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Busy fun times......

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It's been a while since I last posted so thought I would share some of what I've been up to lately.  For a long time I've wanted to sell some of the items that I make, but had been afraid to.....what was holding me back was the thought of 'What if no-one likes it'. Gasp and tears would follow.  I was having a conversation with my 9yr old son late last year about him giving things a go and not being afraid to jump in and try because you just don't know what will happen until you do.  The old saying of 'Feel the fear and do it anyway' sprang to my mind. Sometimes and only sometimes he can really surprise me.  He paused for a second and turned me and in a quiet thoughtful voice said 'You know mum, you should sell some of your craft things that you make, I think you'd do really well.' At that point I realised I had to live by example.  I thanked him for his kind words and told him that even though I was afraid that no-one else would like

Challenge #123 enTWINED

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Welcome to the reminder post for challenge #123 entwined for Let's Craft and Create! As the challenge title suggests this months theme is the use of twine in a project.  When I thought of twine I automatically thought of a males birthday card for some reason.  I had some nautical themed prima paper that I thought would work quite well with some stamped rustic images.  Here's what I managed to come up with....... To complete this project I have used: Prima - French Riviera Archival Ink Black Vintage Photo Distress ink Pearl enamel dots Stamp set Thanks for stopping by!