Snapshots of a crafty week...

I've been enjoying a lovely crafty week here and even the sun is shining at long last!
Is he visiting your corner today?
I loved making this little crochet flower motif and I'm planning to add it to
 the front of a plain knitted cushion once it's been blocked

(and as soon as I've knitted the cushion!) then I'll add a pretty border around the edge.

It's also reminding me of the lovely Cath Kidston fabric in the pic there which I'm now

planning to use to make a tablecloth...it's been sitting in my cupboard for far too long now....

Making friends with my quilt again!

A few days ago, I finished the quilt top that I started at the end of last year

and it's ready for the borders now...I did fall out of love with it for a short time

but having a break has renewed the enthusiasm I once started with and I

do love the strawberry red and aqua combination (two of my most favourite colours)

A lovely afternoon was spent working on it again. It's much smaller than the last one 

and so I think I'd like to hand quilt it eventually...well, that's the plan at the moment!

Oh, yes....l also have to mention my beautiful Giveaway gift which I received in the post!

Handmade by lovely blog friend Jane along with one of her very pretty cards..

.(I do love the stamp on the back too, Jane!)

My gorgeous necklace is made with blue lava beads, jade hearts and sea shells....

(Ooh...and it's making me constantly dream of sand and sea!)

If you haven't visited Jane's lovely blog before here's the link 

(I know you'd be made to feel very welcome....it's definitely one of my favourite places to visit!)

You can find all Jane's beautiful makes in her lovely ETSY shop here too

(all the ladies in this house have the most gorgeous bag charms!)

 Thank you Jane x

Some more late night crochet...
I didn't expect to be able to follow the instructions for this
so I'm very happy that it even resembles a pretty leafed flower in a square
and I'll be doing it again now that I've worked through the instructions
as with most things...nothing made sense until I had a go....
I've also chosen some yarn for a project...will take a pic for next time as it's just arrived...
It's lovely and summery!
It will be so nice to finally not be using oddments from my stash
although it's been great to use some of them up practicing.
♥
Thank you to everyone here and on Facebook 
for giving me so much encouragement about my crochet
...and to Vivienne and Heather for the hook tips....
(I definitely find both the Clover Soft Grip and the Tulip Etimo lovely to use
and I feel these are the ones I'll be staying with now...(after trying several!)
the pretty pink one may just finally have the edge for me... not only is it pretty...
but I'm finding that it's soooo comfortable to hold and easy to work with too
...only time will tell!)

Another lovely magazine to browse through in quiet moments....

I love having a read through a new magazine and although I have my definite favourites

I will always seem to find something interesting and  inspiring amongst any pages!

♥

Among the plans for the next few days....

....adding the border to my quilt

(I have some pretty red fabric...not completely sure if it's the right choice

 but I do love strong coloured borders so it should all be fine!)

Starting to put a new knitting pattern together

(I also have plans for a larger project when I've completed this one.

Putting a pattern together is hard work but I really enjoy the whole process too)

More practicing my 'night time' crochet

(I have to restrain myself from not spending all my time doing it at the moment

Lovely (and very wise!) Fee warned me a couple of weeks ago of its addictive qualities

so I've only myself to blame for ignoring the warnings...it's too late now!)

Spending time in our garden

(potting up lots of flowers to put on the decking outside my craftroom

which I'll share with you over the coming Summer months)

The sun has got his hat on this morning...

and how happy does that little yellow flower look?

~ ♥ ~

Finally, for anyone who loves to shop on ETSY ...

sellers can now offer digital instant downloads

which is brilliant news for anyone who lives in different corners of the world

(no longer any waiting for purchases to be received by email!)

I've converted all my listings and as with all things ETSY they are going

extremely smoothly...I can never recommend the site highly enough..

Take care

Hoping the sun's shining in your corner

Back soon

(I'm looking forward to a lovely evening of blog visiting and catching up)

xXx