Gift for Mum :)

[MuranoSilver]

Ok it's not jewellery and I used my soldering iron (at last) but I made these for mums christmas tree...
http://www.muranosilver.com/images/christmas-solder-charms.jpg
Hope she likes them (yes I made them "rustic" on purpose ;))
I used repro victorian Christmas Card images and lab slides (some cut into smaller squars with a glass cutter)
Nic xx

[EmmaRose]

they are great Nic, sure she will love them!
Em

[Trudy]

Brilliant! My mum would absolutely adore them and Im sure yours will too :)

[The Dragon]

Considering the boring, same old, same old in my store this year, you could probably have a whole new market for those. I'm sure peolpe will love them because they are different. :cool:

[lesley]

Beautiful! and what a great idea.

[Di Sandland]

Nice! =D>

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[Emerald]

oh well done those are great :)

[Boo]

They look fabulous, I'm sure she'll absolutely love them.

[mizgeorge]

Great minds Nic! Those are lovely :)

These were my xmas cards a few years ago. Love microslides for arty stuff.

[MuranoSilver]

Wow George!
Those are so cool - can I get on your card list? lol
nic xx

[Lindyloo]

Both really lovely

[Di Sandland]

LOL - I've used them too. Only once. After being estranged from my baby bro for 20 odd years, I made him a birthday card for his first birthday after our reunion. I used slides and old photos that I sepia toned and made a sort of booklet type thing of our memories.

It made him cry - so it worked ;)

[caroleallen]

Ooh! I've never heard of using slides before. They're all really lovely. You're so talented.

[Emerald]

Hi Nic rememeber i said i made the copper cards when we saw the guy at Artisan well these are what i can find for xmas but there was loads of different ones and the others where for Valentines x

[MuranoSilver]

Jo those are fab! Love the one with the doors on :)

[Emerald]

Thanks Nic the one with the doors was one of my favs there was a heart wreath with roses on aswell which i have somewhere as i showed it to someone the otherday but cant seem to find it, my little girl has probably squirreled it away in one of her many cubbyholes:)

[Ominicci]

Nic and George those slide decos are brilliant! And Emerald your copper cards are fab!

I have made all my own Christmas cards since I left home at 19. This year I am NOT though, because I need all the time I can get to make stock for a Christmas stall in Chepstow this year (and my online shop which is still empty
:( ). ALSO now that the Large stamps have come in for anything over 5mm thick it makes it even more expensive. I will still make special cards for my immediate family as ther are not many of them.

[Di Sandland]

Handmade cards are so lovely to receive. My baby bro (who is 45 by the way) has been making his own cards since he was at school. Now his daughters do it too. They're rather special (the cards I meant but the girls are too).

[Petal]

Wow - lovely work guys - what a talented lot!

:Y:

[kymbi]

I love the slide decorations and christmas card ~ both great ideas and make really unusual and personal gifts to keep :Y:

[amazingbabe]

They are gorgeous Nic :Y::Y::Y: