Home is where the heart is

Happy New Year everyone! Let's make 2014 a great year. 

Love them or hate them - Have you made any New Years resolutions...that your actually going to stick to that is?! I have...

1. Lose weight (appears on the list every year)

2. Exercise more (help with point 1) 

3. Go on holiday (incentive for losing weight and point 2)

4. Be more creative 

5. Finish projects

6. Introduce beef into my diet (I was brought up vegetarian so the aim this year is too enjoy all things cow!!) 

7. Read more - pleased to say I've already finished Treasure Island! 

...And the list goes on but I won't bore you with those. 

I think compared to my normal list of New Years resolutions these are realistic...I hope! 

To start the New Year off and whilst pennies are tight I have set about making a handmade New Home card. Here it is...

This was made using scraps of recycled card and paper. Resolution 8: Use up my excising materials before buying more! 

The perfect task for a raining January! Enjoy. 

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Special Requests - Heart Pin Board

It's always a proud day when you have your first special request, mine happened around this time last year. 
My manager approached me about making some heart pin board for his two beautiful daughters and loving a challenge I set to it. 

Heart Pin Board - bespoke request

Heart shaped pin board with added badges

Heart Pin Board made by @GlitteredPink

Materials:
- MDF wood cut into hearts by a specialist
- wadding
- fabric, lined with iron on vyleen
- staples
- badges to decorate
The finished size of each of these hearts is approx 1 metre by 1.5 metres.
With his daughters aged 3 and 8 the plan is for these hearts to be filled with badges and pins of places which they have visited, a visual diary. A cute and unique way to remember all the fabulous things you have done as a child. The badges featured are in honor of the 2012 Jubilee and many more special occasions from 2012 - a truly remarkable year for UK history!

I would love to hear if you have any requests which I can help with....

Home Sweet Home

Home is where the heart is and this week we will be viewing properties in search of our first time home. I'm excited about finding my 'castle' our 'kingdom', something which we can call and make our own! Budget and pennies...that's what is important now!

In the mean time this little gift is for a dear friend and her new home. This hand stitched heart, with 'home sweet home' message and cute heart shape button on the centre back, is a thoughtful gift which I hope she will love.

FRONT: Home Sweet Home - Heart @GlitteredPink

BACK: Button Detail - Made by @GlitteredPink