WOYWW #243

Good morning. An early one for me today thanks to a rotten cold. Crafting is definitely on the cards that way I can sit down when I want, stand when I want play and get more ink on my hands and in general - get through the day without thinking of this sore throat and headache. I had a fabulous weekend of craftiness in the NE of England at another of our Hels' workshops. I am a proud member of Hels Warriors from the Frozen North and came away sad because it was over but happy 'as Larry' because I had had so much fun. My desk has a bit of stash on it due to that surge of 'I need to craft'.

You can spy some inks, paints, glue, flowers, embellishments, glasses and the 2nd brew of the day. I've removed the piece I'm working on because I am making something similar to one of the projects from the weekend and as there is another workshop next weekend (because so many folk wanted to attend) I don't want to spoil the fun for them. If you are wondering what WOYWW is all about, pop over to Julia's for an explanation. Have a fun day.

A BRILLIANT CRAFT WEEKEND

That's what I had over the weekend, a brilliant crafty time.  

It was just wonderful to meet up with the 'gang' again and welcome a few newbies. As usual, the amazing Sue worked her magic and organised everything so that we all could have this fun-filled experience.

2 thoroughly incredible projects had been devised and prepped by our Hels which she carefully guided us through so that we all came away with our own fabulous works of art.

I would love to show you but another group of our 'gang' is going up to the NE next weekend to do the same. It would be cruel to spoil their fun so I shall wait and show you next week.

WOYWW #242

Life has taken over. For me to say that in the middle of winter is no mean task. I generally suffer from S.A.D. and so hate the dark days. My door is open all day long during the summer and that extra feeling of space brings me joy. I've been busy sewing for what seems like forever and I have more to do but not as happily as my last 2 projects. A new Tim Holtz Eclectic elements curtain and cushion. To give them a proper place to 'live' I also did a little re-jig of a couple of shelves. Here is the finished look:

If you want to look at more craft spaces pop over to Julia's.

NOT PERFECT BUT I TRIED

My cushion is finished

Not perfect, the binding was fiddly at the corners 

But it's done and it suits me.

I can concentrate on packing for my Hels Sheridan weekend workshop up in Middlesborough now.

Having this to look forward to has helped get through the winter days and I can honestly say this is the first winter in years I haven't fallen foul of S.A.D. 

I'M SEWING THE PANELS TODAY

Actually, I managed to sew the cushion pieces together yesterday so I am top stitching the seams at the moment.

Rather than using a fancy stitch I am straight sewing with a double needle.

The whole thing is coming along nicely - so far - without much of a plan at all. I just know that I hope to make a small border all round the edges using bias binding but other than that I've no idea what else I may do. Bit of fun.