Competition......oh you know what comes next!

The monthly entry, cutting it a bit fine this month 0_o

As usual, this competition is hosted by imaginethatdigistamp. This is the progressive monthly challenge image, one of two offered this month!

I just used the sentiment ( I hope that's all right mods?) and some digikit items from the Craft Artist Pro program from Serif.

I kind of struggled with this months, as the images weren't giving me any inspiration, not that they aren't fantastic as usual.

Me,tidy?!?!?!?!?

I may be a tad untidy when I craft, butonly a little bit though... (she says ignoring the random bits of wool and thread, cardboard offcuts and other detritus)

I've been thinking of ways to make thing a bit more organised chaos, as apposed to complete and utter craftpocalypse, and I found this...

Its a pincushion thread catcher type thingie, or random crap catcher in my case!

I found it on www.merrimentdesign.com, a blog that seems to have a bit of everything on it, and worth a longer looksee.

I'm going to dig out some abusive skull fabric, and whip one of these up, at some point this year. Poscrastinate? Moi? 

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Competition.....again.....

Ooh look, another card entry for a competition........

Yeah, I know, I haven't posted much else lately, but life, and the pursuit of the yarn arts has been taking over recently....

This card is made with the D.O.T.M "My Sailmate", and blog train papers from Imagine That!

I've made it quite plain this time, as I wanted the cute figures to be the main focus.

I Am officially Bi...craftual!!!

So I put my mind to something I had wanted to do for a while now, learn to crochet.

I can knit very well, have been doing for as long as I can remember, but could never wrap my head around "the hook"

Enter: A friend who wants a thing made. This thing is lovely, but in crochet. Friend asked if I would be able to replicate it in knit. I pondered a while, and said " meh, now's a good a time as any, I'll learn to crochet and make it!"

And you know what..?  I did learn to crochet, and finished the thing... a scarf for breast cancer..

here t'is

Purdy......

Now, I'm flying, and have started a blanket, and two toys....Somebody stop me!!!

X t.t.f.n X

Must make!!!

My Crafty Journey!!: Big Score - Magic Pocket Card

Just found this blog post,(link is the first sentence of post, above pics) and the card is magnificent, truly gorgeous, and I want to make it...OK, I may be a bit lacking in the skill department for this, but enthusiasm counts, doesn't it it?

Random crafty things I like.....

So, I thought I would make a blog about all the various crafty type links I find on my insomniac fueled trawls through intermanet land, just so I have them all in one, neat, glorious list. 

(I'm a bit obsessed with lists, but you didn't hear it from me...)

I love crafting, i;m always doing something with my hands, but it can be bloody expensive, (says she, the owner of a Cuttlebug, and about a gazillion dies and embossing folders) so anyway i can "upcycle" ( I HATE that word, just say recycle and stop being a hipster!!) AND save money, well, its all good in my old eyes :)

I'm rambling again, aren't I.......

http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/2012/05/diy-activity-book-fabric-giveaway.html#

This looks fun, and doable, even by me!

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/07/flip-flop-refashion-part-1-braided-straps.html

I've got an old pair of flip flops, much loved, but crippled, that I've been thinking of trying to salvage, maybe this could work..

I will be adding to this list periodically, feel free to leave your own links in the comments :)

Betcha getting bored of all these competition entries.......

Well guess what folks?

Yup, another one :)

I promise I will get back to proper, rambling posts at some point soon, my head has been in a weird sort of space for a while, all sorts going on, etc.

But I digress....

The aforementioned entry..

As I happen to like purple, I quite like this entry!

The peacock and sentiments  are all from Pretty Peacocks, a set sold byimaginethatdigistamp

The competition is hosted on their blog-site http://imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.co.uk

I think I'm really getting the hang of my software now, which is good, as my hands are so sore lately, physical crafting has gone out of the window :(

I hope you all are liking these bits and pieces I am making, and I'm not boring you to tears like an uncle with a holiday slideshow......

 X  TTFN X