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Design Team Call... - Bubbly Scrumptious Challenges

Need some inspiration? Then we could have just what you need... Every month we host a big Challenge with Candy to be won. We try and aim for something a little different and which can cover all crafts. Every week we will give a little challenge to aid your mojo and inspiration, so come and join us - we would love to see what you do... Leave a comment linking to your entry and we will be sure to visit. Have fun!! xx

For the Bubbly Scrumptious Challenges Blog we are looking for a further two or three DT members.

Someone who can commit to producing a project each week to fit in with the challenge theme.  Challenges are every Sunday - with a bigger challenge first Sunday of the month where participants can win a prize.

Someone who is happy to work with their own stash and on occasion work with products sent to them from Bubbly Funk .  Most of the time it will be working on a project to a specific theme with your own stash, but there will be times when it would be nice to highlight certain products from the shop, which will be sent to you in advance.

You will need to promote Bubbly Scrumptious Challenges on your Blog and any Forum you visit.  We will send you a blinkie to add to your blog.

The DT position will initially be for a period of three months.

Applications welcome from UK and International.

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~ Email me (link in right hand column) with three images of your best and favourite work.  A variety of projects is good!

~ Let us know if you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or into altered art/home decor.  You can include different types of projects, but let us know what your speciality is.

~ Why are you interested in being on the Bubbly Scrumptious Challenges Design Team.

~ Let us know if there is anything else you think we should know about.  Are you on any DT's for instance.

~ A link to your blog.

~ Contact info - name, address, tel no., email address.

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Beauty: Treasure troves

Think of them as the Faberge eggs of fragrance, little jewelled delights filled with solid perfume. These mini-compacts would make a gorgeous gift that would serve as a keepsake, a piece of jewellery, a dressing table ornament or perhaps a little pill box.

Solid perfume, which can be waxy or powdery, is an excellent alternative to liquid fragrance when travelling. Although still relatively uncommon, some brands bring out limited edition solid perfume compacts, especially at this time of year in the lead-up to Christmas. Here's some that are worth seeking out.

Estee Lauder is particularly well known for the category and each year issues a range of scents in Christmas collectible compacts.

These have been part of the brand's offering since 1963, with more than 750 designs having been made. The first contained Youth Dew and was coloured Lauder's favourite shade of blue. Each compact is made of pewter, then plated in three metals, sometimes including 22 carat gold, before being enamelled and set with crystals. Some have fetched nearly $15,000 at auction.

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