Fingerless gloves. Celebrating our hands 5/31.

Gloves in spring I hear you ask! Well these lovelies will warm my arms with spring like tops. Taken from a over washed jumper I have another refashion!! I think also celebrates my hands with Josie too.

The idea comes from my favourite book (even better than Colette and Burda) because it is inspiring and original and so much fun. I have been wanting to make these since Christmas day!

I hope to be sharing these on the re fashion co op, and along with Justine at Sew Country Chick this week.

Give Away Week Winners

Thank you for everyone who joined in my celebrating week, it has been lovely to hear from you all. Down to business then, The winners are as follows :

Polka dot vintage skirt winner is Jane

Bits and Bob winner is Tina

Pattern set 1 winner is emmalemma
Pattern set2 winner is Alessa
Pattern set3 winner is Seeks

Silk fabric winner is Mimi

Sew book winner is Rachel

Well done everyone! I think I have most of your email addresses to contact you directly so you can send me your address. Just to be doubly sure can you email me with your address if you haven't heard from me in a few days. I'm at   charlottepowellbrooks  at  gmail  dot  com

Celebrating our hands 4/31

Joining Josie at http://www.myhomemadehappy.com/ with celebrating our hands every day for the month of March.

I love a good healthy start to the day.

Celebrating our hands 3/31

Following along with Josie at http://www.myhomemadehappy.com/ , her efforts are on day 3 but this is my first entry but I am keeping up with everyone from now on :

Today I had 2 1/2 tons of poo arrive on the path, so I had to move it over my wall!

Lets just say Mantra's DO work, I kept running through my mind "my beautiful garden" and I have managed to move two thirds of it today, just a little left for tomorrow.

Celebrating our hands.

 

Josie from hand made and happy  http://www.myhomemadehappy.com/ had this wonderful idea, photographing each day on how we use our hands. Basically everything, so lets celebrate! Josie said this on her blog:

Why hands, you may wonder?  Well, virtually every activity I do each day involves my hands – cleaning, cooking, sewing, writing, playing with the children, gardening, photography itself, tidying up around the house … everything that my day to day rhythm involves … and yours too, I’ll bet.
And in thinking how amazing our hands are, how expressive they can be, I thought it would be great to celebrate them.  Sometimes they’re kind, gentle and delicate in their actions and at other times firm and strong.  Our lives truly are hand-made, aren’t they?
Starting on Thursday 1st March, I’ll share with you an image each day celebrating this hand-made life.

Such a great idea, and it is truly brilliant for me as I wanted to improve my photography skills, no better way than taking photos each day!

Give Away Week, vintage skirts.

It may surprise some of you that I love the vintage styles and the history that goes along with it, a time before I knew. The reason I say surprise is that I don't sew alot of of vintage although I hoard plenty of patterns and clothes! The reason being is that long list of interests that I gave yesterday, I'm an active girl that need to be comfortable. The slightest pull or feeling self conscious I just cant wear it.

A era I do love to sew is the 70s,, I just love all of it! I love the smartness of the 60s too and the wholesome images of the land girls. I I love the Twiggy hair cut and it was one of the inspirations for getting my own hair cut. 

Today's give aways are two vintage skirts. The first a full polka dot number, with a waist of 30"

Secondly, is my favourite I'm only giving it away as I can not even do it up! So a lovely pencil skirt with a waist of 26". The pencil skirt is a little bit special as it it still has it's label on called Devonshire lady!

Again I will post anywhere in the world, please tell me your favourite era and which skirt you prefer and be a follower of my blog. Don't forget to leave an email address. Winners will be announced on Sunday.

Give Away Week, bits and bobs.

Here in the UK the weather has truly made it to spring, so any time inside feels like a total waste! This leads to my other passions in life, the top being gardening, not flowers but veggies. Now the weather is kinder I spend everyday in the garden planning and putting in seeds bla bla bla. This got me thinking about our other passions.

I'm an active girl I love having things to do, but all these have a great feel good factor to me and even moments of a medative state. A top few are gardening, other crafts such as knitting which I'm trying hard to improve,cooking, yoga, and cycling. All of these are great for including or do around my busy family. I also feel that all my interests have a energy that enables me to grow and technically I can improve on everyone one.

So today's is what other passions do you harbour?

 So as I' all reading itching to get in the gardening the give away is this :

Here we have various laces and ribbon all well over a meter, a purple cold dye with fix and a few buttons.

I will post anywhere in the world, please leave your comment but do be a follower of my blog. The winner will be announced on Sunday.

PS Look out for tomorrow with some vintage clothing up for grabs.

Have a lovely day.