Day 151-and May is a wrap...

Tonight we wrap up the month of May!! I can't believe how fast this year is going! I am certainly being kept busy! see below the month that has been...

Tonight's craft is another of the winter blues neck cuffs, I wore one of these to work today and it kept me super warm, its the perfect edition under your jacket to keep the cool air out!

want to purchase one to keep you warm?? head to my etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75041920/neck-warmer-matching-brooch

craft out 

xxoo

Day 150!!! wow almost halfway!!!

Continuing on with the winter blues week I am featuring a design which I showed in another colour on day  14. This is one of my all time favourite designs and I came up with it all by myself! It is purrrrfect for the winter months ahead... what is it? 

Its a "wombmate", its a "hands-free" wheat bag in the shape of a love heart, its every ladies little helper for that time of the month, or even perfect as a neck warmer! No more tucking those daggy old wheat bags into your track pants and moping around the house! This little friend will hug you back!

It is filled with organic wheat husks and dried lavender from my very own garden. If you would like to purchase one of these little babies click on the link below.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65905332/wheat-bags-wombmate

when you have got the blues...

 heat up your womby in the microwave!

 she is filled with organic wheat

some home grown lavender

and love

 she is hands free

and designed by me

for the tummy or for your neck...

pick a colour and i will stitch you one up to keep you warm this winter!

the heart that hugs you back...

craft out

xxoo

Day 149-the best kind of red neck

Winter blues week continues with another of my neck cuff/ brooch combo's, this time in red! Nothing like a splash of colour to brighten up a wintery morning.

red and spots...

snip snip

stitching complete

with the jacket

craft out crafty folks....

Day 148-Winter blues week

Today has been a rainy ol saturday, perfect day for lots of cups of tea and crafting up a storm!
Despite my best of intentions of getting a few craft projects done today, i have completed one and its already 3.45pm! I did manage to sketch a few ideas for the week, but when you are making something from scratch which you have not made before it always takes five times as long (pattern making, trial and error and the worst... "unpicking" agh i shudder when i here that word).
The theme for this week is going to be the "winter blues", all this rainy gloomy weather does take its toll on the soul... It is good to sit inside and reflect, drink lots of tea... but i miss the sunlight... So i am hoping a range of bright blue wintery crafts will perk me up.
Today I have made a reversable neck cuff/head band, its a replacement for the scarf, something you can just slip over your head to keep your neck warm. I am really happy with how this worked out and might make a few of these in varying colours this week, see the process below...

fabric

i used the rolled hem function on my super new brother overlocker to finish the edges of on these circles

walah, neck cuff, reversable with detachable flower brooch

first option

 its basically a bagged out cylinder (and its stretchy fabric) so you just pull it off an on over your head

 Option 2, wear it as a large headband (with or without the detachable flower brooch)

 or take the brooch off and wear it on your outfit as a normal brooch would be worn

craft out

xxoo

Day 147-sick wabbit

Today I spent the day at home sick, snuggled up in bed listening to the rain... so tonight's craft is just something small i stitched together over a quiet cup of peppiment tea.

following on from the wabbit gloves, the wabbit finger puppet

i think he looks the same way i feel

okay maybe now we look more the same?

or how about now??

okay i think its time for this sick wabbit to go to bed

zzzzzzzzzz

xxoo

Day 146-biggest morning tea and wabbit arm warmers

So today was the "biggest morning tea" at work and the giant tea cup dried just in time!!
We managed to collect just over $300!

below; the money collection cup at the top of the table,

and soooo much food....

then tonight i started painting the cup, but i ran out of paint...

so i have made some wabbit arm warmers

 to keep the monsters company

craft out!

xxoo

Day 145-all tired out

Today has been abit of a struggle to stay awake! last night's project was a big one! and i am still waiting for it to dry! I have just placed it near the heater, fingers crossed it will be okay for tomorrow.
Tonight's craft is very simple.... see below

cup drying over heater vent

super glue plus brooch backs plus turtle

 equals brooch back turtle

green vintage jacket with turtle craft...

craft out turtles

xxoo

Day 144-Giant Tea Cup

11pm... its been a crafty marathon tonight!
I am exhausted!... but it is all for a good cause.
Thursday at work we are hosting one of the "Australia's biggest morning tea" events to raise money for cancer research.
The social committee at work nominated me to "make" the money collection box (not sure why they nominated me?? ha ha)
So I had the idea of making a giant tea cup to collect the money in... and as most of my projects go, they become bigger and more adventurous than I first intended!! and now i am just hoping it will dry in time...

it started as many great craft projects do...with a couple of cardboard boxes

and then some masking tape

lots of masking tape...

newspaper strips, flour and water, gloves, a drop sheet.... lots of mess

feeling a little tired tonight..

I think all this craft is making me mad as a hatter

almost there...

now fingers crossed it dries for thursday, otherwise i'll be opting for a bucket to collect the donations in!

craft out

craftastic critters

xxoo