Scenes from the Weekend

This weekend was spent at my sister's house. I finally got around to borrowing her camera to snap my latest crafty achievements...and as you can see my Nephew decided to help!

And when it all got a bit too much...nap time!!

Anyway, back to the crafty bits.

Here's the hot water bottle cover I was telling you about. The inside is made from a plain cream fleece, but the outside is made from some beautiful Folksy Flannel fabric, which makes it super snugly to hug! The top part is a little on the snug side, so next time I must remember to leave a little more room.

   

Finally, the laptop sleeve I made using fabric from the same flannel collection. The main fabric is forest hills moonlight which was my favourite from the bundle I bought, so I was really apprehensive about cutting it - just in case I went wrong! Luckily, it turned out pretty well. The other outer fabric I used was diamond mine dusk, and a white fleece for the inside.

      

  

Hope you had a lovely weekend!

Yeehaw!!

Gosh it's been ages since my last post...since then I've made a cozy laptop sleeve, a hot water bottle cover and finished knitting my very first hat! All of which are sat waiting patiently to be photographed and displayed to the world. Sadly, they are going to have to wait a little longer...my lovely other half has once again reclaimed his camera (how dare he!!) and besides, the days are still pretty dark here - not the best for snapping beautiful photographs!!

And so, to fill the space with something fun, here's a picture of some wonderful boyish fabric which Karl has picked out for his new laptop cover. More pictures to follow - I may even attempt my first tutorial!

Little Folks for Little People

Just a quick post today...thought I'd better get my skates on with making my nephew his first birthday present. So far I've picked the fabric! I don't think he's yet mastered the art of surfing the internet, so I think it’s safe to show you. I wanted something that wouldn't look out of place in a boy’s bedroom in years to come. What do you think?

I can't reveal what I'm going to do with it just yet, as it'd be a nice surprise for my sister and her hubby.

Bags, Balls and Biscuits

Sorry for the lack of posts recently…my lovely other half has cheekily reclaimed his camera so I haven’t been able to snap any of the bits I’ve been working on…so that’ll have to wait (until I can sneak the camera back again!- sshh don’t tell him!) So instead, here are a few pictures of pressies I made and received at Christmas.

A knitting bag for my mum - now she has no excuse for leaving her balls of wool rolling around the living room floor!

These little houses are actually coasters! They're from Zakka Sewing -

  your cup goes on the window and the door is where the biscuit(s) are stashed!

This scarf was for my lovely other half, Karl. I used Pampas Chunky wool and by knitting one row and purling the next it curled in at the edges, which made a lovely tube scarf! I think it's lovely!!

I made everyone a stocking this year - these were pretty easy to make, so I made myself one too!

Just before Christmas Karl treated himself to a new pair of boots - last of the big spenders! And so I felt his precious new boots needed a special boot bag in which to live...voila!!

Happy New Year

2010 has arrived…a brand new year, a brand new decade. And with it comes hope and a sense of anticipation. As is typical for the time of year, I’ve been reflecting on the year gone by, and sit in wonder at where the time has gone. It seems as though as I get older, a year travels by faster and faster… Much has happened over the last 12 months and so I thought I’d share a few snippets with you;


- I went to France for the first time in my life and finally put my secondary school French lessons to good use (Oui!)
- I became an Auntie twice over!
- I laughed a lot
- I went to a friends wedding
- I went to too many funerals
- I became a Godmother
- I learnt how to crochet Granny squares (thanks Mum!)
- I moved house twice
- Luca was christened
- I made my first piece of clothing…pj bottoms for my Dad!
- I spent a lot of time with family and friends
- I went to a few gigs and my first festival – Truck! (and fell in love with Pete Molinari)
- I crafted as much as I could
May the next year be busy, fun, and full of love and laughter!

Happy New Year!