Bramble Blooms

That’s the name of the pattern I used to stitch this tester for some white linen cushions I’m planning to make.  The pattern is by Carina and is for sale in her Polka and Bloom shop.

My stitching is definitely in the “needs improvement” category but it was a fun pattern to work with because the colours are so bright and cheerful. However it took me way longer to finish than I would have hoped. I just seem to be running out of time for crafts these days, or maybe it’s a case that I’m not making time for crafting.  There are unfinished projects and supplies for not yet started projects haunting me all the time.  As well as an ever growing folder of bookmarks for potential projects.  It’s enough to drive a girl to drink! My excuse is the wedding of course and the fact that I’ve taken up walking so these things are eating into what little time I have that I’m not spending at work or asleep.  This is the point where my parents would point out that I haven’t much to worry about if this is all that’s bothering me :-)

More adventures in using up stash

I book marked these two little projects a while back with the intention of using up some of my pretty paper stash, but they both involved Mod Podge which I had never seen in craft shops here.   I asked in my local craft shop if they could recommend anything that might do the same job, they mentioned that one of their suppliers had it and they could order it for me.  Once I got my hands on it, I dug out the links for the paper projects and got to work.

Covered Jar Lids

Covered bulldog clips