Handmade Monday 112

Welcome to Handmade Monday.

I told you about my Mum and Dad's diamond wedding celebration last week.  Well, it was a great success.

flowers with diamonds

The chip cones were very popular and elicited a lot of comments (all very favourable!).  Some cones were even taken away to be kept as souvenirs!  I realised, after chatting about them, that I may be able to make similar ones as printables for other people too (possibly personalised as well as generic) - it's amazing how one idea leads to another.  This all started when my sister suggested fish and chips in newspaper!

A greaseproof paper lining kept them looking good...

I completely forgot to take closeups of the cones in use

but managed to crop a photo for this image!  
(his finger is covering the shop's diamond doorknob!)

Chip cones seeing some action...

I think Mum is reading hers, and Dad has finished, 

but Keira (on the end) is eating from hers!

The cupcakes Rhiannon made - her first ever decorated cupcakes! - were very well-received indeed.  I'm told they were as yummy as they looked (unfortunately, my gluten allergy stopped me from sampling them personally!).

And here's Mum and Dad looking happy at their wedding before I was even born (we had the wedding album out on display for everyone)...

1953

And here they are now... 60 years later!

2013 (he's enjoying that cupcake!)

And one of their great-grandchildren, Emily...

The Eton Mess was a huge success with all age groups!

We played Mr & Mrs (Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about - it's an old UK TV show!) which went down much better than I had hoped - people wanted more, even though three couples played!  Unsurprisingly, Mum and Dad won.  I say unsurprisingly, not because of sixty years of marriage but because the questions had to be easy enough not to confuse Dad, with his Alzheimer's.

fabric, glue and imaginary beaches!

I've also been busy making - lots of fabric and glue and of course some sketchy stitching! I talked about my vanity case here, but this week I also made fabric-covered plant pots, and a beach-themed luggage tag and passport holder (all for Craftseller magazine). That's maybe a story for another day as I've prattled on for long enough!  It's your turn now so please do ...

Handmade Monday 111

Welcome to another Handmade Monday!

This week my picnic rug carrier was revealed in Craftseller magazine (I think it's in the shops on Monday)...

But much more importantly, this week was also my parents' diamond wedding anniversary (that's sixty years! Which is pretty amazing, however you look at it!).  We are having a bit of a get-together today (Sunday, at my house) so this post is being written in advance.

We decided to make things simple and have fish and chips in paper cones (among other things).  We thought 1953 newspaper, but couldn't find any free ones, so I went with the theme (as you do) and designed my own.  My next job is scanning and printing them, then assembling and diamond-studding them.

Of course.  Diamond wedding anniversary, we need diamonds!

I couldn't resist adding some silly touches to the cone (which every family get-together needs, doesn't it?)

and it's all personalised, of course...

I'm also working on some diamond-studded bunting and my youngest daughter is making some diamond-themed cupcakes, which we'll arrange in a big 60.  It will be her first-ever attempt at frosted cupcakes so she's taking on quite a challenge!

So, this is a fish and chip party with bling!  Does that make us chavs?

And just in case you think I have inadvertently revealed that I have a lot more money than sense, let me tell you the "diamonds" all came from Hobbycraft and I thought they were slightly overpriced...

Hopefully I will have some more photos to show you next week.  Meanwhile, I will try to get round your blogs this week but who knows when!?