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.
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I couldn’t resist making the lavender baby tutorial I saw over at molly chicken yesterday. I think I still have a lot to learn about which fabrics go well together but I love it! I’ve used some Orla Kiely and Michael Miller fabrics for the body and stuffed it with some dried lavender I picked up in Totnes, Devon, before Christmas. It smells beautiful and I’m going to make a few for some friends.
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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 be found in the coaster swap flickr group! The photograph is completely unrelated to the swap but I also spent some time making some delicious gingerbread to eat whilst reading!
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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 the button holes were so small I used 2mm wire. I think they’re cute!
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We have just got back from another lovely weekend on the Isle of Wight. We spent Saturday scouring the many charity shops of Ryde and picked up some beautiful vintage plates and saucers. The lady in the shop said her family had the same set when she was growing up so thought they must be quite old. I spent some time with my mum who taught me how to use the sewing machine she has given me and I did my first piece of applique! She also helped me with my knitting and I knitted a cute little bonnet for…
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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 Forbidden Planet, London, in 2006. Nasty Nip in Brighton stock a couple of different Blythe dolls and I wanted to see them before I decided which one to buy. The guy in the shop was lovely and helpful and showed me all his stock, including…
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new Cath Kidston duvet set, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. How gorgeous is this pattern? I wasn’t too sure what it would look like in the shop, but it looks fantastic in our beautiful, sunny bedroom. I have matching napkins too, (but they’re not much use in the bedroom!). It almost looks like a feature in a magazine….
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We’ve had a busy weekend and therefore no time for crafting unfortunately 🙁 The weekend started with a big meal out with a bunch of friends at The Larder Restaurant on Friday night. The food wasn’t great but it was fun to be out and try somewhere new. We started, and ended, the evening with drinks in The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell Green. Today we went south to West Norwood Cemetery. We’re on a mission to visit the Magnificent Seven this year. We’ve already been to Highgate Cemetery and Abney Park Cemetery. That just leaves Kensal Green, Nunhead Cemetery, Brompton Cemetery…
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I was surprised to find another ornament had landed on my doormat when I got home from work today. It has come all the way from Texas and arrived to brighten up our post-Christmas blues. Our tree has drooped and I don’t think it will survive until the sixth night. I have placed the ornament on my new Ikea tree which will be staying up all year round.