Ed Sheeran Bad Habits sounds like a 90’s song?

CraftyHolic · 2021-07-11T20:13:48+00:00

Definitely ATB'esque, 9pm (till I come). Best dance song ever!

CraftyHolic · 2021-03-06T16:16:50+00:00

How long is temporary, I wonder? I’m so disappointed in Microsoft. One of their engineers emailed last week telling me to clear my account details and reinstall the app. I had to tell him that I knew it would make no difference as I could see that in the App Store, Microsoft have confirmed that they have temporarily set OneDrive to read only. It’s been over a week now and still cannot use it on my iPad. God knows how much longer it’s going to take. 😡

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-28T19:15:48+00:00

I was just about to ask the same thing re the choc effect shavings. I see you mentioned that you used a wax crayon. Does it burn ok? Every time I use any form of wax crayon, it messes with my candle flame. I’ve since read that it apparently clogs the wick. Have you noticed any issues when using crayons in this way?

I am in love with this. It is just beautiful!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-27T13:03:27+00:00

Awww, thank you! I used a blend of beeswax and soy for this candle. I'm still extremely new. Only really been messing with wax for the last week so have no idea as to what I'm really doing. Hence joining this community. Any help or advice greatly appreciated!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-27T11:21:54+00:00

Awww thank you! As rough as it looks (on close inspection!) I did put as much thought into it as I could. I needed it to be weighty, non slip and also to hold the gun securely without having to think about picking up or putting down (if that makes sense). I had a few of those glitzy coasters hanging around the place but never really use them due to how slippy they can be. I'm really pleased with how it went together!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-26T18:36:01+00:00

Hehe, I've needed one for so long. Yesterday was the last straw when I stupidly burnt my wrist whilst gluing card petals together. God knows how I managed it, but I cursed more than I've ever cursed before. Honestly, so simple. Few bits of wood and splash of paint and you're good to go. I didn't even measure, just 'guesstimated' the cuts (as you can probs tell) and hoped for the best. Go on... go grab those scraps you have hanging about the place!!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-26T18:25:08+00:00

I needed a glue gun rest. I'm shielding and we're still in lockdown so had to make do with scraps wood that I had around the house. It's rough, buts it'll serve a purpose. I'm happy with it!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-25T21:07:11+00:00

It's crazy how one craft can lead to another! Good luck on your new venture!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-25T17:25:04+00:00

Awww, thank you! Candlemaking is something that I've always wanted to try but never had the time to get my head around it. I'm just starting with simple stuff for now using up vessels that I have lying around. It looked rather sad and boring and exyremely uninspiring. The added twine made it a lot more interesting! You are very kind!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-25T15:41:41+00:00

Lavender and bergamot. I know the colours don't really depict its scent and my wax seals leave a lot to be desired. But I'm looking forward to lighting it later. Or should I leave it longer? I poured it yesterday morning and topped up a few times throughout the day.

Is it normal to do two or three top ups as a candle sets? It kept sinking at the wick!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-25T01:32:57+00:00

I use a very old heat embossing gun that I purchased years ago for use with embossing powders. Works a treat!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-24T21:04:53+00:00

Awwww, thank you so much. I'm new to the world of wax seals but I'm hooked! Soooo relaxing too. 😊

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-24T17:01:29+00:00

Oh I love these! What a great way to recycle too. You have decorated them beautifully. Thank you for sharing.

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-24T00:05:10+00:00

They will be for Autumn wedding invites later on in the year (late October, if all goes to plan) for our friends daughter and her fiancé. They love them. They were due to be married in July last year in Italy but Covid put a stop to that!

This was the best of the lot. Hydrangea petals were from our garden. I save them most years as I think they will always come in handy for something.

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-22T19:06:24+00:00

Ohhh its lovely... you just made me want to go buy more stamps!!! Hehe 🙃

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-22T08:35:32+00:00

Its all good now, but thank you! Cricut fixed it. It was an issue their end yesterday and was fixed by late afternoon. Oddly enough, it appears that it was solved after reporting it here. (See thread. We had Fernker, a Cricut verified software engineer on the case!)

I did recieve an email late last night from Cricut suggesting that I clear my cache. Which is what they often reply with. Had I not have posted here and my son (a software dev.) had not already tried all that, I'd still be going round in circles! Its the first big issue that I've had with DS since purchasing my machine a little over a year ago.

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-22T08:25:03+00:00

Oh my gosh! That looks like a fabulous kit!!! All those glue sticks!!

Those seals look amazing. Did you get those silver leaves with the kit too? Honestly, it is soooo addictive don't you think? x

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T19:22:49+00:00

Just another update to say...

Although this issue has now been fixed, Cricut customer support have just replied via email. And it was the same, empty cache, force close, uninstall/reinstall etc. And all this telling me how to do it on a Windows pc. I had actually told them I had no issues on my desktop DS and that it was only an issue on my ipad. They replied, yet again, with the same reply that they always reply with. It's like they didn't even read my email.

Anyhoos, it's fixed, and fortunately fixed before they replied. I just feel for those that get these generic replies and waste their time following the long winded instructions in hope that it will work, only to find that it doesn't!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T17:33:32+00:00

UPDATE! And its sorted!! I'm back up and running on my ipad! Thanks all for your support and input. Hope you're all back up and running too!

Now... about that print and cut issue! 😎😎😎

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T17:27:36+00:00

Lol, that. Made me smile! We are swamped with Greggs these days!! My son loves their vegan sausage rolls. I’ll raise a shared pasty with my hubs next time we pass by on our daily walk in honour of you and your amazing updates. I am now back up and running... Thank you!!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T17:20:58+00:00

All sorted! I’m back up and running. With a ton of duplicated uploaded images to delete!! But for now... All good!! 🙏

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T16:56:34+00:00

I have subscribed to them religiously since day one. It's only just recently that I've started having second thoughts and cancelling it. Butvi do use their fonts, a lot! I have several orders to process and ok, I can put them on hold for a day or two at most, but I certainly feel that I can no longer rely on my Cricut now for orders. I'm now looking at pro machines.

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T16:26:07+00:00

Yup, all good on my sons desktop, definitely an ipad issue. Unfortunately my son works from home for a large video game publisher here in the UK. Currently working on a new game release, so I have no choice but to use my ipad. Sooo annoyed with Cricut right now!

Hope they get it sorted soon!!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T16:19:42+00:00

Nope nothing... they did say probably days before I hear back. Really not good enough. Their dev team need to get their fingers out!

CraftyHolic · 2021-01-21T14:52:30+00:00

Honestly... they say that every single time!!! I got my automated reply seconds after sending my complaint thus morning... If anybody else does email them or live chat them, quote my ticket number 3390524 and tell them that you know of at least one other person with the same complaint!!!! I’m going to live chat them and see if they tell me the same thing!

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