DIY Gifts & Packaging Workshop

Yesterday I spent my Sunday afternoon at a workshop DIY Gifts & Packaging, organized by Elle Aime.

We made pretty boxes from scratch...



... including cute labels!



And we made pins - loads of them! :)



Unfortunately for me, I don't really have great pin-making skills (apparently ;), so out of the five or so I made, I only like these two that I made with fabric :)





And at the end of day we got a goodie bag!



Owww, you gotta love the goodie bags ;) This one was filled with pretty fabrics...



... and loads of others crafty goodness :)



And yes, that IS a pink, CHOCOLATE lollypop shaped like a button standing there on the left!!! :D And boy I wish it was standing on my desk right now, being all happy and cute!.....

But people, when it comes down to chocolate....



... I have no self-control. At all.

;)

Work In Progress: Another Blanket :)

I ♥ stamps

All of these beauties are from Ink+Wit. And what can I say? They had me at the sock-wearing polar bear! ;)

My Memories Suite ~ GIVE AWAY! (closed)

Okay people, this is exciting. I have NEVER done a Give Away before on this blog, for one plain and simple reason... I was too afraid no one would participate, and that would be kind of a bummer ;) A few weeks ago however, I was contacted by My Memories scrapbooking software to organize a Give Away, and I thought: what the heck - let's do it!



So here it goes. My Memories Suite enables you to make a digital scrapbook. It works on pc and Mac, and - normally - costs $40. Choose a design, a layout, pretty background colors, add text, a song or even a video, print your scrapbook or export to JPEG, DVD or iPod. These are just a few things you can do with the software, and I must say it's very easy to use. Check out more information here and some very positive reviews here.



Now, I don't know if I'm the typical Scrapbooking type. Or actually - that's a lie. I know I'm definitely not :) I'm not that interested in placing my photographs into scrapbooking designs or adding themes, although there are plenty to be found in the software and on the My Memories website by many different designers, including free kits.

I have however used this software the past few weeks to make photo collages - and it works great!!! Since I didn't have Photoshop I always had to upload my pictures on the web using some sort of online collage-tool - it was an absolute nightmare... It took ages and was very, VERY annoying. But it's so much easier and quicker with My Memories Suite and I absolutely love it!!! :)



So, would you like to download this software for FREE?

All you have to do is leave a comment to this post!

The winner will be announced November 11th!!!! :)

A Lean Green Sewing Machine :)

Check out this funky green piece of history!!



It's a Husqvarna Zig Zag and it belonged to J's grandmother.



When she moved to her current home a while back, she was looking for a new owner, and - of course - I didn't mind stepping up for the job ;)



I love the vintage feel to it. The color is amazing, the metal cool and sturdy, and it weighs about a ton!! ;)



I don't know how old this particular machine is, but the type is apparently from 1947 and was the first free arm sewing machine.



It has a very limited amount of stitches though - most of witch are, believe it or not, different kinds of zig zags ;) - so for the last couple of days I've been looking for an upgrade.

But boy, picking one is not easy!!! They all look pretty much the same, they're all made out of plastic, and they're mostly electronic. And chances are...



... NONE of them will have these kinds of drawings in the manual ;)

My Kind of Kitty Cat :)

I CANNOT BELIEVE MY HOLIDAY IS OVER ALREADY!!! :( You would think three weeks would be enough chillin'... but it really, really, REALLY isn't...

So let's just look at the adorable, blue & yellow kitty cat I made the other day, to ease the pain a little ;)



It has dots. And a bell. And it's blue. And yellow.



Now, that's my kind of kitty cat ;) Want to make your own? You can find the adorable Poiny Kitty Pattern by Wee Wonderfuls right HERE!

Also: do you like the colorful frames I put my pictures in? I sure do :) I created them with a piece of scrapbooking software that will be the star of a wonderful GIVEAWAY next weekend!!! :) So be sure to check back! And have a wonderful week in the meantime!!

In memory of Steve Jobs...

... here's my favorite Apple keynote ever: the presentation of the revolutionary iPhone 1 in 2007 :)



"We're gonna use a stylus!!!" (...) "NO."