Month: January 2018

Buttons, glorious buttons!!

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As some of you know, I’m moving to London in a few weeks (eek) so It’s been a busy time here in Guildford! So for this weeks craft I have delved into my crafting past.

I love buttons! They are literally one of my favourite things! They’re just so pretty! One day around a year ago I was looking at my button collection (as any button obsessed person does) and started arranging them in themes and patterns. They made some pretty lush designs so I decided to use my glue gun to mount the buttons onto card and display the mmmmm in deep photo frames! Have a go! It’s genuinely very relaxing and makes some very individual, beautiful and personal gifts.

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Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

All my love,

God bless,

Mim

xXx

All About The Letters

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Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you have all recovered from all the festive fun! All the decs are (sadly) down and safely stowed away for another year and I have been busy sending out a few thank you letters. One of which was to my dear friend Emma. We just don’t write enough letters anymore! It’s becoming a lost art, but Emma and I have managed to keep the good old snail mail going throughout the years. Now I think it’s safe to say we both have a little obsession with stationary and have both been more than a little intrigued with Wax sealing letters. We had the same idea of getting each other amazing Hogwarts Wax Seal kits for Christmas. Here’s how I got on using it for the first time! It was every bit as lush as I was expecting!

Here is the kit I used…

First up, write a lovely letter to your nearest and dearest.

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Then  light your tea light (in a safe place!), hold your metal spoon over the candle until it heats up then hold the wax into the spoon and wait for it to melt.

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Then carefully pour the melted wax in the centre of the back of the letter over the seal. Try to keep this to a circular shape if possible.

Then as quickly as possible push your stamp own into the melted wax and hold it there until it dries (only a few seconds).

Then all that’s left to do is call Hedwig and your letter with be safely on its way!

All my love,

God bless,

Mim

xXx