Look how long its been since I last posted!! It's been far too long - although I have uni and holidays and all sorts of things to blame. Here's the latest 'make' that I've finished off from an old w.i.p.

My pleats don't line up particularly well if you compare inside and outside but I like using the rings to attach the handle and I love the fabric :) Another project ticked off!

On a shameless note of self promotion - check out my ebay store for all sorts of odd bits and bobs. I've listed some beads/craft packs/altered art junky random selections which might interest a few of you out there. I do post abroad if you PM me!

OWOH Winners!!

Well I visited hundreds of blogs, and stole heaps of inspiring ideas from some truly talented crafters...but it's now time to announce winners! Congratulations to:

• Ceri from Inspired by Felix
• Caroline from Craft Mix

I've sent you guys a quick email - get back to me and i can pop down to the post office!! Thanks to everyone who visited and participated - i'm sure we all had fun!!

One World One Heart 2011

Greetings from Scotland! OWOH is in its 5th and final year. I participated last year and my blog roll has been over-flowing ever since!!It's always great to meet new people with new crafts and possibly...steal a few nuggets of inspiration!!

I've already worked my way through most of the blogs on the list (over 700 so far!!) and thought i really should join in properly.

So the aim is to give away a 'door prize' - for any bloggers that stop by and leave a little comment.

A little bit about myself for those who are interested - I am 21 and a 2nd medical student in Glasgow, UK. It's hard - VERY hard!! But all worth it eventually I am sure and it's soo interesting. I have a little 5 week block about osteoporosis going on at the moment and even that's exciting!

In between text books I spend a lot of time with my girlies and in the lake district with my man. We walked around Buttermere last week - it's always so beautiful.

I enjoy felt crafting, stitching, remaking and remodelling, clothes making, curtain making...blah blah blah! Anything to keep my hands busy - crocheting and reading, baking and stitching...!!

And now for my give-aways!

1. Felt covered drawing pins for brightening your notice board...tiny but fun.
2. Miniature bottle top pin cushion similar to this one - I will make one similar for you so it may be a different colour or pattern

Good luck - I hope you like my contribution - do feel free to rummage through my blog! All you have to do is comment and leave a way for me to contact you! Remember you must have a blog to participate! I will draw winners using Random.org on Feb 17th...enjoy!!

Note - we have reached the deadline!! Entries are now closed and winners announced in my newest post. Thanks everyone for visiting - i had a great time!

A few wee updates!

Greetings from a super busy medical student!! Sorry I haven't been keeping you up to date! Here's a quick run through of what passed through my crafty fingers recently...

These guys i found over at weewonderfuls who's blog i adore! I had a go at Santa, Mrs Santa and a little green elf. I hope she doesn't mind!! They were shipped off to a few family members with kiddies at Christmas (and a few big kids). I enjoyed making them soo much - especially using glue for once, not sewing every little bit on. Cheating but shh....

I sent quite a few presents off in little bags like this recently too - made out of enveloped would you believe it! Fantastic for my student budget - see how to do it over at HowAboutOrange.
The next photo is a gorgeous french knitted necklace that Tom's Mum made for me for Christmas - isn't it beautiful! A few little buttons sewn on add a nice but of detail and the yarn she used is sooo soft - I love it! The other necklace I found on vintage stall - it's lots of sequins and beads sewn on to what i think is an old dress collar. Really different - everyone always comments! Just thought i'd share with you too...

Ah yes MummySew made me the most amazing tea cosy!!!! Look how fab it is! Completely lined
too. It's made of felted wool and she'd appliqued on lots of adorable little figures - it's the pride of our teapot!!

She also found these amazing books - 'The Screwtape Letters' by C.S.Lewis, 'Vision of Sir Launfal' by James Lowell and 'A Gallery of Children' by A.A.Milne.

How amazing to find books by well known authors - old, well -loved but beautiful! The first it dedicated to J.R.R.Tolkein - imagine that!

On a cutesy note...we decoupaged this little Piggy Bank over christmas - he's just waiting for a big pink nose-button!! The pencil pot is another new love too - Cath Kidston fabric and pink pompoms! What on earth could be better? I hope your New Year is just as colourful and exciting!

WIP...finished!

Long forgotten WIPs always seem to re-emerge at Christmas - these little pencil toppers came out again and got finished off with their new anti-falling-off-the-pencil tactics in place...here's the line up...

This guys my favourite...i'm keeping him - isn't he sweet? Sad little thing who needs friends!

Most of the other guys are off to make new friends though - Christmas presents on that student budget yet again - but the thought counts right even with just a small gesture.

Tutorial: Easy Gift Tags

Remember these? I came up with a use for them - a student Christmas budget means little things like this help out a lot!

Gift tags are as easy as...

1. Fimo cut outs using biscuit cutters or mini icing cutters - thin slices baked in the oven

2. Fabric shapes from the scrap bucket and the ever faithful Uhu

3. ...et voila! Handy free gift tags!!

Driftwood Dreams

I have always loved driftwood crafted items - something so raw about them, all those worn down curves on something that's usually so stoic...sew the first attempted item was simple - bookend for MummySew! Tom and I had some trouble thinking of something cool to get mummysew for christmas last year...she had seen these on folksy and wowed at them, sew we thought we would have a go.

We went to the beach somewhat doubting that we'd find any driftwood at all...but look at our spoils! It was pettycur bay we visited, in Fife, and despite it being a scottish November, the sun was shining and with all the rock hopping and digging, we soon warmed up :)

I hosed them down in the shower to get rid of all the sand and crawlies and then leant them up against the radiator to dry...which took weeks. About a week before christmas tom got to work finding dowels. He made two lead dowels for weight which he slotted down into holes he drilled in the base...and then he drilled down the lead dowels to add wooden ones that would hold the upright of the bookends in place.

They have quite a good weight now to keep them upright and rubber feet on their base for grip. Between us we came up with the design, trying to keep them both slightly different - quirky?

p.s. can you tell how behind I am with posting? i'm still catching up with last years chrsitmas presents!

Elephant Cushions

Remember this? Well I found a ready made matching cushion a few weeks ago in a charity shop that totally matched! I absolutely had to sew up my scrap to make a matching pair...

They're boasting on my new bed in my new flat in Glasgow West End - very chic!

Vintage Linen

Mum's been dredging through grannies drawers to find the old embroidered linen and has found a good few tablecloths lurking in the charity shops for a few pounds a piece also...they're for the party in the summer...VERY english :)

She added this cushion cover to her collection the other day as well...the 2 sides are very different and don't particularly match, but are both gorgeous! I'll show you again once its stuffed :)

Treacle's snuck a paw in there too :) she approves!

MummySews Garden

Mums been planting up pots and wheelbarrows and hanging baskets for the past few weeks - the garden will be absolutely decked with flowers this summer!
There's still a few more to pot up and hang and then they just need arranging around the garden! We're having a joint 21st/50th birthday party this summer so the garden will be beautified for all our guests! :)

Homewards Bound

I got home from Glasgow last weekend with a whole car full of flat stuff which we moved out. The car was so full!! There were knives and forks in all the car door pockets and books underneath the seats...nil visibility the whole way home but we managed :)
The next challenge was squashing everything into cupboards and wardrobes (wardrobes being the difficult one!)...
My two wardrobes couldn't really handle all the new additions! sew the 'winter' wardrobe has been packed away and all my floaty summery bits remain :)

...a good few bags of clothes (labels!) will be appearing on my ebay store soon, and an awful lot have gone of to charity shops :( i hate parting with clothes!
Oh yes and a vintage fair just happened to be on the day after i came home...I picked up a gorgeous indian embroidered panel which I'll hopefully appliqué onto a cushion cover.

Just look at that neat embroidery! Found a few books too: R. L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, Christian Andersons Fairy Tales' and Maya - the adventures of a little bee.

Look how lovely the prints are :)

still WIPs...

I'm sneaking in some felty fun between the biochemistry and revision...at this rate they'll take a while, but one day they WILL grace the shop!

Monsters...

And some Owlets...
They look a little odd like this...but one day they will be pencil toppers! If anyone has any suggestions for a new design please do let me know :)

A little bit of This and That

I started a slightly more adventurous crochet pattern...good fun although it's sooo fiddly! 1.25 hooks anyone? *sigh* one day it'll be gorgeous though

I've read a few childrens classics which i've never read before. Why I have no idea! Their fabulous. Peter Pan was both brilliant and yet so sad...but illustrated by Mabel Lucie Atwell? Gorgeous!

Alice Through The Looking Glass was also illustrated and such a cute story. Like dreaming.

Shameless Self Promotion...

I have spent the past week alternatively revising and procrastinating. My procrastination methods of the moment involve ebay - I'm having a clear out! I'm listing all sorts of designer/high street oddities in my ebay shop.

Leather trousers...Suits...Silk tops...Designer Dresses (Karen Millen, MNG...!)...many with tags still in place!!

This particular piece is a Karen Millen cow print suit...yum?

Most bids start at 99p and end next week. I'm hooked on ebay right now :)

Apologies for the cheeky advertising!

W.I.P.

I have little felt naughties all over my flat waiting to be stitched up...
Its so exciting! I'm going to stuff a few owls too just to see what happens...

Sew i have my nose in books at the moment and am disappeaing home for some easter time off...wait no... i mean revision *sigh* but when i'm back i'll finish these up and pop them in the shop.