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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So what's been going on I might hear you ask? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This year has been pretty hectic, lots of orders, new products and kids keeping me occupied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was also diagnosed with Fibro this year and it made me reevaluate a few things. I noticed I was getting increasing pain in my hands and my eyesight was getting worse so I found I was making more mistakes. Don't even get me started on the brain fog, I have to write everything down otherwise it's instantly forgotten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well in an attempt to be more consistent with my illustration I have moved to using an IPad Pro for all my designing and then printing on top quality card rather than all hand drawing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My original method was to sketch on paper, get approval from the customer, make any changes if needed, then scanning, redrawing and then colouring (and that was on a good day, often the pen might slip as my hands hurt, or I would draw a line a little too thick or occasionally take a pen lid off and it explode. ) If I found any problems I would redo. Some portraits could easily take several hours just because of a tiny mistake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can imagine this had to stop, or at least change!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was a real battle with my brain and heart though. My brain wanted to be practical and produce top quality portraits every time. But my heart felt it wasn't truly hand made, that customers wouldn't expect something digital to be hand drawn. What do you think? I started to realise that it isn't always the way you make something but the results with some handmade items. If I realistically charged for all the time a portrait took, with all the redos and customers wanting last minute changes no one could afford it! But, if I drew it digitally I could easily make these alterations, reduce my time and the pain in my hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also discovered a wonderful new plan formed...... but I will tell you more about that another time or you will be sooooooo bored of such a long wordy post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So today I thought I would show you a little look at my portrait style as it has changed over the years and how they look now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My first portrait. You may notice noone has any necks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I did love this one though and it was for a friend and never sold so don't panic any of you copyright police out there! (that's usually me lol)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another hand drawn portrait, this one has so much texture and that kilt!!!! Oh my that took hours to get the pattern right!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You may notice that hand drawn portraits are much harder to photograph too, so much detail is lost in the image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In fact it took well over a year for my characters to start getting more realistic proportions. I've never liked the idea of drawing someone as large or thin, busty or flat. I tend to create my portraits with a feeling of their inner child. I do get asked to make people larger or thinner mind so I have started to do that now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a portrait I was asked to create for a preschool! What a great way for people to identify with the staff in the setting in a friendly way. This portrait was digital, and just as well as there were a few alterations, people to be added and others who had changed job roles. Here it is again all festived up ready for Christmas cards!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So that's it from me until the next post! (hopefully in less than 6 months!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be sharing this post on the wonderful <a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2018/handmade-monday-105?fbclid=IwAR1JrnsXJdVJMMtmB2he8Ux070rhwdOAzvAGQ8u7O_6OvFNzz3fMGCt_y3o" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> so do pop by and check out some other amazing crafty blogs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jen xx</span>JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-87260913933213846192018-04-23T16:03:00.000+01:002018-04-25T17:41:04.928+01:00Story stones... the return!<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been working hard on my story stones recently and those of you who follow my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennysiscrafts/" target="_blank">page</a> will see plenty of posts showcasing my new designs.</div>
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So why the revamp? Well I pretty much stopped creating my stones when I discovered it was actually illegal to remove pebbles from beaches. I was aware there were some beaches that you couldn't do it and I avoided those I knew about but apparently it is all beaches in the UK! Oh my, that really changed things. I couldn't find any pebbles to buy in the UK that were exactly what I needed and I didn't want to add to the cost even more. I needed to rethink.</div>
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This is an image of my original stones. I used to draw and colour the illustrations onto media paper and then cut them out, glue them and then cover in varnish! It was a very long process and only worked successfully on flat surfaces. </div>
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I am very keen on not using materials unnecessarily and looking after the environment and of course upcycling. So I needed a rethink! </div>
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I found some small 4cm square tiles. Perfect! not too costly. So on testing they were great for manufacture but on the drop test.... OOOOPS! smash!</div>
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Back to the drawing board again. How can I make responsibly sourced story stones??</div>
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I had lots of wood left over from a project so thought I would have an experiment!</div>
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I created these slithers of wood, perfect size to hold and I love the texture. Now can I get away with calling them story stones? I did wonder about changing the word to tiles instead of stones, but you know what? I love the way story stones sound!</div>
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So that's how the revamp started.</div>
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Here is a set of my finished tiles stones. Each is double sided and sealed and varnished in toy grade varnish.</div>
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I have also created add on packs. These contain 6 double sided tiles all in a theme. So far these include mini beast, on the farm, fantasy, emotions and woodland. There are lots more on their way tho!!! If you'd like to see the full range do <a href="http://jennysis.uk/index.php/product-category/story-stones/" target="_blank">click here </a></div>
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I am also close to releasing these roll a story cubes. These contain 5 images and one title and will be sold in sets of 6, 4 or singularly.</div>
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I also needed to revamp my logo! So here is my new sparkly logo. I really wanted to get over the feeling of telling a story. </div>
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I will be sharing my post over at <a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2018/4/22/handmade-monday-72" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> if you fancy popping by to find some fab new blogs to read or even to take part.</div>
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Do you like to make lists?<br />
Do you like everything to be ready for you to fill in?<br />
Do you like colour or inspirational quotes?<br />
Do you like accessories, stickers and clips?<br />
Do you like to doodle as you think?<br />
How do you feel about pages that look a mess?<br />
Do you like to rearrange your planner often and move things around?<br />
Do you like to stick with a particular format?<br />
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So these are a few basic yet important questions to ask yourself. If you are new to planning though don't panic, you now have the exciting opportunity to find out the answers to the above questions!<br />
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SO we looked at how you plan. Now the best sort of planner to fit the bill. Here are a selection of planner styles, all are great in their own ways and fully adaptive to your style, especially if you know someone (hint hint) who can make you a customised planner if needed.<br />
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<u><b>RingBound , like a filofax, Carpe Diem etc</b></u></div>
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Ring bound planners usually have 6 rings inside that open so you can pop in whatever inserts you wish. The idea with these planners is to customise them yourself. You can often buy planners with diary inserts in place and a few blank pages from high street shops. Or you can pop me a message and I can find a few to suit.<br />
Inserts are easy enough to come by. Places like WHSmiths, Paperchase and Amazon are all good places to look for inexpensive inserts. (or you can ask me! lol)<br />
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You can move your inserts around easily until you find an order you are happy with.<br />
You can remove pages you have used or don't need easily<br />
You can add dividers and pockets<br />
There are lots of things you can bling your planner up with including decals for the cover.<br />
The cover usually has handy pockets on the inside, great for storing business cards... you never know when you need to drop one of those!<br />
You can get ringbound planners in a variety of sizes<br />
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There is only so much you can put in them. unless you get giant rings of course. So a day a page insert will pretty much fill it up.<br />
To add your own inserts you will need to purchase a holepunch that can punch the correct distance<br />
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Have a look at my Carpe Diem business planner set up <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50lBbuJdO0w" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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These planners are similar to the ring bound, you can move your pages around easily enough and remove or add inserts<br />
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<b>Pro's</b><br />
Can be used for day to day planning or memory planning (although you can get really creative!)<br />
Lots of accessories available! (I mean loads! Happy Planner is American so it is harder to get some supplies but Staples sells Arc supplies)<br />
<b>Con's</b><br />
The Americans seem to have access to the most wonderful accessories and ridiculously low prices (very envious!) There are still nice ones here however but not as many<br />
The holes can get a bit worn and pages can become loose if used a lot.<br />
The planner becomes flimsy if there isn't much in it and it also becomes unrealistic if you try to cram too much in it (you can get different sized <a href="http://jennysis.uk/index.php/product/happy-planner-clear-teal-rings/" target="_blank">rings</a> which help)<br />
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Here are a couple of examples or Discbound planners. This one is of the Happy Planner which I transformed into a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=Beejjs8F9Fc" target="_blank">health planner</a>.<br />
This one is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gwrsFAoJT0" target="_blank">business planner</a> I created for a customer.<br />
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To have a look at some of the wonderful discbound planners and accessories I have in stock <a href="http://jennysis.uk/index.php/product-category/mambi/" target="_blank">click here</a>!<br />
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Bullet Journalling, Or BuJu, is a style of planning which can be as simple or complex as you like. All you need is a plain notebook. You can have it hard backed, spiral bound or even stapled. The key thing with Bullet journalling, or rather it's primary goal was list making. Now you will find so much inspiration regarding this method of journalling that it really is a case of the world is your oyster!<br />
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Cheap, You only need a book and a pen. Although it can cost a bit more if you want pretty pens and dotted paper! (I can even custom make you a dotted hardback book, perfect for the job!)<br />
Great if you are creative but also perfect for those who like clean lines and the simplistic look.<br />
Really adaptable and totally yours.<br />
Ideal for anyone who likes lists.<br />
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If you make a mistake it isn't always easy to remove a page.<br />
Can take a lot of time o set up if you really get into it... maybe that can be a pro too!<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_0t7IXerI4" target="_blank">Here</a> is a look inside a couple of my past journals. These were just notebooks and were a great way for me to find a system that worked for me. I will be adding a look through my latest BuJu soon.<br />
Here is a link to my BuJu <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Jennysiscrafts/journals-and-planners/bullet-journals/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> board for a little inspiration<br />
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<b><u>Travellers Notebooks - Midori, Jendori and lots more</u></b></div>
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This is possibly one of the most versatile (although I often flit between these and my bullet journals)<br />
A Travellers Notebook or TN is a cover with elastics inside which you then fill with inserts. You can have all sorts of inserts from a diary, celebration calendar, plain, dotted, colouring in.... Oh it is endless (and you guessed it I make these!!!!! )<br />
TN's can come in a variety of sizes and so it is always a good plan to check you are asking for the right size inserts when ordering. There are lots of places to buy inserts (Or <a href="http://jennysis.uk/index.php/product-category/inserts/" target="_blank">from me</a>!! hint hint)<br />
I sell my own range of these called <a href="http://jennysis.uk/index.php/product-category/jendori/" target="_blank">Jendori</a>. They are fabric covers and have either one or two folds and can come with or without internal pockets. Jendoris are made to order and I always try to match the fabric to your tastes.<br />
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Each TN is so different<br />
You can fully customise it with charms and accesssories<br />
You can have just the inserts you need<br />
Unique to you<br />
<b>Con's</b><br />
Few Brick and Mortar shops sell inserts or accesssories (although this is changing slowly)<br />
It can become really addictive!<br />
If you like perfect it may be too irregular for you, things can often stick out all over the place depending on your style.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK2Ie7KCOsA" target="_blank">Click here</a> to have a look through some of my Jendories and get an idea of how adaptable they are!<br />
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Well congratulations if you reached the end, Extra brownie points if you watched the links too! I do Hope I have helped a little in your quest for the ideal planner. I still juggle between a few if I'm honest, I love them all for totally different reasons which makes it so much harder to choose just one.... so I don't!<br />
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So if you fancy a new planner or want to browse my shop I have lots of ready to post items reduced at the moment! www.jennysis.uk<br />
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As I often make all these planners I thought I would share this post over at <a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2018/4/15/handmade-monday-71" target="_blank">Handmade Monday.</a> Do pop by if you have created anything recently and join in. xx<br />
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Before Christmas I spent some time revamping a character in a book I wrote a few years back. It occurred to me that to help me with the drawing it would be good if I could have a model to work from. I always struggle with profiles and obscure angles of the head. </div>
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Now my modelling skills do have a lot to be desired, I do like to give these things a go however, so here is my little tutorial for making a 3d figure.</div>
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So I'd like you to meet Pigley! A cute toddler who is discovering new and exciting things about her world.</div>
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So how to start creating her??? Well first off I got some wire and bent it into a vaguely stick figure shape. (really thought I had a pic of this ageist but apparently not.) for the head I just made a loop shape. Make sure your arms and legs are the same length as each other and that each end has a loop of metal. You can see the feet in this image are just loops.</div>
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Now get out the foil! I found the heap foil I had was a bit useless... Actually it was very useless all round. But I had some proper stuff and this worked far better. You want to compactly wrap the wire structure to flesh out the bones as it were. </div>
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Here you can see my little person now looks more person than stick! Why bother?? Well if I made the head completely out of clay it would 1, be very very heavy and 2, very expensive! This way you don't waste materials.</div>
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Next step was to get some flesh coloured clay and create the head shape. Because you make a loop in the wire at the beginning you will find the head should twist around or fall off!</div>
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Now bake you clay for about 15 minutes. This is something I hadn't thought to do before but it made a huge difference. The key thing to remember is to make sure you have all the facial features you want. You don't even need to add hair. If you wish to you could also add flesh to the hands and feet or anything else that will be exposed.</div>
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Once baked I allowed to cool and then started work on the rest of her, adding clothes and hair. I also added a stand so she wouldn't fall over.</div>
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Lastly, into the oven she goes (I felt like the wicked witch then lol)</div>
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Baked on 130 for 25 minutes (from a cold oven) In future I would pop a mug behind as she did tumble back at one point and the back of her hair caught slightly.</div>
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And here she is all finished. There is lots I'm not that happy about but I still love her. My first partially successful attempt at modelling a figure.</div>
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I am popping by <a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2017/12/30/handmade-monday-58" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> again, so why not pop by and say hi!</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-88332696728277764202018-01-07T20:20:00.001+00:002018-01-07T20:20:29.480+00:00Personlised colouring booksLast year I had an idea! (March to be exact) Well I had a few but time really didn't help on getting many done! Well my idea was to create personlised colouring sheets which would combine my portraits and my illustrations. So over the rest of the year I created a variety of different images, each containing a child. The children on the pages were headless! I'm sorry, yes that sound a bit brutal! But it was a necessity!<br />
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So why headless? Well I needed to be able to draw the heads on seperatly so that all the children in the colouring book would be the same child! (hence the personlised bit!)<br />
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So I can now create colouring books where the child is the focus of every picture, they are exploring and enjoying all sorts of environments from deep sea diving to riding giraffes.<br />
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I really have had lots of fun with this project and I can now offer these colouring books for £20.<br />
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-64761592837741831542018-01-05T20:26:00.000+00:002018-01-05T20:26:35.638+00:00Parenting the crafty way #6Well Hello there. I don't know about you but sometimes children totally confound me. I have worked with children for over 10 years before I stopped to extend my family. I have had the pleasure to work with children from 2 to 18 and what have I found? They are all totally different.<br />
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Now I thought all that practise would make parenting a doddle! In fact my eldest was pretty easy going on the whole, and she has so far survived to see 16, not taken drugs, had a boyfriend or become a smoking obsessed alcoholic! YAY! (huge win) So when it came to child number 2 I thought, 'hey man, I totally got this!'<br />
OMG how wrong was I!<br />
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Well on the plus side not only has number 2 reached 5 years old and started school in one piece but we also went on to have a number 3!<br />
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Now I don't want to go into too many details, but to say that the last few years with number 2 has been very difficult for me is a little bit of an understatment. I've had to deal with impressive tantrums and child who is so stubborn she will deny herself things she is desperate for just so she can be in charge or right!<br />
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As parents it is so easy to blame yourself for being a bad parent, that we did something wrong. This isn't true! At least I know this isn't true but I find I blame myself for so much. We have been on a few different courses and spoken to several professionals to help us be the best we can, but still things have been a bit off.<br />
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All my other crafty parenting posts have been as a result of these courses. I had been trying to create environments for my young ones that promotes praise and pride in their achievements as well as a way to express emotions and explore their world. Now generally these things have been positive and we still utalise a few, especially the <a href="https://jennysiscrafts.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=krOdyWABAAA.bk0N2NqZ3Zy82J6g6q6Bq_77RsDkAFMILwP53ctLeuC5RLkzgAh2oVx3L44w-jOxH2Q1HdidGu69yUrSbrTWBQ.9jWQqt1bswyYDctYRJ9S0Q&postId=1427290837590924379&type=POST" target="_blank">wow wall</a> (although this has had a make over, so more about that another time!)<br />
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Today though I felt I really had to share my latest idea. I realised earlier this week that when little 2 has a tantrum and hits out she really isn't happy about it, in fact she is in such torment with her emotions that a tantrum is exhausting and traumatic for her. I've tried many different systems and theories to help her but nothing really seems to work. So thinking cap on, this is what I did!<br />
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Yesterday I bought lots of exciting goodies which I popped in a new bag. The bag contained items I felt might help her feel calm, safe and distract her. There was a squeezy ball, a fidget spinner and a fidget ring, a bendy snake thing, a mirror (not glass) and a really soft owl. I didn't get anything that was either easy to break or would cause damage if thrown)<br />
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I introduced the bag to her by taking her to a little corner in my wardrobe and telling her that when we send her to time out it isn't because we are cross with her but to help her calm down. I followed by telling her that I could see how upsetting her being cross was for her and thought maybe, instead of a time out she could have a clam down place, somewhere special for her to hide and calm herself down.<br />
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So, keen on this idea she helped me decorate the space and get it all ready. She has cushions and a blanket to lie on, fairy lights on the ceiling and we hung the mirror up so she can see her face and check if she looks calm or not.<br />
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I also thought I would get her some ear muffs as sound sometimes bothers her as well as something to blow. I wondered about the traditional whoopy cushions but they are full of foam now and self inflate! (why? well taking deep breaths is a good way to try to calm down and I thought by inflating a whoopy cushion she would need deep breaths and then there is a payoff of sitting on it and making a funny noise!)<br />
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Well so far she has been to her calm spot twice and I have to say she has enjoyed her space. Fingers crossed it helps her. Will keep you up to date!<br />
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Next post will be something crafty but really wanted to share this with you. If you got to the end congratulations... sorry it was a bit wordier than usual!<br />
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Well, I know it has been a while! The last year really has been manic. Juggling work and children (don't actually juggle children, it's very frowned on).</div>
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I was finding it so hard to find time to just do. So in order to try to retain what little sanity I had left (not a lot!) I got making and I thought you, or at least those that are still around to read my musings, would like to see what I have been up to!</div>
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So I have been working on a lot of illustrating projects recently and it reminded me that I had a book I had written but I wasn't at all happy with the illustrations. I have drawn and redrawn this little character so many times and this is the latest version. she has gone from a baby to a preschooler! Why? Well, apparently , you should use characters the same age as the audience you are targeting. Makes a lot of sense, I mean no preschooler wants to be outdone by a baby do they!</div>
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This little girl is called Pigley. (we used to call my second little one Pigley when she was little). Pigley is the perfect age to explore the world an in the first book she is learning all about apples and how trees grow. </div>
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Here you can see various different versions I have tried in the past.</div>
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Once I had settled on a illustration for her I decided to give modelling a go. Now this is not something I will be repeating, at least not commercially. I have never been able to model very well but I have to say I am rather pleased with her. What do you think?</div>
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I have also been working on a colouring book for children. Once these are released they will actually be personlised to the child so they can in effect colour themselves in lots of different environments! I will also be doing a generic one which will be cheaper. More about this in the new year but until then I thought you might like a sneaky peek at one of the illustrations.</div>
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In other illustration news I have nearly finished a really exciting project for a local poet! This image is for a poem all about the torture of car journeys with siblings!I really love this illustration and the whole book is coming along amazingly! This book of nonsense poems will be available to buy after Christmas so I will keep you posted! </div>
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Lastly, for now! (don't want to bore you!) I have been brushing up on my illustrating skill with an online course and this is one of my pieces of homework! I'm so thrilled with this one! I wonder if I should make him into a greeting card?</div>
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I will be stopping by <a href="http://www.sumoftheirstories.com/2017/11/handmade-monday-50.html" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> to say hi as it really is my fav bloggy place to hang out on a Monday!</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-70146326011502648402017-06-06T10:45:00.000+01:002017-06-06T10:45:55.391+01:00Introducing JendorisSometimes I am very surprised at the directions my craftyness takes me. I have been really getting into planning this year and I currently have 3 different planners, healthy eating, business and everyday. My everyday has been particularly fun and has led to my latest product! Jendori!<br />
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So what is a Jendori? Well it's my personal take on the Travelers Notebook system. I'm not sure that answered the question right? </div>
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A travelers notebook, or in my case the Jendori is basically a cover with elastics inside. You can then add whatever inserts you wish to fill it up. </div>
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So what's so different about mine? Well each of my Jendoris are A6, fabric, trifold and quilted in my own swirly pattern. I also make inserts and can customise them to the colour scheme of the cover!</div>
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Each Jendori comes will added elastics and a metal charm. </div>
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There are so many fun fabrics to choose from. Here are just a few that have been made and sent out to their new forever homes recently.</div>
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I have created all sorts of inserts so far. These have included address books, diaries, habit trackers, plain and squared inserts and also bill trackers. So if you fancy having your own, unique Jendori then pop by my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jennysiscrafts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page or pop me a <a href="mailto:jenny@jennysis.com" target="_blank">message</a>. I will have everything listed on the website soon but it is currently being redone and it's taking me a while to add everything.</div>
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I will leave you with a video unveiling on one of my recent orders. </div>
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I will be popping my <a href="http://www.sumoftheirstories.com/2017/06/handmade-monday-28.html" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> to have a browse to do pop by to say hi and meet some wonderful crafters!</div>
<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-19760711913990248382017-04-17T16:11:00.000+01:002017-04-17T16:17:30.695+01:00Heat Embossing<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow! look at this, two posts in less than two weeks! Have I got my blogging mojo back????</div>
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I don't know about you, but whenever I have lots to do there is always something else I'd like to try. Recently inspiration has been popping up at odd times! Yesterday, my inspiration led me to my recently made Travelers Notebook. I say made, it's actually a bit of a work in progress and I am adapting it as I go along. I will share my notebook with you soon once I have a little more in it. Until then I would love to show you an insert I made.</div>
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I created an insert to wrap around one of my books. I wanted extra pockets. I decided to use a lovely pad of paper from First Editions called 'Isabelle' ( an old pad now unfortunately) </div>
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The patterns are so beautiful and full of pinks, greens and browns. This particular paper had lots of white so I thought I would use heat embossing to decorate it. You can see the difference here between the areas that I have decorated and those I have left.</div>
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This experiment led me to have another go and produce a video tutorial for you all. So I do hope you enjoy it. </div>
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I have also created a video on my Facebook page on how to use the same techniques to enhance your lettering! To watch it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennysiscrafts/videos/1944180565805476/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div>
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I am expecting supplies this week and I will have a couple of kits available to buy so you can try this at home. I can also sell the items individually.</div>
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Total kit price is £25 (£30rrp so a fab saving!) postage is £3</div>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.sumoftheirstories.com/2017/04/handmade-monday-21.html" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> so do pop by and link up too if you have a blog or to come and find some wonderful blogs to read.</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-32983637283131374572017-04-10T13:16:00.000+01:002017-04-10T13:23:42.955+01:006 Whole Months!6 months! 6 whole months.... I'm so sorry!<br />
Actually those 6 months since my last post have flown by, lots of news and things to show you all but I don't think I should write an essay for my first post in such a long while!<br />
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So what's new I hear you ask..... (that is if you are shouting really loud!)<br />
Well I had some very big decisions to make and I closed down Crafty What Nots before Christmas. Life had got so stressful and the boxes were adding to the pressure and it started to become a chore rather than pleasure. I think that's always the point where you should stop, but it is often very hard to know when that time is. You don't want to give up too early but you also can't run at a loss and be miserable. So choices were made and I closed down my page and website. Oh my! what a difference that made. I found the pressure instantly lift and I started to find my crafting mojo again! I will still design boxes on request and I do produce kit boxes but now they are all under the name of Jennysis (so much easier to deal with one page rather than 2)<br />
Here is a box I recently made up for someone.<br />
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Well my portraits and illustrating really started to take off and I became really busy designing logos too. I never thought I could really make a living from my creative endeavours but the last few months have shown how possible it can be! (It does take a lot of hard work tho.)<br />
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I have also been involved with some lovely collaborations and been asked to design custom illustrations for some lovely businesses! I will share more about this next time.</div>
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I will leave you today to get on with another really exciting project but in the meantime I would love to share this collaboration with you. A little while back a friend shared a video about Kung-fu Tea. this fantastic yet odd practise inspired me to draw some tea ninjas. These developed into the Afternoon Tea Ninjas, ready to serve you a cream tea before you even know you want it!</div>
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Well the Ninjas escalated and I have now drawn various different types on Ninjas. So far there are Clown Ninjas, cocktail Ninjas and Saturday night out Ninjas. I have loads more ideas though so there will be more very soon! </div>
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Now what to do with these designs! I hit a bit of a wall until a very good friend of mine asked if she could sew one of my illustration! Jenny from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/geckofabricart/photos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Gecko Fabric Art </a>created the most wonderful mug rug, perfect to rest your cuppa and a cake.</div>
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I really thought a mug would be great too so I contacted the fab <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edensgardenofgifts/" target="_blank">Edens Garden of Gifts</a> and she printed up some mugs for me!</div>
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Look at these! My Ninjas are everywhere!</div>
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You can now order a mug and mug rug of your very own!</div>
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This has been such a fun collaboration and it's been really sparking my creativity. Ninjas to come will be 'Introvert Ninjas', 'Builder Ninjas', 'Accountant Ninjas' and 'craft Ninjas'. What sort of Ninjas would you like to see? Would you buy other items with Ninjas on? like notebooks, t shirts, placemats etc?</div>
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I will be linking up with some other lovely crafty pages over at <a href="http://www.sumoftheirstories.com/2017/04/handmade-monday-20.html" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a>! Do pop by to check out some fantastic pages.</div>
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This quarter I have decided to try something a little different. Rather than the next quarterly box being a mystery I will be releasing images daily of items that will be found within it! Eeeek!</div>
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I have been having lots of ponderings about my boxes and was thinking seriously about stopping them altogether. But before I hand in the crafty box ticket I thought I would try something a little different.</div>
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I was thinking about what people want to buy, do you guys really want to spend £40 on a box of stuff that you have no idea what's inside other than it will contain 4 craft kits and a few gifts? Well of course not! Let's face it, nowadays you want to know what your getting and although there are some very successful mystery boxes out there on the market, crafters, it seems aren't as interested in Crafty What Nots boxes as I had hoped.</div>
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So the Winter box (or the Snuggle box as I like to call it) is an exciting box where you will know exactly what your going to get.</div>
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Another exciting element of the box is that it is a collaboration among 10 small businesses! So there is such a big variety (in fact I found it very hard to stop buying lovely things to put in!)</div>
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Here is an image of all the businesses taking part.</div>
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Everyday on my page I am doing a countdown. So far we are at day 17. Here you can see some of the things included in the box. So far we have...</div>
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oil burner and wax melts</div>
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wooden heart embellishments</div>
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Other items will follow so if you would like to be kept up to date and find out what is in the next box then do visit either my Facebook page<a href="http://www.facebook.com/craftywhatnotsboxes" target="_blank"> here</a> or Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennysiscrafts/" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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The countdown will finish a week before the order books close. There are only a small limited number of boxes available so do let me know if you are interested to avoid disappointment.</div>
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I will be sharing my blog over at <a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/single-post/2016/10/23/Handmade-Monday-81" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a>, My fav place to be after the weekend.</div>
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It's been a funny old month. I have become quite busy with my Jennysis page which has been so lovely. I have been creating some illustrations for some super customers. Here is one of my Dinosaur Tamer images which recently went to it's forever home.<br />
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I have found the business side of things really has taken over. I am creating logos and business cards as well as random supplies.</div>
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Another big thing that has been keeping me busy has been my stock clearance! I have so many pads of paper in stock and reduced so it is well worth seeing if there is anything you need!</div>
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I have most items <a href="http://jennysis.com/?product_cat=craftsupplies" target="_blank">listed</a> on my website <a href="http://www.jennysis.com/">www.jennysis.com</a>.</div>
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So what have I been up to on the crafty front? Well despite the chaos, inspiration seems to have been flooding my brain (and frustration at not having time to do all my ideas!).<br />
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I have been working on wedding portraits, here are a couple of couples I have recently illustrated. There are before and after pics so you can see the similarities. I also took a video so you can see the sparkly details on them. If you would like to order a wedding portrait then please <a href="http://jennysis.com/?product=wedding-portraits" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br />
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I also started producing stock images which can be personalised. So the first one is Mermaid! You can be made into your very own mermaid! The first one is me! Eeek! (I know I rarely show my face do I) The second is of a lovely friend who ordered one as soon as she saw the first! If you would like to be a mermaid then they are £20. Each one has shiny accents adding lots of depth. (watch the video to see what I mean) I am going to be adding names underneath too, these ones where my practise runs.</div>
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Edited - I have now added names and I think it makes them so much better! what do you think?</div>
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I have a few other designs in the pipeline including princesses, knights and invitations for kids parties. (all personalised of course)</div>
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I have also opened my order books to logo design. So far these have been popular and with the started package being £20 with 50% off while I add to my portfolio I have a few to do. I have 2 spaces left at the 50% price of £10.</div>
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Well you will get a facebook profile pic logo on a square background (as facebook likes to crop images and cut bits off!) You will also get a larger logo jpeg and a watermarked png to put over your photos (I really need to do this to my photos)</div>
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Lastly ... I have sent my little book off to the printers! Yippee! Just have to wait to find out waiting times and costs and then I will open the order books for the first Crafty What Nots Children's box! I'm so excitied! I have decided that the first box will be aimed mainly at preschool and reception age. I was going to create two boxes as well as a school and preschool box. But as this is a pilot box I didn't want to be too ambitious. So I made the decision to just do the younger age, then if it proves popular I will create the other boxes. I just hope people will love the characters as much as I do!</div>
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Well I think that's enough for today! I will be off to link up with <a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-74-4-days-to-go" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a>, do pop by and read some lovely bogs!</div>
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Just popping by to tell you about a little hack I created recently to entertain my youngest at the table. Lucy, just recently turned 1 and until now Duplo has been something to suck, chew or generally lob at people or on the floor. I figure it was time to change this! (in a developmentally appropriate way of course!) </div>
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We have a couple of smaller base plates so with zip ties at hand I attached one of these to the top of her highchair tray. I then rested several bricks on the table next to her to take as she wished. I tried filling a bucket and attaching this but she just upended it. </div>
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I was very close to thinking this may actually not be the best of ideas when.... all of a sudden she started to build! she discovered the bricks attached and rather than destruct-a-girl she started to construct. </div>
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This video is of the first time she actually made something. (please feel free to skip. I was being a bit of a proud mum and videoed far too long! (a couple of minutes seems an age when your looking back!) She actually sat and played for an hour! I was so gobsmacked that it entertained her for that long, she was completely engrossed.</div>
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Anyhow since the video was taken Lucy has settled on one particular style, she builds lines, she claps each time in total excitement (as little ones do) It's so lovely to see creativity, even if it really is in its infancy.</div>
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One warning if you do this at home, make sure you wash any spills under a tap! I found using a wet wipe around the little bumps just made more mess!</div>
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One suggestion a friend of mine made was to glue Duplo to the base of bowls or cups to keep them in place. Think this is a fab idea (although Lucy will pull them up now and make a line with them so wouldn't work anymore). </div>
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Well that's all from me this week. I'd better get on with all my illustrating. Until then I will be popping by <a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-71" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> as always to say hi.</div>
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Since last time I have launched the Autumn mystery gift and craft box and those wishing to buy it can enjoy 20% off with the code AUTUMN.<br />
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I have also opened my order books for the Christmas Eve Box! (I can't believe I said that!) This little box of festive delight will also be a collaboration with small businesses and bring you gifts and craft kits to enjoy on Christmas Eve!</div>
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So what else? Well last week I was very privileged to run two workshops. We have an event called 'Try This' which runs in Dorchester and encourages people to try things out. There was a whole program of interesting things to learn or try including beekeeping! Well I volunteered to run a couple of craft workshops, they both filled up really quick and I even had a waiting list!!! Both sessions went really well. I forgot to take pictures of the send (we made paper handbags) but I took a few of the first. Here are some of the wonderful creations made by the lovely ladies who joined me to learn to make origami flowers. </div>
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How do all! Sorry I didn't post last week, it's all been a bit manic, up in the air and all change here!</div>
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The first bit of news is that after much soul searching I have decided to stop creating my monthly boxes. I was finding each month was becoming so stressful, particularly on the marketing front but also on deciding what to create. If you have had a box from me, firstly thank you so much, but you will know that the boxes I used were large letter. Until you have to design new tutorials and gifts every month that can only fit in a 2cm deep box it is hard to imagine how restricting that is and my ideas really were running dry! I have too many ideas which require more space and I didn't want to increase prices for the odd larger craft or gift. </div>
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Marketing...oh marketing, how I hate thee! I don't know about you but I find this the hardest aspect. I have learnt loads but it seems that I really need to focus more and spread myself a little less thin! Any tips??</div>
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Anyhow, onwards and upwards! I have had plans for alternative boxes for some time now so I thought I would share the latest and most exciting news with you! I will be launching two new boxes. </div>
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The first is the Crafty What Nots craft and gift Season box. This box will be a quarterly box and I will be collaborating with other designers to bring you 3 beautifully handmade gifts to keep or give as presents. There will also be 4 craft kits, these will include a Jewellery making, papercraft, needlecraft and a mystery kit! The format will be different too and although there will be some bonus craft supplies they won't dictate the box theme in the same way and will just be added extras to build up your crafty stash. The boxes will also be delivered in small parcels too, so extra room for extra goodies! I'm so looking forward to working with other designers! I have two already lined up and just need to seek out another for the Autumn box. If you have products that you think might work in one of the boxes please do let me know as I have space in the Spring and Summer ones and one in the Autumn. </div>
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The Seasons box will be £40 plus postage but there will be a payment plan (which offers 10% discount) and there will also be the odd code on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/craftywhatnotsboxes" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page! In fact there will be a discount code for the first box on the 1st July when I launch so don't forget to call by to find out more!</div>
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The second box (and this is one I have been planning for years but never had the time.) Is a brand new Children's mystery box!!!!</div>
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I have been writing stories about these lovable characters for years and now they are going to have their own box! I'm going to start with a pilot box and depending on it's popularity I may make more that are quarterly, bimonthly or even monthly. Each box will come with a story book (written and illustrated by myself!) and craft kits relating to the story. There will also be a newsletter included tell you all about what the characters have been up to between boxes. I have set up a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pipandcustard/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page as well so that children (with parents permission of course) can catch daily highlights of what Pip and Custard have been up to. (each post is aimed at a young audience so no promoting other pages, causes or memes to make you laugh, just the characters)</div>
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I've not launched this quite yet as I have a few things to still iron out but I am hoping the first boxes will go out at the beginning of August ready for summer holiday entertainment!</div>
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Order books won't be open very long for this pilot box so if your interested feel free to let me know and I will make sure you are the first to know!</div>
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Here are some of the illustrations for the first box story!</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-13653108117339949132016-06-13T09:07:00.000+01:002018-01-09T11:16:28.084+00:00Trying to be a Good Parent ~ The Crafty Way #4In my garden I have a beautiful decked area which up until this year I really hadn't utilised. It is quite new as the old one had rotten through. It has been so lovely to wander onto but not so practical for the kids to be unattended. Don't get me wrong, there is loads of space to run around but the handrail had large spaces underneath which meant littlest could go plummeting off the edge in her baby walker (not good!). <br />
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Lastly this is my latest creation, a water play station, We had been saving plastic bottles for ages and I had this vision and I'm actually really pleased with how it turned out. What do you think?</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-51164662036613187552016-06-04T21:42:00.000+01:002016-06-06T07:18:00.510+01:00A little Dylusional fun!<div style="text-align: center;">
Recently I treated myself to a few Dylusions paints. Oh my, the colours were so beautiful and after watching numerous videos on You Tube and the new Hochanda channel I was all set to paint, paint, paint.... well nearly! In fact it took me a few days to pluck up the courage to try them. I love colours and my favourite place in any department store or shop has always been the stationary department. You can keep your shoes, I can walk straight past the bags, turn my nose up at the perfumes and head straight to my favourite place! And why? Because I love the colours and variety.</div>
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Well Dylusions paints hit me the same way, the colour range was wonderful and the things people could do with them were amazing! How on earth could I top these creations! </div>
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<li>When you finish what you are doing then dab your sponge or brush on a clean sheet of paper or journal page until the paint is all gone. The more you get off the sponge the more use you will get from it without the need to wash it! Also you can create some great paper to use for backing sheets later on!</li>
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So I thought I would share with you my first video. I am using my <a href="https://www.craftywhatnots.com/?product=basic-colour-application-kit" target="_blank">Crafty What Nots colour application tool kit</a> to create a journal page. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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My Wholesaler is now stocking the whole range of paints, that's 18 beautiful colours! I am selling them on my <a href="http://jennysis.com/?product_cat=dylusions" target="_blank">website</a> with a great discount so if you fancy some do pop by and visit. I will be releasing more videos on how to get the most from the paints and also using some amazing other products with them such as gesso and mica!</div>
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In order to keep Lucy in the living room I created this little barricade. I needed it to be low enough for Emily to climb over but high enough that the baby couldn't escape and also noticeable enough so us adults, in our dazed state didn't go tripping over it!</div>
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The board lifts into place and sits in the gap where the door opens (by the hinges, this helps keep the door open as well so no squished fingers!) the other side I fixed a scrap bit of wood to the door sill.</div>
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The first thing I did after cutting the board to size was to cover it in white tissue paper and use wide tape around all the edges. I used a 3d glue to draw the flowers. I was very liberal with it so that it gave it lots of texture. once dried you could feel all the petals and stems. Very tactile!</div>
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Next I grabbed my new Dylusion paints and started to add colour. I actually quite liked it at this stage. The tissue paper gave the background such a wonderful colour. You can see the black lines leaving a bit of shadow here now they have been painted over.</div>
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I got busy painting the flowers, trying to keep things bold and fun. Once I had finished with the colour I added some glossy accents to highlight some of the petals and add even more texture.</div>
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Now for the fun bit! I cut out petal shapes and glued them to one of the flowers then added a round mirror to the middle (found in the range) I went round the edge of the mirror with washi tape before gluing just to make sure the edges were as safe as possible. I added buttons to flower middles (using nails to secure them) and added those fun (yet very noisy) door stops. I also upcycled a pair of old jeans to create a cushioned ridge along the top.</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-84884285486667704662016-05-09T17:42:00.001+01:002016-05-09T17:42:20.319+01:00May Day - Crafty What Nots unboxingIt's that time of the month again to show you what exciting goodies were inside May's mystery box!<br />
Here is a little video of me unboxing it (I can never get used to doing the talking on these things). The theme (as you may have guessed) was May Day. As always there were two crafty kits inside. One to make a decoupaged peg board and the other to learn the basics of Iris folding. I really loved the papers in this box. I don't normally care for the vintage theme if I'm honest but these were so great and there was so much to make with them.<br />
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This months handmade gift was a decorated ruler, mechanical pencil and a rubber. </div>
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My problems I faced with this box were primarily glue. I always include whatever glues or sticky items you might need and this box needed a roll of sticky tape as well as glue. I had run out of all my little glue pots and if I'm honest they wouldn't have been big enough so I tried something new!</div>
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I sealed the end of an extra wide straw (thanks IKEA) and then filled with glue (Mod Podge is by far my fav!) ad then sealed the other end up! perfect and it is amazing how much I got in there!</div>
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The next box theme is 'My Guy' perfect for those crafting for a man in their lives, although if you don't or would rather just craft for yourself then this box is perfect as one of the tutorials is a little upcycling Jewellery kit!</div>
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I don't know about you but I love lists, particularly ones that are useful and I can see at a glance! I had this unsightly door in my kitchen that I really felt needed a makeover!<br />
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I popped to our local DIY shop and bought a tin of blackboard paint (it is cheaper online but I wanted to use it straight away and patience is not one of my strong points!) This one is actually magnetic, don't get too excited though, it only really works for really large light magnets!<br />
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I took the door off it's hinges, lay it on the table and got to covering it in gloopy black paint! If your thinking of doing this use a roller, nothing worse that brush strokes!<br />
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Here is the finished door. <br />
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The door has evolved over time as we have got used to it. It started as just a to-do list and shopping list. I added 4 circles more recently so we could show how we are feeling, it;s a good way for my middle one to explain her emotions. (she drew daddy's emotion yesterday, he has three noses or rather to be exact two nostrils and a nose!)</div>
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We are also doing a parenting course (as I know I mentioned before) and one thing we had to do was devise some house rules. This actually resulted in many arguments so in the end we settled with the simple 'We take care of people and things'.</div>
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The lowest section is a picture frame for the kids to draw in. (it's the most accessible area for them)</div>
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The thing I love most about this board is shopping list. I know I can't take it with me, I don't have a big enough bag! All I do is take a photo of the shopping part of the door and hey presto I have my list to go without wasting paper! The shopping list is always kept up to date as we add to it whenever things are out or low.</div>
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A word on chalks! I used this chalk pen from Dovecraft to do all the things that I wanted to remain relatively permanent. It is so smooth to write with and you can easily wipe over to remove normal chalk marks without this being rubbed away! I have a bowl of normal chalks near the board so we can always add the to board and rub away as needed.</div>
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I am off to share my blog over at<a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-60" target="_blank"> Handmade Monday</a> and <a href="http://www.clairejustineoxox.com/2016/05/bibs-short-listed-beauty-and-fashion.html" target="_blank">Creative Mondays</a>, do feel free to pop over and see a few great blogs!</div>
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<br />JENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010897103132862040noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223275893008595672.post-51122878977782824112016-04-25T14:38:00.000+01:002016-04-25T14:39:41.729+01:00Pen StorageTo say this has been a big bug bear for some time is a bit of an understatement. I have been on a constant quest to find the perfect storage for my pens ever since I had too many to fit in my pen roll! Now, as you may well know, alchol pens really need to be stored on their side. This is mainly so that one end (mine are all double ended) doesn't fill with the ink and the other dry out. My main problem has been that storing pens on their side is frustrating. they are harder to identify and storage for them is a nightmare! <br />
The first thing I did (as so many do I expect) is search Pinterest for storage. Now I know that you can buy custom made storage but aren't they expensive!!! I discovered a great idea using a DVD rack. I searched high and low for a rack that would work but to no avail. My next idea was to create a similar effect using lots of dvd cases and copious amounts of glue and washi tape. This worked to an extent but I could only house some of my pens this way and it was very labour intensive to create just one box so many was a daunting job!<br />
My latest breakthrough came when a wandering through the Range (a pastime of mine! lol) I found these lovely boxes made by Curver. The thing that attracted me to them were the holes in the sides and also that the sides were square. many boxes have sloping edges which makes things much harder!<br />
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I discovered that I could Fit 2 wooden skewers into the holes. I measured the width of the pens and pushed through two skewers at even intervals up the front edge of the box. I then pushed through one skewer at the same level but further into the box so the pens would have something to rest on.</div>
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You can also see that I washi taped the front sticks together to add a bit of decor on this one. My aim was to use white stickers to cover the two rods and then colour them in with the pen colour above them.</div>
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I have released 4 new boxes and of course there is the very exciting unboxing of April's colourful box.<br />
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I realised last month that sometimes it is hard to know what essential tools you might need if you are starting out with crafting or in a particular area of crafting. This pondering inspired the 4 latest boxes 'The Basics essentials' collection.<br />
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These are all available on my website. I am also happy to sell all items separately if you are after anything in particular!</div>
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I have started doing videos for the boxes to give people an idea of how to use them. I know some are quite self explanatory but every little helps doesn't it!</div>
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Here is a video I created with my lovely crafty friend Jane. How to heat emboss.</div>
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April also saw the release of the monthly box. This months theme was April Showers. I've done another little unboxing video again for you guys to see what was inside.</div>
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This months theme was Spring Forward and the tutorials were to make a sock bunny and a ribbon broach. I have created another little unboxing video for you. Hope you enjoy! <br />
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April's boxes are now all sold out but if you would like to try out a box for yourself, order books are open for May's. I would also like to thank you, my lovely readers by offering you a 20% discount on May's box! So instead of £20 they will be £16 (inc postage) Just visit the link below and type THANKYOU (all uppercase) into the coupon box at checkout! Voucher expires 15th April 2016.<br />
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Well happy crafting all.<br />
I will be linking up to the lovely <a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-55" target="_blank">Handmade Monday</a> again so why not pop over and find a few new blogs to read.<br />
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Jenny xx<br />
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