Crafty Kayes Room

I beaded this Dragonfly Suncatcher for  my daughter in law who has a special affinity with dragonflies. It is very pretty when the sun shines on it.    

I was asked to make an Engagement card  for a friend's niece. I added a photo of the happy couple inside the front cover  and a verse on the opposite side.    

The second Craft Mad Monthly Swap was a Tic Tac Toe  From the grid I chose  Fancy Fun Fold , Patterned Paper and Green . This fold caught my eye on a post so I thought I would give it a try.  it is called a floating Hexagonal and so simple I couldn't believe it.  I see lots of them being made this Christmas.    

  First card for last months Craft Mad Monthly Swap. We were asked to copy a sketch which I have added below. I always start with good intentions but tend to stray off the brief a bit  so I hope my partner is happy with my version. 

My next Christmas project was also a birthday gift  It is a Rolife Christmas Music Box. Such a pleasure to build. The music box is in the base  and the gorgeous little house spins around as the music is playing.  Thank you Ruth and Geoff.  

Time for the first of my Christmas projects for this year. Book Nooks seem to be the rage at the moment. My friend gave me this kit for my birthday and I had so much fun building it.  So much detail including lights and music box. I just love it. Thank you Gail.    

Another card order. This time for a young couple and we needed to  have a dog feature somewhere in it. Luckily I had this die which really suited the instructions.  

The second card theme for this Craft Mad Monthly Swap  was an inked background. as I am really not a stamper nor do I own many inks anymore,  this was the best I could come up with at the time. It was well received by my partner, but I was a bit disappointed with myself.  

The first card for our partner in this Craft Mad Monthly Card Swap   was a Tic Tac Toe card so with Christmas creeping up  I chose Christmas, Ribbon,and Jewels and this is the result.   

A Thank you card for a friend who is also an avid  Collingwood Football team supporter so black and white  was the obvious choice    

Another 80th card o share today. Was asked for something pretty with flowers so I hope  this fits the bill.    

 I was asked to make an 80th birthday card by a friend.  I know the lady it was intended for is from the country  so I thought a bit of Australiana might be suitable   

I recently completed this Tea Shop. My friend gave it to me after she found it a bit challenging as all the instruction were in a foreign language  so the only guide was very small photographs. I will say it was quite a challenge and a few short cuts were taken.   However I am still very happy with the result.  

Last post for our Craft Mad Monthly Swap Card (all caught up now😉) This is the selection of embossing panel I sent to my partner. in return I received a lovely parcel of dies and panel including some stunning  floral panels that I am planning to use to create some special cards   

Part three of this swap. a collection of die cuts of all shapes and sizes  It is lovely to try other peoples dies now and again as we all collect differently. I hope my partner enjoyed them as much as I did mine.    

As well as a Tic Tac Toe card we also had to send some die cuts and embossed panels  to our partners for this Craft Mad Monthly Swap Card.  I recently purchased some of these background dies so thought I would send  a couple of kits along for my partner to try.  

A few more pens for the outlet shop. Loved the colours in these  and they come in kit form so really easy to go together . Nice little gift .   

Another Craft Mad Monthly Swap Card to share today.  You may be able to guess that I am trying to catch up after a bit of an absence. The theme was Tic Tac Toe. I chose blue, butterflies and ribbon for my card to send to my partner     

I decided to try my hand at pen making. I thought it would be  a good alternative for my outlet shop and as it is out in the country I thought  the cows were the perfect theme.    

This was my second card for the Craft Mad Monthly Swap Card I chose to case a card from a 2022  card swap.  Was really happy with this one.   

For our recent Craft Mad Monthly Swap Card we had to case a sketch card  from 2016. This was the original sketch  My card for my partner  

This is my second card for my partner for the  May Craft Mad Monthly Card Swap. The image is a real blast from the past as I have had them  in my stash for such a long time.    

Finally catching up on the Craft Mad Swaps. The theme for this month, which I think was actually for May, was  Embossed background.  This is my card for my partner.   

 Happy Birthday to my daughter Belinda today. Hope your day is a special as you are. Love and big hugs to you. xxxxx    

I was asked to make a card for a golf fanatic. I was very happy with the result and I hope the man  I made it for loves it as well.   I added a verse on the blank inside section as well   

I borrowed this quote from a site on the internet  but I cannot find the link now to credit it so apologies for that. It just fits my purpose after being treated by the same doctor  for nearly thirty years. I will certainly miss him.    

My Doctor is retiring and I wanted to make a little gift for him  Blooms n Lace had this kit available and I think it fits the occasion very well. Small bottle of wine fits perfectly as did the chocolate. There was also a ladies version available  so I have it tucked away for a suitable occasion.     

I recently built this Bookend Miniature room. I do enjoy miniatures, they can be a bit of a challenge at times  but the end result is always rewarding.   

my garden has been neglected while I have been recuperating  but I was lucky enough to have friends who helped with the basics. These two cactii were in the backyard, unnoticed until one day they just blossomed.  Just shows what you can achieve with sheer neglect. 😊    

Our village once again held a Biggest Morning Tea  to raise funds for the Cancer Council.  Our morning tea was all donated by residents as was the raffle prizes  and we raised $1834 which we hope will happy someone live a better life during  their journey with this disease.   A wonderful effort by everyone involved.  

A while since I have posted. Haven't been doing much craft  while recovering from surgery but I have managed a bit of crocheting  for an outlet shop in the country.