Sunday 8 January 2012

Give-away time-up

I had a lovely morning yesterday. some time to wander around the city centre

and treat myself to a few non essentials
Neal's yard products aren't cheap
but they are fabulously wonderful

These giant chocolate croissants were

completely over the top but a special treat

I couldn't resist this ribbon

or this !


and now for the winner of the teeny weeny zig-zag book..

Thank you all for commenting.

I loved everyone's ideas...they are all very inspiring

i now feel highly embarrassed that the prize is so measly

just a tiny little book that has been (not very well) made by me!


Anyway Rosie is the winner because she's going to take

the book on a journey....and who can resist a journey.


Can you email me your address Rosie and I'll get to the post office asap.


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Friday 6 January 2012

cosy

This winter seems long, dark and cold.


Nights are spent by the fire ripping up old clothes


and crocheting them into weird floppy baskets.


i salvaged this from the bin at work


an interesting technique


has anyone seen it before?


you kind of over sew in different colours


then clip the yarn so it makes


sort of a rag rug but with wool




Sunday 1 January 2012

small things

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it's nice to work big when space allows for it


it can be liberating


and bold


and a good way of using up lots of materials


that need using up.


but working small is good too


you can find beauty in tiny scraps of materials


and focus on small buttons


and titchy found precious stuff.




I've been making teeny-tiny zig-zag books


they fit in pockets and purses easily


handy for hospital visits.


they measure about 3cmX4cm


and, because they are so small,


maybe I should be selective about what goes in them.


I have this one to give-away.


To win it just leave a comment saying what

you would use a book this small for.


I'll pick a winner at the end of the week.


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