Afternoon all,

Well... it has been a little while since i posted, busy with the holidays... although have been busy with a neddle aswell... have managed to complete two cushions which i think go very well together, our sofa is similar colours to the red and brown one and i love the big button on the beige and brown one which was given to me by my very good friend.

We are off to a bbq at the inlaws this afternoon.. and fingers crossed the weather holds as we are having a bbq tomorrow for our friends and their littl eones too... jess wants the pool uncovered and everyone in! could be very messy!!

Well sorry its short but off to the shops and then onto the bbq... take care and hope you have a good bank holiday weekend.

Take care Tabs xx

Busy week

 Morning,

Sorry not been on to post for over a week but my lovely little one has had lots of appointments so has been keeping us very busy... she is waiting for a new liver so she has lots of check ups, we hd to pop to london yesterday for her check up at kings hospital and although we were a bit apprehensive as her appointment was a 4pm everything was good... but she is doing "a" ok so back to the waiting game (been 8 months now due to the type of transplant she needs).

Anyway... onto more crafty things... yes.. still have lots of projects on the go and i am trying to get in the mind set to finish them all.. but this is one that i have finished... it is a striped cuchsion that i think turned our quite nice... it ook some time as is all DC and with the colour changes etc but kept the back plain, it loos a different blue... must be the light but is is the same blue as on the front of the cushion... and have started my dad and mums blanket for christmas to send to Australia... have chosen red, white and blue... very patriotic, and have decided to do granny suares which i think is much more time consuming than continually going round like i did previously for my gran but i think it will look great as the clours are lovely and bright.

Well had better get a diddle on as we have some appointments this afternoon and then we are appointment free until we are back to school.. always nice,

take care and hope you have  a great weekend

Tabs xx

Pretty Buttons

Morning all,

Just a quick post to show you some lovely buttons i have bought recently, they are so pretty, little wooden ones and now all i have to do is think about what i am going to use them for... so many ideas keep popping into my head!

Hope you all have a good week, we are digging in a vegetable patch in the garden today, excepting lots of mud from our 9 yr helper plus some extra from our 2 little ones ( a pug and westie... great combination)

Tabs xx

Grannys Blanket

 Evening all,

As my little one and husband have gone on a quick bike ride i thought what a great time to pop on the laptop and pop on what i have been doing... i have finally finished my grans blanket, it is quite big but i think she will love it (well hopefully) and in some pretty colours that i know my gran will like.

I finished it off with 3 rows of DC to keep in line with the colours and i think it gives it a nice finishing edge.

As you may tell.. i am very pleased with my first blanket and even as i was doing it so man ideas where popping into my head ofr the one i want to do for our bed... but i think it will have to wait as i have one to do for my mum and dad first and need to get a diddle on with it as need to send in over to Australia before christmas!  We have decided on Red, White and BLue colours for them... a bit of patriotism!!! but will keep updated as to my progress.

Still have lots of other unfisihed projects which annoys my husband a bit and he keeps telling me not to start anything else till I have finsihed at least one project... but as i have finsihed the blanket surely that is carte blanche for another!!lol!

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend, enjoy the sun

Tabs x

Shopping

Well....  me and my very good friend had a fantastic day shopping yesterday in bristol at the Mall... we ventured in John Lewis habberdashery department.. omg!! it was the first place we went and we were there some time... what lovely things... and what great inspiration... i just had to share and would recommend to anyone to have a look at their john lewis too... (well any crafty shop really!)

I have some WIP on the go and will post a few pics over the weekend, I have started a blanket for my gran for christmas.. i know quite early but i have a few to do so thought better get cracking and its coming on very well and i have still 3 cuchsions i have started that i need to finish so busy week ahead... and thats without all the things we have planned with our little one!

Have a good weekend all

Tabs xx
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Pretty Little Pin Cushions

 Evening all,

We have definately had a busy wekk... and have lots of lovely crochet projects on the go... i am definately having one of those weeks were i seem to be starting and getting so near to completing but get excited about moving onto the next project but have attached some pictures of one project i have managed to finish whish i am quite chuffed with how they have come out.

These are pretty little granny square pin cushions, they are three rounds of the granny square with a double crochet finish around the square in
corresponding colours and then the back i have kept plain to match with a double crochet stitch.

Then I have made the inner in felt and stuffed with wadding, the felt holds the neddles really well and have stuffed it really full so the sit well and the pins sit very well and then i have joined then by crocheting the edges together but not inside out, actually on the "show" side and i think it has finished them off very nicely.

They are great little things and would be great for stocking fillers for christmas for all those who just love things to do with sewing.

Sorry some blatent advertsing - we have them for sale in our folksy shop, link on the side and also on our facebook page at yellow.sunflowers.

We hope you like them, have a great week

Tabs x

Phone Socks

 Morning all,

Well after being inspired by http://annabooshouse.blogspot.com/ phone sock i thought i would have a go but change it round quite a bit, so what i have done is:

My very short instructions to cover my blackerry phone (can be adapted for any)
12 x chain
then as many rows of dc to fit in my phone
then crocheted up both sides and added a crochet flower held on with a pretty pink spotty button

I think it turned out lovely, was very pleased with myself so i thought why not make a few more so have kept them plain too with a pretty flower and matching button

I really liked this one... mainly because i really like the button, but i think these would make great stocking fillers ( think ahead as awlays) and i like the fact they are quite sinple to do.

I am going to have a go at elborating on them later, may do some stripes and have an idea to do the fold the opposite way which will give the bottom and side to be stiched but stitch it in pretty ribbon finished in a bow.. not sure how that will turn out but i think will give it a go as will make it look so different i think.

Hope you are all having a good week, hoping to get some time to look round lots of blogs tonight so looking forward to a nice cuppa and a look around.

Have  a good day, Tabs xx