Waving ByeBye To My Teddy Finally!

Pink Teddy with Stars
Originally uploaded by dreamstar1904

I know i should be ectastic that i received a sale on Folksy today but at the same time i feel a little sad : (
This little ted was my last of the original 3 i made last year and has travelled to each craft fair i attend and lovingly packed away at the end. She is my avatar on the craft forum and this week have put her photo on my new business cards i have ordered.
I love her.
Having said that it feels like the start of something new today and i will pack her up and send her off to someone who will hopefully love her as much as i have.

Now time to create some more i feel .

xx

Craftjuice Tuesday - ACEO's

Welcome to this weeks craftjuice Tuesday.
This weeks subject is ACEO's.
So what is an ACEO?
In short, collectable pieces of art always measuring 2.5ins by 3.5ins but created in any medium, paint,pencils,inks and now wood,fabric, clay etc.
Their size is of importance as it's the size of a standard trading card.
They can be displayed on mini easels, or hung or even just collected and stored in albums.
Not something i would probably collect myself but some on craftjuice have certainly caught my eye recently.
Below are my favourites this week.

PANTSANDPAPER on Folksy has a few ACEO's in her shop. Pop by and take a look and while there have a look at all her items. By far my most favourite shop on Folksy.

Another lovely fabric designed ACEO by Bodkinandbead again on Folksy.

This one has a rather nostalgic feel to it with an old fashioned printed photo,vintage buttons and ribbon. Anyone for tea? This tea pot is one out of a set of 5. Check out Handcrafted ACEO's on folksy for the other designs.
Love daisies. Love the colours of the meadow.

LOVE this Daisy Meadow ACEO by Lynnwoodcrafts on Folksy.

And finally this campervan is absolutely brilliant by Beadsbydesign. It can be found her shop on on Folksy under her shop name Ra RA Bazaar along with some other lovely pieces

Thanks for popping by.

Until next time.

xxx

Handmade Monday Week 2

Well it's week 2 of Handmade Monday organised by Wendy of 1stuniquegifts. After last weeks success we are all returning with more handmade goodies to show you and hopefully a few more people will be joining us. All participants' links can be found over on Wendy's blog.
Can i also just say a big WELCOME to my 10 new followers. Makes it all worth while when you start to realise people are popping by to see what you have been up to.

So following on from yesterdays post here is my new MUM cushion with the flowers that Krysia lovingly cut out for me and the patchwork scraps left over from the bag i made last week.
I was chuffed to use my machine to write all the wording, finally i am using it to it's full potential, tho the grey material has a white thread running thru it and i think i positioned the writing incorrectly thru the line so it may need to be sold as a second. I didn't realise how bad it looked until it was all put together and then didnt have the heart to undo it all. Using Krysia's flowers again i put them on a new phone case to embellish. I think they really add a lovely finish. The button i have made with fimo. Another thing i'm attempting to learn at the moment!

Have used a mixture of my red scrap material for this mobile phone cover.

2 more phone cases cut out and ready to sew.

Another of my favourite fabric flower brooches.

And this is what i'm working on the moment but still needs some tweeking.

Following on from the success of the gingerbread men at christmas i'm attempting to make a few of these smaller ones with chef hat and apron and hopefully holding a sign saying "Special Mum" and putting a magnet on the back.

The hats have come out ok but the apron is looking messy at the moment so i need to tidy them up a bit. Will hopefully have a finished product to show you next week.

Thanks for popping by and dont forget to have a look over on Wendys blog if you have the time.

Until next time.

xxx

Sparkly Shoes

Leading up to tomorrows handmade Monday i have decided today to promote a new friend that i have made on the craft forum, of which i am an active member.
About a month ago Krysia (Aka SparklyShoes) put a post on her blog titled Make Do and Mend demonstrating how she had patched up an old pair of jeans with some lovely star patches cut by her "bigshot" machine

Curious to find out more about this machine i got intouch with Krysia.
She told me it was a magical machine! A pasta type machine with a handle that you turn. You get 2 perspex flat things with it, add a die (which is your shape cutter), add your fabric and turn the handle and hey presto the machine cuts out these lovely shapes!
Still curious i asked Krysia if she would cut out some designs for me if i sent her some felt.
Below is a small selection of what she returned to me.
I love them!
Not wanting to waste them i am taking my time deciding what to use them on but if you pop by again tomorrow i may just show you where i have used my first flower!

Krysia makes "Unique Handmade Accessories For Your Littlies And You"

She can be found on Folksy http://www.folksy.com/shops/kryshees and also has a lovely blog if you fancy taking a look http://kryshees.blogspot.com/

Below is just a small sample of what you can find in her folksy shop

GREEN HIPPO TOY BASKET/BABY HAMPER

SPRING GREEN SPOTTY & CORD PATCHWORK BLANKET

RETRO FLOWERS CHANGEMAT/PLAY BLANKET

Thanks for popping by.

Until next time

xxx

Craftjuice Tuesday

Welcome to Craftjuice Tuesday.

This week i have picked 3 different catagories on Craftjuice and picked my favourite from each catagory.
From the bead section are these lovely lavender polymer clay beads made by Shoogly Beads on Folksy. This link will take you directly to their folksy shop.
From the glass crafts section a gorgeous pale pink soap dish by bprdesigns being sold on Etsy
There are lots of lovely other colours too.

And finally in the wood section i fell in love immediately with this bird house made by birdhouseblessings. Would be a lovely feature in any garden.

Thanks for popping by.

Until next time

xx

Handmade Monday

Welcome to my first Handmade Monday which is a new, regular feature that has been set up and organised by the lovely Wendy of 1stUniqueGifts http://www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk/blog/
If you are a regular of my blog you may remember i purchased a lovely campervan plaque from Wendy during the summer and i am a massive admirer of the work she does.
So the idea is that each participant makes something new each week and shows it off on a monday on their blog. They can also show things that maybe they are working on or even lovely photos of how messy their craft area is!!!!!
Everyone will have a link in their post back to Wendy so you can pop by and see what she is up to and while you visit her blog you may want to check out the links she has to all the other participants.
Hopefully that was all understood!!
So for my makes this week i'm incredibly proud to show off my first ever bag. My sister bought me the kit from my favourite fabric shop The Bramble Patch for christmas .
I started it a week ago and did bits here and there. Finally, after rushing out for more cotton, i sewed the last piece in place yesterday morning.

I made a mistake sewing up the pelmet so i made one of my favourite fabric flowers with a gorgeous metal heart button to cover the mistake up and was really pleased with the result.

And to finish off and accessorise this lovely practical phone case in matching material.

I love the bag so much that i will be attempting more very soon to maybe add to my new folksy shop CottonsAndDreams.

Looking forward to doing this all again next Monday.

Until then

xx

Craftjuice Tuesday

This Weeks Theme Is Brown

Wasnt easy to pick items for this weeks craftjuice Tuesday as it seems a popular colour. Probably because it's so neutral. But what i have picked i love and i hope you all will too.

First is this lovely crocheted brown beanie finished off with an absolutely perfect Kanzashi fabric flower centered with an applique paw print patch.

ScarlettandMaria is the seller of this lovely design and it can be found in her Etsy Shop via this link.

Can i next introduce you to Chester Diddybear. Described in the sellers words as made from dark Shetland Wool and loving Rugby and Real Ale!!

The seller for Diddybears can be found on folksy tho it seems their shop is closed at present

Aren't these tags absolutely beautiful and so elegant?

Made by CraftyFerret these can be found on folksy thru this link.

Go take a look as there are some gorgeous red ones too.

Lastly is this lovely paper bag album by Kezzallcrafts and can be found on Etsy.

Perfect for valentines day this album holds up to 25 photos and can be filled before giving it as a present to make it all the more special.

Thanks for reading and pop back later in the week when, hopefully, i will have some new brown designs of my own to show off!

Until then

xx