Sublime Stitching is still sublime

I have just received the Sublime Stitching newsletter and am reminded how fabulous Sublime Stitching is. So many new funky patterns to hand stitch. I am loving...

Sexy Librarians

Forest Friends (of course)

And what is even more fantastic is you can now buy the patterns as a pdf download.

I am all for instant gratification and impulse buying so this is fantastic. I think I will go for Forest Friends as it also includes a great deer head too.

Or maybe.....

Camping Out I love a good caravan!

What really wanted to say is that they have a great 'how to' section with all the tips and tricks which is well worth the look. There are great tips on transferring patterns onto fabric - I never knew there was such a thing as a Transfer Pen - I will put it on my shopping list.

I want it, I want it, I want it!

Is this not the cutest thing you have ever seen?

This adoarable creature is from The Red Thread and is about 35cm high.

I just love laser cut wood and anything resembling a woodland creature.

Equally cute....

Adorable brooches - write your own message on or have Lisa do it for you.

Find out all about on their blog.

Check out The Red Thread website to take a peek at all the other wonderful creations including softie kits, story book tiles and more.

Like I said I WANT IT ALL!

Creative Space - Progress!

I had a little frenzy of activity in my new craft/office/storage room yesterday. After weeks of searching online for a retro, funky bookshelf I gave up and in a fit of dispair at seeing my books falling out of boxes sent my hubby off to The Warehouse to but a kitset. He put the shelf together in no time and all and I set to work putting books onto shelves...how hard could it be?????.......

This is about 2 hours worth of work!

I thought I would put the books in colour blocks as I have seen this before and thought it looked great. Clearly I have just purchased the wrong size and colour books in my life because it just wasn't working for me. In my defense I did have my eye on trouble (11 month old) and would have to dash off to chase him around the house every 2 minutes.

The yellow section doesn't look too bad.

Anyway after many hours and many thoughtful comments from hubby {'haven't you finished that yet', 'how long does it take to shove books on a shelf', 'do you want me to do it for you(!)'} I did get a bit more random and threw everything on. I even added my weebles collection from when I was little - I just love the little helicopter and areoplane!

I love this Doiley packaging so much I added it to the shelf!

I have my toy box from when I was little which is full of crafty stuff. On top are some bits and pieces I am working on for Craft 2.0 in April. And a lovely poster from Frankie magazine.

So that is one corner of my craft room complete, I will tackle more of it soon. It is so lovely to have moved from the kitchen table and have a wee space to call my own.

P.S How to take a screenshot

I love learning new blogging tricks and when I made my last post I had to learn to take a screenshot. Turned out to be ridiculously simple and I am sure you all know how to do it.
But this is the link I found useful.

Cath Kidston Online Magazine

I love checking my emails in the morning over a cup of coffee (a particularly good one this morning!) and finding little gems in my inbox. Today I was not disappointed. I love all things Cath Kidston (just a shame the UK is so far away) and now she has an online magazine...

Lots of gorgeous shabby chic items - I want most of them!

But I particularly love her sewing accessories......

I just love the vintage look packaging for the buttons - the flowers and the shirt are just delightful.

And she has hedgehogs too...we all know how obsessed I am with hedgehogs so I am in good company.

Something else that tickled my fancy.......

This gorgeous tea towel.

I am not much of a Royal follower but this commerative item for Kate & William is just so whimsical!

Rather than show you every page just take a look at the mag here

The Man Cold

I have been trying to complete a post about cute cupcake papercraft but alas after approx five hours I have conceded defeat because my little boy (11 months) has his first 'man cold' - poor wee poppet, his little nose is all stuffed up and he can't even yell because his little voice is nearly gone.

Here he is pre 'man cold' enjoying some vegemite!

So everything is on hold while I pander to his every whim - I am wondering if this is why men seem to suffer so much with a cold - do their mothers fuss too much? Hmmmmm...

Anyway stay tuned for the paper cupcake tutorial coming soon - it is a really cute project.

Easter Cupcakes

I have been rummaging through unpacked shipping boxes (from our move last August!!) searching for my Easter decorations and I found these cuties I had forgotten about......

The no calorie alternative these cupcakes are made with plaster so would sit a little heavy in your tummy!

I used latex craft cupcake moulds which I found on ebay a few years ago, I found some similar ones here. The moulds need to be made latex rather than plastic to work well. All you do is pour in plaster of paris, wait a day or two to dry and then paint with acrylic. Would be a great school holiday project for kids. 

Then I have decorated a double cupcake box, I got this one fom The Packaging Place. They have a huge range of cupcake boxes and all kinds of packaging at great prices. It is just as well that I don't live in Australia anymore or my house would be full of packaging. I still have 30 pizza boxes do do something with but I have something in mind for them - I'm thinking a felt pizza toy....I will add it to my craft 'to do' list.

I used to have great fun making and painting these faux cupcakes, I think I might dig out my moulds and have another go.