Monday 29 June 2009

CUPCAKES


Belong to a forum..Just Kampers and some one asked me to make some cakes for their Bay....my 1st effort lots of fun to make

Sunday 28 June 2009

PLAYTIME TODAY....HAPPY BIRTHDAY



HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME
Phil at work today so I have the day to myself to play with the new craft...HYPERBOLIC CROCHET....going to be a great Birthday...may pop out later need some more colours
loving the crochet not really done any since the 60's..OOOOPS! What a long time ago
Yesterday started a random straight line piece only did a couple of inches and took me ages....decided l needed a 'pattern' to follow so used a stripy plate l bought for Noo Noo....works well and l got a lot done or was it 'cos l was watching Andy Murray win again!!!
Sad news about Michael Jackson and so young at 50!!

Saturday 27 June 2009

ARMED FORCES DAY 27TH June 2009


to support all but especially the new young soldiers training at Catterick at the moment including my son James

Friday 26 June 2009

mmmmm...bottle and top?


will try making a full bottle and top similar to this and stiffen with pva

IT'S GROWN THIS MORNING




LOVE MAKING THESES

WOOL SHOPPING AND HYPERBOLIC CROCHET...real fun to do






Closest wool shop in Whitchurch got most of the colours l wanted except a pea green and got asked to add a couple of things into an exhibition they are having..should be fun...loving this HYPERBOLIC CROCHET....real fun to do as it grows and becomes very organic
Made the 'flower' for a knitted jacket l have may add the pink to the edges aswell...watch this space!!

Thursday 25 June 2009

PICKED UP NOO NOO WITH HER NEW SEATING

FROM THIS TO THIS....

......and one or two suffolk puffs in a box




tried a crochet flower out too...but couldn't find the wool anywhere

Flowers in the attic!!



Went rummaging in the attic for some wool...must have given the bag away years ago but found a few flowers...used to add them to hats l used to make...not sure what to do with them now though!!

Wednesday 24 June 2009

Got my crochet hook out and recycled my old T-shirts




cut up a couple of T-shirts and started a crochet bag....long way to go and will add some flowers to it soon....took the pictures in bad light late last night so the colours are really off!!...oops

Tuesday 23 June 2009

Ideas are like rabbits.........


love this crochet artist.... Rose Hip


Saw this bag on Flickr from Colourmad1 used to make stipey bags just like this almost 40yrs ago!! wow!...inspired me to make a wool sack for all the wools l know l'll have soon...got to get crocheting again now!!


From Lyrics to Hey Rabbit :

'Ideas are like sparrows
they dart down the hall, the chimney and out of the spout
down a worm hole and back up my mouth'

PS: not my work but these gorgeous pics have made me get my crochet hook out and cut up a few T-shirts!!!

Sunday 21 June 2009

Bus stop over weekend...Great time we had




Forgotten the fun of cleaning your teeth in a field l had!! haha
In need of a bath and an early night now although slept well in the camper bed

Monday 15 June 2009

8x4 SHEET OF PLY JUST DISAPPEARED IT DID!



SUN SHONE TILL 4 WOW!! AND RAIN WAS FORECAST SO WE MANAGED TO CUT ALL THE LINING PIECES BEFORE THE STORM!!

GREAT WEEKEND..2 SHOWS!


Noo Noo in the carpark
Friday night was one terrific Britain's Got Talent Live show...fab time we had deaf and no voice by the end but a fantastic evening out
Saturday couldn't wake up but Sunday was another brill Devadubs show...my 1st drive in Noo Noo...knees like jelly by the time l arrived in Shrewsbury but a VERY RELAXED DRIVE HOME....and l managed to get some head liner fabric too...another job to tick off the list

Thursday 11 June 2009




Need to finish curtains today and hopefully the trim on the doors ready for James at weekend

Monday 8 June 2009

Possible fabric choice

 
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BRILL FABRICS..AND NOT FAR AWAY EITHER!!

Fabulous fabrics l've found this morning and they had supplied the fbric to do this camper out with too.....lots to choose from spoilt for choice.....as l hate the curtains l've made so far got to start again l have...bummer
Pic of the camper from their web site


http://www.deckchairstripes.com/index.html

Sunday 7 June 2009

Noo Noo's curtain and the new rug


Love the new rug

and the splitty Phil bought
and the white stick on flowers
but really not liking the curtains...and so out of practise they took me ages to make