I have done this pattern up as a freebie for you, for personal use. I decided to trace the finished stitchery (as I had just drawn straight onto the calico I didn't have anything on paper) so please click on the photo below and it will take you to Flickr, then go to "all sizes" above the photo and you can print from there.
I would love to know if you stitch it so I can have a look at your version of it! 
enjoy
xx
sorting out threads and looking through patterns to start another stitchery......
working out how to make my Owl stitchery a freebie. I have actually done this and will post it soon..........
and making Cindy's lovely Apple Cake. Mine had to stay in the dish as using gluten free flour made it a little bit crumbly, but with lots of cream it tasted just fine.....very fine in fact
This is a finished Alice mixed media piece I did for a swap with Marian. The swap worked out wonderfully. Marian was the best swapper as we arranged it way before xmas and we kept putting it back and back for lots of reasons and finally we swapped last week.
First Daffodil for the year. I took this photo a few days ago and now there are 3 others out.
I decided at the beginning of the year I wasn't going to buy anymore new fabric for the whole year. I was going to use up my stash, most of which is vintage fabric from the op shop. It comes in the form of off the bolt, curtains, sheets, pillowcases and clothes etc. I also have quite a few curtains that were nan's or mum's to be cut up and used. I am no longer going to be precious about these fabrics and use them. I am still buying op shop fabric if I find it.
I love the idea of a simple tote, but one that is strong and very well made and has the right proportions. Here is the first one. It has short carry handles but I think I prefer them longer to go over the shoulder if needed. It is quite a good size (but still could be tweaked) and is reversible. I have used a barkcloth curtain and jumbo cord both from the Salvos. The jumbo cord works so well as it really adds strength.
my space this week has some girls and fairies waiting to be made into finished artworks.......
and knitting........I am sooo happy to be actually knitting from a pattern. yippeeee It is a simple beginner's pattern but will still take me quite some time as I am only doing a couple of rows a day. I won't tell you what it is yet in case it doesn't work out.
Finally finished. If I can ever work out how, I would like to put this up as a free pattern.
some ramekins found at Vinnies, some 1950s some 1970s ranging between 50c and $1. They won't be used in the kitchen, they are ideal food and water bowls for the little ratties. Much better idea than buying the ceramic food bowls sold at the pet shops. They are tiny and range between $5-$8.
My Creative Space this week has been mainly sitting in my favourite chair trying to finish a stitchery I started weeks and weeks ago then I put it down and left it.....something I am good at doing lately. I've been going through a bag of floss I forgot I had. What a wonderful surprise to find it. I bought this at Coats Patons Woollen Mills about 15 years ago before they closed up. Mum always went there to buy her knitting wool and her mother before her. A shame it no longer exists here.
also some journal fun, just doodling while watching a series of documentaries on Paris on DVD....while dreaming of going there......
pop over to Kirsty's for inspiring creative spaces
I am always trying to find a style of drawing Frida Kahlo with which I am happy. I have some 98% finished artworks I have been working on. I say 98% because I like to leave them for a week or much longer sometimes, then go back to them to see what they need. I may add some text to these two.
I like to do the drawing/painting on cartridge paper then cut it out and glue it to canvas board with a background I have prepared and then add more layers. This one below is just cut out and sitting against white board. Frida often liked to dress as a man, quite often just purely to shock. I am working on capturing that look.
back tomorrow xx
Michelle had also made a brooch! I was so excited. Thank you Michelle they all so lovely and have already been admired when I wear them, especially the brooch the other day. Michelle is crocheting up a storm lately, pop over and say hi and have a look. I love her little car and caravan brooches too.
So I will share some of the photos I have taken, firstly is my creamer and sugar bowl from James Sadler, Sophie Chintz. This is not vintage but I adore it. These two pieces were given to me from mum a couple of years ago for my birthday.
This baking dish has been a favourite of mine since I was a kid. It is circa 1958 and was a wedding present to mum and has seen many a tuna mornay!!
these mugs are available at Spotlight, isn't it sweet. There are quite a few different knitting ones and it was hard to choose. It is a little chunky and heavy, not as nice as drinking tea out of a porcelain mug, but cute all the same. I have been using it for hot Milo before bed.
