We’re ending 2016 with a bang, bringing you even more deals on our high quality crafting products. Every day between Tuesday December 27, and Friday December 30 we’ll be introducing different deals on new and retired products. The deals will only be available for a limited time, so check back right here every day at 8:00am to see the newest deals!
I offer a variety of papercrafting workshops here in my studio. I'm adding new events all the time!
Bookings for all events are open now! Which will you come try next?
Some of my most popular workshops include:
Scrap Your Stash - open workshop scrapbooking time. Try your hand at the 2 layouts I've selected or work on your own.
Scrap Your Stash: Picture My Life - try your hand at pocket scrapbooking with the Picture My Life range, then work on your own projects.
Base & Bling Buffet - try your hand at making a wearable craft in just a few minutes! Pick your chain, pendant, charms, and bling to create a beautiful bespoke piece of jewelry.
Card Buffets - Make up to 5 different cards in 2 hours, complete with nibblies. All card kits are pre cut and bagged for your convenience. You simply stamp and assemble following the sample card and instructions.
Cardmaking - make 10 cards from a set kit, some kit products you keep, some are communal use and stay in my studio.
Workshops Your Way - a combination scrapbooking, pocket scrapbooking, and cardmaking workshop split over 2 days using one full WYW kit plus a few extra supplies. You complete 3 traditional layouts, 2 pocket page layouts, and 6-9 cards.
If you've been around here for any length of time, you'll know that I love love love scrapbooking! Absolutely love it!
I love me some traditional scrapbooking with MyReflections, pocket scrapbooking with PictureMyLife, and sometimes a bit of digital scrapbooking. Its an easy way to unleash my inner kid (with all the crayons and pretty paper and glue I can get my hands on) and also record the day to day stories of my life and my family. (If I don't do it, who will?)
Part of my job as wife and mama is to record our family stories. I am the keeper of my family's stories and history, a duty I take great pride and pleasure in! A duty that I love teaching others how to do through a variety of ways. Someday I'll be able to show our future children their big sister and big brother's albums. Someday my great grandkids can find out all about how I emigrated to Australia just by reading my albums.
At Close To My Heart, we believe in capturing and preserving memories and helping you celebrate the relationships that matter most.
Whether you're an utter newbie scratching your head at the myriad of creative options, or you're a seasoned pro looking for something different, you are most welcome to join any of my studio workshops and events. I'm here to help you find your creativity through scrapbooking, pocket scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, cardmaking, paper crafting, and/or jewelry making.
Looking for that last minute Christmas gift? I'm taking orders for custom Base & Bling necklaces, with delivery in the new year. Why not try a beautiful bespoke piece with a treasured photo?
To order, simply choose your chain color, your pendant shape and color, 2
charms, and an image. Prefer to use a photo? Email me and I'll resize
it to fit just right.
It's easy to create your very own bespoke piece!
Chain Color:
Faux Antiqued Gold or Faux Antiqued Silver
Pendant Shape and Color:
Circle, Square, Oval, Rectangle in Faux Antiqued Gold or Faux Antiqued Silver
As always, you can buy this gorgeous stampset outright for $27, OR when you spend $75 you can get it for only $5. It's a great value with 7 different images on the one sheet.
Cute Christmas cards, crafts, and gifts can be made with this adorable stampset. I have my eye on making some cute wrapping paper and gift tags with this set!
New for October, with each qualifying purchase of $65 you are eligible to receive—as a special bonus—one of two chevron ribbons FREE!
Each chevron ribbon -Ruby or Outdoor Denim- has an original retail value of $9.50. So which ribbon will you get? It’s a surprise! Quantities are limited, so place your orders as early in the month as possible. Be sure to take advantage of this fantastic offer so you can enjoy embellishing your creations with your own surprise roll of bonus ribbon!
I've also set up some events for the month. These are for beginners and experienced crafters alike! Click each link to see more details. Just email or ring to book in!
October Events
1st Scrap Your Stash 1-3pm $10, 8th Scrap Your Stash 1-3pm $10, 15th Scrap Your Stash 1-3pm $10, 15th Sparkly 7-9pm $45, 22nd Scrap Your Stash 1-3pm $10, 22nd Snowhaven 7-9pm $15, 24th-26th Crafty Camp 10a-5p $20/day 29th Scrap Your Stash 1-3pm $10, 29th Jewelry Buffet 7-9pm $20 October workshop spaces are limited. First in best dressed. Some fees are payable in cash on arrival and some are online via direct deposit. Online fees must be received in advance. Email me for payment details. Please note: Your spot is not guaranteed until payment is received.
Check my facebook page or my events tab for all workshops. Some have strict booking and payment cutoff dates. Please check each event carefully! Once the cutoff has passed, I order all the supplies needed for that event. It can take up to 3 weeks for orders to arrive from the US.
I just finished two custom pieces for two ladies. J and A, here's your Base & Bling necklaces! I'll bring them on the 18th! I hope the recipients enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them. :)
Good afternoon my lovelies! This is breaking news! My first ever Base and Bling fundraiser, benefiting a cause very close to my heart, SIDS & Kids Qld.
As a bereaved mother twice over, I have benefited greatly from the free grief counseling services provided by SIDS&Kids. They are a wonderful organization, making a real difference for grieving families. They run on donations, and every dollar helps keep their doors open another day.
For the months of May and June, with every $20 necklace sold in my studio, I'm donating $5 to SIDS&Kids.
SIDS & Kids Qld fundraising flyer
So far, I've got $15 sitting here for donation. Lets get that number up higher!
My Mother's Day rosebud from a mate. It photographed beautifully and I edited it in instagram. I shrunk that edited image down and printed it at BigW. I chose the faux antiqued silver circle pendant and chain, and the crown charm (from Storyteller).
I had a play with May's SotM You've Got A Friend the other night. It really is a cute stampset! Here's what I came up with. These are the Base&Bling pocket cards I made for our Jewelry Buffet market stall.
These pocket cards are a great way to use up scraps from your stash. Not to mention they make a stunning gift presentation for a necklace! Want to make one (or more!) of these for yourself? Come to one of my workshops! Contact me today to get more details and to book in. Prefer to buy one of these pocket cards with a necklace ready made? I have a selection ready for sale.
