More Jack Daw diaries

6.45am Jack came down for his breakfast.

After work Jack was strutting about on a nearby roof. 

Kath, next door saw Jack at about 3pm with his mum and dad.  Typical parents - checking up on their kids when they are having fun!

Today's beading class

Details showing the fastening of todays bracelet - I tied a large knot and used an old boy scout trick of whipping the ends with fireline to hold in place and neaten.  I was about to use the pink beads that I had bought at the weekend - when Dot noticed they were plastic and not glass!  She came to the rescue with these ones.

A close up of the 6mm grey pearls that I eventually used for this bracelet.

Twice around the wrist makes a bracelet, and once around the neck makes a choker!

This is a netted necklace that I started last week and only just finished.  It is #11 seed beads and a silver coloured toggle fastening.

 Jackdaw Diaries.....

This little chap has been hanging round my garden since Saturday afternoon.  He flies a bit, but not very well - he likes eating, drinking, hopping on the logs and strutting about.  Looking at his eye on this photo he could possible be blind in at least one eye.  His behaviour is certainly very strange for a Jackdaw.

He does like the sunshine.  He has been seen on the roof of my house and the house opposite.  Yesterday he flew into my kitchen window twice (unfortunately for him it was closed)  and I feared the worst - but he picked himself up, shook his feathers and trotted off.  Today my neighbour said he was around most of the day and flew into my kitchen window another three times.

Afternoon Tea?

Nice knitted cakes for afternoon tea in the local cafe.

A doughnut and a swiss roll

Behind the doughnut a chocolate swiss roll and a chocolate eclair.

A little card to welcome a new baby - felt and buttons.

It has taken quite a while to finish this little bracelet.  I bought the sparkly button in the local market as I thought it would make a nice clasp for this bracelet.

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The Scotty dog is lost on this tartan rosette.

But these heart shaped white buttons look cute on the spotty ribbon!!

Shopping trip....

Bought some buttons and ribbon in the market - have a little plan for these - watch this space!!


After coffee at Coffee Love - I wandered round the charity shops and found some more 1960s pottery. 

Two soup bowls with an interesting design - and when I got home I discovered it is the same design but in a different colourway as a set of cups, saucers and plates!

Loved the fruity design on this coffee pot - and only £1.50 - BARGAIN!

Cool lid.

Last week I made yet another beaded choker in the Russian Spiral pattern - this time I used three different large beads and this was the result....

One of the girls at Beading Club had this idea of using different coloured large beads and her green one looked FAB.  I'm pretty pleased with this blue one.

Some lucky lady who has just had a baby is in for a surprise when this drops through her door.  Hope you like it Joe!!

Russian Spiral

 

This is the necklace we started making at bead club on Monday - Unfortunately I only have one magnetic fastener, so I decided to make the second one and use it for that. This one is made from seed beads and bugle beads.

This is a choker made entirely from seed beads.

This is a close up of the multi-coloured choker - love it!!

A little beading friend!

I started making another one using a large seed bead where the bugle bead had been in the first one.  Think I'll try and find a gold clasp for this one!  

Birthday Card for someone beginning with H

Hope she likes it - unfortunately it's a bit late!  I used my mum's butterfly stamps and used Stazon on shiny card.  Mum also had some alphabet brads but I used my own paper flowers, ribbon and card!!  Thanks mum!

Japanese Bags with Tulip Tassels

I just had to try out my new sewing machine by making these cute little jewellery (English spelling!!) bags! I should have taken a photo of the insides too, because the linings are really lovely.  And over on Cotton Confetti you can see the small quilt I just finished in time for this evenings Embroiderer's Guild Meeting.