Have you come across kids clothes week #kcw? The premise is simple, sew an hour a day for seven days for your kids. To be honest I wasnt planning on joining in, but then I read that this weeks theme is upcycling..! Well it would be rude not to, especially with this big pile of …
Create awesome valentine fabric hearts using embroidery stitches The house always looks a little barren after Christmas, this year we decided to transform our wooden Christmas tree it into a seasonal tree. For January is it is decorated with snowflakes, February is going to be hearts. I am delighted to be guest blogging over at SewMamaSew with a …
One of the challenges I have set myself this year is to learn new skills and try new craft techniques. I am rather ashamed to say I have a brand new overlocker sat in its box for several months. To be honest it rather terrifies me, four threads, two needles, lots of knobs, a blade which cuts the …
This week I am delighted to be guest blogging over at onthecuttingfloor with a tutorial for this gorgeous tweed bag. You know me, how I love to uypcycle. This bag is created from a tweed pleated skirt, a hundred percent wool. I started by unpicking all the pleats and removing the waist band, its amazing …
Remedy the lack of clock in the sewing room with a fun DIY Embroidery Hoop Clock. I love this upcycled clock, utilizing clock parts from a clock from a charity shop, using buttons from my stash. Its so quick and easy to make. This is a fun project, how about whipping up some unique Button …
One of my New year resolutions this year is to make items I have pinned, after all I have many fabulous pinned ideas. I fell in love with this bag by Noodlehead last summer when I saw this gorgeous version made by Imagine Gnats. When my California Sunshine bag died on the way home from the park on …
The last few months I have been introduced to some top sewing tools – “extras” . These are not essential sewing tools but boy am I glad have met you.. My personal top 5 “extra” sewing tools 1 Rotary Cutter Oh my, how did I manage without one??? I love the precise cutting 2 Non slip Quilting Ruler …
I’m excited to be taking part in the I Didn’t Throw It Away Blog Train hosted by Agy. “Is there a story behind every item that we keep? How do we form that special connection with them, and why does it last so long? “ Having signed up for this fun blog hop I scratched my head, did …
With the New Year upon is many of us are probably feeling the pinch after the Christmas frivolities. There are many reasons to try and avoid fast fashion, working conditions of those creating the fashion items, quantity of clothing ending in landfill each month, never mind the financial reasons. I am a great believer in …
DIY IPAD Stand I guess many of you are like me, reaching Christmas with unmade gifts. At least my plan of making my family an IPAD stand was unknown, so it wasn’t missed! Some time ago I pinned a couple of tutorials for IPAD Stands over on Pinterest. The one I chose to follow …
As usual the turning of the year from one to the next leads to a period of reflection.. I have been blogging for two and a half years now, how time flies! The TOP 5 posts viewed in 2014: Upcycled tweed skirt 5 Wallett Tutorials Rush Hour blog hop Recycled denim foot pouf 5 tablet …
Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas – thanks for all your support this year. Taking the time to read, comment, share, it is very much appreciated. May God Bless you this Christmas. Heres to the coming year:)