Last weekend we visited Marwell Zoo. It was a lovely day, and the animals were fabulous. I loved the Giraffes the most, But the limas were super cute too!
Heres some piccies from the day...
Have you ever been to Marwell Zoo? Love it :)
Saturday, May 21, 2011
5 Cushions a day keeps the doctor away...
Here are some of my favourite cushions at the moment..love all the colours and stripes! The union jack one was my inspiration for one i attempted in the previous post!
Im going to attempt the top one first, its lush!!
Which ones do you like the most?
Love Lil x
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Long Overdue..
This post is long overdue..as the title says!
My laptop has been broken for a while now and funding issues meant a fix had to wait! I now have it back and so im back to my blog!
Heres some things i've been up to in the past few weeks...
1. Making Union Jack Cushion.
I joined in the Great British spectacle that was the Royal Wedding, and my offering was this cushion. Pretty and now is pride of place in my Mini Cooper :) How very British of me.
2. Making Beds.
Well, Duvet Covers to be precise :) This colourful creation cost roughly £8 to make and was lots of fun. I suggest everyone make their own duvet! :) And matching Cushions ;)
3. Exploring New Cushions.
Some beauties I have found recently...
4. Last but not least..Owl cushions!
My sister loves these, so ive decided to make her one for her graduation in July.
Heres some inspiring ones ive found so far...
Its good to be back! Hopefully it wont be too long until my next post!
Love Lil xx
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Three little pillows and a few other bits
Hi Everyone,
Just a few bits and pieces to show you this time starting with Miss Mary Mac's Pins & Needles Pincushion by M Designs stitched on 40 ct linen with my own choice of threads. It is backed using the fabric you see in the picture.
Another little pillow finish. This one was a freebie design by The Sampler Girl a long time ago. These days I think it is included along with several other designs in Tanya's Valentine Booklet.
Still with Sampler Girl designs this is Dash Away All
It's my Christmas ornament a month challenge finish for April.
Stitched on 36 ct evenweave using DMC threads.
I was lucky enough to win a giveaway over on Carol's blog
This gorgeous little ornament stitched from a feebie design by The Drawn Thread is so very pretty and finished to perfection. Thank you Carol. I love my gift!
I managed to keep up with my assignment for the Hedgerow Birds Project Bag SAL on Miss Zelania's blog
I finally finished the afghan I started to crochet last November.
The tutorial I used is the ripple blanket on this blog and the yarn used is Stylecraft Special double knitting.
the weather is hotting up here now so the blanket won't be used now until next winter but I'm looking forward to snuggling under it in front of the TV.
Lastly a little bit of dishcloth knitting. Knitting was the first craft I ever learned when I was about 7 yrs old. I don't knit much these days but I had some dishcloth cotton and when the fancy to knit something came over me this was instant gratification as it took no time at all to do.
Once I'd finished it looked as though I could squeeze a second one out of the same ball of yarn and I did - just!
The pattern is free on Ravelry
The yarn is Peaches & Creme Painted Desert but the colours look quite Christmassy to me
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I'm off to UK on Friday. I think they've been having more sun than we've had here in Spain but it can't last and I bet I am going to need my umbrella!
Thanks for visiting my blog today and, as always, a big thank you for your encouraging comments.
Margaret
Just a few bits and pieces to show you this time starting with Miss Mary Mac's Pins & Needles Pincushion by M Designs stitched on 40 ct linen with my own choice of threads. It is backed using the fabric you see in the picture.
Another little pillow finish. This one was a freebie design by The Sampler Girl a long time ago. These days I think it is included along with several other designs in Tanya's Valentine Booklet.
Still with Sampler Girl designs this is Dash Away All
It's my Christmas ornament a month challenge finish for April.
Stitched on 36 ct evenweave using DMC threads.
I was lucky enough to win a giveaway over on Carol's blog
This gorgeous little ornament stitched from a feebie design by The Drawn Thread is so very pretty and finished to perfection. Thank you Carol. I love my gift!
I managed to keep up with my assignment for the Hedgerow Birds Project Bag SAL on Miss Zelania's blog
I finally finished the afghan I started to crochet last November.
The tutorial I used is the ripple blanket on this blog and the yarn used is Stylecraft Special double knitting.
the weather is hotting up here now so the blanket won't be used now until next winter but I'm looking forward to snuggling under it in front of the TV.
Lastly a little bit of dishcloth knitting. Knitting was the first craft I ever learned when I was about 7 yrs old. I don't knit much these days but I had some dishcloth cotton and when the fancy to knit something came over me this was instant gratification as it took no time at all to do.
Once I'd finished it looked as though I could squeeze a second one out of the same ball of yarn and I did - just!
The pattern is free on Ravelry
The yarn is Peaches & Creme Painted Desert but the colours look quite Christmassy to me
<
I'm off to UK on Friday. I think they've been having more sun than we've had here in Spain but it can't last and I bet I am going to need my umbrella!
Thanks for visiting my blog today and, as always, a big thank you for your encouraging comments.
Margaret
Friday, April 22, 2011
Make Marabou Feather Pom-Poms
You can learn how to make cute feather pom-pom hair pieces for your next little girls party.
This blog has moved. Here is the link to this fun craft.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Time for an update
Hi everyone,
The days since my last post have flown. I've had some computer woes and some lost mojo days but there are a few things to show you so first up is a cute little sewing bag.
The pattern is from Australian designer Bronwyn Hayes book The Flowerbed Quilt
The front and back have the same stitchery design.
Here's a side view
and a view of the bag when open showing the inner drawstring pouch, needlecase and scissor holder. Fabrics are Rouenneries by French General for Moda.
By the way, Bronwyn has the sweetest little Easter bag pattern with a stitchery bunny on her blog as a free download. I wish I had time to make it but even though it looks quite small I just can't fit anything else in at present. Perhaps next year.....
Another bag! This one is from a pattern by Australian designer Natalie Ross
I used a selection of Tilda fabrics to make this bag
and of course there had to be a matching needle case
I managed to stay with the 2011 Christmas ornament a month challenge. This is the one I've done for March. It's a Little House Needleworks design from the 2009 JCS Christmas ornament magazine.
finished as a simple hanging pillow and backed with Peace on Earth fabric by Moda
Sorry for the rather unimaginative photo but all of my Christmas "props" are packed away!
I finished this small Blackbird Designs piece a long time ago and have only now finished it into a pillow. The date I had stitched on it was 2009 but I decided to unpick that and replaced it with the three buttons
I found the perfect backing fabric in my stash. It has tiny birds on it but you probably won't be able to see them without clicking the picture for a close up.
I've been very much into crochet recently and have been looking around a lot of crochet blogs. I was lucky enough to win this lovely pincushion on Rachael's blog
Rachael said I could choose my own colours so I went for Cath Kidston type colours.
I just love it. Thank you Rachael :)
I don't usually show my cross stitch WIPS until they become finished objects but I've been taking part in a SAL on this blog stitching the Blackbird Designs Hedgerow Birds project bag.
This is how it looks after two assignments. Just one more assignment and the front will be finished.
I'm afraid it's a bit creased but I stitch in hand and I don't want to press it until I'm ready to do the finishing.
Finally, I was going to show a nice sunny beach pic but the weather has been quite gloomy the past few days so I'll show the cake I made this afternoon instead :)
This is coconut and cherry banana bread from Nigella Lawson's latest book Kitchen.
now I don't want to blow my own trumpet here but I actually think mine looks better than Nigella's which looks a bit sad in the middle LOL.
Sad or not this cake is delicious but then Nigella's recipes usually are. This book is my favourite of hers to date.
Well, I think that's it for now. As always a big thank you for visiting my blog and for taking the time to comment. I do love to hear from you.
Margaret
The days since my last post have flown. I've had some computer woes and some lost mojo days but there are a few things to show you so first up is a cute little sewing bag.
The pattern is from Australian designer Bronwyn Hayes book The Flowerbed Quilt
The front and back have the same stitchery design.
Here's a side view
and a view of the bag when open showing the inner drawstring pouch, needlecase and scissor holder. Fabrics are Rouenneries by French General for Moda.
By the way, Bronwyn has the sweetest little Easter bag pattern with a stitchery bunny on her blog as a free download. I wish I had time to make it but even though it looks quite small I just can't fit anything else in at present. Perhaps next year.....
Another bag! This one is from a pattern by Australian designer Natalie Ross
I used a selection of Tilda fabrics to make this bag
and of course there had to be a matching needle case
I managed to stay with the 2011 Christmas ornament a month challenge. This is the one I've done for March. It's a Little House Needleworks design from the 2009 JCS Christmas ornament magazine.
finished as a simple hanging pillow and backed with Peace on Earth fabric by Moda
Sorry for the rather unimaginative photo but all of my Christmas "props" are packed away!
I finished this small Blackbird Designs piece a long time ago and have only now finished it into a pillow. The date I had stitched on it was 2009 but I decided to unpick that and replaced it with the three buttons
I found the perfect backing fabric in my stash. It has tiny birds on it but you probably won't be able to see them without clicking the picture for a close up.
I've been very much into crochet recently and have been looking around a lot of crochet blogs. I was lucky enough to win this lovely pincushion on Rachael's blog
Rachael said I could choose my own colours so I went for Cath Kidston type colours.
I just love it. Thank you Rachael :)
I don't usually show my cross stitch WIPS until they become finished objects but I've been taking part in a SAL on this blog stitching the Blackbird Designs Hedgerow Birds project bag.
This is how it looks after two assignments. Just one more assignment and the front will be finished.
I'm afraid it's a bit creased but I stitch in hand and I don't want to press it until I'm ready to do the finishing.
Finally, I was going to show a nice sunny beach pic but the weather has been quite gloomy the past few days so I'll show the cake I made this afternoon instead :)
This is coconut and cherry banana bread from Nigella Lawson's latest book Kitchen.
now I don't want to blow my own trumpet here but I actually think mine looks better than Nigella's which looks a bit sad in the middle LOL.
Sad or not this cake is delicious but then Nigella's recipes usually are. This book is my favourite of hers to date.
Well, I think that's it for now. As always a big thank you for visiting my blog and for taking the time to comment. I do love to hear from you.
Margaret
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