I now have three others in the process of being made! :)
Maybe, I've got my crafting mojo back?!!
Unfortunately, my photography skills suck bigtime!
I'll try and get Mr Sew-Funky to take a better one... ;)
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
inspired jean refashion | H is for Hope...
I now have three others in the process of being made! :)
Maybe, I've got my crafting mojo back?!!
Unfortunately, my photography skills suck bigtime!
I'll try and get Mr Sew-Funky to take a better one... ;)
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
BIFF! BAM! BOOM!
Decluttering can be fun!
I was a little inspired this morning and came up with a way that my thoroughly cluttered mind could cope with a little physical decluttering... I've always been of the opinion that, a cluttered house generally equals a cluttered mind and vice versa, so I'm thinking that that must mean my mind is almost beyond help ;).
I've only just begun the road to decluttering and simplifying, but today was thoroughly satisfying as I motored through my bedroom with three boxes in tow!!
The BIFF box is now empty, and the rubbish is on the side of the road ready for collection. I love Wednesday's as that is rubbish day! :)
The BAM box is still waiting for me to put it's contents away. It is surprisingly emptier than I thought it'd be.
And the BOOM box is ready for me to take on down to my local oppy, probably most of the stuff was purchased there at some point or another. Scary really as there was a huge rubbish sack of clothes and a box of books to go. So that makes 3 boxes of junk decluttered away, only 96 more to go Mr Sew Funky! ;)
I think this easter weekend I might even get the kid's in on the declutter bug and get them to go through their bedrooms. I'm loving how simple the three box method is!!
I was a little inspired this morning and came up with a way that my thoroughly cluttered mind could cope with a little physical decluttering... I've always been of the opinion that, a cluttered house generally equals a cluttered mind and vice versa, so I'm thinking that that must mean my mind is almost beyond help ;).
I've only just begun the road to decluttering and simplifying, but today was thoroughly satisfying as I motored through my bedroom with three boxes in tow!!
The BAM box is still waiting for me to put it's contents away. It is surprisingly emptier than I thought it'd be.
And the BOOM box is ready for me to take on down to my local oppy, probably most of the stuff was purchased there at some point or another. Scary really as there was a huge rubbish sack of clothes and a box of books to go. So that makes 3 boxes of junk decluttered away, only 96 more to go Mr Sew Funky! ;)
I think this easter weekend I might even get the kid's in on the declutter bug and get them to go through their bedrooms. I'm loving how simple the three box method is!!
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
one of these things is not like the others...
one of these things is not quite the same...
Hehehe, do you remember that from Sesame Street?? It was one of my favourite sections, that and the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 one...
Anyway, a bit of a trek down memory lane and you get 4 neat little spring magnets, made from singleton buttons, one not quite the same! ;)
Make's me feel all springy inside! (even if it is autumn here!!!)
Hehehe, do you remember that from Sesame Street?? It was one of my favourite sections, that and the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 one...
Anyway, a bit of a trek down memory lane and you get 4 neat little spring magnets, made from singleton buttons, one not quite the same! ;)
Make's me feel all springy inside! (even if it is autumn here!!!)
I am going to be making some of these for my etsy store, so if you're interested in some neat magnets for your fridge keep an eye out! :)
Monday, 6 April 2009
Decluttering...
Even if we are actually heading into autumn, I'm feeling just a little bit of spring cleaning coming on! I guess having the clocks slip back has helped this feeling along, nothing like an extra hour of sleep in the morning. :)
Today, we decided to get rid of a big pile of books that've been collecting dust in the hallway and condensing two bookshelves into one. Woohoo!
We dropped them off to the local hospice shop as soon as they were in the box, so that we (namely, I!) couldn't have second thoughts about getting rid of them.
I don't like clutter, but, unfortunately, it seems to like me a whole lot. I think this is because I'm a sucker for a bargain, and for the idea that I might need something one day...
It's nice to be one box down! There are about 10 more boxes to go (if not more)!
Today, we decided to get rid of a big pile of books that've been collecting dust in the hallway and condensing two bookshelves into one. Woohoo!
nothing but dust remains...
We dropped them off to the local hospice shop as soon as they were in the box, so that we (namely, I!) couldn't have second thoughts about getting rid of them.
I don't like clutter, but, unfortunately, it seems to like me a whole lot. I think this is because I'm a sucker for a bargain, and for the idea that I might need something one day...
It's nice to be one box down! There are about 10 more boxes to go (if not more)!
Cloth of the month | April 2009
Instructions:
Cast on 15 stitches using 5 or 6mm needles, using 2 strands of cotton yarn. I like to use an 8ply cotton yarn with a finger weight crochet cotton yarn.
This cloth is made up of 4 wedges, all exactly the same. Then the edge is sewn together, the threads are sewn in and the cloth is complete. :)
Every wedge:
Row 1: M1 (by knitting into the front and back of the first stitch) K across to last st, turn.
Row 2: K across row.
Row 3: M1, K across to last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: K across row.
Row 5: M1, K across to last 3 sts, turn.
Row 6: K across row.
Row 7: M1, K across to last 4 sts, turn.
Row 8: K across row.
Row 9: M1, K across to last 5 sts, turn.
Row 10: K across row.
Row 11: M1, K across to last 6 sts, turn.
Row 12: K across row.
Row 13: M1, K across to last 7 sts, turn.
Row 14: K across row.
Row 15: M1, K across to last 8 sts, turn.
Row 16: K across row.
Row 17: M1, K across to last 9 sts, turn.
Row 18: K across row.
Row 19: M1, K across to last 10 sts, turn.
Row 20: K across row.
Row 21: M1, K across to last 11 sts, turn.
Row 22: K across row.
Row 23: M1, K across to last 12 sts, turn.
Row 24: K across row.
Row 25: K2tog, K across to last 11 sts, turn.
Row 26: K across row.
Row 27: K2tog, K across to last 10 sts, turn.
Row 28: K across row.
Row 29: K2tog, K across to last 9 sts, turn.
Row 30: K across row.
Row 31: K2tog, K across to last 8 sts, turn.
Row 32: K across row.
Row 33: K2tog, K across to last 7 sts, turn.
Row 34: K across row.
Row 35: K2tog, K across to last 6 sts, turn.
Row 36: K across row.
Row 37: K2tog, K across to last 5 sts, turn.
Row 38: K across row.
Row 39: K2tog, K across to last 4 sts, turn.
Row 40: K across row.
Row 41: K2tog, K across to last 3 sts, turn.
Row 42: K across row.
Row 43: K2tog, K across to last 2 sts, turn.
Row 44: K across row.
Row 45: K2tog, K across to last 1 sts, turn.
Row 46: K across row.
Begin at row 1 again if making another wedge or cast off the 15 stitches you have left on your needles. :)
For easy printing, I know how hard it can be to print from a blog, go here to download this pattern as a PDF file. :) Free Dishcloth Patterns from sew-funky.blogspot.com.
Friday, 3 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April 2009
a little bit of dressmaking...
I'm not really one for dressmaking much, but yesterday I felt inspired after looking trhough a topkids magazine.
I made this cute little apron/dress/top for Briahna. It was really an experiment to see if I liked the style on her, and I might make it again with some nicer corduroy. :) Also, believe me this is one item of clothing that looks better on than on a hanger!
And then this morning I designed my own little pinafore for my, soon to be one year old, neice. I based it on a pattern in the topkids magazine, but changed it completely! Theirs was made with quilted nylon, had pockets, and was really ugly!! I like how mine turned out!
What do you think?
I made this cute little apron/dress/top for Briahna. It was really an experiment to see if I liked the style on her, and I might make it again with some nicer corduroy. :) Also, believe me this is one item of clothing that looks better on than on a hanger!
And then this morning I designed my own little pinafore for my, soon to be one year old, neice. I based it on a pattern in the topkids magazine, but changed it completely! Theirs was made with quilted nylon, had pockets, and was really ugly!! I like how mine turned out!
What do you think?
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