20 October 2012

 RIP Dave - my little brother would have been 58 today.  Here are the two oak trees I planted on his birthday 4 years ago.

And now..... just to get the blog up to date - here we are with projects up to the end of September.....

Started making this shaggy bracelet

close up showing all the lovely beads I am using.....

....... and showing a it more done.

The bathroom used to be pink.....

..... and now it's changing into turquoise, which is the colour it used to be before I painted it pink!

This was part of the Thornton Scarecrow Festival.... he was sitting just by the railings of the cemetery

mmmmmm nice buttons

And some recent pottery purchases

gravy boat

cup and saucer

plate

one of a set of cups, saucers and plates and large serving plate

cute cat...

crochet baby blanket

Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar - sitting on the decking

the start of a crochet cushion

mini book made from exciting Halloween scrapbook card

inside the mini book

another mini book

inside of same

Crochet square

The base for a rather lovely bracelet... more later

New Hello Kitty purse to replace the old Hello Kitty purse which had almost collapsed!

August already!

No blog posts for a while, but I haven't been idle.....

A few little paper flowers - I put glitter on one later and it looks FAB

Here is my latest wooden project.....

...... which was interrupted by Tinkerbell flicking this out from under a planter - poor little toad.  Well, I say 'little' he was ENORMOUS!

And here is my wooden project, its a raised vegetable garden.  Next time its stops raining I'll take a photo of it in situ with, hopefully, some seeds germinating.

My mum liked this wool so much - I made her a cushion with it.

A little knitting at the Bankfield Museum - there is a great exhibition there of a knitted garden.  We also knitted a little sheep, but the lady running the workshop didn't have stuffing or wool sewing needles.  He's still in pieces in my bag, but I did finish this flower.

My meercat is on the right - he's waiting at the bar for some clothes!

I didn't make this, but it is the first Thornton scarecrow I have seen.

Mini book - they were making these on Sunday Scrappers at the weekend.....

and another one....

and another.....

ditto!

Now this is exactly what it looks like!

And two make a pair.  They are educational aids for our student health visitor who qualified this week.  Pattern on Ravelry.

101 uses for a Joanne's bag........

A little crochet practice...

a friend found a link to a tutorial on these crochet celtic knots

and they are just so addictive.  They  measure 3 inches square.

And this one measures 9 inches square - using very very thick yarn.  I am going to felt it at a later date...

I've been sewing......

Jack spotted sitting on the roof of my house....

I think the photos of Jack are probably getting a little same-y now - he is either in the same place on the wire fence or the same place on the wooden fence or down on the ground eating bread!  He seems to have his own little pattern and doesn't often do much else.  So, finding him on the house roof was AMAZING!  I'm easily excited!

My mum made this for the Craft Stamper Challenge....HI MUM!!!! - I know you'll be reading this!

..... and received this in return

and this is the back of the one she received.... HI MUM!!!! - 

Little black creatures seem to be drawn to me at the moment - this one stayed for most of the weekend.....

Cute ball of fluff

awwww

nice dinner.....

And she stayed and waited for me by the front door for FOUR hours while I went out for the afternoon!

A mini book for a friend.... photos of her garden - she was delighted!

hanging baskets

I recognise this one - it's a hydrangea (not sure whether I can spell it!!)

 And of course - it is 'that' time of year again.....Thornton Scarecrow festival.....

The is Alun outside the Blue Boar, with his knitted scarf and and empty pint glass and the Thornton Directory in his hand.

.. and this lady was spotted knitting on Hugill Street - doesn't she know that knitting club is at the Blue Boar on a Friday afternoon.....