Baby Mini Book at Potter Around

This week at Potter Around we'll be making baby mini books. This cheque book style mini album has a page for each month of baby's first year. It's your choice whether you make a boy or girl album. Classes run on Tuesday morning 10.30-12.30 and Thursday evening 7-9pm. Classes are bookable through www.potteraround.co.uk or by phone on  01506 23896.

Booktastic!

I was asked last week if I had time to make memory books for the local primary school P7 leavers.This book, filled with photos of their prom has become an annual gift for the kids and they love them. This year I think the books are to a be a photo record of their last year of primary and will have space for messages from other pupils and teachers.

Papercrafting at Potter Around

This week at Potter Around the theme is watercolour cards. Lose yourself in this relaxing project. These cards start with rubber stamped images for you to colour with watercolour pencils or paint with marker pens. Classes run on Tuesday morning 10.30-12.30 and Thursday evening 7-9pm. Classes are bookable through www.potteraround.co.uk or by phone on  01506 23896.

What I've made today.

Finally, some spare time to just play with craft goodies. I'm currently hooked on making mini photo books and today they are wedding themed. I found the stripe paper in Hobycraft at the weekend and just had to make something with it.

Papercrafting at Potter Around

Exciting news, as of next week I will be running papercrafting classes at Potter Around in Kirknewton. These will be held on Tuesday mornings 10.30 - 12.30 and on Thursday evenings 7 - 9pm.  Having proved very popular at the weekend my first two classes will be Flower Pot Cards and a 2 ring mini album. Classes are bookable through www.potteraround.co.uk or by phone on  01506 23896.

Flower Pot Cards

2 Ring Mini Album

A Great Big THANK YOU

To everyone who came along to the Artstamps Exhibition over the weekend, thank you. To everyone who came along to my workshops, thank you. To everyone who spared the time to answer my little survey, thank you - watch this space. To my helpers Vanessa, David and Ross thank you. To Mike, Tracy and the organising team, thank you.

Bags packed, ready to go!

I can't believe the weekend has come round so quickly. I have spent today checking and packing all the lovely kits for tomorrows' workshops at the Artstamps exhibition in the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. Off now to relax, but maybe first I'll check those kits just one last time!

Baby Boy Mini Book

Here's the front cover and some inside shots of a mini book I’ve made up for a friend’s baby boy - hope she likes it.

Off now to make up card samples and kits for my weekly class in Bathgate.

5 Days To Go . . .

Hi, sorry it’s been a while since my last blog. I’ve been really busy making up kits for the workshops at the Artstamps exhibition this weekend. I think everything is ready and I can’t wait to teach these workshops.

Additional Workshops

I'm now going to host a couple of extra workshops at the Artstamps Exhibition making a total of 6 over the weekend.  Workshops are bookable on the day, times and prices are on here.

Cute Cards
These cute mini cards introduce you to Papermania's new character Tulip.

2 Ring Mini Album
This mini album is perfect to hold your precious photos. A selection of designs will be available to choose from.

Artstamps Exhibitions workshop photos

As promised, here are photos of the workshops I'll be running at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 4th and 5th June. Workshops are bookable on the day, times and prices are on here.

Fancy Fold Cards
With a few folds transform a sheet of card into a stylish pleated card. We'll make a monster card for the

 boys and a floral card for the girls.

Baby Mini Albums

These cheque book style mini albums have a page for each month of baby's first year. It's your choice whether you make a boy or girl album in class as you get supplies for both.

Flower Pot Cards

These cute cards are bouquets of flowers that will never wilt. They have a pull out tag which reveals your message.

Recipe Folder

One for all you recipe collectors out there. Turn envelopes into pockets and store your recipes in style.

BIG NEWS

Big News. Big News. It has just been confirmed that I will be running workshops at the Artstamps Exhibition in the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. This show runs 4th and 5th June 2011. Check back, photos to follow soon.

Best of Friends mini book

This is one of my favourite mini book styles. It's so adaptable! I love the ribbon spine and the internal pockets allow you to show off more photos.

 

Mini Craft Bio

Here goes, dipping my toes into the blogosphere. Watch this space for crafty goings-on and some pretty pictures. To start things off here's a bit about me. 

I've always been a bit crafty, but things really kicked off in 1996 on holiday in America, when I first discovered Michaels and Jo-Anns craft stores. Wow! I took to cardmaking like a duck to water, and with a toddler in the house, had many a cute photo in need of scrapbooking.  In the next few years I racked up a good few more trips to Americal, taking in classes on various cardmaking and scrapbooking techniques as well as collecting several hundred feet of till receipts :-)  Did I mention I have an understanding husband?

In 2003, I took a Christmas job at The Paper Mill Shop in Livingston, which became permanent.  Excellent! Staff discount on my crafting goods!  I demo'd and ran weekly classes at the shop until its closure in 2011.  Over the years, I have also demo'd and run classes at other craft shops and have run scrapbooking evening classes for West Lothian Council. In April 2010, I started running classes in the Community Wing of Simpson Primary School.

As well as teaching classes and demo'ing, I have made and sold a wide range of goods over the years - greetings cards, wedding stationery, scrapbooks, mini photo-books, hand-decorated vases & T-lighters, wine glass charms and much more. I sold these through a number of outlets including shops and craft & wedding fairs, as well as word of mouth.