Recently

It's been quite a while, almost a year really, since I last blogged.  Lets say I lost my creative touch for a bit.. but now things are going more smoothly which means the stress has gone and there's room available in my brain to create things that make me happy.

This one's a keeper

This cushion is something I made a little while ago. My partner bought me a kids t-shirt with the bike design on it thinking I could make something with it, and this was the end result.  My favourite part is the buttons - I bought a colourful selection on ebay for just a few pounds.  But of course, I'm very happy with it as a whole, and will defiantly keep this one for myself.

Other cushions.. well I have a few more kids t-shirts lying around (no, I don't have children, so yes, I do go shopping in the sales for kids t-shirts to cut up - not that I need an excuse, but they have the best designs and are cheaper than adult clothes!) ready to up-cycle into something better, and so that I can keep making and not clutter up the bed/sofa/house with albeit lovely things, I'm going to put my creations up for sale on etsy.  I have sold a card or two on there before so know the gist of it, but this will still be new and exciting.  Once I have a few cushions made I'll list them for sale and hope they go (and to a good home) before I'm tempted to unlist and keep them!

Can you see a theme here? :)

Next in the running..
(apologies for my poor photography skills!) I bought the 'real' fabric yesterday and may not use it all but it's a start.  I'll use plain pieces too I'm sure, and the backing piece will just be something simple.

I'm moving house in a couple of weeks, out of the parents and into our first place with my partner.  One thing I'm really looking forward to is our 'workroom'!  For his bikes and my crafting :o)  It will be nice to have a dedicated space, it will mean the rest of the house isn't covered in random bits of fabric (or bike parts) too! .. or at least that's the theory ... :D