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What I've been up to lately...

What about you?

Μερικά από τα πράγματα που έφτιαξα τώρα τελευταία...

Εσείς τι κάνατε;

Tea Time

What was last night all about?

In front of the tv,

like a proper Granny! - hahaha

And the result. Unfinished though, because for me

these fingerless gloves seem TOO plain!

I'll have to add some things to decorate them!

Also, I want to thank Maria Z for offering me this blog award!

It means a lot to me and I really appreciate it!

Now, taking my turn, I'll honor with this award the following:

A Dog's Dream

Art Makes Me Happy

Batzy RockShop

Cemprut

Elina Mother Scrapper...!

Ginger*Urchin

Heart Handmade

Kallia's Wonderland

My Serendipity

❤ elycia
Go grab your button from here.

Have A Lovely Weekend!

More Granny Squares Purses

I want to thank you all so much for your kind comments about the Granny Square Purse that I made for my friend Afrodite. It means a lot to me! I'm glad that it turned out so pretty, even though I have never tried anything like it before, and Afrodite loved it!

So, for your eye pleasure...

I've made some more Granny Squares Purses

NOW available on my Etsy Shop & Dawanda!

I think I'm addicted!

Won't you be?

Christmas Ornaments

A couple of weeks ago I've started working at a kindergarten where I "teach" little ones the magic of creating beautiful things out of nothing. Nothing compares to the joy and the amazed look I see in their eyes every time we finish something new. Little kids are adorable! So, the theme of our creations so far is -WHAT ELSE?- Christmas. And here are some Christmas tree ornaments that we've made.
These are super easy and you can also make them with your kids! That would be a fun parent-child activity!
All you need is simple materials, mostly scraps of felt and paper, hot glue (or any other glue, but hot glue dries faster) and a lot of imagination.

Reindeer Ornament

Lady Penguin Ornament

The little skier

I don't have step-by-step pictures but I'm sure you can understand the process anyway. If you need some extra information don't hesitate to ask me.

Happy Crafting!

Tutorial - Printable - Sticky Notes Folder

I wanted to show you my latest creation. Christmas is around the corner and I know that many of you are scratching your heads trying to find the perfect gift for your loved ones that won't cost you a fortune, plus it would be useful and most importantly HANDMADE!
As I was browsing my computer inspiration files (yes I have many of those files) I saw a printable of a sticky notes cozy from Peptogirl. What a great idea that is! I wanted to make one ASAP! But the sticky notes that I had around didn't fit in this one, they were too thick, so I decided to make one on my own from scratch. So, here's the tutorial that I've come up with.

Supplies:

❤  sticky notes, any size you like
❤ piece of thick paper, card stock e.t.c. patterned or plain.

❤ a design program as Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw (optional, if you want to set up the whole thing and print it)

❤ printer (optional, if you want to print something on it)
❤ a bone folder (optional)

❤  ruler and cutter or scissors (cutting mat, optional but really useful)
❤ a set of Velcro fasteners
❤ double sided tape or glue (optional)

❤ decorative scissors or edge puncher

❤ fancy stickers, ribbons, buttons e.t.c.

Instructions:

❤ First of all, you take your sticky notes pad and measure it around. Mine was 7,7 x 7,7 x 0,9 cm.

❤ On a piece of paper you can make a ruff sketch of how your final piece would be so that you'll know exactly the final size of it. Your measurements (7,7 x 7,7 cm) would be the center piece, the back of your sticky notes, and then add the 0,9 cm on top and on bottom, plus one more mm (so that you can fold it) that's 1 cm on each side. Next, add another rectangle on the bottom, let's say 7,7 x  6 cm (that would be the top cover) and another smaller rectangle on the top 7,7 x 4 cm.

❤ You can either skip that step. Open a design program and make the same sketch that you did on paper being careful to use the exact same measurements. Now you can add whatever you want, design a pattern, put clip arts, add a clever note... use your imagination. Just keep in mind that whatever you put on the upper side must be reversed (upside -down) so that when you fold it you can see everything straight. When you are done and satisfied with the result print it on the card stock paper that you desire.

❤ If you don't design it on your computer, just make the same measurements directly on you paper and with a ruler and a cutter or if you're really good with scissors cut it around. Then, with a bone folder, fold the dashed lines.

For better folding use your ruler as a guide and

with the edge of your bone folder, mark the dashed lines.

❤ Now you can cut the edges with an edge puncher or use a decorative scissors to make the edges a little bit more interesting.

❤ Take your sticky notes and you can either put them in right away (if they are sticky enough to stay in place) or  for being more secure, add a piece of double sided tape or just a bit of glue.

❤ Pill off the back of the bottom piece (or the top, it doesn't matter) of the Velcro fasteners, stick it to the desired place and then take off the other one and just put the card stock cover on it. That way you can be sure that you have sticked everything right in place.

❤ Finally, you can use whatever material you want to decorate your cover. You can stamp it, add stickers, ribbons, gift tags, glitter or whatever you can think of. It depends on the occasion. This would make a perfect gift for little kids, co-workers, Valentine's day, Christmas or just for fun. And the good part is that you can re-use it if you want to. You'll just have to stick another sticky note pad inside!
You can customize it however you want. Here are some ideas:

You can download the printable version

(for personal use only, not for resale. Thanks!)

here

I hope that you enjoyed it and if you make

something like that I'd love to see it!
Thanks For Stopping By!

Afrodite In Paris

My good friend Afrodite LOVES Paris so

I've made her a Digital Scrapbooking Layout

based on that idea.

I've used free downloadable papers and elements.

1. A Polaroid Template (you can find many free sources around the web. I can't remember mine but I also found this)
2. Vinnie Pearce Dream Mini Kit (Two Peas In A Bucket)
3. Someone Special (Luna Rosa's Scraps)
4. Betsy Tuma 2ps Bottle Cap Words (Two Peas In A Bucket)
5. Free Photoshop Brushes that I can't remember their source

Digital Scrapbooking can be really addictive after all!

Do you like it?

Scrapbooking - Traditional & Digital

Yesterday I discovered the magical world of Digital Scrapbooking! I decided to give a try to some free stuff that I've downloaded some time ago. I have one thing to say... Digital Scrapbooking? - SUPER FUN! At first I thought that the result wouldn't be so good. I've always thought that technology can't be compared to the actual ART but maybe I was wrong. Ok, I admit that there is nothing like being able to touch and feel the materials and  textures but the result is as beautiful as the "real one". For the following pages I've used two kits that I've downloaded from Luna Rosa's Scraps (Grandma's House & Autumn Blessings), an amazing site that offers almost everyday Digital Scrapbooking freebies (papers & elements). I've printed some of the papers and they look pretty good actually.

With the String Theory papers I've started this mini album.

I've cut some cereal boxes, stitched and glued on them some of the String papers. I've also made two pockets where I've put the tags that I've made a couple of days ago.

For the cover I've made my own embellishments out of clear plastic and carton which I've colored them with acrylic paints and decorated with buttons (based on a idea from the book 52 Scrapbooking challenges).

It's not finished yet but I love it already!

I'm improving, aren't I?

Tell me what you think!