Happy November, everybody! This months kit has done me so well! I love using all of the different bits and pieces here. I knew I had a lot of photos to include in my journal from this day, but did not want them all visible. I wanted to make use of some pockets. So I [...]
Happy Autumn folks! The clocks have gone back, its cosy, dark evenings and rather than letting the season affected disorder win, I wanted to channel some cosiness into my journal this week. We had a lollipop Patreon crafternoon a couple of days ago and I really enjoyed it. Lisa created some challenges and 'recipe' [...]
October: The Story so far… Hello Lollipop friends, After feeling so uninspired lately, I’ve gone back to something I’ve always enjoyed creating - mini albums. Autumn is my favourite season and usually my favourite time to get creative too. So I went through my dies and stamps and just collected a bunch of things [...]
Creative block? Uninspired? You are not alone… Hello Lollipop friends, Let’s talk about something I am sure we have all experienced before - creative blocks and feeling uninspired. It’s frustrating, right? You’re in the mood to create, you might even have a rough idea in your head…but nothing comes out the way you imagined [...]
Hello everyone! This week I am showing you what to create with your Dino Party kits. This kit is perfect for some DIY crafty cards or invites for children's birthday parties. I made this well in advance for a friend's little boy's first birthday - it isn't until well into next year, but I like [...]
It just dawned to me that I have been nursing in this country 24 years ! Wow! I feel so old like a dinosaur. There has been a lot of activities on my social media lately as my Southampton nurse colleagues are busy preparing for our 25th Anniversary next year. I managed to find some [...]
Hello my craft friends! I am so sorry for this late post. It been a rather busy few weeks for me. I have been tidying up my craft space and found my little box of treasures ( embellishments from kits), a bag of lace and trims and some fabric scraps. Paperclips are one of those [...]
Autumn Layout Hello Lollipop friends, My favourite season is here! While summer has been a tough one for me, I am hoping autumn is gonna be more gentle and provide softer days. For my second project using the “” kit, I wanted to highlight the beautiful wooden tag frames. I chose to use two [...]
Afternoon everyone. My blog post today shows you how to use up scraps left over from your monthly kit. I love projects like this, as it means I can use every last piece of the kit without any wastage. I used my tab punch on the leftover papers in the kit, Layered some stickers [...]
Summer is almost ending and I realised that I have not taken Poppy to the beach! We always have a beach day with Poppy as she absolutely loves swimming and digging the sand. I work with 2 international Nurses and both of them have not been in many places in the UK. So, we planned [...]
