hi all, LAST DAY OF SALE!!!!

AND>>>> I just had to share these with you today. These were pictures waiting for me in my emails from a very loyal customer. Using the Charity Kit Milly Freindship, Teri has produced the most amazing desk calendar, i think it beautiful. you can visit teri's blog here Teri has entered this in for the DT call, you have just a little over 3 weeks to still get your entries in so please do!!









I also wanted to share with you a shaker card created by regular contributor From spyders corner.





Quick reminder, the milly friendship kit will be removed in 18 days, so if your still uming and ahing over whether to get it or not, please don't hesitate, it really is a beautiful kit, and 75% goes to a very worthy cause. Alternatively even if its just £2.00 please visit tracy's blog (ella bella) and give as she's running for the save the children.

You can purchase the kit here

One last mention.

got you a quick freebie



you can download them here you will need to have some kind of edditing software, such as microsoft word, paint, or photoshop to use the png files. i have also enclosed the jpeg files too.

Thats all for now folks thanks for reading.

Not sure about where you are in the world, but what awful weather we're having in cambridgeshire at the moment. Nothing, but rain all day. Thankfully yesterday was much better, as we attended an 18th birthday party complete with sumo suits and bouncy castle, what fun!! i am paying for it today though, my legs are killing me. lol.

Anyway to cheer you up on this sad and miserable day, i have some stunning DT work from Vicki. Vicki was given the new Marshmallow kit to play with, and oh my!! Vicki has been so busy. Take a look and enjoy!

Sneek peak of the new marshmallow kit











Thanks for looking Jo

I actually got a little time to play this morning, after Vicki's lovely strawberry Sundae she created for the DT, I got in the baking mood and made some lovely choc chip cookies, then got thinking (yes my head does hurt) With credit crunch time upon us what an unexpensive gift this would make, for a child or an adult alike. Heres what i came up with.



Click the picture for a bigger view.



Team them with a recipe card, and its just makes the most adorable gift.

Heres the recipe i used.

400g Plain flour
200g Caster Sugar
175g butter
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 small packets of cooks choc chips

here is the method

Cream the sugar & butter togther, combine the eggs and the vanilla extract together, before adding them to the butter mix and whisking well. In another bowl combine the flour with the baking powder and the salt, add this to the butter, egg and sugar mix. Mix well until a dough forms. Divide dough into 2 lumps, wrap in cling film and refridgerate for 1 hour. Unwrap your dough and sprinkle your work surface with flour. roll out the dough and sprinkle the choc chips onto the surface and need in well. Cut out with cookie cutters (i just used a drinking glass, as i had no cutters) Bake on a greased baking sheet for 10 mins at 200, They are done when they are slightly springy and golden around the edges. Leave to cool.

I used a kilner jar from Lakeland which you can find here



and some boring plastic sleeves and end caps which look like this



and can be found here You buy the end caps seperately, just so you know.

Before i go my sister was wearing these fantastic socks yesterday and i just had to take a pic, very Milly-esque



Don't you just love them...

So i've actually found five mins, to have a play around with some paper crafting!. Creating new stash takes up so much of my time that i rarely get the time to just sit and play. It wasn't just for my own benefit though. i created a simple little template that i'm sharing with you to offer something just that little bit different at easter. Easter eggs these days seem to be so expensive for the amount of chocolate you actualy get, and whilst us crafters are creative and are already eyeing up the easter eggs in the cupboard wondering what we can do with the box, it still naffs me off that you pay through your nose for attractive wrapping. Belows little project makes good use of tescos eggs at 99p for about 14, and the new papers in the post below.

you can download the template here

happy easter guys xx