MIXED MEDIA PIECE FOR MARGARET, COLLAGE PIECES AND COFFEE STAINING A mixture of success and failure today in the studio. Coffee Staining The three plastic lace table runners that I ordered from Ebay arrived yesterday. I got a multi-buy discount and they weren't expensive. They are very pretty. I set up a coffee…
STUFF FROM MARGARET, KITTIES AND MORE MINI-EMBELLISHMENTS Our neighbour Margaret has obviously been having a clear-out. She has now given me several bags of bits and bobs from her crafting days, and with the last lot, I thought I really should do something with them! Some of the earlier stuff has been put…
New slippers Today my new slippers arrived from Ebay. I decided to get a new pair to take into hospital with me because my existing ones are a bit tatty looking now, and I didn't want to take in my really posh hand-embroidered ones (more later). Searching on Ebay, I came across these…
What's On You Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty Throw Still working on the cat blanket. It's coming on fine. I have been sewing embellishments onto squares most of the week, quickly hiding them away when I hear my hubby coming! They are now all sewn on. Here are some of the ones from the…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Don't worry, the week hasn't been as bad or exciting as this blog post's title might suggest. Actually it's been quite dull and I haven't got as much to report as usual, as it's been quite a quiet week apart from usual busy-ness in the kitchen, and…
It's been a busy week Chez Shosh. What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Steaming ahead with the cat throw and reaching the next milestone - I have finished crocheting all the embellishments. This is how the chart looks now: The bottom section is now blank! This means that there are no more "still…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? 1. Kitty Throw Great progress on the kitty throw this week. I've completed my 80 crochet squares! I just had to finish the embroidery on the cat stitch squares before going on to the next step. I wanted the cats formed by the cat stitch to have…
Shaz We are all devastated to hear the news that we have lost our beloved Shaz (Silverwolf) this week. Here she is with her wonderful husband and soul-mate Doug, sitting with my hubby on the day they visited us back in February 2015 just before I was due to undergo my own cancer…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? This week I continued working away at my kitty squares. I'm glad I decided to make a round number of 6 of the difficult ones. I've got a bit faster at doing them but constantly make mistakes and have to undo it. The final one, which I…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Continuing with the crochet squares for the kitty throw. After everyone's kind words last week, I decided to take your advice, and persevere with the rather difficult design for this particular square, and make some more of the kitty faces. I've now made 4, and added embroidery…
