Some New Furry Travel Buddies

Derek

Miriam

Jeffrey

Joyce

It's been a while...

Oh, how I have neglected the blog but I'm back and working hard to balance work, craft and play. Fasten your seat belts for this is going to be a long one. Well for those of you that follow me on Facebook you will have seen the newest addition to the plush family Yolanda the Panda. I'm also working on some new Owls, having found some fantastic fabric finds.

At the Last Saturdays Event at SEED I met some lovely people including Christy from Ever/After who designs the most wonderful clothes for littlees and Gustavo from Marydesign who sells really fabulous jewelry.
I was having a closet clearout the other day and had run out of bags in which to place my sold items, I stumbled on the idea of a T.shirt bag on Marthastewart.com and it was so easy. I am now going to hoard all my t.shirts and make them into bags as well as collect them from friends.

 You may have seen this photo on my facebook it was a pure wool Jaeger skirt that was calling out to be made into a stuffed animal. So here you have it, and what a chic rabbit it is if I say so myself. More to come.

Lastly, having never mastered knitting in the round yet still wanting to make hats I thought I'd have a go at making a beanie/ glove combo. The sweater had been felted yet not so much that it didn't still have some stretch. I can attest that the hat is very cosy, we had a freakish hot week in September but now that we are back to fall weather I will wear the gloves too.

 Lastly, a date for your diary if you happen to be in Orange County, yours truly will be hosting it so I'll definitely be there. The more the merrier as they say.

Pinot & Pups

Look at these beauties, snapped at the Pinot and Pups fundraiser at Newland House on a scorching hot day.

This one reminded me of my dog Sanford. He was very obliging.

 There's a face only a mother could love. He knew right where the camera was, a pro.

I think William Wegman had this type of dog. Not camera shy either.

America's Next Top Model

Sanford is a bit of a supermodel when it comes to posing for the camera. I caught him in some good light and before I knew it had taken about 50 pictures. These are some of my favourites. The slightly blurred ones below best reflect his personality which is constant movement and expression.

Beneath all that hair is actually a very cute little set of eyes.

Not afraid of a serious pose.

Seashell button Bracelet.

What's this ? I hear you say. There is method to my madness I assure you. I have just had to become a font of all knowledge in all things jewellery related as part of my new job so I couldn't help but experiment and made some simple bracelets using seashell buttons, leather and a super clasp.

Blue version.

White version. I tripped over my dog and landed on my hip, shoulder and lastly hand. There's a small chip on one of the buttons as a result but it will be easy to replace.

Thrift Store Find - Craftsman Toolbox

Technically this was a swap meet find but it's in keeping with the thrift store mantra. Impressed by it's sturdiness, no plastic here and it's sense of history I parted with $5 and it was mine. I'm slightly obsessed with storage it must be said but I justified this purchase by appointing it as my new painting tool box. The inside was slightly grungy so it was given a clean and then the husband kindly painted it for me. I rather like the surprise of the purple interior. I hope you like it too.

Sturdy handle.

Purple interior, so shiny.

Thread Spools Some Crafty Ideas

So, here's what happened to some of those spools. I thought they would make good hooks for the side of my craft table. Can't take the credit for the implementation of the spools on desk that was my husband. Apologies for the messiness, sometimes there's no amount of fancy angling of camera to avoid it. However it really isn't too bad.

Ribbon storage with pretty pin.

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