A little crafting.

A little teeny tiny crafting has been the order of the day!

I actually used a free gift from Molly Makes, do ever use gifts or do they just sit pretty?

Little Babushka is rather cute, and I was pleased to make her up in a afternoon, fun yet satisfying, a way of keeping your hand in with the crafty stuff!

Cross stitch anyone?

I do like to try all sorts of crafts, idle hands and all that! So lucky me at the craft and stitch show I was able to snap up three copies of the latest Cross stitch magazine. So firstly I have done a little cross stitch before, a very long time ago though we are talking decades her, but this is what I managed :

The pictures area bit rubbish as they are in frames, but they are quilt samples. So being excited by this sort of new craft no better way to start than with a freebee gift.

I'm pleased with the outcome. Doing this was was harder than I remember, I hated the counting, so cheated and drew the picture and filled in the gaps, it was then that I started to relax and enjoy. It has shown me how time consuming the larger samplers would be, but nice to curl up on the sofa with a little something to do.

So the Cross stitch magazine, what did I think? Well it's great, so many styles and funky little projects. It was bright, happy, cross stitch for all levels.

So here are a few of my favorites from the latest copy. The top two are large patterns, but there are also smaller projects too.

Yes an inspiring magazine, although I think three copies will be enough for me as I will have so many patterns from them and I just don't get the chance to do it enough. But I did have fun and would like to work on a larger project through the winter.

Does any one else do cross stitch? have any patterns, books, magazines, or websites to recommend?

I'm Published!

No novel writing for me, nothing so grand! Although I am feeling rather proud of my little article that explains my pledge to dressmaking.

All of us dressmakers have different reasons for joining the cause, but now we are hooked and enjoying each others inspiration and support, and I thought that was worth writing about.

The magazine in question is called Inspired Times, I think it is just that! It is a truly cool mag that is creative, ethically aware, opens our minds to other ways of life and inspires through everyday living and our spirituality.

Go and find it, it's worth a read!

Molly Makes Magazine.

I'm guessing that you have noticed something about me recently, yes I've got a bit addicted to magazines. I think they are great, I don't have time to read huge sections of my book until bed time, so I feel a good magazine does the trick! I can flick read something interesting and look at inspiring pictures. Well here is a new one, Molly Makes, it has only just started with issue no.4 only just out. For me I have considered this somewhat of an indulgence as it costs a whopping £5, but then I looked at a few other mags I have and it's no far off the average.
Once you get your first copy I know you will be hooked, I am. If you like vintage, making and collecting then you will find something in here for you. There are interviews with textile designers, book reviews and diary of event, and loads and loads of inspiring photos, I personally think this is what makes MM such a success.I have been into the fact it is really interactive to with it's own facebook page.
It's full of inspiration, of things I will never get round to doing but I sit and read and it fills me with "ooooooh " and "aaaaaarh"