Love you and leave you!!

Just a note to let you all know that I haven't abandoned you, but will be on holiday in sunny Florida for 2 weeks from Monday...and I haven't been able to get 2 weeks worth of blogs and photos ready to post, so The Idle Crafter will indeed be ....Idle!!

will restart again once back and recharged and raring to go!!

love Elaine xx

Anf the winner is...

JUST A QUICK POSTING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE WINNER OF THE BLOG CANDY DRAWN BY MY HUBBY IS...........

Sue from USA

so Sue if you could contact me asap with your details ..I can get this bundle into the post for you

pop back later for some more photos

Elaine x

Oh Christmas Tree....

Good morning.....what a horrible one it is too...

I have been out to do the shopping and got soaked...mostly by a lovely gent who drove really fast through a puddle which soaked me...and he had a smile on his face!! If only I could run fast!!!

So, had to come home and get changed....and feel really out of sync now with everything I was going to do today...I go away on holiday next Monday for 2 weeks, and haven't done a thing yet!

But, I did make some Christmas cards yesterday...quite a batch of them actually!

I used the Wondrous Gift stamp set and made pots using different bits of the Merry Moments Christmas papers...and some of the retired Christmas papers

I glittered the stars with SU glitter and put a bow on the pot!

I got quite carried away and made over 20!! They were so fast to make...quite a production line we had running with my daughter cutting out the pots for me!

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Will post the winner tomorrow

Elaine x

BLOG CANDY

TO WIN THIS BLOG CANDY........

* leave me a comment

* add your name to my followers list (unless you already are!!)

* link my blog to yours

CLOSING DATE IS 16th NOVEMBER AT 6pm

I have photographed the blog candy as one above and then split for you to look at easily! The winner wins everything in the photos

Paper Mania and Making Memories embellisments

Jolees

6x6 Paper Pad and stickers and embellisments

GOOD LUCK!!!

Chocolate Tree Treats....

Hi there!

As promised here are a couple of the little Tree Chocolate treats I made... the photos are not good sorry!!

they are made using the Christmas papers and measure approx 3 x 2 inches

Great for using all those small bits of paper up!!

Here is the teeny bar of chocolate I used!!

Have just made another 25 for Children in Need Day on Friday and will be making the same again for the Church fair on Saturday...so quick and easy once you get going!

Hope you like..

Love Elaine x

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The Magic Key....

Hi everyone!

how is your day going? Hopefully you are inside nice and warm, away from this horrible weather with the wind and rain and storm brewing up.....horrid!!

a good time for crafting though!!

I was thinking back to when my girls were small (over 24 years ago now..) and the problem we had with our house...no chimney and of course at Christmas, Santa needs the chimney! So, I made a special key (which you can buy all over now) and we hung it on the door and the girls were really happy with this..........as Santa could let himself in and leave the presents!!

I tried to remember what I made, but it was so long ago...anyway I decided I would use a door hanger style pouch and make a key to go in it...then it can be hung on the door!
I used the Merry Moments Christmas papers and some gold card for the key. I found a poem on the computer which with some alteration was perfect.

I so enjoyed making this and it brought back so many happy memories.

My eldest daughter Nicola called this afternoon, and when she saw it, she was so excited and wants me to make her one....she is only 27 years old!! But if I make her one, then Helen my youngest (at 25 years old) will want one too!! Better get cracking then!!

Right, off to make the tea and hope to see you tomorrow with some little Christmas treats to hang on the tree...

Elaine xx

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Chocolate Coins....

Hi there and hope you are not having an unlucky Friday 13th!!

I have been sat making some little gifts for our Christmas Fair at Church for next Saturday. I bought some lovely big Chocolate Gold Coins and thought about adapting a template I had made for something a while ago. I customised it to fit 3 coins and then one for 1 coin....and I am rather pleased with the result!!

I used Old Olive and Real Red CS and the new Christmas papers Merry Moments

I used the round scalloped punch and circle punches to make the embellishments

this is the size of the gold coin I used!!

and an 'arty farty' side view!!

Once I had got the template correct.....it was really quite easy to put together...so I am going to have a go making afew more tomorrow in other colours! I am also going to make a mini one to fit a small gold coin in to use as a tree decoration, so hopefully I will have photos of that tomorrow too!

thanks for popping by!

Elaine xx

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Advent.....and counting!!

Hi everyone!

Well, feeling much better today....I missed yesterday as didn't feel too cracking again, but had started to make this Advent Calendar/Box, so finished it off this morning in the early hours...listening to the owl hooting and the fox trying to find food in the garden....what a noisy night!!

I have moved my workroom (yes..again!) and now my workroom is a spare double bedroom, and all my craft items are in the small spare bedroom, and I am working upstairs (my house is a split level..sleep downstairs and sit upstairs!!). Having sorted out through my boxes a couple of weeks ago, I found a bag full of matchboxes which I must have bought to make something....don't know what....anyway, I thought I would make a small Advent Box using these...I have seen it in a magazine somewhere but can't remember where, so did my own take on it, using Stampin Up Christmas Papers and stickers from the Scrapbooking Set called Christmas Jingle which is such a fantastic bargain...2 sheets each 12x12 Cardstock in Chocolate Chip/Real Red/Old Olive/Very Vanilla... 3 sheets 12x12 of 2 designs of double sided paper and 6 sheets of self adhesive die cut stickers (2 of each design) all for £15.50 ......I have used this set on an 6x6 album...made cards....made this Advent Box and I still have lots left!!

Difficult to explain how I made it quickly...but if you would like instructions, please email me on riolaw2009@yahoo.com and I will endeavour to explain!!

Now....spot the deliberate mistake .......I have just realised I have forgotten to put the numbers on the drawers!!!

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Have a nice day

Elaine x

Hi....

Sorry I have not been blogging these past few days....been out of sorts again (just my usual illness!) For those of you who think 'gosh, she always seems to be ill'...yes I am! It's all connected with when I had breast cancer and there are days when I feel really bad and take to my bed....I don't even feel like crafting on these days....so I must be poorly!

Today I feel a little better, so I hope to be doing something later in the way of card making.

My real reason for coming on today, was to congratulate my lovely SU mum Julie on her wonderful achievements at the SU Convention in Germany over the weekend....you can read all about it here she is such an inspiration to me and to the team - it's very well deserved!

Right, off to do some catching up with bits'n'bobs!

Elaine x

PS Giving away some Blog Candy tomorrow....