AmieJ Crafts

As mentioned in my last blog I wanted to provide you with an introduction to my new project AmieJ Crafts, my crafty and fun hobby which keeps my plenty busy. 

It all started when scrapbooking became my new hobby and passion. I would will away hours decorating pictures and pages, storing away my favourite memories creatively within a book. I have made several now, for myself and others. I just love getting crafty with paper, photos and glitter! After using Pinterest to inspire more scrapbooking ideas and layouts I discovered something else; crafting. 

Crafting is the most varied way to have fun and get creative. I love all things cute and sentimental that I decided I would use my new found interest in crafting to create gifts and keepsakes for people. These seem to make a lot of people happy which, in turn, made me very happy. Crafting therefore became my perfect hobby. 

I was creating keepsakes and other gifts alongside designing and printing my own greeting cards. I began to sell my products on local FaceBook sites and my products were becoming quite popular - as popular as they can in a small town anyway! I was then advised to set up an Etsy account to share my creations with people across the globe. This sounded completely overwhelming at first but now I am all set up. My idea was turning into something physical so I decided it needed a name; AmieJ Crafts was born. (I am sure I don't need to explain how AmieJ was formed…) I did debate a quirky name but felt my products didn't need something comic to make them sellable so I went with a more 'does what it says on the tin' approach. 

This is one of my crafts in time for Father's Day - 

A message in a bottle with a twist keepsake.

I feel really proud and excited to have set up this wonderful world of crafting for myself. I wanted to spread my excitement through showing the public my products and they appear to be receiving great feedback and interest. I am so lucky to be able to do something I really enjoy and share it with the world. 

This is a card design inspired by the small pencils they hand out at IKEA! 

Please check back from time to time to see updates on my crafty creations :) 

You can visit my Etsy shop here: AmieJCrafts

Or stop by my FaceBook page: AmieJCraftsFB

Shellac Colours

Hello!

Today I wanted to write a blog about the Shellac nail colours I have. 

I got some new ones yesterday and spent all night painting my new display fan (pictured below). 

As it is Tuesday I am also doing a "Top Ten Tuesday" blog and this weeks will be my Top Ten favourite colours out of my shellac range. Instead of doing two separate blogs I've decided to merge these two blogs together! 

I have loved having shellac nails for a while now, but recently decided to invest  some money and start to do it myself. Having done so, I have managed to build up some great colours, all of which you can find on this blog. The only one I have not included on a photo is the white because I would only use it for French Polish and I haven't painted a display nail with this design yet. 

Without further ado then, here is my Top Ten and then the rest of the colours below: 

1. 

Lilac Longing by CND 

I just think this colour is so pretty and looks fabulous on. It is therefore my number 1. :) 

2. 

Blue Rapture by CND. 

This is a gorgeous bluey grey colour that sits nicely between a dark and a light blue. 

3. 

Decadence by CND. 

A beautiful twist on a red making it darker and fuller in colour. 

4. 

Red by Crystal G

A classic colour. 

5. 

Gold by Bluesky

A glitzy colour to style nails to suit any dressy occasion. 

6. 

Turquoise by Bluesky

Perfect for summery nails. One of my most popular colours. 

7. 

Black Pool by CND 

Another classic that can be made casual or formal with the right accessories. 

8. 

Pink by Bluesky 

A summer pink to help make a statement.

9. 

Dark Green by Bluesky

A leafy green - great for Autumn. 

10. 

Rock Royalty by CND

Another Autumn shade with this rocking purple. 

And the rest: 

Silver by Bluesky 

Bronze by Bluesky 

Brown by Bluesky

Peach by Bluesky

Glitter Pink by Bluesky

Candy Pink by Bluesky

Purple by Bluesky

Dark Blue by Bluesky

Light Blue by Bluesky. 

 

All my colours on my display fan :) 

Shades of Pinks and Purples together

Shades of Blues and Greens together

Shades of Reds and Browns together

And finally I wanted to grant you a sneak peak inside my magical nail polish box which also includes top and base coats, nail files, nail buffers, cuticle oil, cotton pads and nail gems for decoration, along with my nail display fan.  

I hope you've enjoyed my little Top Ten blog this week. 

For any information on any of the colours please contact me or comment below. :) 

What is your favourite colour that I own? What colours do you think I should get next?