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danemi1

pennib wrote: »

I've not done scrapbooking......yet. It looks very time consuming although I got the brown paper
bag book to do summat with but its still in the drawer, untouched.

I started with a couple of things from lakeland - and now have a room full and I have to say I feel guilty as I have gone off the boil a bit - since discovering this thread - and I have been heavily into it for about 6 years - was even on a design team at one point but just felt like I needed a break and then found how therapeutic painting furniture and learning to sew - naughty me eh!

pennib

xxvickixx; I have started to do minature portrait paintings. Got 2 commissions already :0)

danem1; Its funny even tho there is often a washing machine in holiday places, there still
seems to be oodles of washing when ya get home!
Wow you were on a design team...bet you came up with some lovely ideas you should let us have
a nosy... er look... at your creations.

xxvickixx

Good for you, How do you handle the pressure of commissions? - eek!

pennib

Take a deep breath and just go for it!

danemi1

pennib wrote: »

xxvickixx; I have started to do minature portrait paintings. Got 2 commissions already :0)

danem1; Its funny even tho there is often a washing machine in holiday places, there still
seems to be oodles of washing when ya get home!
Wow you were on a design team...bet you came up with some lovely ideas you should let us have
a nosy... er look... at your creations.

here's a couple just to give you the idea...lol!

pennib

Wow, that's gorgeous. No wonder you were on a design team, bet they were
gutted when you left.
Bet it's expensive to get all those bits and bobs. I have to keep saying to myself no more crafts,
NO MORE CRAFTS.....but it doesn't work!

danemi1

aw ta hun - u r very kind ..actually the ones above were done on the puter - so didnt cost anything but I have got all the gubbings - darent sit and count it up - wont let dh either - but I dont really go out - dont drink much - certainyl dont smoke - so crafting is my thing that I spend my pennies on - would love to be able make a living out of it - that would be a dream come true! So many businesses have folded though havent they in the current climate - such a shame!

pennib

To craft all day long would be a dream come true for me as well (and gardening!)Oh if only........!
On the computer hey, well that's darn clever. I'm not that far advanced in all that. Have only
just cottoned on to re-sizing photos so that they dont jump out of the screen at you! The thing
is with gubbings they don't go off so you can always go back to it when the fancy takes you. :0)

notsorichandnotsofamous

notsorich - brilliant job on the tray and mag rack. When you say the varnish bled into the paper...I thought you could varnish over wallpaper anyway? Is the paper from B&Q kids range? I've seen similar in there.

Hi Newmee,yes the paper is from the kids range at B&Q they have a gorgeous pink floral one that goes with it.
The varnish hasn't bled too much, perhaps I just put too much on there!

debbsi

Hi Danemi - not gone to france yet - next week....

Sounds like you had a lovely holiday - I'll bet the weather was better than we've had up here - rain rain and more rain!! Havent been able to get outside to sand anything down so the work has come to a standstill - will resume after the hols though

Deb x