Craft Corner

[outlander]

Good on you for trying again @Hope4me keep at it,im sure youll get there even at snail pace. Sounds like you had a power nap!

[outlander]

WOW!!!!!! 😮😮😮😮 @CheerBear

[Hope4me]

Thanks guys 😃 I'm not proud of anything yet. It just is. The dwindling bank account can attest to my need to quit more than anything. If I had the money, Lord knows I'd pick it up again in a heartbeat.

However though in staying with the theme, working on a creative project is a great way to respond to 'pangs'. I'll service my sewing machine before I use it. Otherwise I'll have dust, lint and broken thread all over the place. I just have to find the oil.

@outlander @CheerBear 

[outlander]

What sorts of things do you sew? @Hope4me what things have you made before? Id love to see a pic or 2.. .

[Hope4me]

Thanks @outlander!

I love making clothes. Special stuff no-one else has. I made a knee length dress to wear out to a restaurant when I thought my beau was going to propose. It was dusted pink under antique coloured lace, 3/4 sleeves and V neck edged with antique ribbon and a scalloped hem. I wore it once and only gave it to the Salvo's a few weeks ago.

I don't think I want to make clothes this time. I think I'll do a special doona cover in satin and aplique.

[Hope4me]

OMG!!! @CheerBear 

How beautiful is that?! Pure folk art at its best. How wonderful...

🥇 🏆

[BlueBay]

That’s so amazing and beautiful @CheerBear  love it ❤️

Im still joining my squares together. Once done I’ll show you all. 

Hi @outlander 😊

[Faith-and-Hope]

That dress sounds amazing @Hope4me .  Go you with the quit smoking, and I hope your finances start recovering soon.  Perhaps you can sell your special pieces rather than giving them to the Salvo’s, at least for now ?  

I used to pick things up from the Salvo’s and embellish them myself because making things from scratch became out of the question. Now I buy uniquely-type already embellished stuff, and still embellish when I get the chance too .....

Love, LOVE, Love the blanket @CheerBear ❣️

[CheerBear]

Thanks @outlander, @BlueBay, @Hope4me and @Faith-and-Hope 😊 It took ages to put it together but I'm glad I kept going. Looking forward to doing the border now 🙂

@BlueBay great to hear you're still working on yours! Really looking forward to seeing it! Yours also @outlander ❤

@Hope4me you sound very creative. Do you crochet (I may have asked that before sorry)?

So nice to imagine embellished loveliness Hope4me and Faith-and-hope

[outlander]

that dress sounds beautiful @Hope4me your very clever. a doona cover sounds like a good project to me!