Flowery Cath Kidston Fabric Makes

As I've joined two swaps I'm in that place where I have been making but can't share just yet.

What I can share is these little treasures, I saw the idea on my new obsession Pinterest and gave them a go.

They are rather sweet and i'm quite pleased with how they turned out, I first saw them here.

My little Cath Fabric Flower Brooches

I have also been making more little lavender mice, I was asked to make these for a customer, but I've popped a few more in the shop as they are quite sweet and several people on twitter have asked me for some.

I've been pottering with cross stitch recently too and I made this little one last week, it's a lavender blossom with a little bee on evenweave stuffed with wadding and beautiful dried lavender.



Not sure where I'll use it yet I like to pop my lavender bags in amongst my fabric stash to keep it all smelling lovely but this one is a little too pretty to shove away in a drawer.

I'm posting my cupcake swap off on Tuesday so I'll be able to share that with you next week.

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150 Followers Giveaway

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Well lovely ladies, here is my 150 Followers Giveaway to say a thank you for the encouragement and words of support you leave me to continue making my bits and bobs and to try new things.

I love each and every comment you leave and take heart in the fact that I have met and am in touch with likeminded people. If I could I would send you all a gift but I can't so here is a little thank you from me, as the heart says, with 'love'.

I made these from lovely Tilda fabric and they are stuffed with the softest filling and a little bit of french lavender.





I made the brooch from some vintage lace and added a recycled rose earring to make it into a brooch.





Simple Rules:

• To enter the giveaway you don't have to follow me but I do need to be able to contact you. If you don't have a blog please leave a valid email address.


• Just leave a comment on this post and I will add you to the list.


• If you have your own blog and if you wish, please add me to your sidebar and link to this giveaway and I will add you again. Please let me know if you do and I will add you twice.


• I will draw the winner in two weeks time on the 15th September.

Good Luck x


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Little Commission

I was asked to make something for my lovely friend as she wanted something of mine to give to her sister as part of her birthday present.

My scope was, make a couple of little things for her bedroom, perhaps a little lavender mouse and a lavender heart. There was no definite colour mentioned and her bedroom is mainly creams, so I opted for delicate pinks, in these lovely Tilda fabrics.

I love making these little mice they are cute, this time I gave them cream whiskers instead of the thick black ones and before I added their ears I thought they looked like a little pile of shrimps (admittedly the shrimps from the Muppet Show Tonight).

Anyhow, this is them all done and dusted, not sure how many are needed but I usually make a few of the same thing once I have the machine out.

I also made a couple of simple lavender hearts and hand embroidered a little patch for the front onto a lovely cream silk fabric with the word Love, quite appropriate we thought as a sentiment from one sister to another.

I hear she really liked them, Happy Birthday Amy! Xx

p.s. I have noticed that I am creeping towards 150 followers, how amazing thank you all! You know what that means, another giveaway... if there is something you would like to see in my giveway please feel free to let me know and I will rustle something up.

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More Lavender Mice

Following completion of my little red spotty mouse, my lovely friend spotted him and wanted one; but in colours that would match her lounge. Hunting through my stash I found some fabrics I thought would match to I set to making a couple more mice.

These are really quick and easy to do; I followed this simple guide on the All About You site.

They were all packed up and ready to go when I realised that I had forgotten to give them whiskers, so they got a last minute overhaul.

I was quite fond of these little fellas but they have gone to a good home; I promise to visit.

E.T.A. a few of you have enquired about the packaging, this is how I usually package my stuff up. I thought I would show you how it is usually done (the one above was taken apart and got rather crumpled up!), simple greaseproof paper cut to the size required and stitched by machine or hand with a little bit of ribbon added: see below, nice and easy, perfect fit and cheap (like me :) ) x

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Little Mousey

I have hardly found time for sewing these last few days due to long days at work and things to do at home - like fighting with a new roller blind for over an hour today!!!! I have not done it for ages but I really lost my temper tonight with a blind ~ I flung stuff across the room! Shameful I know. As a treat I then sat myself down with some fabric and lavender and quickly calmed down. The red spotty fabric and some lavender turned into this little lavender mouse, he's a cutie:

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