Thursdays Make

So as my handmade year has restricted me from buying ANY presents this year for fathers day i have taken the time to consider the gifts seriously (even tho i only have a few weeks til the big day AND we are away that weekend!!) so to start i thought id cross stitch a cute card for daddy from the girls and THIS is what i came up with..

it just needs mounting into a card frame and then let the girls loose designing the inside! i would actually really love making these to sell they are sooooo cute!!
His present will need a make ALL to itself... Ive never made anything like it before :)

L xx

post 3 of handmade year

Today has been a generally lousy day for crafting so far, i have however decided on what to make MR Geek Pants for daddy's day thought this does require a silver clay kit which is £113! Though it will also mean i can start this custom order that's been hanging about for months, two birds one stone and all that.

So anyway, my craft of the day is cross stitch..again! but this time its going to be a card for daddy. I have found a little pattern for little people and chose on that resembles Mr Geek Pants and changed colours etc to suit him perfectly, then i am cross stitching We Love Daddy onto it then framing it into a card for him.

Here's a sneaky peak, but however i have ran out of forest green and peach... so it does look like a dodgy pirate at the mo!

Also brain wave for mothers birthday present came to me.... I NEED THAT SILVER CLAY KIT!!
Feel free to donate.. hahaha

L xx

Post 2 of handmade year

Yesterday was Sunday and i was under strict instructions not to "social network" in any way shape or form... well u all know i did so that didn't go to well did it!... but it did reflect in my blogging :s so to make up to it today we have a few things going on, first off is my first EVER swap post (coming soon!) and i will endeavor to list an item a day Mon-Fri.
Also i will be doing a little post on a craft once a week that i will be making during my year of handmade!!

So yesterday, just to keep you up to date, was pretty boring! We got wet going for pet food... we have a few not mentioning the kids ;) then we came home and i worked ALL day!!
I made a start on @createdotnet 's custom order of 6 round yellow cushion covers... long story short i ran out of binding (bugger!)
I then made a start on the pearl bracelets that are mounting up. Got 3 out of 8 done.

So now its monday and due to the horrendous 80mph winds and torrential rain this morning i kept the girls off school, slap my hands and tell me off all u want but i ask anyone to walk over half a mile to school in heavy wind and rain then we will see what you'd do!
So kids entertained, fed and watered i managed to sneak this little cutey in...

Ive aptly named her Bunty!! i had forgot just how much i LOVE LOVE LOVE cross stitch and now i have all these wonderous ideas i want to do, what i do need tho is some gorgeous vintage frames (swap anyone???)

Hope you like her and thank you to all the support ive been getting regards to the handmade year... its exciting and fun, though not sure how long that will last, already seen some GORGEOUS shoes i desperatly want! And keep up the hard work to all the lovely ladies who have decided to get on board and do it themselves!

Even the hubby seem margionally interested in what im doing, vowing that the kids are now on a health kick, no sweets or choc! So far so good :)

L xx