Crafts Beautiful....

My goodness how time flies...

Hope you are in fine fettle and that your Mother's Day was a peaceful and happy one. We had a jolly olde time. I had been on a little soiree with my girlfriends the night before so was feeling a little fragile dare I say.  I hadn't had a proper girly night for about 2 years so think it was well deserved. In my youth ie early 20s, I loved my girly nights out with friends, can you believe it used to be a Wednesday, a Friday, a Saturday and sometimes even a Sunday that we spent having fun and frolics ;0) Boy have times changed, I used to go to bed with a copy of Cosmo and a lovely cold glass of white wine and now it is a copy of Crafts Beautiful and a needle and thread. Boy am I getting old or what ;0)

Talking of Crafts Beautiful, look at the lovely thrifted copies I found. Yes alright they are many years old but I do love all things vintage and they have some wonderful ideas and crafts for me to have a go at, all with their original templates and patterns too.

I get to have a lovely read about Christina Strutt

And even had a peek at Kaffe Fassett's colourful home.

There are of course, a couple of  50 projects I am keen to get on with, one of which is this adorable Ted....

Crafts to make for Easter....

A project I could maybe do with the children....

Ohooo I may even make me a nice pair of slippers, I even have the same delicious fabric....

I have always wanted to have a go at a rag rugging....

Though may get my fingers dirty on a smaller project to get me into it, like this cute raggy brooch....

Ohooo I likey and I can dream that one day I could make this, I believe the pattern is from Vintage Knits by Sarah Dallas

These books I have from the library shall help me a little with my knitting abilities maybe.

I found a lovely article with some wonderfully and inspiring photographs on renowned textile artist and interior designer Caroline Zoob

I loved the words on a card I would like to handmake.

And there are many more arty crafty projects I would like to do, and the magazine's shall keep me inspired for a while. Well worth the 40ish p they were each don't you think. I do think it is good for ones' spirits to try new crafts every now and then too, as I know for me, if I keep doing the same olde same olde, things become a little stale.

Well I am a busy little bee here. I have not 1, not 2, but 3 swaps that are keeping me busy tinkering away in my little crafty area. I have not had much time for Blogging, or much else really. What I have had time for is unwrapping pretty parcels. I have received a beautiful swap from the delightful Jozen who was my colour swap partner. Of course I plumed for pink, and had a wonderful swap from Jozen. Here it is all re wrapped, he he, I forgot to take a photograph of it wrapped as I was too eager to get stuck in, so I re wrapped them for you ;0)

I shall of course, in my next post, let you take a peek at the lovely and thoughtful items I received. Here they are, having been re wrapped by myself. Hope Jozen shall be as happy with her swap from me when she receives it.

I too have been a little busy with some lovely orders from my Facebook page. Here is a little selection of what I have been making.

Pretty and colourful patchwork....

And hand stitched pretty buttons....

Personalised totes for special girls....

With pretty linings....

And an Ohooo so vintagy little draught excluder.

There is a little running joke at home that I don't seem to have the time to sew 1 button on my husband's jacket, yet I have time to sew 45 ish on this pretty number. They are in the shape of a heart, the customer asked for buttons to some how be incorporated as she loves them so I thought a little heart would be perfect. and hand stitched on too, so handmade with love.

Right I better get back in that crafty area, and get handmaking some pretties. I have swaps to get on with and also some more orders. I am especially looking forward to making some bunting for a couple of special chaps. Their lovely mummy, said the boys loved their cushions I made for them, yes they are very advanced for their age ;0) and they now want some personalised bunting too.

P.S. I don't know if any of you saw Mary and I again on the television. We, or rather my infamous Candelabras made their anniversary programme :0) Now what do you think, was our expert right in saying they were cheesy. I hope Mary thinks the same, that we love our Dresden Candelabras, a wonderful keepsake of our special time on BH, and pretty too, and for what I paid for them back from the lovely guy who paid a fiver for the two, were in my eyes, cheap as chips ;0)

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Crafting

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