Monkey Business

Monkey Purse and Heart Keyring from a Paper-and-String sew your own craft kit.

Sew-Your-Own craft kits by Paper-and-String can be found from the Paper-and-String website.  Contents include: Felt, Stuffing, Buttons, Ribbons, Patterns & Instructions .  (You will need your own Needle/s, Threads, Scissors, Pens & Pencils!)

Completed Thursday (26/Sept/2013).  Kit had been calling out to me since I received it in the post - "Make me, make me!" Unfortunately work on house had priority.  When hubby found someone else to help with floors & porch, I snuck off to do my own thing.

I managed to squeeze this cheeky fellow from the felt kit too!

Monkey card-holder

Family Picture!

Not sure if others found the same with these kits, but I had quite a few buttons & stuffing left over - what should I save those up for?

My First Panda Toy (made from scratch!)

I couldn't resist making one after seeing "Her" - Anna Panda on Lynn Roberts' blog.

Pattern & Tutorial by Lynn Roberts and can be found here.

My first Panda toy was completed on Sunday (28/Aug/2013).  Adjustments made to body. I used an old unused towel to substitute white felt. Maybe I will be making others - create my own Panda family!

January 2013!

Wow... it's practically half way through the first month, Valentine's Day around the corner. It seems like I just blinked and the year just flew by!

Yummy!

Shrove Tuesday!

Yay! Pancake Day... mmm the Chocolate & Blueberry recipe on HotelChocolat's blog looks great! http://talesfromtreetobar.com/

A simple Lemon & Sugar one is just as good ^_^

What pancake/s will you be having?

Taking photos!

Arghhhh! Never seem to get good natural light! Why do pictures I take on my phone look fine on the phone, but greyish on my computer screen? Why... why... why... why... why?

January Crafting... Part 1

My first crafting kit of the year and treat to myself, Crafty Nana's Teatime Cakes Pin Cushion Kit.  I bought this from Boots during the sales for £8 (Half Price - whoop whoop!).

Pre-cut felt!  Yeah, no cutting required!  (err... actually, I did cut a few pieces!  My attempt to improve the Layered Cake & Victoria Sponge!)  I was a bit 50/50 with this kit.  I wasn't sure of the quality of the felt (was cringing at the possibility of getting synthetic felt - personal!)

I was pleasantly surprised!  Clear instructions booklet with pictures, for those who like the step-by-step.  I flicked through it and made adjustments here and there.  c=('-'C)  The felt was nice to handle and the colours were pleasing too (to my eyes anyway).   The imagery did not allude this! Plenty of stuffing, quite firm pin cushions with excess.  The floss complemented the felt well.  I still have plenty left over, even after using some in my next kit!