New stamps & more at the PCYC markets tomorrow.

Are you still looking for a new Christmas stamp or stamps to make your cards with? Well I've got a few new ones for you to look at and because we're getting close to December once I start to sell out of these I may not re-order so if you see something you like it might be best to grab it.

I'm still uploading the new lines so if you're around Bundaberg tomorrow and you'd like to see them call in to the PCYC craft markets between 8am and 12pm.

Sorry about the glare on the photos I was trying to get them done this afternoon.

Darkroom Door Photo stamps

Darkroom Door have just released some new photo and background stamps which are fantastic.

The photo stamps come up really well when you ink them up with Ranger Archival Ink and stamp them onto glossy cardstock. You can also then colour them with Marvy Markers if you want to, I find the pale colours work best on the glossy cardstock but it never hurts to experiment.

With the background stamps you can use any inks but I have been really happy with the Distress Inks and they also look great embossed.

Girls Night In tomorrow night

Just a reminder that the Girls Night In is on tomorrow night and you'll need to organize your tickets.

PCYC markets tomorrow

Just a quick reminder that if you're local and you would like to shop in person then I'll be at the PCYC markets tomorrow. We open at 8am and close at 12pm and they do have a cafe that does a good hot breakfast and light morning teas.

Some of the new lines in are:

There's more of course so you can visit the website or come see me at the markets.

Girls Night In Fundraiser

We had a good day yesterday at the Home & Life EXPO and I'm sure the 100 people that were given a goody bag were very happy. I had a peek in one and they got chocolate and hair products and snack food and other goodies.

The event was organised by Citicoast Church and they did it as a fundraiser for Global Care which I have to admit until I signed up to attend I hadn't heard of. I guess that's a good thing because from what I understand it's a food bank where those who are struggling (it works on a referal system) can purchase food at cheaper prices to help them get through.

The organizers did a fantastic job and the volunteers were all so friendly and helpful, even to the point of delivering our coffee. Very fresh and yummy food was available and they had lucky shopper spots. As with any event it had a few things that can be reviewed, the timing needs to be changed I think as it was just after the Crush and on the same weekend as Bundy Thunder but overall I think it was a success.

Now on to the next fundraiser. Lorelle is organising a Girls Night In and as we all know this is in aid of cancer research. It will be a fun night as any of the previous attendees will tell you and the $15 tickets are available now from Scrap Addiction or directly from Lorelle on 0401192765.

EXPO specials for tomorrow

Just as a little add on to the last post, no I didn't win. Anita (Ambiance Soy Candles) won with some cute footwear that had real horse shoes and rossettes on them.

For those of you heading out to the Home & Life Expo tomorrow I've decided to have a pre-christmas sale.

So I'll be taking 30% off all the regular priced stamps excluding the Christmas stamps and the $2 stamps. Please remember that most of the stamps I only keep 1 or 2 of so first in best dressed.

Also 30% off the flower range and 30% off the regular price of any chipboard I have in stock.

I was out there this morning so I could leave my tables and see where I was and in talking to the organisers I really think it's going to be a fun day. They have a giant slide and activities for the kids plus food and coffee for the adults and of course lets not forget the chance to shop for Christmas or just a present for yourself.

Tomorrow from 10am - 4pm at the Bargara Cultural Centre on Hughes Rd Bargara.

Funky Footwear

I'm a member of the Bundaberg Business Womens Network and we have a breakfast meeting on the 1st Tuesday of the month so naturally we always make it a little special in November to celebrate the Melbourne Cup.

Normally we have a "nicer" breakfast, a sweep and a competition for the best hat and the best outfit.

This year the committee decided to change the competition to The Funkiest Footwear. First prze for the best and another prize for the ugliest. Now I had been tossing things around in my head for a few weeks as to what I was going to do in the footwear department and as sometimes happens before you know it it's the night before the event and I still hadn't put anything together. So before dinner I went through my wardrobe and decided that a pair of silver slingbacks with a bit of bling on them would do. Sorted.

The next thing I know it's 8pm at night and I'm looking through cardstock when I come across a piece of pink glittered card and a matching green one and I'm thinking "I could run this through the bigshot" to make flowers and butterflies and attach them to some shoes. Off I go to the wardrobe to find a pair that could have something doen to them and I wouldn't particularly care if they got marked. I found a pair of navy slingbacks and decided that if I attached the flowers to bobby pins I could just slide them in around the edges. So thats what I did.

I had three sizes in the flowers, the two largest I punched out a snowflake to make the centre and then added brads while the smallest just had a gem added to it. The butterflies have pink gems attached to them and I stuck some ribbon to the back so I could tie them to the straps and front bar. Overall I think they came up pretty well.

Home & Life EXPO 6-11-10

Get ready for a fantastic day on Saturday at the Coral Coast Home & Life EXPO.

It's being held at the Bargara Community Centre on Hughes Rd from 10am til 4pm and here's the exciting part......

THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG

There will be a huge amount of specialty stores to shop from and get advise from so make a note on the calender and head on out.