It's another good way to use up those yarn scraps.
My new gnomes played their part in our Christmas decor last year 😊
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Showing posts with label yarnscraps. Show all posts
Monday, 6 February 2023
I love gnomes!
Inspired by the knitted figures and animals I keep seeing on Pinterest, I decided to knit a couple of gnomes myself. They are my own design and are a fairly straightforward knit. I gave them a hat made of an old sock with a funny charm.
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Upcycling Christmas bulbs
We had a box in the attic with very ordinary silvery Christmas bulbs that we no longer used. I decided to upcycle them, make them more special by adding decorations with woolen thread and small beads. Then I put them in homemade paper boxes that I had also decorated. The bulbs were sold for charity. I still think of them sometimes and hope they make a Christmas tree beautiful somewhere!
Friday, 19 April 2019
Happy Easter from Boo and me!
Here is my Boo rabbit, made from the "Belle and Boo book of craft" I borrowed from the library.
In the book, a firm felt is suggested as fabric. I chose to use some old fleece jogging pants, a T-shirt and a small piece of quilting fabric from my stash. It's my goal to recycle as many of our discarded clothes as possible and I really try not to buy new materials (not always easy, I admit…).
It was sometimes a bit of a struggle to get this hand-sewn project right, because my fabric was not as firm as the suggested fabric and the T-shirt fabric tends to fray a bit.
I also wanted to find an alternative to teddy bear joints for the legs, because I don't have any and would have had to buy. So I used two tiny plastic containers (waste) and some pipe cleaners. It works, but I would definitely suggest using real teddy bear joints if you want to make an actual toy for a child. My Boo is meant to be for decoration, so it's OK to experiment a bit.
Inside the ears I also put some pipe cleaners, which makes them look funny and floppy. For stuffing I used tiny scraps of fabric and yarn.
Boo has now been appointed to the very important task of guarding and distributing the Easter eggs!
In the book, a firm felt is suggested as fabric. I chose to use some old fleece jogging pants, a T-shirt and a small piece of quilting fabric from my stash. It's my goal to recycle as many of our discarded clothes as possible and I really try not to buy new materials (not always easy, I admit…).
It was sometimes a bit of a struggle to get this hand-sewn project right, because my fabric was not as firm as the suggested fabric and the T-shirt fabric tends to fray a bit.
I also wanted to find an alternative to teddy bear joints for the legs, because I don't have any and would have had to buy. So I used two tiny plastic containers (waste) and some pipe cleaners. It works, but I would definitely suggest using real teddy bear joints if you want to make an actual toy for a child. My Boo is meant to be for decoration, so it's OK to experiment a bit.
Inside the ears I also put some pipe cleaners, which makes them look funny and floppy. For stuffing I used tiny scraps of fabric and yarn.
Boo has now been appointed to the very important task of guarding and distributing the Easter eggs!
floppy ears!
The home made joints...
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Happy little Jane
Here's Jane again!
Some years ago I visited Jane Austen's House Museum, what a treat! In the wonderful museumshop I bought a kit which I just couldn't resist, to make a Jane Austen out of a clothespin. So one evening I started tinkering with all the small pieces and added some of my own bits and pieces. This Jane turned out to be a happy energetic Jane, full of inspiration!
Some years ago I visited Jane Austen's House Museum, what a treat! In the wonderful museumshop I bought a kit which I just couldn't resist, to make a Jane Austen out of a clothespin. So one evening I started tinkering with all the small pieces and added some of my own bits and pieces. This Jane turned out to be a happy energetic Jane, full of inspiration!
the kit:
happy Jane:
Monday, 24 December 2018
Happy Merry Christmas to all!
Very, very happy holidays and for 2019 loads of crafty happiness, good health of course and lots lots lots of good news, - in short, all best wishes to you from me and my reindeer Comet!!
Comet is made of felt pieces sewn together (a Mollie Makes pattern). I gave him a nice warm scarf made from a yarnscrap of lovely soft Blue Sky Fiber suri merino.
Comet is made of felt pieces sewn together (a Mollie Makes pattern). I gave him a nice warm scarf made from a yarnscrap of lovely soft Blue Sky Fiber suri merino.
Cheeky Comet, he loved the photoshoot!
Friday, 30 March 2018
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