Altered coasters and crafty day

These altered coasters using papers and images from Crafty Individuals are part of some of the things I made recently while sharing some fun crafty time with my friend Chriss , I love these papers and images, they are so pretty and delicate.I didn't photograph the second one very well...oooops but you get the idea :)

Now what I like about sharing crafty time with Chriss is that we just get totally stuck in and like myself she is really laid back and doesn't give a monkeys about the mess we make and boy do we make a mess...lol

Chriss hasn't seen these pics yet... but she did give me permission to take them.... ooooer looking at them now it's a wonder we could find ourselves in among this lot...ROFL

This was the beginning of my part of the mess AND my workspace which grew threefold as time went on, I just can't seem to work at a table or standing up so the floorspace really gets a hammering, I put things down and can't find them and spend most of my time looking for things I'm sat on...lol

We obviously needed sustenance to keep our strength up for our crafting and apart from the usual pile of chocolate and snacky things that we fill our ample tummy's with... Chriss does make a real effort in making me feel welcome and usually cooks something for us, so we were sharing a cheese and tomato pizza and a pepperoni one............except........we were so involved in what we were doing that unfortunately we forgot about the first one and eerrrrrm it got slightly cindered..rofl We still ate it though... can't be wasting good food can we!!

This is a sneaky peek at what Chriss was making... it's totally gorgeous...I wanted to hide it in my bag and do a runner but I think she would have caught me before I got to the car. Audrey Hepburn is one of my favourite actresses and I was really jealous of Chriss's DG who is going to get to display this loveliness in her room.(ok I know that's not nice but I can't help it...lol)

If you wanna see the rest of this stunning creation go pop by Chriss' blog ... it really is divine.

Okay sorry for the loooooonnnnng post but well sometimes when I get going I just can't stop :) Those of you who have spoken to me on the phone will understand.... eh girls...lol Cos my mouth runs just as fast as my mind :)

Have a great day everyone...

hugs

Chris xx

Altered jigsaw piece

This large jigsaw piece was recycled from one of DG's jigsawsfrom his toddler days... see told you I was hoarding...lol I'm on a roll right now and have lots more to share with you over the coming weeks and I promise it won't ALL be altered stuff. These girlie's are looking very laid back to me... wouldn't it be fun if WE could find a toadstool big enough to sit on.... errrrmmm ok maybe not, specially if you're holding a glass of wine at the time :)
I covered the jigsaw piece and made the toadstool with some beautiful Papermania papers from the Vintage collection.

I also added some sparkle with my gold leaf pen rather than bling, though unfortunately the photos don't do it justice I'm afraid

Thanks for looking... hope to see you again soon :)

hugs

Chris

Altered box frame

It seems at the moment that I have a passion for everything altered.... I am hoarding stuff like there is no tomorrow because my mind is working overtime. I had not realised how satisfying it is to turn something that isn't quite giving you vibes into something that you love and don't want to part with :) I have altered items in the past but my style of crafting seems to be constantly going through changes and at the moment I am really enjoying the pieces that I am doing even though some of them take me an age to complete.

The papers I used for the picture in my frame are from Crafty Individuals and they are just so ethereal that they were just screaming out for fairies.

This little lady is from Lisa's altered art and isn't she just adorable :)

The sentiments are from the same place and so true don't you think... just what we all need to do for a happy fulfilling life :)

Oooooer a little bit deep there girls eh :) but you know what I mean don't ya...lol

Hope you like my offering today as much as I enjoyed making it.

Be back again soon

Chris x

Back in Blogland

Hi all... have you missed me... have ya...have ya...lol Well I think I've been missing from blogland for long enough, and since I couldn't get my other blog back I decided to return with a brand spanking new... all sparkling...clean as a whistle...new one :) Mind you it's taken me a while to set it up... I forgot how long it can take when starting at the very beginning again and I still have lots of stuff I want to add but all in good time eh. So for now my mojo is back with cherries on the top (said in a whisper with tongue in cheek..lol) don't want to scare it away again!! My first crafty offering began as an altered arch but I couldn't seem to stop once I started it so I just kept adding more and more until it turned into a 'hangy thing' lol.

Loving my big bling...from my fave £1 shop...ooooer..bargain!

Flowers, papers, scroll stickers and chipboard tag are Papermania,

The gorgeous black and white image is from Scrapz

I adore these bling strips from Habisco... which can be used for all sorts of crafts and are just delish...you just know I need bling...any kind is good but this bling is just sooooo gorgeous and delicate.

The sentiment strip is another purchase from Scrapz and the ribbon is from my stash.

Thanks for looking... see ya soon :)

hugs

Chris x