I love making bags. I’m a pragmatist at heart and I think the idea of making something that you can immediately put into use always appeals to me. One of my first ever sewing projects was a really simple grocery bag – a BurdaStyle classic called Charlie. It’s very practical but the finish is a [...]
I enjoyed making the Looby Lou garland so much that I decided to make another couple of name garlands for two very special little girls that I went to visit at Easter.
She’s got a slightly strange shaped head but I love her anyway. She’s based on this Hobbycraft tutorial but I gave her a ‘bottom’ and filled her half with rice and half with stuffing so that she stands up nicely.
Our dear friends Ruth and Larry have officially left us for the considerably greener grass of the Lake District. So a few of us girls formed an official party planning committee, got our creative juices flowing, and gave them a rather stylish send off with lots of DIY decor including this fabulous Au Revoir garland. [...]
I am currently moonlighting on another blog and loving it.
The girls and I had a very special guest at our sewing club this week. A real life Etsy seller joined us! Gemma is the super talented designer-maker behind Woodland Treats. Check our her Etsy shop for ridiculously adorable fabric friends cleverly masquerading as badges and iPod cosies. Oh yeh…and she also knits a rather [...]
The perfect present for my friend’s birthday. So cute but so easy to make. Inspiration found here.
This week something very exciting happened. Our wedding was featured on super cool wedding blog Rock ‘n Roll Bride. How great is that? Although I would say that in the Joskey household it’s actually more a case of Rock ‘n Roll Groom… Wonderful photography by ashmorevisuals
My friends and I have started a little sewing group. We meet up every other Tuesday and do lots of nattering, drinking tea, eating biscuits and a little bit of sewing in between. This week we made little hand sewn birds…. tweet tweet. Credit for the super cute pattern goes to Spool Sewing and I [...]
Well this was our first Valentine’s as Mr & Mrs but no matter how much I love my husband, how can I compete with this?? If you too have a loving Labrador in your life you can get your own Labrador Love card from the very talented smashgirl cards on Etsy.
