Easter at home

After what seemed like a week that would never end I am back at home, at last, visiting for easter. And despite the blizzardy weather conditions ( I didn't think we would make it home from Dublin) which are hardly suitable for the beginning of Spring, I am loving being back in my mum and dad's house. It's been snowing like mad and I've just been chilling by the fire, drinking tea and playing with my cats <3 chillin like a villain or what?!

So since I've got a bit of free time and dare not set foot outside I though that I'd make my mum a wee cover for her kindle.......

Yes my mum's kindle will be safe, It's a sturdy wee thing. I had a stroke of genius and  cut up a frosted shreddies box to reinforce it. You can't really see very well in this picture but the flowers on the front are my favourite bit, they all have a different vintage button sewn on and some bead embellishment... amazing!!

Also, I'm heading to Leeds on Monday to visit my bestie, Nicole! I can't wait. Living so far away from eachother and with budget airlines being a total rip-off it's hard to par-tay as much as we'd like so I cant wait to get to Leeds and have a little bottle of Tanqueray and go on amazing and terrifying Youtube journeys. So anyway, Nicole had asked me to make her a purse, so here it is. It's nothing like the one she asked me for but I went a bit mad and just did whatever I felt like. I hope she likes it.

So that's all Ive been making at the minute. I've finally got my sewing machine back so I'm thinking of making some crazy applique aprons or something.

In other news, I am very much looking forward to the gin-fest that will be Lindsay Anderson's hen do in torremolinos. Updates on hen antics to follow...

Keep it real folks and Happy Easter to all!

What's Occuring?

I thought it would be best to stick another wee entry on for you. Its been a while! What a mad few weeks in school, about three different holidays and 'special days' seem to have smashed into eachother over the space of these two weeks and obviously we have to celebrate them all, and play games and laminate stuff and colour in and photocopy until our hands (and souls) bleed. BUT think of the children!!! so much so that I regret to say that I've been neglecting my blog as of late.  However don't fret! I've still been making some funky things so here I am once again to fill you in.......

So I've made my first  sale (if you can call it that) I swapped this wee bag for a bottle of vino tinto. Probably better like this. If I got paid in money I would probably spend it on rubbish like sweets.

 

I was a bit sad to see it go. I only made it as a wee test but I really liked it. It is, I'm glad to say, going to a good home, but still, let's hope that at the very least the wine I receive in return is a good year.

So moving on from small purses I thought I would give myself a wee challenge, learn how to make other things. Also, In anticipation (premature anticipation) of Spring I bought a navy dress with a red rope around the waist. Red and navy don't really feature in my leopard print and kahki coloured wardrobe so it was really the time to make a colourful bag to match. Challenge accepted. Here's my attempt at a nautical style shoulder bag...

I got a bit fed up making it because, as I said, nautical is not usually my style. But despite this small set-back the bag really started growing on me. I love the mad red paisley and blue stripe clash and the buttons are so lovely. 

*(During a product test of this bag I used the TV remote which I then forgot about and couldn't find, leaving me stricken of The Fresh Prince re-runs for an entire day )

 And last but not least, here is a wee sneak of a purse I'm making. You know what they say, "Gem stones are like blue eyeshadow, you can never have enough." -anon.

Stay tuned babes! x

It's the weekend

Good Afternoon all,

It's the weekend yeah-yeah!! I had planned to go to Cartagena because Juannii had a concert last night down there. I was so excited but in the end all the road were blocked by the snow, for god's sake, so instead of being down there Ive been making AMAZING playlists on spotify - something to encapsulate my ideal weekend vibe, lots of B52'S, some Patti Smith, and lets not forget the offerings of wee Jimmy Somerville. So ive been dancing about and singing quite alot (practising just incase the jazz band next door want to invite me round for a jam sesh- how great would that be?!) drinking shite coffee and of course Ive been stitching up some more fab purses bags etc! ahhhh bliss!!

Here's some pictures if you want to have a nosey, then I highly suggest you click the link and enjoy the musical stylings of big DP! 

It's Saturday, party like it's 1999

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