The Works Christmas Haul 2016

Hello! With Halloween over and Christmas under two months away I thought it was about time to start sharing my Christmas creations and before I can do that I need to show you some of my new Christmas supplies. 

I've been busy getting festive recently and here are some of the goodies I've been using. A bunch of these things were sent to me by The Works and then I added to my stash with some bits I'd seen in the shop and really wanted. There's a good range of products in The Works at the moment so without further ado I'll talk you through what I got. 

These products are from the Glad Tidings Collection by Dovecraft:

• 5"x7" Scalloped Cards and Envelopes x 2
• 6"x6" Paper pack
• 4 Metal Charms
• Paper Blossoms
• Paper Lace Doilies
• Sequins (I have an excellent idea to turn these into some Christmas shakers!)

These products are from the North Pole Collection by Dovecraft:

• 6"x6" Paper Pack
• Ribbons

These products are from The Night Before Christmas Collection:

• 8"x8" Glitter Decoupage 
• 6"x6" Paper Pack

The other products in my haul are:

• Make & Create Silver/clear Jewel stickers 
• Make & Create Pack of 6 Wooden Snowmen
• Dovecraft Silver Pigment Ink
• 4 x assorted wooden stamps by Dovecraft

I have linked below what I can find on the website but for things that aren't listed online try popping into your local works, they have an excellent selection of Christmas stuff at the moment, I would definitely recommend!

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for more Christmas crafts coming soon!

Hayley 

How I Store... Wood Veneer

Hello there and welcome! 

Wood Veneer are an embellishment I like to use quite often in my scrapbooking and Project Life and so today I wanted to show you how I store them. My collection has grown quite a lot and I found a perfect storage box for them in Home Bargains (you could probably find containers like this in many places - I've also seen them in Hobbycraft). I think this container was only around £1.50 and it's brilliant!

The best thing is the repositionable dividers. Each column has 3 sections and 2 dividers that can be left in or taken out to change the size of the space. It worked out perfectly for the amount of wood veneer that I had and even allowed me to keep the large wood veneer words in there too. 

This container would also be great for organising any there small embellishments that you may have in your stash. I find I'm using my wood veneer a lot more now that they are stored this way because they are so much more accessible. 

The only bit of packaging I kept was the back of the packet of words so I could easily see what words I have. To keep track of them I've been crossing them off when I've used each word so I know what I have left.

Let me know in the comments if you have any cool storage tips!

Thanks, 

Hayley

Top Tip Tuesday #12

Make your own card blanks and envelopes

Don't get me wrong, I do love my shop bought card blanks as they are so quick and easy. I tend to buy a the 5"x7" size and sometimes if that size wont work for me I just chop it down to fit what I need. But sometimes you just want a one off coloured card or something a bit different, so I take a piece of card and make my own.  I simply use my Fiskars paper trimmer to cut down a piece of card stock as required and then score a fold line down the middle, and there you have it, a perfectly sized card blank.

 

I now hear you cry, but how do I get an envelope to fit!? ell, the Envelope punch board by We R Memory Keepers is an excellent tool for creating envelopes of any size which is my tool of choice. I find it so easy to use and it even has a size chart on it so that you can make various sizes of envelope. Also, if you have a little nosy around the internet, you’ll find there’s many more things you can make with it too like boxes, bows and much more!

[Products Mentioned: Fiskars SureCut Personal 12" Paper Trimmer, 5"x7" Card Blanks, WRMK Envelope Punch Board]