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Monday 9 April 2012

Golden Wedding - Take your place for dinner!.....

Hello everyone, and welcome to my little corner of blogland.......hope you've all had a good day. 
It was too wet for us to get into the garden, so I finished an order that is needed for the weekend. Sometimes I leave orders until the last day or so, and they 'cloud' my mind but I've done this one early, surprisingly.
It's Alan's parents Golden Wedding Anniversary on 14th April, so we're off to the Yorkshire Dales on Thursday for the weekend. His mam asked if I'd do some 'nameplates' for the table so thought I'd do something fancy.   I've got to say though, I have a love/hate relationship with this Spellbinders die......I LOVE  the effect, but I HATE using it......I needed 18 altogether and by the time I'd cut and prised 8 of them out of the die, I was almost losing the will to live.  So.....*brainwave*....I brought the bigshot into the kitchen and gave Alan the dies and the card and said 'get on with it ........darling'.   He cut the rest of the squares, then 18 butterflies while I was picking out the remains and tidying them up. Job done.....thanks Al :)
Unfortunately, I think it will be a long, long time before I use this die again....life is far too short!  :(


The butterfly die is a new one from the 'Wings of Hope' set by Spellbinders.
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Bye for now x

22 comments:

  1. These are beautiful Barbara...I am sure your efforts will be much appreciated. xx

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  2. Can only say WOW! Stunning

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  3. These are beautiful!!! Your effort has defiantly paid off xxx

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  4. WOW these are gorgeous Vee, I need to get that butterfly die though I just adore butterflies.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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    1. I'm Barbara, Linda, but thanks anyway xx hahaha xx

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  5. These are gorgeous! Love the gold, brilliant! xx

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  6. They Are Stunning !!! Well done you xx

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  7. Wow these are fabulous xx Jan

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful work Barbara! love that Butterfly ! xx

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  9. These are absolutely gorgeous, love them xx

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  10. I love these. I love anything to do with butterflies. and yet I don't have a single die.

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  11. These are beautiful Barbara, trust me well worth the effort and when your MIL see's them you will be her favourite DIL forever!!
    Hugs Laurie xx

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  12. These are really gorgeous Barbara, just so pretty
    Lindsay xx

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  13. There so beautiful,worth all the fiddling about.You wouldn`t have liked the result of somethink plain.The guest will treasure them.
    Norma x

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  14. Love theses Barbara, your MIL will think your a star (if she dont already)
    Di xx

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  15. Lovely! Have you tried using waxed paper in the die? It's supposed to make it easier to get the pieces out.

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  16. Wow they are wonderful, Your Mum and Dad in law will be so pleased.

    Janet

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  17. Really impressive! Such an original and stunning idea for nameplates. x

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  18. Thank you for all the lovely comments.....The nameplates were very well received, and looked fab with all the other 'Golden' stuff xx

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