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Another 7 Day's Of Crafting...

Another week as been and gone and much progress has happened now that things are starting to settle down... I did say starting to didn't I. Sigh... no matter, things will get back to normal eventually I guess.

This past week saw me going to the Lacemakers Group for the first time and I must say that I loved every second of it. I took in the sampler piece I just finished...

... and then we did a workshop and I learned how to make Tallys and Leaves...

I had so much fun I came home and did some more and then did some more at the craft group on Tuesday. It has taken me a while to be able to have the chance to learn this old handcraft of making lace, but it was well worth the wait :-)

I have also been busy making stitch markers and charms for knitting and crochet...

... I think I'm a bit addicted to them as I now seem to be collecting them and I have them all hanging off a bangle, including a couple with bells on them so I jingle in true Tinkerbell fashion, Lol! :-)

This is my progress for the week for my "Spin 365 in 2015" Challenge...

... check out the tab above for the gallery of my progress pictures :-)

And the week wouldn't have been complete without some dyeing...

... these braids, along with the stitch markers and charms, will soon be available in my Shop via the tab above.

Happy Crafting!
Liz :)

Days Spinning: 22/365     Days Missed: 0/365
Days Writing: 22/365       Days Missed: 0/365
Projects Completed: 0      Skeins Spun: 4

A Very Special Day ...

Ok, so I know I have been a little bit MIA the last few weeks, but I have a good reason, honest. A few of the things that I was working on were for a very special day which has been a long time in the making. But the big day has finally arrived and it was a beautiful, perfect and a relaxing special day, but then again, some weddings are. So let me show you some of the things I was working on the weeks before...

One of the most important things one needs on the day... a dress. I found this very plain dress in the op-shop, made a few alterations (one of which was removing the horrible puff sleeves!) and then spent about a week double stitching each of the crystals on, one by one. I must say I love the end result, a simple and effective way to show my creative personality without going over the top, and I was glad to have it finished a few weeks before the wedding.

The next important thing was the bouquet. I wanted something that I could keep and would last for many years to come. Ever since I learned the art of beaded flowers many years ago, I had wanted to bead my own bouquet, despite the fact I hadn't met my now husband. I started this project about this time last year, working on it and making a petal here and there until I had it finally finished around October last year. It has 13 roses, what I consider to be our lucky number, with a matching buttonhole for the groom.

The butterfly was a last min addition, matching the next important thing...

... the cake. Again I wanted something special to put on my cake that I could keep for later on, especially for the special anniversaries so I can re-create our wedding cake. So I returned to my default skill and beaded up another 13 roses for the cake, with some help from my bride's maid in threading the beads. I created another two butterflies to represent the bride and groom in the cake topper, the exact opposite but same style of the one on my bouquet.

My jewellery for the day was something special too, with the main creation being the necklace, again matching the rest of the rose theme. I made a simple pair of spiral earrings to go with it and wore my charm bracelet from my Nana and Grandad, my something old.

The other main thing I created, with a little inspiration from my Mum in the design, was my wishing well box. I know it was a large box, but I had this in mind when I was making it so afterwards I could put my bouquet, cake decorations and other special things in after the wedding.

None of the photo's do any of these creations justice, but they come close and can give you an idea of what everything was like on this very special day.

I have some other more resent crafting to share too, so keep checking back for the next update :) Happy Crafting!