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written by Jen on Saturday, December 23, 2006No Comment

Still at it. The great Christmas present craftfest that is. Nearly finished…

Yesterday I made a noticeboard for my almost 18 year old neice. I love how it turned out:

I used a big corkboard (that has been up in the shed since Sam decided he no longer wanted it) and simply covered it with lime green gingham. I then wrapped it with pink and green ribbon and tied buttons each time they crossed. I added a silk flower in the top left and stuck a few things on it to get it started. Easy peasy!

I also got stuck into stencilling for the kids on my list:

The one above is for baby Freya and the one just below for my 5 year old neice Camryn:

This one is for Emma - I sewed some white ricrac onto it after it dried:

This one is for Mani - Freya’s big brother who is 3:

This one for my nephew (Cam’s brother) Kyle who is 6:

and a scary face for my Jack who is 5:

More tomorrow…

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