Busy Crafting

I've had 2 different sets of samples to make over the last 3 weeks so the dining table has looked like an explosion in the warehouse of Hunkydory Crafts! 
The first set are launching on Create & Craft TV this Tuesday  so keep any eye out for me sharing my photos, this kit is very pretty and feminine and wonderful to work with.
The second set which took most of my time (24 different cards/projects!) are launching sometime in June as always I can't give too much away but all I will say is that they're for a very festive season 😉
As I was looking back at the notebook I use to jot down ideas before the kits arrive I realised I am over halfway through my 6 month stint as a sample maker, which is slightly sad as I have had such fun working with the kits .
 

My Craft Room!!

No Design Team work at the moment but definite progress with my craft space. At the moment I have a desk in the corner of our bedroom with some shelves next to it for my cardmaking/papercrafting but I also have craft stuff that has no place to live so is in boxes on my desk and chair that I have to move every time I want to work (Hubby would probably say I've too much craft stuff but on that we agree to disagree!) my sewing stuff is in various places around the house, crochet bag next to the sofa (with yarn stored in any nook/cranny) during craft fair season I also have bags with my stall stuff usually dumped in the dining room. We needed a new shed for lawnmower/bikes/other stuff and decided to 'go large' so 'Hubby's Shed' could be combined with the bikes etc. which would free up his old shed for me 😀
This was our starting point 😨

The new shed was in place and after Hubby had put in some insulation, we were ready to begin.

A skip arrived just before the 4 day Easter weekend and Hubby set about filling it with what he decided was junk (I'm too much of a hoarder to do this part so stayed out of the way apart from taking out cups of tea) We had a trip to Ikea to buy new shelving (and meatballs!) and he put all the useful stuff in his new shed. I now had a better idea of the space I would have. (the lawnmower has gone to it's new home and the spare door has a home to go to, freezer will be replaced with a smaller one)

The damp course is being redone today (which given the weather could be fun!) and we have a builder coming to give us an idea on how much our savings will be reduced by! I'll post more photos as progress is being made but hopefully soon I will have a lovely bright craft room to spread out in 😄

Floral Wishes

This wonderful Kit launched on Create and Craft TV on Friday but as we were away visiting our daughter this weekend I recorded all the shows and sat binge-watching today (thankfully it's the Easter holidays so no Lollipop Lady duties to interrupt my viewing!) so just a little bit late here are my samples, I saw a few of mine on the TV programmes but I think the whole Design Team loved this kit judging from the photos they were putting up on the Design Team Facebook page (and the kit sold out fairly quickly so it looks like the audience liked it too!) 

 

Over The Rainbow

When I was making the samples for this kit the colours reflected the Spring weather we were having but while the sun is shining today the weather is so cold I think Spring has gone back to sleep! 
As the name suggests the cardstock has all the colours of the rainbow in lovely pastel tones, I'm watching the recording of the launch show on Create & Craft TV from earlier this morning and just spotted my house box sample on the desk :-)  
It seems such a long time since I did these samples and I'm already doing samples for another launch which is very different to these. 

 

More samples to make :-)

 Well Saturday's Craft Fair wasn't as big a washout as the weather, I just about broke even and bought some delicious handmade chocolates. I did miss my usual craft fair neighbour, Chris from Yorkshire Wood Art and Crafts (but managed to pinch her spot next to the radiator!) 
My next lot of materials for Hunkydory samples is due to arrive tomorrow, as usual I can't reveal any details but this one looks so pretty  in the pictures we've been sent and perfect for spring (which surely can't be far away!) So look out for some pictures in a couple of weeks xx

First Craft fair of 2019

No new samples to make for Hunkydory at the moment so this week I'm making sure that I have plenty of cards suitable for Mother's Day and Easter. My first craft fair of this year is on Saturday, one I regularly sell at in the lovely Shire Hall in Howden. 

Midnight Butterflies

I'm sat watching the Hunkydory Midnight Butterflies launch on Create & Craft TV so that means I can reveal my 2nd set of samples, I loved this kit not only was it butterflies (one of my favourite images to work with) but all printed onto foiled card so it was super shiny too 😍 To add to my delight I've just seen my Tealight box live on TV!!!!! 😁