Thanks for the mail!

What better way to spend a Monday than reading some lovely mail from Rusty and Bree! I read both your letters twice and also spent ages looking at the bits and pieces. Rusty, the letter was so colourful! It's snowing here at the moment so it's nice to see more than white everywhere! I'm chuffed to bits with the London stickers Bree. I can use them on the things I'm making for my party, for crafts and letter writing. I shall write back soon, I've sooo many new goodies to send! Thank you ladies! xoxo

In other news!

My friend and I went to see Belinda Carlisle the other night. My mum used to listen to her cd's when I was a little girl and there I was singing along to all the classics like I was her biggest fan! We really enjoyed the show and my favourite performance of the night was this classic!

Incoming mail this week! Thank you pen pals...you're ace. I'm having a read in the morning.

Oh! My lovely friend Sam made me these gorgeous hand made gift bags using newspaper, brown paper and a sewing machine. So, you know what your next letters are going to arrive in folks! Sam is also running the London Marathon this year. It's all for a great cause and you can read about it here.

Crafty Places

I made my second trip to Scrap Stuff in Leeds this week to see what new things they had. I got lots of bargains including 15 baskets for £1 (great to make party boxes and Easter gifts) and sticker rolls for 25p (for handmade tags).

I also got a big roll of material in GB colours (for the bunting I aspire to make!) and all the felt they had in the shop!

After I'd been to Scrap I went to the opening of Fabrication's new shop in the city centre of Leeds. There were lots of lovely hand made crafts and clothes for sale not to mention the nibbles and wine. There's plenty of arts and crafts courses on offer too.

A while ago I read a post by the lovely Lynsey from Swirly Arts about a material warehouse in Burnley. I paid a visit excited to look at the material in the £1 per metre room! Well worth the trip if you're willing to have a rummage but it's a bit cold at the minute so I'd take your gloves.

I also got some new tapes. I fell in love with these, an airmail one and one that says "practically perfect in every way" just like Mary Poppins!

Voila!

I've created some wedding designs too which I've shown my super friend Lisa from Lisa Hindle Photography. I think a set of these hung up with ribbon at a wedding reception would be original and interactive. Coordinating paper could be clipped from the pegs and guests could leave messages...a modern twist on a guest book.  

Another design...

I also decorated some postcards with the Pro Marker pens that are half price in Hobbycraft.

I found these pretties too so I've put them in my birthday party box.

Starting GB themed crafts...

I've decided to start making certain items for my 30th birthday in May. I'm planning on having a GB themed garden party in line with the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. I'd love all the decorations to be hand made hence me starting making now! I've made 50 cards over the past couple of days and some will be my party invitations and of course my lovely pen pals will receive one too!

I've also made some thank you postcards using my Pro Marker pens (which I love!) and some GB themed embellishments.