Vintage bucket workshop at Killaloe

A group of ladies from the International Women's Organisation, Limerick, invited me to conduct a craft workshop. We decided to do decoupage vintage buckets. During the warming up session, we had a lovely time choosing the designs and the paints and getting our fingers dirty.

The ladies were all very creative and this is what we came up with! Little buckets to put our knick knacks in!

Trinket boxes

Origami star boxes for trinkets....
You can find instructions to make these boxes on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYqDiACEXg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNABRvb_c0

Iris folding

Iris paper piecing is intricate and time consuming, but very rewarding. You need to cut out 1/2 - 3/4 inch strips and plan out the design that you want to use. This is a clear video on Iris paper piecing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCeE8fUj_fM

A card using iris folding

Going to the seaside

Taking a bath is like going to the seaside with water and suds all over...so this is a little bathroom door tag for extra privacy...

The original tag before the makeover

First Aid Box

Found this old and rusty first aid box in the shed. Decided to transform it into something that sits proudly on my shelf. First I gave it a coat of acrylics then embellished it with paper cut-outs. Then add on a coat of varnish.

Origami Boxes

I'm always very fascinated by origami. So I decided to make some boxes and the best part was there was no icky glue on my fingers.

Box 1: Flat box with belly band

This nifty box is great for small trinkets like bracelets. It can be flat packed and slotted into a belly band. You can learn how to make it by following the instructions here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDpEu4GKkDc

The box is now open with the belly band on the side.

                                                          Now, look what's in the box?

 

Box 2: Puffy box with Mortar board lid

Top view with embellies and pull-out tag

Side view with ribbons and lace

Candy inside!

You can learn to make these boxes via these links:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYqDiACEXg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNABRvb_c0

Mini Album for Baby Girl

This is a mini album for my friends' (Sam and Rasa) baby so they can record the baby's milestones.

Decorate the wall

This is my son Samuel. He loves and composes music on the keyboard. So I thought I would put everything that he loves on layout for a memory box.

Spring is here...so seed sowing begins. A quilted wall hanging. My daughter Sonya did the cross stitch and I did the rest.

Winter scene in a village: Another piece of cross stitch by Sonya

A little bit Scottish

Simply adore these lovely Gorjuss characters....

Making use of doilies, lace and Gorjuss toppers I decided to make a batch of Gorjuss-themed cards.