All in Fluffs Head.

This is my last project of 2010 a commission from Fluff for a 'Patchwork Bag' Mummy please!!!!
Not just any old patchwork bag mind but one Fluff had seen in a shop , hummed and debated over gone back to buy only to find it had been sold.
So over to me . Now its not too hard to make an item when its in your head and you have very clear ideas on what it should look like but trying to work out what is in someone elses is another matter.
The criteria went along the lines of:
It's sort of patchworky on the front. Right!
It's pink. Well not pink exactly more burgundys. Right!
I'ts corduroy on the back sort of donkey brownish colour. Right!
Needs to have a long strap at least 48" so it can go over your head to wear on shoulder. Right!
Needs to have a gusset 3. 1/2 " wide and front needs to be 15" square. Right!
Can it please have a nice big zipped pocket inside too. Der!
Anything else?. Nop I think thats it!!!

I saw these fairy panels on e-bay and as Faye was always known as Airy Fairy Faye as a child thought they would be ideal for the patchwork front. So having bid for them and got 5 of the 9 fairies on offer I made the front up with cutting 5 , 5" square panels and

4 plain burgundy ones with a 1" square appliquéd to the centre. Sorted!

I used the same burgundy plain material for the lining and included a nice big zipped pocket.

Debated over whether to do a covered button or a buckle but went with the buckle idea as it seemed to look right.

Add a nice long strap and its all done but did I get it right?

Whats on my workdesk this Wednesday.

My workdesk is prety bare at the moment. 'The Doc' and I caught the flu bug just before christmas so we have been hunkered down proping one another up, guzzling fast quantities of cough medicine and very little else. Felt too sick to finish off the glass painting and the reindeer never did get their sleigh to pull either.

So what can you see today. The package to the right is the present that I got from my blogging buddy Sherry (cut out cardboard shapes and instructions for making up a covered box).Playing with some colour schemes on that as we speak. I have been designng and making up a patchwork bag and now just have the closure to finish but can't decide between a covered button or a buckle. The felt tea pot is a proto type for a teapot stand that I'm playing around with and the blue material will eventually be a french press coffee cover. The bundle of brown material is going to be something to do with 'Owls' and I have another 3 swaps coming up which I need to get moving on too. Now where did I put my sissors!!!!

Lollipop Lodge Christmas Special

Here is Fluffs last virtual box. I had such fun making the 'Gingerbread' house for the Art'n'Soul swap that I decided to make one more slightly bigger version 'Lollipop Lodge'.

What else could go inside but lollipops!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas day Box.

So here we finally are at the very last box to show and tell. What a beauty this one is from Angela of downtothedarling details. Done in Sepia effect and embossed it really is a very fitting box to end with. Inside is this gorgeous green and clear crystal bracelet. I love it Angela. Thankyou.

For my last box I decided to do 'less is more' so the box just has the number 25 on and a little white fur trimming. Inside is the last necklace that I made using glass beads and wooden ivy leaves. I already know that Wendy of blissangels has received this one.

Last box but 1

Nearly done now. One more box and it will all be over. Todays box is from Valarie K of glitterydaze. It comes with a cheery father christmas on the front of the box and a cute bell hanging tree ornament. Thankyou Valarie I love the bright yellow colour of the bells.


My nearly last box is made from red craft card and an old christmas card that I cut the present shape from. Inside the 2nd necklace that I made using glass and wooden beads to compliment the colours of the christmas tree.

Wonderful Blogging Friends

I truly have some wonderful blogging friends. I saw the 'Flowers for You' card on Sandras blogg
a few days ago and after leaving her a comment Sandra offered to send me the card. Well it arrived in the post today along with another one 'Congratulations' for me to use . Thankyou so much Sandra I love both the cards. In todays email I also recieved


a delightful e card from Ann of Love making things one of my swap partners this year.
Thankyou very much Ann.
These two lovely blogging friends have made my day.

Fayes Virtual box

For the past few days I have been emailing Faye with a picture of the closed up box and a cyptic clue as to the contents. Todays clue was 'Whats red, white and black?'
Fluffs answer? 'A sunburnt zebra'!!! How the heck would I get a zebra in that box!


Instead we have the March of the choklit ladybirds. I honestly don't know where she gets it!!!