Monday 30 January 2012

Repair...

Just sharing these gorgeous beads with you, hand rolled paper, fair trade extra long necklace. Was one very very long one, now it's two! And I couldn't resist adding a pair of earrings hope she likes them.


Wednesday 18 January 2012

Resolved to Sew 2012

Our new old Victorian house will have heating soon!!!
In the meantime I am Resolved to Sew! Curtains and Draft excluders for obvious cold and drafty reasons, (just looking for patterns) Cushions and toys to make it more cosy and anything else I possibly can to make a homemade, cosy (less costly) home for my family,
Watch this space as I learn to use a sewing machine and put up work so far, not sure if draft excluder patterns still exisit?

To help in my progress I have entered  Very Berry Handmades Excellent Fabric Giveaway.... Resolved to sew
Just need a table and can fetch a sewing machine, pattern suggestions welcome :) 

PS If I were to win I might go for the voucher for Fancy Moon I'd love browsing and buying from their shop they always have gorgeous fabrics in and I’d spending it easy :)


Update: Draft Excluder Pattern Found: on Cut out and Keeps Site and love the House door stop too!
They would look great in Very Berry's Fabric Giveaway... either from the Fat quarter bundle (3 FQs) of polka dots from Lake House/Tanya Whelan from Quilt Me Happy

or the Fat 16th bundle (9 fat 1/16ths) from Peacock Lane by Violet Craft from M is for Make
Please let me know of any other free and beginner sewing patterns out there on the web :)
  

Sunday 8 January 2012

New Years Resolution....

My resolution will be  "to be prepared for Christmas next year" I think everything is going OK and then it catches me out every year. The last two weeks disappear with parties, plays, shopping and baking before I am ready so this time I will start early! Anyone else feeling the same?

Get Crocheting now to make your small friends some Santa Meerkats in Plenty of time. Thank you to zodwollop from Ravelry who has sent me this picture. Santa Meerkat from my pattern available on folksy.