no chocolate easter

 

I don't eat a lot of chocolate .

This probably offends some people so I am sorry .

 

I do know I am not the only one ~ some people don't eat it at all !

 

I made some crepe paper carrots and filled them with popcorn.

 

They look happy and fun !

They are very , very quick and easy to make . 

 

 

Just cut a large triangle from orange crepe paper.

Cut a long strip of green crepe paper.

 

Fold the triangle in half along the long edges and tape together .

Fill with popcorn or whatever you can use nuts or lollies even .

Pull the top of the carrot together and tape it closed .

Wrap the long green strip around the top and secure with tape .

Cut the greenery with scissors to make it frilly .

 

So there you go , even if you don't have chocolate you

can still have some Easter fun !

again with the carrots

Here is the link to my fabric carrot tutorial .

It's not far really just hop over to my new blog

A Confetti Life.

Have fun !

just a little ripple

 

I love to crochet .

I can't read a pattern and I am all self taught .

I don't know the names of the stitches.

All I can do is look carefully at someones work

and try and copy it .

Although I have been crocheting since I was a small grub

I haven't gotten far past the very basics.

 

But I don't mind as I don't need to put my glasses on to crochet

and I can almost just lie down and do it .

I don't need to think about it much at all

 

especially when I'm doing repetitive stitching like in my new granny ripple .

 

I've even joined in with a group of girls in a ripplealong .

 

It's great watching everyones progress .

You're welcome to watch us too just pop over here .

don't worry , be happy

Do you remember a while back I made a curtain for my laundry ?

Everytime I go into the laundry I admire my pretty curtain .

 

So when the curtain that backs my glass bedroom door fell to pieces

I thought I would just make another hankie curtain .

 

With my hankie curtains I don't measure .

I don't pin .

I don't worry too much about any of it .

 

This new curtain makes me so happy too .

 

It doesn't take much .

 

How are things with you ?

 

What's making you happy ?

please be seated

 

There is something very satisfying about picking

up a daggy piece of furniture

 

 

and turning it into

 

something really nice

 

and very pretty.

 

This piece is going to be really useful too because when

I was working on it I discovered it has a space under

the seat that I could file documents or.......

 

 

.... other important things .

 

 

little hearts and your big hearts

 

I was so lucky to be a guest poster on One Artsy Mama

where I shared this tutorial for little hearts .

Since then a few have asked if I could repost it here

so they could keep my tutorials altogether (how nice !)

 

Well here it is ~

 

These little hearts are so quick and easy to make in any size

and they have a little pocket for your love notes so

you can send messages any time you like .

They also might be cute for popping in your little ones

lunch box with a sweet note from Mum xxx

 

 

The ones here are only about 2" but you decide how big

you would like yours and trace your heart shape onto cardboard.

 

There are 3 pieces of fabric ~ front , back and pocket .

The pocket piece has the top edge pressed down before

sandwiching between between the front and back pieces.

 

Trace your heart shape on .

Stitch around leaving a gap for turning .

 

 

Cut out heart shape and clip and snip .

 

 

Turn right side out and stuff very lightly .

Neatly stitch the gap closed .

 

 

Pop a little note in the pocket .

 

 

These should take you 10 minutes to make tops .

So you can make a pile of them and everyone will know

you are just lovely !

 

 

 

As I don't do Valentines I give a donation each year

to the Heart Foundation and this makes my heart feel really good.

 

EDITED  Since this post was published on February 14 I have been contacted by

a few amazing blog readers who have said they don't do Valentines either

and are going to use my idea of making a donation to The Heart Foundation.

 

I am so humbled to think that my little blog could influence some

in this way and I am so touched .

 

Thank you very much x 

 

now see here

 

One time my kids gave me a ball of wool .

 

Just one ball .

 

It is hard to make something special with just one ball .

 

They have since asked what is happening with that one ball ...

and I have said

 

 

now see here you kids 

I am busy ...

 

can't you see I haven't had any time

 

 

but can you see I do appreciate your lovely gift and

I love you both very , very much .