WOYWW 277

Hi Everyone,

So I managed to finish the jumper last week, really pleased with it! I have put a little anchor on it but that was after I took the pic.

I've managed to get some pics of the bits I did in the crockery as promised. I am really please with how they turned out. 

But the best thing is a tea for one pot that my mum bought my husband to paint for his birthday. He has done a very good job. BANANAAAA!!!

Now I just need to finish the other jacket I'm making! 

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

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WOYWW 276 Sailor Jumper

So I know I said last week I would have some bits from the crockery to show you but my mums been really busy so they haven't been picked up yet! Hopefully next week!

Anyway the jumper is progressing nicely, only have part of one sleeve to finish then I can sew it all together, yay!! :-) can't wait to put it on him it's going to look cute (and probably a little on the big side!) 

Oh I nearly forgot about the card I made yesterday for my Grandma as a thank you. I finally downloaded a reduced version of Photoshop onto my tablet so I thought I would have a play around as I wanted to send a card with my sons hand and footprints in a pattern. So rather than do lots with paint which would be very messy and difficult to do on my own I took a photo of a role we made a while back with them on. This is what I came up with...

I couldn't send it to my phone so I had to take a pic of the screen :-( here's the original tile...

Anyway better get back to it! 

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

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WOYWW 275 I'm back

I know I've missed a few of these but I have a good excuse...I ended up in hospital...yep but I'm much better now! And even better I've lost nearly half a stone due to the low fat diet I have to be on. And then I forgot I know shock horror but I got my days mixed up last week...oops! So this week I've prepared it in advance!

Anyway spending a week in hospital I managed to get loads of my crochet jacket for my son done so I only have the sleeves and hood to do. 

I've managed to start one sleeve but I've had to move on to another project because I'm going on a mini cruise to Bruges I wanted to make this jumper for my son to wear coz it is sooo cute. This is also in Nicky trenches book that the jacket is from, the pic is from the book. 

This is my progress so far, not bad for a couple of weeks!! It's just a shame that I won't be able to enjoy the product Bruges is famous for.....Chocolate :-( but nevermind....chocolate doesn't go off doea it?? ;-) 

I've also been back to the wonderful crockery as my mum (fairy thoughts) bought my husband a tea for one pot for him to decorate and I just couldn't resist doing something too.....but you will have to wait for next week!

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

Pop over to Julia's  http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/ see more work desks it's great fun and very addictive!

WOYWW 271 Birthday mug

A couple of weeks ago I went to visit my family and make my brother in law a birthday present. The crockery in Eastleigh is a lovely place to relax and be crafty! Kilian played ball and slept the whole time until I had finished painting and was ready to do his foot and hand prints! 

Sorry it's a bit blurry! I used stickers to create the letters (limited on time!). It says Uncle Sean Happy Birthday. 

Banging paint brushes on the table as a distraction we managed to get the best prints so far!! Unfortunately I don't have a pic of the finished mug yet but I'll get one for next week. 

The jumper is progressing well so far and I've reached the first button hole.

Kilian has his jabs again today and it's our wedding anniversary so it's going to be a busy day!

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

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WOYWW 269 Crochet Jacket

Hi everyone, 

I decided a while ago to make my son a jacket from a crochet book I have, cute and easy crocheted baby clothes. And this week I've finally managed to make a start! (Below is an image from the book, so you can see what it will look like once finished, hopefully!)

I haven't managed much but I am making the 12-18month size (it'll probably take me that long to finish!!). Also I had a bit of trouble getting started because the pattern is a bit misleading. The special abreviation for v-st should actually all be in the same chain but reads like it should be in separate chains. I've found a copy of the pattern online so if anyone else fancys a go you can find it here: http://m.canadianliving.com/#!/home_and_crafts-crochet/crochet-a-cosy-hooded-jacket-for-baby/178b93d455b8bd14465cf499357caa07

The other reason it's going slow is because little man has discovered how exciting it is being bounced up and down on people's laps and now doesn't want to do anything else! (My arms are aching just thinking about it!)

I will edit this with a pic of my progress so far a bit later as I currently have a sleeping baby on my arm! 

I will put up some of my pictures from the airshow, it was amazing! Just need to find time to upload them all (there's well over 200!) 

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

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WOYWW 267 cushions finally finished

Hi everyone, sorry I missed you last week but my little man had his injections again so I was focused on him (and I forgot!! ;-) ). Anyway I've been able to finish my cushions!! Here's some pics

I'm pretty pleased with them even though the fabric didn't an sort as much of the dye as I was hoping but nevermind. I'm going to try a different fabric next time and see if I can sell these babies! 

There isn't going to be much on my work desk this week as I will be mostly plane spotting due to the farnborough airshow!!

(Not that I know what half of them are!!) I have a great view from my front room as they have to fly right over the house in order to land!! Yep that's the Red Arrows. 

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

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WOYWW 265 Cushions part one

I managed to get the first colour of my cushions done. It didn't turn out quite how I wanted as the fabric was quite thick so I probably should have done it in smaller pieces, nevermind. 

It was pointed out to me that not everyone will know what I'm talking about (thanks Julia). For those of you who don't know shibori is, it's a Japanese dying technique using a few different methods such as folding and stitching as well as the more commonly known tie-dye. Decrolin is a chemical used to remove dye from fabric, mostly used as a paste but I created a method to use it like a dye. (bit hard to explain as I'm trying to keep this short so I'll try and do another post for any who's interested).

So this is the next stage on my work desk all ready to dye this week. Just needs clamping between two pieces of wood which I need the hubby to help with. Pegs are just temporary.

Thanks for visiting!

Emma x

Pop over to Julia's  http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/ see more work desks it's great fun and very addictive!