tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63909781077215911902024-03-13T20:04:30.232+00:00Crafty JemimaCelebrating all things handmadecraftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-87987710640249033792012-12-12T19:12:00.000+00:002012-12-12T19:12:08.963+00:00Hello winter<div style="text-align: center;">
Jack frost has been up to his old tricks again. I am hiding for a few weeks in the countryside, away from the traffic and noise and general madness of yuletide consumerism. But he has found me. And he is relentless. </div>
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The little valley around me hasn't thawed for days. Neither have my feet. </div>
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There is half a mile between me and civilisation. A beautiful, crunchy, crispy, slippery half a mile. The little kid in me loves to trudge through these leaves. I feel like a giant ploughing over a carpet of frosted flakes.<br />
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But the artist in me wants to preserve these little gems. Discarded leaves dusted in ice transform into something quite beautiful. </div>
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The sensible part of me knows that they will soon start to melt, so I find a happy medium. The artist gets out her camera and snap snap snaps, then the kid gets her wellies on and jump jump jumps! </div>
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That old Jack is a handy little decorator though isn't he? Who'd have known I'd want to cut a bramble and stick it on top of a Christmas cake? Maybe I need to make some sugar leaves before I start munching on a hedge on my way home! </div>
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<br />craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-81645043336018293662012-09-18T18:02:00.002+01:002012-09-18T18:02:25.186+01:00You Get Rainbows When it RainsThe sun is shining but autumn is nipping at the door . I am currently wrapped up on the sofa with a hot water bottle feeling particularly sorry for myself. I'm on my third course of antibiotics for a nasty bladder infection. Today is the first day in a week that I've felt well enough to do a bit of sewing (I have a hexie project on the go - pics to come!). Fingers crossed I'm on the mend now! <br />
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But I can't really complain. Because someone made me a rainbow cake...<br />
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... and it was delicious. :) craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-61496968780184951302012-06-27T09:00:00.000+01:002012-06-27T09:00:00.340+01:00I dream of Origami<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Small and intricate and delicately folded, I am feeling the need for Origami in my life. I don't have any projects on the go to keep my hands busy of an evening, so I'm off to find some paper and to start folding! Who's with me??craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-45898698546607501162012-06-25T09:00:00.000+01:002012-06-25T09:00:04.312+01:00Love Lace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well guess who finally got a land line sorted? Clever little me, that's who! <br />
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It was a rare and beautiful day yesterday and I could feel my soul smile a little as I sat in the sunshine, soaking up some much needed vitamin D. We haven't had enough light filled, airy summer days this year, not by far. Here's hoping we get another couple before those dark winter nights creep in!<br />
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<br />craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-51522781127328456862012-04-16T09:53:00.000+01:002012-04-16T09:53:00.091+01:00Stamp me upI've always fancied making my own stamps. At work we have little birdy and leaf stamps that we use to mark off drinks on our loyalty cards, and there's something so satisfying about squishing the tiny little blocks into the ink pad! Here's some monday morning stampy inspiration for us all:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nTPm6la_zgU/T4QvU-JWsHI/AAAAAAAABjU/fAcn9nPL1Kg/s1600/cityscape-stamp-set.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nTPm6la_zgU/T4QvU-JWsHI/AAAAAAAABjU/fAcn9nPL1Kg/s400/cityscape-stamp-set.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729756663248236658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UqUXXmGil40/T4QuZsuHuHI/AAAAAAAABi8/x1fd2scmfXM/s1600/geo-stamps.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UqUXXmGil40/T4QuZsuHuHI/AAAAAAAABi8/x1fd2scmfXM/s400/geo-stamps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729755644958324850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctjfz9wfqpI/T4Qt5lXqSbI/AAAAAAAABiw/eozFnMP-zTU/s1600/70726f647563742f303564646239356339372e6a70670032353000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 375px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctjfz9wfqpI/T4Qt5lXqSbI/AAAAAAAABiw/eozFnMP-zTU/s400/70726f647563742f303564646239356339372e6a70670032353000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729755093229259186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ot5dPuSizy4/T4QuvAi4a5I/AAAAAAAABjI/iyv4mQqHZzU/s1600/handmade%2Bstamps%2B4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ot5dPuSizy4/T4QuvAi4a5I/AAAAAAAABjI/iyv4mQqHZzU/s400/handmade%2Bstamps%2B4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729756011057146770" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lushlee.com/2009/09/cityscape-stamp-set/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.minieco.co.uk/handmade-geometric-stamps-for-handmade-living/">2</a>, <a href="http://www.yozocraft.com/product/3237">3</a>, <a href="http://luloveshandmade.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/crafting-weekend-pretty-handmade-rubber.html">4</a><br /></div>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-86128575245473989782012-04-13T11:54:00.007+01:002012-04-13T11:54:00.375+01:00Hello BirdySo I first met Eve O'Neill on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">dance floor</span> of my local live music venue. It took me a while to put two and two together and realise that she was the proprietor of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fforestfelt</span>, and creator of these beautiful felted birdies!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipmj7MyOiIo/T4QjiRb6RpI/AAAAAAAABiA/ORimc9DrRxw/s1600/378970_209405135816015_209403092482886_437257_1441210920_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipmj7MyOiIo/T4QjiRb6RpI/AAAAAAAABiA/ORimc9DrRxw/s400/378970_209405135816015_209403092482886_437257_1441210920_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729743697625106066" border="0" /></a>I never cease to be amazed by how realistic Eve's felt sculptures look. They're absolutely stunning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rJMkR6QdESE/T4Qjs3wDe4I/AAAAAAAABiY/Qacl5Bnt3Uk/s1600/420845_341052152599371_100000837675626_810926_357365156_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rJMkR6QdESE/T4Qjs3wDe4I/AAAAAAAABiY/Qacl5Bnt3Uk/s400/420845_341052152599371_100000837675626_810926_357365156_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729743879708834690" border="0" /></a>You could easily mistake this guy for a real life visitor to the garden!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6pZad5W7r0/T4QjoJS-vVI/AAAAAAAABiM/uEc8k0iUltc/s1600/390136_212429532180242_209403092482886_445358_1404692516_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6pZad5W7r0/T4QjoJS-vVI/AAAAAAAABiM/uEc8k0iUltc/s400/390136_212429532180242_209403092482886_445358_1404692516_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729743798519381330" border="0" /></a>Eve's business is flourishing, and she was recently featured in Country Living Magazine too! Quite deservedly I think you'll agree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gHkVNYL3-kQ/T4QjzTzosvI/AAAAAAAABik/2FDDB5klt8I/s1600/557351_354210701283516_100000837675626_837960_365995034_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gHkVNYL3-kQ/T4QjzTzosvI/AAAAAAAABik/2FDDB5klt8I/s400/557351_354210701283516_100000837675626_837960_365995034_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729743990319264498" border="0" /></a>If you'd like to see more of Eve's work visit her <a href="http://www.fforestfelt.co.uk">website</a>, or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#%21/pages/Fforestfelt/209403092482886"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">facebook</span></a> profile.craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-44332985295128385542012-04-11T09:38:00.000+01:002012-04-11T09:38:00.143+01:00Crafty Storage SolutionsSo, I have somewhat of a space issue when it comes to crafting. I live in a teeny tiny little shoe box of a flat and as renting workshop space isn't really an option for me at the moment, I am going to have to be ridiculously organized in running Crafty Jemima from home (Yes those of you who know me may well be laughing right now!). My only saving grace is that I have beautiful high ceilings and so plenty of wall space. So I'm looking out for some creative storage solutions, and here are some inspirational pics that tinterweb has to offer:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8sT78J7CxjE/T4P0ZeSYmmI/AAAAAAAABho/p7nzKgAzNPU/s1600/CLX-weekend-project-transform-closet-to-office-85129646.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8sT78J7CxjE/T4P0ZeSYmmI/AAAAAAAABho/p7nzKgAzNPU/s400/CLX-weekend-project-transform-closet-to-office-85129646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729691869409483362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/?p=6845"><span style="font-style: italic;">source</span></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>I wish wish wish I had a closet like this!!<br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UXBdaORVglI/T4P0Q191-PI/AAAAAAAABhc/yPhr7joFpsU/s1600/all-sorts-storage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UXBdaORVglI/T4P0Q191-PI/AAAAAAAABhc/yPhr7joFpsU/s400/all-sorts-storage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729691721146956018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/more-creative-storage-solutions/2010/08/02/">source</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >I have a ton of empty jars and bottles so something like this will do me fine.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-wJurMPpoc/T4Pz7bbeOwI/AAAAAAAABhE/OYsHJKg08Hc/s1600/45827595_rwRtYvDX_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3-wJurMPpoc/T4Pz7bbeOwI/AAAAAAAABhE/OYsHJKg08Hc/s400/45827595_rwRtYvDX_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729691353246219010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://secondbedroom.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/tutorial-craft-storage-peg-board.html"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">source</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">There's</span> a great little tutorial goes along with this pic - click on the source button and hop on over.<br /></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1w0PzCRLoo/T4P0BAMPOGI/AAAAAAAABhQ/iZe47XvGRTk/s1600/craft-storage-ideas-1009-lg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 325px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1w0PzCRLoo/T4P0BAMPOGI/AAAAAAAABhQ/iZe47XvGRTk/s400/craft-storage-ideas-1009-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729691449013778530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://smallburst.com/2010/02/crafty-storage-solutions/">source</a></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Magnets are the way to go me thinks!<br /></div></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9-siFBV5u0/T4PzZRtfZnI/AAAAAAAABgs/fnXhTMwuYc0/s1600/0megciorg01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j9-siFBV5u0/T4PzZRtfZnI/AAAAAAAABgs/fnXhTMwuYc0/s400/0megciorg01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729690766521886322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/in_one_womans_craft_storage_system_surface_area_trumps_depth_18643.asp">source</a><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></span>I literally don't have enough space to do this, but the shelving is inspired. Anyone of you lovely crafters have any tips / clever storage solutions in your craft spaces??<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div></div>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-55238985561023292062012-04-10T11:02:00.003+01:002012-04-10T11:45:14.783+01:00Hi!Hello Strangers! Oh how I have missed you! I am sat in the window wishing the sun would rise high enough to warm me a little, waiting for two loaves of onion thyme bread to prove and listening to the gurgling of fermenting hop wine. It's time for a cuppa, but I thought I'd drop in and say hi before I whack the kettle on.<br /><br />I haven't had an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Internet</span> connection for a fair while now, and I'm struggling to keep up with my online craft community. But I've decided to bite the bullet and install a land line, so hopefully I'll be cooking with gas again soon! So lovely ones, you'll be lucky enough to see a lot more of me soon!<br /><br />Another decision I've made recently is to re-stock my folksy shop and hopefully open up on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">etsy</span> too. So watch this space within the next couple of months for lots more crafty goings on! How exciting! Right well I'm off to put these loaves in the oven and make myself a warm cup of tea. Happy crafting!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7i_FxbxpQ_M/T4QOz4gJvLI/AAAAAAAABh0/BjMhqLA_3Mc/s1600/handmade_felt_hearts_by_nandiamond.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7i_FxbxpQ_M/T4QOz4gJvLI/AAAAAAAABh0/BjMhqLA_3Mc/s400/handmade_felt_hearts_by_nandiamond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729720910425472178" border="0" /></a><a href="http://nandiamond.deviantart.com/art/handmade-felt-hearts-124538856"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">source</span></span></a><br /></div>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-70766774279193800732011-12-08T17:05:00.008+00:002011-12-08T17:28:42.490+00:00Ebenezer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7obGq3OVtNA/TuDyQDOG3WI/AAAAAAAABgg/gbtAXWsj9xQ/s1600/il_570xN.272553530.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Bah Humbug! I've been struck down by a chesty cough and I'm struggling to feel the least bit Christmassy. Christmas is normally my favourite time of year but this year it seems to be flying towards me so fast I can't enjoy it. Maybe a visit to Granny's for the season's first mince pie (because Granny does make the best mince pies!) will put a stop to all this moping. But I've got to get rid of this blasted virus before I can do that. So in the mean time, I've had a scout about the interweb for some festive makes to banish the scrooge in me! Fingers crossed!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7obGq3OVtNA/TuDyQDOG3WI/AAAAAAAABgg/gbtAXWsj9xQ/s1600/il_570xN.272553530.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7obGq3OVtNA/TuDyQDOG3WI/AAAAAAAABgg/gbtAXWsj9xQ/s400/il_570xN.272553530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683809087297871202" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82236693/christmas-wreath-robin-family-red?ref=sr_gallery_28&ga_search_query=christmas+decorations&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_locationFull=&ga_removeLocation=0&ga_locationQuery=uk&ga_page=6&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span style="font-size:78%;">source</span></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k7GRulbpF-s/TuDyH3Wt1JI/AAAAAAAABgU/bb1t5g2hehY/s1600/il_570xN.273746726.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k7GRulbpF-s/TuDyH3Wt1JI/AAAAAAAABgU/bb1t5g2hehY/s400/il_570xN.273746726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683808946673800338" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82578623/horse-christmas-decoration-ornament?ref=sr_gallery_13&ga_search_query=christmas+decorations&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_locationFull=&ga_removeLocation=0&ga_locationQuery=uk&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-amI_a2GRLEs/TuDx2Bib8uI/AAAAAAAABgI/PN3vlcqdBZU/s1600/ChristmasEve4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-amI_a2GRLEs/TuDx2Bib8uI/AAAAAAAABgI/PN3vlcqdBZU/s400/ChristmasEve4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683808640169669346" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.simplyvintagegirl.com/blog/index.php/category/a-homemade-christmas/">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsTP3Lip178/TuDxrImHaiI/AAAAAAAABf8/KyH4rJNVOro/s1600/550_101698539.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsTP3Lip178/TuDxrImHaiI/AAAAAAAABf8/KyH4rJNVOro/s400/550_101698539.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683808453085588002" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/christmas/ornaments/easy-christmas-ornaments/#page=1">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbAVKdOXdb0/TuDxjpa3L3I/AAAAAAAABfw/61hbW272bX8/s1600/00_medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LbAVKdOXdb0/TuDxjpa3L3I/AAAAAAAABfw/61hbW272bX8/s400/00_medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683808324457803634" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kstyleshonan/christmas-2010">source</a><br /><br /></span></div>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-9386542557597381462011-11-07T10:24:00.005+00:002011-11-07T11:16:04.970+00:00WIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z5bbFV0LPlg/Tre69nIDGzI/AAAAAAAABfY/Q4pvrSRzXGo/s1600/DSCN8267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z5bbFV0LPlg/Tre69nIDGzI/AAAAAAAABfY/Q4pvrSRzXGo/s400/DSCN8267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672207823333956402" border="0" /></a><br />I am delighted to report that a fair bit of crafting was taking place over at Jemima HQ last week. It's not often that I have the opportunity to spend some quality time with the sewing machine. The conditions need to be right - comfy warm clothes, no distractions to lure me out of the house, and a nice acoustic play list or a good audio book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Xm7EwCG_xs/Tre7atwSA7I/AAAAAAAABfk/R_pehL4p5fk/s1600/DSCN8270.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0Xm7EwCG_xs/Tre7atwSA7I/AAAAAAAABfk/R_pehL4p5fk/s400/DSCN8270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672208323329524658" border="0" /></a><br />I bought some gorgeous Christmas fabrics a few weeks ago so this was the perfect opportunity to get making. Can you guess what they are yet?? I'll be gingerly cutting some different fabrics to make some more today as I was unfortunate enough to come into contact with some peanuts over the weekend. So it's a slow day getting over the allergic reaction for me today. Plenty of hot tea and vitamin C and maybe a little bit of knitting will set me right again. :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-45756660912099180732011-10-31T13:34:00.004+00:002011-10-31T13:55:37.276+00:00Happy HalloweenHappy Halloween! We celebrated Halloween early this year and had our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ghoulish</span> fun at the weekend.<br /><br />I got far too engrossed in carving my pumpkin and forgot to do important things like eat and entertain guests. I think it was worth it though:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6bH9dMatDCc/Tq6levb_k8I/AAAAAAAABeA/bNUMtc8G_fI/s1600/376044_525302880054_339300627_730180_1895894814_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6bH9dMatDCc/Tq6levb_k8I/AAAAAAAABeA/bNUMtc8G_fI/s400/376044_525302880054_339300627_730180_1895894814_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669650928454570946" border="0" /></a><br />Then I had lots of fun making myself even paler. Apparently the undead look becomes me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xwv0wAZ7OaQ/Tq6loMpcDkI/AAAAAAAABeM/r1QA59k6YBc/s1600/317760_525302924964_339300627_730183_2057633332_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xwv0wAZ7OaQ/Tq6loMpcDkI/AAAAAAAABeM/r1QA59k6YBc/s400/317760_525302924964_339300627_730183_2057633332_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669651090914414146" border="0" /></a><br />I hope you have a spooky night whatever you get up to. :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-36714981420237426282011-10-25T17:01:00.004+01:002011-10-25T17:32:07.378+01:00Brrrrr<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E4W83e_Q3eQ/TqbiS92MKzI/AAAAAAAABd0/fO5v5PGHeqk/s1600/knitting%2Band%2Btea.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E4W83e_Q3eQ/TqbiS92MKzI/AAAAAAAABd0/fO5v5PGHeqk/s400/knitting%2Band%2Btea.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667465996559723314" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thelookotheirish.com/2010_03_01_archive.html"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >source</span></a><br /></div><br />I am a seasonal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">crafter</span>. This past week, the weather has settled into it's usual autumn crispness, and out have come the woolly jumpers, leg warmers and bulky hats. I love this time of year. Cold and crisp, I've switched from warm milky coffee to hot tea and the knitting sticks have been clicking away. I am a day away from completing my very first jumper - and it's a jumper for me! Imagine that. Of course the camera situation lingers still, but I shall have the all revealing "ta-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dah</span>" post for you later this week, when I've sewn it together. I can't wait to wear it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gf5SX0MQuAg/TqbgZxrA4BI/AAAAAAAABdo/OKsIzdm7dgY/s1600/414541340_2a1cb86d3a_z.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gf5SX0MQuAg/TqbgZxrA4BI/AAAAAAAABdo/OKsIzdm7dgY/s400/414541340_2a1cb86d3a_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667463914527449106" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7322423@N08/414541340/"><span style="font-size:78%;">source</span></a></div><br />Now I have been known on occasion to bring my knitting to the beach, but on the whole I get disinterested with it during the summer months. Maybe it's the association between woolen garments and the cold winter months that make me neglect my needles in the summer, discarding them to grasp on to that little glimmer of sunshiny hope, but it seems silly really only to start making warm, lovely, wrap-me-up-and-keep-me-toasty things when the cold weather is already at your door. I could do with a new hat and scarf already, and I seem to have misplaced the hand warmers I made early this year. I guess my hands will have to move a little faster to keep up with my ever growing make list!<br /><br />I have managed a fair old bit of people watching over the past few weeks and I can say with delight that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fair isle</span> is still very popular this year, so I'll have to get the squared paper out and come up with a few designs for my new makes. Anyone else had success at creating their own <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fair isle</span> patterns? xcraftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-9903308080113010342011-10-19T08:00:00.001+01:002011-10-19T08:00:08.204+01:00Great Aunty NelYes it's true that I sit and knit in my rocking chair, that my sofa sports a purple granny square throw, and that my flat is kitted out with all manner of charity shop treasures. I have, on many an occasion, been called old before my time. But I'm not sure how I feel with the concept of becoming a great aunt. At the grand old age of 25. No that wasn't a typo. I did indeed say 25. Look I did it again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tUN5NYTyK6w/Tp1UwU_7OVI/AAAAAAAABdQ/yr4uvL8keQQ/s1600/hooded-baby-towel-2-425.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tUN5NYTyK6w/Tp1UwU_7OVI/AAAAAAAABdQ/yr4uvL8keQQ/s400/hooded-baby-towel-2-425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664777095549237586" border="0" /></a>For those of you baffled by this concept (believe me I am!) I should explain that my dad had his first batch of kids at 18, and was a graying 40yr old when I was born, so my oldest niece is subsequently only a couple of months younger than me. Keeping up? And it turns out that she has not one, but two buns in the oven! And would you believe that she has two identical buns in the oven?? Oh my! Two lovely, squidgy, can't tell them apart bundles of trouble expected to arrive early next year. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wgIwkKsbsOQ/Tp1UVjv9erI/AAAAAAAABdE/OYx4No0axFA/s1600/booties5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wgIwkKsbsOQ/Tp1UVjv9erI/AAAAAAAABdE/OYx4No0axFA/s400/booties5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664776635652340402" border="0" /></a> So, once all my Christmas makes are done, I'm in danger of going overboard making things to fit little teeny tiny people. Teeny tiny little boy people no less. I just can't decide what to make - there's so much adorable stuff out there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIGVKM4nQ8s/Tp1UPUKgQnI/AAAAAAAABc4/ZGUz6GVtztw/s1600/3812231806_fd0b1c5d30.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIGVKM4nQ8s/Tp1UPUKgQnI/AAAAAAAABc4/ZGUz6GVtztw/s400/3812231806_fd0b1c5d30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664776528389489266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-19RS5CjH3xo/Tp1U2JNwTwI/AAAAAAAABdc/h7R25B3jEHM/s1600/baby%2Bsweater.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-19RS5CjH3xo/Tp1U2JNwTwI/AAAAAAAABdc/h7R25B3jEHM/s400/baby%2Bsweater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664777195465232130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0-2gTZaprw/Tp1UL7kAOHI/AAAAAAAABcs/Ps5gH3ytK94/s1600/3383585530_1e27423b42.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0-2gTZaprw/Tp1UL7kAOHI/AAAAAAAABcs/Ps5gH3ytK94/s400/3383585530_1e27423b42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664776470245947506" border="0" /></a>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-18999137820732529812011-10-18T10:37:00.000+01:002011-10-18T10:37:01.006+01:00Doodle DaysIt is extremely frustrating not to be able to do something you love to do. Especially when it's been so hard to explain why I've found it so difficult to craft over the past few months. A few weeks ago I had a bit of an "aha moment" when I realised that I associate crafting with illness, with not being very mobile, and maybe even as a way of fending off the insanity of insomnia. In essence, I used to craft when I was at my lowest, and I think somewhere in the back of my mind I still associate the two. My life is so different since having surgery and moving back to Wales last winter - I am well, I'm healthy, I'm physically active, I sing, I'm sociable, I'm rarely at home, I'm happy - everything that I wasn't last year. And I think my avoidance of crafting is because I don't want to revert back to the way I was.<br /><br />I'm being silly. Crafting is not going to make me ill again. And the sooner I break that association the better, because quite frankly (beware of the forthcoming blowing your own trumpet moment!) it's something that I'm good at. I shouldn't let my strange brain hold me back.<br /><br />So, get to the point <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nel</span>. You're quite right I am rambling somewhat. I have been missing crafting. A lot. I've been craving that feeling of accomplishment when you see ideas plucked from your brain materialise into something real, touchable, beautiful. So to give myself a creative quick fix (and a little to save on funds, but mostly to satisfy a making itch), I doodled a couple of friends some Birthday cards:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0FiwPgB2siU/Tp1DyphtbKI/AAAAAAAABcg/Bq8TctLOXaE/s1600/DSCN8173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0FiwPgB2siU/Tp1DyphtbKI/AAAAAAAABcg/Bq8TctLOXaE/s400/DSCN8173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664758443721714850" border="0" /></a>My sister's fella now has an excuse to be grumpy and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cantankerous</span>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U0EwfrnzwAw/Tp1C9HuM_wI/AAAAAAAABcU/TPEWtcdRato/s1600/IMG-20111003-00015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U0EwfrnzwAw/Tp1C9HuM_wI/AAAAAAAABcU/TPEWtcdRato/s400/IMG-20111003-00015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664757524114243330" border="0" /></a><br />Again, apologies for the crappy photography.<br /><br />I think I'm really developing a liking for doodling. It's taming my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">symmetrical</span> brain, things don't need to be even, seams don't need to match up, anything you imagine is fine and nothing is wrong. Happy days! And more importantly it's easing me into my old creative ways. I think all in all, it's gearing up to be a handmade Christmas after all!craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-25879940489303937462011-10-17T17:52:00.008+01:002011-10-18T09:37:53.798+01:00InspirationIt's October. October! Is it really October?? I decided that the best way to deal with my lack of sewing inspiration was to do nothing. Just let it come in it's own time. But that seems to have backfired somewhat because it's October. (Is it really October??)<br /><br />But never fear my fellow craftsters, a recent addition to Jemima HQ has turned my uninspired-ness on it's head. Look!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1H6ElQVACKo/Tp02z_t7GLI/AAAAAAAABbw/oHINxcB_E1w/s1600/DSCN8181.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1H6ElQVACKo/Tp02z_t7GLI/AAAAAAAABbw/oHINxcB_E1w/s400/DSCN8181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664744173207230642" border="0" /></a>I have been given, <span style="font-weight: bold;">yes given</span>, a 1947 fully functioning electric singer sewing machine. With detatchable hand crank no less. It is hands down the best present I've ever had.<br /><br />Very annoyingly I've been having some camera trouble but I had to take this quick snap on my phone to show you the paintwork - it's pristine!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nADcVJjG1ec/Tp04P_fOjUI/AAAAAAAABb8/fbrWWDvmsQ8/s1600/Ceredigion-20111018-00029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nADcVJjG1ec/Tp04P_fOjUI/AAAAAAAABb8/fbrWWDvmsQ8/s400/Ceredigion-20111018-00029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664745753693556034" border="0" /></a>Isn't it the most beatiful thing you've ever seen? I am officially in love. And I can't wait to give her a good workout. Watch this space for lots of crafty goings on! :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-60038553652706991942011-05-10T18:19:00.010+01:002011-10-18T09:17:22.163+01:00In the Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IbtWRi2DLjw/TcmDjUtJVWI/AAAAAAAABbk/4_BbDNDY7k8/s1600/DSCN6622.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IbtWRi2DLjw/TcmDjUtJVWI/AAAAAAAABbk/4_BbDNDY7k8/s400/DSCN6622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605155854116017506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrojyXstSjc/Tcl44hzh4DI/AAAAAAAABbc/bZA1jtNQWLM/s1600/DSCN6615.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrojyXstSjc/Tcl44hzh4DI/AAAAAAAABbc/bZA1jtNQWLM/s400/DSCN6615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605144123781799986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IIyzbBOe0c/Tcl4avnm_eI/AAAAAAAABbU/L0L54_dE4QM/s1600/DSCN6613.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IIyzbBOe0c/Tcl4avnm_eI/AAAAAAAABbU/L0L54_dE4QM/s400/DSCN6613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605143612093824482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Stt0wiWS-Zo/Tcl39nX4_GI/AAAAAAAABbM/oHZXFLL0ic0/s1600/DSCN6612.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Stt0wiWS-Zo/Tcl39nX4_GI/AAAAAAAABbM/oHZXFLL0ic0/s400/DSCN6612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605143111664204898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GqKzA691ukA/Tcl3kPXUd8I/AAAAAAAABbE/mIEdOu4tK0s/s1600/DSCN6608.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GqKzA691ukA/Tcl3kPXUd8I/AAAAAAAABbE/mIEdOu4tK0s/s400/DSCN6608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605142675722631106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uz70patL6vw/Tcl3J810sRI/AAAAAAAABa8/a9TkqTAOskw/s1600/DSCN6599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uz70patL6vw/Tcl3J810sRI/AAAAAAAABa8/a9TkqTAOskw/s400/DSCN6599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605142224073699602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8VZRVLYPv1Q/Tcl20QsI1pI/AAAAAAAABa0/sKFupZS7rrg/s1600/DSCN6594.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8VZRVLYPv1Q/Tcl20QsI1pI/AAAAAAAABa0/sKFupZS7rrg/s400/DSCN6594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605141851444663954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G6ZftDH0ZiE/Tcl1KhATOOI/AAAAAAAABas/v3FT33IOkSk/s1600/DSCN6592.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G6ZftDH0ZiE/Tcl1KhATOOI/AAAAAAAABas/v3FT33IOkSk/s400/DSCN6592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605140034758064354" border="0" /></a>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-23308091414514650742011-04-15T14:45:00.005+01:002011-04-15T15:39:54.201+01:00Folksy FridayGood morrow. How are we all on this fine day? Well fine day is pushing it a little but it's not raining so I'm happy. Unfortunately I'm no closer to finding my sewing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mojo</span>. I'd allocated today to sewing and crafty goodness, and so far I've done the washing up, tidied the flat, and baked a loaf of bread. I suppose it's no help that my rotary cutter seems to have grown a pair of legs and sneaked away. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grrrr</span> where has it got to?!<br /><br />Anyway, I've been looking at my stash and thought I'd try and make myself some cushion covers with some of the fabrics. As it happens my flat seems to have acquired a rainbow colour scheme so I've got free rain really. We'll see what I come up with.<br /><br />But for your viewing pleasure, here's my Folksy Friday cushion selection:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oXfzh94d3Sw/TahM26jcOFI/AAAAAAAABac/ocggkuMmtvc/s1600/IMG_0131.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oXfzh94d3Sw/TahM26jcOFI/AAAAAAAABac/ocggkuMmtvc/s400/IMG_0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595807043322394706" border="0" /></a>The Language of Love by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Betsyjarvis">Betsy Jarvis</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UeF5QAl4ihA/TahNKzRaLaI/AAAAAAAABak/GeOtPhr_PEw/s1600/PS_multi_lampost_cushion_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UeF5QAl4ihA/TahNKzRaLaI/AAAAAAAABak/GeOtPhr_PEw/s400/PS_multi_lampost_cushion_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595807384965098914" border="0" /></a>Hand printed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lampost</span> cushion by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/JoannaCorney">Joanna Corney</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8zc7E9aa7as/TahMnMPw6lI/AAAAAAAABaU/pYHpi4nSd8w/s1600/Flora_PanelonWhite.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8zc7E9aa7as/TahMnMPw6lI/AAAAAAAABaU/pYHpi4nSd8w/s400/Flora_PanelonWhite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595806773193796178" border="0" /></a>Screen printed flora cushion by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/AstridWeigel">Astrid <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Weigel</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WYQx3f0XcOg/TahMQf9E_MI/AAAAAAAABaM/eZVRsta3hRk/s1600/DSCF3012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WYQx3f0XcOg/TahMQf9E_MI/AAAAAAAABaM/eZVRsta3hRk/s400/DSCF3012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595806383347137730" border="0" /></a>Rue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">de</span> Champs-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Elysees</span> screen printed cushion by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/DOCOMEAGAIN">Do Come Again!</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuM_cFwxyJU/TahMJW7sibI/AAAAAAAABaE/j48bzRC0dm0/s1600/Custard_Cream_group_WEB.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuM_cFwxyJU/TahMJW7sibI/AAAAAAAABaE/j48bzRC0dm0/s400/Custard_Cream_group_WEB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595806260666337714" border="0" /></a>Custard Cream screen printed cushion by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/NikkiMade">Nikki Made. </a><br /><br />So I seem to be back on top of the blogging malarkey - happy days! I'm hoping to get a few books reviewed for you over the weekend. For once I don't have many plans so I might hermit away in my garden (gray concreted yard more like!) with some yarn and enjoy the sunshine. Fun times! :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-53109021182961905892011-04-13T19:32:00.006+01:002011-04-13T20:08:36.462+01:00Wishlist WednesdayOh look, a second blog post in a week. Might I actually be keeping my promise? I think so! <br /><br />Now today's Wishlist Wednesday is a bit different. This is something for my immediate wish list, rather than my grown up one. You see I seem to have lost my sewing mojo. Boo! So far this year I've been all about the knitting, I've crocheted myself a throw and more recently I've been bitten by the growing bug, but I look at my sewing machine and I don't get that thrill of excitement I usually do. Anyone else gone through uninspired spells like this?? I'd appreciate some tips if you've got any!<br /><br />Anyways I'll leave you with these pretty pics - maybe if I stare at them long enough I'll leap forth light bulb moment style and fire up the machine. Fingers crossed! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5CeXj_c9PQ/TaXs4eOsMSI/AAAAAAAABZ0/pB-2nv647Zk/s1600/7479027_rUAeqPEO_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h5CeXj_c9PQ/TaXs4eOsMSI/AAAAAAAABZ0/pB-2nv647Zk/s400/7479027_rUAeqPEO_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595138567009218850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/7479027/">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bN6iWPPIQo/TaXsvZoYjjI/AAAAAAAABZk/STHud9HxknY/s1600/3467849_sxB1nEJ0_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bN6iWPPIQo/TaXsvZoYjjI/AAAAAAAABZk/STHud9HxknY/s400/3467849_sxB1nEJ0_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595138411155983922" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/3467849/"><span style="font-size:78%;">source</span></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAkpTXWQXV4/TaXs8nxSDOI/AAAAAAAABZ8/vI7QocX9pxw/s1600/9369542_9FLmCIPZ_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAkpTXWQXV4/TaXs8nxSDOI/AAAAAAAABZ8/vI7QocX9pxw/s400/9369542_9FLmCIPZ_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595138638289702114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/9369542/">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-gpAGx_t_Y/TaXso8D67oI/AAAAAAAABZc/h9w40i5_OyI/s1600/80215_zUaskSFO_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-gpAGx_t_Y/TaXso8D67oI/AAAAAAAABZc/h9w40i5_OyI/s400/80215_zUaskSFO_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595138300139204226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/80215/">source</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYml6fHlg7s/TaXszarYWyI/AAAAAAAABZs/0FM2tGMeXJM/s1600/6788032_AE7UC9NE_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYml6fHlg7s/TaXszarYWyI/AAAAAAAABZs/0FM2tGMeXJM/s400/6788032_AE7UC9NE_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595138480156465954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6788032/">source</a><br /><br /></span></div>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-61779961007561624292011-04-11T21:29:00.005+01:002011-04-11T21:47:25.584+01:00Bad BloggerI have officially become an atrocious blogger. Slap my wrists someone. I can but apologize. I do however think that I'm settling in to a bit of a routine so things should be getting back to normal in the blogosphere. I've got a few crafty goings on to share with you this week, but as I've spent the past couple of days pottering around the garden I'll leave you with some spring flowers to enjoy in the mean time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QipH8Yyvwwc/TaNnmQmHBAI/AAAAAAAABZE/pj4_62Nbi4U/s1600/DSCN6197.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QipH8Yyvwwc/TaNnmQmHBAI/AAAAAAAABZE/pj4_62Nbi4U/s400/DSCN6197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594429069111788546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQJXa3IxjUQ/TaNocXzpmPI/AAAAAAAABZU/ZRwQuFS4OxA/s1600/DSCN6432.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nQJXa3IxjUQ/TaNocXzpmPI/AAAAAAAABZU/ZRwQuFS4OxA/s400/DSCN6432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594429998760564978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlJnCzveZCA/TaNoCtGbj2I/AAAAAAAABZM/b9H89xPmPN8/s1600/DSCN6262.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PlJnCzveZCA/TaNoCtGbj2I/AAAAAAAABZM/b9H89xPmPN8/s400/DSCN6262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594429557799882594" border="0" /></a>craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-80652561079223123582011-03-16T18:48:00.004+00:002011-03-16T19:02:21.880+00:00WIP WednesdayHelp! I have been lost under a pile of granny squares!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yy2ttbU4JcA/TYEIUVA26vI/AAAAAAAABY0/hA5M7aIvI8c/s1600/DSCN6391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yy2ttbU4JcA/TYEIUVA26vI/AAAAAAAABY0/hA5M7aIvI8c/s400/DSCN6391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584754158247275250" border="0" /></a>I decided that I'd make myself a housewarming prezzie so I thought I'd make me a throw for my sofa (yes I do now actually have a sofa - no more floor for me!). I've crocheted 81 of these purple and cream squares and I've joined two thirds of them but have sadly run out of yarn! So this project is being put on hold whilst I scour <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">t'internet</span> for a match.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf7X3mJCpqM/TYEI69qiTVI/AAAAAAAABY8/JlmkHKfMO9U/s1600/DSCN6392.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lf7X3mJCpqM/TYEI69qiTVI/AAAAAAAABY8/JlmkHKfMO9U/s400/DSCN6392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584754821994532178" border="0" /></a>Maybe I'll pick up the dreaded shawl and give that another go in the mean time!craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-85278140191869141622011-03-01T19:31:00.003+00:002011-03-01T19:41:12.472+00:00Happy St. David's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bL244Xr387o/TW1KEOTRcjI/AAAAAAAABYs/mmUZnDlmxr0/s1600/371845470_0914161086.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bL244Xr387o/TW1KEOTRcjI/AAAAAAAABYs/mmUZnDlmxr0/s400/371845470_0914161086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579196949800776242" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dydd</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gwyl</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dewi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hapus</span> i chi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">gyd</span>! I spent our patron saint's day in our capitol city, <a href="http://yourcardiff.walesonline.co.uk/2011/03/01/st-davids-day-2011-in-cardiff/">marching</a> through the streets of Cardiff in full Welsh costume. Pipes and drums and dancing - what better way is there to spend an afternoon??<br /><br />Anyways I'm absolutely shattered now, so I'll love you and leave you in favor of a big bowl of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">cawl</span> and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">welshcake</span>. Nos <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Da</span>!craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-43218846782745250972011-02-25T09:34:00.008+00:002011-02-25T11:37:23.072+00:00Folksy FridayGood morning! Well it's a wet and miserable one today but I'm having fun unpacking more pretty things to put in my flat. Most of my stuff has been boxed up for the past 4 months and I'm finding a ton of stuff I'd forgotten I owned!<br /><br />Anyway, whilst I try to cram candles and trinkets into non-existent space I'll let you look at some pretty things too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1EpwcON8pw/TWd7jxexS2I/AAAAAAAABYk/Gy7p-rGHOQ4/s1600/Sequined_hair_clips_1.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s1EpwcON8pw/TWd7jxexS2I/AAAAAAAABYk/Gy7p-rGHOQ4/s400/Sequined_hair_clips_1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577562518029683554" border="0" /></a>Sequin hair clips in pink by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/seamsoeasy"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SeamSoEasy</span></a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDNiE8Ydm6o/TWd7a6vk6oI/AAAAAAAABYc/U5wJlxavUMk/s1600/poppy3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDNiE8Ydm6o/TWd7a6vk6oI/AAAAAAAABYc/U5wJlxavUMk/s400/poppy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577562365897271938" border="0" /></a>Poppy Hair Grip By <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/CultureCloset">Culture Closet.</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWNqCKeTWkI/TWd7MNK8M0I/AAAAAAAABYM/Sv05He8UQCA/s1600/felt-hairclip.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWNqCKeTWkI/TWd7MNK8M0I/AAAAAAAABYM/Sv05He8UQCA/s400/felt-hairclip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577562113145844546" border="0" /></a>Felt Hair Clip by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/evamillauer">Eva <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Millauer</span>.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJYs7kJPXwc/TWd7Sas9uWI/AAAAAAAABYU/MnU0sJZx5ck/s1600/Hair_clip_two_pic_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EJYs7kJPXwc/TWd7Sas9uWI/AAAAAAAABYU/MnU0sJZx5ck/s400/Hair_clip_two_pic_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577562219857426786" border="0" /></a>Hair Clip by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/AlexMcquade">Alex <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">McQuade</span>.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQArXO1HSvM/TWd6njmNT6I/AAAAAAAABYE/Q7l_uDMBICQ/s1600/cupcakeset.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQArXO1HSvM/TWd6njmNT6I/AAAAAAAABYE/Q7l_uDMBICQ/s400/cupcakeset.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577561483510632354" border="0" /></a>Hair Clip Set by<a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/FreyjaDesigns"> Lollipop.</a><br /><br />Well I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the weather to improve a little. All this rain puts a dampener on my walking plans this weekend. Although I'm missing my beach a lot I'm lucky to be minutes away from Cardigan Wildlife Park, with runs along the river <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tivy</span>. I'll put up a few pics for you next week!craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-88179000607098508702011-02-24T00:11:00.008+00:002011-02-24T00:43:41.916+00:00Wishlist Wednesday<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span> so on top of my to do list is to schedule blog posts! So it turns out that my blogging days have become my busiest days of the week. I'm gonna have to start writing in advance me thinks. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Anyhoo</span>, this week it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wishlist</span> Wednesday and this week I have my eye on some lovely prints to liven up my magnolia walls.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z8ztLPmD-aI/TWWnrc8mDCI/AAAAAAAABX0/NxuJORFzTMM/s1600/lovehighressquare.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z8ztLPmD-aI/TWWnrc8mDCI/AAAAAAAABX0/NxuJORFzTMM/s400/lovehighressquare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577048078514785314" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/sarahwinter1"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">source</span></span></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wTOhyHfHOGE/TWWoJ2Yv3jI/AAAAAAAABX8/l1plKAF07oM/s1600/Button_Heart_Red_1_HR.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wTOhyHfHOGE/TWWoJ2Yv3jI/AAAAAAAABX8/l1plKAF07oM/s400/Button_Heart_Red_1_HR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577048600739831346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/digtheearth">source</a><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6yBzjo_h6Y/TWWnccCQa5I/AAAAAAAABXs/UzRYeJS0JNQ/s1600/folksy-sewing.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l6yBzjo_h6Y/TWWnccCQa5I/AAAAAAAABXs/UzRYeJS0JNQ/s400/folksy-sewing.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577047820572060562" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/stephsayshello"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">source</span></span></a></div><br />So I'm nearly all unpacked now and have started doing a bit of me crafting. I'm currently crocheting my fingers off trying to make a throw for my currently non-existent sofa. It's fulfilling my granny square obsession no end! Pics to come! :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-86535755468875472542011-02-16T21:07:00.004+00:002011-02-16T21:18:41.426+00:00WIP WednesdaySorry for the blog silence last week. I moved! Again! They say that moving is one of the most stressful things you can do and I've moved 3 times in the past 4 months. But I'm settled now and here to stay. Phew! We ended up having to move from the last place so I went and got myself my own flat. Exciting! It is little more than a shoebox but it's my shoebox. :)<br /><br />Somehow I have managed to blag myself every piece of furniture / appliance that's here. I haven't bought a single thing! And I plan on making most of the furnishings myself. Starting with these:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kO9cu2-qeMM/TVw-BpZ8wlI/AAAAAAAABXU/TO8-MfhfAHA/s1600/DSCN6251.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kO9cu2-qeMM/TVw-BpZ8wlI/AAAAAAAABXU/TO8-MfhfAHA/s400/DSCN6251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574398636793315922" border="0" /></a><br />My <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">light shade</span> is dusty and bent so I thought I'd make myself a yarn chandelier! They're still drying 24 hours on but I'm itching to burst one of the balloons to see whether they keep their shape!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RXmrKjjW-hg/TVw-yhUeseI/AAAAAAAABXc/RN-tUmyDRwg/s1600/DSCN6254.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RXmrKjjW-hg/TVw-yhUeseI/AAAAAAAABXc/RN-tUmyDRwg/s400/DSCN6254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574399476436480482" border="0" /></a><br />I actually really enjoyed cracking out the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PVA</span> and getting messy. Don't think I've done anything like that since I was a kid. Anyways you'll be seeing more crafty makes up here over the next few weeks. I have blinds, a throw, cushion covers and maybe even a rug on my list of things to make! Fun times!craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390978107721591190.post-59370876597143733442011-02-04T09:13:00.007+00:002011-02-04T11:22:09.558+00:00Folksy FridayOh my it's been blowing a gale all night and I have not slept one wink. I suppose that's one down side of sleeping up under the rafters. I've been waiting for the roof to come off since I got home last night! Anyway I'd best get this post finished so I can go back to bed!<br /><br />Well yesterday was Chinese new year, and with it being the year of the Rabbit, I've found some lovely bunny themed items for this week's Folksy Friday:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYDScSQhI/AAAAAAAABWE/eMV3XgZBJ14/s1600/aq_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYDScSQhI/AAAAAAAABWE/eMV3XgZBJ14/s400/aq_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569782915175432722" border="0" /></a>Lavender bunnies by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Pouch">Pouch.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYkwHb6-I/AAAAAAAABWc/PepQNaQ5hbA/s1600/white_rabbit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYkwHb6-I/AAAAAAAABWc/PepQNaQ5hbA/s400/white_rabbit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569783490076732386" border="0" /></a>Little White Rabbit Sock Bunny by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/TheWarren">Widget and Friends</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYKOsW3UI/AAAAAAAABWM/Tu5N0lRBk2s/s1600/doozers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYKOsW3UI/AAAAAAAABWM/Tu5N0lRBk2s/s400/doozers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569783034428185922" border="0" /></a>Little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Doozer</span> Rabbits by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/Charleydreams">Charley Dreams</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvX6Id4SSI/AAAAAAAABV8/jNsZtO4pw7M/s1600/_MG_7012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvX6Id4SSI/AAAAAAAABV8/jNsZtO4pw7M/s400/_MG_7012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569782757878941986" border="0" /></a>Harry the Rabbit by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/JaneWoodCrafts">Crafty Lady</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYZK6UCII/AAAAAAAABWU/tYWbnYceApc/s1600/folksy_125.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_70nNJiXcdHw/TUvYZK6UCII/AAAAAAAABWU/tYWbnYceApc/s400/folksy_125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569783291111016578" border="0" /></a>And finally Sparkly Rabbit by <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/theglassmountain">The Glass Mountain</a>.<br /><br />Well to add insult to injury the cat has just gone and nabbed my breakfast whilst I went to answer the door. Who'd have thought Mr <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mau</span> likes boiled eggs! And it looks like the weather will be too wet and windy to shoot some arrows this weekend so it's shaping up to be a weekend of tea drinking and knitting for me. But not before I get some sleep. Nos <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">da</span>! :)craftyjemimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479858271484341342noreply@blogger.com0