Ooooops - belated March Update :)

On an Easter break at the moment but I decided to leave my Etsy shop open as it's very early days to close it a the moment!

First day of the Easter hols and our cat was enjoying some Easter rays . . . this is her first Easter as she is not quite a year old :) . . . .

I think she might have been posing for this photo :)

I'm really enjoying making some more tweed collage items - this time a decorative soft sculpture - sleepy owl appeared last month (magically!) on a branch of a tree outside ;-) . . .

He's available to order in my Etsy shop here.

I'm delighted that my hand embroidered sheep buttons are available to purchase on this lovely website.

I hope to make another collage i-phone sleeve soon as this one sold this week . . .

Lovely to be using these earthy tweed colours and patterns :)

I'll do another update at the end of the month - Cheerio an Drasda!
Alison x

Snowy scenes . . . . and some shop updates

We had some beautiful snowy scenes in the Hebrides this week . . . . . . sunshine and snow, just perfect!

I'm still adding items to my Etsy shop . . .

More covered button sets as promised . . .

And another new collage design purse . . .

A little embroidered coaster sneaked  in there too . . .

All available for immediate despatch :)

Bye for now
Alison x

A little shift in location . . . to Etsy!

A little recap on some new items I've been making - all of which are now for sale in my Etsy shop. 

I've loved making some collage 'tweedie' purses - it was just an idea which I wanted to experiment with having made collage pictures before.  I think they worked out quite nicely - sheep seem to be an ongoing theme!

The little tractor was an afterthought - but I thought it was quite fun!

A smaller, simplified version (but also with sheep added) . . . or should that be 'added sheep'!

I do hope to be making some more fabric covered buttons like these ones . . . 

The ones above are currently in the shop to be joined by some more soon!  (when I physically remove myself away from the laptop!)

Here's to some brighter, longer days to improve my photography - ooops :)  Apologies for the slightly dark images - I can only improve :)

I have a few more 'sheep' buttons so you might see some more small pouches appearing soon.  Better get cracking!

All of the above items are in the shop now :)

Bye for now :)
Alison 

New Products for 2016 :)

A much delayed start to blogging life - but not much delay in crafting!  It didn't take long after the festive season before I was desperate to get the tweed and yarn out again :)  Holidays are all very nice but they do get in the way of my crafting - ssssshhhhhh, don't tell the family I said that :) :)

Here's a clutch/evening bag I'd made before the festivities which I finally got round to listing in the shop at the weekend.  It's lightly padded so would be prefect for carrying any valuables: cosmetics, phone, jewelery, etc.  I had some fun with my vintage buttons and some doily lace . . .

I love this simple herringbone tweed - such a nice backdrop for some quirky vintage embellishments!

A closer image . . . .

I used one of my Japanese designer cotton fabrics for a contrast inner lining . . .

I think it has images of vintage stamps - I'd have to go and have another look!, but I liked the colours against the rich Harris Tweed.  Something a little different anyway - it measures approx 9 inches x 5.5 inches.  It's available to purchase in the shop, for immediate despatch :)

On the 'yarn' front I started to play around with some ideas for knitted i-Phone 6 sleeves.  Having achieved the right sizing for my 'tweedie' versions, I couldn't resist having a go at a 'fair-isle' knitted version.  I used some acrylic yarn as I have a nice selection of colours available.  I was quite pleased with the result!

The woven texture of fair isle knitting gives the fabric a bit of extra density without adding bulk - perfect padding for your i Phone!  Very labour intensive to make but so enjoyable too - I like the contrast of using this traditional knitting technique for a very modern use!  Who says a phone can't have its own fair isle sweater, hehe :) . . .

I added this first one to the shop with the intention of making more of these - so many possibilities! . . .

Slimline styling, but very cosy! . . .

. . . and of course a cute vintage button to add a little interest!

Made to order versions of this particular style may be on the cards as I think it would be lovely in different colour combinations.  I'll keep you updated through my blog!  This one's available now :)

Cheerio an Drasda - it's back to crafting as usual, hurray!
Alison :)