Sunday 14 March 2010

Entertainment!

Or - What I Did When My Computer Wasn't Feeling Well.

Made a mountain of cream cheese biscuits, topped with citrus peel and berry jam. Soft and fluffy, like an edible pillow.

Made a dent in the mountain of acrylic yarn I seem to have collected, by starting a colourful granny-square blanket. It's the blanket that warms you twice - once when you're making it, once when you're snuggling under it. 

Befriended a couple of lovely ladybirds in contrasting colours. Things have been going rather badly this month, so I took the fact that I saw two of them within two days as a sign of upcoming good fortune.

Played around with some of the treasures I picked up about a month ago. I made little baskets out of them (they're about an inch tall, and less than that in width) and crocheted little chains for them, topped with a button. They make excellent holders for little treasures like bottle caps, little nutmen, and  erm, other stuff. 

Made more zipper purses, to be posted on Etsy soon. These are from a pair of old linen shorts (they've been washed!) and some scrap floral fabric.

8 comments:

  1. Oh my god! I love the lil crochet baskets, looks like a necklace. Also fantastic ladybug shots! This reminds me, I must "flog" aka foodblog about my recent cookie cooking adventures. Or lack thereof...To be continued.

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  2. Yeah, the little baskets are necklaces, I'm gonna post them on Etsy soon. Maybe tomorrow.
    Did you have a 'ladies of leisure' baking day recently? Flog away, milady!

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  3. We did. I didn't bake cos you know...I don't. But there were floor cookies, moth eggs, well washed nuts, burnt cracklies and doolooshusnoos ensued.

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  4. oh my gosh i LOVE that little knitted basket thingie!!!!! its so freaking cute!!! I'd wear it as a necklace and hide secret tiny things in it that I would only know about <3

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  5. Wonderful photos. Playful and insightful. And the cookies made me hungry.

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  6. Denise - Thanks! I hide little things in them :)

    Ren - I'm working on a recipe for those cookies, they came out a bit wet that time.

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  7. I love that zippered pouch at the end, the fabric mix is great

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