Monday 25 January 2010

Lilac primrose tea cosy

Phew - I finally finished sewing those flowers onto the tea cosy and tidying up the loose ends. I am really happy with the end result and am going to put it up for sale on etsy :-)

Sunday 24 January 2010

Saturday Second Hand Finds

I was planning to go charity shop shopping on Saturday morning. To my delight I stepped out of the house and spotted a yard sale across the road from us. We are very lucky to live in a very Japanese neighbourhood and so these yard sales prove to very fruitful. Japanese cute stuff is hard to come by in London - it is expensive. Here are some of my finds.



A gorgeous vibrant orange baby Kimono. According to the lady I was talking to, when a baby is 100 days old there is a Hyakunichimairi ceremony. The family hold a celebration wishing the child good luck and a long healthy life. This a typical Kimono the baby would be dressed up in. 



I also bought a blue butterfly pattern child's Kimono that I will take to Iain's school and donate as dressing up stuff.




The other stuff I found were this cute bag, mini suitcase and bottle bag. Handy things I can store craft things in - very cute! I also love the things they write on their products. Look at this - who wouldn't want to live on Rue de chocolat :-)










I finally did get to the charity shop and found these:
I wonder whether this is genuine or just a joke mug. Either way it made me smile.




A very cute looking sugar bowl and jar.
I think I will use the jar for Iain's sprinkles :-)

Friday 22 January 2010

A friend for Mr Grumpty

Poor Mr Grumpty - he felt alone in the world. So I made him a friend.

Hurdy birdy

Today I bought the latest copy of Sew magazine and they had an adorable pattern for a bird pincushion. Here is my version of it that I made today.







I tried a little embroidery on his tail. A little rustic circle.

He is going to be my new pincushion. Rather cute I think.
I think I will make some more in bright funky colours and line them up on the window.

Thursday 21 January 2010

New fabric stash Amy Butler and Tanya Whelan

I went out to Hobbycraft today after dropping Iain off at school. Well, since I am not smoking anymore I thought I could treat myself to some new fabrics.  I could only afford a half yard of each but better a half yard than none. Look what I came home with. Some lovely Amy Butler and Tanya Whelan goodies - how gorgeous do they look?


Sidetracked by Mr Grumpty


Well, I was supposed to be finishing of my teeny tiny pincushions last night. I just about managed to make four of them.




I ended up getting sidetracked by a glove. I was looking through my glove drawer and found some fleece gloves in white, grey and teal that I had never worn. The idea for Mr Grumpty came to me then and there. This is the result of my evening battle with scissors, needles and thread. He is called Mr Grumpty because he looks grumpy and is a numpty just like me...


 This is what happens to people when they spend time with him.





My New Hat - thanks to the Vicar of Dibley for the entertainment

I got fed up with the numerous hats I have and decided to knit one for myself. This is the result. I used Sirdar Big Softie wool and knitted it up in half an hour using size 10 (UK) needles. Amazing what you can do whilst watching The Vicar of Dibley.



The hat was too plain for my taste so I rummaged in my button box and found these retro coloured gems. They funky up this otherwise boring hat - don't ya fink?