Relax and calm.....relax and calm........

That sums up my week in one!!!!! 

I have made some jewellery boxes, that i am actually really proud of......I have tried to give them a real vintage feel, hope you like them.

These were made with plain wooden boxes. Covered with luxurious card...co-ordinating ribbons, embellishments, handmade roses and leaves and then painted inside to match.

I have also been dabbling with polystyrene garland rounds, these were really fun to make and I really enjoyed making them.

Take a polystyrene round and wrap your choice of ribbon (35mm) around it, secure at the top. Wrap a second colour (25mm) around your garland and then a third. Attach at top and tie a ribbon with one colour and a loop to hang with the other. Punch out your chosen flowers in co-ordinating colours and matching 

leaves and attach to the garland with silicone glue. Stickles was added to the centre of each flower.

I thought as well this week I would try out some new flowers, did you see Kirstys Homemade???? wasnt that paper flower ring the business, well i have attempted to make the flower now need to get the ring base, but i do love these flowers and they are soooooo easy to make....

The white flower was made with just plain copy paper and the patterned card is K & Co. I added a pearl to the centre of each one in a co-ordinating colour. I will definitely be using these a little more in my projects.

My daughter 'Amy' made the card of the year this week. She has been to the shop most of the week and has been practising her flower making and yesterday she made the following card:

I am so proud of her....I think you will agree that she has done a stunning job here....well done Amy, Aunty Alison will be over the moon with her card.

Well thats it for me today folks. I hope that you all have a lovely weekend and I hopefully be back on tomorrow morning as I am going to try and do the Do Crafts weekend blog hop!!!!! 

Big hugs to all.

Sharon