Happy Easter to Everyone

I hope everyone is having a relaxing and safe Easter whatever your beliefs are. We've been around to a friends place for brunch and it was lovely, so good to get together with friends.

More Melbourne Photos

Lets see if I can post a few more photos of Melbourne.

A cupcake shop

 

The Tea Rooms were we had morning tea. It was sooo hard to choose.

 

Me at breakfast. Are you getting a food theme here lol.

 

 

Hosier Lane known as the Art Lane.

 

More of the lane.

 

The craft show

 

 

 

 

One of the gorgeous laneways.

 

 

 

 

Melbourne Papercraft Expo

I was down in Melbourne a few weeks ago and luckily the first Papercraft Show to be held at the Exhibition Building was on at the same time.

It was the first time I had seen the Exhibition Building and I have to say it's so gorgeous although I was a little confused when I arrived as the entrance they were using was at the back. You must have to be very important for them to open up the front doors.

Here's some photos of what I saw:

The path leading up to it.

 

The front of the building.

 

As we went in.

 

Some of the beautiful artwork on the walls.

 

See the balcony walkway around the sides? The ceiling was really high.

 

At a stand.

 

Part of the teachers displays.

 

More of the teachers work.

 

I'll add more later on as it's so slow tonight I've given up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sew What's Crafty Expo is cancelled

I received a  phone call yesterday to tell me that due to the flood this year Sew What's Crafty Expo has been cancelled.

In one way I agree but in another I think it would be beneficial if it went ahead in perhaps another format. Maybe they could do a single day and keep it a more low key event. Not have the cooked lunches or competitions or classes.

Anyway the decision has been made so no use speculating on how to run it.

Look out for next year.  

A new year and still no computer

How frustrating is it when you're told that your computer you're working on is too old and it's really not worth fixing as it will cost too much. So then you take their advice and and buy a new laptop and six months later it crashes (the old one was six years old and hadn't stopped just slowed down a lot)  ten days before Christmas and because it seems everyone either slows down or stops over Christmas IT'S STILL NOT BACK. AHHHH.

Deep breath.

Anyway I took some tomato tarts to a Christmas Party a few weeks ago and some ladies requested the recipe so I'm sorry for the delay in posting it.

Ingredients:
40gms  unsalted butter
1 tablsp brown sugar
1 tablsp sherry vinegar
2 french eschalots - sliced
250gm punnet cherry tomatoes
salt & pepper
2 sheets puff pastry
12 sprigs thyme

Method:
Pre-heat oven to 200
Grease a muffin pan.
Place butter - sugar & vinegar in a non-stick pan over medium heat and stir until butter melted and sugar dissolved.
Add eshalots, tomatoes and salt & pepper and cook for 5 minutes until caramalized .
Use a round cutter to cut the pastry to fit the top of the tin with a little tuck-in.
Divide mixture into the 12 sections.
Top with pastry and bake for 15 minutes until puffed and golden.
Turn out immediately onto a rack and top with a sprig of thyme.

They are delicious.


   

Last PCYC craft market for the year tomorrow

I'm just about to go off and pack the car for tomorrow to take to the last PCYC craft market for the year held on the corner of Walker St and Maryborough St.

So if you need" that stamp you've been thinking/dreaming of or some Distress Inks or Embossing Powder or any other supplies, make sure you come along to the air-conditioned hall and see me. What about some crafty type supplies as a present for that buddy who is your partner in crime/craft.

The last couple of years I've had a table in Hinkler with a couple of my friends but I won't be doing any this year.

I hope to see you at the markets tomorrow and don't forget Lorna Blue Studio members get a 10% discount on the regular price of the craft supplies.

Single clear Butterfly stamp $6

 

A4 size rubber stamp set $36 

 

A clear stamp set of useful words $29

 

Party Words and Birds clear stamp set $29

 

Terrific Treescapes clear stamp set $29

  

New stamps from Chocolate Baroque and Wild Rose Studio

I have lots of lovely new stamps in and some big news from Chocolate Baroque is that they are now producing a clear range.

Rubber stamps are gorgeous and very tough but clear stamps are fantastic for exact positioning.

 

The clever people at Chocolate Baroque have packaged their new clear stamps in a sturdy presentation folder with tabs so that you can store them in a folder.

They also include a paper cover with the image on the front and handy tips for use and storage on the back. Lovely.

Not a great photo sorry it was a bit overcast this morning when I was trying to photograph.

I only have 3 so far but they just released a few more this weekend so of course I'll have to go back and order some more.

Chocolate Baroque also have some gorgeous Christmas stamps out as well. Actually all of the stamps they release are beautiful so have a look in the New Line section of my website.

 

Pears & Baubles is a favourite of mine and over the next few weeks I'll continue to show you what I've made out of it.

 

Here are 2 very quick cards using a cheap white card that I purchased from a discount shop.

 

 

Simply ink up and stamp the bauble in Versamark (embossing ink) onto the card. Cover with

 red embossing powder, shake off the excess and then heat it until the powder melts.

 

 Run a line of Wonder Tape (double sided tape able to take heat) down from the top to meet the top of the bauble. Peel off the top layer and cover with red embossing powder. shake off excess and heat until powder is melted.

 

Stamp the Happy Christmas in Black Archival Ink.

 

#Tip - if you are using cheaper cards that have a glossy coating (or any glossy cardstock) be careful when you handle the card straight after stamping as the ink will still be wet and could smudge.

 

 

 

I've done this one exactly  the same except prior to stamping the sentiment I used Distress Inks and coloured up the card.

 

I used Tumbled Glass first then Broken China around the edges.

 

I'll be back with some more.