the joy of stitch....

I just love stitching. It is probably one of the most relaxing things I do, apart from sleep (which I also love!!). Just sitting and sewing really makes me feel at one with myself. I've recently started to embellish my felt with surface stitch, nothing fancy, just simple back stitch in swirls, lines and circles. I've made a few felt hangings this week, the perfect excuse to indulge myself in lots of sitting and sewing.

I cut up an old and worn out Indian cushion cover and 

incorporated scraps of this in the laying out of this hanging, along with small pieces of pre felt 

after wet felting I needle felted some dots....

...and then embellished with a bit of surface stitching.

 More scraps of old cushion cover and hearts cut from silk scarves salvaged from charity shops were used in the felting of this Indian inspired heart hanging. 

I embellished this one with mother of pearl buttons and....you guessed it....more swirly stitching

 

......yet more swirly stitching on this vase of flowers hanging. 

I've also been having fun playing with PicMonkey Photo Editing, it's free and you can do amazing things with your photos!! (www.picmonkey.com)

Just one more thing before I go.....I've been singing again, this time at a local summer fair, we all got drenched.........

Hope everyone enjoys the week ahead, whatever the weather!!

two weekends and all kinds of weather.....

Last weekend was really exciting for me, the choir I am in performed for the first time in my local shopping centre. It was a boiling hot day and thoroughly enjoyable. We only got together in March but I think we sound okay. Have a listen....

I was as high as a kite for the rest of the week but had to knuckle down to work as I needed to prepare to sell at Newcastle Community Green Festival on Jubilee weekend. So I spent the week making; Monday in gorgeous sunshine in Jaynes garden, lots of woolly heart hanging decorations...

......but the lovely weather didn't last for long and I spent the two days of the Green Festival in the bitter cold, I could hardly move I was wearing so many layers of clothing, but lots of hot tea kept me going and luckily the event was well supported..... 

Typically, yesterday, the day after the festival the weather was beautiful again and I had a lovely day in Seahouses, walking and browsing in the shops. 

I found a lovely little shop called Drift, selling lovely craft, beads and buttons... ooohhhh!!!

I bought a few lovely things including this crocheted coaster, I just love the colours.....

Well, it's raining again today....oh dear!!!!