Just Wait Til You See This Gorgeous Tutorial!

I came across Holly's blog  Chez Beeper Bebe via Cut out + Keep!
Can you believe she's giving this gorgeousness away?!

 

 

 

 

Head on over to Chez Beeper Bebe to download the PDFs. You'll find lots of other projects to download too you lucky duck you!

Better Make Like a Cowgirl....

and get back in the saddle!

YEEEEEHAAAW! Y'all! It's Tuesday!
So ya know what that means!

TEMPLATES!!!!

Here's a vintage horsey for all you cowgirls & boys!

Man, oh man, it has been a crazy week! I'm exhausted! Lots of pictures to upload if only I could find my camera...
I've only done a wee simple post. I just wanted to get back in touch and routine! My home is needing some serious attention as is the large pile of job applications, mountain of laundry & dirty dishes, not to mention orders I need to complete...
I'd better stop there before I turn into a Screaming Mimi as my dad used to call me sometimes {I've only just remembered that!!!}
I just googled Screaming Mimi for the first time....thanks a lot Dad! Geez!!! I prefer some of the other nicknames he had for me I think!

{p.s. I did manage to finish the 100th birthday card for a lady in our village! 100 years old today! I'll post pix later}.

Template Tuesday!

I found another blogger who shares templates on Tuesdays! FUN!

I thought Cindy Ferguson's Fall Equinox paper cutting design template was gorgeous so I just had to share!

"Here's what the template will look like. Remember, fold your paper and put the dotted line on the fold. Then cut out the inside bits first and then the outer lines. Careful not to cut the hinging parts on the dotted line."

You'll need to visit Cindy's blog to download the templates, you'll probably love her facebook fan page too!

Here are a couple more of Cindy's {free} gorgeous templates!

 

 

enjoy!

x

Template Tuesday {PUMPKIN CARVING!}

As a child carving pumpkins was one of my favourite halloween traditions...however we always made such a mess of our poor pumpkins. The sad things would end up with crooked grins with broken teeth, triangles for eyes...sometimes worse. I recognise the smell of jack-o-lanterns burning by unattended candles at 50 paces!
In recent years I've noticed the trend of really nice carved pumpkins, I'd even go so far as to say some of them are beautiful works of art! In no way like my childhood frankensteinian carvings!

❧ I've seen monograms which are gorgeous ❧

   

❧ And of course portraits ❧

{copyright Hailey James!}

I hadn't thought about carving a pumpkin in my entire adult life until I found these lovely Victorian Gothic Etched Silhouette pumpkin templates and how to from Martha Stewart {I especially like the candelabra and feather!}! And THEN remembered the amazing freehand Che Guevara portrait my friend Hailey carved! No more pitiful swiss army teeth pumpkin faces for me! I am inspired!

THANKS HAILEY JAMES & MARTHA STEWART!

❦

template tuesday!

Mr Woo and I saw this hilarious ad in a shop window in Tarvin.

{I've got news for ya buddy - if you feed a pigeon, it will stay!}

I thought I might spice things up a little bit {i am easily bored!}. Thus far we've only had embroidery templates, so I thought I might explore a bit and see what else is out there. I hope you like it x

CRAFTY TEMPLATES

MIRKWOOD DESIGNS TEMPLATES

MARTHA!

CRAFT BITS

That should keep us busy for a while.

I'll be back later today to share about GETTING MY VISA YESTERDAY!