easy tissue holder tutorial

 

Here's an easy tutorial for a tissue holder with a self facing trim

and these ones are lined so they aren't so flimsy.

Are you ready to make one or ten?

 

 

These are so good to have on hand as a little gift

or make a stack of them for fetes or Mother's Day stalls.

 

The longest part of making these is choosing the fabric!

 

these are a few of my favourite pins ~ overlocker/serger tips

 

I have an overlocker in fact I have two.

One I have had for years but haven't used in ages

and the other was a gift that is still in the box.

 

Part of my problem is finding time to set

myself up to use them.

 

The other part is fear and dread of threading

and actually using my overlocker.

 

I'm psyching myself up and checking out some

great posts on using my overlocker.

 

I'm not alone here am I?

I'm not the only one who keeps putting

off learning overlocker secrets?

 

Tell me I'm not alone.

 

Anyway I hope I'm not the only sook and

some of these posts help you too.

 

Bottom left ~

Getting started with a new serger from Create Kids Couture

Top right ~

Serger 101 from Sweet Verbena

Bottom right ~

 Using a serger from Make It and Love It.

 

What do you call it overlocker or serger?

 

 

 

creative challenge link up

 

Welcome to the first Creative Challenge of 2015!

I may have started this one a bit early for the

start of the year as we only had two signups

but the ones that have accepted the challenge

are phenomenal!

 

I hope you can visit these and see how

creative they have been with their clues.

 

The next challenge sign up will be at the

beginning of March so I maybe you'd like to join in then.

 

 

if you haven't got a Valentine

 

I've told you before I don't do Valentine's Day

but I do have a heart.

As a heart attack survivor I can't sing the praises

of The Heart Foundation enough.

 

Every year on February 14 I make a donation.

Maybe you'd like to too.

 

See you tomorrow for The Creative Challenge.

 

so easily distracted

 

I was meant to be stripping the beds on my day off

but when I discovered one of the sheets

was looking a bit tatty

I stripped it instead.

 

I have visions of a lovely oval rug

and I have started a few times ~ got it wrong

and had to start again.

 

I think I'm getting there now.

 

Well I hope so.

 

The sheet was just ripped to make the lengths

and the many stray strands of cotton

were spread around the yard.

 

I then watched the birds collecting the cotton for

their nests for ages.

 

Told you I was easily distracted.

 

PS The first Creative Challenge for the year

is up on Sunday and although we only had two

challengers sign up I know these creations

will be just amazing!

let's socialise

 

I'm not here as much as I'd like to be.

I work a lot of hours outside home and although

I still squeeze in craft every chance I get

I sometimes feel they aren't worthy of a full blog post.

 

I blab all about them all over the internet still.

 

Where you may ask?

 

Well....

 

I'm on Instagram

also on facebook

and twitter

and google +.

or maybe chatting away about books on GoodReads.

I also have a profiles on linkedin and I pin madly at pinterest.

Of course I still have my lovely shop too.

 

Phew! That's a lot of socialising isn't it!

 

Speaking of socialising I have a lovely visitor

for morning tea soon, just wait till you see what she makes!

 

Also coming up is new tutorial with a small giveaway

from a great Australian business.

 

So yes as you can see if I'm not here I'm there.

Or there or there or there.

 

Where are you?

Let me know so I can find you too.

 

 

Here's another photo of Lucy

I mean really who doesn't love Lucy!

 

 

 

 

 

these are a few of my favourite pins ~ skirts

 

I like skirts, I really do but I don't often wear them.

My clothing board on pinterest is bulging with

lovely skirts that I'd like to try and make one day.

 

Here are just a few of my favourites ~

 

Left ~ Elastic waist skirt from A Small Snippet.

Top right ~ Striped skirt from Life is Beautiful.

Bottom right ~ Easy tulle skirt from Everyday Reading.

 

Are you a skirt girl?