I'm making 2 crocheted blankets at the moment. If I get bored with one, I get on with the other. These are some flower centres for the granny squares one. (There's a tutorial on the Attic24 website - click the link in the blog list to the right.) It's definitely a lot easier and faster to make them in batches - so I made 36 centres, then did 36 rounds and now I'm squaring up 36 before adding the single crochet stitch border. I have this idea that I'm going to get hold of some old caravans when we go back to England - and will theme the interiors based on these blankets I'm making. Then I might hire them out for festivals......
24 May 2012
22 May 2012
Recycled fabric flowers
via go.tipjunkie.com
Wow! I found this photo initially through Pinterest (my new addiction) and I think these flowers made by Anj are sensational. I am going to have a little play with some fabric I bought for the patchwork I haven't got time to make! Next time I'm near a charity shop I will be straight in there looking for some pretty cottons to use for a gorgeous recycled bouquet. There's a full tutorial on the tipjunkie website - click on the link under the photo.
21 May 2012
Recycled newspaper sculpture
I found this amazing work today when I was researching a hardening product called Paverpol. Apart from the good idea of recycling newspapers and upcycling magazines to make into wall art, this clever artist auctions off his sculptures for a variety of good causes. Definitely worth a look!
10 May 2012
Recycled greeting cards
What a neat little ornament....I am impressed and I am going to have to make some of these the next time I'm in a crafty mood...wow!
09 May 2012
Free greeting cards....
A tah dah moment......my Etsy shop is OPEN ALL HOURS and my website LAZYCOW CARDS is giving away free emergency greeting cards and an envelope to put them in..........
04 May 2012
Blocking crochet squares tutorial
How to block crochet squares in no time - my squares usually look like this at first:
A quick method for blocking your crochet square is to draw round a square template (same size as most of your granny squares) onto a large piece of corrugated cardboard. Place a damp tea towel on top of one of your granny squares and press for approx 5 seconds or less with a warm iron set to the wool setting. Pin your granny square at the corners to the outline on your board, easing slightly to fit. Leave to dry thoroughly before removing. I always test a square first to make sure it doesn't shrink - or use machine washable wool to be safe.
Pipecleaner flowers
I didn't like the fresh flowers in the shop so I made these bright flowers from crafting pipecleaners and they look great!
20 April 2012
Baby...
This is a re-work of an illustration I used for a 'New Baby' card and I'm pleased with it. Why do newborn baby cards always feature 'white babies'? Does this mean that people from ethnicities other than caucasian don't send baby cards because there aren't any for sale on the High Street?
29 March 2012
Birds
My contribution to the Being Creative project for April - inspired by a lovely crocheted bird mobile I saw in another of my Flickr groups and the basic pattern is here Attic24
I did my own thing with the wing and crocheted a chain, gathered it and stitched down - also the beak is made from felt as I couldn't get the crocheted one to look right...
I used beads from my much-loved flipflops - they've travelled around a bit to some lovely places like Turkey, Egypt and Fiji and they are worn-out!
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