It's Monday Again!

Good morning all...

Another good week ahead I hope.. Last week carried on upwards just like the previous one so all's good here..

Firstly here's that sewing I mentioned - I found some scraps of Christmas fabric left over from some project or other in the dim and distant past.  I decided to sew them onto some felt with a little bit of wadding for stuffing and 'hey presto' some decorations.  I also had a couple of sheets of felt in red and white so they too got the tree decoration treatment.  I'd forgotten how much I used to enjoy this sort of sewing.. think I'll have to invade the loft for a root around and find some more felt to play with!

 

 

 

Then on Wednesday I went to my spinning group and (at last) finished weaving the cushion pad I started ages ago to finish up all the odds and ends of spun yarn I had hanging about.  It may not look much, but it's a lot easier on the rear when sitting on a plastic chair for a while when spinning!

 

 

Then I made some more progress with those thrifty steps - Number 3 saw me pursuing my 'wear everything once' campaign.. I'm trying to go through my wardrobe unearthing stuff that hasn't seen the light of day in a while and then wearing it or disposing of it.  This week's finds were a t-shirt dress that's lost all its shape and a t-shirt that's a bit short.  I've put them to one side as I want to try making an infinity scarf or something.  Once I've done it you'll be the first to see it here...  I want to continue with the pruning and thinning of my clothes etc. I'm sure everything will last longer when it's not all crammed in, plus you never know what you might find.. I did uncover a really nice dress that's only been worn twice that might be perfect for a 'do' later this year - I might otherwise have been driven to buy something new when I don't really need it!

 

I've also been having a browse around the crafty blogs and reading my new Craftseller magazine.  Both of these featured one of my favourites - Wendy Massey - and her great ideas.  Her Handmade Harbour blog is great and a fabulous source of both her work and ideas and links to other creative people.

 

On Friday we decided to have a little trip out to Torquay.. while I was there the phone went with an offer of some work to take me through to February only to be topped on the good news front later by a permanent job offer for my niece - good day all round.

 

To finish off the week we went to a quiz last night with some friends and won for the first time..

 

Some week eh.. wonder what this one holds?????