sugar and spice

This week is the start of Hobby Crafts at the NEC.....are you coming ?? If so, and you fancy making this little lovely... Then you need to get on a WOW class and for the FIRST time ever, WOW are taking pre-bookings...read all about it.... See you there Hugs Marion xxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Oh Boy, it's like all our christmases have come at once here. Not only have we got ALL the NEW yummy stock of Glitz, Echo Park, American Crafts AND Smash, to name but a few....but look whats just arrived ready for us to make some samples for Ally Pally.... So...... What colour will yours be ??? I've made this one a necklace, or it could be a brooch or how about an embellie for your NEW Smash book ???? The choice is yours #excited !!!! What is it with our huggable customers..... Here's the lovely Suzanne hugging the new Smash books...OK..Suzanne, you can let go now LOL !!! If you want to see what all the fuss is about pop on in, but we can't be held responsible for your lack of will power :) :) Hugs Marion xxx

It's here !!!!!!! The NEW Smash, that is..... All good things come to those who wait. And all of you lovelies that put in your Pre-order, await your phone calls. One box decided to go on a little journey but we've been assured it'll be safe in our hands tomorrow. :) :) Alongside all the above yumminess are the punches soooo many of you have been awaiting. It's going to be like an early Christmas for so many people :) :) love it !!!! Anyway I have to go price it now so you can get your crafty little mitts on it. Hugs Marion xxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Stash starved that is..... We had a super duper delivery on Thursday of soooo much yummy stash, we're still pricing it !!! I'm planning on getting some of it out today, its going to be a bit like a square peg in a round hole, think I need a bigger shop (sorry Ricky I didn't just say that) so bear with :) :) Many of you know my love for ribbon, well, this is just one box of yummy new ribbons... And this is our lovely Paula Poston hugging AND not letting go, I daren't show her the others, we had to prise them out of her hands to show another customer, don't worry she got to hug them again :) :) and went away with a happy purchase :) :) Looks like we're going to have to re-order the fabulous Sparkle Medium, you loved that, we knew you would. !!!! No sooner will we get this lot out and we have another delivery coming on Wednesday....see I told you I needed a bigger shop. LOL !! Happy crafting everyone Hugs Marion xxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

the fabulous sparkle medium, that is, the hardest decision was what colour to play with, but play with, we did. I spent the evening making samples for Ally Pally with Polly and Jayne, I accented my little house with it and Polly stencilled her house with it Jayne made a beautiful wall hanging, it was still drying, so you'll just have to pop in the shop to see it. We also had another Pan Pastel delivery, this time including their fabulous Masks. We've got some serious deliveries coming this week, so in the process Nina and myself worked tirelessly to make room for it all, although I know a lot of it isn't going to last long ;) It's my last day on QVC today until the beginning of April as I'm off to teach for WOW in Birmingham (it's a bit like déjà vu) LOL Julie Hickey (Craftwork Cards) is up first followed by me, we've both got some FAB items and I'm going to definitely try and get all my demos in...yeah right !!! I'll post pics as the yummy stash arr...

What a lovely morning, not only is the sun shinning, but the lovely Mars, sent me a beautiful handmade flower, made with the fabulous Craftwork Cards Flowers, but she wrapped it in tissue and then put it in a gorgeous gift box....so much care and attention went in to it THANK YOU Mars, you're amazing !!!! Hugs Marion xxxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

NO GLUE BASKET Using one of the speciality cardstocks from QVC item 503167  (this is perfect, as the weight is just right and it has the added advantage of a gorgeous speciality finish) cut a square 7.5” x 7.5”  then using a scoreboard, score at 2.5” on all sides.  On the corners, score from the score join to the edge it should look like this Then fold on all lines, pinch in corners and punch holes in folded corners for the ribbon. Add decorative border strips to the four sides, thread ribbon and tie. Fill with treats and enjoy !!! These can be made in any size, as long as you start with a square and divide your score lines by 3

I've spent the day prepping for next Wednesday's show on Q at 2pm And now I feel brain dead. But before I go off into a slumber here's a little bit of inspo for you... As soon as I get time I'll be doing a tutorial on this....hang in there : :) This one's a sneak peak for the show on Wednesday, it's nearly finished, but not quite !! Another little sneak.......OMG I LOVE this product, can't wait to share :) :) Hugs Marion xxx - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad