Snapshot of my week...

So after spending my week loading and unloading boxes I think I am finally unpacked. I have gone for lots of different things for my home, some old, some new, some homemade and some shop bought. I am proud of my little home now :)

Here's a few pictures...

I do hope to blog more now that I am fully moved in and have a little more time. Need to get my crafting back on, I miss it so much! :)

Our House

This week I have been moving house. It was time for me to leave the nest and get a small place of my own with my man. Wow, packing away nearly 27 years of your life and moving it is a hard task. Its taken me all week but now I am getting a minute to myself I love it, my own little place to do my own little things.. How exciting. So.. what to listen to? Something fitting I feel...
Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.



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Simple Song

Sometimes you just need a simple song to get you through the day. Thank you to the Shins for giving me that simple song...

Crochet Rose

Hey folks,
So I haven't had a lot of time to be crafting recently, but I have had my eye on some small makes to keep me occupied in quick and quiet times. This has been my favourite. A quick and easy crochet rose!

Take your yarn and your corresponding crochet hook. For mine I have used Sirdar Calico in a gorgeous sunshiney yellow colour! But I am going to be making loads. I love this yarn as its very soft and make with cotton so it doesn't fuzz up.

Step one: Leave around 11 or 12 inches of a tail then make your slip knot. Chain 41 chains.

Row 1: dc into the 4th st from hook, ch2, 2dc into same st, ch1, *skip 2 st then 2dc into that st, ch2, 2dc into same st, ch1 * repeat until the end of the row.

Row 2: Ch3 and turn. 6dc into the ch2 gap from row 1, *sc into the 1ch gap from row 1, dc7 into ch2 gap from row 1* repeat until the end and finish off.

Then using the tail from the beginning, roll the piece up into a rose, stitching all the pieces together at the base so that it doesn't move. If you want you could pop a bead into the centre for a bit of sparkle. I am going to make this one into a brooch I think, add a bit of sunshine to myself...

Hope this tutorial helps!
:)

Snapshot of my week

This week has been a lovely one, filled with good times and nice food.
It started with a trip to the cinema to see the new Spiderman film (which was pretty good if I say so!). We went to the Electric in Birmingham, the oldest working Cinema in the UK. I find going to the cinema a bit of a chore sometimes, but I love the Electric. The atmosphere and the staff, the decor - I love all the original features, it is just a really great place!

Then we went to Bodega. Bodega is my favourite place to eat! They do amazing South American style food. I have never had a bad meal there, and their cocktails are pretty nice too! They have some great sister Venues too, everyone different and having their own great atmospheres.

I had the pork...

While my man went for the Burrito...

MMmmmm just thinking about it is making me hungry. It was a lovely day, topped off with sneaking a bit of afternoon crochet in. I am making some place mats for my new home, I will update you on these when I have completed them, I don't seem to have much time now...

I hope you look into these places and go visit, they really are great for a special occasion or just because. :)
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Hang Loose

Sometimes a song just fits the moment...

Crochet Rug

Flying the nest and getting your own place is a big deal in everyones life, and I am so excited to be doing it myself. I have so many crafty ideas to fill my new place with, and this was one of them. A crochet circle rug! I have so much yarn in my big box, a lot of it is chunky and I have not got much use for it but to stash it. So I decided to use 3 and a half skeins on making myself a meter diameter rug. Just started with a granny circle and kept going, making sure I increased every row. I kept it plain with cream and beige and then brightened up the edge with a bright red! I am so proud, and cant wait to show it to everyone on my shiney new floor!

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Make your own Canvas

You look around at the canvases on the high street and specialist ones that you can get printed up and they cost an awful lot of money. So what can you do on a budget I asked? Well I have found a great way to make vintage looking canvases.

You will need a canvas (can be picked up in most craft shops), some PVA glue, a paintbrush and the print of your choice either photocopied or printed out (remember that the print will come out backwards).

Paint your canvas with the PVA glue.

Place your picture print down onto the wet PVA glue and smooth out, leave to dry. When dry run under a cold tap, not for too long, but just enough to rub the paper off, not too hard you don't want to rub off the whole picture, and not too wet or it will just come off anyway.

You end up with a very vintage looking picture, mine is of the beautiful Betty Page :) Fabulous!
Happy Canvasing x