Happy New Year everyone ! I hope you have now fully recovered from all the festivities and now thinking of the new year ahead. I looked at my goals last year , and to be honest I have only part achieved them. Upon reflection , I think this year has gone too fast for me [...]
So it's the 11th December, how is everyone's festive journals going? Are you doing December journalling this year? Do you have a separate journal or are you just continuing in your every day book? I love to make a separate journal full of festive ephemera and stickers. I used to try so hard to [...]
There are lots of videos , craft ideas using junk mail. I particularly like the ones that uses those junk mail envelopes. What do you do with junk mail envelopes? As I was tidying my craft table when I came across 2 envelopes that I have recycled ages ago and I wanted to do more. [...]
October Mini Album Hello Lollipop friends, I am so happy to be able to share my (almost) finished mini album that I created to document the month of October. The “Pumpkin Pickin” kit was so perfect for it. And although I still need to add some journaling, I consider this project finished. I am [...]
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 [...]
