All the small things...

This week I have been concentrating on the little things that make life worthwhile.  I have been making pincushions, mug cosies, coasters etc.

 

 
I also made myself a lovely roll for my crochet hooks!

Fabric and more...

This morning I went on a shopping spree today and got some lovely cotton crochet threads from Hobbycraft - in lovely spring colours.  After this, a quick trip to Abakan Fabrics turned into an hour of browsing and I came away with some lovely fabrics, knitting wool, ribbons, thread and all sorts of lovely things. 

This afternoon I finished my crochet fusion cushion.  I got the idea from a quilt I saw on Sewing Daisies website and adapted the idea for a cushion cover. 

Crafty Wednesday..

Wednesday is my day off from school, so I like to spend some of the day working on my crafts.  Today, I had a trip to the Marsh Mill at Thornton.  There are several lovely craft shops there including the fab Grace and Favour Fabric shop, a wonderful haberdashery that also sells lovely handmade items.  They also run The Sewing Sanctuary, where I went for the rag rug workshop.  I only went to get some more hessian backing but came away with some beautiful fat quarters of fabric in various shades of pink that will be perfect for my next rug!

I also went to the wool shop and picked up some great bargains.  I was looking for cotton yarns to use to make motifs for pincushions.  I like to top little pincushion with a crocheted motif and I am trying out some from the book Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs to see which are suitable.  What do you think?

Welcome to my first post...

This is my first post to my brand new blog. 

Why did I start a blog?  Well, I decided to share with you my resurrected passion for all things handmade.  Over the last few years, I have made lots of beautiful things for myself, my friends and my home and I wanted to share them.

I have now started to create my own designs using traditional and modern design motifs and this seemed to be the ideal way to share them.

so, here goes....