Little Flowers and Crafting Go Slow

Work has picked up just recently so the crafting time has been a little harder to find. I am eagerly awaiting a pattern purchase on Etsy. It is called The Patchfolio and is created by myapple. I also purchased another owl crochet pattern by a different Amy. This is sitting in the to do pile while a little baby owl is finished.

A little project that followed on from the spool knitted garden has been finished and given away. Spool flower on a much smaller scale, with no stem and a button centre. This is attached to a brooch pin.

From Corking

I made a purple one for myself but have not taken a picture of it yet. A cheery little touch on my jumper when I go off to work for the day.

Notebook Holders

Thanks to this fantastic tutorial I have had great fun making notebook holders. For this one I adapted the idea to make a letter writing wallet with less pen pockets and space for envelopes on one side and on the other a pouch of A5 paper decorated with fabric squares left over from the holder and a homemade notebook. More photos in my Picasa Album. The idea for the homemade notebook came from this blog. I just cut different papers to A5 size added envelope pages by cutting down C5 envelopes and making sure the cut edge is bound. In this version there are lined pages (made in Publisher using a table to fit two to a page and then cutting the page to create two A5 pages), textured beige pages and envelopes.

From Crafty Bits a...

This second one (made by avid crafter) uses a purchased visual diary with plenty of pen space to create the perfect place to collect all those bits and pieces that crafters find useful.