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Some more sock monsters that I’ve made of late…very friendly monsters but not to be underestimated. All hand sewn brand new socks and stuffed with recycled polyester stuffing and a great big dollop of love.
Cake pops are little balls of cake stuck onto lolly pop sticks and covered in chocolate and sprinkles, like so… The kids and I spent a few hours this afternoon coating our cake balls in chocolate. A somewhat onerous task but the result is well worth it. You need: Cake – any sort, ready made, [...]
Those readers who know me personally or pay attention to the small details will know that I spend time away from home on a fairly regular basis. This has seen me occupying almost every room on some floors of the Holiday Inn Express in Bridge of Don over the past year or so. There’s clearly [...]
I know, another Christmas post, but really it’s not that long until the big red cheery chap comes again! I’ve made quite a few of these hanging birds but they don’t photograph well. I think they’re shy! They’re a simpler take on the fabric finches regular readers will be familiar with, which makes them quicker [...]
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The idea of printing on fabric has been something I’ve been wanting to try for some time now. I’ve neither had the time nor the inclination until this weekend, when the urge suddenly took me to get my finger out and make something for a change. In my head this was going to be a [...]
Continue reading about Hanging Matryoshka Dolls – Christmas Decor
In spite of the fact that it should be summer and we are being teased with rays of sunshine trying to break the clouds, the small furry one decided to make a snowman today. OK, so it’s a red snowman and it doesn’t actually resemble a snowman but she says it is a snowman so [...]
A few weeks ago we had a spring clean of our supplies and I came across some really nice pieces of denim fabric that I was going to use for pocket pillow backs (and I still might) but I had an overwhelming urge to make denim fabric finches. The first was sewn up before I [...]
As promised – the sock creatures I was working on last weekend…I was very busy, although I must admit that the sock monkey took the best part of two weeks (between real work, you know, the one that pays the mortgage!) First up, that sock monkey. A real labour of love. They are very easy [...]
I took delivery of the book, Make Your Own Stupid Sock Creatures by John Murphy this week and was inspired to make some more sock creatures. I started, and finished, two of them yesterday but the light is so poor here again it’ll be later in the week before I can show you the finished [...]
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I made some more little owls for a commission (actually for an old school friend of mine). These are made from ecospun felt. I found that wool felt is too thick and it made them a funny shape – it’s probably just me, but it does feel good to make something nice from all those [...]
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