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!

Added to stash!

I picked these odd balls up from my local wool shop - 50p each- to add to my stash. Quality wool never goes amiss.

I have been trying, trying, trying to take some photos of finished projects but (a) the weather has been horrible for nice lighting (b) my camera zoom is on the blink and (c) I also need to renew my supply of rechargeable batteries. So with all them three things fighting against me, I do not have any photos (nor hair from tearing it out with stress!!!)

Hope you have a nice day wherever you are reading this.

Toadstool FROM Jill

This is the little toadstool from I have received from my swap partner Jill. It is part of the Lucykate Crafts' Toadstool Swap. I love the way the little buttons have been used to make flowers around the base. It is so pretty.

Dot and Red

These little dolls were a joy to make. I started off by just experimenting with trying the amigurumi method of crochet to see if I could pull it off and the dolls evolved as I knew I wanted to make something a little different. They are so cuddly and just scrumptious in the flesh. Dot is 21cms tall and Red is 23 tall.

Beanz meanz......................