Jan May

Today I'm sharing a few new patterns I've come across whilst browsing........ Let's hope that planet cloud is kind to me and manages to produce the links for them all! Find the tutorial HERE - on Printable Decor.net  Firstly - the world is alive with quotation art at the moment, and easy as it looks - it's not that straightforward to do.  I know, I've tried - and it's nigh on impossible just using Word.  I made two small framed pictures as Christmas presents, and it was incredibly difficult to get the layout right.  Now I know what I should have been doing!   Here's a tutorial for producing your own Word artwork - I've had a quick look and it's clear and concise, with lots of pictures to follow.  What are we all going to print then? Purse pattern from All Free Sewing  I'm loving this cute little purse from the All Free Sewing site.  Haven't had a proper look at the pattern yet, and wondering if it's using metal tape measure a...

How exciting!  Today I'm featured on Popular Crafts website as their Meet the Artist feature.  Me! You could be featured too - see the link at the bottom of the post!) I wrote in reply to the 10 questions posed quite some time ago, and hadn't really thought any more about it.  So it was a lovely surprise to read the tweet saying I was the maker being featured today.  A little bit of cutting and pasting - and here it is......... 1. Tell us about yourself, what you do and your work Hi, I'm Jan May - from Truro, Cornwall.   I design and sew my fabric designs under the banner - Cajame Creations - Sewing my way through life one stitch at a time. I'm a forty-something fabric geek with crafty tendencies and the ability to devour books, wine & chocolate in vast quantities.   I have every intention of ignoring my age and growing old disgracefully (within the realms of all things decent), and will probably be found with occasional red or ...

This week I was delighted to receive a book to review for the Popular Crafts Magazine.  With the lovely weather we've been having, it seemed totally surreal to be sunbathing whilst reading a book on Christmas crafts from cover to cover.  Whilst the review will be in the December issue of the magazine, I'm told I can share it with you in advance.  This way, I get to show you some lovely photo's of the makes too! After reading this post, why not pop over to the Popular Crafts  website.  It's a great site, with lots of features, a crafting forum and a book club.  It's free to join, plus, if you join the book club where this and many other books are reviewed each month - you get the opportunity to purchase at a specially discounted rate.  Got to be worth a couple of minutes tapping away! Christmas Crafting In No Time by Clare Youngs (Cico Books)  50 step-by-step projects and inspirational ideas. If you would lik...

I'm delighted to be have an article in the Autumn issue of Creative Crafting Magazine - Open publication - Free publishing - More art I'm so pleased with how it looks.  I can't wait to start writing a new article for the Christmas issue.