I should perhaps start with the new look to my page. I have been wanting to change a few things for a while now like adding links to blogs I'm reading etc but I was worried it would take me a while to get my head around it, when in actual fact, it's very easy! So other than the new colour scheme there are a few more additions along the left hand side which you may want to peruse at your leisure.
The UFO's have been referred to a few times and I am determined to finish things off. There is still a list waiting but here are a few pics of things I finally managed to complete.
Waaay back in November 2012, I made a large patchwork quilt
which my sister bought. She had not long
had a baby so I decided I would make her a coordinating cot quilt for her
daughter. Fast forward to March 2014, yes
nearly 18 months later, I finally completed it.
My niece may not get a lot of use from it, but I hope it will adorn the
back of a chair or still lie on the end of her bed for a few more years
yet. I used the same fabrics but made
this one more random with different size pieces. I then used the frill from one of the
original sheets of fabric as a trim and quilted through some 2.5 tog
batting. My sister was delighted with it
despite the long wait.
In January this year, I saw an idea on Pinterest for a
coupon scrap book with I.O.U’s to a loved one for coffee dates etc. I had received some beautiful textured paper
as a Christmas present and decided I would use some to create a scrappy chic coupon
book for my mum for mother’s day. I did
all the die cutting and compilation of the pages but it took another 3 months before
I sat down to type out the offers- the night before Mother’s Day no less (the
night the clocks went Forward- happy Mother’s day huh?! They wouldn't try and pull that on Father’s
day though would they?! Hmphhh)
Anywho, here’s a peek at some of the included pages. The best part was my mum’s reaction.
This last project hasn't been too long in the making in terms of when I actually started it but I have wanted to make a wreath for almost 2 years and it has taken me this long to make the dinky one below. At the Stitch and Crafy show, we discovered a stall with many craft items for £1 or 12 items for £10. Between my sister, mum and I, 24 items were purchased including these cardboard wreath shapes. I also acquired purple and pink ink pads for stamping, white card and more cardboard wreaths and bunting shapes.
After a few hours of perusing Pinterest, I had a good idea of what I wanted to do and assembled all the necessary pieces. I began by wrapping plain cheap string around the circle 2 times.
I then attached a lace trip around the outer edge with a simple slip stitch.
I had some French lace in an off white colour which I pleated and sewed onto roughly a 6th of the wreath.
I then began adding other pieces of lace, buttons and butterfly sequins. I had lots of brooches and other jewellery that I was tempted to add but I decided to stop and try to keep it tasteful although I intend to make another larger one with old jewellery very soon. here is the finished product although I will re-photograph it when I decide on a home for it.
