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Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 16:33:37 GMT Yorko, Nellie, and 4 more like this

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Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jan 21, 2018 16:33:37 GMT

As long as the snow has gone meeting up with a friend tomorrow whom I haven’t seen for nearly 12 months. I wanted to take flowers with me but Monday is a bad day for getting flowers early and I want something that lasts so I decided to make a lasting flower gift instead. Her choice is always yellow gold in jewellery.
The MDF hoop is painted with gold metallic paint then wrapped with gold mesh ribbon. Fabric , resin and paper flowers attached then trimmed with gold leaves.

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Deleted Posts: 0	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 16:41:35 GMT via mobile Berry McPaper-cuts likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 16:41:35 GMT Lovely!! She will be thrilled. I would be.

cassandra Full Member Posts: 7,654	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 16:54:09 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cassandra on Jan 21, 2018 16:54:09 GMT Lovely,and thoughtful, gift.
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Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,783	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 17:11:04 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Jan 21, 2018 17:11:04 GMT She will love that FP, everlasting.

Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,471	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 17:23:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Jan 21, 2018 17:23:47 GMT Very pretty FP.
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Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,598 Mood: FP Swim	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 17:42:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jan 21, 2018 17:42:08 GMT Easy to make and fun.
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Deleted Posts: 0	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 17:49:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 17:49:30 GMT That’s lovely FP, those paper flowers are huge. I’m sure your friend will love it.

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Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 18:49:45 GMT

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The hole in the hoop is about the size of a side plate @sacha, so the flowers aren’t that big. Some crafters make their own but I haven’t the patience for all the curling of the petals so I use Anna from The Craft Box’s flowers and , dare I say, the Bibster’s as her flowers on her website and her parent company Craft Buddy work out value for money. I have a few dies that I use for foliage as it isn’t as labour intensive to make.

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lily Full Member Posts: 16,723	Flower gift Jan 21, 2018 19:39:45 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lily on Jan 21, 2018 19:39:45 GMT Your friend will be very pleased with your gift Berry McPaper-cuts, ..

EarlyBird Full Member Posts: 6,295	Flower gift Jan 22, 2018 10:55:31 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by EarlyBird on Jan 22, 2018 10:55:31 GMT That's really pretty, FP. I'm sure it will be much appreciated.

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,598 Mood: FP Swim	Flower gift Jan 22, 2018 14:52:31 GMT Frazz and lily like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jan 22, 2018 14:52:31 GMT She did like it thank goodness.
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Flower gift Jan 22, 2018 19:54:41 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this

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Post by Toril on Jan 22, 2018 19:54:41 GMT

That's lovely, FP.

Have you ever considered selling the cards and things that you make? As you probably know, I had my own craft business for a few years and did parties, craft fairs and did individual orders. It brought in quite a nice additional income, but I stopped doing the bulk orders because I didn't have the time once the National Curriculum came in and education went into a paper overload.

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Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jan 22, 2018 22:32:01 GMT

Thanks Toril , but it’s the sheer pleasure of doing my own thing after years of being constrained by the National Curriculum that I enjoy. If I had to make something somebody else had asked me to do I think it would very quickly become a pain. That ‘s not to say I wouldn’t make something similar to things I have made for a friend if they asked me to for the joy of doing something for a friend. I now take part in a monthly themed ATC swap and I love it because I get to keep other crafters’ ATCs ( Artists Trading Cards).Lovely to put your hand on other people's work and see their techniques and admire their ideas , look at their papers and embellishments. I usually get 2 or 3 back and you can see photos of the ones you didn’t get in the swap.

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