Monday, December 28, 2015

Altered Canvas Calendar




Over my next few posts I think I will be catching up on 2015 as we enter into 2016.

Back in October I flew to Brisbane and spent a long weekend with the lovely ladies from the Craftmad online forum.  This is the second time I have had the chance to catch up and the fourth get-together weekend for the Craftmad group.  A lovely bunch of ladies and getting together was as easy as feeling like we had had coffee a week ago.  

We all tend to give each other a gift and Kaye the host gave us all a Canvas Calendar kit.  I rediscovered mine, waiting to be done on my desk on Christmas eve morning.  Thinking this was the perfect extra gift I had been looking for for my Mum.  Even better was the fact that both Mum's and my birthdays are in March so although Kaye had catered the kit for me with a March background I was able to make it for Mum. :-)  Mum's favourite colour is green and she loves butterflies and dragonflies…….so it was meant to be.

I really enjoyed putting all the parts of the kit together.  Kaye had been thoughtful enough to stamp up the shirt, skirt and boots on pattern paper so we could paper piece the image.  I have coloured her with my copics and gave her grey hair (like me) and is totally on trend. :-)

This is the link to Kaye's original canvas.

We had a wonderful Christmas day with our son and his girlfriend.  His girlfriend was madly sewing up napkins on Christmas eve….I must admit I was happy to see someone her age crafting ready for Christmas. :-)  This is a photo of the beautiful meal they provided for us and how amazing the table looks simply with a few candles, napkins, bonbons and yummy food.


Have a great day.


15 comments:

  1. What a stylish and sweet Calendar. Dropped by to wish you a fabulous 2016 Merry
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  2. Looks like you've been busy! My hubbin's birthday is also in March! Santa brought me a desktop photography studio and a Brigadoon DVD video to watch. My son thought he would be cute and gave me an inflatable gold crown! I've been wearing it all day! LOL! Like Mary Engelbreit says -- I'm Queen of the Kitchen -- I even used a new recipe today and made Cake Mix cookies. Here's to happy crafting in the New Year!

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    1. Sounds like you have had an awesome Christmas. Just googled Brigadoon and that looks like a fun movie, may just have to check it out sometime. Good on your for being Queen of the kitchen. I like crown idea. :-)

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  3. Great idea for a canvas Merry, hope your Mum liked....
    The table looks lovely, glad you enjoyed the day...all the very best for the coming year..x

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  4. Like the colours on your calendar page. It was great that you could use it for your Mum too. Hugs Mrs A.

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  5. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas the Kiwi fruit cake looks amazing - wishing you a prosperous New Year 2016 to - best wishes Lesley x

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    1. Thanks Lesley….the cake was actually a very yummy pavlova. Next year there are plans for passionfruit and strawberries to be added so hope we get another invite. :-)

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  6. meant to say the canvas calender is fabulous and hope your mum loved it x

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  7. Gorgeous card and beautiful photo Merry....Sorry I have not visited your blog for a week. I have been sick and have stayed in bed...Loz

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  8. What a brilliant project Merry you have given me some much needed inspiration as I have some calenders to make, that image is a beauty I love it
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  9. I love the calendar - especially the Julie nutting stamp you paper pieced.
    The desert looks amazing with the kiwi fruit - how lovely it all looks. Only seems like yesterday your son was still at school!

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    1. I meant to say….I am sure it was only yesterday that our son was at school. :-) That saying of time goes faster when your is older is so true. Our daughter has been out of school now two years. Amazing. Which means four for our son. :-0

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  10. Unusual and very pretty - wishing you the very best for 2016 - I hope you have more time to play- miss your posts.

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