Good morning to all my lovely WOYWW buddies and anyone else who drops in to see what I have been up to this week.
It seems to have been quite a busy crafty week with one thing and another.
I will whizz through my photos so you can see what has been keeping me busy.
Max wanted some beige cashmere scraps dyeing so that she can use them to add to her felted artwork.
So, I brewed up a panful of green dye for the largest amount and then had a light bulb moment for the small amounts. I popped them in a small microwave pot with water/dye and gave them a quick 3 minute blast in the microwave. Perfect! Quick, easy and little mess. I shall be doing that again.
I made the little net bags to pop them in so that I could fluff them up with the hair drier and then leave them to dry overnight in the airing cupboard. That way I didn't end up with multi-coloured fluff scattered everywhere!
Here are the results...
Next, I had to make a new baby girl card and a boy's birthday card .....
The designs are fabric. The dinosaur is just cut out from a piece of printed fabric and each piece is Bondawebbed onto the background. The elephant is my own design with a hand embroidered name.
And lastly my latest twiddlemuffs. Just in case you don't know about them. I make them for patients suffering from dementia up at our local hospital. They are good for keeping hands busy and to hopefully stimulate a conversation. They are easy to knit and I like to create colourful ones with a theme - hence this week we have seascapes, a flower garden and Shrewsbury Town Football club.
If anyone has a friend or family member who would like one let me know.
AND last but not least, the lovely LLJ sent me a huge bagful of chunky yarn to use up for twiddler making.
It's totally brilliant and will keep me going for months! Thanks lots Jan - you are a treasure.
Well that's it for this week.
Keep well and stay safe.
xx Jo
