Toy swap

Now that Margy of Hmmdesigns has received and blogged about her gifts, here are my photos of the little toys I made for Baby Ruben.

For the swap organised by Chloe of MeeCrafts, Margy told me her baby was due about the same as the swap was organised. She had decorated her nursery and had a preference for red/ white and perhaps toadstool items. So........ I crocheted a little baby cushion with the letter R, a toadstool rattler and a little bunny companion. Hopefully I got the colour combination right for Margy?

School crafts

I don't know if I emntioned before I help out with the 'arty-crafty' sessions at my sons' school. Well for the last few weeks his teacher and I have been helping the kids to create 'travel cushions'.

For this they first of all drew a design with fabric pens/crayons onto the top sheet, this was ironed to set the design. Next wadding was attached and they stitched around parts of their design - it helps to remember they are 7 year olds- in colours of their choice = lots of threading of needles!
I then had the pleasure of bringing them home to turn them into cushions with the help of the trusty sewing machine. I attached a bright backing fabric, cut them to tidy up the shape and stitched all around bar about three inches.
The children are going to do the final sewing up of the seam.
The look very cute - sort of naive in design. I love them!

My matryoshkas

After seeing lots of these cute little dolls around the blogging world, I thought I'd have a go at creating a couple.

A word of warning ..............they can beome quite addictive as you can let your imagination for the detail run riot.

So many projects........

So, so little time. But somehow, somewhere I will just have to find it.


ISBN4-07-246385-X

I saw this pop up on a few blogs that I read and had to order it for myself just for the front cover! But inside, although it is in Japanese, the diagrams and instructions are pretty easy to follow.





These three are a must have for any crafters book collection. The makes inside are all adorable and could be created in so many different ways.



ISBN-10: 1-58008-858-9/ISBN-13: 978-1-5808-858-9

This book is hot off the presses and I knew as soon as I saw a write up on it that it had to be mine. All I can say is WOW! The projects in this are the sort that make you go all tingly just looking at the photos. The author has used natural fibers for these makes - raffia, jute, kitchen string, sisal leather cord and felted jumpers. There are contemporary looking vases, fabulous crocheted bags and crocheted/felted bags! All simply scrumptious.

Cute!

These shoes are crocheted using 100% cotton yarn from a pattern in Erika Knights' - Essential crochet.

Gold!

I unearthed these two little babies this morning.


They are only the start of the hidden treasure that these two pots hold.

I WANT this!........now

I saw this chair in an old copy of Country Living and just love it. The chair is reupholstered in car-booted/thrifted woollen blankets and it makes me want to squeal. I don't have room for this chair mind you, but I could squeeze it in - somewhere. Could you imagine sinking into this to do some crafting? Memo to self - keep eyes peeled for some nice blankets when thrifting. The picture lighting was quite low in the magazine, but if you click on the photo you will see it in all it's cuddly goodness.

Bitty booties

I am slowly working my way through a to-do list of projects out there in blogland. I have had these finished for a little while but the blue booties keep beating me as far as getting the photo right. So I have tried again and this is going to be my last attempt with them. I hope they have come out okay?
The blue ones are made from a fleece blanket and the pink ones from a thrifted 100% wool skirt that has been fulled in the washing machine. The lining is vintage patchwork fabric.

Time management?

Enzo like to go for walks


While Enzo goes for his walk, rabbit hunting, sniffing out friends etc.................I get in a little bit of crafting!
I use the time for his walk to do crocheting as I walk along with him (I can't do knitting and walk, it's just not possible for me!) It fills in that empty time when I could be being productive.

Are you a good housewife!

I saw this link on the Ethel and Edna's Tearoom site and braced myself to have a go. I came out a respectable 'Superior' housewife (thank goodness!) Give it a go, some of the the questions are very 1930's - or very funny if taken with todays expectations.

65 As a 1930s wife, I am Superior Take the test!