Bits and bobs and finishing touches.

The problem with having a blog about the crafty things I make and do is keeping up-to-date with it, or being so busy making and doing, forgetting to show off all the pretty things I have made. So here, as briefly as I can are the things I have managed to make recently:

Above is just a small knitted bag I knitted up over a few evenings in, once done and made up I added a yellow zip and buttons, it is quite small but looks quite cute and I have already been asked for one in purple.
Quick Knits from this week have been the knitted bow brooch and another pair of red and grey hand warmers which I did while selling my crafty things at the market in Milgi's, Cardiff.

I have also managed to finish a leaf scarf I was working on, this scarf drapes around the neck and with the hole on one end tucks neatly in.

This scarf took ages, but I am already thinking about different variations with bigger needles for it to knit up quicker.

And it doesn't at all look like a penis when out straight. Chuckle Chuckle.

I also finally got round to finishing the patch work bag. I added grey buttons on the front and lined it with a soft denim material. Looks very pretty and would make a lovely shoulder bag.

With the rain pouring outside and the insomnia calling I managed to finally managed to get round to making my little brother a tie out of some ghetto blaster and cassette tape material.

All practice for when I start making the ties for the Metson-Kane wedding.

This week:

I have used rounded knitting needles for the first time, must remember to make sure row doesn't get twisted.

Started a snood or 2.

Started some paintings and also managed to wreck one while trying to transport it on my bike.
Boo.

Cassette Tape Hand Bag, my favourite so far.

Last night I made a bag out of the material I found on ebay. I love this material, it has great colours and has converted into a hand bag really well and it is ruddy well cassette tapes - WINNER!

I used some black plastic handles and a dark blue cotton for the lining and made a matching key ring and inside pocket. I also gave this bag a flat bottom which adds more room to the bottom and so it will sit up when placed down. More exciting bags to follow.

Out of the cut offs I made some extra cassette tape key rings, I also made some little moustache brooches from pink and black felt and finished off some more hand warmers:

Dress Making course needs to speed up, 5th week and not nearly finished dress, will try and get as much of dress done over half term break. Now I have seen Cassette Tape fabric I would love to make a dress out of it. AMAZING!

This week to do: Make more pretty bags

Decided on Christmas Card Design/Idea and ruddy stick with it.

Enjoy Swn Festival.

Woo!

Woo Knitting Mojo is back!

Leaving the knitting untouched has paid off, I am back and boy watch me go. I think it was helped by the fine array of wool I picked up while back in Dorset at the weekend. Knitted these quite easy hand warmers on the train back to Cardiff, finished them off with some buttons and also finished another knitted tube bag this time in green - with a black and white skull scarf strap and white toggle lovingly donated from my friend Ashli.

Once back in Cardiff got to work on another hand bag - this time with some lovely soft pastel Russian Doll fabric, another item I picked up from crafty shop in Dorset.

I used the cut offs to make a pocket and a Russian Doll key ring to add to the hand bag, which I backed with the same yellow fabric I had used for the bag lining. I also added a little pink ribbon to attach and I popped some lavender into the keyring before sewing up.

Just need to give it a quick iron and it is ready to sell.
Today before work I had time to make a spicy carrot soup and a coffee and walnut cake using the walnuts my mum sent me home with from her garden.

Om nom nom nom.

This week I have paintings to do and to wait patiently for an arrival of material from the US.

Phew bunting done...now for something new.

WOOOoOoooOoooo finally finished 50 whole meteres of bunting for http://swnfest.co.uk/site/

so now I have no more to do other than to get back to hand bag making...yay!

This is one I did last night, using the material left from a dress I am making at my Dress Making Course: it has a pink and white spotty lining, with a matching flower brooch and dark brown plastic handles.

Here are some more of the bags I have made, sewn, knitted: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113894&id=510984961&l=dcf665d3dd

Last night I also had to get something done for my Dad's birthday - I decided to stick with the jammie dodger recipe but adapted it by making a custard cream filling. (ie. just add a spoonful of custard powder in with the icing sugar). Then careful cut out the letters to spell HAPPY BIRTHDAY!...mmm tasty birthday treat!

Today's to do list:

Think of 5 crafty questions.

Go and get drunk with my sister.

Hand over the bunting...will be sad to see it go.

Tomorrow: Sort out Craftzine with Helen http://recycled-with-love.com/