Market Bargains

I love a good Bargain and I had what I consider a good one a lovely Cath Kidston  stitch book for just £2  RRP £16 so I was very happy with it as I have alot of her products and I do love them, so check out your local markets and boot sales find some good bargains and gems !!!!

This book has so many cute cross stitch and needlepoint  projects in and not only that some beautiful photography too.

My craft book collection

Great for inspiration & learning new skills and techniques, I have been given these books and found some in charity shops and market stalls and where I turn to for when I just need a little more inspiration for a new project.

Please forgive my poor quality photography.

Hama Bead heart bunting

hi! I'm theallcraftblog's little sister and recently i have been to her house. we got bored of watching films so we decided to do something creative. in the end we decided to make some hama bead stuff. we made loads of hearts and decided to make some cute little bunting out of them by sewing them together. We also made some coasters. they will probably come in a later post. Who knows?

Bespoke Anthropomorphic Dolls

My work is inspired by incidents I have experienced upon little journeys. People I have met/seen. I have a thing about Northern Lights, odd characters, and icebergs.

Meet 'Arnold' he likes shooting and has a very very large collection of guns. He loves them and can't get enough of them. He can bore you endlessly with his collection.

Knitted winter goodies

From pokeballs to R2D2 this girl can knit it all!

A lovely beanie modeled after a Pokeball from the infamous anime series Pokemon!

Christmas Badges

For those of you who don't know who Jenny Arnott is or what she does, she creates beautiful textile products that will last you a lifetime and never fail to light up a dull sofa or that wall that just needs something special.

But as Christmas is fast approaching us so is the Christmas craft stock and I just love these badges that Jenny has made.

I can't help but smile when i see these  just a reminder that Christmas is only 17 weeks away so get your Christmas craft on & support  handmade !



You can find Jenny Arnott and her fab makes here

Cute Felt Tea Set

Such a cute tea set, great for little children who like to play house, beautifully made too (:

you can find this set here

Patriotic Badge

So my mother in law is Portuguese and in my favorite magazine they had the cross stitch patterns of various country's and I knew I just had to stitch the Portuguese flag for my mother in law I used soluble canvas as I stitched it onto felt and for my first ever time finishing a project with soluble canvas I was very happy with the results.

And the back is just boring but here is a picture.

I totally recommend soluble canvas very easy to use no  mess no hassle just great original results !

Free Knitting patterns

Lots of free original knitting patterns (:

Go and get crafting !!!

Just go on tweedybear.wordpress.com

Image Transfer Paper How To

If you are new to image transfer paper, we have complied a handy guide that goes through the various steps in your way to a craft project success!



Step 1: Obtaining A Suitable Paper – Transfer paper is available for dark fabrics and for light fabrics. Light fabrics are considered white and creamy colours, dark are really all the rest. Your first task is to match the right paper with the fabric on which you plan to transfer. The reverse uncoated side of the paper will clearly be marked.

Rainbow Dash Cross Stitch

So for those of you who don't know Rainbow Dash is from the TV series My Little Pony - Friendship is magic and there is a HUGE internet fandom surrounding the show my cousin is some of the fans and i suggested that i could cross stitch him a Dashy so he drew it for me and then i got it all stitched up!  I hope you all like her (: I will be stitching the other 5 pony's so keep your eyes peeled!

Ed Sheeran heart

So I had my sisters over for the easter holidays and on one of the rainy miserable days we had, we got down to some crafting to make a change from watching the 5 million films we were watching, My one sister wanted a  One direction heart (which i don't have a photograph of) And my other sister (who wants a regular spot on my blog) wanted an Ed Sheeran heart as she loves him to bits so this is what I came up with !

The Front features his name  and the back features his tattoo which i believe is a logo he uses with his music and merchandise!   The paw print and ribbon re both orange in homage to his ginger hair I hope my sister is thrilled with this little hanging heart I made for her!


The one direction heart just features the 1D  logo on the front and nothing on the back, all in black felt and white stitching to go with the red white and black colour theme most of their merchandise has !

Barbie head pendants

These are some pendants I made using Barbie heads, 40x30mm bezel settings, ball chain, charms, beads, rhinestones, and other jewelry findings.  I'm not really sure what inspired me at first, I was just using an exacto knife on a Barbie one day(that sounds creepy) and decided to glue it in a bottle cap, which started my new obsession with making these pendants. I just recently opened a little online shop after getting a good response from people on the internet of my pieces.

You can find her store here.       And check out her blog here

Yarn Bombing

Yarn bombing/urban knitting/yarn storming, is fairly new popular trend that I am seeing more and more of although I must admit I have not come across any myself (but i would love to!) but my twitter and tumblr feed has been full of pictures of yarn bombing from all over the world, such a beautiful way to brighten up a dull high street I just wish someone would yarn bomb my town center!!!

I do not own any of these images if you know who i should credit please get in touch!

My fave craft store

I absolutely love this little cute  online store, if you need to update your craft supplies or just searching for a little bit of inspiration for your next crafty project then I assure you this is the place for you, buttons, divine twine, fimo clay, charms and cute unique cards. Her new store is Launching at 12Noon today and  will have a fantastic discount code for all you super savers take advantage of the HUGE 25%  off  but it ends at midnight tonight so get in there fast!!!!!

Just a glimpse of the selection of Beautiful twine she has to offer,

 Buttons galore I have some of these and they are perfect for making cute little gifts!

So go and have a look you will be surprised at the brilliant prices, beautiful products, speedy delivery & the packaging is beautiful too you won't be disappointed!!!

www.pur-ple.co.uk

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Also Follow her on Twitter @purplecraftsuk

Some free Cross Stitch Charts

Some free Cross Stitch charts I made a couple using the DMC Cross Stitch Pattern Designer you can find it on ebay for about £8 very useful thing to have if you like to create your own patterns as it tells you exactly what colours to use, but I also like to use chart paper too both handy to have!   (:

Sushi Fish Sugar craft

Super Kawaii!!!!  Sushi Fish most Delish!  I didn't think there was anything better than Sushi, but cake crafted into Sushi beats it! OMNOMNOM (:

Birthday Craft Book

This is a hound bound little booklet - using needle and thread, old printer paper, biros and sellotape.  The cover was made using a hand drawn 'wallpaper' design mounted on a recycled Christmas card!  The 'title' piece is just too layers of card - the blue and the text-piece layered on top of one another.  It's really easy and fun to make!  RECYCLE AND REUSE!! :-)

Submitted By @Nevillina_3

Product review "Make your own cardboard creations"

Pros

• The kit comes with a good variety of materials.


• The box contains a number of examples of things to make.


• It's good fun!

Cons

• There is not enough glue provided.


• There is a limited number of coloured card strips.


• It can be very fiddly for small hands. Children under 5 years of age will need help with this kit.

When you buy this kit make sure you have some PVA glue already at home, as you don't get enough in the kit to make everything suggested on the box.

Sourcing the individual materials yourself would not be cost effective, and you would have a lot of odd-shaped pieces of cardboard left over. So the pack does prove to be handy!

This kit would be great for kids who love making little gifts for friends and family. You don't have to stick to the suggestions on the box. Some other possibilities could include a space alien, a space ship and flowers – but remember colours are limited so you might have to improvise!

We used some extra items not included in the kit. There was glitter, a big bottle of PVA glue and double sided sticky tape!

All in all this kit is fun, crafty, and you will get hours out of this! Also, your kids will get to show off their creative side. It is perfect for the school holidays!

I bought this kit from The Works (English store) for £2.99. We got 2 hours of crafting fun out of this, and still have some materials left over.

Knitted Scarf & Patches

The wool was given to me by a friend, as she hated the colour. However, in my world, bright yellow is the perfect colour for a scarf, so I happily accepted it! I'm going to finish the scarf off by adding some colourful patches (as seen in the photo) and perhaps some colourful buttons to stitch on the bottoms bits!



Also, this is the first thing I ever knitted in the whole world ever! So there are dropped stitches and various other weird and wonderful mistakes. Still I love it!

Submitted by  @Nevillina_3