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Hi everyone and a big ‘welcome’ to all the new visitors and followers of Simply Christmas and the Shabby Art Boutique.   WOW. . . what a week!! Averaging over 2,500 visitors per day has meant lots of comments and emails to reply to. I’m certainly not complaining. . . I want as many people as ...
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Today I’d like to introduce you to the first of our guest posters. . . the lovely Clare of Clare’s Craftroom. I’ve been lucky enough to have known Clare for many years. . . first through business, then blogging and now as a valued member of my mentor group. . .  those of you who have read my book ...
Read More about Tutorial ~ festive bunting

I know you’ve come to expect all things Christmas from the Shabby Art Boutique now that Simply Christmas is in full swing. . . but occasionally I’ll insert a quick studio update. I’m sure you don’t want to miss any of the other creative projects coming out of the studio!     Take for ...
Read More about Studio news. . .

This week at Simply Christmas we are going to jump straight into preparing our handmade gifts and home decor with some fun tutorials. Don’t forget my talented friends Clare, Becky, Fee, Christy, Vikki, Kris and Linda will be popping in as well to share their creative talents for preparing a homemade ...
Read More about Gift card holder tutorial

Simply Christmas is all about putting the homemade and simplicity back into Christmas and our first gift making tutorial is for these quick and easy fabric gift card holders. In keeping with the giving spirit of Christmas, I’ve decided to gift this one to one of my lovely blog followers and have ...
Read More about A gift for you!

Oh nooooo. . . I think that post title just had the ‘not-so-list-friendly’ folk running away screaming. Did I scare you off with the holiday planner?. . . [giggle]. . . I realise some people just can’t do the list thing and all the planning this far in advance. . . and that’s okay. It’s not ...
Read More about Making a list… and checking it twice!