Wedding presents..

What do you buy someone who has everything?
You make them something! Saturday 18th May was my best friends wedding, she already has a flat and a little girl so i had no idea what to get her, I decided to get her a cinema voucher and I made her a lovely folder to put it in. I used a sheet of 12x12 scored it at 6" folded it in half and made a flap at the bottom to create pockets. I used the in-colour pens to stamp a new set I got given at Telford- best of flowers. I found some velum with the definition of marriage printed on it and used this to cover the outside. I finished it off with a burgandy ribbon and made a matching card.
Here it is...

All of a flutter

As part of my Apprenticeship at Rolls Royce I go to Chichester College to do Upholstery. I am learning traditional and modern upholstery which I am thoroughly enjoying.
As most of my friends know I am obsessed with Butterflies! For my modern project I wanted to create something vibrant and fresh. I fell in love with a bright striped fabric in Fabric Warehouse and was delighted to see a giant butterfly stamp (Swallowtail) in the 2013 Spring/Summer Catalogue. I used this stamp on plain green and purple cotton, I tested out the inks to see if they would rub off under water- they didn't- so I used them to stamp the butterfly in matching colours. I used the same shape Butterfly from the stamp to create the giant Butterfly for the back of the chair; I quilted and decorated this with sequins and beads. I finished off my chair with rouched piping, i really think that this has a lovely effect- I have been told it looks like a caterpillar running around the edge of my chair.
My chair will be for sale from the beginning of July; Contact me for more details :)

To this!

Here is my creation-

From this-

And the back!

Up close with the Butterflies
Rouched piping

A trail of Butterflies

Where do I start?!

So, as I am interested in so many different aspects of craft it is hard to decide what to start with!
I've been busy in my craft room today creating a bundle of beautifully decorated stationary for my Great Aunts Birthday present- I think I will start with this!

I have decided to use some of my favorite items from the Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer 2013 Catalogue to create a complete matching set of useful stationary. I have started with a small notebook and mini folder with matching notelets.

The front of my mini folder.

The inside of my mini-folder it holds eight mini notelets.

Mini Notelet

The front of my little notebook

Inside pages of the notebook.

To make these I have used Time for tea paper , Bakers twine, Tea time Trinkets,  Paper Doilies, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Crumb cake ink pad, Pearl basic Jewels, a stamp set from Sale-A-Bration and the Daisy stamp from my 'Best of Flowers' Stamp set which I was given at a recent Convention. ( I love the set!)