The Gypsy Connection

Wow I can’t believe it is so close. Can hardly wait to catch up with all the lovely girls from Scrapcat.

xoxo
Gypsy

Check out this great blog called Merry Memoirs of Me for a great blog giveaway. Tiff has generously put up a prize valued at almost $200.00. Tiff’s work is awesome so it is worth a looksee even if you don’t want to enter the comp.

xoxo
Gypsy

Yep it’s that time again, it’s time for the Scrapchat’s month long cybercrop. This cybercrop is on for the whole month of March with a challenge posted every Friday night. So if you want to join in on the fun then check it out this Friday night, starting at 7.30 AEST.

Hope to see you there.

xoxo
Gypsy

I am so not into Valentine’s Day but I know that there are so many of you out there who have just fallen in love or are still very much in love. This is just an event that I have never really celebrated.

When we think of Valentine’s Day, we often think of red roses, candy in heart- shaped boxes, mushy valentines, and winged cherubs flying about shooting starry-eyed lovers with arrows.

But did you know that the origin of Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day, comes from the life and death of a Christian martyr? According to author Martha Zimmerman, the date traditionally celebrated as St. Valentine’s Day finds it origin in the Roman festival of romance called Lupercalia, when the gods Juno and Pan were honored. It was a fertility festival or a lover’s holiday looking forward to the return of Spring. In the fifth century, in an attempt to abolish the pagan festival, Pope Gelasius changed Lupercalia and its February 15 date to February 14 and called it Saint Valentine’s Day. Even though the names and the date were changed, the emphasis continued to be on love.

Here are some gorgeous images that I found and thought I would like to share with you.

Have a lovely Valentine’s Day everyone.

xoxo
Gypsy

It has been so long since I have made a post here but I have been so busy over the Christmas period and up until now.  Anyway, that craziness seems to have passed so now it is time to catch up with the present.  So stay tuned if you would like to know what has been going on with my life.

Ciao for now
xoxo
Gypsy

Omg I can’t believe that it is this week. This coming Friday we are off for our Bi-Annual Scrapchat Retreat and this time it is on the Gold Coast. The house we are staying at is drop dead gorgeous and I am so hoping that it is going to more then suit our needs. So come Friday I will be scrapping and singing and chilling with all my GF’s at Ohana.

xoxo
Gypsy

Well it’s that time again. This weekend is the Scrapchat’s bi-monthly Trash N Treasure. Pop in to grab a bargain or pick up something really unique. Lots of hand made items and also pre-loved scrap goodies. Check us out, you won’t be sorry.

xoxo
Gypsy

The lovely Tracey Thorne has offered to do a free class for Scrapchat to try out our awesome new classroom before we have our big online Charity Workshop at the end of the month.

In this class, Tracey will be showing us how to make 3 different paper roses and I have to say they are delish irl.

Here is a sneaky peak for you:-

If you have some spare time then why not come along and join in. You will need to be a member of Scrapchat to participate in the class though but we are a great bunch of girls and once you join you will be more then happy to stay.

Hope to see you there.

xoxo
Gypsy

Wow, we have had some great response with our auctions so far. They are all going great guns.

This week I have had another Handmade item donated to auction off. This time it has been donated by the awesome Tracey Thorne. It is a handmade wrist bag. Now don’t under estimated the size of this bag cause it is plenty big enough to fit your purse, keys and mobile phone in and still have room for a few other items. Now I know this because the lovely Tracey made one for me as a gift. I won’t put a pic of it yet because I don’t want to confuse people as to which one is on offer.

Here is the one that is being auctioned at the moment on Scrapchat Craft Exchange.

by Tracey Thorne

Thanks for looking ladies.

xoxo
Gypsy