A little treat for me!

Another week gone, Handmade Monday sure does make the days pass quick. Once you've finished here make sure you go over and take a look. Bath Bomb Creations are also beginning to host linky parties every Sunday and could really do with your support so please visit them too.

So what have the past few days held for me? A few night shifts (boring!) and i'm now on a weekend off (hooray!) I finally managed to meet up with the friend who ordered the Jessica photo frame a few weeks ago and she was delighted with it. Pretending to be 'ladies who lunch' we went out for a nice healthy-ish meal which I finished off with a big helping of black forest gateau, It didn't help my diet but it sure did taste good!

Onto the handmade stuff, an idea popped into my head for a little plaque, I make different designs for little boys and girls bedrooms but what about the adults? I decided to make one for mum and dads room

I'ts not turned out how I was hoping but after a bit of tweaking I think I can improve it.
Next is something I've made for myself. I made a couple of kitchen boards as Christmas presents but one design stuck in my head. I wasn't sure who to make it for so I decided to treat myself and i'm glad I did

I really love these kitchen boards, there are so many designs possible and I think the caption at the bottom really finishes them off (even if I did forget to dot the I's before taking the photos).

You can have it made with any persons name and the caption can say anything you wish. Even the design can be made to suit any personality.

That's all I have to show this week, next weekend will be Mothers Day so I hope you'll all be remembering it.
Until next time,
Jem
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2nd lot of Christmas presents revealed

If you missed the first lot of Christmas presents revealed you can see the post here.

Now I'd like to show you something that I made for my mum,

I had this idea in my head for months and it came out pretty much how I'd imagined. This personalised kitchen board with pretty mulberry flowers in mulberry paper plant pots hangs from a twine hanger. It has a small felt pouch hanging at the back which holds a piece of chalk and the whole board measures approx 45cm x 30cm.

Before she saw this my mum asked me to make a present for her sister so I got to thinking. I decided to use the same idea but tweak it to match her personality. I know she likes cats and I know her kitchen is blue so the obvious answer was this

again it has a small felt pouch with chalk at the back for writing on the blackboard part.

I'm really pleased with these, they can be designed to match pretty much any personality and are a great addition to the kitchen. They will be on the website when it is up and running, along with some other designs.

I'm pleased that Handmade Monday is back up and running after the busy Christmas period, I have missed it these past weeks. Go and have a look at what everyone's got to show, I'm sure there'll be a lot to catch up on!
Until next time,
Jem
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