HELLO ALL

long time no see

have a load of things to show you, have just come back from holidays so i thought it about time i updated this boring page, just in case anyone is interested

lol

ok first up

is this gorgeous purple fairy with her little handbag

 secondly we have this pink fairy with new fabrics, not preloved as usual, i suddenly had the urge to buy new fabrics as i was bored with whats left in my stash

 and meet megan i have a lovely lady who collects fabrics for me so i named this fairy after her granddaughter, just loving that hair

 oooh and this is dotty, she also has new fabrics

 my son and i are always walking the beach and collecting seashells and driftwood and sea foam and practically anything else of interest so with a huge stash of large shells......piling up.....what do you do with them.....now i said id never make jewellery but....and its a big but....i had this urge to make some necklaces primarily for the kids, but have sold some to adults....and this is what i came up with, now i think its acceptable as i still have the fairy theme, lol.....

 and then what to do with a big bucket full of driftwood, not fairy doors this time but tiny fairy houses this one has now got windows

 oooh and then came the idea to take it all one step further so i came up with these creations, for the large shells with no holes for necklaces i painted them bright colours and made them into little fairy houses with shell roofs that just reminded me of a thatch what do you think......there are hooks at the bottom of these for jewellery, dog leashes, or plain old keys

 and i just had to slip in a picture or two or three he he he

 think this may be my favourite

 oooh and flowers key holder

with windows so much nicer

FAIRY HOUSES

i know it been a while, yet again i forgot to keep in touch, lol, so here goes met some amazing peoples today at a xmas craft fair, and also made a few sales wee hee

i have been working hard these past few weeks on my new fairy creations, fairy houses, tree houses,

all made from recycled items as always

the base is plastic water bottles covered in kitchen roll with pva glue

then painted

then decorated

they all come with a little tealight which is battery operated so perfectly safe for tiny hands, the smaller versions i made with bottle bas and felt covered and they are so adorable in the dark, sorry cannot get decent pics from my phone in the dark to show you, i def need a pro photographer for this, so heres some piccies to show you

this one measures

7" high and is covered with felt, and can be personalised with names

this one is actually

a money box, the cork top comes off so you can put money in and take out, it has a christmas theme going on, with snow xmas tree and wreath on the front door

this one is of two bottles

and is sold......

they all come with little battery op tealights, and are sooo cute

this is the back view

of the one that is sold...pinecones and see urchins....

and did i mention i am putting

curtains in all the new houses cus i think its sooo sweet

ok thats it for today, dont want to over do it

speaky soon

jannette xxx

oh my what a busy summer, but hey im now back, and ready to go, xmas is quickly coming around again so i am going to start fillin my etsy shop, there is a buttom right at the bottom of this page if youd like to nose around or you can find out whats new on my facebook page, but just for starters heres a few more cute cuddlies for you, and yes ive changed their name as it sounds better

 their arms have been double stitched in ,

 their cute faces are made of felt and zig zag stitched on

 all are made from recycled fabrics and are nearly all cotton fabrics except the last one

 they all measure approx 12" high depending on the size of their ears

this one is in fur fabric, they are all fully washable in the machine at 40 degrees and are baby safe, all filled with polyester stuffing

NEWBIES

just so you dont think ive been sat here doing nothing

i thought id share with you my new little SILLY SOFTIES

i made them just for fun out of mostly recycled vintage type fabrics

they are suitable for babies to adults

polyester infill and measure approx 25cm to top of head not including the ears

and about 12cm across hips arms all vary in lengh as do their ears

had great fun making these mostly from leftover sheets and lace

 i think thats all for today, may have more to show you next week so feel free to drop back in then

the night market is going great and i really must remember to take some pics to show

you all, 

ta ta for now j xxxx

good morning

yes i know ive been rather quiet, but i have just started the summer market,where by i work 3 nights a week selling on my market stall to tourists and locals

i have however managed to finish a few little pieces in between

but i warn you i may only post once a fortnight until the beginning of september

this is when the market will finish for another year

the good thing about this market is you get to meet lots of interesting like minded people

who actually love what you do

anyways enough blabbing on or i wont actually want to do any sewing today

and its soooo hot that i may just have to take an hour out to visit the pool, lol

my first W I P finished was this wedding lap quilt

sorry only took one pic of this will get more laters

i then tried my hand at rag quilting and at first i didnt like it, but after i washed it to fluff it up a bit i kinda of really do like it now , he he he

next up i made two more of the little notepad sets as these are selling really well with the spanish so already im running out of them, the only problem is now the shop where i was getting the little dress notepads from say they cannot get any more, ooooh nooooo, what to do now big problem, have to probably spend a whole day trying to source them somewhere else miles away, any ways i think i will leave the new photo album for tomorrows post, please come again soon, bye bye x

crazy cushion

today i only have another little cushion cover for you

its just one of those days where to be honest i cant be bothered to do anythin

so im just browsing other blogs

saying that i did mop floors earlier so i have done something productive, lol

i think its because hubby has day off and when hes home i cant get into the rythm of sewing

i just want to be lazy he he he

so heres a peak at what i made yesterday

it will be in etsy shop laters

have a nice day peoples

xxxx

blossom blue

my hand stitched cushion cover , hand stitched tree and blue blossoms

with flowers and spiral stitching details outwards from the centre

2 WIP´s FINISHED

YEY just finished 2 works in progress and have now caught up with myself and that feels good

the first one is the BORO inspired lap quilt i told you about a while ago, it was going sooo slow

but yesterday i sat there all day just to finish it, i even hand stitched the binding to the edge, which let me tell you was not easy

my fingers hurt badly when i finished it

but im really pleased with the look of it, well worth the wait

it measures in at approx 48 in x 54 in

and noooo i did not back it as i like to be able to see the stitches on both sides ,lol

and for my second item i finished a beautiful cathedral window cushion cover it measures in at 40cm x 40cm, and the front is totally hand sewn, it is in lilac and white squares with heart windows, and i i have stitched little flowers at random , hope you like it, both will be in etsy shop laters, the link of which is at bottom of page

hope you all have a fabulous day, im now off to finish another cushion cover, with a betty boop theme, just because i found the fabric hidden in my cupboard xxxxx