Precious Gifts

I've been very sick lately and haven't done much. My head is full of ideas, they come and go - I don't write them down. Let's hope the lost ones will come back when the time is right.


I hope I'll be able to do something tonight or tomorrow.

In the meantime, I just have to share these wonderful gifts I got from my dear friends Apoorve & Subhashni. I love many things from their culture (A&S are from India), but I truly believe everybody will agree the colors of India are fascinating.

These are little birds! :)

They also gave me this beautiful silk scarf (I love scarves!)

Everything about this scarf is just perfect for me!

The gifts are so precious, they brought a lot of light into a painful day, but I can't stop thinking of how much more precious friendship is to me.

~ Friends are gifts from God. ~

Love,
DK

Decorate with Fabric Flowers

Remember my failure from the last post?

:) Not really an orb.

I filled it with fabric roses and leaves and made a 'rose ball'. Well, not a ball really. If it was a ball, I could have added a baw on top and hang it somewhere.

This way, it would make a nice little centerpiece.

This is a super quick decoration and requires only some glue and flowers.

Of course, you can use a styrofoam ball from a craft store and dried flowers would work even better, but this is what I've done with what I had at hand (and that's the whole point of it).

And it looks good in my entry too.

Love,

DK

Simple Handmade Home Decor Item

These decorative balls have been around for a while. Sizes and materials vary. I find them attractive and fun and always feel like touching them :)

Here's how you can make your own decorative balls:

That's all you need - balloons (1 for each ball), jute twine (varieties of yarn would also work well - depending on the final look you want to achieve) and some craft glue diluted with water (1:1).

Soak the twine in glue and water mixture and just wrap the balloon randomly. If you work with yarn, be careful and do not soak too much at a time - it gets hard to work with.

Once you're satisfied with your ball, just leave it to dry over night. Cut the balloon, take it out and that's it - you have a new decorating item to play with!

Here is what you don't want to happen:

Make sure the air is not leaking from your balloon or you'll be surprised next morning, like I was here :)

I kept this 'ball' too and will let you know what can be done with it.

Have a great Monday!

Love,

DK

Thornbury Craft Market

Here are some pictures from Thornbury Craft Market held last Friday:

Alex, my son took the pictures with his Nintendo - I forgot my camera :?

Anyway, I loved being surrounded by all the gorgeous things 'made'n'Thornbury' and the lovely girls there.

My favorite crafter this time: Madeleine Somers - Very Cherry Stew

Refreshed and inspired - I can hardly wait for the next weekend when I'll (hopefully) have more time for crafting :)

Love,

DK

Girly Bookmarks - Part Two

Thanks to all of you who gave a 'like' to my girly bookmarks.
You encouraged me and here is what I did last night:

The ones with hole are not even finished yet, but I needed to share...:)

If you're in Melbourne, I'd love to see you at Thornbury Craft Market on Friday.

Love,

DK

Girly Bookmarks

I keep buying craft supply - staff that I need and some that I might never use...

Once I bought these 'jewels' for a project, but when I took them out of the package I decided the quality was too poor for that particular project.

Last night I finally found a fun way to use them - I one of them on each side of a giant paper clip and taa-daaa - they made great girly bookmarks.
Take a look:

I think buttons would work great too. I'll try to  make some and let you know :)

Love,
DK

Thornbury Craft Market

Looking forward to this :)

See their blog at:

http://madenthornbury.blogspot.com/

Love,
DK