Cool Competition

My partner Mark has his own photography business and a great online shop where you can buy a huge range of prints of our native Shetland, UK and beyond. He's just launched a competition where you can win a 16 x 20 inch mounted print of any photo that appears on his website. I think its a great idea so go on have a look at his website here and enter the competition here - you might win a lovely picture for your wall:)

Also I completed my mobile for the Elsie Marley Mobile swap last week, I decided to make my mobile from card, a change from fabric and it was good fun experimenting, in the end I went for quite a simple design, here are some pictures ( not very good quality are they).

I really hope it gets to its recipient in one piece, I wrapped it up in a box with lots of bubble wrap but I'm still a bit worried!

I've just been looking at the pics everybody taking part has uploaded of their mobile creations to the Mobile Swap Flickr Group, well worth a look they are all great and really different. Its been a fun swap to be part of and I can't wait till my mobile arrives.

Etsy Inspiration

I've got my mobile swap partner and I'm ready to get started on making something red for her, it was her favourite colour choice - very seasonal I thought with Valentines day coming soon:)

In order to get inspiration for my mobile creation I had a look through Etsy, always full of so many great crafters/designers, lots of very talented people making amazing things. Anyway here are a few items that caught my eye:

Items Top - bottom: Heart Beads by Josephyns , Happy Heart day card by TheCraftpantry, , Bird Mobile Thankyou Card by Magnolia Moonlight, Red and Black Funky Mobile by Leah Pellegrini

I'm not sure what to make my mobile from , maybe felt but I'm thinking working in paper might be an interesting change/challenge, and of course whatever I make has to be able to make it to its destination in the mail so nothing to big and bulky! will post with my work in progress:)

I've also been busy working on some new items for an exhibition I've been asked to take part in at our local Gallery, the theme is Fresh so I've got to come up with 4 fresh and new ideas by the 6th February, not long is it!!!. I'll post up some pics of my finished pieces once I've made them.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Creative 2008, sorry these wishes are a bit slow in coming, I can't believe its 7th January already.

I was feeling a bit sad now that all the decorations have come down and our house is looking really bare when I came across this great mobile swap idea on ElsieMarleys blog, so I've signed up and am looking forward to the mobile challenge:)
Click on the link below to join the swap too: