I made this

A few weeks ago I posted a list of crafty-type things I wanted to achieve. Don't remember it? You can read it here. Well, I have good news to share. No, I've not finished my cross stitch - although I did sit down and complete part of it. My good news is that I've learnt to crochet and only on my 2nd attempt! Hurrah!! Big thanks have to go out to Pip from Meet Me At Mikes blog who has step by step instructions and videos which were really really helpful.

Anyway, do you want to see the finished result? Course you do! Here goes...

Not bad, huh? It's a bit winky wonky, but I'm quite proud of it. The only thing is, now I've done it, I don't know what to do with it. I'm toying with either making a cushion cover or a picnic blanket. Hmmm, decisions, decisions....

In other news, I've also managed to cross a couple other items off my list. Items 5 and 7 are works in progress. I'm afraid I can't say more than that. All will be revealed in time....

Have you managed to cross anything off your lists this week? Good luck if you're still trying.

Ta-ra for now

Michelle x 

reasons why I like Yorkshire..

Even though I grew up in the South, I love living in Yorkshire. here are some reasons why...

No wonder they call it God's own country...

Over and out


Michelle x

take one bracelet...

I'm going to let you into a secret. I hate bracelets. Maybe it's the combination of having wrists like a malnourished toddler and always being cold that put me off. Don't get me wrong, I like the look of them, but they always seem to jangle around my poor excuses for forearms and give me the shivers. 

My sister bought me a bunch of jewellery for my birthday a few years ago and I have to confess I never wore the bracelet - the very size of it made me shudder. But my mother taught me to be grateful - I mean, you can't throw out a gift, right? So, after years of it languishing (can a piece of costume jewellery languish? I'd like to think it can....hmmm....anyway, I digress... ) at the bottom of my jewellery drawer, I decided to give it a makeover.

All you need to makeover your bracelet is: scissors, glue, ribbon a brass charm and a clothes peg.

1) Glue the ribbon to the inside of the bracelet and wind it round the bracelet. (careful that you don't wind it too much else the bracelet won't fit around your wrist. Yes, I really am that dumb.)

2)  Fix the end with a little glue and secure with a clothes peg whilst you wait for glue to dry. 

3) Bend the charm to fit the contours of the bracelet. I got my charm from here. Glue it down. I secured mine whilst the glue was drying with, you guessed it, a clothes peg!

4) Wear with pride.

So simple, I made a little one too!

Have a go and revamp some your jewellery too!

Love

Michelle x 

Jam and Jerusalem

Do you ever get into creative ruts? I do. You may have noticed, but things went a bit quiet here for a while. It was as if I had lost my blogging mojo. Nothing major had happened. It was just that not much was happening in my brain that was worth committing to a keyboard. I needed some inspiration and I needed it quick. Thankfully, it came in the form of my local WI. The WI, or Women's Institute for those who don't know is a British, community-based organisation for women. Their known for making jam and singing Jerusalem (hence the title of this post), but there's way more to them than that.

Even though the WI has always interested me I only found out recently that we had a local branch, so me and a couple of my friends went along to our first meeting not really knowing what to expect. We needn't have worried. Everyone we met was absolutely lovely. Me, Beth and Lou were introduced to card making by the lovely Jenny and after a slow start involving lots of ho humming, all three of us got stuck in. Here's what we made (apologies for the bad lighting - we took them on the Town Hall stairs straight afterwards)

Louise made this - I would totally buy it!

Mine and Beth's cards

Not bad for first attempts, eh? In fact, Louise's was so good, I think she should seriously consider taking it up as a hobby!

I hadn't gone along with the intention of getting ideas, but I was so inspired when I got back that I made a whole load of things for my shop. There are going to be lots of changes at edenfound in the next few weeks, so my inspiration came at the right time.

If you're thinking of joining your local WI, I suggest that you go for it. They're not at all stuffy or old fashioned - in fact as I write this, the Huddersfield contingent are on their way to a knife throwing workshop! Check out the WI website to find your local group. And if you're a Huddersfield local, click here.

Thanks Beth, Lou, Jenny and co  - I had a great evening and I've totally got my groove back!!!!

See you next time!!

Michelle x 

back to work beauties

Hi folks

It's been a while since I've posted anything. For a while it seemed like every blogger in Britain was talking about the Jubilee, which was great, but anything I would have had to say on the matter did seem rather superfluous to requirements. That said - I do send my heartfelt congratulations to you, Ma'am. I feel very proud to be British.

Anyhoo, for those of you who took advantage of the extra Bank Holiday (courtesy of Her Majesty) and had a whole week off, here are some Back to Work Beauties for you to look at - 10 wonderful things you can find on Etsy right now. I've gone girly this week and the theme is pink - no crowns or bunting in sight. Enjoy...

 
(Credits: Top 1, 2, 3, Middle 1, 2, 3, 4, Bottom 1, 2, 3)

Hope you liked this week's choices! Now, back to work!!

Bye for now


Michelle x