Crochet and sewing in midnight blue!

Morning all!

Thought I would show you a couple of things I have made recently that have a midnight blue theme!  Love this colour, and although I love bright and pastel shades (more of which in a future post) I have always gone for darker colours. 

Here is a crochet corsage in a blue so dark it is almost black:

I popped a few shiny beads in the centre just to give the colour a little lift.

And, going back to my heart theme I also made this:

I embroidered the heart in a silver thread.  The fabric was purchased when on a Grand Day Out with my dear friend Sue.  These particular  makes went out as part of the Midsummer Nights Dream Swap to my super swap partner Rae but Im planning to make a series of hearts in similar style to show the different phases of the moon.  Here are the rest of the things I popped into her parcel:

I really loved sewing with the silver thread but it tended to strand quite a bit - any tips re. how to stop it doing that? 

Hope you have a lovely day!

Helenxx

Midsummer's Night Dreaming!

Good morning all,  hope your weekend is off to a good start.  Mine has now started - I was up at 6 marking coursework, which is now done yay!!!!!  So now in weekend mode at long last.

Well folks, as you know my good friend Sue and I organised a swap based on the theme of a Midsummer Night's Dream.  I was paired up with the lovely Rae.  It was her first ever swap and my goodness, did she make a terrific job of it!!!!

First to pop out of my parcel was this lovely little lady - so beautifully made and absolutely sweet!

Then gorgeous crafty things, ribbon, threads and yarn - all will be put to excellent use I can assure you...

Lovely candle in a votive holder and fabric - just ideal therapy for beyond-stressed teachers...

Chocolate and a pretty card (the card will last longer than the chocolate methinks....)

Just look at this lovely pin cushion in the mini bonne mama jar - I think this teacher will use that idea...just sharing best practice dont you know (aka nicking good ideas)

And get ready to gasp....

Needle felting par excellence - a gorgeous necklace all for me!  In some of my fave colours!!

Rae, you have spoiled me so much - you have sent things I love in the colours I love!

Thank you so very very much - and for those of you paired up with Rae in the future you sure are in for a treat!

I had a lovely midsummer's night at Sue's house where we celebrated the 22nd birthday of her eldest - can he really be that age already?  Seems only a year or two ago since I was holding a tiny little bundle in my arms, scared to move in case I woke him up!  It was a lot of fun (we laughed until we cried) with yummy food (Sue is the most terrific cook) so a great time was had by all.

Have  a lovely day, whatever it is you get up to!

Helenxx

Midsummer Night's Dream Swap Partners

Hello everyone, hope your week is going well!

Well, my friend Sue at http://blog.suepops.co.uk/ and I did our random selection of partners for our jointly organised Midsummer Nights Dream Swap this evening! 

My daughter's favourite handbag was used to pop the names into and she drew them out one by one - Sue and I were relieved to find that we didnt get each other as partners (this has happened in a previous swap organised by someone else who didnt know we are bestest friends - it was super to be partnered but we both wanted a change!).

So folks, here are the list of partners:

vintage hearth and minoezel

jacey and killiecrankiefarm

saphys progress and kcs court

Bee and BuTtonZ

moonstruckcreations (me!) and feltbyrae

Sue and dosie rosie


Sue and I will email you all in the next couple of days just to make contact in case of queries etc.

So, to recap - the "rules"  (cant you just tell you have a teacher in your midst, yes its me who is the guilty party so dont shout at Sue!!) are:

a minimum of 5 items to be sent to your swap partner by 24 June 2011 - please note that this is Midsummer Day, not the solstice of 21 June! :)

at least one item to be either handmade by you or by another crafts person
at least one item to have a Midsummer Night's theme - this could be fairies, the garden/outdoors, night sky/moon, summer theme, the choice is up to you!
some crafty bits and pieces (ribbon, fabric, beads, whatever you fancy!)

Here's to a lot of fun choosing what to swap!

Please visit your partner's blog to leave them a comment to introduce yourself and to see the things they like/are interested in to give you some ideas.  You will need to email them as well to get the address to send the goodies to!

Thanks again for signing up, we are so looking forward to seeing what everyone gets!

Helenxx

Swap reminder

Morning all!

Just a quick reminder regarding the Midsummer Night's Dream swap that craftsqueen@home and I are organising:

The rules of the game are:

a minimum of 5 items to be sent to your swap partner by 24 June 2011 - please note that this is Midsummer Day, not the solstice of 21 June! :)

at least one item to be either handmade by you or by another crafts person
at least one item to have a Midsummer Night's theme - this could be fairies, the garden/outdoors, night sky/moon, summer theme, the choice is up to you!
some crafty bits and pieces (ribbon, fabric, beads, whatever you fancy!)

If you would like to play please RSVP by commenting on this post at either moonstruckcreations (Helen) orcraftsqueen@home (Sue).  We have extended the deadline to 25/5/11. We will then randomly select the swap partners!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, Helenxx

Midsummer Swap

Moonstruckcreations and CraftsQueen@home cordially invite you to their Midsummer's Night Dream swap!

The rules of the game are:

a minimum of 5 items to be sent to your swap partner by 24 June 2011 - please note that this is Midsummer Day, not the solstice of 21 June! :)

at least one item to be either handmade by you or by another crafts person
at least one item to have a Midsummer Night's theme - this could be fairies, the garden/outdoors, night sky/moon, summer theme, the choice is up to you!
some crafty bits and pieces (ribbon, fabric, beads, whatever you fancy!)

If you would like to play please RSVP by commenting on this post at either moonstruckcreations (Helen) orcraftsqueen@home (Sue) by 18/5/11. We will then randomly select the swap partners!

Please add the picture to your sidebar!

Love and best wishes, Helen and Suexx