supermarket kit!

so i was recently shopping in Asda and came across a kit for 50'p to make a bunch of foam flowers..  so thought i would give it a go, this is the process it took.

so it come with all the bits already cut out, and you basically roll the long bit of foam around the pipe clearer and then that bit fits though the base section. a basic craft but i'm sure children will have a lot of fun completing it.

same process for the pink roses and then add the leaves

my kit has now found a home in the kitchen for the time being, mainly so i can have a bunch of flowers that dont need watering and therefore cant kill! 

Crochet hearts

So a friend of mine asked if I could make crochet hearts as center pieces for a wedding and thought I would make a few up to test out the patterns, these were my first ever 3d crochet projects which explains why they are a little bit rough but I would say with more practice I would have got there!  They decided against it in the end so I won’t be getting that much needed practice. 

as you can proberly tell i think i confused crochet stitches half way though these projects. 

and i do admit myself that the professional ones look a lot better, but practice makes perfect as they say. 

1st attempt

Crochet,

I’m a bit of a begininger at crochet but thought I would begin to give it a go as  knitting was hurting my hands [having watched you tubes videos I was taught how to knit funny and this is properly why] anyway I began to google what I could make with the wool I had ling around the house and came across granny squares.  So first things first, I made a very small baby blanket.. however it has now been turned into a dolls blanket!  Nine squares sewn together with blanket stitch in bright colors. 

still wondering what to so with this one, possibly change it into a cushion cover or maybe do some more around the edge to make it a better size for a baby blanket.. would only cover a new born baby atm. 

any tips on sewing the squares together would be welcome, not sure i like the results of the mattress stitch method! 

happy crafting!

Remembrance day

Poppy day,

Here are a couple of my knitted poppy’s and crochets poppy’s. 

Over the years I’ve made poppy’s from different resources and here are this year’s attempts, all profits have and will continue to be raised for the poppy appeal!

least we forget

EDIT:- sorry its a bit late, was meant to be posted on 11/11 however forgot to press publish before i went away!