Get ready for Valentines Day

Ok, I know it's a month away but why not get a head start to give yourself time to order a personalised card or gift.

Cute Hedgehog Valentines Card

Valentine Hearts, Personalized Card

Hedgehog Couple Valentine Card

Pet Mum & Dad Card

Click on the link below each card to take you to the item or go to my

 Jan's Cabin Zazzle Store 

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Valentine Hearts on Folksy

It's almost Valentines Day, love is in the air, cupid is doing his job and Red Hearts abound.
Do you celebrate Valentines Day? I think Valentines Day can be too much of a commercial haul but it also gives us the opportunity, and in some cases a reminder (otherwise known as a kick in the rear) to thank our significant others, loved ones or just family or friends and let them know how much we care. So rather than going down the huge commercial route why not pop over to the Handmade Marketplace of Folksy where you find a multitude of lovingly made gifts.

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This teeny tiny glittered heart in a miniature glass bottle is a great way of saying 'I give you my Heart'  A Heart in a Bottle by Handcrafted by Picto on Folksy

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A Beautiful Cupids Dart Necklace for the Love of your Life. This ruby red Murano Heart pendant can be found at Mermaids Purse Jewellery on Folksy

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For a tea lover there is always this lovely hand knitted cosy with a pretty crochet red heart, this can be found at Hook and Loop on Folksy

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For all your crafting needs or for wrapping up all your lovely Valentine Gifts you can find this pretty ribbon at The Ribbon Quarter on Folksy

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This Handing Heart makes a lovely alternative to a conventional Valentines Card, a gift and a card in one from Handcrafted by Picto on Folksy

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my Valentines selection of Folksy Finds.

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There's lots more to see over at Folksy, the handmade market place 💗


Jan 💗

Sketch Books, Love Potions & 2016

I know we say this all the time but I've got to say it again...... Wow, how time has flown, I can hardly believe another year has gone by and it's 2016 already!!!!!!

Like every New Year I like to plan on doing and making new things, for inspiration I've been looking through my sketch & idea books...

Pages from my sketch books

....they are full of things I can expand and experiment with, I'd like to do more work with polymer clay with a bit of paper mache thrown in.

I've been having fun with my miniature bottles so I'm planning to do a few more, my Christmas ones were a huge success so I thought I'd move on to Valentines Day themed bottles....

A Miniature Bottle for your Valentine

I've also been having a little play around with a logo for my Etsy Shop

Playing with Logo's

These are some of my works in progress, still lots of sketches and jiggery pokery to do but I'm quite liking this style and it's been great fun playing around with coffee and ink stains. 


I'll leave you all with my best wishes for a wonderful 2016

Jan x

The linky party over at Lucy Blossom Crafts  is still open so I'm popping this post over there, why not wonder over and see who else is joining in.

Valentine Cards & Gift Hearts all in one

Is it too early to be thinking about Valentines Day? 

Well I know that it's never too early to be thinking about Love

Last year I made Hanging Hearts for Valentines Day, this year I have more Hearts but this time I've attached them to hand drawn cards. These do well for other occasions such as Weddings or Anniversaries, or 'Just Because' after all we don't need an excuse to tell someone we love them.

A Valentine Card and Gift in one

 There is a mixture of Cream or White Cards and each one has a different hand drawn design.

Two Little Blue Birds on a Heart

The insides have been left blank

My Heart Forever

 The Lindor Chocolates used as props have now been eaten......

Love on a Hanging Heart

Well,you didn't think they'd last past the photo session did you?

Mmmm they were yummy.

Ladybirds & Hearts

 The Hearts can be taken off the card and hung up

Kissing Blue Birds on a Hanging Heart

Some of these are in my online shops, you can get to them via the links in the sidebar or you can message me on this blog.

Have you already made anything special for Valentines Day?  or have you yet to make something?

Have a great week

Jan x

I've popped this post over to the Handmade Monday Link up, click HERE to check it out.

Valentine's Day Hearts

Did you know that it's only a couple of weeks away from Valentines Day??? There are a few clues about, lots of hearts, chocolates, flowers and all manner of things to do with LOVE.

The history of Valentine's Day--and the story of its patron saint--is shrouded in mystery, I googled it but there are so many explanations I decided to delve no further but I do know that 14^th February has long been celebrated as a day of romance.

I've joined in with a few hearts of my own.....

Traditional Red Heart & Lovebirds

Blue Birds on a Hanging Heart

Love Bugs (Ladybirds) on a Hanging Heart

A Commissioned Heart to be used as a Wedding Gift Tag

Some of these are available in my Folksy and WowThankYou online shops or if you want one making in the colour or design of your choice you can contact me through this Blog or on my Facebook Page.

I've also painted a few more 'I Love You to the Moon & Back' Hearts similar to those I showed in this post in this Hanging Heart post here  and in my Facebook Album

I won't show them again here, please click on the links if you want to see more.

That's all from me for now

Jan x

This post is linked to Handmade Monday's Linky Party 

Lovebirds & Hearts for Valentines

It's time for another post to be linked to Handmade Harbour. I love Handmade Monday, not only is it great to look at what everyone else has been up to, it is also good to know that I'm getting regular visitors to my little corner of the blogasphere. (Thank you Wendy)

Like a lot of crafters I have been making Valentines Day gifts this week. This little trio has been keeping me busy.

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A Trio for your Valentine

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A Bluebird on a stick

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A Heart on a Stick

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Cute Little Pink Birdie

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A Valentines Day Gift

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A Pair of Lovebirds & a Heart

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I decided to attach these cute birds and hearts to wooden sticks instead of hanging them from a ribbon (although I will add a hanging ribbon for anyone who requests it). They can be displayed on their own in a jar or vase or put in with dried or silk flowers.

They are in my Facebook album and I've put a set in my Folksy shop, I like these and I'm planning to them in a rainbow of colours. I will stitch a couple of initials onto the Heart too for anyone who wants them.

Have a great week

Jan x

Valentine Sock Monkeys

Following on from my previous post I have some finished Sock Monkeys. Do you like the Heart on a Stick each one is holding?

Fluffy Sock Monkey

Purple Sock Monkey for a Valentine

Cheeky Sock Monkey with a Heart

A Trio of Sock Monkeys

These will be going in my Folksy shop and on my Facebook page, I've got a few kittens on the go as well but they are not ready to have there photo's taken yet so keep checking back.

Jan X