Hi girls, (and any boy scrappers) out there! I’m Ngaire Bartlam and I will be blogging here on a regular basis, bring y’all a once a week round up of all the latest and best ( in my own personal opinion..) in the scrapping and crafting world. Each post will be a top ten of the best I have seen in the past week. I hope you enjoy the info and the fun of getting an insight into what is grabbing my attention, product and idea wise. Ok let’s get right on into it 
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- Fiskars border punches: "Leave it to Weaver" and "Threading Water" are my two favourites. They will be available from Spotlight in August/September. They will also be available wholesale through Printblocks very soon. Take a look at them here and here and you can see all the latest ideas and projects from the Australia and New Zealand Fiskars blog here: http://fiskarscraft.typepad.com/my_weblog/
- Lusi Austin shows you some cool techniques with bingo Markers(!) here: http://lusi-austin.blogspot.com/2008/07/scrap-stuff-part-one-creating-with.html I am needing some of these. Great ideas Lusi!
- Some BEAUTIFUL ideas for canvas work with beeswax here: http://www.lisakaus.com/coolart.htm"> and a how to here: http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/bx.html.
- Japan Craft Journal: The Japanese make the BEST craft…really inspirational. Go have a look at the amazing stuff they do with felt!
- Are you a blogger yourself? You can turn your blog into a book…a real life beautiful book! Here: this is a VERY sweet idea.
- I adore this pennant layout created by Pam Golding I saw at HOW DARE YOU Aussie Dare blog. Nice work, Pam! Groovy way to use up your scraps, huh?
- I adore the entire range of Sassafrass Lass products…really they kill me with their cuteness. See the whole new range here: http://www.sassafraslass.com/collections.cfm. My favourite? The owl pals: good grief how cute are they?
- Anyone else love flowers on their pages? I have recently completed an art journal where I used a whole heap of the kaisercraft paper flowers. I mention them cos they are GREAT value. There are SO many in a packet. My favourite colours? The sky blue and the Hot Pink. See them here.
- And my first official "Blog of the week": Vivian Bonder’s "desert bloom". Both a wonderful artist and an amazingly wonderful friend. See her art here.
- And my last linkage lovin’ for the week: Living Creatively, an AUSSIE site filled with heaps of great reading and ideas and links and more. Go here to see.
Hey! That is it, until next week. I hope you all enjoy these links and ideas as much as I did finding them for you. "Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young." Somerset Maugham Until next week, Happy Creating!
Peace. Ngaire xx
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Related posts:
- Ngaire’s Latest & Greatest (12 Sep)
- Ngaire’s Latest & Greatest (7th Nov 08)
- Ngaire’s Latest & Greatest (2 Nov 08)
