Jacobean Book Print Poster  Embroidery Style

Jacobean Book Print Poster Embroidery Style

All the work I do with books, leaves me with lots of paper print offcuts.  I am fascintated with the different fonts and colours of the book pages and the way they age differently. I have a serious collection of vintage craft books too, and so I used a Jacobean...

At Last!

At Last!

Today for the first time for ages, I didn't have hectically urgent deadlines or tasks nipping at my heels. What a pleasure it was to spend some time on my home. I made these cushions up from thrifted linen dish towels.  I love the colours and the happy patterns....

Recycled Jersey Blanket  Patch worked Knits

Recycled Jersey Blanket Patch worked Knits

The Jersey [Jumper or Sweater] blanket is finished at last!The blanket is made from many vintage jerseys which I collected over a few months. I went for neutral colours as I wanted a light coloured blanket.If you would like to make one yourself, here are some...

Book Art Furniture – Tables and Pillows

Book Art Furniture – Tables and Pillows

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for featuring the book table I made a while ago! I thought I would take this opportunity to show you what it looks like now - It's become a bedside table. The folded page rounds are interspersed with LPs! The pillows on the bed were made...

Weekend Creativity

Weekend Creativity

I spent quite a bit of time working on the Hexagon Blanket for my daughter. It is wider than a scarf now [116 shapes] but needs to be at least 5 times the size! 464 more hexagons to go! I do hope to finish it while she still likes the idea and before she leaves...

Cushion Cover from Vintage Shirt

Cushion Cover from Vintage Shirt

Shew! It's a Shirt! A while ago, I told you how much I enjoyed Pozzynet's post on Shirt Cushions. Well, I have finally done it myself.  I found a delightful blouse, just begging to be turned into a cushion. The process was not as simple as I first thought, and...