PREPARATION FOR "LABEL DAY"

Hi Everyone

Well where has today gone?  It seems to have flown by.

I have been getting ready for the family label day tomorrow .. .. which involves carrying downstairs around half of my craft pod and setting it all out on the dining room table (and a fold up table that comes out of the garage).

It all looks lovely and organised .. for now!! 

That organisation will last all of 20 minutes and then the day will go as it usually does with someone asking "who has got this" or "who has got that" .. .. we will all look around our little area and deny having whatever is wanted .. .. ..  and then the person who asked in the first place will be the person that had it all along!!!

Always a happy day!!!  Can't wait!!!

In preparation I have been making a few labels to give folk a few ideas.  Bearing in mind the participants only craft one day a year they do really well.

I have only made eight labels so far but I have lots of time to do more LOL!!!  I don't think Tim Holtz has anything to worry about somehow!!

Here are my eight labels:



They are a mixture of techniques as not everyone wants to do everything.  Everyone sticks to what they like doing best .. .. be this stamping and colouring, die cutting, punching or simply cutting shapes from paper with scissors.

We are also going to be super posh this year.  Normally everyone goes home with their "makes" in a little plastic sandwich bag .. .. but this year we are going to start off by making a little origami storage box and then people can take their labels home in that.

Here is the little box:



I found out about this little origami box from a very good blog buddy called Annmaree.  She has such a varied and interesting blog and if you get chance then please pop over to her and say hello and look at the lovely box that Annmaree made which inspired me.  (Thanks Annmaree xx).

But to actually make the box there is a video to follow on the Kwerner Design Blog.

I can see quite a few of these boxes being made in the House of Hearts!!!

By the way .. .. don't go looking for hearts on all of the labels.  There is only one with a heart at the moment as quite often other people will pinch my labels and don't necessarily want hearts on them (but of course if I use them myself they will get a heart added LOL!!!).

OK then .. .. time for a blog hop whilst watching X-Factor behind the times!!!

Who do I want to win?  Well I actually like them all .. .. but I couldn't listen to a whole album from Rebecca .. .. I do not find her voice exciting enough to listen for a long while.  One song is enough and even then I can get a bit bored with her.

I have a sneeky suspicion that One Direction will win because all the little girlies will be calling in to vote for them in their droves.  Bless!!

Have a good evening and a happy Sunday!!

Love