» Listings for 2011

1. A Royal Occasion!

   Posted on 10:36am Friday 25th Feb 2011

   Coming soon...your very own future King and Queen of England! This lovely peggie couple represent Wills and Kate on the announcement of their engagement complete with the wow blue and diamond engagement ring (in the form of a Swarovski crystal), and Kates now famous blue dress.

   

   These dolls will be available as kits and will come with everything you need to make the dollies including high quality midnight blue felt, blue chiffon fabric, Swarovski crystal, beads, embroidery thread, and organza ribbon. Full instructions will be included with options to glue or stitch your dolls.

   Level: Intermediate

   These will be available soon from my shop.

2. Making pebbles...

   Posted on 10:53am Saturday 19th Feb 2011

   Found myself making pebbles last week at a friend's house for the Whitstable Harbour  'Dead man's corner' project (click on the project name to read more).

   It was great fun, and we got carried away using up a whole bag of clay...

      

   It was quite theraputic to grab a lump of clay and instinctively mould it into something. We pressed in found objects from the garden, moulded them around our hands and then got a bit competative making portraits of each other!

    

   It was a nice change from having to be neat and tidy all the time...

3. Gingerbread houses...

   Posted on 5:43pm Monday 14th Feb 2011

   This is a lot of fun..make your very own gingerbread house! The gingerbread houses below were beautifully made by the Homfray sisters and helpers!

     

   

   Get your free instructions for this project (including gingerbread recipe!) from my 'free stuff' page.

4. Goldwork threads and metals for sale

   Posted on 3:34pm Saturday 12th Feb 2011

   I now have a selection of goldwork threads and metals for sale in the shop, including pearl purl, Japanese thread in two sizes, rococco and purls.

   If you are not familiar with these threads but would like to have a go, don't worry, just look out for 'how to...' videos in goldwork techniques coming soon!

   

5. Books now for sale in the shop!

   Posted on 9:59pm Monday 7th Feb 2011

   I now have brand new books for sale in my shop at great prices!

   Choose from a variety of subjects from simple sewing projects to embellishing your fabrics,  patchwork and quilting to drawing and painting, and jewellery making. Prices start at just £3.25+ P&P so there are no excuses not to get creative this weekend!

          

         

   See the book section of my shop for more details.