Handmade Monday 15 - Scarecrows

It isnt often that i am ill but i have suffered a little this week. 3 days of constant palpitations forced me to pay my doc a visit for the first time in 7 years and left me feeling not as invincible as i thought i was. Fortunately the ECG i had showed my heart was fine but i have been prescribed beta blockers and look forward to a blood test tomorrow for further checks.
Needless to say i havent done too much crafting this week but i have managed to complete a project from my latest book which i have been dying to do for ages.

"SEW SUNNY HOMESTYLE" is one of a collection of lovely project books using "TILDA" fabrics by the talented Tone Finnanger.
I have 4 of her books now and love the photos of gorgeous rooms filled with tons of home decorations. So my latest project from the book was a scarecrow. I cut out,sewed and stuffed the body.

Added a skewer for the arms and long thin dowel for the legs.

A shirt made from gorgeous pink tilda fabric.

Dungarees made from some lovely red fabric purchased at the NEC the other week.

I sewed on some eyes,nose and mouth and used some of my blusher to create some rosy cheeks.
Pink and white wool for hair and a straw bonnet that has been in my craft box for a couple of years (I knew it would get used 1 day!) And i couldnt resist i had to put some of my fabric flowers for decoration!
And here she is being photographed for FOLKSY.
And Here's Stanley The Scarecrow posing also, looking very much like Ken Dodd!
Both Scarecrows can be found in my Folksy shop or if you fancy making one yourself the book is available in good bookshops or Amazon.

And if you fancy seeing what other crafters have been up to this week pop along to 1stuniquegifts blog and click through the links for Handmade Monday.

Until Next Time

xxx

Handmade monday 14. A catch up on projects

Welcome to this weeks handmade monday, week 14 organised by wendy of 1stuniquegifts.
More photos than words this week as i'm tired from a long day at work. (My excuse and i'm sticking to it!!!)
So i just want to share with you what i have been working on for the past 2 weeks.
I have put my flowers onto hair clips and extended the leaves to come out of the sides.



A new denim bag for a lady at work.

Loads of pen cases which seem to be becoming my most popular item at fairs at the moment.

My new project for this week from my new Tilda project book which i will share with you more later on in the week. They look great in plant pots.

And finally one of the men where i work was moving in with his girlfriend and wanted to give her a moving in cushion which marked the date they had their 1st home. He chose the design from one of my books and chose the fabric and she absolutely loved it!!

Short and sweet, thanks for dropping by and please check out what other crafters have been creating this week at Wendys Blog
Until next time
xxx

New Wreath As Promised

As i mentioned in my last post i am addicted to creating flowers that i saw on vintage inspired lovelies blog. I had a vision in my head that they would go well on one of my wreaths. And i think i was right! I made this yesterday, let me know what you think.
And then there were 3!!! My next teddy in the new collection made from red and white tilda fabric. I'm not so sure i made the right decision to use two different colours on the arms and legs but i will see what the public response is at our next craft fair.