tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51151179882843818422024-03-16T18:53:11.888+00:00Dee's Craft RoomCross Stitch, knitting, crochet, dressmaking, card making, scrapbook and wedding stationery.Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.comBlogger1260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-27649235703449391632023-12-01T10:00:00.001+00:002023-12-01T10:00:00.144+00:00Advent 2023 has Arrived<p>I feel I owe everyone an apology, I have not posted anything for weeks and weeks. I am really sorry but, you know what it is like, life has got in the way .... again. But you all knew I would be here for Advent. Sharing my Christmas cards and, of course, those Elves!</p><p>Just one Christmas card today .......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqylH_qCOb-m4OnBzq0_DaiK7ggxX8nJcuB7E1zidzUAj2ie24wXySoRSN6pTshwrUEJ4zJTNbAUMr5PUN4QB42qt159GP0iDnfUo-0xr-3bQADyMbkZmhTOVt7JLiDnvD36C24qfihlNufP974TVWttUvq4bTvr1O5LUKB7JeYmOV62BqA7UQLFC-5Uk/s3507/December%20Calendar%20page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="3507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqylH_qCOb-m4OnBzq0_DaiK7ggxX8nJcuB7E1zidzUAj2ie24wXySoRSN6pTshwrUEJ4zJTNbAUMr5PUN4QB42qt159GP0iDnfUo-0xr-3bQADyMbkZmhTOVt7JLiDnvD36C24qfihlNufP974TVWttUvq4bTvr1O5LUKB7JeYmOV62BqA7UQLFC-5Uk/w400-h400/December%20Calendar%20page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The image for this card came from my 2022 calendar, December of course. I mounted it on some old gold card and some Stamping Up Real Red card. Then everything went onto an 8 x 8 inch card blank. I think the sentiment was from Craftwork Cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The moment we have been waiting all year for - the return of those naughty Elves from the Shelf. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1_AFRzNuypO2lrVpcJUIdVTCsyW7TaUURchFnnyo4376Qa73mJKPOSr_uZQczHJmRbSygZdnSCwV1SAc5YmCdRBxaSs2W8RbuO8x-TxxtCcrlAoFAVN6jCm6uqNc00G825iYaNUdEwR1uh1grPgSAKIS43zLtakSblRgLTwWojwf8Q24JUDSt7szoDxa/s2016/Day%201.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="2016" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1_AFRzNuypO2lrVpcJUIdVTCsyW7TaUURchFnnyo4376Qa73mJKPOSr_uZQczHJmRbSygZdnSCwV1SAc5YmCdRBxaSs2W8RbuO8x-TxxtCcrlAoFAVN6jCm6uqNc00G825iYaNUdEwR1uh1grPgSAKIS43zLtakSblRgLTwWojwf8Q24JUDSt7szoDxa/w400-h266/Day%201.1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Danny and Daisy are back with a few of their friends and I can see they have bought a chocolate Advent Calendar for each of the girls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Jq-AoS9j5Il8DhkY6jNdAnv-SWiiCqsD76XPqajDXqw6MhY_L8h5UsqQdSquaBg81zmcpupX_HbhtO-Xupr033s4ueauVwSkYcuD9YS3eGxvWGNvghkizvMk32v4UsuQ6hewHg4p8CghJ6s-Yx6Exal4hopPkSbD13TVBxCKzs1-kWUduRrPoOo9PnJi/s2016/Day%201.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Jq-AoS9j5Il8DhkY6jNdAnv-SWiiCqsD76XPqajDXqw6MhY_L8h5UsqQdSquaBg81zmcpupX_HbhtO-Xupr033s4ueauVwSkYcuD9YS3eGxvWGNvghkizvMk32v4UsuQ6hewHg4p8CghJ6s-Yx6Exal4hopPkSbD13TVBxCKzs1-kWUduRrPoOo9PnJi/w400-h300/Day%201.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I cannot wait to see what they get up to this year. Any guesses?</p><p>Happy Advent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-19209699971577197892023-08-25T10:00:00.013+01:002023-08-25T10:00:00.143+01:00A Very Pink Dragon Card<p>We have a Bank Holiday weekend coming up, fingers crossed the good weather lasts - there is a rumour that rain is on its way but, on the other hand, we never got all that dreadful rain last week!</p><p>I'm still loving my new dragon dies. They are so simple and look so good once they are die cut and placed a simple background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX8foJj1LbXJp1NDZdBzOWZFwONq_KneGrgBOauDZQ7-_LWjRNe6XdCrhb8pK0bKkMTxXrX6J8yWOplA8njcYMICgUqxI1O9mSU5rc7jUkN8Lyos_jvPVZOF1DIJZMBEOwWB-q0Rgfzaw5uJED-fRa2t_K7u8QYmh6r-2j4ivHV9uAbwftIUZieIe5R4r/s4665/Very%20Pink%20Dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4665" data-original-width="3331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX8foJj1LbXJp1NDZdBzOWZFwONq_KneGrgBOauDZQ7-_LWjRNe6XdCrhb8pK0bKkMTxXrX6J8yWOplA8njcYMICgUqxI1O9mSU5rc7jUkN8Lyos_jvPVZOF1DIJZMBEOwWB-q0Rgfzaw5uJED-fRa2t_K7u8QYmh6r-2j4ivHV9uAbwftIUZieIe5R4r/w285-h400/Very%20Pink%20Dragon.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><p>This fabulous Chinese dragon is just one of the dragons in a four pack I bought from Amazon, which incidentally is also where the sentiment die also came from. The backing paper is from my stash - all so deliciously girly!</p><p>Have a great weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-33510620512723772392023-08-23T10:00:00.002+01:002023-08-24T00:40:54.792+01:00Pink Lorry, Blue Lorry, Too Much Pink?<p>This is one of those cards which looks better in the flesh .... well, at least I hope so.</p><p>I have been playing with my new metal dies and bling metallic card, lots of layers and bright colours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z6KBoliT0aVpG9sH536DdDNgY7Rs0zoBJiQdQRXEYpuCO3Jb8KG-kvm-mATH4RLRFSkFxMy_KDmDB_htEh8t1M7B7L2nGFSn1hjOKedGF3tQvm3NccvjisjKXpJTsll_HFa15bAMBFaAANjG9KVNQ_nyiehXw5eVtOfv_lbVuzhtawKRswXeXgzBNyof/s4630/Lorry%20Pink%20and%20Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4630" data-original-width="3307" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z6KBoliT0aVpG9sH536DdDNgY7Rs0zoBJiQdQRXEYpuCO3Jb8KG-kvm-mATH4RLRFSkFxMy_KDmDB_htEh8t1M7B7L2nGFSn1hjOKedGF3tQvm3NccvjisjKXpJTsll_HFa15bAMBFaAANjG9KVNQ_nyiehXw5eVtOfv_lbVuzhtawKRswXeXgzBNyof/w286-h400/Lorry%20Pink%20and%20Blue.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><p>I made the card for my brother-in-law, who drives a lorry for living. However, I did not send it to him this year, I think there is a perhaps a little something missing so I thought I would find out what you think. Should I take it apart and mount the pink layer on to some black card? Or was the pink a bad ideal all round? What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne </p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-30473165136385387512023-08-21T10:00:00.001+01:002023-08-21T10:00:00.147+01:00Nature Always Wears the Colours of the Spirit<p> I have another of my fantasy flower cards to share with you today. One of these day I am going to clear a way to all of my craft boxes and be able to tell you where I got them from and who made them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmyCDncULLXrOJWcI8XhjmzVELbG9ZGOHtKMIqxQeFQ4sG2RZNq9bHCW9gscA9pmITKRKrdJOlDkxr_xr2Eg-3jAkRNJER9jQMeNSJtj_pX7dI6z4WiyelZpFhN_lSTEReWdZ7xBGInvxL3tqacvmOonbpsAD9zjV5cDfB4RdhF3shc0xwkkkyFBppW5x/s4710/Colour%20of%20Spirit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4710" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmyCDncULLXrOJWcI8XhjmzVELbG9ZGOHtKMIqxQeFQ4sG2RZNq9bHCW9gscA9pmITKRKrdJOlDkxr_xr2Eg-3jAkRNJER9jQMeNSJtj_pX7dI6z4WiyelZpFhN_lSTEReWdZ7xBGInvxL3tqacvmOonbpsAD9zjV5cDfB4RdhF3shc0xwkkkyFBppW5x/w400-h286/Colour%20of%20Spirit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I made a very simple DL fold card and used one of the backing papers from the kit. Then I turned it on its side and popped two of the pre-coloured images from the kit. The sentiments are not quite my cup of tea but it does work!</p><p>I hope you have a good week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne </p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-66085229712654697432023-08-18T10:00:00.003+01:002023-08-18T10:00:00.141+01:00Look Out, Look Out There's a Cat About!<p>I just love these cheeky cat dies and find them very amusing.</p><p>I think they work well on a DL size card. I die cut the metallic blue square and layered them beneath the dark grey cat heads, which are also die cut.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteXoM25Pnr1Et2hGHcZnkyKr76xzJuj79JGJaidpSDeWiHRKI5zeQyf_uuUY0GF1VGSkszbdXYXhBCZnS1sRaHQwZnn5llBCc-jE4m_frdFIHDk_fCWSN2nuBF6b-fwv-NPeb-77gZFWXhpogeH16it54E1RavCjJolJ1oI9pt6QW-BfnbrtYRCMPzFRF/s4562/Black%20Cats%20Blue%20and%20White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4562" data-original-width="2738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteXoM25Pnr1Et2hGHcZnkyKr76xzJuj79JGJaidpSDeWiHRKI5zeQyf_uuUY0GF1VGSkszbdXYXhBCZnS1sRaHQwZnn5llBCc-jE4m_frdFIHDk_fCWSN2nuBF6b-fwv-NPeb-77gZFWXhpogeH16it54E1RavCjJolJ1oI9pt6QW-BfnbrtYRCMPzFRF/w240-h400/Black%20Cats%20Blue%20and%20White.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are so amusing and what a great way to start the weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dionne</div><br /><p><br /></p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-55465888979284817412023-08-16T10:00:00.003+01:002023-08-18T01:00:49.017+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More mystery flowers today. This time I have stacked them into a pyramid using 3D spacer foam. The kit is a bit of a mystery too. I purchased it many, many years ago from either C&C or QVC and it is therefore most likely to be from either Hunkydory Crafts or Kanban Crafts - sadly it was so long ago, I cannot recall!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w2JkbvsDSg-NXyI0sWoJhBp1wDRI77b4n28QbagNoeMnMhd_PICx5k0m0KIN-4Nq7gBdRl-fUh9YhBSpYXVA2jdKz9pMESOAhId_Kw6V4VfHHrd5NEHMN5hutEasKuZlVDxspAK4YZz9ZfekvpLINvFVqqfJPBPVBbOysODDK2MuXR0_R82Q8UjkAlUT/s3690/Marrigolds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="2635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w2JkbvsDSg-NXyI0sWoJhBp1wDRI77b4n28QbagNoeMnMhd_PICx5k0m0KIN-4Nq7gBdRl-fUh9YhBSpYXVA2jdKz9pMESOAhId_Kw6V4VfHHrd5NEHMN5hutEasKuZlVDxspAK4YZz9ZfekvpLINvFVqqfJPBPVBbOysODDK2MuXR0_R82Q8UjkAlUT/w286-h400/Marrigolds.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All of the elements in this card came from the kit, which would explain why everything goes together so well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the rest of your week, I hear that this lovely weather is not going to last and rain is on it's way ..... at least, that is what my knee joints are telling me!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dionne <div> <p></p></div></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-46465389248330265702023-08-09T10:00:00.007+01:002023-08-09T16:24:46.395+01:00Little Maids in a Row<p>Life takes unexpected turns from time to time and we have very little control when it does. One or two of you know that we have been living with some builders and they have turned the house upside down. The job, and the subsequent mess, is taking much longer than expected. The contents of both the kitchen and bathroom are boxed up and stored all over the house and we seem to spend our lives walking around saying to one another have you see this or that.</p><p>One of the first things I packed away was all of my knitting and spare yarn. There was no way I wanted plaster dust getting into those particular bags. This means that they are all at the very back of the spare room and I have no way of getting to them without moving everything else. Whilst I know they are safe there, I am unable to get to the finished items to photograph them and this is why all of my posts this week will be of cards and these are cards I made a few weeks ago because all of my card making stash is also carefully packed away.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEitK88EH1XFz77ttejuBW29ti5Nl5UFHkRQZlPmY2rZxSaoNmmpY3xeHq_Z4gBSW2TsCa7YfQKVCVHyAviYWw63HJOO2UQjkf5CRdRrvH_Bjnd3uzpCEeXHobF--rYWNt-CYWya39qE2-PFsRylFiPDTCZyewtAILLz_mWD0kiaHr-D-kcIqoIH4cCcz/s4146/Carnations%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="4146" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEitK88EH1XFz77ttejuBW29ti5Nl5UFHkRQZlPmY2rZxSaoNmmpY3xeHq_Z4gBSW2TsCa7YfQKVCVHyAviYWw63HJOO2UQjkf5CRdRrvH_Bjnd3uzpCEeXHobF--rYWNt-CYWya39qE2-PFsRylFiPDTCZyewtAILLz_mWD0kiaHr-D-kcIqoIH4cCcz/w400-h286/Carnations%20II.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>This also explains why I cannot go and check the box these elements came in to see who made the kits or whether I bought them from QVC or C&C. I can say with certainty that I have had them a really long time, tucked away out of sight and virtually forgotten about.<div><br /></div><div>I believe these images were intended to be used as a pyramid stack, but we are all very conscious of how much cards cost to mail these days, and I try to think of designs where the card remain reasonably flat so they do not attract additional postage. </div><div><br /></div><div>All of the elements used to make this card came from the kit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dionne<br /><p><br /></p></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-86643371631304596312023-08-07T10:00:00.001+01:002023-08-07T10:00:00.164+01:00The Little Blue Dragon<p>Once upon a time there was a little blue dragon who wanted nothing more that to make someone smile when they opened their birthday card!</p><p>Umm, the older I get, the worse I seem to be at popping cards in the post with sufficient time to arrive on the day. I therefore found myself, once again, in need of a quick birthday card. So, I got out my go to for quickie cards, metal dies. This little guy is part of a set of four dragon dies, which I found on Amazon. I cut the dragon from some blue metallic card. I then mounted the whole thing on some more of the blue card. I cut the sentiment, which also came from Amazon, from a scrap of card I had left over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuLjmzUE-wnI2eS8lgCLqCKvaJ8m5wr4P9p7z2ISRsv3cumbYwZphpU_hJalMDjfaYe5jlMTWdXI1lvYgnEwm5X6x_7oa6mj_Q2pUQYFoeSaCpiBnjVaPEXPjnlDyTQ5IX7zFHYpP0GahBBqVOvEENwEMjrGD51HCelkmNsHYZExhCpsheJjvM6q3ynI3/s4981/Grren%20Dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4981" data-original-width="3557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuLjmzUE-wnI2eS8lgCLqCKvaJ8m5wr4P9p7z2ISRsv3cumbYwZphpU_hJalMDjfaYe5jlMTWdXI1lvYgnEwm5X6x_7oa6mj_Q2pUQYFoeSaCpiBnjVaPEXPjnlDyTQ5IX7zFHYpP0GahBBqVOvEENwEMjrGD51HCelkmNsHYZExhCpsheJjvM6q3ynI3/w286-h400/Grren%20Dragon.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><p>Just off to the post box.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-1432370469575350552023-08-04T10:00:00.004+01:002023-08-04T10:00:00.132+01:00Unknown Flower<p>I am back today to share with you a card I made using a kit I bought many years ago from one of the shopping channels. Each time I look at these cards I hope that it will pop into my head who made them, but I have nothing, sorry.</p><p>I am not a very good gardener and I have no idea if these are real flowers, or if the artist made them-up. They sort of remind me of asters, what do you think?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVIl94mA5G_yyp-mLvaNJcQGaYotUGZ7zEQVww5WBM2opdQIx_nWWANHVvFHpZ51DjTrSkxgUz2nwoMlIdUyXgPIN2M_A3EX1_O68l3Albo2jufHwU389LvMsJsEfESFjWPOaHXkN_Tk7PlXTMNPpM7I8Wd-_0lzCtz5XUbetNlYTvLQNlmtP49gLOJVD/s4613/Daisy%20I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4613" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVIl94mA5G_yyp-mLvaNJcQGaYotUGZ7zEQVww5WBM2opdQIx_nWWANHVvFHpZ51DjTrSkxgUz2nwoMlIdUyXgPIN2M_A3EX1_O68l3Albo2jufHwU389LvMsJsEfESFjWPOaHXkN_Tk7PlXTMNPpM7I8Wd-_0lzCtz5XUbetNlYTvLQNlmtP49gLOJVD/w400-h286/Daisy%20I.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I made a double tent fold card, all of the elements came from the kit. I wanted to keep the card as flat as possible for posting, so I split the pyramid elements and placed the largest piece on the back fold and the other two in the front.</p><p>I hope you have a good weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-82579058010025831562023-08-02T10:00:00.002+01:002023-08-02T11:30:43.517+01:00The Last of the Dolls Clothes<p>I suspect that you will be delighted to hear that this is my final post of dolls clothes, but don't get too excited because I can now start showing you all of the premature baby clothes I have made.</p><p>I discovered this pattern whilst searching for premature baby patterns, it is from Dolliebabies Knits for Newborns. This pattern is <a href="https://dolliebabies.co.uk/item_162/knitting-pattern-013-vest-and-cardigan-set.htm">knitting pattern 013 vest and cardigan set</a> - obviously, I did not make the vest this time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mb_aX_GFbgKAQj9zN-gvuNlAO4LTXqNQrtPNy40U1Mlv37FtmydOivHc5N_P1Oxt8tvlSOtoJeL3WJ4xg_GSFyKHjX6PMpBm7Rpf05QhZC7IYIKnTUgnj2xHCZdn220D41aaj1qzQVITuINpCgDavanX_057KHKEn8XGGkmrTsTbXoVT_jH6aX2KmPQT/s5464/Dolls%20Pink%20Layette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3278" data-original-width="5464" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mb_aX_GFbgKAQj9zN-gvuNlAO4LTXqNQrtPNy40U1Mlv37FtmydOivHc5N_P1Oxt8tvlSOtoJeL3WJ4xg_GSFyKHjX6PMpBm7Rpf05QhZC7IYIKnTUgnj2xHCZdn220D41aaj1qzQVITuINpCgDavanX_057KHKEn8XGGkmrTsTbXoVT_jH6aX2KmPQT/w400-h240/Dolls%20Pink%20Layette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I made this set with 3 ply yarn, making it smaller than the pattern, and therefore more suitable for a doll.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-31754983949568270592023-07-31T10:00:00.006+01:002023-07-31T12:26:47.437+01:00Up, Up and AwayLast day of the month - that's July gone!<div><br /></div><div>Today I have another anniversary card from one of my favourite Hunkydory Adorable Scorable packs, which is called 'Animal Crackers'. Everything came from the pack, I only had to dip into my craft stash for the sentiment.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskce-kStKGMPjnVkdt4o9Omle6CutIJ-sa666czwW-7WEbQEsIuwjVn-MUyaokVJAeirl2mH_f2Qzm8_IKM6aLlcxXScytnxudYhgwGRzMMfrqxKmqEKKK7fD9ok134EedKVPJgpuuYtdgN32QyFQHlKsbiqRS5bfQmpecVkuHlVL8yLi1m5E_MdQXvPW/s4226/Anniversary%20Hogs%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4226" data-original-width="3018" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskce-kStKGMPjnVkdt4o9Omle6CutIJ-sa666czwW-7WEbQEsIuwjVn-MUyaokVJAeirl2mH_f2Qzm8_IKM6aLlcxXScytnxudYhgwGRzMMfrqxKmqEKKK7fD9ok134EedKVPJgpuuYtdgN32QyFQHlKsbiqRS5bfQmpecVkuHlVL8yLi1m5E_MdQXvPW/w286-h400/Anniversary%20Hogs%20II.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><p>Rather than mount the rings and image into a pyramid effect, I kept them flat so the card should not attract extra postage. </p><p>Have a good week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-81753305083638093702023-07-28T10:00:00.002+01:002023-07-28T10:00:00.141+01:00Bottoms Up!<p>I have shared with you a lot of the cardigans and jumpers I had made for my youngest nieces dolls and so I thought it was time to take a look at some of the things I had made for the other half of the doll ie a skirt and a pair of trousers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNmhMPSwJnpzD7s_Ggtk_utLiaVEAlKHzivK6B7p41ovF0ulZZd5_b9cOcUz1fTEYVrW7vlpT71erS8ujFbYyLcRf7CYMO1hYwUVYZ3qGu_RmGpfvY_I_k7wtNySZtsB3H_OiIigQLuPrjxuqYC6rajBJVfyjFoL0QapCYq3jML6yFkWgMu7c_t8OpkAO/s6000/Dolls%20Skirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="6000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNmhMPSwJnpzD7s_Ggtk_utLiaVEAlKHzivK6B7p41ovF0ulZZd5_b9cOcUz1fTEYVrW7vlpT71erS8ujFbYyLcRf7CYMO1hYwUVYZ3qGu_RmGpfvY_I_k7wtNySZtsB3H_OiIigQLuPrjxuqYC6rajBJVfyjFoL0QapCYq3jML6yFkWgMu7c_t8OpkAO/w400-h240/Dolls%20Skirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made the skirt in a 3 ply red yarn, I turned the hem with matching yarn but it was so difficult treading the elastic through the waist band. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXXkrDFa4G9Q_AAbAEO0My91JLPM3JJEdbA_Dawvb0W7LpdxwbdUQ7xYTkpSqcLyFwzouCClta0RyIDcRFLeFs-xA5BdXbdU6F44b4ztjQpp2zdekbw_5e211hXXOBKV9YH9wFDzoGQaVzZhCanFtFrx6MVjnLMJIhhU515ETmzGmcjJpBuedsYa2a4lw/s5600/Dolls%20Trousers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXXkrDFa4G9Q_AAbAEO0My91JLPM3JJEdbA_Dawvb0W7LpdxwbdUQ7xYTkpSqcLyFwzouCClta0RyIDcRFLeFs-xA5BdXbdU6F44b4ztjQpp2zdekbw_5e211hXXOBKV9YH9wFDzoGQaVzZhCanFtFrx6MVjnLMJIhhU515ETmzGmcjJpBuedsYa2a4lw/w400-h286/Dolls%20Trousers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The trouser pattern had a matching headband, so I had to make one, didn't I?</p><p>I hope you have a good weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-43467432278661421302023-07-26T10:00:00.007+01:002023-07-26T10:00:00.145+01:00Curiosity and the Cat<p>I had another go with the curios cats metal dies - they are so much fun.</p><p>The dies came from Amazon but they had no manufacturers name on the packaging.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgCsxND9s8J146kb_OUFVvcdD9T4sty5R4IEuIsbR1fxdwBRFMVCYO58TPnIna2Da6w-99pDrELHKaZMMeI9ioT-3wwEEHL92ouxGvj7G4bRLL5TdgaSHPGjXwI7OwdaDsYvRCw1tlUYsDhPKh8bjOwJQ2oXV3QmeEk7Z9gTUDUyWQzxxXjFBzXlvrUTR/s4803/Black%20Cats%20Silver%20and%20Gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4803" data-original-width="2882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgCsxND9s8J146kb_OUFVvcdD9T4sty5R4IEuIsbR1fxdwBRFMVCYO58TPnIna2Da6w-99pDrELHKaZMMeI9ioT-3wwEEHL92ouxGvj7G4bRLL5TdgaSHPGjXwI7OwdaDsYvRCw1tlUYsDhPKh8bjOwJQ2oXV3QmeEk7Z9gTUDUyWQzxxXjFBzXlvrUTR/w240-h400/Black%20Cats%20Silver%20and%20Gold.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This was a very simple design, I decided the little faces would suit a DL card, I cut the cats out of black glittered card, I just love the whiskers and the eyes (sadly you cannot see the bottom cats eyes, but they are there). I mounted the cat images on silver mirror card and some old gold card.</p><p>I think they would cheer up anyone's day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-2113366155373574322023-07-24T10:00:00.002+01:002023-07-24T10:00:00.166+01:00Knickerbocker Glories<p>A couple of weeks ago I shared with you the <a href="http://deescraftroom.blogspot.com/2023/07/six-draws-up.html" target="_blank">knickers</a> I had knitted for my niece's baby dolls, these knickerbockers are for slightly smaller dolls</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl7k0M_Um8JHxSf-hergk72strqb6K7Sd9YH1S6BJCsoTUC17L0dypRhZ5LJzbsYHCIWrduYn0Nb9Ly7COaSqxnE9oxcqV8W5T7csN3oLDk9kdScIJLUmMGsjmUurpnzdGXk8evODQ-OQbNXAh6cN9KK8rHOc7k_eI4Ae_rzqqnAD-XgYkXLeWStLUm8n/s6000/Dolls%20Pantaloos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl7k0M_Um8JHxSf-hergk72strqb6K7Sd9YH1S6BJCsoTUC17L0dypRhZ5LJzbsYHCIWrduYn0Nb9Ly7COaSqxnE9oxcqV8W5T7csN3oLDk9kdScIJLUmMGsjmUurpnzdGXk8evODQ-OQbNXAh6cN9KK8rHOc7k_eI4Ae_rzqqnAD-XgYkXLeWStLUm8n/w400-h266/Dolls%20Pantaloos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>They are made in 3 ply, my goodness, you would not believe how far this 3 ply yarn goes. I was beginning to believe it would never run out.</p><p>Have a great week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-43582020017992254392023-07-21T10:00:00.018+01:002023-07-21T10:00:00.139+01:00Plant a Seed of Friendship<p>Many years ago - and I really do mean many years ago, something in the region of ten or fifteen years ago! I purchased a lot of card making kits from both QVC and C&C. At the time I was relatively new to card making and the shopping channels made these kits sound so exciting and I bought so, so many of them. However, my skill level soon improved and I stopped using the kits to make cards and these boxes got pushed the back of my craft room and more or less forgotten about.</p><p>However, now that I find myself without a functioning printer, I have been forced to seek out alternative ways to make cards and I have quite literally dug out a few of these long forgotten kits to see what they contain and what I can make from them. I confess that I am no Dawn Bibby, Stephanie Weightman, Sara Davies or even Leonie Pujol.</p><p>This card comes from one of those kits, unfortunately it has been so long that I can not remember which shopping channel it came from or what make it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPUKFJ7z4Ln8i_FOA36cDLjsxQsIONmsz6gWZJxtbkPymlWK76kPCjcVd7N6PLG1o0VSoZaxv8f0pv3-X5OSWNWPwhsDjPNlk8SoUJgqnxBSFQukKVwX2LvBrBtwZEFMmzFkU0sdJc6LBI51-BGyz1sFh2svn7QYXdU4f7j9m5F4kCIzRKT7GYKtOCNuP/s3691/Carnations%20I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="2636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPUKFJ7z4Ln8i_FOA36cDLjsxQsIONmsz6gWZJxtbkPymlWK76kPCjcVd7N6PLG1o0VSoZaxv8f0pv3-X5OSWNWPwhsDjPNlk8SoUJgqnxBSFQukKVwX2LvBrBtwZEFMmzFkU0sdJc6LBI51-BGyz1sFh2svn7QYXdU4f7j9m5F4kCIzRKT7GYKtOCNuP/w286-h400/Carnations%20I.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><p>All of the elements came from the kit. I confess that I find the sentiments rather corny but, as they match everything else so well, they balance the design quite nicely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-22195074778664698622023-07-19T10:00:00.001+01:002023-07-19T15:25:51.841+01:00Baby Doll's Jumper<p>A very quick post as the builders are due here any minute.</p><p>If you are a regular, you will know that I have been using up several spools of 3 ply, which my sister gave to me, to make cloths for my youngest nieces doll collection. This jumper used up some of the yarn I had let over at the end of this very long project!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcowEvmhpPqT5mm-6e-ywWMTIDg-w9F_qB2_wU6pih4pcEmTn_cpILDPEp5alBZBMsWN6h2tUuZKy6GvW50XgTuUuH8fAK3w0IxopTO9hRYzwCnyXQziBLCAPOmB-xzdpOZzUUnzP5CA1tZ4mcpc1Xah-npbhcnRESycolnNVpAWclR-nGsfdASXvENF5/s4991/Dolls%20Multi%20Coloured%20Jamper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="4991" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcowEvmhpPqT5mm-6e-ywWMTIDg-w9F_qB2_wU6pih4pcEmTn_cpILDPEp5alBZBMsWN6h2tUuZKy6GvW50XgTuUuH8fAK3w0IxopTO9hRYzwCnyXQziBLCAPOmB-xzdpOZzUUnzP5CA1tZ4mcpc1Xah-npbhcnRESycolnNVpAWclR-nGsfdASXvENF5/w400-h240/Dolls%20Multi%20Coloured%20Jamper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I have to confess that I cannot remember which pattern I used or even if I made it up as I went along!</p><p>I just have time to wash up the cup etc from my morning coffee before the builders get here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-40893240846006131632023-07-17T10:00:00.020+01:002023-07-17T10:00:00.139+01:00Love Isn't a Big Thing; It's a Million Little Things<p>Where did the weekend go? I hope you had an enjoyable time, no matter where you were or what you were doing. We had a very wet weekend but all I need is a spot of card making to raise my spirits although at one point I did wonder whether my time would have been better spent making an ark. </p><p>This week sees the Wedding Anniversary of my sister and her husband. They have been married so long that I actually forget how many years it has been - and I think she has also forgotten!</p><p>I made this card from a Hunkydory Adorable Scorable pack called 'Animal Crackers'. A great set because almost everything you need can be found in the pack. All I needed to add was some glue and the Anniversary sentiment (I have always wondered why kits of this type do not include Wedding Anniversary sentiments).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xtqIJRtNYsbCgpuKtlNv7fq0uc_dhVMr0_Y6Kf-8ysHm_kE0aUKKRSXSibsV7ovP7PDKShZgOw1vF1nLIWwpho_lSws3I1h7MD46hJhxMKeAIUj5DTeJSV_t4NFh9Bj2S0eezyPuE_TMJFhO4c6ZXbYd-t5u8KW2g-XWWJFcjIk1g4okWJ_a9W09aZN/s4793/Anniversary%20Elephants.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4793" data-original-width="3424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xtqIJRtNYsbCgpuKtlNv7fq0uc_dhVMr0_Y6Kf-8ysHm_kE0aUKKRSXSibsV7ovP7PDKShZgOw1vF1nLIWwpho_lSws3I1h7MD46hJhxMKeAIUj5DTeJSV_t4NFh9Bj2S0eezyPuE_TMJFhO4c6ZXbYd-t5u8KW2g-XWWJFcjIk1g4okWJ_a9W09aZN/w286-h400/Anniversary%20Elephants.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><p>Who would have thought that ladybirds and elephants would work so well together?</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-84934345853250532152023-07-14T10:00:00.005+01:002023-07-14T23:06:48.139+01:00Baby Doll's Vest Set<p>The weekend is almost here and, apart from the constant showers we have had this week, it seems summer is here!</p><p>I am starting my weekend with this pretty vest set - although I would not associate a beanie hat with a vest set but there it was in the pattern, so I made one!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdJ2-BmSLn4VkiTGiDOe9Cwhj5EN4tktX5R4Gign-d-qEo2B1NMXf8j4FDjUcTeng0--6W1eJwL0GiAnJvdFKOpMHPpKWcNvUs1GdN4xmcFaXPlSxrbRUatAxT4pQxK_L0X0odYVxUqgsmNJjjM3bEGBpzGJTaDdoh9MjPCa_swXb4K5rIvRIYdlJVbUl/s5176/Dolls%20Vast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="5176" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdJ2-BmSLn4VkiTGiDOe9Cwhj5EN4tktX5R4Gign-d-qEo2B1NMXf8j4FDjUcTeng0--6W1eJwL0GiAnJvdFKOpMHPpKWcNvUs1GdN4xmcFaXPlSxrbRUatAxT4pQxK_L0X0odYVxUqgsmNJjjM3bEGBpzGJTaDdoh9MjPCa_swXb4K5rIvRIYdlJVbUl/w400-h286/Dolls%20Vast.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this set with 3 ply yarn; making the measurements slightly smaller than those laid out in the pattern but I am sure my niece will have a doll it will fit. Talking of which, the pattern is Dollibabies <a href="https://dolliebabies.co.uk/item_162/knitting-pattern-013-vest-and-cardigan-set.htm" target="_blank">Knitting pattern 013.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVNnv4SDeew1SbhqgxIMO79i3T6IgGOqsVjGd5ZOx-ioqMkVkHQbZzvSdm-UZxwDfTNX9r8OobDmg9C25JR__o9ARABtoOHcYPb3bV8RlKdFyyL9yu_1DrAty-oQJBjGFkAtSLEpTh-ZMCnQNf39i-piaLqLYoDtYmQ-EVn_8agewfyNuaf1Ysb0Q2lAu/s3337/Dolls%20Vast%20%231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="3337" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVNnv4SDeew1SbhqgxIMO79i3T6IgGOqsVjGd5ZOx-ioqMkVkHQbZzvSdm-UZxwDfTNX9r8OobDmg9C25JR__o9ARABtoOHcYPb3bV8RlKdFyyL9yu_1DrAty-oQJBjGFkAtSLEpTh-ZMCnQNf39i-piaLqLYoDtYmQ-EVn_8agewfyNuaf1Ysb0Q2lAu/w400-h286/Dolls%20Vast%20%231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The vest pattern initially looked a little complicated but, as I followed the instructions, it soon became clear and very easy to make.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-DVUbZS037oUsrFolnv8wrMZd8wVcCYKxMB-HQFxxw6JcIBb6rTkvTcrHkHF6q6NmVNS0jIafBroI6g5F0PZUf_M_ra4CtkFmgtFdDWKLNLBrDnAO7AO6-p_k13KFHetFlLfzAOorvQjLgJpixyVCyqL4NbZjjkdb153cr-sn6LD07B-Y02wK1NQO3O_/s1864/Dolls%20Vast%20%233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-DVUbZS037oUsrFolnv8wrMZd8wVcCYKxMB-HQFxxw6JcIBb6rTkvTcrHkHF6q6NmVNS0jIafBroI6g5F0PZUf_M_ra4CtkFmgtFdDWKLNLBrDnAO7AO6-p_k13KFHetFlLfzAOorvQjLgJpixyVCyqL4NbZjjkdb153cr-sn6LD07B-Y02wK1NQO3O_/w400-h300/Dolls%20Vast%20%233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems we live in a world where every baby wears hats and has hats to match every element of their outfit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWWN2XeVNefRYk3RQ4rUNb47lE0Aamk27cvOvZf8uiOTaZ54Od9uqJUGNlJMzZm_eVmcUIPZTMaNZwfqsetRC7nTGM2H1U2xWbWGKrmftzmXdmobr8ZVKqyQQTO3NwydRHCU9Hm0adU5cmBucx1-6Jiqi23QX9YukDlrU-0SkJFeozqal5xbcKA6cFziQ/s2176/Dolls%20Vast%20%232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2176" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWWN2XeVNefRYk3RQ4rUNb47lE0Aamk27cvOvZf8uiOTaZ54Od9uqJUGNlJMzZm_eVmcUIPZTMaNZwfqsetRC7nTGM2H1U2xWbWGKrmftzmXdmobr8ZVKqyQQTO3NwydRHCU9Hm0adU5cmBucx1-6Jiqi23QX9YukDlrU-0SkJFeozqal5xbcKA6cFziQ/w400-h300/Dolls%20Vast%20%232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As well as matching socks!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dionne</div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-34644772665524682442023-07-12T10:00:00.019+01:002023-07-12T10:00:00.134+01:00Three Black Cats<p>More new dies, I really like these three cheeky cats and I think you will be seeing more of them. They came from Amazon, a lot of their dies are very affordable but there is no mention of a brand.</p><p>I die cut the cats from black glitter card, very sparkly but oh so hard to photograph because of all of the reflections off the glitter. I used a ruler to score the silver mirror card and layer everything on some old gold card. The sentiment also came from Amazon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKaaN7PkTklzsjbaRFoQz7GzVFtUpB4ahFR5oa5UtCIjCe1PaUI7xMweGC_UBRueGoTPKubwP2tr_Cl4S7F9O7x0dsjnRCQ_keEtmNAtj0XDtqGXvjXNNPhjLG6nuzLr_FNr9U86HFp3ib8WVlt2M1fnP8E5eNegOR65RXfIsPeRj1cgK1TrAJyn9xWuL/s5088/Black%20Cat%20Square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5088" data-original-width="3634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKaaN7PkTklzsjbaRFoQz7GzVFtUpB4ahFR5oa5UtCIjCe1PaUI7xMweGC_UBRueGoTPKubwP2tr_Cl4S7F9O7x0dsjnRCQ_keEtmNAtj0XDtqGXvjXNNPhjLG6nuzLr_FNr9U86HFp3ib8WVlt2M1fnP8E5eNegOR65RXfIsPeRj1cgK1TrAJyn9xWuL/w286-h400/Black%20Cat%20Square.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div>Hopefully I shall be back in a day od two.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dionne<br /><p><br /></p></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-43946071421243967702023-07-10T10:00:00.002+01:002023-07-11T02:19:47.649+01:00Six Draws Up<p>We are having some work done on the house, the last two days have been exhausting, moving everything out of the bathroom and kitchen .... and we are still not done. With the workmen due to arrive any minute I am going to keep this post very short.</p><p>I have some more knitted dolls cloths to share with you today. My sister has the habit of picking up dolls and checking that they are wearing underwear, so pants are an essential item when it comes to decking out a dolling in a new outfit.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsCF3zzmQt_309NlORA6nAxb8GV0T2L5dWXu8wrwlTbTxtzQvUmsGb2wZhGUSsekauB__aSmqZntQsZP3Jhe3FrNa34gdzZ7oG14NkJD0pPGUBw3lGM11DZRIOZUlgR3teg83ySpgwZxPIr29albCD-FFiEnjutCnZrzyqNjX751rXg1plqHrO1cvv90c/s6000/Dolls%20knickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="6000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsCF3zzmQt_309NlORA6nAxb8GV0T2L5dWXu8wrwlTbTxtzQvUmsGb2wZhGUSsekauB__aSmqZntQsZP3Jhe3FrNa34gdzZ7oG14NkJD0pPGUBw3lGM11DZRIOZUlgR3teg83ySpgwZxPIr29albCD-FFiEnjutCnZrzyqNjX751rXg1plqHrO1cvv90c/w400-h240/Dolls%20knickers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>These are made in the same 3 play I have been using for all of the dolls cloths.<div><br /></div><div>I hope you have a good week.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dionne<br /><p><br /></p></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-74612976942950211242023-07-07T10:00:00.001+01:002023-07-07T10:00:00.152+01:00Golden DragonsFriday again.<div><br /></div><div>I have been playing with my new metal dies again. These Dragon was part of a four set of dragon dies, which I found on Amazon. I cut the dragon from some metallic gold card, I also cut the sentiment from a scrap of card I had left over.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDGA0N66YZdv3hu5pFzNdXtp3A9Qbe9bwn8YbbO_EBgDXJ86mfRQjgSRnaC_y8sFcgBXW-U-9m2F6-1Rmnpi-MI11JWm4ijxfZRKVDJKhfgLgz03YtofHy9nUK4dvFkU-yPl1qmJFcgCyh9W1InOnMkxOP8yqh2yQRc2fS7VpbI-0Rdq9_FiKE5BYK4jM/s4833/Gold%20Dragons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4833" data-original-width="3451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDGA0N66YZdv3hu5pFzNdXtp3A9Qbe9bwn8YbbO_EBgDXJ86mfRQjgSRnaC_y8sFcgBXW-U-9m2F6-1Rmnpi-MI11JWm4ijxfZRKVDJKhfgLgz03YtofHy9nUK4dvFkU-yPl1qmJFcgCyh9W1InOnMkxOP8yqh2yQRc2fS7VpbI-0Rdq9_FiKE5BYK4jM/w285-h400/Gold%20Dragons.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you have a lovely weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne </p></div></div>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-6732992382046688662023-07-05T10:00:00.001+01:002023-07-05T10:00:00.147+01:00Sweet Lilac<p>I am back today to share with you more of the baby doll clothes I have been making for my youngest niece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JFvKzoQGvxv6lgxHJyD_cGjecWssboK1vpmA_RDYpMSs5iEf_sxVShIEx2lOBpAs9jWVpjJ2H-A6HPUIv-x9C_0qGSJwYOjLL3v56Hhy9HtTXLPh82zwwRkBovZxIMah5LwIXgI9zu794sizbdk4barLEc3LzlJwUou113K0-INJEZGN0m7mCBH1hVMl/s5671/Lilac%20Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="5671" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JFvKzoQGvxv6lgxHJyD_cGjecWssboK1vpmA_RDYpMSs5iEf_sxVShIEx2lOBpAs9jWVpjJ2H-A6HPUIv-x9C_0qGSJwYOjLL3v56Hhy9HtTXLPh82zwwRkBovZxIMah5LwIXgI9zu794sizbdk4barLEc3LzlJwUou113K0-INJEZGN0m7mCBH1hVMl/w400-h240/Lilac%20Set.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this set using 3 ply yarn and another of the DolliBabies Knits for Newborns, this set is <a href="https://dolliebabies.co.uk/item_164/knitting-pattern-015-premature-lacy-cardigan-set.htm" target="_blank">Knitting Pattern 015, Premature Lacy Cardigan Set</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD9e1j_2oTKkYYBh4A5a1BEN_ePggWjHNcBZQTrcmUrYYCpb7fCjhZldrytpQgmQaq1NnYw_3n6ii_3bn6sRKqYqlOqzGaqpk6RLVjY6TnngiapeD7C7skK1K3j6AUottSeWrJA_5f6hSrUi5NOBccUQUvrSZMTzZ_8O-9osY6T5q9iLi8EyZqVyzjoC1/s913/Dolls%20layette%20cu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="913" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUD9e1j_2oTKkYYBh4A5a1BEN_ePggWjHNcBZQTrcmUrYYCpb7fCjhZldrytpQgmQaq1NnYw_3n6ii_3bn6sRKqYqlOqzGaqpk6RLVjY6TnngiapeD7C7skK1K3j6AUottSeWrJA_5f6hSrUi5NOBccUQUvrSZMTzZ_8O-9osY6T5q9iLi8EyZqVyzjoC1/w400-h286/Dolls%20layette%20cu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not sure whether you can see the pattern any better from this close-up ... but it is a better view of those cute buttons!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a good day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dionne</div><br /><p><br /></p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-44156906808397724032023-07-03T10:00:00.002+01:002023-07-03T10:00:00.148+01:00Hogs and Kisses<p>How was your weekend?<br /><br />I have another quick and easy card to share with you today. The elements for this anniversary card are all from one of my favourite Hunkydory Adorable Scorable packs called 'Animal Crackers'. I only had to dip into my craft stash for the sentiment and ribbon.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW7flBE2sdoyGQqxPXWd2NhLaw8cIm9tPrxeU24Tf2HavZbVCGvTAwTHELm9kiy76GpdyklTK1ThXvnDkwleqikfHWB_Nv991Fr7PAbbkoe7rvneTuFWCvudcMjGjVe49PLO2Uz0wvmHPUDRzLgNzIt1D1ng-m-jFD1VEyXzTdm8-kqzz0g7T6TAB7plw/s4100/Anniversay%20Hogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4100" data-original-width="2929" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW7flBE2sdoyGQqxPXWd2NhLaw8cIm9tPrxeU24Tf2HavZbVCGvTAwTHELm9kiy76GpdyklTK1ThXvnDkwleqikfHWB_Nv991Fr7PAbbkoe7rvneTuFWCvudcMjGjVe49PLO2Uz0wvmHPUDRzLgNzIt1D1ng-m-jFD1VEyXzTdm8-kqzz0g7T6TAB7plw/w286-h400/Anniversay%20Hogs.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /> I hope you have an enjoyable week.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne</p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-37974462899474047102023-06-30T10:00:00.006+01:002023-06-30T14:51:32.457+01:00Tiny Cardigans for a Doll<p> Can you believe it, that's June over!</p><p>I have more dolls clothes to share with you today. The pattern for these cardigans is from Dolliebabies, this one is <a href="https://dolliebabies.co.uk/item_153/knitting-pattern-001-classic-baby-cardigans.htm" target="_blank">knitting pattern 001 classic baby cardigans</a>. Made in the 3 ply yarn my sister gave to me, these cardigans are really very small. As you can see, I made one in each of the colours, some of them have round necks and others are 'v' necked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKMC_0LlfMyM4tK6ww-P0Qlo8J670YxrgbsU3cpeOXvH7T6ldFVXBbDs98TYM5HUCKZSWQbD3NKqjTN-uqckbFDIxKSPhZFS5CD_AqiHxmcEl-UlgF0TOv8s-OrjD_8jBHOfyVSuqD51h9-rZSYSnCxWOELfByLUiJzror1ok4baBpK8UUUseCNRTM4ks/s5600/Dolls%20Cardigans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKMC_0LlfMyM4tK6ww-P0Qlo8J670YxrgbsU3cpeOXvH7T6ldFVXBbDs98TYM5HUCKZSWQbD3NKqjTN-uqckbFDIxKSPhZFS5CD_AqiHxmcEl-UlgF0TOv8s-OrjD_8jBHOfyVSuqD51h9-rZSYSnCxWOELfByLUiJzror1ok4baBpK8UUUseCNRTM4ks/w400-h286/Dolls%20Cardigans.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This garter stitch cardigan is another Dolliebabies pattern (but I do not recall which one). Garter stitch can be very unforgiving and any tension changes or caught threads really show up. I had a few snagged threads, which really jumped out of the finished cardigan, so I came up with the idea to cover them with tiny buttons - plus I added a few more to make the random use of buttons look intensional,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV6FeqMoR8l3AOCnAPLzZ3LJ7lnOjsBQf2J4S6TnfLoUtZZVX9b5oyw8lDXe8C7nFltpoILwjdgN1O6JT0uyxOrou7Y9_R5KR5RyGVP4Ex8y8GSdBjcTtzUV5gLaptDuRqyXHjuinLiHrnnaEnczz81WX2OqF_k5CtkBMhbs1DujMRdP4xKnLbzjrZh9j/s4084/Dolls%20Button%20Cardie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="4084" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV6FeqMoR8l3AOCnAPLzZ3LJ7lnOjsBQf2J4S6TnfLoUtZZVX9b5oyw8lDXe8C7nFltpoILwjdgN1O6JT0uyxOrou7Y9_R5KR5RyGVP4Ex8y8GSdBjcTtzUV5gLaptDuRqyXHjuinLiHrnnaEnczz81WX2OqF_k5CtkBMhbs1DujMRdP4xKnLbzjrZh9j/w400-h286/Dolls%20Button%20Cardie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I still have a few dolls clothes to share with you. So, as they say, I shall return .....</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionne </p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115117988284381842.post-19782609209493026592023-06-28T10:00:00.003+01:002023-06-30T14:55:35.295+01:00Peony Card<p> I have a very quick and simple card to share with you today.</p><p>I have had this kit so long that I cannot remember which shopping channel I got it from or who made it - it may have been one from Kanban Crafts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD4Y0mffd7y7yrFF4MRtge37ebCAMfCAEnDKs4JRQVdqqsPF2qy8QRZWEJ0WQ1qszXnE-cxfJ0uIY8bljhR8_4xjsY9aSl9x4XNwGEXBYmhHjprX034VFdNAWHG5HXUjyX_FM3U8_41XFwruXGeS-6-hqcY628dGiVRD6WcEMxt_F-s_H6hrB9AyQDSUv/s4710/Peony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3365" data-original-width="4710" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD4Y0mffd7y7yrFF4MRtge37ebCAMfCAEnDKs4JRQVdqqsPF2qy8QRZWEJ0WQ1qszXnE-cxfJ0uIY8bljhR8_4xjsY9aSl9x4XNwGEXBYmhHjprX034VFdNAWHG5HXUjyX_FM3U8_41XFwruXGeS-6-hqcY628dGiVRD6WcEMxt_F-s_H6hrB9AyQDSUv/w400-h286/Peony.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It is a very simple design. I made a DL card and turned it on it's side. I then used some 3D foam pads to raise the decoupaged sections of the floral image. Finally, I popped on one of the sentiments from the kit.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Dionne </p>Dee's Craft Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03093699755346792088noreply@blogger.com4