Yesterday I spent some time catching up on what some of you guys are working on. Donna from A More Green and Simple Life has been making bowls from magazines. I was so inspired to try making one myself. It almost looks too easy! Check out these fabulous instructions to see how simple the process [...]
Just finished off another rag bag. My addiction continues…
Body is crocheted from assorted remnants and bed linen.
Recycled yarn was used for the straps and the floral embellishment.
The flower is attached using a pin, so it can be removed or repositioned depending on one’s mood.
Check this out…
I’ll bet it’s been a while since you’ve seen a sewing basket that is quite this PINK… yes?
Mum has been cleaning out her laundry, and came across this fabulous Strawberry Shortcake sewing basket. I actually think that this one may have belonged to my younger sister… I have a vague recollection that my [...]
Finally finished working on Helena, which is a free pattern published in the latest issue of Knitty. Nice and easy pattern, but of course I made a few modifications. Added an eyelet band across the middle so that I could thread a ribbon through… rather than using the knitted ties as per the pattern. Worked [...]
I loved my childhood bedroom…
Bear in mind, we are going back to the mid seventies here…
I can still picture it now… The walls are decorated with purple and white vertical striped wallpaper… There is a dresser which is painted white… and the drawers are purple… On top of the dresser is my purple alarm clock… [...]
This cushion will be finished soon, I promise!
I’ve decided to use the swatch for the front of the cushion and for the back of the cushion I will use a piece of felted jumper to match the heart on the front. Then add some tassels at each corner for some extra pizazz…
I’ve made the tassels [...]
Yarn tassels are so quick and simple to make… can be made from scraps, so they cost next to nothing… and you can co-ordinate them beautifully with your projects, by using matching yarn.
I learned to make these as a child. I promise you… they are not difficult! I’ve taken lots of photos along the way, [...]
Some days the creative energy flows so thick and fast that my fingers can’t keep up with my mind…
Then there’s days like today…
I’m really keen to finish off my step-by-step design challenge. But I hit a bit of an obstacle along the way. The embellishment was driving me out of my mind. At first I [...]
Not this time!
Almost every time I start work on a new creature, I begin with the head and face. For me it is such a focal point… so much character is expressed in the face, that I always want to start there… and worry about the remainder of the body later. The face brings [...]
A little more work on the step-by-step design today…
it’s telling me it wants to become a small cushion… and to forget about the larger felted heart I had been planning to add… and maybe consider a monogram letter instead…