My Memories Giveaway Winner

To all participants: 
Thank you so very much for participating! 
If you were not lucky this time, I will have another My Memories giveaway in 3 months. Make sure you visit then.


If you decide to buy this software, you can get a $10 discount using this code:


STMMMS19805 


And here is the result of the first ever giveaway here at DK's Craft Cafe:

                                                        

So, 'The Keeper of the Zoo' won My Memories software for liking My Memories on Facebook.
Congratulations! I hope you'll have as much fun as I have playing with this software.
Also, make sure to use the opportunity to download additional free gifts - there are so many there.


Love to all,
DK

Make a Ring - Tutorial

Thank you so much, everybody, for your kind comments on my ring.

I promised I would tell you how I made it, so here you are.
Many of you probably figured out immediately that this is the simplest crochet ever done.
- Start with a single loop.
- Make 6 stitches from that first loop
- Then do 2 stitches from each of the 6 stitches you've just done. (= 12 stitches)
- You can add one more 'expanding' row. You'll be doubling the number of stitches again.
- When you are happy with the size of your future ring, you will want to decide whether you want your ring to look like a little ball or more like a button.
- For the button look, you will go for one simple, 'single stitch' row - just repeat the same number of stitches in this row. If you are making a 'ball like' ring, skip this row.
- Then you start downsizing - 1 stitch in every second stitch from the previous row.
- Before you close the form, fill it with a cotton ball.
- Finish the 'ball'.
- Glue it to the 'blank' ring finding bought in a craft store.

Ta-Da! - A fluffy pink ball :)

The best part is playing with different materials.

I played further and here is more:

I used rough, shiny craft yarn here. I also made earrings here. 

This one comes with mini arm warmers.

 And this is a set in making - a ring, hand warmers and a brooch.

I hope you will find this post inspiring and the tutorial useful. My apologies - the photos are ugly again. Most of the winter I am at home only in the evening and this is the best I can do with the light I have to work with.

Love,

DK

Challenge Your Creativity

Hi!


I just stumbled upon this challenge at Rena Tom's site yesterday (check it out here).
I thought I'd give it a go and here is what I came up with:

To me this shows that I must be in a very conservative phase :)
How about you? - Let me know!


Now I prepare all my photos and graphics with help of My Memories software.
You can buy yours here:

Or, even better, participate in my very first giveaway and get it for FREE! - Click here!

My Memories Software - The First Ever Giveaway at DK's Craft Cafe

I am soooo happy to offer you a free My Memories software today!

I think it's great that we can do digital scrapbook now. Much less mess, don't you think?
And with My Memories you have great albums in minutes. For any occasion. 

All in minutes, yey!


Once you have the software, you have access to lots of free add-ons. 


And that's not all. Here is a Father's Day card I made using this software and a graphic from The Graphics Fairy:

Or how about Graphics Fairy's instant printables?

And here is the first option for my blog button. 

I still need to work on it. As soon as I'm done with an assignment I'm working on for school.
You will be able to make your own buttons, blog/Facebook/shop headers and more.


How to win
Get involved in any of the following ways:
1. Just leave a comment saying you would like to have this software.
2. Go and check out My Memories for yourself. Come back here and leave a comment telling me which paper pack or layout you liked best. (You get 2 entries for this one).
And you're in!  
You can also choose to:
- follow My Memories on Facebook, 
- follow my blog, 
- promote this giveaway on your Facebook, Twitter, blog...
Whatever you choose to do, make sure you leave a separate comment for each of your actions. That's how you increase your chances to win.
But, wait, there is more good news!
If you decide to buy My Memories, use this code for $10 discount:


STMMMS19805


This giveaway will close on June 15.


Click here to start:

Hoping you'll like My Memories as much as I do and wishing you luck!

Love,

DK


PS: You can also find My Memories giveaway at Hannicraft and Serenity You.

A Ring & a Rose

Last night I made some new accessories:

I first made the ring.

I love large pieces of accessory. I will not wear much, but you're likely to notice what I'm wearing at any time.
So I decided I would make this large rose pin too (which can become a part of a necklace one of these days).

Sorry about the low quality of the photos - I was excited to share this last night and pictures are taken in bad light. One of these days I will try to replace them with better photos. I will also share a tutorial on how to make these babies for yourself.

I have to run now, but I'm leaving you happy that I have new accessory to show off come next casual Friday :)

Love,

DK

Photo Challenge - The Sun

Here is another challenge at Our Reflection:


The Sun

I take many pictures of the sky and sunset. This one, taken in Lakes Entrance, is one of my favourites.
Hope you'll like it too.


In other news: I decided to organise my very first giveaway before the end of May. I'm so excited!
Stay tuned :)


Love, 
DK

Sunny Day in the Country

It's been only two weeks since I spent a day in the country, but it is so cold today, this lovely day seems to be sooo far away.

I enjoyed the sun, the air and the peace of a sunny early-autumn day.
There is a lot of green in Australia throughout the year, but the warm colours of dying leaves still can be found everywhere.

We don't remove dead trees in Australia. Pictures like the one above can be seen everywhere. Sad but beautiful, don't you think?

Here are a few pictures taken in a small country town called Woodend.

And this is the hous I'll buy if I win Lotto before the end of May. And so I'll open a real brick-and-mortar craft cafe and live there happily ever after...

Just dreaming - doesn't cost me a cent :)

OK, I promise I'll be a good girl and post a real project soon. (I've been really busy with some assignments for the course I'm attending.)

Love,
DK