I’m a bit of a thrifty stitcher at heart and take great delight in finding lost treasures at car boot sales and charity shops to bring home and love. Here are some of my recent finds.
A fabulous oil painting and frame – can’t believe this was only £1, the colours are so stunning and it hangs in pride of place above my bed.
Inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee, and with Simon Henry’s “Party Dress Book” as my guide I have created my first corset / basque.
In true upcycling manner, it was made from an old bridesmaid dress and with the addition of a cute cotton lining it’s totally reversible – turning it inside out gives a completely different look. Continue reading
Over the last few months I have been nominated by some very talented bloggers for some lovely blogging awards, for which I am truly grateful.
The fabulous nominations are from Crafty Suburb Momma , The Whole Knit and Caboodle, Jenna at www.kowareta.wordpress.com and Rose at www.forestmtnhike.wordpress.com for the Versatile Blogger Award Continue reading
A few months ago I ‘signed up’ for a craft swap organised by House of Pinheiro (have you seen Rachel’s amazing sewing creations yet?) and was lucky enough to be paired with Sarah Clevenger from USA. Continue reading
At last the sun has been shining in the South Coast of England and to celebrate my children and their friends have been out in the garden giving the Garden Gnomes a Make Over! Want to see the results of their efforts?
I love the sunshine and all the simple things in life – like being able to get my washing out on the line. It just feels so good!
I’ve been making some new peg bags based on this design I posted last year but layered the fabric is a different way to make sure all my seams were hidden.
Do you want to see how they turned out? Continue reading
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