Key ring necklace In the last post I spoke of making a necklace out of key rings. At our local bead merchant they sell items in bulk. In the middle of the necklace, in the picture, are bags of clasps and O-rings. I also have a bag of key rings. I used the O-rings to...
I was back at the fabric shop today. I could visit the bead and fabric shops and wander around all day long simply looking at the stuff for sale. I’m not convinced the price of an outfit is what makes it special. It’s the juxtapostion of shapes and colours...
Back to household items. Easy ones. I don’t do difficult projects. This is a rectangle stitched closed at the sides and bottom. Then filled with sand and stitched closed at the top. Makes a perfect doorstop. I like doorstops because they stop doors slamming....
These little flower brooches came from an idea on the Martha Stewart website. Martha had these paper flowers you string together to make party decorations. I thought why not use fabric scraps to make flower brooches instead? The template is easy enough. It’s a...
T Shirt ideas This idea of customising old white tank tops with scraps of whatever I have lying around has been an interesting journey. This tank top got some of the left-over knicker elastic from the headbands I made a few months back. Much like with the green wool...
