A LOT of buttons and a quick dolly necklace (please ignore the hair...)

Okay, any ideas of what to do with a ***** load of buttons - I keep collecting because they're just so pretty - and obviously, if you have a tin which says "buttons" on it...well, it's just necessary isn't it?


That out of the way, I wanted to share with you a necklace I made from some dolls house crockery - SO easy, I literally just hot glued on the teapot lid and strung on the necklace fitting (from good old Hobby Craft - Where else?) through the teapot handle.

....and here, if you can ignore for a second the desperately in need of a root job/cut/general brush, crazed barnet and also my pallid complexion and just look to the necklace - I give you, a photo of me modelling it!

I bought a whole pack of Dolly crockery, again from Hobby Craft... so expect more Doll's house jewellery themed M.A.D'S!

Strike a pose...

Hello my little Mashuga nuts,

I have been vair busy with the old university working, but, have managed to fit in one guest post, over at Make and Takes - which I think you'll agree is an absolute gold mine for us crafty types. I also managed to fit in a little bit of framing of some magazine bits I've collected towards the 'wall of frame' - yes my elusive craft corner. It is nearly there but I can't show to you until it's perfect and I still have two more frames to fill - one of which is MASSIVE so I'm abit stuck as to how to fill it...By the way I totally understand why framers charge so much - NOT an easy job my friends, mounting and measuring and arrrrggghh! Anyway - when I think back to those hideous frames I picked up in good old Wot Not, I think I deserve some kind of prize for the new lease of life I've given them.

Vogue cover - This was the front cover of a special edition pull-out inside December's copy of Vogue - don't get me wrong I don't but Vogue every month - I actually think it's a little too heavy on the adverts. So really I just wanted that retro vogue pull out!

Jean Louis David - This is a French hairdressering chain, I have had the priveledge of a JLD haircut and have been besotted ever since, this is the cover of a promo mag my sister brought me back from Milan.

Prada - Okay I'm aware I'm starting to appear quite the label whore, I promise you I'm not. This was another promo mag but it has a faux leather effect cover (who could resist?) I spotted it in a store whilst busy pretending I could afford Prada in Vegas

Love to link

image thanks to fiona Harron

The weekend is here and for many of us that means back to work...I am anyway! So take a tiny break and cheer yourselves up with these little tidbits on me;



Piddix is a great resource for all you scrapbookers out there!



This illustration challenge game looks like fun! Also, have a go at making your own handwriting into a font!





Also I ABSOLUTELY love these beautiful etched vintage mirrors - now there is a good artist - it was on my crimbo list but never mind, theres still my birthday...



And finally, ever tried to make a tower of cards only to breathe too hard and it all falls down? this man puts us all to shame!