So – when the little voices in the head start to get louder i know im getting a bit stressed! (Does anyone else get little voices reminding you of all you have to do or am i the only psyco?)
I have decided to get a to dolist going! I’m not really a list person – but [...]
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Little pin cushion world
Posted in craft, embroidery, fabric, sewing, tagged embroidery, gnome, pin cushion, sewing, thrift on March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
pin cushionOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007
Hubby has gone up coast for a couple of days to surf and fetch a new puppy (wait till you see the pics of our new bubba). Serendipitously, the girls were out on play-dates – so I had a long afternoon to do…..well,- did I create domestic serenity? No. Did I [...]
Pacifica
Posted in art, craft, embroidery, fabric, tagged canvas, embroidery, pacific, quilt, tivaevae on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I found this book to be a sumptious feast of colour and inspiration. I had a look through it at the last “craft Hub” meeting and I was so excited to be exposed to a new cultural craft that I knew nothing about. The art of tivaevae making is unique to the Cook Islands. Quilt [...]
speaking of giveaway
Posted in fabric, gems, giveaway, tagged babushka, fabric, giveaway, handmade on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Helen ( a little Gem from my craft group) has such a lovely Babushka doll she is giving away – visit her – don’t be shy – we had such fun with the last draw we want to do it again.
Here is the little dotee for the giveaway – she could be yours!
Posted in fabric, giveaway, sewing, tagged beads, dotee, giveaway, handmade on February 18, 2008 | 8 Comments »
She is made from my special Shweshwe stash of fabric and has ostrich shell beads for hair. Just leave a comment and away she will fly.
Adaptation
Posted in Have you seen these?, fabric, gems, sewing, tutorial, tagged tutorial, sewing, cd holder, giveway, ric rac on February 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome bloglanders. Hope you’ve found some good stuff out there – I know that I usually hit gold after a few short minutes surfing – before I know it - several hours have passed ! I was excited to find the following giveaway. Thanks to Jodie from RicRac.I love finding a free tutorial but often [...]
new workings
Posted in Have you seen these?, fabric, sewing, south africa, tagged doll, Have you seen these?, sew on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few bits I am pulling together from the ShweShwe fabric
Molo (hello in Xhosa)
Posted in Have you seen these?, fabric, sewing, south africa, tagged fabric, Have you seen these?, parcel, sew, shweshe, south africa on November 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
while beavering away at my sewing machine, my husband came in carrying a big brown box -( one with stamps all over it) that make my heart go pitter patter. It was a lovely parcel from my aunt Julia in South Africa – I had asked her to please send me some shweshwe fabric – a traditional african cloth. Well [...]
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