A & H Crafts

Archive for June, 2010

Well here it is all finished and I have to say I love it. I have used zig zag stitching as my main quilting and a wavy line stitching down the long sides.

This is shown here on top of the toy box I painted recently and its for our new craft room when we move.

I chose the stripe originally and matched all the other colours with the help of the lady in the shop, it has all the colours of our crafting equipment in it.

Ive had itchy feet so to speak where crafting is concerned I still have all my stash packed away as we will be moving again in a few months but this mirror was one of the few things that came with us when we moved into our temporary house in march and i don’t really know why i kept it.

Its a fairly good size about 20×15 and used to hang in our ensuite.

It was a washed beech effect wood frame so i painted it a few weeks ago when I did the toy box and today I decided that I would etch it.

That was really because the etch cream happens to be in one of the large storage box’s that I can get to.

Ive seen a bird on a branch with a birdhouse somewhere recently on the net I have no idea where and I dont even know if it was on a card or layout anyway I have not been able to find it at all so I decided to make my own again based on an image I found whilst trying to find the other one.

I cut it on the Pazzles using vinyl, then transfered it to the mirror and etched it.

Anyway I think it turned out ok.

Well I woke up last Thursday to the main PC not working after it had done a big windows update.

To cut a long story short had to have a new hard drive and sound card anyway back up and running now.

Did some sewing last night and made this bag for my daughter.

She wanted a flap with a magnetic clasp fastening I had to look on the Internet about how to fit that, anyway she loves it.

Ive decided to sell my craft robo, as now I have the pazzles i do not use it any more and its been packed away in a box for ages which is a shame as it needs to be used.

Its got about £78 worth of extras with it and I am asking £130.00 Ive put it on eBay in my shop here Here if anyone is interested.

My stock of Pazzles Home Decor  Wall Art Vinyl has arrived, it is available in my website shop here

It comes in 12 great colours and each roll is 12″ x 48″ long but you can also buy it by the cut length of 12″ x 12″ if preferred.

Just click on the item image in the shop listing and you will be able to see all the great colours that are available.

I also have the transfer tape available, again in rolls or cuts to make getting your wall art off the sheet and into place easily.

This is Pazzles wall art vinyl but there is no reason why you could not cut in with a Cricut Expression or a Craft Robo but as its 12″ wide you would have cut to it to fit a Robo.

Well I missed my run on Wednesday night so I have started my week 3 run again tonight.

To my surprise I did it all without stopping, I know I was running slower but at least I did it all so I don’t have to run again now until Sunday.

Its my birthday in a couple of weeks and as Ive started sewing again after about a 30yr lay off Ive treated myself to a new machine.

I bought one a few weeks ago and all though its a perfectly good machine I am struggling with my eyesight and couldn’t see to do a button hole properly so I will be selling the machine and have bought this

http://www.sewingmachinediscount.co.uk/special-offers/brother/ms6nt/9273-c0-v0.htm

This beauty does it all for me and more even some nice fancy patterns. I dont even have to use a presser foot or peddle what ever its called, just push a button and it sews.

I am sure I will have lots of uses for it when the new house is ready.

We went to Arkwrights Mill at Cromford today and there’s a great little patchwork shop there. I wanted to get some fabric to make my frilly dilly bag but forgot to take the pattern with me.

My little girl liked these yummy fabrics and wants me to make her a bag so that will probably be my next project.

I will have to go back when I get some time, with my pattern and pick up some more great fabric for my bag.

Anyway I thought I would show you what she chose.

Well just thought i would pop on and say Hi its been school holidays in our house this week but we have had great weather too so thats been nice.

My daughter has had lots of time to play in the garden and the weather has been great for our builders who are building our new home.

Ive been doing my ‘Couch to 5k’ runs and I am on week 3 again I am still struggling with the 3 min runs of the session but I will get there and am repeating the week 3 runs again starting today this will be my thrid go at them and i am hoping that by the time I have completed the 3rd run this week I will have cracked them!

I dont want to move on to week 4 until I know I can do all the sessions of week 3.

Ive been and bought some batting and backing fabric this week  to go with the fabric I posted about last week, which is for a table runner I am making for the recently painted toy box.

Its raining here today and I am hoping to get out for my run and once Ive done that I may do abit more sewing. I cannot do alot of crafting at the moment as I have still got most of my stash boxed up ready for moving again.

OK, what do you think to this new blog. I think I like it but will have to see if I change my mind in a few days.