Handmade Monday

Well it has been a busy old week.  A lot of it centred around the gym - however this intense programme is just to tone me for my holiday and after that I'll get back to my normal routine as this seems to be taking so much time and leaving not a lot left to do much else but head to bed!

I have been making corsages this weekend for the kilt shop and also a couple of other things for the St Johnstone fanatic - though I definitely wont be making the hair clips again as they took an age due to the thickness of the fabric to work with!  The hair band I don't mind so much. She has also ordered a couple more things so that will keep me busy!

I'm adding a picture of a corsage in the Pearl O' the Tay Tartan which is exclusive to the kilt shop and one which they designed themselves. It is such a lovely colour.

Other news this week came from son yesterday.  He auditioned for the Cairngorms Ceilidh trail yesterday and got a call later on to say he had a placed. Am really pleased for him as it is paid work! (Pleased for me too!)

It seems to be have a very Scottish blog this week! (Next week I will write it in Gaelic  - only joking!)

I am now heading over to 1st Unique Gifts to see what everyone else has been up to this week.

Have a great week!
Mich :)

Flower Power!

I have had such a productive weekend with my crafts.  It is great when you get a spell where everything works and goes smoothly.  Of  course, with the whole of Britain (bar us) basking in heatwave conditions - we had rain Saturday and Sunday believe it or not - apart from going out only when necessary, it has been a good opportunity to get on with things in the house.

On Saturday between showers I popped into a shop to get a specific size of crochet hook and came out with some organza fabric! I made a pink organza flower and then attached it to a hair clip:

As daughter is not available to show it in hair, you will have to see it in my frizzy mop to get an idea of the size of it - (the flower not my frizzy mop!)

After making this, I made a smaller one which I attached to a ring.  The small one I made in black and when I took a picture it unfortunately just looks like a black blob so will try to get pictures another time.

I then went to the other end of the size spectrum and made a fairly large flower which I sewed onto a canvas square I had and I will put it on the wall in my bedroom. I was pleased with how this turned out.  I want now to see how I can incorporate this sort of thing into my jewellery. 

I did also get the crochet hook and have made a couple of little baby hats - but that will be for another post. I know you guys down south are basking in the heat and the thought of a little winter woolly hat will make you sweat!

Pop over here to see what others have been up to this week. 

Mich :)