A pretty little box and gift

You know how much I love to make little boxes ! This one is decorated with some of the latest Tonic products. More details at Blog Tonic.

And I couldn't very well make a sweet little gift box without putting a gift in it could I. These beautiful cameos from Tonic are so detailed and exquisite, they are good enough to be worn as jewellery. 

Just look how detailed these are - even close up they are beautiful ! This is my absolute favourite one!

I may change out the pearl for a creamy coloured pearl drop the next time I am shopping for bead supplies. But otherwise, I shall be wearing this.

We have snow today...I wonder if it will keep on snowing...my husband and daughter would love a snow day off school!

Stay warm

Doda
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Seed drawers

Here is another of the Tonic Studios Lyon drawer units that I decorated. This time I added little wooden drawer pulls to become feet. I also used real wood veneer which I stained with a rosewood wood stain to the drawer fronts and also as the backplate for the seeds nameplate. 

I love the fact there are many surfaces to decorate. Here is the back of the unit.

And, I couldn't resist lining the drawers with botanical paper. I love fine detail ! 

It'll be a wee while before we start the seed planting here, but it does make me long for the Spring looking at this !

Stay warm and cosy wherever you are

Doda
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Circus style

This is the latest mini furniture from Tonic Studios. What yiu get is a blank unit which you can build and decorate any way you like. Just for fun, I went with a circus theme on this one. I think it turned out very cheery looking! The launch of these units is on Create and Craft TV tomorrow at 10pm. The show is coming live from the CHA show in the USA.

You know me ! I can't help but take advantage of every surface on offer.

Including the back of the unit !


It's been wild and windy here in the Highlands, and many people here have had power cuts. We are thankful for a nice warm cosy log fire!

I hope you are safe and warm wherever you are/

Have a lovely day

Doda
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Happy New Year

Hello ! Wow, it's already January the 8th...where does the time go?
It's been a busy time here...working on projects, looking after the family...there is always something to do. It's been an interesting holiday too...the PC died, the bread machine broke, and the vacuum cleaner broke. Then there was a tummy bug...but then...
We bought a new toy to replace the bread machine...

 ...and it has a pasta attachment, so the other night...(after a bit of a fight until I had figured it out,) we had fresh pasta...

It was yum! I do like a lot of Black pepper on mine! ;-)

Nothing much is happening with out new house build at the moment, but we hope to hear something in the next couple of weeks. Because we changed our heating from Oil to Air source heat pump, it has to go back to the planning dept for approval. However we are very excited to not be tied down to ordering oil ever again! Our current rental home seems to eat oil at a rather alarming rate.

Here is a video about the type of heating we are going to have,

Sounds good doesn't it? I'll let you know when we get there if it turns out as good as it looks.

Well, I must get on. I have a couple of projects I need to finish and photograph.

have a lovely day.

Doda
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card and candles

One of Tonic Studios latest dies is this ornate comb. I had this pretty picture of a Japanese lady combing her hair, so have combined them in a card. Which reminds me, I must book a haircut ! :-)

I have also just made a batch of beeswax candles and now have them on sale at a local art gallery. Of course I used my Tonic Studios dies to make the pretty labels!

Time to go check that the log fire is still crackling away! Brrr, it's cold out there!
Have a lovely weekend. Stay safe!

Doda
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What's in the box ? It' a little keepsake album

Here's what is inside the cute little oval gift box. I made a sweet little album with a message. The album features a wonderful variety of beautiful Victorian ladies.

It can be opened up in the box...

...or taken out the box completely. It was hard to show you how long it is, I have 16 photographs and two quotes.

"Be Yourself, an original is worth more than a copy", is my quote for the beginning of the album.

I would love to know each of these lovely ladies stories, wouldn't you? If only photographs could speak.

You could use this idea to make a little keepsake album with your own choice of photographs or quotes. I hope it has inspired you. For more ideas with the latest Tonic Studios products, pop on over to Blog Tonic.

Doda
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A little box

Tonic Studios have done it again. Created some more beautiful dies to play with.
I decided to use these ones to make a pretty box. The box started life as one of those kraft paper coloured papier mache box blanks . You can buy them at Hobbycraft, and many other craft shops.

 I covered mine with pretty Tonic paper and decorated with the dies.

Inside is pretty too as I have lined it with more of the papers.

The little feet were made from some beads I had in my stash. I think it gives the box a cute quirky look.

...but you'll have to wait to see what I made to go in the box until my next post. 

To see more of Tonic Studios new releases, pop on over to Blog Tonic.

Stay warm and cosy wherever you are . 

Doda

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