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Showing posts with label pincushion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pincushion. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Travelling light...

you can make and sew and stitch anywhere...all you need is a big plastic box (I know...not attractive...but very practical!)...your selection of fabrics...needles...threads...scissors and delicious pincushion (of course!)...and you can get creative where-so-ever you travel...or if you're out for coffee (it's a bit like breastfeeding in public..get used to strange looks!)





and just look how many felted wool rose brooches I was able to make...

we've had a blissful little holiday staying with wonderful Grandparents...with Swiss cousins and Sis-in-Law we had a fine time..so lovely just to be away from home and all the usual chores and "creative mess"...and to spend time with loved ones...tho' it is always a strange contrast with our tranquil countryside as we headed into the buzz of the urban life of London ...


the highlight for me was travelling on the Tube...reminds me of when I was young and carefree...it's soo exiting to be surrounded by all kinds of people from all over the world...and then the DLR (Docklands Light Railway)...and a driverless train!!

and food is never far away...Grandma's fondue set was put to good use with a genuine Swiss chocolate and strawberry fondue orgy...
mmm...can you just taste that strawberry and choc combo...


















Wednesday, 3 April 2013

To Pin..it...or not...

ho hum, easter is gone and the chocolates too...the sun is still shining...I love the yellow brightness of the brave and cheery daffodils outside...the ground is dry and the air still sharp and cold...but spring is moving closer...the lighter nights are a great uplift to the winterwoollyfied spirits...

...and I ponder over a new pincushion design...just what colour of pins to use...and how many pins is just enough?





 
is that about right do you think?