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cupcakes and cocoon

ohhhhh dear me!!! my fabric stash is taking over!!! im still very behind with my uni work shame on me!!! i just cant motivate myself at the mo ( well ever actually ha!) im wanting to go down the sanctuary theme type path .... comfy chair blankets coffee cupcakes etc ...the cupcakes in the pic are made from old woolen jumpers , im also wanting my work to be made from recycled jumpers and clothes. my tutors want me to make a cocoon ?????? mmmmmm not sure where to start with that one .

snow snow snow!!!

wow! this is the most snow the uk has had in years!!! and as per usual the goverment havnt done enough and the uk has gone into standstill ,billions of £ have been lost ...shops shut schools closed ...... but hey!!! its so much fuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnn!!!!

valentine cards

love is the air.......just not for me boooooooooooooooooo!!!! maybe this will be my year, made these cards with felted wool jumper scraps and buttons , the brown and pink one is one of the fimo buttons i made a few week ago.

fimo buttons for bags

to add to my bags i made a variety of buttons from fimo, its very easy i rolled out the fimo , added decoration eg a strip of brown across the pink then rolled over again to bond the two colours then cut out with a cookie cutter, i then made the holes with a blunt pencil , the surface pattern was created using bubble wrap, they are then placed in the oven gas mark 130 for 20 mins, once cooled i gave them a coat of varnish.

Buttons before hardening in the oven

close up of button before varnishing

well my jumper pile has taken over..but i cant stop myself buying more and more!! i really need to get cracking now and make some bags and blankets etc, i need to get some on etsy to make myself some money and the rest for uni. i love the sight of all the different fabrics piled up, it not only looks very appealing but every time i look at it i think of all the many items i could make ( and should be making)

mums finished bag

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happy new year!!!!!

happy new year everyone!!!!