Handmade Valentine cards I made but never had time to send: Handmade robin I made and did have time to send: Happy Valentines Day!
crafts
A little owl love
I finally got round to making a cute little owl, inspired by the tutowlrial at moonstitches. I really enjoyed the fact that there wasn’t a template to follow. Although I made many mistakes I think I learnt more making it this way.
Another swap
I have signed up for a great swap, hosted by Amy over at Ibby Bee. I will make four coasters for my partner, JunieMoon, and receive four coasters from someone else in the swap group. I’ve never made coasters before and I spent today looking through my craft books for some inspiration. More inspiration can…
Button fairies
I signed up for the Button Fairy swap on Swap-bot before Christmas and the deadline really came up quickly! I found the fairy faces online somewhere and stuck them on to some card stock to strengthen them. Then I threaded a selection of buttons from my stash along some plastic coated wire. As most of…
My very own Blythe
With all the excitement over Christmas I completely forgot to post about my new Blythe doll. After much careful web research I decided to take a day off from work and go to Brighton to purchase my Blythe. Very few shops sell them in the UK but I managed to buy a mini Blythe in…
End of the year!
Hooray, 2007 is almost over!
Day 30
Hooray, I nearly made it, blogging every day throughout November. There were a couple of times when I just couldn’t get to the laptop or I just couldn’t think of anything to write. Tonight we are on the Isle of Wight having survived a pretty turbulent trip over the Solent. I managed to complete my…
Day 20
I spent the evening cutting out fabric for my handmade ornaments and started sewing them together. Six down, four to go!
Day 19
Hooray, today there was some progress with the handmade Christmas ornament. I have made a prototype which turned out well and I should be able to start making the real ones this week. I found some great fabric in Brighton on Saturday. Perhaps I’ll post a little preview tomorrow. I’ve seen a couple of posters…