Over those few short years I have accumulated a lot of knitting yarn, and I mean a lot, I have run out of places to stash it. So I decided to knit a few bobble (beanie) hats as Christmas presents to use up the yarn. Just one of two for my little nieces and nephews. In the end I made something like three dozen!
Cross Stitch, knitting, crochet, dressmaking, card making, scrapbook and wedding stationery.
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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.
I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Dionne
Friday 27 January 2017
It's Raining Beanie Hats
Over those few short years I have accumulated a lot of knitting yarn, and I mean a lot, I have run out of places to stash it. So I decided to knit a few bobble (beanie) hats as Christmas presents to use up the yarn. Just one of two for my little nieces and nephews. In the end I made something like three dozen!
Wednesday 25 January 2017
The Birthday Boy
It is very cold here and we have not seen the sun all day. How is the weather with you?
A quick post today. Now, before I talk about the card, I really must apologise for the quality of this photograph, the combination of how dark it is today and the very light colour of the backing papers, combined with all of those reflective surfaces, made it very hard to get just right.
Monday 23 January 2017
Cruising
I have a nephew who is mad about cars, so I thought that this Vintage Chevy from Delicious Doodles might make an ideal birthday card for him.
Friday 20 January 2017
Up the Hammers
Up until recently I have made little cardigans and jumpers for my great nieces and nephews and for the new babies born to friends. However, a few months ago I decided to make Christmas presents for some of my family and friends.
The other day I shared with you a crochet scarf I made for my niece. Today I am back to share a knitted scarf and bobble (beanie) hat I made for a special friend. As you would have gathered this friend is a West Ham fan, or so rumoured has it!
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Flight
Monday 16 January 2017
Crochet Santa Scarf
I started to do this in the run up to Christmas when I decided to make one or two Christmas presents for my family and friends.
Friday 13 January 2017
Firefly Lights Jars
I couple of years ago I made a light jar and liked the effect so much I decided to make some more this year. This photograph really does not do them justice, they are far prettier than they look here, especially if you put the lights on a slow twinkle.
In the autumn I like to do some pickling for my family and a while ago I purchased some second hand Kilner jars from ebay for this purpose. However, it was not a good purchase as I later discovered that they were only pennies more expensive new, and the lids of these jars were rusty and therefore unsuitable for food storage.
However, I did not want to waste the jars so I went on Pinterest to get some ideas of what else I might do with them. This project caught my eye and they are so simple to make. Back to ebay to buy battery operated macro lights and some suitable fabric.
My initial idea was to hide the batteries in the lid, but the battery pack was too large for that. However, because of the design of the Kilner jar I was able to take the wire out through the top of the loose lid and the little fabric mop cap nicely hides everything. I used red hairbands to hold the mop hats in place.
I think they would also look good outside on warm evenings ..... I would probably change the pattern on the fabric though!
Thank you for visiting today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Dionne
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Dear Santa
Monday 9 January 2017
A Scottish Castle
The sweet little hydrangea flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the butterfly die is by Memory Box. Everything else is from my stash.