wow that month went fast didn't it!
Monday, 31 May 2010
Friday, 28 May 2010
turquoise and red forever
1. Patchwork bag and brooch, 2. Phone iPhone case (Valentine red), 3. Bottle Cap Pincushion #274, 4. drink me, 5. Color Me Pink, 6. Hot In Here, 7. cerise1, 8. stitching in the shade of the lilac tree, 9. anouk03
some flickr favourites and my latest work too
i just love this colour combination.
some flickr favourites and my latest work too
i just love this colour combination.
Saturday, 22 May 2010
lovely post :o)
ooh look what the postman brought me
a lovely parcel all wrapped up in pattern paper and brown string
a lovely parcel all wrapped up in pattern paper and brown string
pretty things inside the envelope
i've been lusting after that matryoshka fabric for ages!
{click on the photo's for bigger views}
love the vintage pattern/button card
i've been lusting after that matryoshka fabric for ages!
{click on the photo's for bigger views}
love the vintage pattern/button card
Thursday, 20 May 2010
not much of anything
I've not got a lot of craftiness to blog this week
i have been busy drafting more cross stitch patterns
but have nothing much stitched up to show off
i have been busy drafting more cross stitch patterns
but have nothing much stitched up to show off
accidentally arty photo of us in his sunglass lenses!
i bought some new fishing nets and as it was a lovely sunny day
we went and tested them out at the rockpools
if you look very very VERY close in this bucket you'll see what we caught!
i bought some new fishing nets and as it was a lovely sunny day
we went and tested them out at the rockpools
if you look very very VERY close in this bucket you'll see what we caught!
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Saturday, 15 May 2010
my best friends wedding . . . . .
As per usual i was totally disorganised and started on this the night before their wedding,
they had the nicest, low-key and laid back wedding EVER
they wanted no fuss - just their friends to come and enjoy their day
they were not in it for the presents. . . . . .
BUT
Lisa is my very best friend
we met twenty years ago
when we both worked here
http://www.bluegallery.co.uk/
she was there for me through good times and bad
she was like an extra parent to my daughter for her first five years
and if you can't make something to celebrate your BFF's wedding . . . .
^ LOOK LOOK LOOK ^
french knots
i can do them at last!
it's only taken me twenty odd years of trying
and now i know how there is no stopping me!
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to make this little sampler i used a vintage embroidered doily,
i drew on a heart with water erasable pen but it was really old so seemed to be fading as i worked!
i worked the hearts outline with chainstitch and filled it with french knots http://stitchschool.blogspot.com/2010/01/french-knot.html
i used the full 6strands of cotton so i got a very raised heart
then i added the date and names
i would've prefered to have marked them out too as there was no room
for correction as the floss marked the fabric if i unpicked a stitch
so i had to embrace freehand
i actually really like the more hand written effect
i finished the hoop using my tutorial
i used black cotton velvet and some sweet little heart buttons.
{the doily had a cotton lace edging which i was going
to leave showing but it was a bit too kitsch tbh}
Friday, 14 May 2010
just adding a little bit of colour on a cold wet day.
http://kitschensinkuk.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kitlane
they definately cheered me up
:o)
hope it worked for you too!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kitlane
they definately cheered me up
:o)
hope it worked for you too!
Thursday, 6 May 2010
more upcycling - pjs to lunch bag!
my boy's glow in the dark skeleton pajamas are sadly outgrown!
i've been "trying" to take them to the charity shop
but i just couldn't do it
so inspired by MeridianAriel
i did this instead!
i've been "trying" to take them to the charity shop
but i just couldn't do it
so inspired by MeridianAriel
i did this instead!
after sewing along the bottom edge
{please ignore the awful stitching
me and my machine have a love/hate relationship
mostly based on pure spitting hatred}
i slightly shaped the bottom
and i also hemmed the other edges.
{please ignore the awful stitching
me and my machine have a love/hate relationship
mostly based on pure spitting hatred}
i slightly shaped the bottom
and i also hemmed the other edges.
http://meridianariel.blogspot.com/2010/04/upcycled-tshirt-projectbook-bag.html
she just got a fancy new sewing machine for her birthday
so watch out for other new sewing projects on her blog :o)
she just got a fancy new sewing machine for her birthday
so watch out for other new sewing projects on her blog :o)
Labels:
lunch bag,
recycled,
recycled crafts,
skeleton pajamas,
upcycled
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