Take two ties, sew them together lengthwise (a short end to a wide end), line with fabric, cut off and close up the ends and you have a pretty and dynamic scarf.
Take the scraps that you cut off from the ends of the scarf and sew them together like a crazy-quilt, add a fabric yo-yo and vintage enamel pin and you have a matching brooch.
Now, I only have a dozen more to finish....
I bought 15 bunches of flowers from Caramelos on Etsy for my fairy dresses and crowns. They are even prettier in person and I can't wait to use them.
The garage sale down the street was for me. Other crafty kindred spirits lived there. I bought a stash of belt buckles, random jewelry, bits of ribbon and two small painted trays.
I also got more eyelet trim (can never have enough eyelet), 3 crocheted doily/hotpot thingies and some crochet hooks.
At first I passed this up, then went back to it when I was charged so little for everything else. It is a rather long wall hanging from Sweden of embroidered folks in frocks and finery. Can anyone translate the descriptions for me?
These were my favorite purchases there. A twin set of sheets with pretty shabby chic pink roses and a linen piece with rose ribbon trim. They'll have to go together in some sort of project, I'm just not sure what kind yet.
Much bigger than the first one thanks to the hint about loosening up my stitches. It's almost too big for its recipient but he likes it apparently. He hasn't taken it off since I finished it.
I wanted to make a little korker topper like on this hat but it didn't quite turn out like it. I'll keep trying.
Nice shape, cute flower, great fall colors,
I used the right weight yarn and the right sized crochet hook and the directions were easy to follow. It should've worked out.
I did figure out my problem with following directions
I've got the sewing machine out again, finally. I sold the last of my finished fairy dresses, so I am ready to make more.
It's a good thing I stocked up on more vintage slips. I've been researching vintage fairy images and have ideas for making each one unique. Dawn's site is always full of inspiration for me. I'm now off to Etsy to look for tulle and millinery flowers.
I'm also finally finishing up the double tie scarves I started months ago. I've sewn the backs onto each pair and now I have to close up the ends. I don't know if I'll be able to let Mickey Mouse go.
I figured out how to crochet circles and flowers all by myself.
Once I was done with a few, I thought to make them into brooches
I found old earrings, enamel pins
Got some cute combinations, I think.
I need to get some pinbacks and I think I want to make them funkier with some laces and trims.
I also need to head to our storage space to collect the yarn,
For now, I'll use what I have and see what I can come up with.
Like the colors in peacock feathers. These are from the residents of the farm we visited a few weeks ago. We were told to take what we wanted. Now I need to think of something to do with them.
Here are the body feathers, commingled with some from Canada geese my 6yo collected.
We even had to save some of the small, downy ones. I didn't realize their body feathers would also be brown or patterned (the fuzzy white ones are from the geese, I believe.)
I've only been able to shop a little bit this summer. Too hard with all the boys in tow. While at the farm, I bought a few things at a thrift store. -- the wooden box, the clip-on earrings and the broken pocketwatch. The small turquoise Blue Mountain Pottery ashtray and the children's book (with Dick before Jane came along) were purchased in Canada.
And even my crocheting has taken on a turquoise hue. Just practicing with stitches (as I still can't follow instructions) by making chanter cover for one of my boys and scarves for some young sisters we know.
