Wow...it's been a while!

Goodmorning! It's been a very long time since I've blogged. Facebook has been very much taking up all my computer time! Thought I would share with you some of my new designs. If you're a LIKER on Facebook you would have seen these cards already. (sorry for repeating myself)

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!!

Til next time...

NEW LOGO!

HELLO!

As you can see I have a brand new, very pretty logo, thanks so Kate from Created by Kateypie. I'm totally in love with it! Contact Kate by clicking on her link! She's one talented lady!

Check out my facebook page to see what I've been up to in my corner.

Sorry that I haven't been blogging for a while. My facebook page is keeping me busy!

Til next time...

Giveaway happening...

Hi everyone...

So sorry that I wasn't able to post the photos of the cards I created on wednesday. I've been a bit sidetracked by my facebook page. I decided to host a giveaway when I hit 50 'likers' and boy did that come around faster than I expected...so exciting! Because of the response I've had, I've decided to have 2 giveaway prizes.

The first prize is:

-2 large cards
-2 small cards
-2 small gift bags!

   

The second prize is:

-1 large card
-2 small cards
-2 small gift bags!  

All you have to do it comment on my status that says 'We've hit 50 'likers' and you're on your way!  The giveaway ends Saturday night at 6pm.

Here are some cards I made over the last few days...

 

Til next time...

Getting into my room..

Morning,

I feel today has been a very productive day around the home...gardening, cleaning, mopping...so that means I have a lot of motivation to get into my room and create while the boys sleep. I love this weather too...overcast, cool...real 'Kate's Corner' weather! In 15 mins, I'll be putting the little ones to bed and heading to my corner...

Thought I'd show you Kate's Corner. It's now a room instead of just a corner, but I work in a corner of the room. I decided not too clean it for the photo...wanted to show you what it looks like on any given day. It's usually messy...I think I work best with things EVERYWHERE! Don't know why that is..

I'll blog tomorrow showing you what I created today...

Oh and I finally found a way to out a link on my blog to my facebook page. Check it out!

Til next time...

Finally made the move...

Hi everyone...

Well, I've finally decided to create a facebook page for Kate's Corner. I'm not sure how to link the FB page to this post so if you'd like to check it out, type Kate's Corner into search on your facebook and it should come up. Once a certain amount of people have joined I'll be hosting a giveaway!

Til next time...

Starting from scratch...

As you can see I've changed the look of my blog a bit...not sure about it yet. Maybe it'll grow me.

Since being sick I've had strict instruction from my husband to rest. It's a little easier said than done with 3 little children needing to be looked after too but I've done the best that I can to rest. I was even told that if I touched the washing..."You will seriously be dead" so I haven't gone there.

So when the boys are all settled in playing I've been heading to my 'corner' to create. It's amazing how much time one card can take to complete. I think it surprises Josh some times how much time I send in my 'corner' and then see how little cards I've made. BUT I'm very happy with what I've achieved so far. It's actually really fun to start my card stock again. I even found myself dreaming of what to design during my sleep last night.

As I have pretty much no cards and a VERY special wedding on this Saturday I won't be attending The Handmade Expo BUT if you're free and looking for something exciting to do, I would encourage you to check it out! Oh and take cash...and lots of it! There are so many great things to buy there. Check out their blog for details and view some of the stalls they have there.

Til next time....

Holidays..

Morning!

Holidays have kind of come to an end here in the Mansfield home, though Ethan doesn't go back to school until Thursday. Josh went back to work this morning after having a 2 week holiday. You've got to love the amount of holidays school teachers get...12 weeks in a year!!! It's been an interesting, exhausting and exciting 2 weeks for us. In the first week we were all suppose to be on a soccer camp for 1 week but by Tuesday morning I was my way home with 3 sick children. Josh stayed up there as he had responsibilities on camp. It was very tiring and I take my hat off to single parents. We had a few doctors appointments during the week but pretty much stayed at home and rested. On the Thursday of that week I had a VERY EXCITING email arrive...

It's a LONG story so I'll make it short. An owner of a little boutique on the south coast of NSW was shown a few of my cards from one of my customers. She emailed me asking for the largest order of cards I have EVER had. It totally made my day...my week...probably even my YEAR! I was so excited! So this meant that all my cards are GONE! My shelves are bare...

But that's fine cause it means I need more stock, which then means I get to shop! Woohoo!

Another thing I've been working on are place cards for my girlfriends wedding. By the end of it I was having cramps in my left hand and had little blisters on the sides of my fingers BUT I loved it all!


Well...today it's my turn to go to the doctors. Hopefully I can kick this 'thing' before the wedding on Saturday. Josh is the only one who is well-ish so he's been working hard caring for all of us and our home. I love my husband!

Til next time...

Back online!

Hi everyone...

It's been way too long since I've posted anything on my blog. I've really missed blogging and blog hopping! We were only working a VERY low amount of gigabytes and hit max only a few days after the new month started so we couldn't use the internet since then! We have now upgraded our plan so posts will now be a bit more frequent.

I've been busy in my room completing orders and restocking. My husband was VERY generous and allowed me to "go to work" 2 full days in the last few weeks. He even gave me his RDO and looked after the boys while a worked!

I haven't been able to attend any markets for a few months because of card parties but am planning on making it to the July Handmade Expo. The Handmade Expo is on this saturday morning. Check out their blog for more details.

Here are some of my recent projects...

(sorry it's a bit blurry and not the best position)
This was a customer order for a 2 yr old boy. His mum supplied the material as she had already bought it with the idea to use it for something in his room. I love owls and this material is just so cute. It looks very dark but I think it's just the lighting in my room.

well, that's enough for today.

Til next time...

The winner's name plaque...

Hi everyone...

I had a few requests from people asking for a photo of the winner's name plaque. Hannah from Counting my Blessings won the giveaway. She couldn't decided which of her 3 daughters would get the name plaque so she decided that the plaque would be made for a friend's unborn baby girl. She asked for either fairies or flowers. I decided to go with flowers as I'm a HUGE fan of them! Here is the finished product...

Thanks for visiting my blog! I love reading your comments!

Til next time...

Exciting News!!

Hi there,

I'm so excited!! Today is the first day that my cards and gift bags are for sale in a SHOP!! That's right...a SHOP...!! This gorgeous boutique is called Handmade Heaven and it's located at The Old Flour Mill 231 Brisbane St, Ipswich. It's full of everything HANDMADE!

Check out their blog...

http://handmadeheaven7.blogspot.com

OR

head into Ipswich for a morning/afternoon out and inspect the shop yourself. There's also a yummy cupcake shop next door!

They also have a facebook page which lets you know about new 'handmadies' (like myself) and any sales that are happening.

Til next time...

Giveaway WINNER...

Hi everyone...

I have the winner of the Name Plaque in my hand...

Unfortunately this time my camera died just as I was about to take the first photo of my son choosing the winner...

BUT there is still a winner...

CONGRATULATIONS....

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS!!!!

Would you be able to email (katescorner1@gmail.com) me your email details so we can start on designing a name plaque of your choice.

Thank you everyone who take part in the giveaway! It won't be my last so stay tuned...

Til next time...

Givewaway closed!

After a lovely, non-sick week it's the weekend and so that means to giveaway has finished! Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway and also posted it on their facebook page. Like my last giveaway, a special member of my family will be picking the winner! This will be done tomorrow morning before the 4 lovely males in my life head off for a night away...leaving me to a relaxing weekend at home! A few weeks ago I told you that my parents were taking my 3 boys for the weekend...well...my eldest son got the stomach bug the day before so we had to cancel all weekend plans, including Josh's birthday camping adventure. This weekend is the 'make up weekend' and I'm so excited!!! I've got a card party (of sorts) in the afternoon and the rest is unknown...I didn't want to make plans, just go with the flow.

Thought I'd share with you a few of my paper bags I'll be trying to sell tomorrow afternoon.


Well, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I post the winner of the giveaway on monday morning!

Til next time...

Just a reminder...

Hi everyone...just a quick reminder that you have to be a follower to enter the giveaway, not just comment. I've had a few people tell me that they can't find how to follow without making a new email account. If you tick on the 'follow' button there's a section down the bottom that says 'Don't have any of these?'...click on that and that should lead you to a page that can sign you up without making another email account.

Hope that makes sense!!

Til next time...

A BIG thank you!!

Hi there! Just a quick post to say two BIG thank yous...

Callum (my brother-in-law) decided yesterday to design a LOGO for my blog and I LOVE it!! He even put it up for me (I'm so blonde when it come to computers). Thank you so much Callum!

The other BIG thank you goes to Deb Palmer (who is a teacher that works with my husband). She donated ALL her stamp collection from when she was into crafting. I couldn't believe my eyes when Josh (my husband) came home with a big grin on his face, carrying a large bag full of stamps. Hundreds of dollars worth!! THANK YOU DEB!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway and spread the word. Thanks so everyone who has and welcome to all my new 'followers'.

Til next time...

GIVEAWAY!

Ok...it's now time to reveal my giveaway! I'm very excited about this because the PRIZE is a bit different from my last.

To enter my giveaway all you need to do is...

-Be a follower and comment on this post!
-Become a follower and comment on this post!
-Share this post on facebook or your blog and leave a comment saying you did so.

THAT'S IT!

So, what's the 'prize'???

It's a wall/name plaque of your choice. You choose the colours, theme and of course the NAME. Here are a few as examples of what a wall/name plaque is. These are only examples...They already have owners so you get to help design yours if you win!



This giveaway ends in 1 week, the 28th May. The winner will receive there 'prize' via Australia Post or personally delivered if you live in Brisbane/Ipswich once it's made. Sorry no overseas entries unless you'd like to contribute to the postage! :)

Have a great weekend!

Til next time...

Getting back into the swing of things.

It's been a very long time since I've blogged. Sorry about that. We have had all 3 boys sick in our family for the last 3 weeks and even a 3 night stay in the hospital with our youngest, who had pneumonia. I'm slowing getting back into my room and creating. My lovely parents are having ALL 3 of my boys this weekend for a sleepover so I'm planning on being in my room for the afternoon! It needs a massive clean out though so I'll have to get onto that soon!

I've had an order of 2 girlie name plaques that I've been working on and finally finished. Because I haven't sent them to the buyer, I can't put up a full view photo of them but here's a sneak peek...
I have an announcement to make...I'm having another giveaway in the near future...so keep checking my blog to see when it starts.

Til next time...

Busy, busy, busy!!

Morning!

Well, it's only few days away til my next card party! I'm all ready for it, with lots of new designs, especially for Mother's day. I'm so excited!

I'm also starting to get ready for the next card party that's being held at Acacia Ridge Presbyterian Church for their ladies craft night. They meet every 2nd Thursday to work on all different kinds of crafts and they have asked me to host a card making night, making Mother's day cards. I love seeing the different ways ladies design their cards and the different colours they use.

My beautiful sister-in-law Jasmine has asked me to make invitations for her sister's hens day. I LOVE making invitations!!! The theme was vintage, purple, green and butterflies. I'm half way through cutting out 72 butterflies... Here is a sneak peak at them...


Here are a few of my new 'fun cards'.



Til next time...

Card Party update!!

Afternoon everyone...

Wow...what a wonderful day Saturday was! I woke up at 6am (like most days) and started to think about what I should do first. I wanted to take up with me a large bunch of flowers from my garden to decorate the table so I went and picked them.


It was a very relaxed morning getting ready. By 11am myself and my good friend Angie got in the car and started our journey up the coast. I love the drive up the Sunshine Coast and it was great to have company in the car. When we arrived the beautiful host Jodi was ready to go so we got set up and were done by the time the first guest arrived. Everyone was so welcoming and the party got off like any party does with women...lots of chatting. It was so lovely to sit, watch and chat with these women. Jodi had put together a fantastic afternoon tea for her guest, which was nibbled on as the ladies talked and looked through all the cards. After all the guests left we packed up and started to make our way back home. Angie and I had lots of time to review the day and decided it was a BIG SUCCESS!!

I'd like to take this time to say THANK YOU to Jodi for hosting my first card party. I tried not to have expectations of how the party would go but I have to say it set the bar high. I'll be making my way back to the Maroochydore next month for another party, which I'm so thrilled about!!

I actually didn't take many photos of the party which is a shame, and the only photo I took of my display was blurry. Sorry...

Til next time...

CARD PARTY HERE WE COME!!

Hi everyone...

I'm so excited about my first card party happening at the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore on Saturday afternoon. My lovely friend Jodi has generously offered to host a card party and I couldn't be more thrilled!

I have been busy in 'Kate's Corner' working on a lot of new designs and hope they'll go down well.

Josh (my husband) and I have put together a 'card party pack' which involves a letter with all the details of how a party would run, 2 brochures for you to show your family and friends the sort of cards, tags and gift bags I make, 10 invitations for you to hand out (more if you need) and order forms for people who can't make it but would like to purchase items.

If you're interested in hosting a party please email me with your details and I'll send you a 'pack'.

I'll blog after my card party to let you know how it went!

Til next time....

And the winner is.............................

This afternoon, after school, Ethan helped me pick my giveaway winner!!!

This is how it played out......

I wrote all the names down of all the entries...


I put them in a hat and Ethan dug in...


And pulled out the winners name...


Congratulations go to ROZ NIVEN!

Your package of cards and tags will be on their way to your home in the next few days!

Thanks to everyone who took part in this giveaway....there will be more to come!!

My Hydrangea Range!

Hi...

I wanted to share with you a new 'range' of cards I make...The Hydrangea Range. Hydrangeas are probably my FAVOURITE plant! I have planted a garden of hydrangeas in my front yard and can't wait til they bloom in Spring. I thought it would be fun to try to copy their flowers onto a card and here are my results...


Don't forget to enter my giveaway which is ending on Tuesday next week!

Til next time...

My GIVEAWAY!!!

Here it is everyone...my GIVEAWAY!!

There are a few ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment below...
2. Become a follower of my blog...if you already are a follower you get an instant entry!
3. Blog or facebook about this giveaway and leave a comment saying you have...
4. Get a friend to become a follower of my blog and let me know that you did...
5. Book a CARD PARTY! If you book a card party you get 3 entries into this giveaway!!

So there are 5 ways you can be apart of this giveaway. I will randomly select a winner by placing all names into a hat and getting my eldest son to pick one.

Here is what you could WIN!

-10 gift tags
-3 small cards
-4 large cards




I'll post anywhere in Australia. This giveaway ends on the 2nd March.

-Have fun!!

The Expo and my giveaway...

Hello!

The Handmade Expo has come and gone now. It was a pretty good day but had some rain on and off, which kept mum and I on our toes. Thankfully nothing got damaged.

Thanks to everyone who visited my stall, especially to the first-timers who read my blog and decided to come! Was so good to see you there!

(sorry about the picture below..was my only decent photo)



Ok...I thought I'd let you know that my giveaway will be happening this afternoon...I'm very excited about it and hopefully you'll take part!

I'll be back soon.........

February Handmade Markets

HELLO!

Well, it's market time again...the first one for 2010! The Handmade Expo will be held at the Ipswich Turf Club in Bundamba this Saturday (20th Feb) from 8am til 2pm. Entry is FREE and as of this market, the Swanbank Steam Train will be taking long and short trips from the Turf Club...what a great day out!!

I thought I would show you some of my gift bags I've made for the market. I've been very busy in my corner getting ready for saturday! It would be great to see you there!

There's just one other thing I'd like to let you in on....in the next few weeks I'll be having a
GIVE AWAY!! So keep checking this space....

Til next time,

Kate