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  • Dog-gone

    My journey into needle felting continues. I have been commissioned to make a turquoise cushion with a sausage dog on it so I made a mini prototype which my client (ok, friend) has said she likes (phew). I thought you might like to see it – the grateful recipient (Little One) is currently fast asleep…

  • Pick me up

    So, we are back from a seaside sojourn – rain stopped play. I needed a quick boost so here’s my remedy – a flowery button hole. Very quick to make. Take a length of lace or ribbon or both, running stitch along one side, gather and fasten off, then top with a button. I added…

  • Frame it!

    So, you know I like a bargain? I wandered into my local charity emporium recently and spied an inoffensive frame. Boring but a good size. I got it home and only then realised it was a little big for the photo to I had had in mind. Look. Oops. So, I decided to HIDE the…

  • Skirting the issue

    Now you know I love a charity shop….I aslo like a charity chop and so here’s my latest rejig of a bargain buy. This was a perfectly good denin skirt with a lace panel thingy around it. Unfortunately it was way too small for me, so you know my normal solution to these problems….CHOP! a…

  • Quick as a flash!

    Here’s a very fast refashion, easy! Take a waistcoat purchased from a fab charity shop I visited today while waiting for a train after a PD appointment. You’ve got to make the most of these opportunities! so, hey presto! Some funky buttons, removal of chain store labelling and a nifty corsage (felt, scrap of fabric…