Monday 27 June 2011

Crochet and knitting

I have recently discovered crochet and re-learnt how to knit (albeit in a very basic form at the moment!!)

Anyway, I thought that i would share with you my first attempt at actually finishing a crochet creature.... below is the cat that I made for my good friend Kirsten's lovely little boy William.... introducing 'Jess the cat' :)

Here he is in his raw form...




And here he is in all his finished glory...



Not a bad first attempt if i do say so myself!!

Wednesday 19 January 2011

Etsy

I decided to take the plunge and make an Etsy Shop, after all, what is the point in making lots of lovely things if they can't be shared with anyone??

Sunday 16 January 2011

Creative Every Day Update


So, I'm sorry to say that I have already fallen off of the creative every day wagon!! Overall I have been much more creative (and generally more productive) over the past few weeks which was one of my new years resolutions, so I'm not feeling so bad about not making something every day as when I haven't been physically making something I have been searching out inspiration and finding things to aid my creativity. I have decided that as part of being creative every day, trying new recipes and looking at other artists work counts towards this as it all feeds my creativity, as it were!! I have joined the Pay it Forward campaign on Facebook to motivate me to make things, so have pledged to make something for 5 friends during 2011. Since the new year I have done the following things........ baked a banana loaf for a friend, made a vegan potato bake, invented a scrummy fat and sugar free flapjack alternative, started to draw my Christmas presents, bought a stripy trunk to hold all of my sewing things (on Keri Smith list - buy something that represents your creativity and use it everyday), bought some nice fabric, amazing ribbon and lovely buttons, learnt how to make a rosette, went on a spontaneous trip to see the Gauguin exhibition at the Tate and also visited the National Gallery and started to read 'The Yellow House' by Martin Gayford, which I plan to review on finishing it. I am also hoping to write a small piece on my thoughts about the Gauguin exhibition... watch this space...