Christmas Candles 2016

Good morning to all my friends and followers I hope you are all well and  enjoyed the first week of 2017. Today my post has a Christmas theme as this is something I intended to post the week before Christmas but as I ran out of time they didn't get on here so better late than never. I'm sharing the candles I made to give as small Christmas gifts to some of my friends. I hope you still enjoy seeing them even though Christmas seems ages ago now.

Candle Recipe

Candles are from Tesco and  Homebase

Spellbinder circle and scalloped circles to form the base

Ribbons and lace are from Crafty Ribbons , Whitby Crafts , Brenda's Lace and  Ribbon Facebook page and tartan from my Christmas ribbon box

Pearl String is from The Hobby House, Boyes Stores, Ebay and  Ross Papercraft Show.

Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts Hobby Lobby Florida and Michael's Florida 

Berries Cinnamon Sticks and trims are from Live and  Love Crafts, Noor Designs, Boyes Stores and  Dainty Crafts Washington.

Marianne Pine Branch die

Jute String Whitby Crafts and Wooden Christmas Tags Boyes Stores

Well I hope you all have a great weekend I've got some crafting to catch up on today then we are out tomorrow for lunch as its my husbands birthday . Managed to get some commenting done this week but still a bit behind but getting there. You will all just have to slow down so I can catch up only joking I love seeing your fabulous creations. Love and  hugs Carole x

Christmas Candle

Good morning everyone I hope you are having a great weekend doing some nice things. I crafted yesterday afternoon after getting my flu jab done at the Doctors yesterday morning..I'm gradually getting caught up with my craft projects but still a bit behind with comments I'll get there eventually.
Today I'm sharing a sample I made for Crafty Ribbons before I went on holiday .Its to showcase the new 2016 ribbons .I love this stunning Christmas Rose ribbon its just fab.

Back View

Candle Recipe

6 inch pillar candle from Tesco

Ribbon is Christmas Rose Ribbon and Happy Christmas Willow all from Crafty Ribbons

Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle dies.

Gold Mirra card

Marianne Pine branch die

Flowers Wild Orchid Craft

Pine cones Live and  Love Crafts

Gold Berries Ross Papercraft Show

Pearl string The Hobby House

Well I thought I would finish today with a recent photo of my grandson Miles. He went on holiday to Spain a couple of weeks ago and this is a photo of his first visit to the seaside. 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone Love and  hugs Carole x

Christmas Candles 2014

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers I hope that you are all well and enjoying the preparations for the Christmas holiday. I'm doing Ok and I say this every year now how did I ever do Christmas when I worked full time I'll never know.
For those of you who have been following my Blog for a while you may have seen this design of candle last year. I've made them for the last two Christmas's and they are always popular I think I made about eight last year for commissions. Anyway I've made these three this year to give as small thank you gifts. I hope you enjoy looking at them especially if you haven't seen them before.

 

 

Candle Recipe

Six inch ivory candles from Tesco but I have had them from Homebase they are normally about £2

Spellbinder poinsettia die

Spellbinder circle and  scalloped circle die for the base  

Wild Orchid Crafts magnolia flower, holly leaves, white, silver and red berries

Gold and  silver leaves  and some of the trimmings from Boyes Stores the rest from my stash

Sentiment stamps Christmas Grungy Messages LOTV heat embossed in gold ,silver and red.

Papers are silver snowflake vellum and the gold paper and holly paper are both Kaiser craft.

I put the candles in cellophane bags with tags and matching ribbon but it doesn't photograph well so this is before they are bagged up .

 

 

I get a lot of visitors on my Live Traffic feed Feedjit who visit my blog specifically to look at my Gold and Red candles I made last year so for those of you who come to look at the candles I hope you like this years version as well.

 

Well I'm going out shortly to do some food shopping and pick up a couple of small presents then I'm in all weekend writing Christmas cards, ( I love making them, love getting them, but hate writing them) putting up decorations ,finishing some cards and baking so that should keep me busy I'll have to think of something for my spare time it might involve a glass of wine!!

 

Thank you all for the gorgeous comments on my Aurora wings card they are all so lovely . 

 

Enjoy your weekend and  find some time to relax as it can be a hectic time Hugs Carole

 

 





 

 

 

Silver Christmas Candle

Hi to all my friends and followers  so sorry its been ages since I posted anything been busy with the usual Christmas stuff and have not had time for any crafting at all. The post today is one of my Christmas candles that I made at my Craft Group last Thursday. I led the class and people made candles similar to mine and some to their own designs they all enjoyed making them and they were all stunning.
This is the one I made its silver so a bit different. Hope you enjoy looking at and  it gets you in the mood for next week.

 

 

I personally like the silver think its a bit more modern.

 

Candle Recipe

Candle from Homebase my Tesco had run out.

Silver Snowflake parchment paper.

Spellbinders Poinsettia die

Leaves and  Berries from my stash

Narrow tinsel from local craft store Boyes

Spellbinders scalloped circle die

Silver Mirra Card

Sentiment LOTV Grunge Christmas stamp embossed in silver

Silver Ribbon from Craft Shop in Lichfield

 

Before I finish I just want to ask you all to remember my very best friend Ed in your thoughts and  prayers he is very very poorly right now and  needs as much support as we can give to him and his wife Val. Amazingly they have been going out together for 50 years today and married for 43.  I've told them its four life sentences but what an achievement to still remember the exact day after 50 years . I love them both so much.

This will not be my last post before Christmas I have a couple more I hope.

I hope you all enjoy your evening and are sitting back relaxing  if you are  like me its a dream as I  still have loads to do before next week.

 

 







Christmas Nativity Angels

Good morning to all my lovely friends and  followers hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend.
My post today is a card using the LOTV stamp Nativity Angels I have coloured it  with watercolour distress inks and used some very pale colours for a different look Christmas Card. I love the image its another one of my favourites from this years release.

 

 

Isn't this just the most cutest image !!

 

Card Recipe

Blank 6x6 Kraft card Hobbycraft

Papers Docrafts 12 days of Christmas

Card Tim Holtz

Stamp LOTV Nativity Angels

Sentiment stamp Kaisercraft from GNPE

Ribbon and blue flowers Boyes my local craft store

Cream Roses WOC painted with Gesso then glittered with Glamour Dust

Leaves Marianne die painted with Gesso and  glittered with Glamour Dust

Blue Pearls Kanban

Image painted with Distress Inks, Picket Fence, Antique Linen, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass,

Vintage Photo, Tea Dye and Wild Honey onto Langton Watercolour Card.

Sewing Machine  with White topstitch thread

Wooden Angel Hobbycraft edged with Glamour Dust

Lace just seen from Dainty Crafts Washington

 

I love water colouring and this Langton card is good but I haven't yet found a watercolour card that's really white if anyone know s a brand that is a really good white I'd love to hear from you.

 

 

I promised  in my earlier post this week that I would show you the candles when I got them bagged up this photo is OK but the cellophane has not come out well in the photo but you can see the matching tags and  the overall idea.

 

 

 

Now something different .Yesterday I spent a lovely afternoon at Wynyard Hall celebrating my friend Ian's retirement. We are all ex work colleagues and had a great afternoon and the lovely expensive Champagne Ian treated us to made for a perfect afternoon. This is us all having lunch.

 

 

 

A long post today but hope you enjoy reading it. Have a great weekend and  keep crafting .

 

 







 

 





Red Christmas Candles

Good afternoon to all my friends and  followers and  a special welcome to my new follower Lorna. So glad you have started following my blog and  hope you enjoy my posts.

Today I am posting the remaining three red candles I have made for a friend. They are more traditional than the gold ones with lots of red and green and very rich holly papers. I always love the reds and greens traditional colours normally at Christmas but with these candles I can never make up my mind. Perhaps I should do a poll!! I'm still waiting for the cellophane bags to arrive when I get them into the bags with the matching labels I'll take another photo. Now for the photo of the red version.

 

 

Candle Recipe

Holly paper Kaisercraft Turtle Dove Collection

Red Mirra Card

Spellbinders Poinsettia Die

Quick Kutz Scalloped circle die (cut two and stuck together to make a firm base)

Flowers and berries from Wild Orchid Craft

Trims beads and ribbon all from my stash

Sentiments stamps Lili of the Valley Grunge Christmas

Sentiment stamp Whimsy stamps Winter Letter Seals 

Basic white candles from Tesco.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at these Christmas Candles and they have given you some inspiration I certainly enjoy doing them. I think I'll be making a few more for myself to give as gifts. Last year I did some in Blue and Silver and Bronze and Cream.

  

I've had workman in all day putting a new wash basin and flooring in our shower room it looks good just need to decorate now ugh!!

 

Enjoy the rest of  your evening whatever you  have planned. I'm definitely going to craft as hubby is watching football !!

 

I'm entering these candles in http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ and http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

  

 

Gold Christmas Candles

Good morning everyone I hope that all my Friends and  Followers are safe this morning the storm has really battered parts of England today thankfully as I live in the North East of the country we have missed the worst of  the storm.

Now for my post something a little different today. Last Christmas I made some of  these decorated candles to give to friends as small gifts. This year I have been asked to make six more for one of my friends who wants  to give them as presents. This is the first instalment these are the gold ones I am currently busy finishing the red ones.

 

 

 

 

The candles are all of a theme and are started with a basic cheap £2 white candle from Tesco but they look stunning when decorated.

 

 

Candle Recipe

White candle Tesco

Sentiments LOTV Grunge Christmas Stamps

Spellbinders Poinsettia die

Quick Kutz scalloped die for the base

Lace, pearls and ribbon from my stash

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts

Gold Mirra Card

Gold pearlescent paper

Patterned paper Kasercraft Turtle Dove Collection

Gold embossing powder

Heat Gun

 

I hope you enjoy looking at these they look very festive photographed together and I will post the red ones very soon. I'm just waiting for some large cellophane bags from eBay to arrive then I'll finish each of them off by putting them in the cellophane bag tied with a ribbon and finished with a tag.

 

Before I finish my blog today I want to send my thoughts to my friends Lyn and  Eric. Just heard from Lyn  Eric has just been taken to hospital this morning and is very ill we love you Eric and are thinking of you today.

 

Hope you  all have a fantastic week doing lots of nice crafty things.

 

I have entered these in Crafty Little Fairies challenge" Anything Goes "http://craftylittlefairieschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/