Snips, Stitches and Sparkles

My hands will create what my heart dictates.

About this blog

I try and be creative however I can  in between caring for my three little boys, so if I'm not beading, sewing or dabbling with paper arts, I take pics of my cooking. 

Apologies in advance to any arty food phobics who stumbled onto this blog hoping to see art and got a pie or cake or something instead!  ;-)

Sep-14

Callum's quilt is finished! I want one!

 
 
Yup, I do.  But I think I've run out of steam now  :)

I'm going to give it to him when he gets home from school today. I hope he is excited!

Inspired by a stacked coins quilt by flossieblossoms 
www.flickr.com/photos/32350579@N02/3708533504/in/pool-200...
 
Sep-10

Callum's Quilt Top finished

Callum's quilt top
Squee!  i'm excited with how it's turning out! 

So far, he doesn't know that I've started sewing it again, so I'm hoping to get it finished and just put it on his bed when it's done. 
 
Sep-7

London Eye Layout

 
 
Ooh, beads!  I had an idea to use some beads on this layout and I'm really pleased with it.  I cut the circle from Basic Grey Mellow Fruitful paper to look a little like the London Eye and then sewed doubled over cotton, threaded with size 11 seed beads to make the spokes on the wheel.  There are Cinnamon Brown Stickles dotted around the outside of the wheel.

The title is cut from the same paper but I coated all the letters with Ice Stickles to give them a glittery effect without detracting from the pattern.
 

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