picked out my bridesmaid dress this weekend for my boyfriend's sister's wedding! It's goooooorgeous :D And have enormously high heels (also gorgeous!) to wear with it :D</span><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-26825788445367064922012-02-26T01:05:00.003-08:002012-02-26T01:28:56.224-08:00Post The Sixth<link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Well, I've been a bit rubbish about my 'one post per week' thing haven't I?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I haven't had a lot in the way of craft stuff to post about so couldn't think of anything interesting to write! My mojo has been a bit down recently, think it's because of all the uni work I've been doing so this post is going to be a bit of an update of the last three weeks and then the next post will, I think, be my first post of a new blog ring I'm in with some of the CraftPimp girlies.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So, what's been going on in the life of Kayleigh?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Not a huge amount unfortunately! Life has been full of uni work - lots of reading and a couple of essays to write.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">However, it was my birthday on the 16th, so that was pretty exciting! Does being 21 now mean I have to be a proper adult? Because that doesn't sound like much fun!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Well I'm gonna talk about my birthday as that's been the most exciting thing :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">What did I do?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Well on my actual birthday I was in uni from 11am-7pm, so I didn't do a lot really. But then I went home for a 'birthday weekend' which was a lot of fun :D I went shopping in Bury St Edmunds with my mum. Had a browse, didn't buy loads, but chilled out and 'met my birthday present' (come to that in a mo!) Then after shopping, we went home and relaxed a bit and then had an uber scrummy Indian meal for dinner, delicious! My Aunt and Uncle also joined us for that. Then on the Sunday, we had a huge roast with my family followed by yummy cake. Then we all went for a walk with the pups (Little pup from below is getting mahoosive!) which was nice and refreshing :D Then I came back to uni on the Monday and sorted out my presents :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">What did I get I hear you ask?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Lots of stuff! My mum decided that as I'm only 21 once she wanted to get me 21 presents. Some were big, some were not so big but just fun :) Her main present to me was a 1-day glass fusing course!!!! Eeeeeeeek I'm so excited to do it :D This is the lady I met in Bury - she had an exhibition going on so mum took me to meet her. She is very lovely and the day with her will be lots of fun :D And mum said she might even give it a go with me!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">From my lovely other half I got these:</span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.304248802.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 325px;" src="http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.304248802.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">which are made by the lovely Jolene from </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KitzbitzArtBeads">KitzBitz Art Beads</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">. Bless him, he hacked into my Craft Pimp account (cheeky bugger!) and then went through all my posts trying to find which were my favourite beads of Jo's because he knew I really love her work. So that was such a lovely surprise!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">From my mum's other half, I got a bookcase (much needed for all my uni stuff!) and a sewing machine! I haven't had a chance to have a go on the sewing machine yet, boooo, because I've been too busy with uni work. However, after this week I should be able to get it out and have a play :) Yay!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And I haven't had my Dad's present yet... He said that there was something that needed to be sorted out with it so he was delayed in sending it. But it's on it's way now and (fingers crossed) hopefully it'll turn up tomorrow - very exciting!</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And that was my birthday weekend in a very big nutshell :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">This week I'm focusing on getting this essay written (It's worth 50% of my module, eek!) and then on Friday I'm going up to Derby to go bridesmaid dress shopping (can't wait!!!) and then will be seeing my boyfriend on Saturday evening (also can't wait!!!).</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So enjoy the rest of your Sunday, peeps, and hopefully I will be back with a new post shortly :) :) </span><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-83799355673170306052012-02-05T12:53:00.000-08:002012-02-05T12:59:17.937-08:00Post Five of 2012 :)<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Pushing it even later this week! Silly me. Will get back into the routine.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Unfortunately I haven't go any photos for you this week - I'm at my lovely boyfriends and none of my photos are on his pooter so I shall just ramble for a few minutes and then make you wait a few days for a new photo :P</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">It's been a good week really. Not done loads of making but been trying to concentrate on my uni work instead. This term's modules are pretty good so it's easier to do work than last term.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Will be starting a new blog ring with the Craft Pimp forum in the next week or two - this is where we have a group of forum members blogging about each others work. One person is featured each week and we go on until we run out of peeps - tis good fun and you'll see a bunch of really fun work from people other than me :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Well as I don't have any photos to show you or much to tell you, I shall leave this week's post there :) I'll be back hopefully about mid-week :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Hope you've all had a brilliant weekend,</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Kayleigh :)</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-62019387332930943312012-01-29T12:24:00.000-08:002012-01-29T12:30:12.324-08:00Extension on the fourth post....<br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">For those of you who like puppy pics :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Thought I'd update you on the ickle pup who seems to be quickly growing up! She used to look teeeeeeny tiny next do our other dog, Sasha, but now look, she's half the length of her already!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4kOrxli3k7kEOo8KJEEfZuqTpHjGMW7yOwkgEw8p_A20z5CbmYKF82UsppbQ7RGPEkiPnvZR0mqnJy1ivQZoK3roh-wcdpBWf-5EpnP3gS-cx8S9BcOibqmbRE1y9MsZG2IM3LPtl08/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4kOrxli3k7kEOo8KJEEfZuqTpHjGMW7yOwkgEw8p_A20z5CbmYKF82UsppbQ7RGPEkiPnvZR0mqnJy1ivQZoK3roh-wcdpBWf-5EpnP3gS-cx8S9BcOibqmbRE1y9MsZG2IM3LPtl08/s320/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703153568909934834" border="0" /></a>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-50435041694451374472012-01-29T06:45:00.000-08:002012-01-29T07:08:36.264-08:00Fourth Post of the Year :)<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Bit behind with this week's post, but it's still Sunday so I haven't technically messed up my run of one new post per week :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So what have I been up to?</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Uni work for once! I'm doing my best to keep up to date with the work I have to do. Last term was no fun because I didn't put a lot of effort into it so I'm doing my best to put effort in this time around :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">However, that being said, I have managed to do some crafty bits and bobs :D It's a lot less than I normally make in a week but maybe making less brings out the better ideas :) So what have I made? A new bracelet in gorgeous blue, green and bronzey colours, a mosaic type photo frame, and a test piece for a wedding cake topper I'm doing for my boyfriend's sister. I'm also in the process of making another little book. It's all ready to be bound, just waiting for the binding thread to come through the post :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Here's the photo frame:</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeFlZNRVz7aqia6rHMixvCr4VT3imUcDUDXeVat_juedY1hSlQGJxPNbKTpJOG5NTjh2hBsnZNe6kmbMy7UJ9CRNZdJuV3z31vxrP4I-ot4-Q1B3ORRfi_Ne0LGA89lpGr9s-9EjljJ0/s1600/Tile+mosaic+photoframe.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeFlZNRVz7aqia6rHMixvCr4VT3imUcDUDXeVat_juedY1hSlQGJxPNbKTpJOG5NTjh2hBsnZNe6kmbMy7UJ9CRNZdJuV3z31vxrP4I-ot4-Q1B3ORRfi_Ne0LGA89lpGr9s-9EjljJ0/s320/Tile+mosaic+photoframe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703069660419495682" border="0" /></a><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And here is the bracelet :)</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyPvlBf_5Z2u7KAcBNgS3aCe9SBY6g7zwaMFZ5SmXdCH_NZKjZRvTu3YUNDYHWC_Wg9onh5QZvl8YpXXt6U8G_kmAdupltFKUAaSz2-fOnmpwwjdIl-cv64br86LwPq7IHAOMep2JdlY/s1600/Tile+mosaic+photoframe.JPG"><br /></a><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlkeiytRxfbft7u4mRtrAnB85ePpcRX8W14SqcUm1oxBGJOL4RpL38VEVx6tEyhWM0nnSJdsIwEk_lphlqzO-4ejC4ihYIG3nxDzKNuhB-V0oP6aPhO6i97eVwd-BzVikv1nlCMipyi8/s1600/BlueGreenBrown+Blend+Pattern.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlkeiytRxfbft7u4mRtrAnB85ePpcRX8W14SqcUm1oxBGJOL4RpL38VEVx6tEyhWM0nnSJdsIwEk_lphlqzO-4ejC4ihYIG3nxDzKNuhB-V0oP6aPhO6i97eVwd-BzVikv1nlCMipyi8/s320/BlueGreenBrown+Blend+Pattern.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703069005336240818" border="0" /><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">In other exciting news, I may end up having some of my jewellery in a shop in Vermont, USA where my Dad lives. More info on that if it materialises :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And some other exciting news - I went wedding dress shopping with my boyfriend's sister - it was so much fun! I'm being her bridesmaid so gonna have to learn how to help her into the dress, hehe! It is utterly gorgeous though and I'm sure there will be photos after the wedding in July :) Next time I go see her we'll be going shopping for my dress, eek! How exciting :D</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I guess I better go get on with this uni reading. Must find the motivation to do it! :)</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-16144512372331275742012-01-18T14:31:00.001-08:002012-01-18T14:46:26.258-08:00Post Number Three<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDA6zqI5nqLvduzT95vQKoyzAo-cEBw2KoQVyq2h0w9Hz2zorgeIF3BdUvQLldURBF9pTskqaveuCp6wFDvMR-L97e1YcKJYgpKHVEC2y9KiuFFE1bU8xCL7YSzCgvY0o5K7m6Qh3gw4/s1600/CIMG0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDA6zqI5nqLvduzT95vQKoyzAo-cEBw2KoQVyq2h0w9Hz2zorgeIF3BdUvQLldURBF9pTskqaveuCp6wFDvMR-L97e1YcKJYgpKHVEC2y9KiuFFE1bU8xCL7YSzCgvY0o5K7m6Qh3gw4/s320/CIMG0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699103594773931298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So far so good on the one post each week for 2012 :) I know it's only the third week but I think I'm doing well, hehe!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So I thought I'd just stick in a photo there of our new Puppy. It was hard to get the whole of her in a photo because she kept moving around! So I ended up with this one, an earless photo. Still pretty cute though :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Not a lot has gone on in the last week to be honest, and really not a lot has gone on in the making department.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I made a few beads today along with some little tile things that I'm not overly sure what I'm going to do with yet. They are unbaked and unphotographed I'm afraid but hopefully there will be more photos of what I've been up to in next week's post..</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I can't remember if I mentioned last week but I bought a new oven to bake my bits and bobs in. I've only used it once so far but it seems to work really well. It doesn't have elements because it is a halogen oven so my beads didn't burn when they were in it. No discolouration either and definitely no cracks in sight! - I had some problems with my previous oven, my beads kept coming out cracked, highly annoying when you spend ages on them! But all is well now with my spangly new oven :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I'm back in Norwich now, lectures have started again. I've only had one module's lecture so far this week. It seems really interesting. It's called 'Film as Philosophy.' Instead of looking at the philosophical things that can be taken from films, we're looking at whether any of the films on the course take philosophical topics further than they've already been taken, so basically whether the film-maker has used the medium of film to express something further than has already been expressed in the philosophical world. I don't know if that makes any sense, but it is interesting. We've watched Blade Runner this week (any of you seen it?) and then we're watching the director's cut of it next week which is apparently significantly different to the original release of the film. Should be interesting :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Well I am now going to stop my ramblings and most probably crash in bed. Extremely tired and have to get up for our landlady's handyman bloke to come fix our loo seat! Whole other story - came back to find our toilet seat unattached on one side - bit wobbly so we were careful when sitting down. Then typically, I go and plonk my bum on the loo at about half 11 last night and what happens? The whole thing comes off and I pretty much go flying. Very unladylike and very surprising when all you can think about is how you're bursting for a wee! Not fun trying to fix a loo seat that late at night when you're uber sleepy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Anyways, really off now. Night night peeps! :D </span><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-29280107162584215732012-01-12T01:11:00.000-08:002012-01-12T01:20:21.152-08:00Second post of 2012<link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Hey peeps!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I haven't really got a lot going on in the crafty world yet this year. I did buy a new oven to bake my clay though so I'm looking forward to testing that out later today :) I think I'm going to make some stamps out of clay. I have no idea how well this is going to work but I wanna give it a go :) I'll put up some pictures of the results, whether disastrous or not!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Back off to uni on Sunday. Can't say I'm looking forward to it and all the work. Give me more time to make stuffs pleeeeeease!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Had a lovely time away at my boyfriend's but unfortunately I was ill and had no appetite so was a wreck pretty much the entire time :( No fun! But I'm better now apart from being left with a niggly cough. Better now than in the middle of lectures though, nothing worse than people coughing constantly.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">My exciting news for the week: GETTING A NEW PUPPY!!! Well, my mum and her other half are. I don't think I can call it mine as I won't be around much. But we're going to pick her up tomorrow evening and she is just adorable :D See?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZBghSOISCy48YE0cOXwdLOE6fAQGP31YuYOZBuZh7ra4pk325ezovE0B_M4qF-2ZnvabzEDcwJKt3nQhvLyf8xcb-aiREqdJWegNKnecU3t9uWklRAWbil8KXQHL1MHh94R9ZIj787c/s1600/Pup1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZBghSOISCy48YE0cOXwdLOE6fAQGP31YuYOZBuZh7ra4pk325ezovE0B_M4qF-2ZnvabzEDcwJKt3nQhvLyf8xcb-aiREqdJWegNKnecU3t9uWklRAWbil8KXQHL1MHh94R9ZIj787c/s320/Pup1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696672203956659074" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">That's my mum with her last week when we went to pick a pup :) She's just the cutest. Not sure how our current dog is going to take to her though. I reckon she'll be miffed for a good while once she realises the puppy is here to stay!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I'm sure there'll be more photos to come :D</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Off to breakfast I go now, and then to the clay table, woooo!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Enjoy your day everyone :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">xx</span><br /><br /><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-48347978163201346242012-01-03T10:58:00.001-08:002012-01-03T11:21:50.843-08:00Hello!! Was my last post really 30th October?<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Really Kayleigh? No updates in over two months! Ridiculous. Considering how much I talk, I really should be able to keep up to date with a blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I have no New Year's resolutions but I am going to do my best to update you at least once a week. I reckon that's a good amount to be blogging :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">So what's been going on?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I did a couple of craft fairs towards the end of last year in the run up to Christmas. I thought I would do a lot better than I did unfortunately. They just didn't have the people turning up to them, and those that did turn up didn't really want to spend any money. I am one who gets quite disheartened when my things don't sell but it appeared to be like that for all the stallholders unfortunately so at least I know that it wasn't my things that was putting people off! I did make back my table costs plus a bit more so it wasn't a complete loss :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">There's a big show that I want to do this year in my hometown but I don't know if it's going to clash with my exams. Unfortunately the uni don't sort out exam timetables until just before Easter and the show is at the beginning of May. Really want to do it though, it'd be fun!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Also going to look for a couple of other fairs to do I think, but not sure when or where yet.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I haven't been making a huge amount of clay stuffs recently because of being busy for Christmas. I made sock monsters for everyone for Christmas and that kind of took over from claying! I have made a few of what I think are gorgeous bracelets though and I'll put photos at the end of this post. I really love them all. I wanted to make myself a Christmas bracelet as the one below was commissioned from me but I didn't get a chance! I may make myself one sometime this year though and also do a few variations on it in preparation for next Christmas. (I can't believe I'm already thinking about next Christmas!!!) The other two bracelets are just completely different to any beads I've made before and I would love to make some more like these. They feel like grown-up bracelets! :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">How did everyone's Christmas go? I had such a lovely few days. Alex (my boyfriend) and I spent Christmas Eve and morning at my mum's and then we pootled on over to his mum's for the afternoon. I received brilliant gifts - two new clay books, some clay tools that I had been drooling over for a while, LOADS of chocolate, literally about 3kg of the stuff, lovely jubbly! and I'm a bit of a film-fiend so my DVD collection grew significantly. I also love watching people open gifts and giving people things that will make them smile. As I said, everyone received sock monsters from me, here's a photo of a few of them:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHOr48Fo-O8CvCBvmSQUxqH4n-qRyAfWOpNfAVYAq6pjbalge7BjDbGwflWI1c168nGdCRvz1E9r4fY2FUTNm-KPTh0uvmNW5XOgGbcn0WEY_t6elrQdYut2VEnRfQL2F-W0AmM7oEJY/s1600/CIMG0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHOr48Fo-O8CvCBvmSQUxqH4n-qRyAfWOpNfAVYAq6pjbalge7BjDbGwflWI1c168nGdCRvz1E9r4fY2FUTNm-KPTh0uvmNW5XOgGbcn0WEY_t6elrQdYut2VEnRfQL2F-W0AmM7oEJY/s320/CIMG0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693485891044150594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Cuteness! What do you think? Not amazing, but very fun to make and the looks on people's faces when they opened them was just brilliant! Even my 77 year old Grandad loved his!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Right, well I best leave it there, got to go eat dinner and then get sorted to go to Swansea with Alex for a few days. He's at uni there and I'm just going back with him to make sure he eats properly for a bit, hehehe!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">I'll leave you with a few bracelet photos and I WILL update my blog again very soon :D</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">x x</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm-CIdXOH1xkzmcTIaWwWDWv433k1MkjI9tvTJy6Ekx7hGFPFHLLQ2XiSYDN19vTjxUiTq8UvfxviVi3lxUhL7S7ODlT9YjV4mMeEXXx7n9LySaWmJgwszIMDx04O3jYsP4ETI_g6N8s/s1600/Colourful+Elastic+and+Black+Beads.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm-CIdXOH1xkzmcTIaWwWDWv433k1MkjI9tvTJy6Ekx7hGFPFHLLQ2XiSYDN19vTjxUiTq8UvfxviVi3lxUhL7S7ODlT9YjV4mMeEXXx7n9LySaWmJgwszIMDx04O3jYsP4ETI_g6N8s/s320/Colourful+Elastic+and+Black+Beads.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693487250405812354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFvUwacA2JRhPwelgumW9xFF2odOWRuatiwEQQxRvLkVMgMKgcthvwTBhP1xWOtoWnxVvpVs5ufRdBWQo-rvxEMg8u0JLi6ityG8Ojx5okP8tYVGL2T-Zkq776mSF44ObyAOUyhGQo-c/s1600/Katie%2527s+Christmas+Charm+Bracelet.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFvUwacA2JRhPwelgumW9xFF2odOWRuatiwEQQxRvLkVMgMKgcthvwTBhP1xWOtoWnxVvpVs5ufRdBWQo-rvxEMg8u0JLi6ityG8Ojx5okP8tYVGL2T-Zkq776mSF44ObyAOUyhGQo-c/s320/Katie%2527s+Christmas+Charm+Bracelet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693487241827797586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4A6rjAkSzCJliZX9xHKNrNrLxn9GYu_JBDVIDm00CXTly6ht249CP88lmIfPlLAVRKdM5pwYMoRT9HSnX8sOnbDyMSTu5BP2DMvOTMBNqlNEqNksp7nTZ_sElFbm6SSvQ6Pczig6dl8/s1600/Autumnal+Leaf+Elastic+252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4A6rjAkSzCJliZX9xHKNrNrLxn9GYu_JBDVIDm00CXTly6ht249CP88lmIfPlLAVRKdM5pwYMoRT9HSnX8sOnbDyMSTu5BP2DMvOTMBNqlNEqNksp7nTZ_sElFbm6SSvQ6Pczig6dl8/s320/Autumnal+Leaf+Elastic+252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693487248688960914" border="0" /></a><br /><link charset="utf-8" title="paypal wishlist css" media="screen" type="text/css" href="resource://jid1-ryetb1dajacauw-at-jetpack-paypal_wishlist_and_notifier-data/stylesheets/notifications.css" rel="stylesheet">CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-69649654579937027802011-10-30T09:51:00.000-07:002011-10-30T09:58:02.225-07:00Photos as promised :)Just a few photos that I hadn't taken in time to put up in my last post. I hope you enjoy!<br /><br />P.S, been to a brilliant Bead and Textiles Fair today, was soooo much fun! :D<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-ayxOj069csJQoa0_Ta7idgfc2OSnZmqZT6K_5ASXxKKxSVbXOzJxE2rT6Z6odLbqu8jyarIJmzCWBN84BD4KLxgImVdSA5lHI0B_JwB_pzYZH-KjQZVP3-fTbzNs0S3ROiyt9Vvn8/s1600/Big+Blue+Circle+Pendant.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-ayxOj069csJQoa0_Ta7idgfc2OSnZmqZT6K_5ASXxKKxSVbXOzJxE2rT6Z6odLbqu8jyarIJmzCWBN84BD4KLxgImVdSA5lHI0B_JwB_pzYZH-KjQZVP3-fTbzNs0S3ROiyt9Vvn8/s320/Big+Blue+Circle+Pendant.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669330353357546210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIsbMdywDEUynfVJhIPa-RZ1jF8xTOIHc_mrvYf-6nVSi9zuuq0GPeRa68FP1ygo6qC1EpBOFu9F5h7LEUJen4cjh8YCH6paEiWCm6Z4UxrLYeWZbDJPfG0nJYa7FzHAf5qYiIbMYMGo/s1600/Big+Purpley+Square+Pendant.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OP8KeAm6NYHDrX0O6rX9wsGuZoyjJyq4uF4LZUvMF-2Q7LSL_XS8FPeHD1T0gUb4PZXzy-WLI7JmYX1X7nF6eI3kUYAiueIhjK-nTyKjBlGtPlqeFXgBL80lZDoUqH3cx_k47NTj7nc/s320/Green+Spiral+Chain.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669329741665435234" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your Sunday evening! :DCyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-43363616832744681882011-10-14T08:48:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:01:11.677-07:00Happy October :)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>How's everyone doing this month?<br />I've been busy starting back at uni, it's all a bit manic! I'm studying Philosophy and this year there seems to be about 10 times at least more reading to do. I reckon it'll be OK once I get in the routine of reading, so I maybe by the last week of term? Hehe. Some of it is interesting, I love Philosophy of Mind and that's one of my module this term so I'm very happy about that :)<br /><br />I've also joined the art society at uni. The first week we did a fun scavenger hunt type thing just to get to know each other and to help the first years find some pla<br />ces on campus. Our team should've won but didn't! Ah well, it was still a right giggle! Unfortunately I couldn't go this week but as of next week I will be there as much as I possibly can be, they're a great bunch of people :)<br /><br />OOOH! And I found a brilliant little bead shop in Norwich! If any of you wonderful people go to Norwich, find Raphael Jewellery at 33 St. Benedicts Street and about 6 shops up from that you will find their partner shop which is full of yummy beady goodness! I love it :D Tis only tiny but it is brilliant. I did a button workshop there last Saturday (I'll put a<div> photo of one of the things I made at the end of the post so scroll down if you wanna see it now) which was good fun and a bit of a giggle :)<br /><br />As much as I've been constantly doing work for uni I'm still leaving time to make things. If I didn't I think I would go crazy! I've made a bunch of pendants and some bracelets. Unfortunately I can't put up any photos of the pendants yet because I'm waiting on their chains coming through the post. And as for the bracelets, I currently have a bunch of strung beads on my desk which aren't finished bracelets yet because I've run out of some of the endy bits. I know that doesn't make sense but I'm useless at describing things :P<br /><br />As soon as these things come through the post I will put up photos here :)<br />They'll also go on sale on my website: <a href="http://www.kayleighsexton.weebly.com/">www.kayleighsexton.weebly.com</a> and if any</div><div> are left they'll be coming with me to a craft fair I'm doing next month, woop woop!<br /><br />Anyway, my housemate wants to drag me to Tesco, hehe, so I should best go keep her company!<br />Apologies for the lack of photos, they will appear soon :) And in my next proper writing blog I'll put up some details of the craft fair I'll be at next month so I hope to see you there!<br /><br />Have a brilliant weekend everyone :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmV-nfAwMzoIl7u7YRxTxNQlNR_e2Z2-p_pmE1KR-1Hrk_4eLF0MWqdoNj40lVANNz0pyYJ9QNzrT_T0E2SUOKvPv8dDUAf2EIRMe5i4O6NFvzbC8X3yoy45-pLknTnFZw98Pkhezq4Y/s320/Button+Workshop+Bracelet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663378146709143810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 59px; " /><br />Ok, that's a really tiny picture and I'm not sure why. But anyway, it is the button bracelet I made at the workshop last weekend, bit funky really :)<br /><br /></div>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-18193911561203311042011-09-13T10:56:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:25:19.695-07:00Helloooo Everyone!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Well, it's been a while hasn't it? Apparently I'm horrendous at keeping up a blog unless I'm writing about other people, so I'll try and do that a bit more often and I might end up getting the hang of updating this thing!<br />So since May, what's been going on with me?<br />Lots of crafty stuff and lots of non-crafty stuff.<br />Firstly the crafty stuff:<br />I've been making as much as possible but it's been a pretty busy summer! I went to a few craft fairs and thoroughly loved them! Really want to do one in Vermont because they are just so much bigger! But I have got one coming up in November, I'll give you details on that soon. I bought me loads of new crafty things while visiting my dad so I've been experimenting with things like microbeads (metallic beads with no holes in them and uber tiny) and PearlEx powders (metallic powder that give a gorgeous finish to the clay). I will try to add pictures in posts from now as I go along, but for this post I'll just put a few at the bottom :)<br />Also, I've made a wedding cake topper for an old school friend. It turned out wonderfully! I am very proud of it :) And it looked brilliant on top of the cake :)<br />Now I'm in the process of making some wine glass charms for my boyfriend's sister's wedding next year. They are going to be incredibly funky. I'm also making her wedding cake topper so I'll put pictures up of that when I start it :) (it's gonna be a lot of fun so make sure you check back to see it!!)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Also, I've set up a new website which you may have found this blog through. You can find it <a href="http://www.kayleighsexton.weebly.com/">here</a> I'm really excited about this website. I've never had one before where people can buy my </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >items straight through it so it's all a bit new to me. I made my first sale through it a couple of days ago so I'm a very happy bunny :)<br /><br />I'm sure there's more crafty stuff going on, but I'll have to add it when I remember because I can't at the moment!</span><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" >In my un-crafty life, I've been to America with my boyfriend to visit my Dad out there. It was lovely. We were there for a month and just relaxed and had fun really. Did not want to come back!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I've passed my first year of uni with a 2.1, so I'm very happy with that. Going back to uni this weekend - will be hard to get back into the uni routine but it'll be good. Moving into a house this year rather than living in the uni's student accommodation. Exciting stuff! Although setting up utilities and internet has been a new and not overly fun experience!<br />I have become the owner of two mice. Well actually I'm going to pick them up tomorrow and I can't wait! One is black and one is black and white and I'll post photos once I have some! They are going to be called Tonks and Lupin. This is because I am a huge Harry Potter fan, hehe :D And besides, I know that once me and my boyfriend get animals, he will not allow me to call them names from Harry Potter so I best get it out of my system now!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >What else is going on? Erm. Hmm. Oooh, an exciting thing! I'm goin</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >g to be bridesmaid for my boyfriend's sister!!! I'm very very excited about this :D Will be an amazing wedding :D But it's not til next July.<br />Apart from this, I'm not sure what's been going on. Again, I reckon there's stuff I've misse</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >d but I just can't remember it all!</span><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br />So, I shall leave you all for now with a few photos of what I've been up to in my crafty makings and let you get on with your day :) Enjoy!</span><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHNSqIyaQxY_dEtnUmH4v4Y-7zFfIUNNJO2g_42B7cOKwWT3jhBKVwvkgIXgeLlc4Fq8r4xHZXvJc6HsESwgbnGexjLF9dctTT1L0_BXoWA_rlZXwzQ7GfxQ0YWHksMPesaxYRhSX1Vc/s320/Katie+and+Paul+on+base.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651908922335912034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px; " /> </div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb0Vb0pFTmGvvbKF7yWxlEhgw3L0BVNZqv6-2L60O7AnRgOfouPv3Rd-mO-jjhi_H0cp_6SAfVPtIpBGeCd_yuMaeD9eN266HDriqM44RtXfPMPZoA_bpAtBTaWjnTy1SWTLH3y0YPqM/s320/DSC_7454_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651910707923877250" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWs1HTibTeafIgsjtccXIqAf5vTnhg2l_cd68_SEsIPAxapj8Lbq-u86cpFcG0qnNm4rOrGXi-kV-qXbgnOiLAiy6I1V44WTNLVw5NG-85SG12whbVLxhfw_lPdApMHVsway11yp9npc/s320/BrownNecklace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651909719672544802" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /><br /><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhX-wWxi9Fjv54JJPsNxNF6q0y6v-cQhmmNH4MdtB-btSeU4AjZ9RpYgKxvlUiFQt8EqUGVMdym8xdHDdkr3EShBU72fMZTkQACDw-_oq1HVj6zVpGXRJNwysO-rxmlX5FaMu49LiIhg/s320/Red+Spot+Tile+Bracelet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651910024699519138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 66px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RE1CWLXBiRaFTqb_YGXo_rCnrQproScJXd0-rtmvTj_J3jjdl9eDEFOgG5T0mGTnvt1CVyePCnRj8SDi5dOtVx9mwQXqaVZW8NAlFuO7W77FTZVvso-DxOztKoChJWtLMVn22dzdSs0/s320/Strawberry+Charms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651911124491580530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px; " /><br /></div>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-37687014740784855342011-05-22T23:57:00.001-07:002011-05-23T00:21:10.045-07:00Classy Claire and her bags.<span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Drool Warning: Following items may make you drool slightly, especially if you're a bag lover!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">I've had so much fun looking through Claire of Clasibags items, they're wonderful! What any bag lover would love to get their mitts on. I almost forgot I was meant to be writing a blog post about her!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">So, Claire knits and felts bags along with other items such as phone cases and brooches. They colours are fabulous and the textures of the felt and wool just bring the bag to life and give them their character! (Yes, bags do have characters, hehe!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Looking through Claire's items has been a much needed break from revision (exam today, another tomorrow then done, woop!) and to be quite frank, she needs to keep making so I can keep drooling over them. This is my personal favourite, it's an 'ends of ball' bag so bits and bobs of colours to make up this gorgeousness:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BiF9FyzxQ7PwIH3ZKFkFz7YGw9Kep7pRRQxrm_RjPzPFHKKaXyfUOcuZLcu6Xq46irnMMOth8aTtWSZALuyd4QdTEdeICFFoKSmSYbP3ZAfA9kQSKM2ULJ4LTECGPhLuOE1dhR6Vog0/s1600/Clasi+-+Autumnish+Bag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BiF9FyzxQ7PwIH3ZKFkFz7YGw9Kep7pRRQxrm_RjPzPFHKKaXyfUOcuZLcu6Xq46irnMMOth8aTtWSZALuyd4QdTEdeICFFoKSmSYbP3ZAfA9kQSKM2ULJ4LTECGPhLuOE1dhR6Vog0/s320/Clasi+-+Autumnish+Bag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609804936790290962" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">How can you just not love those colours? They remind me of autumn. Yummy!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Here's another felted one I like. With this one I love the block colours, and the contrast in those colours:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9l9yaQL1qYJCHSVPqLEGdW5g7xxiwCeYyZUdi3f86cDFbKLZVblJVM1vyWm8IGbGZGPAyM9POu9IYw9QOfZIrd7h1-ABBvdBVm1yL9nweB6KMLgxW9wDYoUaGsWftsnh1nQeuAlO0Xs/s1600/Clasi+-+Maroon+and+Green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9l9yaQL1qYJCHSVPqLEGdW5g7xxiwCeYyZUdi3f86cDFbKLZVblJVM1vyWm8IGbGZGPAyM9POu9IYw9QOfZIrd7h1-ABBvdBVm1yL9nweB6KMLgxW9wDYoUaGsWftsnh1nQeuAlO0Xs/s320/Clasi+-+Maroon+and+Green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609805394439386674" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And here are my two favourite knitted bags. They both shine with elegance! Firstly, a black and white one. Who doesn't adore black and white together? And secondly, a purpley, browny coloured bag with chunky orange and green flowers, more yummyness!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE6r75w-VGjPkm7gyLrfkZFXgN3-uhsZoLQdhxBKF2TpxQ24gAnHybZHSmRAi2__DQCmgfUVbxhruaRuZ0cJpIBmOT_ABIN2w7JHIVk-iiUCVHd5JPkUEk8jlB_gdU4Iw69hHhEKMNFI/s1600/Clasi+-+Black+and+White.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE6r75w-VGjPkm7gyLrfkZFXgN3-uhsZoLQdhxBKF2TpxQ24gAnHybZHSmRAi2__DQCmgfUVbxhruaRuZ0cJpIBmOT_ABIN2w7JHIVk-iiUCVHd5JPkUEk8jlB_gdU4Iw69hHhEKMNFI/s320/Clasi+-+Black+and+White.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609806396512171250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IWOo1MwnDc6OEsSwBLPfw1POhfaKd6dW2h46jKQdGrGID6frqTYtwxc1FajUpn0e40WTRRR_OudKyRlSD5J_XLexrS0LMLPRcQ80Ygswj2Z1mgmh_nJaXoVAch4k66Bws7ywXjBqr_g/s1600/Clasi+-+Purple%252Corange%252Cgreen.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IWOo1MwnDc6OEsSwBLPfw1POhfaKd6dW2h46jKQdGrGID6frqTYtwxc1FajUpn0e40WTRRR_OudKyRlSD5J_XLexrS0LMLPRcQ80Ygswj2Z1mgmh_nJaXoVAch4k66Bws7ywXjBqr_g/s320/Clasi+-+Purple%252Corange%252Cgreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609806547127821698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And, I even love the handles!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">This is where you can find Claire, and as you can see from the pictures you should definitely go and find her :)</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://clasibags.blogspot.com/">Her Blog</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.facebook.com/ClasicatDesigns?sk=wall">Facebook</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Aaaand her </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.clasibags.co.uk/index.htm">website</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And on a last note, I'll be finished with exams after tomorrow, away for a week or so and then I'll be back to the making. Got a funky new project which someone has asked me to do so pictures of that will come up as and when I begin to make it. It will be exciting! :D</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-38478343400859070952011-05-15T12:42:00.000-07:002011-05-15T13:29:11.162-07:00The Inkydoodler!<span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Soon I will keep up with this blog and add some more stuffs to it of my own but exams are taking priority and I haven't been able to make much or do much to blog about unfortunately. So, I am quite happily blogging about the wonderful peeps out there who are doing their hobbies and keeping me entertained with their creativeness while I can't entertain myself and I hope you all get as much enjoyment out of them as I do :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">This week, I am blogging about an Inkydoodler :D Hehe. And I must say, I do love the doodles :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">The woman I'm talking about is Mel from Inkydoodlecrafts and this is where you can find her: </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inkydoodlecrafts/152728734790619?closeTheater=1">facebook</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Inkydoodlecrafts?ref=top_trail">Etsy</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">, </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/inkydoodlecrafts/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686">Ebay</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> and her </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.inkydoodlecrafts.blogspot.com/">blog</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">. Now, especially if you're a card maker but everyone else too, you'll just love the colours and design that Mel comes up with. I'm gonna natter a bit first and then show you my favourite pieces from her. Mel is it seems first and foremost a card maker and I have really enjoyed looking through her cards and I really like the Christmas ones! I know it's not Christmas yet but I'm definitely glad she's included them on her facebook page! Gotta love the forward thinking :D Anyways, for the time being I'm going to concentrate on the card toppers that Mel has designed as these have really caught my eye. Firstly are some card charms that caught my eye because of their colours. I like the kind of watercolour effects and especially the dragonfly...which leads me on to the next one! These six enamelled tiles make up a beautiful butterfly! I tend to avoid putting green and red together because I think they look too christmassy but I admire the way Mel has used red and green with this butterfly. It looks wonderful and not at all christmassy! Perfeck! And last but not least, I adore this set of six card tiles because to be quite frank, they remind me of my grandad! I love him and I think he would love these! On a tangent I just stuck my hair in my drink, not cool. Eugh. Anyways, the seaside theme is great :D Again, I don't tend to use blues because I think it's a cold colour but AGAIN Mel has used the colour scheme perfectly to create warm and and lovely card toppers. I'm gonna stop rambling now...go enjoy Mel's doodles, I definitely do :)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw_Yr4J3pTvm3TqXpq7f4X-kZWZKe0MMPFk04tukd2WnaKNNtwK0FOLpCvUOH9pbUmdKw9IUnZS7WuOsX91CacWolIGHCT2_ydhcODMNKaYG7RI9WJsgyczYZnVlLgg5lhyphenhyphensZoGXYmn8/s1600/InkyD+Charms.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw_Yr4J3pTvm3TqXpq7f4X-kZWZKe0MMPFk04tukd2WnaKNNtwK0FOLpCvUOH9pbUmdKw9IUnZS7WuOsX91CacWolIGHCT2_ydhcODMNKaYG7RI9WJsgyczYZnVlLgg5lhyphenhyphensZoGXYmn8/s320/InkyD+Charms.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607042520403546514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRXcQlp5EK4Z-HFCYsXth0gPU5KEaoz_QzJy1ipYo9_uqMYgZM9iwsGsG31AcTACx_You6t8wEnTKPljfKdpX5lcX7Opwy5ylRDuQsotkWASlF1Oxtk29ZmkzlbACHIiQAz7etXix6TM/s1600/InkyD+Butterfly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRXcQlp5EK4Z-HFCYsXth0gPU5KEaoz_QzJy1ipYo9_uqMYgZM9iwsGsG31AcTACx_You6t8wEnTKPljfKdpX5lcX7Opwy5ylRDuQsotkWASlF1Oxtk29ZmkzlbACHIiQAz7etXix6TM/s320/InkyD+Butterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607042308835095442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvB-HpRc_d7P_4LA-Gst_h2LjUXzexNVGkukCnDEEf_1NBAIci7tEl8JmdDIs68RIX3OxYpDknkz2hEGWDs2zyKL_-3bPoaleW-Or3GMJb75l9tfoTsmrXCuX8QDkesw9oNcBjo90nqs/s1600/InkyD+Seaside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvB-HpRc_d7P_4LA-Gst_h2LjUXzexNVGkukCnDEEf_1NBAIci7tEl8JmdDIs68RIX3OxYpDknkz2hEGWDs2zyKL_-3bPoaleW-Or3GMJb75l9tfoTsmrXCuX8QDkesw9oNcBjo90nqs/s320/InkyD+Seaside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607042016574353954" border="0" /></a>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-37388173958973691772011-05-04T09:19:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:40:52.896-07:00The Wonderful Di Sandland<span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">I'm now sitting down to talk about this lovely woman, Di. I'm part of a blog ring (you may have noticed quite a few featured artists on my blog recently!) and as part of this I have to research the people I'm writing about. This week is Di - I have only been doing my research for the last five minutes and I already think she's wonderful! I've seen her work on Craft Pimp Forum but haven't read about her. Now I have and she's made my heart warmer! Read about Di </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.disdiary.co.uk/">here</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">, she'll make you smile, I promise! Especially look at her </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.disdiary.co.uk/manifesto/">manifesto</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Anyway, now on to her work! Di works in silver, which I must admit looks very fun! I know I always say I'm jealous of what other people do but that's because I am! I'd love to lampwork (and will one day) and I'd love to work with silver (hopefully will one day!). 'Expressions in Silver.' - Love it! Di takes inspirational words and etches them on to silver to create some gorgeous jewellery, beads and clasps. I LOVE this clasp and now I want to make a bracelet to match it!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QQjFH_8sombC6Clz3Gidt2M9g_dYosD7_lo5YyM_4H-Co7POdzac44K_E0vav0prWa1JLWWe2CXmXSON1ci74ujnxP7GitiRzN7HwHDhuWSFAyVeEjG1eOK44JukSv4RdNE3ZwbZkfU/s1600/Di+-+Starshine+Clasp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QQjFH_8sombC6Clz3Gidt2M9g_dYosD7_lo5YyM_4H-Co7POdzac44K_E0vav0prWa1JLWWe2CXmXSON1ci74ujnxP7GitiRzN7HwHDhuWSFAyVeEjG1eOK44JukSv4RdNE3ZwbZkfU/s320/Di+-+Starshine+Clasp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602899331036851506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And here's a pendant she made (This makes me giggle just because I love the words):</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaTotgjfsoi16CNfwc0WPBkUcuoLszXbu-81XqN1dbiDrBYCtGGTIsw9m_a21xqIPT_35fxq6oCx21meynheeA3JSwKPNppJZM2FEdRjdkFB5otlIRuavrNX-8WCURC9r-M1VZyhKu9g/s1600/Di+-+Tiddley+Om+Pom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaTotgjfsoi16CNfwc0WPBkUcuoLszXbu-81XqN1dbiDrBYCtGGTIsw9m_a21xqIPT_35fxq6oCx21meynheeA3JSwKPNppJZM2FEdRjdkFB5otlIRuavrNX-8WCURC9r-M1VZyhKu9g/s320/Di+-+Tiddley+Om+Pom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602900026443730658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">So go look! Go read! Enjoy, she's a fun person who makes fun stuff!! :D</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Oh, and here's where to find her, hehe!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Di-Sandland-Silver/118584118219723?sk=wall">Facebook</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/disandland">Etsy</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.disdiary.co.uk/">Di's Diary</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">And </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://twitter.com/disandland">Twitter</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">.</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-61884582998799697032011-04-27T05:43:00.000-07:002011-04-27T06:32:48.123-07:00Two more treats of goodness...<span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Hey everyone :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">I've been away and been busy so have been a bit lame and not updated my blog, apologies!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Now however, I have two talented artists who I met through Craft Pimp Forum whose bits and bobs I'm going to share with you.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">The first is Donna Sanders of Delicate Sparkles. Donna creates some fantabulous jewellery, I'm especially fond of her seed bead flower necklaces. I daren't think how long they all take to make and they turn out perfectly.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4h_C_LhhrjubXZLoadfwrmUpgvy0RLuVLcrj3rg3GtkDYGTJIfcZjNm-ABzWxRrl0q5T62OovXWAAaP_U1i6AL7WgI5kOdPOcfzKA1HElzYN72Kcbxbn0BJVXJy9RawHuvlTPphb6cQ/s1600/DS+-+Flower+necklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4h_C_LhhrjubXZLoadfwrmUpgvy0RLuVLcrj3rg3GtkDYGTJIfcZjNm-ABzWxRrl0q5T62OovXWAAaP_U1i6AL7WgI5kOdPOcfzKA1HElzYN72Kcbxbn0BJVXJy9RawHuvlTPphb6cQ/s320/DS+-+Flower+necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600245809286679890" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">I also like this necklace, another made out of seed beads. There almost seems to me to be some Victorian or stumpunky influence in it and I do love a bit o' steampunkery, hehe!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR2OWoQxGgWmpC5yZzaVPv69z-2qUEQaEnepOpdjP_te_YeHiObw4DVqOMs72cy3PGyCCImiY9URjsd5XK36BME4Nw-Rk9w5jw6Mb0AZ_1fBJ1HTfpn2ABCAYNFUTR1YrX0JGhT1Xgt4/s1600/DS+-+Heart+Lock+Necklace.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR2OWoQxGgWmpC5yZzaVPv69z-2qUEQaEnepOpdjP_te_YeHiObw4DVqOMs72cy3PGyCCImiY9URjsd5XK36BME4Nw-Rk9w5jw6Mb0AZ_1fBJ1HTfpn2ABCAYNFUTR1YrX0JGhT1Xgt4/s320/DS+-+Heart+Lock+Necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600246779693074850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">And last but definitely not least (probably my favourite piece of Donna's) is this gorgeous necklace. No seed beads in sight this time, a Jack of all beading trades it seems! I love these colours and the simple chain that connects the beads brings the whole thing nicely together, if you get my drift?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieSfTimwl-3-4L6oaEg48-GIMl98b1mxWgAb1RoC53NnzV-sFbsOF4J6QtFIq_FhcZHAZEFI0Q2kQ-5s64Rkr2cMgIN6F_azPZXXlviafkCE9YdvyTPsT99L79FSfH15VoSIfssJ61JM/s1600/DS+-+Lemon+Lime+Necklace.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieSfTimwl-3-4L6oaEg48-GIMl98b1mxWgAb1RoC53NnzV-sFbsOF4J6QtFIq_FhcZHAZEFI0Q2kQ-5s64Rkr2cMgIN6F_azPZXXlviafkCE9YdvyTPsT99L79FSfH15VoSIfssJ61JM/s320/DS+-+Lemon+Lime+Necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600248711166144050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Now, just because I can't put pictures of all Donna's Sparkly work up doesn't mean this is all there is to see. Go find her on her </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Delicate-Sparkles/98897938565#%21/pages/Delicate-Sparkles/98897938565">Facebook page</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">, or at her </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.misi.co.uk/handmade/delicatesparkles.html">shop</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">, and I would recommend following </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://delicatesparkles.blogspot.com/">her blog</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> as well to find yourself in for some loverly stuffs! :D</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Next up is some work by Jolene of Kitzbitz Glass Art. Here, I am very jealous because Jo gets to plays with glass, fire and a kiln to make some stunning beads. I've just sat here trying to decide which pictures I should post of hers and have ended up just clicking and going 'Wow. Want. Love it. Ooh. Want again.' I don't really think I have to say much to get the point across that one, I am jealous of her glassy talents and two, that her beads are fabulouso :) Jolene is also talented when it comes to polymer clay beads, a woman after my own heart, but I kinda wanna stick to her glass stuffs here and then let you all go off and have a look at her other bits and bobs using the links below. Now I shall be quiet and post some pictures! Have an amazing week everybody!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnEl29yv5fw7HQMF2rcOoGTcmJN_wvFgL2xo4Lsf40CMLDQEjYU9zgpVd0UHk6qZTFVOhfOBlMg1DHyrATCXbomaXJlk2RYsKn4i1zavagwyMJKLOvb-7nlW9Qenr-AA1ffzyFCt0a4U/s1600/Jo+-+Powder+beads.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnEl29yv5fw7HQMF2rcOoGTcmJN_wvFgL2xo4Lsf40CMLDQEjYU9zgpVd0UHk6qZTFVOhfOBlMg1DHyrATCXbomaXJlk2RYsKn4i1zavagwyMJKLOvb-7nlW9Qenr-AA1ffzyFCt0a4U/s320/Jo+-+Powder+beads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600253757085941522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXQWzLmRlffnqTv9iUHIqF5zwQuN01bvHqEVKnToIAXkJjq6UzyV5ypvY5WSbrkw2WKxFafPPDbuT422QS5qbv3F24caZVbPbm4rJ8h2wRqsQwyS3qTPIXqzVNneab4Q-N9yQauvfnrA/s1600/Jo+-+Maple+Beads.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXQWzLmRlffnqTv9iUHIqF5zwQuN01bvHqEVKnToIAXkJjq6UzyV5ypvY5WSbrkw2WKxFafPPDbuT422QS5qbv3F24caZVbPbm4rJ8h2wRqsQwyS3qTPIXqzVNneab4Q-N9yQauvfnrA/s320/Jo+-+Maple+Beads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600253515037424450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hRXDgcIIz4mOkP3XtcJnua_-Bu7dGapw_u_1kJcfsefYgxT0-n8EmcUKDT-Mf7pZpOXxmhNgvb9S7eD7IMky9ihgQV7mUGSNXUtwTLvGr5bnpay3V92-nW0HqGJAOUV9kT6n7pTdgFg/s1600/Jo+-+Gunmetal+beads.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hRXDgcIIz4mOkP3XtcJnua_-Bu7dGapw_u_1kJcfsefYgxT0-n8EmcUKDT-Mf7pZpOXxmhNgvb9S7eD7IMky9ihgQV7mUGSNXUtwTLvGr5bnpay3V92-nW0HqGJAOUV9kT6n7pTdgFg/s320/Jo+-+Gunmetal+beads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600253973717817426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsY8LLfS5Sx7XvRhaFiEFuaBDWNzcFtc56grzH0wigvYQoASReoRo-ZgEzteh0cVPj5l6YADxpOUmDw7zcKegLopifbRowt2NiRFhOqAjxFQuI3kIHUwqThK5ocHI2LOy-6IhH7wkYQk/s1600/Jo+-+Dot+beads.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsY8LLfS5Sx7XvRhaFiEFuaBDWNzcFtc56grzH0wigvYQoASReoRo-ZgEzteh0cVPj5l6YADxpOUmDw7zcKegLopifbRowt2NiRFhOqAjxFQuI3kIHUwqThK5ocHI2LOy-6IhH7wkYQk/s320/Jo+-+Dot+beads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600254343884605298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The many places to find Jolene:</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kitzbitz-Art-Glass-Fan-Page/235711472930?sk=wall#%21/pages/Kitzbitz-Art-Glass-Fan-Page/235711472930?sk=wall&filter=2">Facebook</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://twitter.com/kitzbitzglass">Twitter</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.kitzbitzartglass.blogspot.com/">Her blog</a><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kitzbitz">Her Etsy shop</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">And, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitzbitz/">Flickr.</a>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-86153445624108878012011-04-11T08:54:00.000-07:002011-04-11T09:32:46.103-07:00Leather stuffs by a Curious Cat<span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Bit of a treat for you today! I want to show you some lovely pieces from a fellow Craft Pimper.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Her name is CJ and I really think you should head over to </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.facebook.com/CuriousCatCreative">her facebook page</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"> to see what she's up to :D Teehee.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Leather is her medium and I love what she does with it. Pretty flowers and some perfect colours for spring.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMvhLLgVveRoTgItEQg-J2bISdKBMfiO9hR77Abyyt6dXId9kMum07Ns8pJdE7Q93KC41d7wFbSqUEVpU43gpQ8_k6et0WO5Xw8LefkFD-Sm4tQ0peSjeJzo5z-UCP7z21feYz05ZTRk/s1600/CJ+Flowers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMvhLLgVveRoTgItEQg-J2bISdKBMfiO9hR77Abyyt6dXId9kMum07Ns8pJdE7Q93KC41d7wFbSqUEVpU43gpQ8_k6et0WO5Xw8LefkFD-Sm4tQ0peSjeJzo5z-UCP7z21feYz05ZTRk/s320/CJ+Flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594359151468291106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">As well as these decorative flowers, CJ creates gorgeous jewellery, one of my personal favourites is this octagon pendant and I can just imagine how hard it was to get the perfect shape!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeo2ZSjJMp-bGCDFPvUN0NxIOYczYZGwRxik9AbSttU_8CE_cVFg0QmOBGmUA-3zR9q8r77ha9yzHWxDdVxgYjI2NOyj3tK8vnt4YZ4XOx-2hYU-APhIGZHqfdggbzqox_hxQ2NfBNoQ/s1600/CJ+octagon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeo2ZSjJMp-bGCDFPvUN0NxIOYczYZGwRxik9AbSttU_8CE_cVFg0QmOBGmUA-3zR9q8r77ha9yzHWxDdVxgYjI2NOyj3tK8vnt4YZ4XOx-2hYU-APhIGZHqfdggbzqox_hxQ2NfBNoQ/s320/CJ+octagon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594362587184578402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Head over to facebook, or Cj's </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://www.curiouscatcreative.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1">website</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"> and </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);" href="http://blog.curiouscatcreative.co.uk/">her blog</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"> as well to find more gorgeous handmade items!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">And just to finish off for today, a couple more of my favourite items from the Curious Cat! :) Enjoy and have a good day!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLakbWBRt7C65Hr8qlyDfJkqc-am_DqH-P-BbHnIrvTMYwPrXJw24_QaENgGR8dvmdIBDF-dBAwAmirSncneTq0D__j23I0BSYk-zZZhnnx-ZI4Z6m0GLLdnO6id1Fi6BbPhkNHIZcug/s1600/CJ+Keyring-Tag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLakbWBRt7C65Hr8qlyDfJkqc-am_DqH-P-BbHnIrvTMYwPrXJw24_QaENgGR8dvmdIBDF-dBAwAmirSncneTq0D__j23I0BSYk-zZZhnnx-ZI4Z6m0GLLdnO6id1Fi6BbPhkNHIZcug/s320/CJ+Keyring-Tag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594363306365984370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aE6QovcCmaRxfZoz9weYourRXNR__o6aykOwxISDMFv09tpEOf36PncadANgr8mheYeDeYjIG-Ik11jnuKqwQrbXvGbI2uAkgLAmqa6fHNI9HCkhDuCFvMmdc9UuAYfX1K5kHELGY_Y/s1600/CJ+Stemmed+Flowers.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aE6QovcCmaRxfZoz9weYourRXNR__o6aykOwxISDMFv09tpEOf36PncadANgr8mheYeDeYjIG-Ik11jnuKqwQrbXvGbI2uAkgLAmqa6fHNI9HCkhDuCFvMmdc9UuAYfX1K5kHELGY_Y/s320/CJ+Stemmed+Flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594363568432401410" border="0" /></a>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-61507254771314266392011-04-07T10:46:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:57:28.905-07:00Whatta slow week.<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Not a lot going on in the world of me at the moment.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Uni is going very slowly, no more work to do til revision for exams after Easter and the weather has just been so lovely that no one wants to do any work, including me!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">I also haven't been making much. Planned on making loooads yesterday as I had quite a free day but ended up just varnishing beads really. Today I've played around with seed beads, not what I normally do at all but I needed to make something! Made quite a cute little bracelet that I've laid claim to.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">I did have a hairy encounter with a wasp earlier today - was not fun. It was big and scary and angry! Buzzed right by my ear when I sat down to eat me eggs. Needless to say, my eggs went cold before the wasp was dealt with.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">I also managed to slice my finger while cooking yesterday and today I burnt my tongue. It hurts! I think I should just do nothing for a while, might not get hurt!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">I have made a couple of bits and bobs, a variation of the tile necklace I made the other day, a couple of cute bracelets and that's about it really!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Looking forward to this weekend - get to see my boyfriend (woop!!!) and we're going to London to see Dirty Dancing on West End, he bought me tickets for my birthday :) Can't wait!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Going to be a busy few weeks, not sure how much making I'm going to be able to do over Easter. Things to do and people to see! Plus I guess I should start revision.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">I will carry on blogging though, and I'm also going to be doing some featured artist posts. Some really fun stuff coming up! So you better keep reading :P</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUTOU-N9SHvt036lJnDzH-D_OpgD70XOjPglRVeGz3ZVsEzHR73lBHaIHqVpXPy-PShc2plhH1ZRPU3uB9VpDE2CdhSmulLgArujPEnO9wZyuI2AZBubYJ2Orfw8B8Z4OAw2YhbeoB2Y/s1600/Tile+Necklace+-+Yellow.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUTOU-N9SHvt036lJnDzH-D_OpgD70XOjPglRVeGz3ZVsEzHR73lBHaIHqVpXPy-PShc2plhH1ZRPU3uB9VpDE2CdhSmulLgArujPEnO9wZyuI2AZBubYJ2Orfw8B8Z4OAw2YhbeoB2Y/s320/Tile+Necklace+-+Yellow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592901631804353986" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Oooh and this necklace, forgot I made it! It's so pretty (I think anyway hehe). I love the colours and the simplicity of it. Normally have some patterning on my pieces but I like the fact that this one doesn't. Hope you like it!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKfFaK9KNe2w1KL_hyphenhyphenizlNor4Ihg01Q41qzXRs9VyLfZTZQ4pa_EHIvJ6Shbd2WId0haWXwahNNw3Hksh-w6uLBAA961lFE8WZfah6O6seFYtL8brjZt0KYB5okVR_C1rwoATW85qG24/s1600/Purple-Orange+Blend+Necklace.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKfFaK9KNe2w1KL_hyphenhyphenizlNor4Ihg01Q41qzXRs9VyLfZTZQ4pa_EHIvJ6Shbd2WId0haWXwahNNw3Hksh-w6uLBAA961lFE8WZfah6O6seFYtL8brjZt0KYB5okVR_C1rwoATW85qG24/s320/Purple-Orange+Blend+Necklace.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592902025540761298" border="0" /></a>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-14211029809856521432011-04-05T06:47:00.000-07:002011-04-05T07:00:28.489-07:00I just found these!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniAvGNZwb_u_OjsFlqnkky9yvLzrA8ERd8nnOSWCVXsWq0UmjYAwzPWn2KkDgr6jLhhmzHF13YEQKeo1hhYtaGhufLmSDhchSrEKaM3VQ_0pVzF19VlUJfluSX7NFmEBF8k5ibRc_e-g/s1600/Beverly+aMused+Creations.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniAvGNZwb_u_OjsFlqnkky9yvLzrA8ERd8nnOSWCVXsWq0UmjYAwzPWn2KkDgr6jLhhmzHF13YEQKeo1hhYtaGhufLmSDhchSrEKaM3VQ_0pVzF19VlUJfluSX7NFmEBF8k5ibRc_e-g/s320/Beverly+aMused+Creations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592098621835899138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSx7d8UyvlIoP_qsVb7z35Bx5UFv26AEOOcIcFxmFqbluu3d5iz2XMstKpZVhwtZuQ1coJiei9zsDLHTCTkfPWqfls15ZMEXZ4kR0XlIgxLq2iPUnWF0VYSCHigBe4p0h5_PBEp7Nwlw/s1600/Emilie+aMused+Creations.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSx7d8UyvlIoP_qsVb7z35Bx5UFv26AEOOcIcFxmFqbluu3d5iz2XMstKpZVhwtZuQ1coJiei9zsDLHTCTkfPWqfls15ZMEXZ4kR0XlIgxLq2iPUnWF0VYSCHigBe4p0h5_PBEp7Nwlw/s320/Emilie+aMused+Creations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592098371948675202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">I just found these gorgeous pieces of art on another blog, of course I've completely forgotten which because I accidently closed the tab. But just look at these! They're wondeful! They're by </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14007834@N05/">aMused Creations</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">, take a look :D</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">The polymer clay along with the silky fabric hair makes them so funky and tactile, love 'em!</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-77697078710318034592011-04-03T06:28:00.001-07:002011-04-03T06:32:57.220-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I'm trying to not stick to making the same things over and over again. All my things are sightly different but I feel I should try to vary the style... I still want 'me' to come through in the pieces though so I'm having a bit of a tricky time because I love the styles I tend to stick to!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I also tend to just stick to bracelets, but I am trying to make more necklaces. I don't really know why I don't make more!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">This was yesterday's project:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0H8WOdhBDyp6NPj3IGaqu6gU46Vo8tUx4LBrv_nXIK8ZEzMX3Dxz6tbnFFmO8EyEWb4C5UuWrAW2iDK8kbcRzbrGD4e44xH2zPr_hwNWgG4NwjILRz-Xe2XrNyWXYvr7mkbhJOC4UT4/s1600/Tile+Necklace+Purple+Blend.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0H8WOdhBDyp6NPj3IGaqu6gU46Vo8tUx4LBrv_nXIK8ZEzMX3Dxz6tbnFFmO8EyEWb4C5UuWrAW2iDK8kbcRzbrGD4e44xH2zPr_hwNWgG4NwjILRz-Xe2XrNyWXYvr7mkbhJOC4UT4/s320/Tile+Necklace+Purple+Blend.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591349495203108674" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">It does blend from purple to brown, but my camera isn't the best for picking up subtle changes in colour.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Looking forward to the coming weeks - almost finished uni for the term, and have no more essays due in so I can make more stuffs, woop!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Have a fantabulous day :D</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-87722014175807238662011-04-01T14:28:00.000-07:002011-04-01T14:41:59.785-07:00Wow I really am useless at this.<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I don't know why I don't keep this up to date. It'd be a perfect way to tell you all what I'm up to in my making ways and I suppose in my everyday life I guess as well :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Now though, I would love to become part of a group of bloggers, and so I guess I better keep up to date :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I have made some uberly funky bits and bobs (if I do say so myself) since I last posted anything on here - I'm sure I'll put up new pictures soon, maybe even one at the end of this post if I can decide which! :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I've also started uni since my last post and turned 20 (eugh!) as well. Uni is fun, the course (philosophy) is great :D But, does give me headaches, make you think quite a bit. I've actually just picked the modules I want to do next year, should be really good. Going with my main interest, Philosophy of Mind, and a fun one, Philosophy as Film among others. Will e a really good year. Though I must admit I can't wait until the third year when I can do a dissertation :D</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">As for what I'm up to with my crafty goodness at the moment: I was going to have my own shop for a couple of weeks this easter but unfortunately couldn't make enough stock along with keeping up with studies so had to move that back. But I have been making lots of stuffs, hoping to do a craft fayre this summer. If anyone knows of any good ones in East Anglia, please do let me know! Building up quite a bit of stock, I have a weekly aim of how much to make. Haven't met this aim over the last couple of weeks because uni work had to take priority. However, I am going to catch up over the next week or so and over Easter :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Anyway, that's enough for now. I promise I will keep more up to date from now on, including new photos and projects I'm working on. Tomorrow I plan on making a funky necklace so that'll make it's way on here in the near future :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Love to all!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgpfy50AfgwCDYhC-Roo8xe1NNaKCAEfmC2_66vrlh1c_Ub5HTzR2hYW0MEgk7rqSuegfA_rJzFvfPdKxoS2tf8z-8J8BHbCI1aHx7D7eDzFMy2i4gvEwdSPOMJj6bAlKb2WoPmBz03w/s1600/Jamaica+Colours1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgpfy50AfgwCDYhC-Roo8xe1NNaKCAEfmC2_66vrlh1c_Ub5HTzR2hYW0MEgk7rqSuegfA_rJzFvfPdKxoS2tf8z-8J8BHbCI1aHx7D7eDzFMy2i4gvEwdSPOMJj6bAlKb2WoPmBz03w/s320/Jamaica+Colours1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590732794515198898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">A couple of bracelets. I love these. It takes a lot of effort to not steal these back from my box of things to sell!</span>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509529884760804505.post-28541712564842293222010-09-06T13:48:00.000-07:002010-09-06T14:02:45.662-07:00Long time no speak...<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytj-TP24atQ82qPNP74pHuIzJaKINhzEORpdLDld4zSBFoz3Vh5eYeNMuOHERzSVoCfl4kV_LD-5qg833psdTO-QssUVJeb_wHLi4VmSdbYP4iPld-lKzoPKVfO1D1c735XoslUAuJbc/s1600/8.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey everybody!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm sorry it's taken me so long to write another post. I kept thinking about it but never got round to it. Plus I went away in July for a few weeks so didn't get a chance to write anything then.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anyway, what has been happening?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Quite a lot really I think.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am at the moment in the process of getting ready for university. I will be studying philosophy and I am planning on having a permanent headache for 3 years! The downside to uni is not seeing my boyfriend much (boo hiss boo) but I guess it'll just be even better when I do see him!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">On the crafty side of things, a few bits and bobs have happened. I have started a range of 'Piglins.' They are really really cute. No pictures as of yet, but I'll try and put some up soon. The Piglins are a family of pig cross breeds. They all have pig heads but got mixed up somewhere along the reproductive chain and have other animals' body parts. May sound strange, but definitely cute.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also in the testing stages are some notebooks. I love this and I think they will be a huge hit with everybody (she says). Again, no pictures but will have some once I've done a few more. I can't really describe them but they are funky.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">What I do have pictures of are my new toadstool necklaces!! Have a look below at them. I love them, it's hard not to keep them all but I will have to sell most of them. I just might keep one. Or two...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now for my BIG news :D</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">. . .</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Next April, I will be in my own shop in Ipswich, Suffolk selling my own things for two weeks only, so hurry down there if you want something because I will be gone before you know it!! How amazingly cool is that though? Me running my own shop, eeeek, excited!! Just got so much to do before then, like making looooooads of stock. Because of this I will be shutting my Etsy shop down slowly to concentrate on stock-making. But I will still be around!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">That's it for now I think. Only a quick post, but I need my beauty sleeps before my last say of work tomorrow! Enjoy my toadstools :) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Have a look at my facebook page too, I'm getting better at uploading pictures frequently :)</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssx5-ZemptY4iNkfFhhYtkHD7ihK4BT5EjEHIvZzyzxC5i7u133C3cUuceitl7zLrcIKU1eBIQ14X0J8HeAYOYkPbTCxDSNqRPyMvbXERYM97TK2pe2bikrFrbgU8kNIzYpQsx9UZuI/s1600/8.JPG">www.facebook.com/Kayleigh's.Craftyness</a></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssx5-ZemptY4iNkfFhhYtkHD7ihK4BT5EjEHIvZzyzxC5i7u133C3cUuceitl7zLrcIKU1eBIQ14X0J8HeAYOYkPbTCxDSNqRPyMvbXERYM97TK2pe2bikrFrbgU8kNIzYpQsx9UZuI/s1600/8.JPG"><br /><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssx5-ZemptY4iNkfFhhYtkHD7ihK4BT5EjEHIvZzyzxC5i7u133C3cUuceitl7zLrcIKU1eBIQ14X0J8HeAYOYkPbTCxDSNqRPyMvbXERYM97TK2pe2bikrFrbgU8kNIzYpQsx9UZuI/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ssx5-ZemptY4iNkfFhhYtkHD7ihK4BT5EjEHIvZzyzxC5i7u133C3cUuceitl7zLrcIKU1eBIQ14X0J8HeAYOYkPbTCxDSNqRPyMvbXERYM97TK2pe2bikrFrbgU8kNIzYpQsx9UZuI/s400/8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513907620562046402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Now just how cute are these little things?!!<br /></span></div>CyndraArtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832341370644251625noreply@blogger.com1