Sunday, November 2, 2014

November 2nd

A busy week making small owl and fox bags, plus drawstring project bags and I have also made up a number of patchwork cushion kits. My new great niece was born last week and her parents seem to love the crochet blanket with the caterpillar.

Monday, October 20, 2014

October 20th

Just finished a baby blanket using a pattern by Crafty Redman,  available from Etsy. com. Will definitely make it again. Did a craft fair last Saturday which was very quiet but sold a few poppies so need to make some more. Have written my own pattern which I will publish at a later date.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

September 27th

The scarecrow revealed! Achieved 4th place in Ossett festival vote, came behind 3 school groups so don't think we did  that badly!

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

August 27th

I am back.  My tablet gave up the ghost and blogging was a pain on my computer but tonight I decided it was time to try using my phone so here I am. I must have made lots of different items since my last post on June but my biggest achievement was my first attempt at air brushing for cake decoration. I also had a go at using the robo cutter to cut out the aeroplane shapes in icing but gave up and cut by hand, I just need more practice.

Friday, June 20, 2014

June 18th

Just thought I would share photographs of my knitted gadget bags. They are made from pure wool which I bought on the Isle of Mull and the buttons are made from horn. I hope they appeal to men as they are the correct size for Ipads of similar size gadgets.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

June 11th

A quiet couple of weeks on the crafting front as I had a week on the Isle of Mull, enjoying the wildlife and the good food.
An old friend from college days is getting married this weekend so I made a card.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

25th May

A very busy sewing week!
The small bags made from owl print fabrics have sold well at the last couple of fairs so having bought a wider range of fabrics I set about making 14. It is surprsing how long it took to make them even though I had a mini production line doing each stage at a time  across all 14 bags.
I also made some pincushions to match the needle cases. I made these using 8 small squares (2.5inch) so good for using up scraps.
On the yarn front I have crocheted more brooches with Romano and knitted baby bootees for Lynne's baby stall which will be packaged for gifting. 
I had one felted bag kit left so decided to knit it up asit looked lost as a kit on it's own.
Let's hope there is a good turn out tomorrow. I never make a profit but it is good to sell a few items and bring a smile to someone's face.