#1 Hidden Star: Kaye English
Hello everyone, it has been a while since we had some inspiration, my fault 😑, but now things need to be changed. Therefore Swedish House Crafts is in need of DT's who will be our inspiration, but that's not all, each and everyone of you is an inspiration too, why not show off your work?!
Did you ever buy anything from Swedish House Crafts and received an email asking you to show your work? Sure you did.
Kaye is not really a social media lover, but that is not stopping her from showing off her great work. She sent me what she did with To My Valentine Papers from Pion Design. It is just so beautiful and inspiring, yes so much work too! Learn more about Kaye our hidden star!
Favourite brand found at Swedish House Crafts:
Funny fact:
So let's see what Kaye has done!
Have you bought toys from Swedish House Crafts and made something you are proud of? Why not send some photos to hello@swedishhousecrafts.co.uk and who knows, you may end up published here and of course claim your treat!
Did you ever buy anything from Swedish House Crafts and received an email asking you to show your work? Sure you did.
Kaye is not really a social media lover, but that is not stopping her from showing off her great work. She sent me what she did with To My Valentine Papers from Pion Design. It is just so beautiful and inspiring, yes so much work too! Learn more about Kaye our hidden star!
Name:
Kaye English
Location:
USA, Virginia
Crafting specialty:
My career is
a government contractor. My interest
specialty is crafting bound books, scrapbooks, and paper crafts. I love art and I love paper – I can’t get
enough. I have been making scrapbooks
for my 1st/2nd grade Sunday school students for 12
years. I decided to start making books
for grownups last year and found a new love in crafting. I find joy in telling a story in a book that
allows the receiver to insert photos to complete the story. I also create personal calendars for friends
– it makes me so happy when I love what I make and the recipient is excited to
receive the gift.
The
intimacy of creating a modem that expresses art and passion that allows the
recipient interaction and creativity to make the paper come alive with images
of their lives is so incredible Suha, so amazing. The gift could last a lifetime! That’s love. I love bringing joy to another soul.
Favourite brand found at Swedish House Crafts:
I
discovered Swedish House Crafts by doing a Google search for Pion’s To My
Valentine, so Pion is probably my favorite so far. But I love Maja Design and will be purchasing
Vintage Romance shortly. I feel so
comfortable in the vintage and Victorian genre.
What an era, huh?
Best craft moment:
My best
craft moment was the completion of my first adult scrapbook – Graphic 45’s
Voyage. It was so perfect and colorful
and as the finished pages turned, they told the story of a mermaid so vividly. Everything clicked and meshed, it was so
beautiful a moment.
Worst craft moment:
My worst
craft moment was this last project! I
decided on the dimensions of the book and created the “red” inside pages prior
to receiving my paper from Swedish House Crafts. As I began to put the pages down (not yet
glued though [whew!!!] I discovered that my pages were too big for the cover
and spine!!!!! I didn’t want to change
the cover – it was just right. I had to
redo the inside pages, which means I had to buy the cherry paper again. LESSON LEARNED: measure, measure, and measure. It doesn’t hurt to create templates too.
Funny fact:
I am a
knuckle head! I lose things all the time
(especially small things) – I am so focused on the task at hand that I put
things related to it in the strangest places . . . I don’t know
why I do this – cannot get away from this even when I intentionally try!
(LOL). You should see me retracing
my steps to find things – it is too funny!
4 comments
We need to encourage Kaye into the world of social media, so that we can see more of her lovely work! The detail on that spine was well worth needing to re-order supplies!
ReplyDeleteI'm getting there Clair. Thank you for your very kind words. I will try it with the book I'm working on now. You are awesome. Thank you.
DeleteKaye
These are gorgeous papers and I love Kaye's book. Great with the little questions and answers. Hugz
ReplyDeleteionabunny, thank you!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to make someone happy today, what would you say? Leave a word to the team :D