nothing like losing an eye to dampen a crafting weekend...

our poor mae lin peke doggie, is now a one eyed wonder. we have her home safe and sound and sure hope we can keep her that way. SO, to put it selfishly, my weekend crafty plans were thrown haywire late friday afternoon...

..did manage to have a playdate with two clever friends on Saturday afternoon...we played with a make-do printing press (trusty cuttlebug) and some collography plates made by P. The plates were etched, and also had items like string stuck to them, to create images in ink when run through a press. Designed for paper (lithography), we had to try it on fabric of course!

here the fabric is stuck on the plate, we are about to peel it off...

result! with a bit of gold leaf added....anyways, we played for hours and hours...

...enough to take my mind off my dog for a couple of hours...
came home and watched bud bud and lily play.

also took kids to see the Queen Mary docked in Durban harbour.

That was week 21, looking forward to a better week 22!

week 20: hard to focus

i have always loved things in miniature. which may explain why my daughter also loves playing with the tiniest people, houses and animals she can find. this week, i found some of my miniature quilts. mostly unfinished. so i started on getting them ready to hang or frame.

the first one had a few blocks done already...the square in a square so I just made some more blocks, added a border and Ta Da!

next, was the pineapple block...found the tiny pieces of fabric i was using, and the pattern....

and TA DA!

then, had to do some mommy duty, made ella a recorder bag...

...covered some books and even had time for some hooky:

as well as cups of tea and my auntys famous shortbread...

watched by peeka...

and waited for by Lily....

and that, in a nutshell, was week 20!

the challenge so far

okay..lets get on the same page...
here is a review of the past 19 weeks. i have posted on facebook, but thinking this may be more versatile wrt info i can include....long may the inspiration last....

week 1: 11 september 2011
fabric flower corsages

week 2: 18 september 2011
crochet headband

week 3: 25 september 2011
japanese folded flowers

week 4: 1 october



fabric apples from tilda book



week 5: 9 october was a busy week!
fabric hairclip and embroidered panel and hexagon flowers

week 6: 16 october
yummy yarns for my blooming flower cushion (attic 24 blog by Lucy)

week 7: 23 october



childs crayon bag

week 8: 30 october
another lucy special - attic 24 my FAV blog

week 9: november 6
ANOTHER Lucy attic 24 special - told you it is my favourite blog

week 10: 13 november
completed advent calendar - panel made in week 5

week 11: 20 november
applique table runner

week 12: my new fav hobby, mosaic
LOVE for my lounge

week 13: 1st december
patchwork heart and mosaic hearts and knitted log cabin

week 14: 8 december
crocheted star decoration, bought pattern off etsy...will try find the link

week 15: 15 december
crocheted cowboy boots also from etsy pattern

quilt also completed in week 15: was a gift to go with the booties...

 also week 15: teachers gift

another teacher gift - knitted twirl scarf

week 16: hand embroidered baby grow

week 19: 13 january 2012
found a mini canvas on an easel...not yet finished...

week 19: crocheted sunburst square from mollie makes

finished object for month of january: eagans cushion cover from scandinavian stitches book.

PHEW - thats it then.....all up to date!